Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-06
LABOR DAY
Programme Carried Out in Spite
of Frequent Showers.
Large Number Of Organizations in the
Morning rnradc-BnIl Gnmc and
Other sports in the Afternoon.

The annual observance of Labor
day occurred Monday and despite
the heavy rain of the early morning
and occasional which threat
cned to interrupt the celebration, the
affair was a success in every respect
and no part of the programme vas
omitted save the band concert in City
Hall Park in the morning.
BY nine o'clock the skies began to
clear and an hour later the grand
parade began to form on Pine street.
The column was made up as follows:
Platoon of Police.
Bro. John Lavigne in command.
Sherman's Military Band
Chief Marshal.
Jack p. Mason. Local 613.
Chief of Staff,
Ed. Brown. Local 613.
Aids:
Charles Wilson, Local 6S3,
Ed. Herbert. Local 1929.
A. r. Childs. Local $50.
Louis Vasseur, Local 1929.
Marshal First Division.
Eaton A. Stone. President, e. L. L.
Central Labor Union.
Building Trades Council, E. S. Holcomb.
President.
Drum Corps.
Carpenters and Joiners Local GS3,
II. II. Carpenter, President.
Float.
BARRIERS Local, 443. T.. V. Howard, Pres.
Cigarmakers Local, 421, w. J." Boynton,
President.
Garment Workers Local, los.
Miss Julia Barcombe. President.
Marshall Second Division.
Ernest r. Miller, Pres. Local 6l3.
Vergennes City Band.
Painters and Paperhangers, Local 6l3.
Float.
Drum Corps.
Masons Local, 4. Richard Hayes. Pres.
Federal Labor Union, 10SI9, c. S. Moss
President.
Hold Carriers Local, 14. c. S. Moss. Pres
Carriages Containing His Honor, Mayo
James +. Burke and the Board of
Aldermen.
The parade marched over the fol
lowing route;
Pine street to Maple, to Church, t.
Pearl, to North Union, to North. t,
Elmwood avenue, to Pearl, to Batter,
Park, counter march through Pearl t.
st. Paul. TO City Hall Park, where i
was dismissed.
AT UNIVERSITY FIELD.
In the afternoon a large GROVE assem-
b,ed at the University A,hletic field t
witness the fild sports ana TIL base hn
tgame. The ball game was played he
tween teams from Hamilton and Gree
Mountain Lodges, l.. o. o. T., and whe
l., ,hnu-,r orInl II at the close OF IN
sixth inning he score stood II to il
favor of Greco Mountain Lodge.
The results # th2 other events were a
FLOWS:
Potato race First prize 8, George Sa
. t,s: second prize $3.50, Sidney Baker; thir
> prize 81. John Wells.
Sack race-First prize 50. Raymond Cha
, nary. second prize 81. Louis Francis
: 100 Yards dash-Frirst priae 81, Ere
, O'Brien; second prize 81. John Foley.
Shoe race-First prize s.. Louis France
second prize $50, Cornelius Abbey; TIM
prize 81. Napoleon Daguise.
Running high tump-",rst prize 80 Jh'
sr,itb. second prize 81. EYED O'Br.en.
Three legged race-First prize s.. Ja'
smith and Fred O'Rrian: second pr
e Il. A. Jerome and John Foley.
e Throwing hamner-tirst prize ST, 'o"tl
u Cuisoh.
o Running broad i~unlp-Ftrst prlze
o Fred O'Brien; second prize u 'a'
Smith.
o rug =: wAr-Be1WecH car JanterS l'C
e and painters union, prize -, won ny ca
penters' local.
y Creased pig-Prlze, the pig Won
r Charles Kirby.
IS Th4 Foley boys entertained mos" d
semble with a sparring match "hi
e-oked much interest,
II The band concert given IN city III
Is Park in tho evening by the NersenI
CITY band was the concluding featu
It of the Labor day celebration and 6
C. tracted n very large crowd.