Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-05
LABOR DAY PROGRAM
interesting Events for Indus
trial Holiday Monday.
BIG OUTING AT BENNING
Fully $4,000 Organized Workmen
and Families to Attend.
CENTRAL UNION AUSPICES
Motor Cycle Race and Tournament
Notable Features Of the Sports.
Middle States Regatta.
BIG OUTING AT BENNING
AL UNION AUSPICES

A number Of interesting events will
occur in and about Washington next
Monday-Labor day.
The principal celebration, in which it is
expected nearly $4,000 organized work
ingmen and their families and friends
Will participate, will be a big fete and
outing at the Benning race track. This
affair will be under the auspices Of the
Central Labor Union. The committee In
charge will assemble at Benning tomor-
row and under the direction of James L.
F'eeney, president Of the bookbinders
put the finishing touches on the features
of the fete.
A member Of the committee stated
race around the Benning track will be
new and unique feature. 1t Is understood
that all of Washngton's motor cyclists
and several men from other cities Will
compete in this event
Much interest Is also being manifested
in the tournament. and liberal prizes Will
be presented to the winning sir knights.
Among the entries for the tournament
are Will Heron. Washington Boy; r. NJ
Palmer Georgetown Boy; j. NJ. Ban-
ford, knight of Burweiser; L. d. Love OF
Maryland, A. d. Langley, Knight of An
heuser-Busch; Lawrence Siebei, Knight
of ST. Joseph; ]. d. Hobbs. Knight or
Arlington: III. d. Hurot. Langley Boy;
r. II. Mercer. knight of Mount Pleasant;
Del Amos of Fairview, j. F. Love. Knight
of Prince George: J. G. Hobbs. knight OF
Rocky Glen; d. Stevens, Knight of Glen
Springs; J. Murray OF Odenton, Nd; A
G. Keller Of Kenilworth ID. Blanford
Knight of Accokeek: John Graham,
knight of Old Dominion.
The charge to the knights will be dellV-
cred by Speaker ]. Enos Ray of the
Maryland legislature. The Grafton Will De
by Robert Mattiugly. ball will follow
the coronation ceremonies.
1t is said Prof. Seara. an Egyptian
hypnotist, may hypnotic member of
one of the local labor unions.
The Middle States Regatta.
Another important Labor day event will
be the Middle States regatta. The list
of entries exceeds the number of any
regatta held this year. The preliminaries
will be pulled off in the morning, after
which the wedding OUT will take place.
The regular races will begin at pm.
over the upper Potomac course. These
aquatic events will be Witnessed by
thousands of people who will line the
Auueduct bridge and the shores of the
river.
The Christian Endcavor Union will give
a Labor day outing at Falls Church, va,
and every person attending Will be tag
ged The tag will show the name of the
person wearing it, the name of the So
ciety of which he is "a member, and the
line Of Christian Endeavor work he or
she is especially interested III. The tags
will be provided by the union and will be
given out Immediately on arrival at Falls
Church.
A Patriotic Meeting.
A patriotic meeting will be held Mon
day evening by the Army and Navy
Union at c. A. r. Hall, 1412 Pennsyi-
vania avenue.
National officers from Baltimore, the
Taft and Sherman Marching Club and
several prominent veterans of the civil,
Indian and Spanish-American wars sig
niiied their intention to attend.
The exhibition halls of the SIN. nsonian
Institution and National Museum will be
open to the public Monday, during the
usual hours 8 am. to 4:3O pm.
CONTEST OVER SHEA WILL.