The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-07
No PARADE WILL OCCUR

arrangements Commlttee HaS Done It's
 Work WeIl-List of Athletic Events
 and the Valuable Prizes
 That Are Offered.
 Thousands of union men In and around park, on the South Bessemer car line, today to celebrate Labor Day. Different from Labor Days of previous years there will be no expensive parade nor any long speech making, the union men with their families simply holding one huge picnic
 The gates of the park will be open early this morning. while special cars will be in operation all day and until late in the night While the different contests will not begin until 1 o'clock, 1t is expected that several thousand people will arrive at the park during the morning hours and spread their dinner under the trees there
 It was first planned to have speaking but later on the committee in charge de- cided to dispense with it, as the crowds as a rule have shown a decided prefer ence for the different contests than lis tening to eloquent orators. Several new events have been added to the original list, and a large number of attractive prizes will be awarded the various win ners.
 Parade Dispensed With.
 The committee in charge of the arrange ments for the day Is composed of P. l., Hurlburt, chairman; L. D. Dulion, J. W. Tate, A. s. Miller, J. c. B. Vincent, H. L. Ross and M. D. Friedman.
 Dispensing with the parade Is regarded as wise action on the part of the com mittee. To have one would require the expenditure of several thousand dollars, and it was thought that the money spent in this way could be put to better advan- tage elsewhere. The parade was also dis pensed with last year.
 Union men from all over the district are expected to visit Birmingham today and take part in the festivities. Alto gether the membership of the various unions in Birmingham and suburban towns numbers high in the thousands, and every "card" man will make the most of today.
 The programme for the different events is as follows:
 The Varied Programme.
 p. m.-First race, 10O-yards dash for boys under IS years; first prize, one base ball mitt, donated by Birmingham Arms and Cycle company; second prize, one baseball mitt, donated by Warren Bros. .
 1:15 p. m.-second race, 1OO-yards dash for union men only; first prize, s3.5 shoes, donated by the Guarantee Shoe company; second prize, one s hat, do- mated by Louis Saks Clothing company.
 1:3O p. m.-Third race, 100-yards dash, open to all; first prize, one $3.50 hat, do- mated by Phillipson-Harper Clothing com pany; second prize, one $2 shirt, donated by Joe and Lee Slaughter.
 1:45 p. m.-Fourth race, 50-yards dash, open to all; first prize, $3.50 pair shoes, donated by the Cox Shoe company; second prize, one s2 hat, donated by Chalifoux Clothing company.
 p. m.-Fifth race, 50 yards, three legged, open to all; first prize. two shirts, valued at $5, donated by J. Blach & Sons; second prize, one box cigars, donated by M & c. Cigar company.
 2:15 D. m.-Sixth race, egg and spoon, for girls under IS years; first prize, one pair ladies' slippers. donated by J. D. Collins Shoe company: second prize, one fine lace handkerchief, donated by Feeder & Berk.
 2:30 p. m.-Seventh race, potato race for girls under 15 years; first prize. one handsome veil, donated by Hirsch Milli- nery company second prize, one Indian handmade hamper. donated by Preston Furniture company.
 2:45 p. m.-Elghth prize, fiat foot stand ing jump, for union men only; first prize. one umbrella, donated by J. Friedman & Co.,; second prize one tie set, donated by Sommer Tailoring company.
 D. m.-Ninth race, running broad jump, for union men only; first prize one s3. 50 hat, donated by Varley & Bauman Clothing company; second prize, one box cigars, donated by Ward-Douthit Cigar company.
 Ladies' Blind Race.
 3.lJ D. Hl.-ltiltH pii1e, 70 ydfus, piiHu race, open to all ladies; first prize, one hearth rug, donated by Pizitz Carpet com- pany; second prize, one alligator foot purse, donated by Birmingham Trunk fac tory.
 S:3O p. m.-Eleventh race, 25-yards race for married ladies; first prize, one rock CT. donated by Peter Zinszer Mammoth Furniture company; second prize, one stick pin, donated by Jaffe Jewelry com pany.
 3:S5 D. m.-Twelfth prize, tug of war; prize, two sets overalls. donated by Phil ips-Hendon company and Textile Prod ucts company.
 Thirteenth Race-Running, hop, skip and jump; first prize, one pair s3.50 shoes donated by Varley & Bauman Clothing company; second prize, one pocket knife, donated by Morris-Bowen Hardware com- pany.
 Fourteenth-A young lady or girl sell ing most chances on cake raffe; first prize, one dozen cabinet photos. valued at s6, donated by Bert G. Covell, photog- rapher.
 E,ifteenth-To most pOpuIar lady on the