The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
LABOR DAY PARADE.
FIRST IN YEARS
Leaders Believe Huge Dem
onstration This Year Will
Be Grand Success.

For the first time in fifteen years Of
more, there Will be a big Labor Day pa
rade IN connection with the annual ceie
bration Of Labor Day at the Benninl
race track.
Heretofore it has been impossible e
turn t4e local trades out for parade
but so successful was the great demon
stration against the open shop last fall
when the strike was at its worst, thai
it was determined to have another pro
cession. this year in connection with th'
celebration OF Labor Day.
For years efforts have been made fol
a Labor Day parade. but without sue
cess. Many of the trades refused alb
solutely to turn out and those which
as body, were willing, had many alb
sentees.
It is planned to make the parade ever
more of a success than was the demon
stration last year, when ali OF Wash
ington turned out TO see, and Conven-
ton Hail was crowded TO the doors.
OF course, the parade Labor Day vii
lack the torehlight feature that went
far toward the success Of the demon
stration last fall, but IL is expected the
men of the various trades win weal
characteristic dress, and will carry syL'-
bOis Of their trade, AS Il VIII be day
light procession, the electric floats viii
be impossible but their places viii b'
supplied by the circus performers, th'
knights IN costume. and the motorcycle
racers, all of whom win participate il
the parade.
Women to Ride in Floats.
auXiliaries to ride in gayIy bedecket
floats, in the line OF march. The pa
rade Will start early In the morning
and will cover the principal streets Of
the city. going down the fun length o.
the Avenue and out 20 the Benn nj
trach
The regular program Of events will b.
started promptly at noon, and all n,
paraders are expected TO be there a
that hour. The first event OF the dal
at Benning will be the grand tourna
ment, the biggest ever held in Wash
ington. There viii be more than
score OF entries, and the prizes run
considerably over 500. In addition, &
loving cup will be given TO the yOunl
lady whose gallant knight crowns hel
queen Arrangements for the tourua
ment are all IN the hands Of A. D. Lang.
ley, who Is himself a clever rider. j
Enos Ray, speaker Of the Maryland
house, Is the orator Of the day. and
VIII deliver the charge 10 the knights
All afternoon and evening the coun-
try circus will be going In the big test
IN the tnneld. A great array of local
ana professional talent has been secured
by Chairman McGilton of the circus
committee. He expects to give a con-
tinuous performance for the benefit OF
the women and children. In the even
ing ne viii put on a moving picture
show, with films never before shown
in Washington
Two Bail Games Planned.
Two baseball games are scheduled.
and field and track sports without mum
Der. The feature OF the sporting pro-
gram, however, viii be the motor cycle
race for The Washington Times cup.
This race is an endurance contest OF
twenty-five miles. and as the motorists
are expected 10 average a mile a min
ute, IL Will take twenty-five minutes in
the Running. There are twenty entries
in this event, and there Is keen compe-
tition. not only for the prizes, but be
tween the agents for the various makes
Of machines. each of whom is anxious
to show his own as the best. There are
no banks on the turns at the Benning
track, but pTecautiOn viii be taken
against accidents.
The personnel Of the various suhtOm-
mittees having immediate charge Of the
various features is as follows:
General executive cOmmittee-Samuel
De Nedrey, chairman; J. L. Feeney.
Milton Snellings, John J. Purcell, nd
john p COlpOys
Athletics-Harry W. Wells. Chairman;
Harry c. Bouauit. John J. Purcell, Clgr-
ence E. Mcclure, Martin Driesis. New
ton A. James. and Frank }. Mckenna.
Tickets-John =. COlpOys, chairman;
Charles a. Hall. Harry Kinds. Harry
Sherer, Charles Hutchinson. and n. c,
Sprague.
Charles Wandel, Frank S. Long. Henry
Newsome, and Harry ". Templar
Law and order-JOhn II. BTinkman,
J. +. TOOme, J. J. McCrack-
en-, William Pollard. George Begger-
smith, William H. Ryan. NJ Thiele. Sam
EeCket, Frank Pooh, M. ]. Costello. and
Finance. W. Considine. chairman;
Charles J. Smith. John G. Schmidt, P.
J. Ryan, Oliver T. Beaumont and Jerry
Mccarthy.
tournaments and motor cycling
James L. Feeney, chairman; William
Stevens, Emmett L. Adams, Thomas c.
Hill and Harry Sears.
Vaudeville and entertainment-Tho mas
McGilton, chairman; John R Rtggles.
Frank Manning. Harry Boes, and Ben
Jamin Montgomery.
To Initiate 100 Members.
Plans for the initiation of 100 new
members in October are being made by
Lodge, No. 60, Brotherhood
IF Railway Clerks. Although Orga aized.
but a few months ago, this lodge is one
Of the most progressive of Washington
labor fraternities. and its growth has
been unusual. It's membership has al
less the present plans miscaTTy win
reach the 1000 mark before it Is a year
Did.
Although the Brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks is a new organization in Wash
ington, IL Is strong and well estab-
ished throughout the country, particu-
arly in the Middle West, where it was
first organized. It has organizations
now In practically every State in the
Union.
Plans were perfected at the recent
held in Toledo, Ohio. for
organizing the railway