Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-07
WEATHER SPOILS
LABOR'S HOLIDAY
Cold Rain Falls Throughout Most of
the Day, Marring All Cele-
brations.
TEN PICNICS ARE PLANNED
Preparations Made for Many Festiv-
tiles Durjr he Day.
COURTLAND y T0P-LINER
Central Labor I'm = 2. Charge of
This Affair a Z ssort.
BRYAN AND BR, Z INVITED
COmmoner Fails to sut the
senator Was on Hand md Ready
90 Speak Had Elements
Not Prevented.
Preparations Made for Many Festiv-
tiles Durjr he Day.
T0P-LINER
BRYAN AND BR,

Inclement weather .nterfered materially
with the celebration OF labor's annual holi-
day and the cold drizzling rain which
continued throughout most of the day Mon
day. necessltated the postponement of vari.
Gus picnics and festivities planned.
While the rain was a source of disap-
poiutment to all working men, II was
pecally disappointing to the main body
which had planned to picnic at Courtland
Beach. This picnic, planned to run three
days with Monday as the opening day,
was under the auspices Of the Central La
Dor union, with which all the unions in the
city affiliate. This central body had in
vited William J. BryaR and United States
Senator Norris Brown to come and deliver
addresses and both had accepted, thereby
lnsuring a crowd at the picnic-had the
weather man only kept taut his draw
strings on the storm clouds.
The rain kept Mr.. Bryan from coming
to Omaha, but Senator Brown arrived in
the city the night before. before the rain
began, and was on hand to speak IL there
was any one 10 speak to. The senator and
Mayor Dahlman went to the beach in the
afternoon and It was hoped that enough
people would turn out to hear them, there
being a temporary cessation in the rain
late in the afternoon. But tho would-be
picnickers were still afraid of the clouds
and the speaking was postponed until even
ing in the hope more would go to the
grounds,
Everything Off For Day.
The evening attendance was no larger
than during the afternoon and 1t was
definitely decided to postpone everything
until today. Senator Brown is still in the
city and may speak this afternoon, to-
gether with Senator Burkett. who is on the
program for an address.
Ten picnics were planned for the day.
the principal ones at Courtland Beach,
where Mr.. Bryan and Senator Brown
were TO speak and at Bennington, where
the Swift Employees Benefit association
was to picnic. Most OF these were post
poned on account OF the rain. At p. m.
. the Courtland Beach celebration got to-
gether to hear Senator Brown. but the
attendance was small. The others
were to have been held at Sey-
mour Lake park Prizes lake. Fairmont park
in Council Bluffs, Walnut Grove in East
Omaha, Nellsen's park, Lake Manaws,
Hibbeler's park and in Benson.
The Omaha Gun club refused to be de-
TERED from It's shoot at KruE park, and
It came off as scheduled, with a good list
of entries.
The employees Of Swift and Company
postponed indefinitely their third annual
picnic, which was to have been held al
Bennington. A special train had beer
scheduled to leave the Union station al
$3.50 o'clock in the morning, but the order
for this special was Cancelled.
At Hibbeler's parA on West Center street
the Eureka club, a pleasure organization
of colored people, held their picnic in the
afternoon. A program of sports was partly
carried out and indoor amusements sub.
Btituted for athletic events.