The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
CELEBRATION OF
LABOR DAY WILL
Be GREATEST EVER
With Clear Weather Promised,
Newarkers Plan to Enjoy
the Holiday.

Throughout Newark finishing touches
are being given the plans for the Labor
Day celebration, which this year viii
be more extensive than ever before.
Tomorrow will mark the end of the
Saturday lf-holidays which have been
greatly enjoyed by clerks in stores dur
ing the summer, and as EMPLOYERS
and employees will not have to returG
to their duties until Tuesday morning,
many of them have arranged trips tc
the mountains and seashore.
All of the big stores, when they close
tomorrow noon, will remain closed
until Tuesday morning and shoppers
will have to do their buying either to-
day or tomorrow morning. Banks and
financial institutions will also be CLOSED
over Labor Day. Those, however, who
remain in the city will find plenty to
do. Many excursions, outings, athletic
n social vents have been planned.
The Essex Trades Council has ar
ranged for a big parade to be held
Monday morning, the details for which
have already been published In the
evening edition of the STAR. A meet
ing of the parade committee will be
held tonight when final details will be
completed and everything put in order
sc there will be no hatch or delay.
The Labor Day celebration will begin
tomorrow, and will be continued
through Sunday and Monday. At the
various resorts where Newarkers are
spending the summer, there will be
plenty of amusement.
After Monday the exodus for home
will be begun. The greater part of the
army of those who went away for
the summer, will return home next
week.
Lincoln Post Party Due.
Members of the Lincoln Post, No.
IL, G.. A. r., and their friends who
have been paying their annual visit
to the. Gettysburg battlefield, Harper's
Ferry n Washington, will return
home tonight n will take part in the
Labor Day observance. The trip was
an enjoyable one and was in charge
of Charles B. Champlin, De-Forest
p. Lozier, Edward l., Conklin. Abram
Jenkinson, Cyrus L. Axtell, James Van
Horn.
The Father Mathew T. A. B. Society
will spend Labor Day attending the
convention of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union, in Boston. The dele
gates will leave Newark at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and Pier 20, East
River, New York, at 5 p. m.
The young people of st. Mary Mag
dalen Society opened their society cir
Gus or the lot adjoining the church on
Esther street last night. It will be con-
tinued through tomorrow.
n Big German voIksfest.
c~ovelmbers of the Suabian Society of
surangk will assemble in Wevers's
does feurn Sunday and Monday to hold
hnfghtsnnual festival in honor of the
iiytbsaSI German songs and dances will
sAhnerlyhe place of n on the program,
I(Qriie celebration will be conducted as
anc4fly as possible in accordance with
the way things are lone in the Faith
erland." One of the principal attrac-
tons will be a natural fruit column
costing about $500, enblematic of the
ripening fruit. Among the plays given
will be a representation of the famous
Suabian rabbit hunt, n a %reproduc-
ton Of the old mill, which, according
to the old German legend, turns old
women young again when they jump
into it. Another interesting feature will
be a reproduction of the Tailor of
Elm,' who, according to the old legend,
made a pair of wings with which he
managed to fly. A Tyrolese band will
make the music for the occasion, and
there will be songs by the children
and singing societies of Newark.
The officers of the society are: F. AL
bert Hahn, president; Martin AIDE, vice.
president: Ameil Baudistel. secretary,
and Gottlob Trautwein, treasurer.
Mayor Haussling and some of the MEM
bers OF the Common Council are eX-
pected to be present.
Going to Niagara.
With every prospect of a most enjoy
able trip to Niagara Falls, the members
and many friends of the Schweizer Al