The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-16
PLANS FOR THE BIG LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION ARE FINALLY
COMPLETED.
RAILROAD RATES GIVEN THAT FLAGS TO BLAME
Features Are Parade and Speeches in
the Morning, Ball Game and Races
in tn. Afternoon, Big Barbecue and
Dance in the Evening-Committee
Ready for Red. Letter Occasion.

The announcing of the details of the
Labor Day celebration and of the
plans for the day il general was the
direct result of the meeting of the
special committee Of the Trades and
Labor council yesterday. The Mis-
saulian has been able, from time to
time. To give hints as to the probable
nature of the big celebration but not
until yesterday were the final plans
been working hard for the past few
weeks and yesterday they announced
Il program which viii beat anything
of its kind the city has ever seen.
From parade to sports the day will
be complete and the results of yester-
days meeting are "A credit to the men
who are in charge Of the celebration.
The Program.
The day will be started by a parade
ut $50. 1t viii form in divisions at
the south end Of Higgins avenue and
will proceed from there over the busi-
ness district. The formation as an
nounced yesterday will be made as
follows: The first division will form
on East Front street, the right rest
ing on Higgins avenue. and the sec
ond division will form on West Front
street. the left resting on Higgins
avenue. The parade will then move
over the business district by the fol-
lowing line of march: ON Higgins
avenue. north to Main: on Main. west
To Woody street; on Woody. north 10
Railroad avenue: on Railroad avenue,
east to Higgins avenue; on Higgins
avenue, south to Main street; on Main
street, east to Pattee. and on Pattee
north to Higgins square.
The Parade.
With the railway clerks in the lead
the big parade will proceed over tho
me of march in the following order.
Railway clerks, invited locals. united
brewery workers, beer drivers and
bottlers, horseshoers and hlacksmiths
fathers, boilermakers. sheet metal
workers, plumbers. plasterers. electri-
cal workers, teamsters. structural
iron workers. cement workers, BARRIERS
business floats and automobiles
painters and paperhangers. typo
graphical union, stationary engineers
laundry workers. clerks. bricklayers
hodcarriers. bartenders, federal union
No. 4s and carpenters.
Exercises at Grounds.
The parade is calculated to take
about an hour and at the close of il
exercises win be held on Higgins
square. the stopping place of the pa
rade. 4 platform will be erected and
the orations of the day will be deliv-
cred from it. The program will bt
started by an Invocation which viii
be delivered by Rev. J. w. TAFT
Mayor Logan will then greet the
unions in behalf Of the city and at tn.
conclusion of his speech I'll. II. Par
sons viii give the Grafton of the day
Sports.
. The committee on sports has ar
ranged long program and the Mis-
snula sport lovers will be given a da,
: full Of interesting contests of every
kind. The first event will be a bal
game, which is Ia he held at the cit,
park. Just who will play Is moi
known as yet. but il is probable that
the Giants will arrange for II contest
with some fast state team. After tn.
ball game the athletic events. races
jumping and weight throwing win b.
pulled off on Higgins square, Thes'
are billed to start ut ) O'Clock sharE
and will be run off as follows:
One hundred yard dash-First prize
81. second prize. s2.5o-
one hundred-yard dash for boy:
under 1s-First prize. So; secon,
prize. s..
one hundred-yard dash for boy
under 1a-First prize, s.: seeons
prize. 81.
one hundred-yard dash for girl
under l6-First prize. So: secon9
prize. s..
One hundred-yard dash for girl
under la-Ftrst prize. s.; secon'
prize, 81.
Race for the presidents of unions
First prize. So: second prize. s..
Pie-eating contest-First prize. 81
second prize. s.
Race for the secretaries of unions
First prize. So: second prize, s..
Sixteen pound shotput-First prize
50: second prize, s..
Sack raee-First prize. s.: seeon
prize. 81.
Race for fat men over 200 pounds
First prize. s.: second prize. So
Tug war for 10-men teams
First prize. s25: second prize. SIS.
The Evening.
At ESQ there will be Il barheeu