Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-04

| They will be as follows:
Invitation Events.
1OO-yard dash. open to all, scratch.
one mile relay race, Peninsula re-
lay teams.
| pole vault, open to ali.
High jump, open to all.
Miscellaneous Contests.
2OO-yard dash, union men only.
Fat mems race. 200 pounds or mere
to enter.
Three.legged race, open TO all.
Tug OF war.
Sack race for girls. fifteen-yearsoid,
or under
Sack race for boys. fifteen-years-o old.
or under.
Egg and spoon race for girls.
Pie-eating contest
Throwing baseball, open to all.
Several well known college athletes
will enter the invitation events and
some fine sport Is expected. The mis-
cellaneous contests also will furnish
some good and laughable sport
Speaking AZ Casino.
The speaking, which is to be
prominent feature of the program OF
events at the casino, will begin at
100 o'clock on the temporary plat
form provided under the shade trees
Chairman Frank S. Lyons. OF the la
Dor Day committee. will preside ana
present the speakers. Mayor Marquis
4. AnAnfn0 address,
and win welcome the visitors to the
city.
William H. Johnson, of Washing
ton. d. c.. president of District Lodge
No. A. |. A. OF NJ, will be the orator
of the day and he will speak on
Trades Unionism." He is promi-
nent labor leader and his speech Is
expected to be of peculiar interest TO
labor men and their friends.
Seated on the speakers PLATFORM
will be President w X. Hutchens. OF
the Central Labor Union; the men,
bers of the Labor Day committee;
President Alex Meyers. of the Mer-
chants Association: representative
of the Chamber of Commerce, ana Al
derman d. w. Wheeler. The Old
Dominion band will furnish the music
Baby Show Feature.
After the speaking is concluded, the
baby show, which is expected to prove
a big event, will be held. This show
will be for the prettiest baby and the
latest baby, and it is expected that
there will be many entries. Entry
blanks will be furnished by the mem
bers of the committee and at the re-
froshment stand on the grounds.
Another interesting feature or the
celebration will be the tagging OF the
spectators. Tags, numbered from l
to 5000 will be sold by boys and girls
and everybody viii be tagged
Twenty OF the tags will be issued in
duplicate and the persons finding the
duplicates in the crowd will receive
handsome prizes. Prizes also will be
awarded the boy ard the girl selling
the greatest number of tags.
HobbIe Skirt Race.
So much has been written and said
of late about the hobble skirt. the
newest thing from Paris. that the
committee on arrangements yester-
day decided to hold a hobble skirt
race and TO offer a handsome prize
| Z. the winner. This event, of course.
| will be for women only and IL should
troye one OF the stellar attractions
Of the day.
As the climax to the days celebra-
ton. big fireworks' display will be
held at the Casino grounds tomorrow
night at O'Clock. The display will
last for half an hour and the commit
tee hopes TO make it the best Of its
kind ever held here.
Following are the lists of the mer-
chandise and cash donations received
by the Labor Dag committee from
local merchants and others:
Donations for Prizes
Meyers Bros. / umbrella: Garner
A. Co. prize: Ideal Pharmacy. prize:
Bowen Drug Co. prize: c. c. Epes AZ
Pro. kodak: Watt. Doxey 4 Watt.
leather handbag. James =. Able,
+ Kodak: Proctor 4 Cornelius. ! box
cakes: II. r. Carter. knife: T. A.
. Fowler. hat. value $500: A. T. G.
Klor. I box cigars: Buxton a. Parker.
chiid's rocker: J. Eiseman. l pair
Z slippers: w. Il Jennings. cake; Cap
D ifal Dry Goods House. ! umbrella:
Monfalcone. prize. box cigars. VII
hanson. l pair shoes. $500; J. +.
Warren 4 Co. accident policies;
pelicatessen Store. olives. Harry
MoOrcraft. box cigars. Harry Massen.
dozen ties. Jas. Hughes 4 SOa- I
box cigars: Wood Bros. prize: :. Mir
meistein. I umbrella; =. Iarcncy.
box cigars: Harry Gordon. white
vest. value $500: r. W. Judgirs.
ham. ID I,efkOw.fz. prize: Mrs. "