The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-03
GARY IN
GLAD RAGS
LABOR DAY

Just like she was on the Fourth of
July Gary will be gaily decorated and
illuminated Monday September 5,
Labor Day. Every man, woman and
child in the county is invited to the
steel city to assist in the celebration
which will be given under the aus
pices of the Associated Buildings
Trades Council of Lake county.
A CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT
A parade, athletic events, a picnic,
oratory, baby contests motorcycle
races, tug of wars and grand cleo
trio light display in the evening, are
scheduled among the attractions that
will be put forth to entertain the
visitors.
In the morning at ten O'Clock Broad
way will resound with the tread of
5000 union marchers under the COM
mand of Building Commissioner w. H
Kliver who is also president of the
Gary carpenters local. Three brass
bands will make the wide thorough
fare hum with music.
THE ELITE; THEY RIDE.
Following Mr.. Kliver. who will wear
a dazzling sash and who will be mount
ed on a dashing charger. will come a
platoon of police closely followed by
carriages containing a brilliant array
of newspapermen, city officials, speak
ers Of the day including the candidates
for congress from this district. and the
executive committees OF the day
Then will follow the first division
with the clerks. the BARRIERS, the bar
tenders, the plumbers, metal workers.
fathers and switchmen Two more di-
visions. each with as many crafts will
be next in order. and the floats of tho
unions and the business interests will
complete the long procession
PICNIC AND MUCH oRAToRY.
In the afternoon the vacant grounds
at Eighth avenue and Broadway which
were given rent free for the day b.
Captain II. S. Norton. head of the Gary
Land company, viii be the location o.
the picnic celebration.
There is going to be some great
oratory at one o'clock Mayor Knotts
will open with a welcome address ant
sandwiched In between will be talk!
by labor leaders of note. The two bis
attractions of course will be Congress
man E. d. Crumpacker, republican can,
ulual9 lOf 4Fe-electlOuA ana Judge sJ0nl
B. Peterson or crown POINT The demo
cratic candidate. However, politics viii
be tabooed for the day and 1t Is suppose,
that Mr.. Crumpacker will euoligize tn,
strong armed sons of toll while Mr.
Peterson will compliment the fai
ladies.
Then will follow the athletic con
tests which embraces motorcycle, BIZ
cycle, foot, fat mems, and boys races
etc. A watermelon contest, tug o
war and a few more athletic diversion
will lend charm to the occasion.
JOuN II. AND f. ID. AND THE BABIES
However, it is expected that the chic
interest will lie in the baby show an
every youngster under one year can b
placed on exhibition. The mother o
the winning baby is going to get fror
George ID. Clinton a S35 combinatio
mantel and book case. The rival con
gressional candidates will proceed arr
in arm to the baby show where thei
words of inspection will be heavil
weighed. Judge Peterson, who ha
gained quite a reputation as an expel
hobble skirts. baby shows, etc. wi
be the center of much attention Will
Mr. Crumpacker will be appealed t
to have President Taft include in HI
annual message a plea for pensions &c
mothers.
After all of these strenuous parts
the program have been disposed of otf
er amusements in the shape of ban
concerts and dancing will take up tn
late afternoon and evening hour
broadway will be brilliantly il1umina
ed and the regular city owned decors
lions will be paced in position earl
in the day.
1t is expected that there will be Sc,