The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-26
FARGO men Will
SPEAK LABOR DAY
HlLpRETH AND PETERSON HAVE.
BEEN NAMED AS THE ORATORS
OF THE DAY AT BIG cELEeRA-
TIoN TO BE HELD A WEEK
FROM MONDAY.

The committee in charge of the pro-
gramme for the big Labor day cele-
bration is rapidly completing its
work and the days festivities promise
to rival anything of the same nature
ever given by the laboring men of the
entire northwest.
The committee has stayed at home
this year to secure the speakers of
the day and some of the best orators
of the city will deliver the Labor day
addresses. The literary part of the
days programme will be started about
o'clock in the afternoon and viii be
given from special stand erected for
the purpose in Oak Grove, where all
the functions OF the day will be
given.
Col M. A. Hildreth and Rev. A. e.
Peterson will be the orators of the
day. One an attorney and the other
a minister Of the gospel makes the two
men especially fitted to speak to the
laboring classes on subjects of vital
interest TO the working men. If Con-
gresham Hanna lis In the city on that
day he will be secured to give an adj
dress
Oak Grove is being worked on daily
by the order of the park commission,
and III will be in perfect order the day
OF the big labor celebration, At the
present time everything tends to make
the affair success In every particu-
lar.
The committee on the dance is work
ing hard to make the affair a big sue
cess and the indications are that the
social climax Of the day will be one
full of merriment. The dances of the
laboring people Of Fargo have always
been noted for the good times and
the one Labor day evening win not
be behind any of those that have been
given in the pest
The programme is as follows:
ii q. m.-Tug Of war: Carpenters
union VS.. plumbers union. Medal
donated by A. c. Pabst. Individual
prizes-A. F. g. L. gold buttons donat-
ed by Fargo Trades & Labor assembly
Forty yards OF ribbon for badges
donated by A. L. Moody.
1870 a. m.-Barrel riding contest.
Prizes-Gold scarf pin with winners
name engraved upon It, donated by
Sundberg Co.
Bolt Of bunting for decoration pur-
poses donated by G. ]. deLendrecie
Co.
12m .-Boys 25-yard dash Prizes
One pair of shoes donated by Alex
Stern Co.
Twenty-Five pounds Of sugar donat-
ed by Yerxa- Skinner grocery for free
= m.-Girls' 25-yard dash.
Prizes--one art picture. donated by
Rogers art store.
Lumber for stands donated by Far
go Lumber Co.
1850 d. m.--Sack race (union men
only) Prizes-Box San Rexo cigars
donated by Wilbur Cigar Co.
One-haIf case lemons for free lemon
ade donated by Lewis-vidger Co.
2 D. m.-Married ladies' 25-yard
dash. Prize-Pair Of shoes donated by
Herbst Department Store.
$3.50 .. m.-Running broad Jump.
Prize Ever Ready safety razor do
mated by Hubert Harrington.
D. mattresses: Col. M. A. Hil-
dreth, Rev. A. e. Peterson and Cong.
l.. b. Hanna.
b. m.-10O-yard dash (union men
! only.) Prizes--F'irst prize, box Of
Clarence Nj. cigars donated by Wilbur
Cigar Co.; second prize. pair of $4
union made Walk-over oxfords donated
by X M. Hagen.
4:30 b. m.-Ball game, (printers
union VS. pressmens union.) Loving
cup donated by Hagen Newton Co,
jewelers.. Cash prize Of s25, donated
by ALLIED Printing Trades council.
Balls used in the game donated by
Buchanan Hardware co.
$50 p. m.--Annual labor day BAN ct
stones old hall