The Washington times., 1912-09-02
LABOR DAY HOSTS
CELEBRATE HERE
IN MANY WAYS
Thousands Are Attending
Different Resorts Near
This City.
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tion cavalry drills. mule races, bare
back horse races and the maueuvcrs
OF an aeroplane fleet were the prin-
cipal events of the day. besides the
officers of the Central Labor Union,
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation OF Labor. was
in the through, as were James Short
president of the Building Trades de-
partment of the Federation, and j.
Spencer. the secretary-treasurer.
The feature of the morning program
Columbia typographical Union and Co
lumbia Lodge of the International ASso-
citation of Machinists.
The navy ard men outplayed the
printers, and at the end of the eighth
inning the latter had but two runs
while the machinists had seven.
The Lineup.
The two teams lined up. as follows:
Printers-Goucher, CT; Sauer, ss.:
stief c.; Elicit, 1b.: Weaver, p.;
Thornberg, IT,; Reynolds, Sb.; Cooke,
rf.; Mckay, 2b.
Navy Yard-Jaeschke, CT; w. Strother,
1b. Broome, S.; Giovannetti, c.;
Thompson, IT,; Luscombe, 3b.; Morris,
rf.; CLANCY. p.
The machinists scored a ryn in the
first, one more in the second. three
in the third. and two in the seventh.
The printers got their two runs in
the seventh.
The exercises OF the Building Trades
council at the Benning race track
gave the historic track the first ami
nation since the race meet conducted
last May, by the Washington Hunts
Club Association. The grounds today
took on the resemblance of race
meeting and country fair combined.
Hawkers~ cried their wares. cavalry
men Of Troop G of the Fifteenth Reg
iment at Fort Myer, galloped their
steeds around the track. and motor
cycle riders overhauled their ma
chimes for the races of the afternoon.
On Motorcycles.
At Q .. m. the motorcycle races began
on a track in the best condition. Some
OF the fastest riders in the country were
entered under the attraction of the casn
prizes offered.
W. F. Gilmore. chairman Of the gen.
eral committee of the Building Trades
Council, made arrangements with
States Cavalry stationed at Fort Myer,
for an exhibition drill by Troop c. This
drill will be given about 3 o'clock and
at o'clock three of these troopers will
stage Roman race, which should af-
ford many thrills. Each man will ride
standing three horses.
Mule Race.
Immediately after the Roman race
an old-time Missouri mule race will
be held.
Following this the aeroplane feet
from College Park is expected to sail
into the Benning race track grounds
Colonel Stevens, of the Signal Corps
sent letter to Chairman Gilman this
morning in forming him that the fol-
lowing officers had volunteered to
make the flight:
First Lieut.. r. C. Kirkland, Second
Lieuts. H. H. Arnold, II. Geiger, F. NJ.
Kennedy. L. C. Rockwell, and F. Dew.
Milling.
A tug of war, between two of the
building trades locals, is being ar
ranged by John Mitchell, of the Anal
gamated Carpenters.
Nationals Play.
The struggle between the Nationals
and the Athletics drew many people
to the American League Park, and
more were present in the afternoon
Being an official holiday, all the Gov
ernment departments We're closed all
DAY today, and ths thousan Is of clerks
enjoyed he S"conl cav of the d,uhlc
holiday. Banks remained shut and the
stores and shops wtr" closed for the
afternoon. sorlc of them rr'Is open
III III y IN others 4..'Il y M
At the Library of Congress regular
holiday regulations were observed. The
building would be open, it was an
nounced, from 2 to 10 p. NJ. The public
Library would be. open from a. m. to
p. m. as on ordinary days, 1t was an
nounCed.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept Thirty
thousand unionists, thirty bands of mu-
sic. twenty floats, and plenty of inter-
today's Labor Day parade the greatest
i'll the citys histc Y. Marching clubs
OF women and girl were feature.
CHICAGO, Sept 2-The merry-g 60
round piano took the place Of the fac
tory whistle with Chicago laboring men
today and the picnic lunch basket was
substituted for the dinner pail for thou
sands. The annual labor parade, which
up to two years ago featured the cele-
bration of Labor Day in Chicago, vas
omitted by the unanimous consent OF
members of the Chicago Federation OF
Labor and for the most part the bread
winners spent the day quietly with their
families
BOSTON. Mass, Sept. 2.-Twelve
thousand members of union labor
throughout greater Boston paraded to-
ed the line of march. despite dreary
skies. with occasional drizzles of rain
and temperature of Sc, which dropped
lower when damp cost winds brought
from Massachusetts bay a dense fog.
The 5000 motormen and conductors OF
the Boston elevated who recently won
their strike for more pay. recognition
of the union. and better working condi-
tions. held the honor place in the
line.
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