Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-02
ARMY Of WORKERS
HAS PICNIC TODAY
Five Thousand Men 800 Z de and
Then Go toSss for
aap' = Is.
COVE 90 -nS IN EVENING
Rev. D., Jenkins, Mayor Dahlman
and Howard Baldrige on List.
MILWAUKEE, MAN IN AFTERNOON
City Clerk G. D. Thompson to Tell Of
Labor's Gaining Strength.
PARADE FORMS AT TEN-THIRTY
Central Labor Union to Head COL
unin, Building Trades, shop
Federation and Others
Following.

Labor organizations will celebrate Labor
day today when at least 5000 work
ing men, representing fifty-five unions
will form a line Of parade at Thirteenth
and Douglas and march to Courtland
Beach. where probably 1000 will partici
pate in a big picnic.
Governor Aidrich will deliver an ad-
dress In the evening and during the aft
ernoon speeches will be made by c. D.
Thompson, city clerk of Milwaukee;
Mayor Dahlman, Howard Baldrige. B. F.
McCaffery, H. B. Fleharty, Rev. D. E
Jenkins and John Z. Reagan.
The parade will form at 1890 o'clock
and will pass through the business sec
ton Of the city, concluding at Eighteenth
and California streets. 1t will be lead
by the Central Labor union, followed by
the building trades, miscellaneous trades
and the Union Pacific shop federation
and unions of Omaha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs.
A program Of sports will precede the
speaking.
]. L. Kerrigan Is general chairman of
the committee arranging for the program.
w. E. Bryan is secretary and w. j.
Marks, treasurer. Other committees are:
Grounds and concessions, J. W. Light,
w. E. Bryan, J. M. Flynn W. ]. Marks,
P. Sorenson, J. C. Stockwell; sports, w
J. Turner, p r. Cummins, D. F. Hegarty,
H. H. Howke, Henry Kefst, jr., N. Nor
man, c. E. Woodward; speakers, H. f.
Sorman, George Norman. w. ]. Turner;
law and order. Frank McNulty, H. Gas
ser, Theodore Jensen, A. c. johnson, H.
B. Hyland.
Many Sports Events.
Following is the program Of sports:
Sack race, card men only. First prize,
$2i second prize, g.
75-yard egg race, young ladies. First
prize, parasol; second prize, pair gloves.
Boys cracker eating contest under IA
years. First prize, 81; second prize, 80
cents.
75-yard running race, card men only,
200 pounds or over. First prize, box OF
fifty ejgarsi second prize, box of twenty
ftVe cigars. ~ - ~ SEE ssSe,N ..as-
5O-yard running fiobbie skirt race, young
ladies IS to Is years. First prize, two
pound box candy; second prize. one
pound. &..s -
10o-yard running race, girls under 16
second prize, one ana one-nalf- pound box.
candy.
High jumping contest, card men only.
Prize, fifty cigars.
5O-yard three-legged race, card men only.
First prize, fifty cigars; second prize,
twenty-five cigars.
10o-yard running race, single card men
only. First prize, fifty cigars; second
prize, twenty-five cigars.
100yard race, bachelors. First prize,
second prize, pipe.
15-yard running race, spihster ladies over
80 years. First prize, house slippers;
second prize, two-pound box candy.
100-yard running race, married card men
only First prize, box of fifty cigars;
second prize, pipe.
75-yard running race, married women
under 100 pounds, First prize, pair lady's
shoes; second prize, pair lady's shoes.
50-yard three-legged race, boys under
is years. First prize, H.50; second prize, 81.
5O-yard running race, women 175 pounds
pr over. First prize, rocking CHAIR Sec
ond prize, granite tea kettle.
Line of March.
This will be the route of the parade:
Leave Labor temple at 1890, east on
Douglas, south to Eleventh, west on Far
nam, south on Sixteenth to Leavenworth,
on Sixteenth north to Har-
ney, west on Harvey, north on Eight
eenth, east on Farnam, north on Six
teenth, west on California to Eighteenth
and disband.
George E. Norman will be marshal and
II. Wilson and H. F. Sarman will be
aides.
After 1 o'clock in the afternoon there
will be through street car service to
courtland Beach from Fourteenth and
Howard streets, in addition to the regular
service from Locust street. The beach
may be reached from any car transfer
ring to the Sherman avenue line, a Sec
ond transfer being necessary at Sixteenth
and Locust streets.