The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-03
'khBtellent Celebration of the
Big Holiday In Barre
MOSTLY IS hERcITY PARK
An A Jy Hugh Frayne, Sports and
Games, Dance and Ban
~ i Features of Celebration
Good Attendance Yesterday.

ter suited to November did not pre-
vent the Central Labor union Of Barre
from successfully observing Labor day
at lntercity park yesterday forenoon and
afternoon. The bulk of the celebra-
tion was held after dinner, for the.
early forenoon was marked by driz4
cling rain that threatened the entire
| program with postponement Toward,
noon the dripping ceased and kind OF
autumnal cloudiness without ray of
sunshine, lowered overhead Before |
o'clock. the forenoon's crowd was aug
mented by many who deferred their trip
1 to the park until the weather man Of
fered more proptious promises. BY l:31
o'clock the celebration was under way
and the grounds were occupied by sonny
! 800 people. The baseball game of ths
! forenoon between the Barre lAtilleflS
club and East Barre over, the sport;
committee started the program of Jumps,
| football matches and more baseball
| The Barre Citizens band was press
ent in full number and played through.
out the afternoon. The north side of
| the grounds was lined with refresl.-
ment booths, hit-the-doll affairs and a
| shooting range In front Of the grand
stand an improvised platform indicated
that speech making would form part
of the days observance and by o'clock
the stand and bleachers were filed with
an audience listening interestdly to
Hugh Frayne Of New York, one Of the
best known organizers of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor Organizer
Frayne's address was one Of the notable
features of the afternoon and the rous.
ing round of three cheers that follower
when he finished was enough evidence
that he had been preaching some pretty
good union doctrine
In spite of the weather the celebrn-
tion was signally successful and Barre
labor men demonstrated that they could
go ahead in the face of contrary wealth
or conditions and produce an observance
after the old order.
The mornings game at the park was
the principal drawing card. the program
of miscellaneous sports being left until
the afternoon. From this city the game
attracted a large crowd of fans, and
their number was considerably increased
by the special train from the "hill,p
which brought many baseball enthusi-
asts from Graniteville. WebsterviIle and
East Barre. Here in the city the streets
were lined during the forenoon with
people evidently waiting for the weather
conditions to improve With the ex-
ception of the drug stores and fruit
shops, every place of business was closed
tight, as has been the custom in wears
past The postoffice observed the usual
holiday hours, the r. F. d. men making
no trips Rain kept many away fronI
the baseball oame at Berlin street be-
tween the Italian Athletic club and the
West Rutland Independents.
Interest at the park in tie afternoon
centered chiefly around the speech max
ing the five-a-side football contest and
the baseball game between the Barre
A. C. and the Logan Squares. Two
laps of the football competition were
pulled off as soon as the broad and
high Jump contests had been decided.
Football, ever a popular attraction at
Labor day gatherings, had lost none OF
its old-time hold on the crowd. The
sport provided yesterday was of the
kind that encourages enthusiasm, and
followers of the various competing
teams urged their favorites on WITH |
much cheering. Organizer Frayne's
speech was followed by the finishing of |
the sports program and baseball at 4:l5.
In the evening the hours of recres-
tion were given over largely to dane
ing, several halls having been engaged
by various organizations. Riley's or
chestra furnished music for a large
dancing party in Howland hall and for
many this well-attended affair may be
said to have brought the Labor day
festivities to a close. At the City ho.
tel. an informal banquet was given in
honor of Organizer Frayne and Mrs.
Frayne.
Central Labor union committees
worked untiringly in their efforts to-
make the day a success and the repu-
tation which the central body has es-
for Labor day observances in
the past was well sustained yester-
day. The personnel of the committees
was as follows: Refreshments, Silvio
Cardi. Arthur l.. Pierce and George Rich
ards; sports, Secretary Fred w. Suitor,
John S. Mcdonald. James Gauld and
W d. Smith; grounds, John t. Cal
laghan, James Gall, John Bjorn and
Henry Powers.
Organizer Frayne's Talk.
The speaker of the day, Organizer
Frayne. was introduced by President &
Alexander Ironside Of the Central La
Dor union. In his address of nearly an
iour. Organizer Frayne said in part:
To-day marks the twenty observ-
lnce of Labor day by the American
Federation of Labor. 1t means that la
,or. through its past struggle. has sue
eeded in securing legislation which sets
Iside one day each year expressly for
he workingmen. IL means recognition
# force that stands for higher civil
zation. Labor may have its faults; mis-
axes have been made in the past, but
hese facts to the contrary notwith-
landing. labor stands for all that goes
o make good citizenship. | need not
axe the time TO tell what she advo-
atcs.-shorter working hours and bet
er working conditions, for instance.
,either need | tell You that she is on.
Osed 20 the pernicious influences of
hid labor. the sweat shop and the ex-
of the workingman You are
u familiar with the history of labor.
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