The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
PARK CELEBRATION
AND BALL At
NIGHT
Committees Arrange Pro-
gram of Unusual Merit
for Monday Afternoon.

With a mammoth basket picnic I'm.
der the shade in Riverside park. a
program Of interesting sports, ad-
dresses and band music in the after
noon ana a grand a at the biz au-
ditorium at night, the labor oreaniyn-
tons have provided one merry rnmId
of pleasure for Grand Forkcrs nm
Monday. VIZ
The fun will start early in the dav
when picnic parties will seek the liz
public playground under the ,rnos
The program will begin n, go
o'clock in the afternoon and tbero hoS
been no time set for the ANNA, hal,
to close at night.
The members of the various unions
in Grand Forks propose to give ,hr
city us 8 Labor day celebration
n nothlhs is being overlooked that
will bring pleasure to the thousands
who will join with the workers in
making the day one of the hes, Of ,ba
year.
Grand Forks banks. city and county
offices will be closed all day Mnuday
and practically all of the retail stores
will be closed in the afternoon, I,;,st
Grand Forks institutions will also ON
JOY a half holiday and will send
crowds to participate in the festivities
at Riverside.
CAHc sport Program.
The sports committee of the Trades
and Labor assembly has prepared tine
following interesting programs:
100 yard dash Gree for all-First
prize. box of Tom Moore cigars, do
mated by Woolsey smoke shop; second
prize, pipe, donated by l.. Mcneil.
100 yard dash (union men onlv)-
First prize, hat, donated by NJ. q.
Olson; second prize. fountain pen. do
mated by ]. j. Skaug.
50 yard dash (union mems wives
only-First prize. SIS hand bag. do
mated by McGrath pharmacy; second
prize. hand painted plate, donated by
A. L. Palmer.
Ladies' nail-driving contest-First
prize, fancy waist, donated by Paris.
ian store; second prize, one vase, do
mated by China Hall.
SO yard dash for boys under 1G--
First prize, $3.50 shoes donated by
Sorlie shoe store; second prize, base
ball glove. donated by Lyons & Co.
Boys cracker-eating and whistling
contest-First prize, $3.50 baseball
init; second prize. pair $500 shoes,
donated by Cases SELF Royal Blue
shoe store.
so yard dash for fat men-First
prize, one box La Cresta cigars, do
mated by N. j. Luther; second prize,
n box La Cresta cigars, donated by
w. F. Perry.
Ladies' Ball throwing contest---First
prize, ring donated by Frank V. Kent
g. Co.; second prize, $3.50 alligator
handbag. donated by Lion drug store.
so yard dash for girls under 16--
First prize, bracelet, donated by u.
Girard; second prize. box candy, do
mated by Warburton candy store.
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Brief addresses will he a feature of
the Labor day program at Riverside
park. Those who will take part are:
Invocation-Rev. +. NJ. Mccoy:
Address of Welcome and Introduce
tion-Mayor NJ. F. Murphy.
General Discussion of Labor Prob
lems-J. F. T. O'Connor.
The Good of the Trades Union
Movement-Dr. NJ. Jacobstein.
The Grand Forks Military band
will furnish music at the park i'm tn"
afternoon and Masten's big orchestra
will play for the annual ball at the
auditorium at night. Refreshments
will be served from the auditorium
stage. Two guessing contests VIII
furnish amusement in the night pro,
gram. Valuable prizes are offered
the winners Of these contests.
If rain should interfere with the
program at the park in the afternoon
the auditorium will be pressed into
service and the entertainment car
ried out there.
List Of Boosters.
Here is a list of boosters that have
contributed toward making the Labor
day celebration a success:
Grand pharmacy. johnson Flora
company, Home Tea company. emma
Hall, Partisan store. NJ. Stanchtield'
McGrath drug store, A. e. Palmer.
sorlie Shoe company. J. Warberton'
j. j. Skaug, Lyon & Co. T. Girard.
Frank w. Kent, Lion drug store. j..
Mcneil, Barnes & Nuss, Rand Bros.
w. B. woolsey Smoke Shop. n. g.
Luther, NJ. G. Olson, c. II. opsahl. w.