Evening star., 1912-09-02
LABOR IS SUSPENDED
Industrial World HaIts as
Tolers Make Holiday.
FAIR SKIES FOR Jewellers
Ball Games, Regatta and Excursions
on Program.
RIVER RESORTS ARE CROWDED
Parade Of Motor Cars and Celebra-
ton Of Building Trades Council
at Benning, Features.

Toilers are making holiday. The indus
trial world is at halt. They who drive the
machinery Of progress. producers Of the
necessities and luxuries Of life by sweat
of their brows-the wage earners-have
don bravest attire, and are making the
most Of the day set aside and dedicated
to the great army OF labor.
A great day for play has been granted
by Providence to the workers. Sunshine
is bountiful. Cool breezes temper the
early September heat.
Revels are in progress to mark the
holiday in city. suburbs and nearby re-
sorts. Thereare picnics, excursions. pa
rades, public exercises, sports and other
observances Of this great day in the year.
The thoroughfares throughout the
morning were thronged with pleasure
seekers, travelling in singles. pairs and In
families, parents and children and their
friends, the youngsters carrying baskets
containing provision against noontide
famine. The cars, too, were crowded.
Stores and Shops Closed.
Fifty thousand government employees.
turned loose out OF the departments. form
only a small part of the great force OF
labor taking it's leisure. Department store
and shop workbench and desk have
ceased for the time to be the center Of
human activities.
Two base ball games. one played this
morning and the second called this after
noon. between the Nationals and Ath-
letics at the Florida avenue park, are
not the smallest attractions of the day
The great Labor day celebration was at
Benning The Building Trades Council. In
charge of the program. started the fun In
the morning with the great American
game. Besides base ball, there was a
race between a champion light-footed os-
trich and a racehorse: an exhibition drill
by Troop C, 18th Cavalry. from Fort
Myer, was a feature Of the afternoon:
will try their wings over the track: a
Missouri mule race is calculated to make
fun for the spectators; motor cycle races
and athletic events will be other attrac-
tions.
Motor Cars in Parade.
Appropriate to Labor day was the pa
rade OF commercial motor cars. More
than 800 cars, all in use in Washington.
were In line, one-third of them gayly
decorated Preceded by q band concert
held on Pennsylvania avenue between
18th and 14th streets. beginning at 1880
o'clock and continuing for an hour, the
parade started from Scott Circle at L
o'clock Flowers were scattered from the
cars among the spectators who lined the
route.
The Middle States regatta, the great
aquatic sporting event of the year, drew
thousands of onlookets to the banks or
the Potomac. The contests began in the
morning, with twenty-one clubs repre-
senyhd in the entries and with fOrty-foLr
shells competing in the various events.
The preliminary and Junior contests COM
peted in the races Of the morning. the
senior competition began with the eVents
called for 2 o'clock.
King Carnival ruled the day at Mount
Rainier, coming into his Kingdom at 1:SO
o'clock, The royal funmaker led q pa
the carnival grounds, where the annual
carnival will be formally opened TINS
evening, with Representative Thomas
Parran making the oration. The fete
will last q week.
Hyattsville Building Started.
Laying Of the corner stone OF the new
municipal and fire department buildings
was the Labor day event at Hyattsvtlle
Masonic rites marked the ceremonies.
which took place at $50 O'Clock this
morning Firemen from Washington ana
MARYLAND towns were guests Of the
Hyattsville department
The Capitol Heights Citizens Assocaation
sponsored a big celebration at that sub
urb, which began at $50 o'clock TINS
morning and will continue well into the
evening. The Ladies' League ana q
committee of citizens shared responsl-
bility for the success Of the occasion.
There were base ball and athletic events
Amusement booths did a thriving busa.
ness and a vaudeville performance VIII
be given this evening in the town hall.
The Sunday school children of sherwood
Presbyterian Church were hosts at .
basket picnic in Groves Park, Brent
wood road and Hamlin street. Parents
of the children and members or the
church, as well as the younger folks, took
part in the athletic events.
At Chesapeake Beach, Marshall Han
and other bay and river resorts pleasure
seekers were numerous. Many who did
not elect to make holiday with the crowd
went pleasure seeking on trips to near
by cities or into the country or TO the
seashore.
No work to do since 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and full purses provided by q
pay day made an opportunity for longer
outings for government workers.
nan~rvar Am rrm DAYNTER