Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
SPORTS FEATURE
LABOR FESTIVITIES
Elaborate Program Carried
Out at Old Benning
Race Track.
ORPHAN ASYLUM FETE
ATTRACTIVE TO HUNDREDS
Carnival at Mount Rainier Ushered
in, Tournament Being
a Feature.

Athletic contests of many kinds tool
place in Washington and the suburb.
yesterday in celebrate ton of Labor day
The largest entertainment program wa:
carried out at old Benning race track
the events including series of motor
cycle races, the Central Labor Unior
being in charge of the celebration held
there.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. was pres.
ent and took part in the celebration al
3enning.
The winners of the field events at Ben
ming were: Fifty-yard race for girls
fourteen years and under. won by Miss
Pauline Chamberlain: second. Ella Will
liams. Fifty-yard race for ladies weigh
ing more than $50 pounds. won by Miss
Jennie Newman: second, Miss Lizzie
crawford. 1Oo-yard race for boys under
fourteen Gears, won by J. Marion; second,
John Clark. Three-legged race, boys un-
der sixteen years, won by Joe Gill and
Archie Gill: second, Joe Baldwin and
Earl Fraser Shoe race. won by Thomas
E. Wheeler; second, Earl Fraser.
Wins Two Motor Events.
In the motor cycle races at BenninS
Speed Gregory captured the two five
mile professional events. being forced all
the way by Tommy Dodge. Gregory
rode the five miles of the first race In
5.333. and he rode the second five miles In
two seconds less time. w. Bruce was
third, Denham fourth and Mcpherson
fifth in both of these races.
The five-mile race for the District of Co
Iii hNy r.
ham over all competitors in Glib 20
Grimm was second in GA. Jerger, Clark
and Lacey finished in the order named.
The three-mile novice race was won by
Rector, with kendiS second and Grimm
third
In the fourth race of the field events,
Miss Rosa Erickson of 1913 Euclid street
northwest became exhausted and fell,
fainting. An ambulance from Casualty
Hospital took her to that institution,
where she was said to be suffering from
shock and bruises from her fall. She was
not otherwise injured.
Fete at Orphan Asylum.
The fete yesterday at the German Or
phan Asylum. on Good Hope road, Ana
costa, was attended by about fifteen
hundred persons. 1t was under the direct
supervision of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the institution, of which Mrs. kath
crime Barthel is president and practically
all of the members of this society assisted
in serving the old-fashioned German sup
per, which was the principal feature of
the days festivities.
Supt. X. o. Oscar Priel and Mrs. Priel
received the thanks OF the board of di-
rectors and visitors for the way in which
they had trained the children, as evil
denced by the drills which they presented
yesterday. The most unique of these
drills was the one in which all of the
children took part. The girl4, dressed In
similar costumes and carrying German
flags, and the boys in similar costumes,
carrying American flags. gave exhibitions
and sang patriotic airs of both coun-
tries 1t was at first intended to con-
duct a number of athletic events for the
children. but Supt Priel decided that the
drills would be more beneficial.
Various booths had been erected on the
lawn. giving the appearance of an old
fashioned German summer garden. Mu-
sic was furnished by a section of the
Marine Band. The inmates of the RuD<
pert Home. headed by Mrs. Hermanfe
Ramm, matron, attended.
The committee of the board of directors
assisting included Charles Graft, chair,
man: Adolphus GUIDE. j. F. Schneider.
Martin Wiegand, Philip Titus, John APP
pich. Charles Botsch, William F. Meyers,
Charles Rozier, Fred Imhoff. George Pitt
George j. Bessler Charles Jacobsen, A.
Loeff1er and John Weinberg.