The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-05
BIG LABOR DAY.
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one of the most favored in the city. A
large number of picnics are being
planned.
special program for the day has
been arranged by the management of
Garfield. Carr Taylor. Progressive
the principal speaker.
The program for city concert, Mar
shall's band, Garfield park. Monday
evening:
Selection-The Burgomaster ......Lauders
Valse-Danseuse ....-.................. Miles
Baritone solo-Selected. $500. Matt Glasse
A Tone Poem-Apple Blossom Roberts
Imitation-The Village Band.........Gaunt
Russian Mazurko-'La Csarine. 80. Came
March-Under the Double Eagle. Wagner
Additional cars will be run on the
Garfield park line and the Gage line.
Several baseball games will be played
between lodge teams and teams made
up Of working men on grounds in the
vicinity Of the city.
The day will be devoted to the
amusement Of the working man. Most
Of the athletic contests and sports at
for his entry.
Nearly every church in the city is
planning a special Labor day service
for Sunday.
The churches will take a prominent
part In the Labor day exercises Mon
day. The Church Athletic league will
hold its annual meeting Monday at
ternoon at Roseacres. west of the
city near the Gage car line. Boating,
swimming and other athletic contests
church athletic league includes all
church baseball teams. tennis clubs
and other athletic organizations. A
silver cup will be presented by Pres.
H. B. Howard of the league.
Labor organizations will also take
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outings and sports by the dozens are
being planned by the organizations in
the city.
The tenth annual picnic Of tho Nor
den Benefit association will be held at
Chesney park September Z. Tho
grounds will be open to the picnickers
at 10 O'Clock in the morning. From
that time until noon contests and gen.
eral amusements will hold sway, fol-
lowed by noon lunch. Refreshments
will be sold on the grounds. From
O'Clock until $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon, there will be athletic sports.
Following Is the program for the
afternoon:
Selection-Santa Fe Apprentice
band.
Address Of welcome-Pres. f. A.
Isaacson.
Invocation-Rev. C. A. Aldeen.
| Song-Swedish Male Chorus-
| Address-Mr. Arthur Capper
selection-santa Fee Apprentice
! band.
| AddressNJustice Henry +. Mason.
| Song Swedish Male Chorus.
| Address Geo. N. Anderson.
| Song-Swedish Male Chorus.
| At $3.50 o'clock q balloon ascension
with parachute leap will take place.
Evening lunch will occur at O'Clock
and the Santa Fee Apprentice band will
present band concert in the evening.
| Following are lists Of the contests
and prizes:
1. Boys running race, ages 10 to IA
years-First prize. $1.25 ball; second
prize, ball bat.
Is years-F.rst prize, Ornamental
vase; second prize, one pound choco-
lates.
3. Young mems wheelbarrow race
Is cigars to each winner.
4. Young ladies' potato race-rirst
prize, hand-painted china dish; second
prize, china dish.
/ s. Married ladies' egg race-First
prize. 50-pound sack flour: second
prize, pounds Liberty Bell coffee;
third prize, 2 pounds Santa Mara
coffee.
I 8. Married mems couble race-F1rst
prize. Stetson hat; second prize. sack
-four
Z. Young oys' she race, ages un-
der 14-F1rst prize. $1.25 ball; second
prize, knife.
8. Young mems blind pig race
First prize. Vandor hammer; second
, prize, combination pliers.
.. Young ladies' double race-Prixea
to winnerc: music roll. picture.
10. Young girls shoe r4ce-Firs
; prize, statue: second prize. box candy
; IL. Young mems endurance contes
First prize, pair shoes; second prize
! silk shirt.
First prize. sack flour; second prize
pounds coffee.
Is. Boys broad jump-First prise
} ball: second prize, bat.
~. Young ladies' blind pig race-