Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
ANNUAL HOLIDAY
FOR THE TO|[ERS
General Observance in Wash
ington of the Appointed
Day of Rest.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
AT THE NEARBY RESORTS
Athletic Events, Tournaments, Base
Ball and Other Amusements.
End of Excursion Season.


End of Excursion Season.
Workingmen will tomorrow ignore
the implements of labor and Will seek
rest and recreation, and along WITH
them will go toilers in other lines TO
enjoy the celebrations. many OF various
kinds having been planned In ana
around Washington. There Will De
festivals, carnivals, tournaments anu
what not all to celebrate the day set
aside as legal holiday for the
laboring man. And when the day Is
over so will be the vacation season.
and the night will mark the beginning
of the rush of those homeward bound'
resorts will take on a dismal look'
the owners of yachts, motor boats ana
canoes will begin to seek place 1or
sheltering the craft, the excursion
steamboats, will have made their last
run for the season, and the owners Will
begin on plans for next year.
Labor day is known as the omclai
ending of the vacation period, and Ioi-
lowing it comes the opening OF homes
whose doors and windows were closed
and barred while the occupants went
to the seashore, to the meadows or
summer season.
This year even Congress will lay
aside it's duties in recognition OF the
day of the laboring man.
The Library of Congress has an
nounced the special Sunday hours TO
be followed on Labor day from pm.
to 10 pm. but the National Museu m
buildings will be open as usual from
am. to 4:30 pm.
Forms of Observance.
'.wanderlusters" will celebrate the
day and labor over the roads and hills
and fields and woods in Virginia head
ing for Bluemont. They are scheduled
to make their start from Seth and NJ
streets northwest just before 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
In Prince Georges county the day will
be deliberately celebrated. The Hyatts-
vile volunteer fire department will give
program in Zantzinger's Park, where
there will be athletic contests. fireworks
and some speechmaking. At Mount
Rainier, the mayor and common council
will open carnival which is scheduled
to last two weeks. the proceeds to be
devoted to improvement of the roadways
within the corporate limits. At Capitol
Heights. st. Matthias Catholic Church
will conduct tournament and all-day
carnival Frank o. Smith, representa-
tive in Congress, will deliver the charge
to the knights. Several other tourna-
ments are scheduled to be held in the
county. At Forestville there will be
trotting and running races under the
management of DIR. John E. Sansbury.
Speechmaking, a base ball game and
a tournament are to be features of the
picnic to be given by Division No. 4. An
Gent Order of Hibernians, at Loef1ers
Inn. Bladensburg road. The base ball
game, it is announced. is to be between
mines composed, respectively. of Irishmen
and Germans. Bowling contests and
dancing are to be additional features.
knights from Virginia and Maryland. as
well as the District of Columbia, are to
participate in the tournament.
Chesapeake Beach Program.
For the first time the annual Labor day
celebration of the Washington Central
Labor Union will be held at Chesapeake
Beach. This organization for years has
occupied the Benning race track as an
amusement center, but members OF the
organization believe that Chesapeake
Beach will offer better field for the
activities. A program of athletic events,
beginning at o'clock pm, include 30
yard race for boys under twelve years;
,0-yard race for girls under twelve years;
shoe race for boys under fifteen years;
lo0-yard dash for boys of fifteen or over
J0-yard race for women; 1o0-yard dash
for men; tug of war; corpulent ladies'
race and three-legged race.
List of Committees,
Committees in charge of the days
events are as follows:
Executive-John B. Colpoys. chairman;
J. r. Hartley, Harry Oehler, Henry
Solda, Frank Rom. w. H. Schaefer,
Charles Gallon, James Clark, w D.
Clark. W. Keller. 7. A. Sugrue Joseph
l.. Toome, p. Smith, W. n. Pollock.
Webb Hancock, Frank Nolte, Scott
West, William T. Baum. B. W. Mackey,
J ]. GARRISON. L. Miller, ]. A. Prince
Reception-N. A. James, chairman; w.
y. Clark. f. c. Tucker. Joseph D. Toome
John Hartley. John Weber. John Lorch
Daniel j. o'Leary, n. P. Alias, Benjamin
Lorch s McCurtin, ". s. Baum,
Harry Sherer, John E. Haier,
Athletics = Harry oehler. chairman;
staats, c. T. Good. W. NJ Pollock. Nor
ris Wolf. Charles Allen and NJ j. Cos
tello.
Tickets-Joseph Clark. chairman; W. E.
en- r. and II; " Ale9 On M Il Busntz John
Law and Order-William Keller, chair
ma; j. H. Conroy, Edwin Giles, Joel
Mann. Harry NJ. Sears, John Wolf and
William Roberts
At Other Points,,
81. Ignatius Church. Anacostia. will
hold its annual ball and tournament at
Oxon Hill. The affair is in charge OF
the pastor of the church, Rev. Father
Egan.. The fitting will begin promptly
: at o'clock There will be a supper fol.
lowing the tournament, and then will
come the browning of the queen of love
and beauty by the successful knight and
/. the designation of eight maids of honor.
On Monday also will be held the annual
picnic of the German Orphan Asylum on
Good Hope road.
The Henderson National Memorial Civil
Rights League of America will hold it's
annual barbecue at Madre Park, Ecking-
ton. d. C.
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