Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-31

Committees of the MarShalltoWn
Trades and Labor Assembly have COM
! pleted plans for the observance OF
the different labor organizations OF
the city will join in celebrating the
holiday. first legalized in Iowa twenty
five years ago.
In the forenoon street parade Will
be featured. in which different trades
and industrial organizations will in
( troluce floats. The different trades In
the city will also be represented by
/ " orknlen of the various crafts. The
1 parade will be formed west of Third
| street. and Will march east to the fair
| grounds beginning at 10 o'clock
| At the grounds the band will play.
/ and there will be an opening address
by some one as vet not chosen. Rev.
r B. Davidson Will give the invoca-
ten The principal address will be
given by H. J. Strict, of Sioux City
president of the Iowa State Federation
OF Labor a. L. Trick, of Des Moines,
state commissioner Of labor. vas also
scheduled to speak, but has been COM
PEELED to cancel the engagement owing
t. illness.
Sports In Afternoon.
In the afrgnoon a program of gen
eral sports comprising forty eight diff
ferent events viii be given. A bail
game between local aggregation and
the Collins team VIII be a feature of
the afternoon. Ed White will act as
starter for the different events. A big
list Of prizes. donated by business men
and others has been hung UP. The
events scheduled on the program fol-
low:
One hundred yard dash boys 10 to
20
one hundred yard dash. unmarried
union men.
Potato race for union men.
Egg race for girls, twenty five yards.
Nail-driving contest for women
bring hammer
Nai-driv:ng contest for union girls.
One hundred yard hoop rolling con-
test for boys.
Fifty yard dash for wives Of union
men.
Husband bringing largest family to
fair grounds.
Thirty yard sack race for union men.
Throwing shot twenty-four pounds,
men.
Throwing hdI!. women.
Tug of war twelve union men on
side
Farmers one mile trot. unhitch and
hitch.
Free for-a!l horse race, running one
mile.
Bicycle race, boys, one mile.
one hundred yard hurdle foot race.
boys under 90.
yri6
Bald headed mems race, twenty five
yards.
Fat mems race, 200 pounds, twenty
FIVE yards.
Twenty &c yard dash Tor union men
over so.
Slow bicycle race. twenty-five yards.
Oldest union card.
Boys 100 yard dash. to l..
Twenty-Five yard dash, women.
Homeiest man on ground.
Three-legged race. men.
/ Most popular union man.
Union man coming farthest dis
lance.
Lady having oldest union card
Pipe rice, fifty yards, men.
Tug-of-wars free-for- all, twelve on
side.
Tug-of-war, women, free for-all. ten
on a side.
latest man union.
| Relay race, four men in each side,
four sides. one-half mile.
! Hoop-rolling contest, boys and girls
under -. 100 yards.
! Carpenters 100 single nail driving
contest-brins hammer.
| Guessing contest. jar OF beans.
| Winning number at gate.
| Skinniest union man.
| Heaviest lady.
Farmers trot, one-half mile.
Girls race, S years, twenty five
yards.
Hobble-skirt race, twenty-five yards
Old ladies' race, twenty yards.
Trades using trowel. fifty yard dash
| Free-for-ali for those not winning
in any race
Twenty-Five yard dash, union men
| against wives Of union men.
4 Heel and toe-walking race, fifty
yards.
Fat mems bicycle race, one-fourtf
mile.
Dance In Evening.
The days festivities will be brought
to a close in the evening with a dane
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