The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-28
COMPLETING PLANS
FOR CELEBRATIONS
COMMITTEES ARRANGE LABOR DAY
OBSERVANCE ON OHIO
SIDE.
Belmont Trades Assembly Announces
Details Of Bellstre Even-haftns
Ferry's PLANS Elaborate.

Th. general committee Of the Belmont
Trades and Labor assembly having in
charge the Labor Day celebration at EEL
laire. held meeting yesterday atter
noon and completed arrangements 1or
the event. \ big feature OF the celeora'
tion will bc mammoth paraIe WIN
John Shcehan uf Martins TERRY. chief
marshal
The parade will form at corner OF
Belmont and Thirty-Sccond NJ ll:oo
o'clock. The line CT march Will ue dS
follows:
North on Belmont to Thirty seventh
street, to South jefferson, on Jefferson
to Thirty-eighIh. west to NOBLE, north
to Foriy-third street. cast 70 NORM Jtl-
ferson, west to Noble, north 20 Forty-
thir.i street. cast tc Nort9 'Jeit ,H
north IL Forty-SiXth street. sSuth 10
Thirty-eghth street. east 70 Nonie'
south to Thirty-rUurth street. cast tn
Union south To Nint tccnth StreeI "ts
TO belmont and. on belmont 10 Ih'rty,
second and disb;nld. 1t WIS announced
Inst night that the various divisions
will be assigned BY the chief marshal
and his announce ment VIII be made
Wednesday. The industrial DIVISION,
consisting of floats Of the merchants
and manufas:urcrs ol i'fr,a,,' VIII ~
assigned To the last DIVISION.
Afternoon Program.
7b.. following program will be- carried
beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Between Thirty. econd and Thirty
third street, Is yard dash Tor Slrls' Tree
for all
- yard dash for girls not over l"
years.
Between Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets, spoon and egg race Iof
girls. free for all.
Girls three lCFgcd race
HnbI, street between r1Ilrty-fuurlh
and rhirty-SiNth street.
100 yard dash. tree Tor all. s,c
lon yard dash for boys not over III
teen years. r III
100 yard spoon and egg race for AT
Following the afternoon athIetlc
events. the program viii be carl ieu uui
at tn speakers platform which VIII
'.itv uurk. &. ". Savage. secretary
treasurer Of tho Ohio Miners assocta'
lion will deliver the address.
Evening Program. r.,
The evening program VIII oe ID '0'
ioT TH6 ward dash. free for all. Union
stree, between Thirty-first and Thirty
AppI. ducking race, free for all Union
street, between Thirty-tlrst ana Ihir'S-
ION yard water bucket race. Contest
,rtr TiII pIdt.r Il bucket Of water Oh
their heads and tho one ending inc r'-Ge
with the sr.utrst quantity OF water IN
the bucket will b. declared the Willhtt'
Potato race. free for all :,
| 100 wards fat mans rae. tor Ill o'tt
2UG pounds. o ,o. ovcr
l3n pounds. ..,, J.. h;cv.
cle race on Union street from 1hii's
fourth To Thirty-first.
Entries for the athletic events may
b, left az the Taylor Harness company
on Belmont street or 10 n. II. HUDSON:
Sen telephone. lQ0-J. The chairman OF
The concession committee Is Earl CoI
hr,t. and all applications should DC maze
20 him. , ,,,,to,;c
events viii I've exhibited in the display
window vi local stores Tins week. me
committee will hold meetings every
night this Geek to complete arrange
mrnls for the big event.
martins Ferry Celebration.
Tho committee in charge OF Martins
Ferry Labor Day celebration al meet
inE yesterday afternoon arranged '''ahS
details. 1t was announced mat tne
Ernt The Rex. Fcnray and Pastime
ihn;,iers will give benefit performances
This evening. The proceeds To DC turncd
over TO the committee to he used IN
dcfrayine expenses. .Lo
1, was decided 10 offer prizes Tor the
finest float in III" prradr. tho finest &c.
iiyrrv wagon in the industrial section;
The finest automobile: the tallest; the
shortest. the heaviest and the lightcSt
men. and IT, the fratcrnal society nav
ing the largest percentage III ncmoerS
present. ~ w.,
n. bison of Martins Ferry and Walter s.
Hilton of Wheeling. I'm extensive Pro
rram Of entertainment has been ar
ranged FOR the afternoon.