The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-30
Largest Celebration in History
of Topeka Next Week.
One Council Alone Spends $500
for City Exhibit.
PARADE STARTS AT | O'CLOCK
Immediately After Speakers
Will Be Heard at Garfield.
Program of Athletic Contests
in the Afternoon.

In spite OF threatened ulSOruerS III
the ranks of organized labor in Topeka
the Industrial Council is going ahead
with plans for the largest Labor Day
celebration ever held in this city.
Union organizations over the entire
state will take part and farmers and
country Oranges are being interested
in the work thru advertising in coun-
try newspapers. Indian Creek grange
is preparing to put on the largest ex-
hibition of agricultural products ever
shown on an occasion of this kind, in
the parade.
Local labor organizations are spend
ing a large amount of money to make
the day an unqualified success and
the local merchants are profiting
thereby. One labor council alone is
| spending more than 5000 for Labor
Day exhibit.
The parade will start at l o'clock In
the afternoon. Immediately after
wards several prominent speakers will
deliver addresses at Garfield park. A
program of athletic contests will oc-
cupy the remainder of the afternoon.
The principal speakers will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis F. Post. Mr.. Post is assist
ant secretary of labor. A reception
will be held Saturday evening at
Labor hall and Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
Post will be the guests of Governor
Arthur Capper at a luncheon.
Order of Parade.
Following is the order of the parade
and the line of march which was an
nounced today:
Sixth Street.
r. L. Crosswhite aide
Police department on Sixth west of Mon
First section, Marshairs band and on Sixth,
Louis F. Post and Governor Capper, in
Governors automobile, east of Mar
! shalls band.
Monroe Street. South of Sixth Street.
Stonemasons and Bricklayers.
Carpenters, Lathers.
Plumbers, Electricians. Timers.
Plasterers. Cement Finishers
Hold Carriers Building Trades Float.
Seventh Street.
G. Max Claudy. aide.
Knights and Ladies Band, East of
| Monroe.
Fire Department, West of Monroe.
Monroe Street. South of Seventh.
i Printers.
Stereotypers, EIectroty pers.
photographers.
Freshmen, Pressfeeders.
Bookbinders.
Allied Printing Trades Float
| Eighth Street.
! Clyde O. Tresner aide
/ Second Section MarshaIi's Band.
East of Monroe Street, North Side
Cigarmakers and Bakers, South Side Feast
BARRIERS, West of Monroe Oe IS Street South Side.
Monroe Street, South of Eighth Street.
Stage Employees and Moving Picture
Operators
Machinists, Retail Clerks
Switchnen. Carmen.
Farmers. oranges.
Float from the Society of Christian
Endeavor.
Ninth Street.
VIM. +. Schlichter Aide
Boys from the Industrial School and Their
Displays.
West of Monroe on Ninth
Floats from the Merchants
East of Monroe Ninth.
Monroe Street, South of Ninth.
Floats from the Merchants
Line of March.
Beginning at Sixth street the ormation
will start south on Monroe The various
pass South on Monroe to Tenth. WEST
on Tenth to Kansas avenue. North on Kan
sas avenue to Gordon street.
Sport Program.
The sport program is as follows:
Sack race for boys under 16, % yards.
| Prize 81. Three legged race for boys
of the Industrial school, So. Egg race
for boys and girls under y, 81.
> Cracker eating contest for boys under
! Is, 81. Fifty yard dash for men over
so, first So, second 81, third, ST. Nail
driving contest for women, ST. Fifty
yard dash for girls under Is, 81.
Seventy-five yard dash for Industrial
school boys, 81.
. Rope climbing contest for boys I'M
, der Is, 81. Tug of war between men
! of local unions, ten on a side s5
, Rooster race-three ROSTERS will be
liberated and will belong to the one
who catches them
A prize of 81 will be given to the
tallest woman who enters any event
between 3 and 4 o'clock. A 81 prize
will be given to the man who wears
: the greatest number of union labels
on wearing apparel, and the same pre-
MUM will be hung up for women. A
ball game between teams representing
5 local unions will be played for a prize
2 of So