Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04
MADISON

uY1U0aSVN III
Labor Day Celebration Under
Central Labor Union Direc-
ton Proves Success in All
Details
Madison Labor Day celebration
under the direction of the Central
Labor Union and affiliated bodies
! was a hummer from start to finish
! and would have done credit to any
city. Preparations have been in
progress for weeks and the commit
| tee of arrangements did thei.' work
so well that from beginning to end
things moved smoothly and accord
ing to schedule. There was not an
accident Of any kind or a single I'M
pleasant feature to mar the success
, Of the celebration. Main street was
lined with automobiles from Hume
wells corner to the canal and there
is said to have been the largest
number Of autos ever seen in town.
1 Fully 1000 people were present during
F, the day. The exercises commenced
at $50 o'clock on Madison street with
! the Firemens contests. three teams
competing. one from Bingham, one
| from Arson, and the local team.
First came a ladder climbing contest,
| the average time for the three trials
| being. Bingham, Is sec, Arson -
| 1924. and Madison IL 1916. In the
hasa
team was theh winner. At $50 came
the parade which formed at the foot
4 Of Maple street in the following or
der: Marshal II. r. Pierpont; q
squad of soldiers and sailors, one of
whom carried the national colors;
! Uncle Sam and Joan of Arc in APP
/ proprlate costume on horseba ok;
/ Belfast Band; 10 young women
I dressed in red and marching on the
| form OF cross and followed by "a
young women carrying a large flag
and dressed as Red Cross Nurses:
a shower of silver pieces was rained
on Old Glory by the spectators as
the young women passed; next came
the Papermakers' Union with white
caps, shirts and pants: the Firemen's
Union in black shirts: the Pulp and
Sulphite Union with white hats and
! shirts; Madison School Band: Madi-
son Fire Department and apparatus;
Hollingsworth & Whitney Italian
! Band, preceded by q large Italian
! flag, large float on which was n
miniature paper machine: auto
| from Davis and Miller store; patri-
nj IL fnot 1lroinrr 10 boC IF
! Savings Stamps; floats from Union
Cooperative store. Peoples Cooper
ative store, Grand Union Tea Co.
Stanley Harlow and Hight; an auto
! driven by John Nonnigan and appro-
priately decorated with garden pro-
| ducts attracted much attention; next
came large float on which was a
large evergreen Liberty Bell sur
| rounded by an appropriate frame
work, this being one of the features
| Of the parade; last came large
, float bearing a miniature digcster
| The line of march was from Maple
| street to Weston avenue, then down
| Main street, across the river to Main
| street, Arson. and then to Somerset
| Park, where the procession d:sband-
ed. Prizes for floats were awarded
| by the judges as follows: Patriotic
floats. Liberty Bell, II. Fl. Lessore,
| 1st: Young women representing the
| Red Cross End; auto with ad for w.
! S. s., Clifford Moors, Sd; other
\ floats: Great Northern Unions, pa
per machine and digester. list; Peo-
! pies Cooperative Grocery. End;
| Stanley Harlow & Hight, wagon
\ loaded with groceries and drawn by
traction engine. Sd. Diners for the
crowd were furnished by the Ladies'
| Aid of the Free Baptist church in
theh exhibition hall. The first event
of the afternoon was the pulling
matches which resulted in tie be-
tween the II. G. w. team and a team
owned by l. LETTERS. An appeal in
| the interest of the w. s. S. cam
paign was made by Judge G. o.
Small, from the grand stand. An
! other feature of the afternoon was a
ball game between SkOwhegan and
! Madison teams for a purse of $50.
which was won by Madison by a
score Of IS to 7. During the after
noon the best of music was furnished
Wy tHe three DdnOS. oue"IouTtn OF
the gate proceeds. together with the
entire proceeds Of the grandstand
seats will be donated to the Red
Cross.
Mrs. Alice Tompldns. who was in
I jured in the accident of Friday even
ing, is reported to be in q very crit
ical condition.
i The employees Of the Madisol
Wooden Mill held Labor Day picnic
al Lakewood Monday.
Madison soldier boys who were In
town for Labor Day were Walter
Ray Of Co. NJ of the 74th Infantry al
Camp Devens, Harold Daggett OF
the U. S. Naval Reserve. stationed
at pumpkin Island. and Manuel
Perry, who is stationed at Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. AlonZo Brown and
family of PittsfeId were the guests
Sunday and Monday Of relatives II
Madison and Arson.
:, Waldo E. Houghton of Portland
arrived in town for brief visi
with friends in this village. Mr.
Houghton was formerly a resident
here for a number Of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McNamara
ard family left town Saturday fol
East Millinocket, where they will
make their home in the future.