The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
Everything Turned Over to the
War Supporters Today.
Clouds and Chill Fail To Damp.
en- Unions ArdOr.
BIG PARADE At l O'CLOCK
Carnival of Patriotism and Rec.
reatiOn in Afternoon.
Forty Unions With 5000 Mem.
bers Now in Topeka.

Today is the rirst Monday in Sep
tember. 1t is Labor day-the one day
in, the year especially set aside az
labor's own day of rest and recreation.
In Topeka. despite the early morn
ing clouds, and chill. the sun broke
thru and added to the glory of the
many novel and special war time
features In fact the celebration
which had been planned for this after
noon is by far the most pretentious
affair of its kind attempted by union
labor organiza tons in the history of
the city.
Perhaps one of the causes for this
is the phenomenal growth the local
unions have had in the last year. OF
especial prominence in this sudden
squirt has been the organization of the
various trades represented at the
Santa Fe shops. Under government
control and the expressed policy of
the government toward union labor
it has come to pass that today every
shop and trade in the big Santa Fe
yards has its own union local..
Parade Big Feature.
As usual the feature of the days
celebration was to be the big labor
parade, including the full force of
unionized Topeka labor. The parade
was to move promptly at / o'clock 1t
Kansas avenue and Madison street
Nearly every union in the parade had
made plans for presenting the work
of that union to the people of the city
via the float method
One of the most unique floats which
was to have had prominent place in
the parade was a full fledged loco
motive scheduled to head the locomo-
tive shops local. 1t is an exact replica
of the big moguls which haul the
wheat trains of Kansas to the eastern
ports.
The Ninth battalion band was to
lead the parade of the unions today,
followed by the four companies of the
ninth battalion of the state guard in
full uniform.
the parade this afternoon, represent
ing total membership in local coun-
ellis of organized labor of about 5000
men and women.
.-. .-. Afternoon Program.
The program this afternoon-if the
rain does not come and spoil it's
to be a regular fair or carnival in
miniature. Great crowds are expected
at the fair grounds where the unions
have erected booths of the regulation
hot dog" peanut, popcorn, and soft
drink variety. About twenty conces-
sions were apportioned out among the
forty trades unions and the unions
nave laid in generous store of sup
plies in anticipation of generous pat
ronage.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon Miss
Ceora Belle Lanham is billed to pre-
sent the Spirit or Patriotism pas-
cant in front of the grandstand at the
fair grounds. The pageant is to be
presented by the same cast as pre-
sented the spectacle for the knights
and Ladies of Security at the auditor
ium about a month ago. One special
part has been written into the see
mario for the pageant for the presen-
tatlon this afternoon. This special
part depicts the part union labor is
taklng in the war program. This sec
uon OF the pageant will be put on by A.
cast OF union men selected by tho
unions.
j. II. Dahm. Speaker
The speaker of the day at the fair
grounds celebration this afternoon js
to be j. H. Da hm, of New York CITY.
one OF the leaders of organized Iaber
in the country. He was at one time
president of the largest TypograpbicaI
local in the United States
The rest of the program scheduled
for this afternoon includes contests of
various sorts for both men and women.
The program for this part of the days
program follows:
Baby show-For babies 1s months or nm
deB: First prize. baby bond: second prize.
SIX thrift stamps: third prize, four THRIFT
Union Mems race. 60 yards-First priz..
eight thrift stamps: second prize. four
Boys duplicating race ffor bows under
II years)-First prize. six thrift stamps:
second prize three thrift stamps.
G,fls applet,eating race tfor girls under
second prize. three thrift stamps.
W. Momen,s potato race. 20 yards-First
prize eight thrift stamps: second prize.
Union label ,contest-Man wearing the
most nnion label clothing: First prize,
six thrift stamps; second prize. three thrift
stamps Woman wearing the most union
label clothing: First prize. eight thrift
stamps; second prize. four thrift stamps.
elght thrift STAMPS; second prize, four
thrift stamps. Pitching in pairs. prizes
Boys race, 40 yards (boys under II
years1.First prize. six thrift stamps: Sec
ond prize three thrift stamps.
years)--.First prize, six thrift stamps; sec.
ond prize, three thrift stamps.
At the City Park.
Mayor J.. z. House and William A.
Biby, on behalf of the Chamber OF
Commerce, have been announced AZ
the afternoon speakers at the Labor
day celebration at the City park. Rev.
S. E. ]. Watson will be master OF
ceremonies. and in the evening Mrs
Eta Jackson will be in charge and
Prof. G. r. Bridgeford. of the Topeka
Colored Institute, will be the prin-
cipa1 speaker. Boyd PoIIom county
commissioner, a representative from
the adjutant generals office. and Mrs
William Ransom also will speak
Company A, First battalion Kansas
State guard, will be in charge of ar.
rangements for the day. Jackson's
military band will furnish the music
for the day and in the evening several
vocal selections will be presented A
large crowd is exDected