Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Sporting Events and Various
Neighborhood Programs
Offer Diversion.
FAMILIES on OUTINGS
TO NEARBY RESORTS
Hundreds Of Local Union Members
Join Baltimore Workers
in Observance.

With family outings to nearby
parks and resorts taking the place OF
public celebrations, Washington is OBJ
serving labor's national holiday as
period of rest from the rush of war
activities in which the National Cap
ital has been enveloped.
Because Of the lack of interest in
everything except the winning OF the
war the Central Labor Union. which
represents organized labor in the
District, planned no special observ-
ance. Hundreds of local trade union
lists are in Baltimore, spending the
day with organized workers of that
city in Monumental Park.
The principal attraction this morn
ing was the ball game between Wash
ington and Philadelphia. A second
ball game and automobile races at
Benning at 2:30 o'clock will be the
big events Of the afternoon.
Neighborhood Gatherings.
There are several all-day neighbor-
hood celebrations in progress. includ-
ing the following:
Field day for the employees OF the
Washington Steel and Ordnance Com
pany in Randle Park. Congress
Heights, featured by athletic events
and dancing this evening.
Autumn carnival Of the Ladies' Co
operative Improvement Society of Sill
yer Spring, Md, being held on the
grounds of Senator Blair Lee. near the
intersection of Georgia avenue and
the District line The carnival will
continue until Wednesday.
Annual tournament and ball at st.
Jgnatius Church. Oxon Hill, beyond
Congress Heights. featured by tourna-
Annual picnic for the benefit of the
Good Hope Orphans Home: under the
An entertainment including trained
animals from the Rockville fair Is
being given at the y. w. c. A. country
cl%b; , 1901 Wisconsin Mannt avHnde saiaier. Nd,
with soldiers from Walter Reed Hos
pttal as guests.
Secretary Wilson's Message.
Secretary Wilson of the Labor De-
partment, in message to the work.
ing men and women of America, said.
in part:
Upon this day, of all days, we must
consider seriously the problem before
US at home We must maintain our
armies in the field at the top-notch
fighting strength, and we must supply
the needs of our allies and the starv-
ing people of Belgium.
This is day on which labor must
corsecrate itself to a great task
the task of winning the war. For this
tremendous duty halfway measures
will not suffice. There must be abso-
lutte loyalty and devotion to the ma
tions cause--these, 1 believe, our peo-
pie have already shown beyond a
question. But. more than this, there
must be a clear understanding of the
great need and new determination
TO crafty it."
Director General McAdoo issued an
order that railroad employees be per-
mitted to participate in celebrations Of
tho day where essential operations
would not be hampered.
Director General Schwab Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, in q
cablegram to the American troops in
France, gave those forces assurances
that everything possible was being done
by that industry.
President Gompers Of the American
Federation Of Labor. now abroad. in a
message to the American people pledg-
cd the fullest support Of organized labor
to the cause of the republic.