Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-02
TWO CITIES WILL UNITEIN
CELEBRATING LABOR DAY BY
MARCHING, SP0RTSA ANDDANCE
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Tho Grand Flag March, an =
attractive feature of the cvcn-
= ings Labor day celebration, will
begun promptly ut .. ltlc flags
of all the Allies will be carried
:. wear or carry the StArs and
/" Stripes. These flags will be on =
sale at the square in front of =
the Masonic temple, where the
march will form. The proceeds !"
of tho sale win go to the war :
fund of tho Salvation Army.
All citizens are urged to- be
present and join in the march,
and honor the flags of America
amt the nations associated with :
her in the war against tho Cen
and company of four girls bearing
the flags Of the Allied nations of
France, England, Italy and Belgium,
will head the procession Of citizens.
Members Of the Grand Forks and
East Grand Forks police forces, the
an auto containing James Lord, May
or H. NJ. Wheeler, j. F. T. O'Connor
and Peter Morgan, will then take
their places in order, and will be
followed by the councils from both
cities and the various civic and in
dustrial organizations. Every divi-
sion of the trades unions in the city
will be represented in the parade.
Mr.. Lord to Be Speaker.
The park program of speeches with
Attorney ]. F. T. O'Connor acting
us chairman, will take place imme
diately after the parade. James
Lord, president Of the mining section
of the American Federation Of La
bor will be the principal speaker of
the day.
Mr.. Lord is a speaker of note and
his close association with the work
specially fits him to deliver vital
message to the trades people Of the
city. He will speak on the labor
union as an organization and it's re-
lation to the war.
An especially interesting sports
program has been arranged and will
be held in the park after the
speeches. A number Of prizes have
been contributed by merchants and
other business men of the city and
any amount Of fun is anticipated in
connection with the games and races.
The Municipal band will be on hand
gram.
The evenings program will open
with a stunt" by Labor's Loyal Le-
gion A deep mystery surrounds the
details of this feature, but the legion
promises that by $3.50 o'clock this
evening the audience will have wit
messed the biggest and best ever" in
the line of a feature performance.
Street Dance at $3.50.
Dancing in the square before the
Masonic hall will take place at $3.50
o'clock, and shortly after the dance
begins flag sale will be conducted
by Mrs. Robert Nash and Mrs. l.. F.
Ely, assisted by number of young
women. At 9 o'clock the band will
take its place and led by standard
bearers, carrying the flags of all the
Allies. with the Stars and Stripes
take their places in the procession.
The flags of Americas war asso-
ciates WIN be carried by native OF
each country. Paolo Conte will car
~ the italian flag, M. Vandeneynde
the Belgian; ]. H. Pearson the Eng.
lish; Eugene Fretz the French and
Old Glory will be carried by E.
Miller. After the flag march dancing
will be resumed and will continue in
to the night
A general holiday is being observed
throughout the city. County and city
offices and the different Department.
in the federal building will be closed
for the day. The public library and
banks are also closed all day and
other offices and stores will be closed
during the hours of the program
The stores will close at 1880 and will
remain closed until 4:30 o'clock
when many of them will reopen.
The program of sports and prizes
for the afternoon is as follows:
Ladies Froe-fOr-An.
First prive, SO pair of shoes, r. B
Griffith; second prize, IS ham, Harry