Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-02
MANY LABOR DAY
FESTIVITIES IN
OMAHA MONDAY
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| amusements all day, the principal
place of gathering being Krug park,
where besides the sports and amusc-
ment features, there will be speaking
by Mayor Ed. P. Smith.
Besides the observance of the day
by organized labor there will be 9TH
er attractions for those not affiliated
with the unions and for the visitors
to Omaha who will be attracted here
because OF its being holiday,
1t will be circus day and there
will be a parade by Hagenbeck &
Wallace's encourage, two circus per-
formances, a baseball game between
the navy team and !Armours base
ball club at Pa Rourke's lot on Vim
ton street in the a.ternIon, at which
the Great La':es md will p'"' d
the Liberty bazaar for the Czecho-
Slovak armies at the Auditorium.
| A feature of the Labor day parade
this year will be the appearance in
the line of marchers of men of sew
eral new unions which have been or
agnized in Omhaa within the year.
Parade Program.
The following is the parade pro-
gram:
Organizations will get into line at
$50. Parade will start promptly at
10 a. m.
Lead Of-Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station band Marshals: T. P.
Reynolds, chief; Thomas A. Menzies,
c. ]. Warren. S. c. Jackson. John M,
Glib, ]. David, John Lynn.
First Division-Form on Capitol
avenue, head at 10th street, facing
| east.
Band, Omaha Central Labor union
theatrical stage employees, moving
picture operators, bill posters. print
ing pressmen, Typographical union,
photographers, band, letter carriers,
photo engravers, cigar makers, broom
makers, coopers, stationary fremen
and engineers, iron moulders, sign
and pictorial painters, garment work
ers, BARRIERS, teamsters, leather work
ers, beverage workers, bookbinders,
Bakers union, cooks and mattresses,
tailors.
Second Division-Forms on Capitol
avenue. with head of division at Six
teenth street facing west.
Band, Packing Trades council and
local II, sheep butchers. beef butch
ers, pork butchers, beef boners, cam
ming workers, casing workers, band,
Labor union COZ, Mechanics local Al.
Third Division-Forms on Daven-
port street with head of division at
Sixteenth street facing east.
Band, Building Trades council, Car
penters District council, Carpenters
local No. 527, Local No. 279, Local
No. 1878. millmen. bridge carpenters
No. 2058, bricklayers, plasterers, ce-
ment fnishers, building laborers,
band,s painters, electrical workers,
plumbers, steamhtters, sheet metal
workers. iron workers, elevator con-
structors, Lathers union.
Fourth Division--Forms on Daven-
port street with head of division at
Sixteenth street facing west.
Band, machinist, boilermakers. di-
vision of street railway employees,
switchmen, car repairers, car carpen-
ters, shopmen. railway clerks and
housemen and telegraphers, engine
men, conductors and trainmen.
Fifth Division-Forms on Chicago
street with head of division at Six
teenth street facing east.
Floats, automobiles and carriages.
Ladies auxiliaries, who intend to
walk in the parade will march immc-
diately following the garment work
ers in the first division.
Prizes for Parade.
Prizes are offered for the best ap-
pearing union in the parade, as fol-
lows: SIS in war savings stamps for
the best, and $3.50 in war savings
stamps for the next best. This will
stimulate competition for attractive
ness in uniform. 1t is the purpose Of
every union to show its greatest
strength of man power in the parade.
]. ]. Kerrigan is chairman of the
Labor Day committee; {. +. Clark,
vice e-chairman: J. X. Wangberg, sec
retary; F. J. Huller, secretary.
At krug park, i'll the forenoon, the
following sports program will take
place:
Union Label Contest. First prize, $500
pair union made trousers: second, $500
union made straw hat. Winner win be
party who comes nearest to having every
article with the union la bel.
Tug OF War between seven representa-
tives from different unions; pulling fifteen
minutes. Winners receive sl4 In wearing
apparel.
2OO-yard race. free-for-all. First, IS
union made shoes; second. 50 hat; third.
80 box Of sox.
Fat mems race 200 pounds or over. 100
yards. First, s6 box OF dress shirts; second.
$2.75 box of cigars; third. 81 necktie
Fat Women's Race, $50 pounds or over,
80 yards. First, So pair of shoes; second,
80 in merchandise; third. So concession
tickets.
Boys Race, 10 to IS years, 50 yards.
First, SO concession tickets; second, 50 con-
cession tickets; third, 81 concession tickets.
Boys Race, 13 to II, rs yards. First. SIS
box of shirts; second, $3.50 pair OF trousers;
third, $3.50 necktie.
Girls Race, 10 to 13, SO yards. First, 50:
second. 80: third 81 concession tickets
Misses Race. 1S to IT. rs yards. First
$b slippers: second SO hand painted china
dish; third. 81 concession tickets.
Married Womens Race, Is yards. First
*s shoes; second. IS merchandise third,
$l.50 union made broom.
Running Broad Jump. First, So shoes;
second, $2.75 box of cigars; third, sl.5o
concession tickets
High Jump. First. s6 shoes: second, s2.75
box cigars; third. 81 concession tickets.
standing Broad Jump. First, ss shoes:
second " hat; third. 81 concession tickets.