Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-09-06


day set aside by the American FEEDER
alton of Labor for the purpose of Civ
! ing thanks that our nation is a ma
tion of prosperity, and made so by the
concerted efforts of its citizens, espe-
cially the efforts made by union la
! borers, whose. efforts have been far
reaching, especially since laborers or
ganized themselves into a body to
work toward one common center, and
that is for the welfare Of the nation
eve have plodded along in peace
full way for 10 these many years prior
to year ago. Then the call to arms
was sounded and now the government
is fighting for the preservation Of
world democracy and organized labor
is doing it's share towards victory.
Not only is organized labor doing it's
share but the merchant, the capitalist,
the farmer; in fact, everybody is put
ting his or her shoulder to the wheel
and pushing in union with might and
main, to bring about the glorious
victory against the enemy that is
bound to come, at no great distance
in the future. | thank you" pro
longed applause.)
After another selection by the band
and song by the Diamond H Quar-
tette, Mr.. Geo. H. Hamilton delivered
one of his eloquent and telling
speeches, and Notwithstanding the
fact that he prefaced his remarks
with the statement that he had heard
himself spoken Of as a "wind-
jammer," "fog horn" and other en-
dearing appelations, and that he
feared the eloquence of a Cicero or a
Demosthenes would be necessary to
hold the attention Of the crowd, his
remarks were listened to with the
closest attention and elected frequent
and prolonged applause. A band Sc
lection and a wildly applauded solo
by Frank Strear, with band accompa-
niment, was the last number on the
benediction by Mr.. Hamilton.
The crowd held possession of the
park and public square during the
entire afternoon, obtaining an un-
J. limited amount of fun from the various
concessions and free amusements.
The country store, managed by J. H.
Sharritt, assisted by an active gang
of "speelers," "barkers" and "pullers
in" did a land office business, but
would undoubtedly have sold out much
sooner if they had opened their hearts
; and advertised in the Leader, as do
hundreds of their progressive business
competitors.
One of the hardest workers among
the many hustlers who spared neither
time or trouble to insure the success
of the days celebration was William
A. Archer, Vice President of Trades
and Labor Assembly. "Bill" was here
there and everywhere all day and
evening, ever ready and willing to
assist in any way in adding to the
! days enjoyment.
A most fitting climax and crown
+ ing event of the days events was the
. grand Mardi Gras and Carnival in the
, Arcade, which was roped off and its
spacious floors devoted to dancing
The Buckeye orchestra, under the
leadership of Prof. Frank Reynolds
f furnished the music for the merry
crowd of revelers, whose enjoyment
was continued until nearly midnight
G William Deininger, the conceiver anC
arch promoter of this delightful feat
f ure Of the program, deserves much
! credit for its success.
: The smoothness with which the
4 days events were conducted gives evi
= dence that the various committees il
q charge were composed of efficient anC
e capable men to whose untiring effort!
f its success is in great measure due
: The hearty support and assistance
: rendered by our citizens generally i:
: also highly appreciated.