The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-01
CITY HONORS
WORKINCMAN
Chattanooga Today Pays
Homage to Labor-StoreS
Are Closed.
USUAL PARADE OMITTED
Official Celebration at Warner
Park From 1 to 8
O'clock.
USUAL PARADE OMITTED

Today all Chattanooga pays hoTrl-
age to labor. Clear skies greeted
the festive throng which early began
to gather upon the streets. The usual
parade, which has been the vogue for
many years, was omitted, but not
withstanding the crowd which Wis
tied the downtown district during
the morning was large. Roads lead
ing from the surrounding country to
the city were lined with machines
wagons and vehicles OF nearly every
description Saturday morning bearing
rural folk to the city and the festivi-
ties which held the stage at Warner
park in the afternoon and night.
The day was ideal for picnics and
many who did not care to spread
their lunches at Warner park
flocked to the nearby mountains by
trolley and machine to enjoy the day
Practically all of the downtown
stores observed a whole holiday, but
few kept their doors open until the
noon hour. Banks were all closed
during the entire day. and many of
the factories OF the district also were
shut down.
Under clear skies one OF the larg-
est crowds on record at noon began
to pass through the gates of Warner
park, where union labor arranged
for an excellent program. The list
of events was not Unlike that of pre-
vious years nor was the crowd vastly
different, but perhaps n little gayer.
Every one was pleasure bent. The
program was preceded shortly after
/ o'clock by band concert by the
famous 117th infantry band. under
tha Df ntrontnr re
The program was then opened with
five mile motorcycle race. Two
more races We're to he held later in
the afternoon.
The fair sex volunteered for the
events arranged for their benefit n
little bashfully at first, but later in
larger numbers. The nail-driving
contests afforded the usual laughs,
rs did The boys events The final
number on the afternoon program
consisted OF an automobile race.
Night Program.
The night events at Warner park
will begin at 7 with a band concert
by the 117th band, being followed Mt
1880 by an exhibition drill by the
Woodmen's circle drill team. About
8 o'clock n magnificent fireworks dis
aerial and repeating shells and twen-
ty-f1ve beautiful exhibition pieces,
including Niagara Falls" and the
Tempest Wheel" will bs staged. An
even larger crowd was expected at
night than in the afternoon.
The entire program followsi
AFTERNOON.
l. Band concert, 117th infantry
band, Prof Summers. director.
2. Motorcycle race, five miles.
3. Nail-d driving contest for ladies'.
4. Boys foot race, boys under 4
feet inches in height.
S. Brls foot race, girls under 4
feet inches in height.
6. Motorcycle race, five miles.
7. Ladies' saving contest.
8. Ladies' foot race no age limit.
Q. Watermelon eating contest for
boys.
10. Motorcycle race, Ave miles
II. Boys bicycle race. one-half mile.
IL. Hammer throwing contest FOR
men.
13. Final motorcycle race. entries to
be the winners of the three previous
races.
IA. Grand display OF daylight fire.
works" consisting OF twenty four num-
bers.
IS. Automobile races, eight cars en-
tered.
NIGHT.
try band.
7;3O p.m.-Drin by Woodmen Circle
drill team.
pm.-MagniAcent display OF fe-
works, consisting of $50 fancy colored
rockets, aerial and repeating bombshells
and twenty five beautiful exhibition
pieces. including Niagara Falls and
the Tempest Wheel"