The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-27
More Than $500 Men in the
Organizations Here.
EVERY OTHER HOUSE A LABEL
Program Includes Many Unique
Features.
Parade, Water Pageant, Races,
Speeches and Picnic.

1t is estimated that $4,000 persons
zone the entire population of To-
peka-is vitality concerned in organ
lied labor's big Victory celebration
here on Labor day. Figuring on the
basis THAI there are $500 members
OF unions affiliated with the Topeka
Industrial council and allowing an
average of four members to the family.
Il IL estimated that every other home
In the city will take an active part in
the celebration which will be the big
gest OF its kind ever held here.
The expenses Of the celebration this
year were met by taxing each union
man the sum Of 20 cents. This yielded
the committee a total of more than
$1,000, every cent of which Will be
spent on the entertainment.
The principal features OF the day
Will be the mammoth parade that will
move from Ninth and Monroe streets
at 10 O'Clock in the morning; the big
basket picnic at Gage park lasting
from noon until midnight; and the
elaborate water pageant in the eve
ming In charge OF Capt. William p.
MacLean.
Parade in Five Sections.
The parade will be in five sections.
each headed by a band. one OF the
features Of the parade will be a jazz
band that VIII give street exhibition.
Another feature will be the boys bicy-
Gle section. Prizes of $40, SO and
$3.50 are offered for the best cos
tunes and best decorated bicycles in
this section. Fatty Arbuckles, Bring
ing Up-Fathers. and Charlie Chaplins
will no doubt be out in profusion. At
12:AO O'Clock the big bicycle race from
the city auditorium to Gage park will
start.
Bishop Wise a Speaker.
At Gage park Bishop James Wise,
of the Episcopal church and J. H.
~. raEs.u.
t,vill speak After the water pageant
In the evening, Fatty Arbuckle COM
edy film will be shown. There will be
. check stand on the ground and there
will be free ice water for everybody
A Red Cross first aid station will also
be established in charge of Miss Kate
King, humane agent, to care for
emergencies that may arise. Mar
shall's band will furnish special mu-
sic for the water pageant
The Gibbs Clothing Co. will give a
prize of $25 to the best appearing uni
formed union in the parade and the
Labor Day committee will add an
other SO to the sum-
Feature the Plumb Plan.
One of the features of the parade
will be the advertisement of the
Plumb plan Tor government ownership
OF railroads The various shop crafts
will carry the following banners:
study the Plumb PAN; Return 10
Private Ownership Certain to Prove
DISASTROUS; Railroads are Public
Highways; Not Private Enterprises" /;
"Join the Plumb Plan League and
Work Tor Real Democracy; six Mil
Han Voters Now Pledged to Plumb
Plan for Government Ownership" ;
Governor Foss of Massa chusetts:
Government Ownership Of Public
Utilities Has Utterly Failed Join
the Plumb Plan League for Industrial
F.eedom."
Rules OF Committee.
Rules adopted by the general COM
mittee for, the conduct of the parade
are as follows:
The marshal and all other aides will be
on the ground ready to assist at 9:15
o'clock. Every union captain must report
TO the aide Of his respective section at o 80
o'clock. The rank and file Of all marchin z
organizations must be in line and ready
to proceed at 94S O'Clock. The parade
proper viii move promptly at 10 o'clock.
Any union may invite their employers or
any merchant known TO be friendly to or
gnniEed labor 10 participate in the parade
Such merchants or employers will form
and march with the union which invites
him. The committee recommends that any
such merchant be requested to acknowl-