The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-08-30
IS READY FOR
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION

Winnemucca's celebration of Labor
Day this year will really begin tomor-
row afternoon when the City Band
gives short concert in Bridge street
just before time for the crowds to go
to the ball grounds to witness the
baseball game between Lovelock and
Winnemucca. The bandmen have
also agreed to play at the ball park
before and during the game. The
baseball game is scheduled to COM
mence at pm.
Every minute of Monday will be
filled by some event arranged by the
committees In charge. From $3.50
am, when the big parade starts from
the grammar school, to the small
hours of Tuesday morning when the
tired dancers leave the Nixon. events
will occur in rapid succession.
Practically all of the arrangements
have been completed. from oiling up
the roulette wheels to dressing the
collection of dolls to be sold in the
booths. The matter of staging the
various sporting events and award
ing Of prizes is well in hand, those in
charge desiring everyone, men wo-
men and children, to enter the
contests.
Important in the minds of the fire.
men,. under whose auspices the cele-
bration is to be held, is the matter
Of decorating. Flags and bunting
will be used by them profusely and
they request merchants and residents
to help in making the city take on
gala appearance.
Banks and public institutions will
remain closed all day on Monday.
Some of the merchants will keep their
stores closed all day. others will close
at 10 o'clock, but none will remain
open after noon.
After the parade In the morning
contests of all kinds will occupy at
tention until 3:3o pm, when the sec
ond baseball game will be played be-
tween the Lovelock and Winnemucca
teams. Then at $50 pm, or as soon
thereafter as the crowds get in from
the ball grounds. the decorated doll
parade will take place in Bridge
street. This feature, when all the
children parade pushing their decor
ated dolls and buggies, is an event
much appreciated in other cities. This
will mark the first effort of the kind
in Winnemucca, but indications are
that it will be successful.
From then on until S:15 pm, when
the big show will commence at the
American theatre, the main attrac-
tions will be the various booths of
the firemen. where the clicks of the
marbles dropping in the roulette
wheels and games to win the Kewpies
and other prizes will occupy atten-
ton.
The dance at the Nixon will COM
mence Immediately after the show is
over. about $50 pm. The band will
be on the job all day long.
Following is a complete program
of events;
No. $3.50 a.m.-Grand Decorated
Automobile Parade. First prize, $50
(cash); second prize. $25 (cash).
No. 2-11 am.-Ford Auto Race
endurance test on one pint of gaso-
line.) Start at flagpole. Prize for
winner. twenty gallons gasoline.
No. 800 p.m.-Boys' race tunder
twelve years). Bridge and Third
streets. Distance. so yards. First
prize. 50 (cash); second prize. $3.50
(cash).
Girls race (under twelve years..
Bridge and Third streets. Distance
fifty yards. First prize. So (cash);
second prize. $3.50 (cash).
No. 4-1:15 p.m.-Men's race leigh
teen years and under). Bridge and
Third streets. Distance one hundred