Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-29
Labor Day il Hallowen
To Be Biggest in History

Perhaps no city In Maine viii De
able to boast Of a more gorgeous
display of labor'e onward march ana
progress on Labor day. Monday. Sept.
/ than that which will occur In
Eallowell-that pushing little city
nearly always first over the top" In
all things patriotic and progressive.
But this day-now the big day OF
all days Of the year for those who
toll and exchange muscle. skill ana
efficiency for the necessities Of lie.
should stand out in the history q
Hallowelf as its greatest gala day.
From tar and near will come or
carnations and participants In the
days parade. games and festivities
So get out old Tin Lizzie" the bike
or the mare. hitch UP the goat IL you
can't walk there. be ON the ground
in rain or shine. vie with the crowds
and have a good time.
Among the visitors in the mammoth
parade arranged to start from the
fire department house On Second
street at 10 A. NJ. viii be the Halo
well police, 3rd Maine Infantry band,
battalion ard Maine Infantry. n. G.,
under command Of Col Harry II.
Bigelow. World War veterans, head
ed by Hailowell Post. No. 6. Ameri-
can Legion under Lieut. Leigh Web
Der. commander, escort from Gen. c.
w. Tilden Camp, g. s. OF w., G. A.
r. veterans and disabled soldiers
and sailors in autos. Togus Band.
Haliowell fire department, Hose Co.
No. 8. and % men. Hook ana Ladder
No. and Il men, Steamer No. 3,
Chief Geo. u. Densmore in command;
Augusta IRE department, combina-
ton auto truck and 20 men; Chief
Roy Small in command; watervilie
fire department. Chief w. W. Berry
in command; Winslow fire. depart
ment, Chief W. w. Clapp in COM
mand; Dennis Band Of Augusta.
And the Hand Tubs will be there
Oh, Hallowell-be-thy-n name. The
Kennebec Of Bath brings e. E. Rus
sell. foreman and 20 men. And SEN
ator Baxter too of Bath. A. A. Siders
foreman and IS men. Then there's
the Kennebec from Brunswick, with
John Eickerson, foreman and his
husky 100 men. rhe Niagara from
Brunswick, with Jonn Whitney, fore
man and another 100 stalwart fire.
eaters. Brunswick will be there
strong. Randolph sends UP H. A.
Sherman with Hecla and a hundred
smoke snotherers. Foreman Charles
Colby from Topsham brings Andro-
scoggin and 50 sturdy roof-climbers.
Here they squeeze in the EIaliowell
rife and Tfry,px, Crr~,~ - 49, -.
the famous Tiger. with George Kill
gore, foreman and Is Of Hallowell's
finest. The mayor. city council and
judges will slide along With the mer-
~ marchers in autos. And the floats
representing Marston & Brooks.
johnson Bros, Chflds box factory,
ohm n. Leonard. the Odd Fellows.
Ladies' Auxiliary, Sons of Veterans.
and others will float along on the
strains OF the music of the bands
gone on before.
And now for the big fun immediate.
ly after the parade. It will he .
O'Clock sport. plunged into with vim
and energy by IL o'clock fellows. The
s-legsegd race. the 1oo-yard dash for
War vets only. the 1oo-yards scram-
bic by Tat men, the sack race. ho.e
reel race and other fun. All ON 80.
ond street in front Of the fire hou.e
Perhaps the movie actors ana nc-
uessess from Augusta win h. tners
with their Aims. to flam Won m a pic-
ture. '1 'n ny
me comes the big ball game on
the Muster neId at p. n. ana to
VINO up the big day comes the grand
ball at City hail at 8 p m Some
gay, you'll say!-weii. I'll say %!
Dont be home blowing bubbles on
LABOR day when there's 20 much 60
ing on In HaIIowelI.