The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-09-09
CELEBRATION PLEASES
LARGE CROWDS
Five Thousand Visitors Throng
City and Enjoy Labor Day
Festivities.

"The biggest, most successful anf
most enjoyable celebration ever giyer
in Emmett" was the verdict Of the
large crowd that attended the Labor
Day celebration in this city Monday
1t is estimated that 5000 visitors were
present, and they enjoyed to the fuii-
est a program of entertainment that
had no dull moments from the start
of the parade at o'clock in the mora
ing until the last reveler relunctantly
retired in the early hours Of the next
morning. 1t was big day, and the
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum-
bermen, who originated the plans for
the celebration and were the prime
movers in carrying it to such sue
cessful conclusion, together with the
Commercial Club and others who as
sisted, have reason to be proud.
The strains of the Emmett band at
nine o'clock was the signal for the fun
to commence and from then on thru
out the day it never Jagged The first
event was the bucking contest. The
horses were not particularly wild OF
vicious, but they furnished much fun.
Turner of Caldwell won first prize,
Kitchen of Caldwell second and Clar-
ence Davis of Emmett third.
The ball game followed and drew an
immense crowd. An account of this
event was given in another column.
The first number of the program in
the afternoon was the speaking in the
shade in the Wardwell school grounds.
President Rose of the Commercial
Club extended a welcome to the visit
ors and briefly spoke of the splendid
spirit of unity and cooperation ex-
isting between the Four L organiza-
tion and the city. c. A. Barton, gen.
eral manager of the Boise Payette
Lumber Company, gave the response.
He deplored the attempt of the agi-
tators to stir up class distinction and
hatred, and made a strong plea for
patriotic support of the government
in these trying times Of reconstruc-
tion that the republican form of gov
ernment may be perpetuated and
He was generously ap-
plauded when he stated that both his
company and himself were willing
and anxious to do more than their
share in the establishment of COM
munity house for the benefit of their
and the people of Emmett
and would be pleased to cooperate
with the Commercial Club in the build
ing of such an institution and in sup
porting it when in operation.
Robert Gill, editor of the Four L |
Bulletin, of Portland, was the princi-
pal speaker. His address was treat. {
ae is young man of force and abil |
ty, and he caught the large audience
md carried it with him from start to
inish. He said every holiday has its
ignificance-New Years, time of
'etrospect and introspect; Christmas,
he birth of the Christ; Thanksgiving
Day, time to express gratitude for
he blessings of the year; Fourth of
fuly, time to recall the sacrifices Of
he founders of the Republic and to
enew faith in the principles which
he fathers promulgated and fought
or that liberty might not perish from
he earth; Memorial Day, time to
the sacrifices of those he
oes who gave their lives for their
ountry And so Labor Day has its
ignificance. 1t signifies the sacri- j
ces of those who labor, for in every |
ocation there are heroes who daily c
i've up their lives, their health and {
trength in the performance Of duty. .
abor, formerly slave, serf, pea j
ant, now sits in the seats of the
lightly. The Four LIS stand for JUS v
to employe and employ t
:. 1t stands not alone for higher r
ages, shorter hours, better working v
,nditions, but for loyalty to duty and t
overnment. The Four LIS believe in l,
volution in thinking and evolution t
acting; not repression, but express v
on. Apt stories enlivened his adj h
,ess to illustrate hsi arguments and O.
.pt the crowd in good humor and his G
ling points, driven home with pile "
liver force, were literally applaud p
The Alfalfa Quartet and the En- c,
EFT band furnished the musical num- 81
rs and please dth audience. ic
rs and pleased the audience. W
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