The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-05
TOpekans Join With LabOring
Glasses in Celebration.
Business Over City Is at a
StandstilI Today.
FORMS At | O'CLOCK
Members of Each Union Organ
izatiOn to Take Part.
Principal Address of Day by
Mrs. Kate r. O'Hare.

Today is labor's annual holiday and
| most of Topeka is joining with the la
boring classes in celebrating the occa-
sion. Business in general, as a trib-
ute to labor. is at standstill, and the
forenoon is being spent in getting in
trim for the festivities which will rule
this afternoon and tonight.
The opening event and the biggest
single feature of the day will be the
parade which will start at 1 o'clock.
/ The parade will form on East Tenth
avenue, near Monroe street, and will
get under way from the corner of
Tenth and Kansas avenue. The line
of march will extend north on Kan
saS avenue to Fourth street and coun-
termarch to Sixth avenue. There ev-
erybody will board cars for Gage park
where the remainder of the days eel
ebration will be held.
Kerle Is Marshal of Day.
Charles H. Kerle, of the Bakers
union. will act as marshal of the day
and Miss Regina Schmidt, a member
of the Bookbinders' union, as Labor
Day queen, will head the parade
Mrs. Ethel Courtney. who finished
second in the queen contest. will be
maid of honor.
Members of each labor organization
in the city, about fifty in ALL will
march in the parade, and many of
them will have floats which will be
representative of their trades. The
Boys State Industrial school band
will march in the parade and will also
give concerts at Gage park this after
noon and evening.
Mrs. Kate O'Hare to Speak.
The principal address of the day
will be delivered by Mrs. Kate Rich
ards O'Hare, noted Socialist leader
ana speaker She will speak at the
park IN the afternoon, while the eve
ming speaking program will consist of
talks by local labor leaders.
The remainder of the program at
the park is composed largely of ath-
Ietic events, including several games
or baseball, races of various kinds and
live boxing matches of which a battle
royal will be a feature.
Extra Cars to Handle Crowd.
The street railway company will put
on extra cars on the Gage park line
to accommodate the crowd this after
noon, and, the men operating the cars
will come in for free treats from the
other laborers who are having a holi-
day.
Special Labor day services were held
at the First Congregational church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock, DR.. A.
e. Gregory, pastor of the church,
based the text of his sermon on Mark
1887 which reads: And the COM
mon people heard him gladly"
Doctor Gregory declared that mu-
tual sympathy and industrial conf
dence will bring about peace between
capital and labor where Industrial
courts, movie films and other means
fail, and said the present conflict was
necessary to successful human evolu-
ton. The church, Doctor Gregory
said, was organized much on the same
plan as labor unions.
A ~ e. Of x17a 1I1 xxyaG
reserved especially for union labor.
but the rainy weather cut down the
attendance.
Labor Day Over Kansas.
Eighty thousand members of or
ganized labor in Kansas today Joined
in observance of Labor day. Celebra-
tions which included parades and ad-
dresses were held in most of the larger
cities of the state. Under a proclama-
ton issued by Governor Allen. business
was practically suspended.
Abolition of the Kansas industrial
court was the principal theme at
speaking programs thruout the state,
according to w. E. Freeman. president
of the Kansas Federation of Labor.
who is leading a fight for repeal of the
industrial act
One of the largest celebrations in
Kansas today was a joint observance
by Crawford and Cherokee counties
Helu dl GlTdTu. IN the nedEI Oh Ine COdi
mining district. Alexander Howat,
president of the Kansas miners union,
however, was scheduled to make two
addresses in Illinois, at Springfield and
Bloomington.
A Tri-City Celebration.
A trt-city celebration in which indie
pendence and Coffeyville Joined, was
held at Parsons The holiday was OBJ
served with special programs also at
Kansas City. Topeka. Wichita Hutch
inson, Arkansas City. Newton, Dodge
City and Ellis and other cities, ac-
cording to President Freeman.
Governor Allen delivered a Labor
day address at Russell. Kan.