The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-06
LABOR DAY HAD
MANY FEATURES
Double Header in Baseball,
Sports and An
Address
OVER 1000 PEOPLE
AT INTERCITY
Speaker of the Day Was
Samuel Squibb of
Brooklyn

Over 1000 people attended the an
nual Labor day celebration yesterday
at Intercity park, conducted under the
auspices OF the Central Labor union.
East Barre and the Barre post, No. 10,
American Legion, divided the double
header, the former taking the morning
game, TO 2, and losing the second,
10 to T. Keen competition featured
the races of the afternoon. Samuel
Squibb, speaker Of the day, spoke CON
structively and convincingly on the
part labor must play in the world in
the next few years. The usual Labor
day dance in Rowland hall was fit
ting close to the celebration.
The different races and games were
disposed Of in the early afternoon. The
interest in these games, though not at 4
all slack, was not as intense as usual. |
The inducements however were appar
emily as great as ever. The three men |
to judge who were winners in each |
competition were Thomas Nichols, John !
s. Mcdonald and Angelo Calder.
Various business concerns took it |
upon themselves TO furnish prizes from
their respective stocks. A basket |
heaped with fruit came from George.l
to the winner in the young
ladies race, prize for the winner of
the married ladies race was given by
Houghton & Robins; travelling bag
- - - |
a gift from the Union Clothing store
the winner of the gate ticket was to
receive a ring from V. d. Carlton; The
best man with the rifle took away
with him as trophy a fine pipe from
George Marion, and the second best
man a box of cigars from Joseph
Merlo.
Winners of Sports.
Hundred yard dash--James Roark,
irst; Perley +. Tracey. second.
Winners and games follow:
Three legged race Rodolfo Hoz
Girls race, for those under l5-Ro
,ina Macdonald, first; Ella Domer-
trom, second; Hazel Watkins. third.
Boys race. for those under l5-Har- ,
Id Bruce, first; Carl Crawford, sec ,
nd; Philip Clark, third
Young ladies race, for those l6 or -,
Lownds, sole runner and /
winner
Married ladies race--Mrs c. A. Hen q
rickson.
Married mems race-Perley f. Ira I
cy.
Gate present-Mrs. n. f. Avery Y
( East Barre
Shooting contest-First. Alex Rid
ell of Graniteville; second, Lawrence !
fMeara of West Topsham. !,
The games and amusements were
tagged under the care of a committee
omposed of w. II. Eager, president :
the Central Labor union; Arthur .
und, treasurer OF the c. L. IT,; Percy :
ndrews, secretary of the c. L. T.; Al .
ed Malnati, Daniel McBain, Oscar o
ohansson, Herman Allen, Cyrus r. .
all, NJ. J. Sullivan and Fred w. Suit
Samuel Squibb's Talk.
The orator of the day was Samuel r
luibb. business agent of the New
ork branch of the Granite Cutters
as, Labor Movement, What II Has n
one and What II viii Do In his a.
view of the labor situation, both an III
ent and contemporary. Mr.. Squibb OF
a. unusually clear. which fact was y
'preciated by the audience. ~
In beginning his grafton. the speaker ~
81 pointed out the significance Of :,
Dor unions and of Labor day, and !"
ore properly speaking. the labor situ- -
ion of to-day, with the antagouism
lich all labor organizations are up III
ainst. and the depression that is now ar
wing those unsatisfed or opposed TO ar
e various unions a chance TO arouse ur
,contentment among workers. Bs
Instead of reviewing the possible
asons for this discontent and antag- -,
ism, the speaker brought out the ir- 4
1ressible question, Is the labor move
mt right, is it a means for the bet
ment of the workersl 1t remains
incontruvertible fact, he said, that Sc
, rise of the laboring class has been
ady and increasingly powerful, as
tory viii testify. The Success of
5 is enough proof that the labor
organizations are and viii continue NJ
he help TO the laborer. MS
N bringing up the subject of his lar
v and its part in the social devel- OF,
nent. the speaker gave periodic bel
Itch of the rise of trade unions, be- ing
ming. as the orator said il must eaC
e begun, with the first mans strug- hes
to live through the work of his rar
ow men. l
10 (referring TO the rise Of brother sell
.ds) received its first impetus when tor
.ist gave his sublime message 20 hon
world. That message Of the uni ano
sal brotherhood Of man was accept OF
and spread abroad BY the working qua
! and women Of that period. That gra
II Of human brotherhood-of frster- :, y ~
has persisted through the ages nsi
to-day it stands a. the fundamen- %
basis of the union movement" il - -
asserted. And even this founda- 80
Ial movement was recognized hy he n
al powers Of the times and fought -,
he history Of the rise was then -
IN up in its connection with Amer
labor, and ii was pointed ont that
situation in America A. the time
much worse than it Is az present
n the men who had 10 work for a N
" we're subjected to severe laws chill
severer customs, and there was VII
2 inducement for the the self as fron
ION of the working man. The holh
unt Of actual labor done BY slaves p
50 great that there vas httle the