Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-19
State Labor Day
At Lewiston To
Be Grand Event

1t 10 expected that Augusta will
be well represented In the big state
Labor Day celebration planned for
Lewiston on that day. Monday, Sep
TENDER a, and the various organiza-
tons here are manifesting much
| interest in the event. The Lewiston
Auburn Central Labor Union, under
whose auspices the celebration is to
be held. is looking forward to a rec
ord breaking street parade in the
morning. followed by special enter
tainment features, athletic contests
and speeches by men nationally ia
nous in the field Of Labor at the
fair grounds in the afternoon, the
celebration being held in conjunction
with the opening Of the Maine State
Fair.
All the cities in this part of the
state have already signifed their
intention to participate and others
at a greater distance are yet to be
heard from. From outside the state
will come representatives Of the
Labor organizations of Manchester
and Somersworth, n. ii.
An exceptionally large crowd is
| expected from Portland. the central
body Of that city having voted to
| hold its own parade early in the
morning in Portland and embark at
it's conclusion for Lewiston by special
train, accompanied by the bands
, which escort its Portland parade.
The marchers will also be accom-
panied by their families and friends
and IL is said there is every indica-
ton that Portland will have at least
a thousand marchers in line.
Waterville is also expected to send
a large delegation while all of the
smaller towns in the vicinity, Lisbon,
Lisbon Falls. Brunswick, Mechanic
Falls, Pejepscot and others lave
! notified the committee of their in
tontion to be well represented. That
tremendous crowd of visitors will
he in Lewiston on Labor Day is in
dicatcd by the fact that practically
all the hotels and rooming houses
/ already report reservations taken to
! capacity Tho celebration coming in
/ conjunction with State Fair week
and the big convention of the Amer
!
usual Importance.
The committee has arranged for
+ m award OF $50 TO the organization
| showing the greatest NUM- or of men
IN the parade ana $50 10 the organi-
I |dtlon making the best appearance.
I The athletic contests which will fol-
/ low the parade at the fair grounds
include ono mile race for all: o5-
yard race for all: % yard dash for
tat mon, 25-yard dash for ladies';
potato sack and three legged races.
climbing creased pole; catching
gloaScd pig. tug Of war for men;
tug Of war for women; rescue race
tor mon ana other interesting events
for which suitable prizes will be
offered.
An invitation has been sent to
samuel Gompcrs. president of the
American Federation, who addressed
tho mass meeting in connection with
the Lewiston Auburn Labor Dav col
'hration of 1916. and the committee
has l"cn assured that in the event of
Mr. Gompcr's inability to lie present
some other high official Of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor will rep
, resent that organization.
other noted Labor men expected
20 participate in tho exercises are
John l.. Burke Of Fort Edwards.
/ y. y, president of the Pulp. Sui
I rhtte and papermakors International
/ mon; John Starr Of the United
! Textile Workers; Charles Kimball
4 ~ Manchester, \. H., general organ
/ izor of tho United brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joincrs; J. W. Null
iaNoy Of Worcester, Mass. general
| organizer of the International Paint
ers and Decorators; a. F. Eagles of
Portland, president of the Maine
| state Federation of Labor; IT. y
| fiaNn of Augusta, secretary of the
! Maine state Federation of Jolo,,.
j. H. Fitzgerald Of Augusta. trcos-
urcr Of the Maine state Federation
"f Labor and other men prominent
IN the Labor circles Of the state.
Tho business mon Of Lewiston ana
Auburn are manifosting great inter
est ~ the celebration ana plans al
ready made call for an extensive
decoration Of business places and
public buildings which will put the
ci'y ~ gala attire to welcome its
hosts of visitors on Labor Dav ana
tor iar week.