The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-09-08
LOCAL LABOR HAS BIG DAY
CELEBRATION AND OUTING AT FAIRGROUNDS
MONDAY PROVES BIG SUCCESS-MANY
ADJUSTMENTS AND BEAUTIFUL
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Crowd Was One of the Largest Ever The Fairgrounds
on Labor Day and Everyone Satsfed-Ben
Payne Gets the Automobile

The thirtieth Labor Day celebration
and outing of Hamilton organized la
Dor held at the fairgrounds Monday,
proved pleasing affair and was one
of the most successful in every way
ever conducted by the local Cooper
ative Trades and Labor Council The
committee in charge, under the guild
ance of President of Trades Council
Stanley Ogg, and who was also chair
man of the celebration and outing
committee, worked long and faithfully
and are deserving of much praise for
the complete arrangements for the
big affair and their carrying out.
The parade was abandoned last
year because of the great expense at
tached thereto, together with the
hardship on those tramping over the
hot paved streets, and this idea was
adhered to again this year. This
action, it was noticed, affects the early
attendance because it had always
been the custom of many of those
who participated in the parade to have
their families prepare baskets and all
meet on the fairgrounds and make
whole day of it. Then too, it was hot
Monday, boiling hot, and the fellow
who had a nice, shady, cool spot at
home couldn't be blamed much for
sticking to it until later in the day.
The crowd of Monday was little
late in getting there, where it failed
in promptness it more than made up
in enthusiasm. Along toward six
o'clock the people were fairly pour
ing through the gates, afoot and in
automobiles, and this continued until
10 o'clock. at which time the firing
of the fireworks display began, and
at which time it is estimated that
the largest crowd ever attending a
Labor Day celebration was on the
fairgrounds. Between the hours of 5
and 7 o'clock the grounds were dotted
everywhere with families and parties
eating their lunch, making the whole
affair resemble a big family party.
All mixed, everyone was soclable. 1t
was indeed happy gathering of the
toilers, their families and friends.
And there was plenty to keep the
vast throng in happy frame OF
mind. In fact there was something
doing at all times. Of course the big
feature for the young folks was the
dancing. Though the big platform
was right out where OIL Sol could cast
his burning rays direct upon 1t during
the early part of the day (and by the
way, did you ever know Old Sol to be
more scorching in his manners than
he was on Monday, yet the young
sters. and many of the oldsters too,
insisted that the dancing start. And
man! how they did work that floor
from the time it did start until nearly
midnight. 1t was Joe's Jazz band,
assisted by Ellis Riley and Paul Fal-
conf, in one of the best dance pro-
grams ever assembled, that kept the
dancers feet a-tingling all the after
noon and evening.
Fine Country Store
The country store, always popular
at the big celebration, was one OF the
finest ever put on at the fairgrounds.
Thousands of prizes were handed out
mere and everyone seemed to be get
ting more than their moneys worth
at every purchase. People could be