The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
BIRMINGHAM ELKS PERFECT PROGRAM FUR CELEBRATION
Elaborate Labor Day Event Planned At EdgeWood
 Park

Birmingham lodge, No. 79 Benevo- lent Protective order Elks, have per- fected final details of their celebra- titn program to be held at Edgewood park, Labor Day, Monday. September 3, and. according to promise there will be something of interest doing every minute.
 The lodge has issued an attractive booklet program of 40 pages emu merating a list of the various at fractions and the prizes offered for winners of the numerous contests.
 The gates open at o'clock for a plunge in the big swimming pool. At 10:30. is scheduled one of the big events of the day, baseball game for the City league mpionship between East Lake and the Sloss By Products teams, a prize being offered to the winner.
 Barbecue and refreshments will be served on the grounds at 12 o'clock noon. Basket dinners are in order.
 At 2 o'clock comes the feature att traction of the day. a baby show, staged under direction of Henry Goodman, chairman A suitable prize will be given to each of the finest the following classlfications: Grand prize, finest baby between the ages of and 36 months, and additional prizes to the following: Boys and girls each between the ages of l2 and 30 months, and to the finest pair of twins between the ages of and S6 months. The baby show will be held at the Mountain View Inn.
 Dancing at the Masonic and Dreamland pavilions also will com mence at o'clock, with prizes of fered for the best waltzing couple :.
 At 2:30 o'clock field sports will occupy the program. This event in- 1paO ladies' race. ladies ball pitching contest, teen age girls ball pitching contest, and ball bouncing contest for ladies and teen age girls. Prizes are offered for each event.
 Prof. Otto Miller's crack Elk band will render a concert commencing promptly at o'clock. The program includes an overture, Waltzes marches and popular numbers by re quest and at the same hour the flats" and the Jeans" will mix 1t in baseball game with prizes for the winning team and for each home run. Sack races, footman's race, potato race, horseshoe pitching, high jump, high kick, line jump, running jump and foot races also are announced for the o'clock hour, with prizes for the winner of each event.
 Suitable prizes are offered for win ners of a variety of field sports to be
 
 races, girls 1O0-yard dash, boys 100- yard dash and boys and girls jump ing contest.
 Field sports for Boy Scouts only will include racing, jumping, ball pitching, hurdling and requested events, with prizes offered to the winners
 At 3:45 o'clock, children under 12 years will participate in a pie-eat- ing contest, and at f o'clock mum . Der of swimming events will be held for ladies and boys and girls under 12 years of age.
 The ladies bathing revue at . o'clock IS anticipated as one of the biggest drawing cards of the day. Prizes will be awarded to the most graceful swimmer, prettiest bathing suit and to the three prettiest girls in bathing suits.
 A variety of special water sports will immediately follow the bathing revue and will feature lady high diver, and an escape from barrel of a young lady, dressed in street clothes, hands tied in a bag and the barrel sunk in water.
 The aviation program commences promptly at 5;15 with thrilling and death defying aviation stunts, para chute drops and plane changing. A trip Tn the air is offered those de- | string.
 Birmingham's ancient automobiles also will be in prominence at Edge wood park Labor Day, but they must come under their own power. Hand some prizes are offered for the most delapidated automobile on the grounds Which will navigate. | Special prizes will be awarded at o'clock to the prettiest woman, the ugliest man. the Elk with the largest family present, and to the oldest Elk on the grounds.
 Illuminated aeroplane flights are scheduled for o'clock and fireworks at S:30. Dancing on the two pavilions at o'clock.
 General distribution of prizes, the