San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-02
Pastors Will Deliver Spe-
cial Sermons on Labor
Day Significance.
PARADE ON MONDAY
Koehler and Breckenridge
Park to Be Scene of
Celebration.


Antonio will usher in the annual La
! Dor Day celebration with special SER
mons at their respective churches on
Labor Sunday, the Sunday preceding
Labor Day. 1t is expected that mem
bers of the organized labor of San
Antonio will attend these services, the
whole of which will be given over by
the pastor to the interests and welfare
of labor.
Following a series of meetings Of
the general committee, composed of
delegates from the various local unions
in the city, Koehler Park has been
picked as the grounds for the celebra-
ton, which will be held on Sunday
and Monday, September and 3.
A band concert by the municipal
band will feature the events Sunday
afternoon. In the evening there will
be dancing.
While the celebration proper begins
Sunday afternoon with the band con-
cert and a water carnival and bathing
girl review, the outstanding feature of
the celebration will be the parade at
10 o'clock Monday morning.
Much discussion arose at the meet
Ihss U, Inc senraa eoiinIit'ee o'et .no
annual parade. some delegates "ere
IN favor OF DONG away WIN ine pa
rade TINS year, put vote Oh All uel9.
gates present was neid Win the resui'
tnAt the parade VIII De nelu Us usual
intereSt IN ropliaty Non.ss's,
AFTER tne parade alsgands lng pd rs
tiyities VIII center at hoeiilera Z rh,
where entertainment ana amusem npi
VIII hold sway untii late at nlgnt' luz
program mas Deen so arranged tna'
something duierent VIII tahe place e''
cry hour OF the DAY ana evening.
A nationally known speaher from
the ranks OF organized laDor, VIII naS ~
the principal ADDRESS on MonuaS. -
w. Maler, vice presldent Oh tne proth,
ernood OF Locomotive Ensinemen anu
Flremen, has accepted the inVlIatioh
OF the local labor unions ana WIN pre-,
sent laoors side IN tne lnuustrlai anu
economic questions OF tne gay. ne
VIII pc introduced py ~. .; DaSg I
a member OF the Iypograpnlcai Snioh,
who Will also speak on ORGANIZED iapor
|, as problem ana as means lor Tue
Speneflt OF the worker. 49,,
The popularity contest, whicn was
started to decide the most popuiar
woman and man in the ranks OF LABOR
has proved quite SUCCESS. M ,.S an. IN
terest has been manifested WIN tne
result tnat the race VIII pe misnny
close. The winners OF the contest VIII
be announced at O'Clock MONDAY eve
ming and VIII De hon0r guests at 'ne
annual Labor DAY oall, winch Will oe
held At O'CLOCK. a,
at the present time Mrs. Siadys Ao,
Dey or the Motlon ficture operators
Union Is IN the lead, having oVertaheH
Mrs. Z. IL. Whiteley OF the carpenters
Union, VINO is second MIS-; -. T.
Jarvis OF the Musicians Union is tnlrI.
In the mems popularity contest Jack
Banta OF the PAINTERS Union is IN tne
lead, having held that position from
the start OF the race. Otner contest
ants in the race are Sam GOODMAN,
second; ii. G. McGlamery, third, ana
Harry Henderson, fourth.
GO0d sport frogram.
The sports program 10 De gwen TINS
year is another of the features oil the
celebration. Fourteen events nave Deen
prepared for Monday afternoon. In
addition to this program there Will De
q baseball game on Sunday afternoon
and another, on Monday afternoon.
Free motion pictures will be shown in
both parks.
The general committee has been
very active and has arranged very
Interesting and entertaining program
At the last melting of the committee
the route of the parade was decided
upon and the grand marshal and his
aides were selected. c. A. Cadena of
the Chauffeurs' Union was chosen as
grand marshal. G. A. Mayer Of the
express railway division of railway
clerks, and n. McGlamery of the Car
penters' Union, were named as aides.