The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-05
n, FEDERATION OF
LABOR Will GATHER
SUNDAY And MONDAY
Water Carnival, Races, Horse
shoe Meet, Baseball Game,
Boxing Planned
NYE AND SHAFER TO SPEAK
Stores Will Remain Open Until
I p. m. to Enable Visitors
to Shop
NYE AND sHAFER TO SPEAK

Bismarck Is expected to be the
e Of pleasure-seekers from
throughout the Missouri Slope Mon
day for the most extensive Labor Day
celebration ever undertaken in the
city.
Local labor organizations have
provided for an all day program OF
free entertainment to be held In con-
junction with the goth annual con-
vention Of the North Dakota Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor here Sunday and
Monday.
Among the many events which will
be offered to the public free Of charge
will be q swimming meet and water
carnival; foot races and stunts for
men, women and children: q horse
shoe pitching tournament; . boxing
card Of four, four-rounA bouts; q
baseball game between the Bismarck
Elks- and the state training school
employees: and q dance at the World
War Memorial building.
Prizes will be awarded to winners
Of all sporting events and Bismarck
merchants and business men have
provided awards for those taking
second and third In each event.
A special invitation to attend has
been extended to persons living out
side the city by the members OF the
Bismarck Central Trades and Labor
Assembly; under whose auspices thu
celebration Is being held.
VI Stores Open. ter 4vVh2a
Bismarck merchants have arranged
20 keep opel their stores until Up
"a. for the convenience Of those whe
wish to shop while In the city.
Senator Gerald p. Nye will deliver
IN address at the city ball park II
the afternoon as one Of the features
Of the program.
Visitors wishing to camp have beer
invited to take advantage OF camping
facilities which will be provided fret
Of charge.
Delegates to the labor convention
will number almost 200, according tx
members Of the credentials commit
tee. while the number Of visiting un'
ion men Is expected to bring the tota
attendance to well over the 500 mark
Governor George F. Shafer l
scheduled to address the convention
at q banquet which will be held Sun
day evening following q series o
business meetings held during tn
day.
The convention Is expected to gel
under way at 9 q. m. Sunday and con-
tinue until such time Monday as bust
ness can be completed. All unior
members have been requested to reg.
lister at the Labor temple at 1857
Fifth street Saturday afternoon.
state Officers Coming
Officers of the state federation WHIT
are expected to attend the conven'
ton are: N. II. Hinkle, Fargo. prest'
dent: Russell A. Young, Bismarck
first vice president: ]. w. Bell, Gran:
Forks, second vice president: Georg'
A. Martin, Minot, third vice prest
dent: G.. M. Gonser, Devils Lake
fourth vice president; Roy q. Amt
son, Bismarck, fifth vice president
and Laurence J.. Nero. Grand Forks
secretary and treasurer.
Officers Of the Bismarck Contra
Trades and Labor Assembly are Ma
Netzbandt, president: Willis Devlin
recording secretary: r. A. Middaugh
vice president: and George Myers
financial secretary.
Committee chairmen in charge o
the program are Roy q. Arntsou
general chairman: 8. 8. Mcdonald
chairman Of committee on conven
ton speakers; Merle Gilroy, chair
man publicity committee: and r. A
Middaugh, chairman entertainment
committee.
The swimming meet win be held =
the city swimming pool and the box
ing program will be held at tn
World War Memorial building and al
other athletic events vii lbe held q
the municipal ball park south Of tn
city.
Time Of Monday events Is as fol
lows: swimming meet and horsesho
tournament ct 1 p. M; address b!
Senator Nye at 2:45 p. NJ: Races an
stunts 1T I p. M: boxing card ct
D. M: and dance at 8 p. n.