Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
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The Labor Day week end began
shaping up today as another op-
portunity for Washingtonians to 20
visiting, and forewarned transporta-
ton companies began bracing for
a shock that was expected to hit
as early as tonight.
Instead of parades and speeches
in the traditional Labor Day man
ner, the agenda called for the sea-
sons final sorties to beaches and
mountain resorts. With at least
three days to frolic, many Govern
ment employees and others for
tunate enough to have Monday of
were planning departures by train,
bus, automobile and plane.
Most retail stores will be closed
Monday, along with banks and Fed
eral and District government Of
fees. But those restaurants ordi-
narily open on Sundays will be avail
able to an expected influx of Wis
itors and sightseers.
Resume Schedules.
Retail stores closed Saturdays
during the summer will resume fall
and winter schedules this Saturday
and remain open all day.
Union Station looked for the rush
to start tonight and gradually swell
tomorrow. reaching a peak tomor-
row evening.
Expecting crush equal to that
OF any holiday this year, the station
announced the addition Of a number
OF sections and coaches beginning
tomorrow, on trains serving New
York, Detroit, Chicago and other
points.
Instead Of the 48 ticket windows
regularly open on Fridays 81 will be
available tomorrow. In addition, an
auxiliary ticket booth in front of
the station will be opened. There
travellers may purchase Baltimore &
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
tickets to Baltimore, Wilmington,
Philadelphia, Newark and New York.
Bus Companies Ready.
Bus companies, too, gassed up
everything in the garage for "the
last go-around Of the summer"
Greyhound Lines said it would have
every bus on the road tomorrow
night, running as many as seven or
eight sections to schedule where
necessary.
Although heavy traffic was pre-
dicted for highways leading to Vir-
ginia and Maryland beaches, the
American Automobile Association
did not foresee a rush comparable
to those earlier this summer. Short
trips appeared to be the most popu-
lar requests made of the routing
bureau. The road experts looked
for an extensive return of vacation
ers whotr additionally head for home
on Labor Day.
Airlines were singing happy
tune OF capacity bookings for the
week end. American Airlines had
nothing available to New York to-
morrow and very little to offer
through Labor Day. Everything is
booked to Los Angeles until Sep
TENDER IL and to Chicago until
September 4. The airline has extra
equipment ready for the holiday.
Solid Air Bookings.
Eastern Airlines reported solid
bookings South up to Labor Day and
almost the same condition North ex-
cept for early flights tomorrow.
Transcontinental g. Western Air
reported full loads for Los Angeles
through September S with even
waiting lists filled.
Capital Airlines-PCA had a few
flights open to Baltimore and a few
to Pittsburgh on August 81. Even
with special equipment, it otherwise
was booked almost solidly to Sep
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While the labor unions themselves
planned nothing extraordinary, their
leaders scheduled speeches. william
Green, American Federation Of Labor
president, will head a gigantic rally
in Tulsa, Okla, speaking Monday on
a National Broadcasting Co. network
at Sis pm. Philip Murray, president
of the Congress OF Industrial Organ
izations, will speak in Pittsburgh
over an American Broadcasting Co.
hookup at 10 am. EST.
Parade at Capitol Heights.
At Capitol Heights, Md, veterans
organizations will join with the
volunteer fire department and ladies'
auxiliary in sponsoring a parade and
unwilling Of monument to World
War II veterans. The parade will
form at Sixty-first and East Capitol
streets and move on Sixty first street
to the school grounds at Central
avenue, where the monument is
erected.
Miss Clara w. Herbert, District
librarian, announced that the Gen.
trial. Library and all branches would
close Monday. The Library of Con-
gress also will be closed throughout
the day.