Evening star., 1948-09-03
Fair and Mild
3-Day Holiday
Week End Due
Terminal Officials
Expect Travellers
To Total SOC, 900

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Washington today faced a long
holiday week end OF rest and re-
taxation.
No formal Labor Day program
was scheduled here. Instead, .
of separate programs are
planned for the holiday, which be-
gan with parades by the knights Of
Labor in New York in 1882 and was
legally by Congress II
years later.
Ofhcials at Washington terminal
estimated 100000 persons would be
travelling in and out of the city dur
ing the three day week end. They
looked for some 10000 persons to
pass through the station today.
Fine Weather Predicted.
The general weather outlook is for
a weekend tailor made for boating.
swimming and picnics.
The Weather Bureaus five-day
forecast called for temperatures
slightly above average for this time
of year, which range from low Of
81 to a high of 81.
Light showers are expected Mon
day or Tuesday, but the rest of the
period is expected to be sunny.
A high of "a degrees was predicted
for today, Ave degrees over yester-
days top. Tomorrow may be bit
warmer. the forecaster said. Today's
low was So. registered at $40 am.
AS usual. Government and District
Offices and most private business
establishments will be closed on
Monday, District Librarian Harry
N. feters announced that the Gen.
trail building and all agencies of ths
Public Library of the District also
will be closed.
Beginning to Fill Up.
The Washington Board of Trade
reported the city was beginning Ito
fill up" with visitors. One conver-
ton with 500 is scheduled to open
Monday in the Hotel Statler.
Despite the growing influx of visi-
tors, hotels reported space still 10
available.
Railroads, airlines and bus COM
panies are expecting heavy. If not
record, volume of travel both into
and out of the city.
Supt. Sidney Kerl of the WASH
ington Terminal said the railroads
are prepared to handle heavy
volume of traffic. Extra sections
will be added as needed.
Air Reservations Heavy.
Airlines exulted over heavy reser-
vations, which are taking up the
slack in business they have been
experiencing recently. They are
planning to add numerous extra
flights to handle the holiday trav-
elers.
Edward K. Ratigan, reservations
manager of American Airlines here.
said he looks for .uuite an increase"g
in travel. His company is adding
two extra flights to New York and
will put on an extra one to Bos-
ton. but the company does not ex-
pect the travel to exceed the record
breaker on Thanksgiving eve In
1916, when 1,041 passengers were
moved out of Washington. :.
Clyde D. Doran of United Air
Lines said his airline is looking for
ward to "the heaviest travel" in its
history. In preparation. United has
added Al flights throughout It's sys-
tenn, some of which will be operated
in and out of Washington If needed.
Capital Airlines plans to add 25
extra fights for today and Monday
to take care of business which looks
very, very good" for the Labor Day
week end.
Sell0ut for North Points.
w. j. Rogers, Eastern Airlines
supervisor, reported Eastern sold out
with "a terrific volume" of business
for Northern points, especially At
1antic City. Two extra flights wers
added to the Atlantic City run and
two to New York, Mr.. Rogers said.
and all available equipment is IN
use over the system.
Robert Minogue of Northwest Air
lines reported this airline booked
to capacity" and TWAS district
manager, John P, Brock, said TWAS
bookings are heavy" but space still
is open on afternoon and evening
flights.
w. c. Beard, Greyhound terminal
manager, and, S. A. Wampler, Trail
ways terminal head here, reported
bus travel as very heavy" with
extra sections being added.
900 May Lose Lives.
Many persons are travelling to and
from the city by private automobiles,
the American Automobile Associa-
ton said Routing requests in-
cluded many for the beach resorts,
Shenandoah National Park and as
far away as the Great Smokes in
North Carolina.
The AAA reminded motorists that
300 persons are likely to lose their
lives in traffic accidents, as 25,000,-
600 passenger cars take to the road
over the Labor Day week end.
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