Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
City Re|axes
On Summers
Last Holiday
President SoIutes
Nations Workers;
Hot Weather Stuys

not weather StuyS
The last big holiday of sum-
mer found Washington quiet
and relaxed today. with Con-
gress gone home until next
year. laboring men enjoying
the day named for them and /
school children thinking about
the start Of classes.
More than a quarter million
Of the Capitals residents were
away on long weekend trips
to beaches and other resorts.
But many out-of-town visitors
were here in their place.
The day was to be sunny and
hot, with temperatures near 80
today and about 70 tonight.
Tomorrow also will be hot, with
afternoon thundershowers ush-
ering in several days of cooler
weather.
Labor Day speakers saluted
the accomplishments Of the
Nations workers.
Tribute by President
President Eisenhower, delay
ing the start of his own vaca-
ton until Wednesday. when he
will head for Newport, r. l.,
said in a White House state
ment:
1T is fitting that we pause
to pay tribute to the skill and
strength of our working men
and women. In their hands and
minds is the power Of our
growth and the promise of con-
tinuing achievement"
Many union leaders, noting
that organized labor has been
on the griddle recently in
congressional investigations of
union officials misdeeds. !
pledged renewed efforts to
drive out corrupt influences.
AFL-CIO President George
Meany said that with invigor-
ated spirit and the support of
the general public. We propose
to go forward during the
coming year with the job Of
building for a better America"
Mr.. Meany warned. however.
that Congress has a bigger Job
to do in investigating the
mounting perils of imitation.
Meany Asks Cost Probe
1--WE Of the AFL-CIO believe
very strongly" he said. that
there should be a full-scale,
impartial congressional inves-
tigation Of the whole price
profit-wage relationship as 1t
affects the cost of living"
And William F. Schnitzler,
AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer.
said the labor movement. while
taking pride in its gains. should
not forget that "one-fifth of
our Nation is still ill-clothed.
ill-housed and ill-fed." Today.
he said, more than 30 million
Americans still live in families
whose income is less than $40
a week.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell.
too. said that, although the
Nation enjoys unprecedented
prosperity, more remains to be
done to insure that equal job
opportunity becomes a reality
and not just a slogan for each
and every American who seeks
work"
Labor leaders and Govern
ment officials this morning at
tended the fifth annual Labor
Day Mass at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart at Sixteenth
street and Park road NV. The
Most Rev. Patrick A. OBoyle,
Catholic Archbishop of WASH
lngton. was the celebrant.
breaches on Union Crisis
About 1000 persons heard
the Rev. Mark Fitzgerald of
Notre Dame University preach
on the crisis facing American
unions" Father Fitzgerald
predicted that "the house of
labor will be stronger and more
stable because Of the present
challenge" posed by revelations
Of individual corruption.
Transportation rminals
and highways we're expected to
fill up again this evening with |
the flood of returning holiday
crowds. The American Auto
mobile Association estimated
that $4,000 automobiles would
carry returning vacationers
back to the city.
Area schools were bracing
for the opening of the fall
session this week and next. An
estimated 100000 children will
be enrolled
Fairfax, Prince William and
Falls Church schools open to-
morrow. Loudoun County
schools open Wednesday. Arl-
ington, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Schools begin Thurs
day. School children in the
District and Alexandria start
classes next Monday.
Among holiday events in yhe
area today is the 10Th annual
Labor Day celebration at
Gaithersburg, Md. A parade,
firemen's contests. a majorette
drill. dinner and a dance were
to I'LL the afternoon from 2 TO
8 pm. at the Gaithersburg Ag-
ricultural Center.
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