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Show I WNMMEBE MECCA I OF GIG GATHERiniG j Many Union Labor Represen- $8 tatives .and Their Friends HJ Spend Day There. S OTHER RESORTS DRAW lii Saltair, Lagoon and the Parks jai Visited by Thousands of g Merrymakers. 31 The celebration of Labor day and jjjij the closinc of all summer resorts for jHII the IMP. season, brought out thousands of pleasure seekers yesterda and the city was almost deserted. Most of the mtl stores were closed all day and the main jjHjf business streets took " on a Sabbath- ; like appearance, especially in the after- Aulfi noon. In spito of special car service mK provided to all the resorts by the Utah lull Lic.ht it Hailwuy company, all cars WI we're crowded yosterdav afternoon and i 'ast nighi. und'tlio resort maunders as- 21 i scrt tuat recor(is fr attendance were in it j broken. Mf While the Labor 'day celebration niit proper took place at Wandamerc under '11 lnp ai'spicoa of the Salt Lake Federa- rfll. tion of Labor. Lagoon, Saltair and the 11 31 other park had thoir full quota. The Hf js! fact that the nsual Labor day parade ll)i )V union men was eliminated 3es- ISlI I tcnlay morning was a source of satis- ifanj faction to many of the workers, who j jj enjoyed a long sleep and then passed 8 Ml the "afternoon and evening i nierry- 1 Eh making. I 1 Many Visit Wild West. f fj! There was a wild west, show in town and it had its share of the crowds ftjj iust as wild west shows always do. ii The train schedule to Lagoon was so j jj arranged that trains ran every half I III hour. In fact there was something mi doing all afternoon and evening and j Hi such a variety that the tastes of all i Hi amusemeni seekers was satisiicd. jf Saltair entertained one of the record In crowds of the season. Thousands of Ijr danciiiL' "fans" were there to eujoy ill the last regular programme. They were jgj made happy by tho announcement that Mn there would be dances at the popular mj resort every Friday evening during ' f September. " During the afternoon the III bathing "fans'1 too were out i'or the ! 1(1 last, swim of the season. The evening lu crowd was augmented bv the wrestling I 1 match In the bic hippodrome. So large iljtth was the crowd that with the 11 o'clock may train packed tight, there were so many Jill loft over after tho 11:45 train of ten mv oars wns loaded to the edge of the run- ning boards, it was necessary to send ;e out a special. B Majestic Park Popular. ilI Dancing and tho regular park shows ffiflj attracted a good crowd to Majestic ffljjj park in the afternoon and evening. Be- ft! sides the programme offered by the fjlf Federation of Labor, there was an ex- inli ccllent programme of motorcycle races lull which drew many amusement seekers. Ijlfj Then there were various family picnics, 101: canyon trips, etc. All in all, it was a Labor day that Win was cnjoyably spent in restful fecrca- Bjjlj . tion. It was a real "T should worry" Hjljl ' day and there is little question but IlyP that the great majority of those who Ujljj labor will return to thoir tasks this IjDit morning rroatly refreshed by a quiet lljjji Sunday and a restful Monday. Tho lilllt weather man has indicated that fall is IjiJI close at hand, so the two davs will llttli probably mark the last of the summer la!) outings. Jlijjj Big Day at Wandamere. llnl With Wandamerc filled with picnickers, iajni union labor men. their wives and faml- ;l(Uj lies, Labor day was celebrated in a fit- lB tin?" manner nt that resort. The 'tflltJa programme of sports and entertainment of jjljjl! all sorts ana used by committees from ItjlK the Salt Lake Federation of Labor, was Jtttti carried out without a hitch and every- Wtml tiling from the greased pig contest to the Ojlj excellent baseball game made a hit with 1431 the crowd. The labor organization dem- lfJ onstratod that the "Wards of the Wizard 'fljll or the Wasatch have nothing on them JRJll when It comes to getting the money and , jkfll there were several Interesting concessions IflJ under the auspices of the committee nij gathering In the lucre all day. II Amusing Feature. fill Perhaps the feature of the celebration mmi was a kangaroo court which was estab- ' liM Hshed in the center of the park and pre-sided pre-sided over with great dignity by Judges 1111 Joc Ijane and William Knerr. Numerous mill "harness cops," armed with paper stars m I and the desire to -arrest, were busy tak- . d .11' ing prominent and near-prominent per- H sons into custody all day. Pleas of not iftlj guilty from the unsuspecting prisoners jltf' availed nothing. There was not even a E Ji chance to ask for a change of venue. The m ir arresting officer's word was always taken ' It 11 'or tne Built of tho miscreants brought .' Mf I!' before the bar and they were fined. The ; SSI limit, however, waE 25 cents. 1 in Car ' C31"'50", inspector of police, 1 11 was one of the first to be haled before w if jl the judge. He was accused of lmperson- a Ml! atlng an officer and was given a light flno of 15 cents, after he had pleaded guilty. SpH; Bean Contest Popular. jm -fust in front of the gate, where no one ; could possibly be overlooked, was the '&mv. bean contest concession. Nearly every- afllii body made a gues6 on the number of jjjjjjj. beans in the Jar. The result will be an- ssj ) The boat race drew almost the entire ;ft3 y crowd to the banks of the lake. The i'Jra lrst nrlze- n '5 order of laundry, was ma j' won by H. Carner. W. Coath took sec- hgw : otnl place. Another of the Important con- SrS J tests was the bowling. First money was l i wo wItli a score of 100 by J. H. Edwanls. Jt2 1 The women's contest was won by Mrs. llaj Hamilton. In the afternoon the comnilt- hqJ tee saw to It that something was going HR all the time and frequently several events at once. The baseball game be- Qjg tween the printers and linemen drew Its ma ' chnre of the crowd after 1 o'clock and the ififl park concessions all did a rushing busl- ( ncss. At night, dancing nnd the motor flfinS I races divided thu crowd. The races were ,ajB i perhaps the beat of the season, one track ffl 1 record being broken and some interesting ShMJ riding taking place. WW There was not an accident reported alt :ffiS day and the large crowd did its best to WW nJoy the last day of the resort season. RIO , Boating on the lake was popular all day Tjjls 1 and the shoot-the-chutes. roller coaster, liljjjij motor boat and miniature railway hauled nHj eiidleaB crowds of little folks and many Mf grownups. Wandamerc officiate declared ift yesterday one of the best days of the Mgyl eeanon and members of the labor com- JS initteo aescrted that the celebration wns I 1 one of the most successful T.abor dny mi vznt ever held In the city. ffli Winners in Events. Bt Following Is a partial list of the sport IS CyehtS Snt ,'le w'nnerfl as co!nnlIcI last HiS 1 Boys' nice. H to Hi years, oO yards liiH J Tln!t' I",',1Coln "rc: Eccond. Arthur Vcel- Hl Girls' race, 11 to 1G yeara, EO yards First, Edna Newman: second, Sarah Nell-eon. Nell-eon. Boys' race, 11 to 13 years, 60 yards-First, yards-First, Harry Oswald; second, Jack Snell. Girls' race, 11 to 13 years, 50 yards-First, yards-First, Leona Greenhalth; second. Mildred Cool:. Boys race. S "to 10 years. 50 vards First. Kenneth Pmith: second, Bob Snell. Girls' race. S to 10 vears, 50 vards First. Alice Uhstrcn; second, Reah Laurence. Lau-rence. Boys' race, 7 years and under, 25 vards First. Charlie Oswald; second, Edward Hall. Girls' race. 7 years and under. 25 yards First, Snllie Davis: second. Jcannette WilFon. Old men's race. 50 yards and over Winner, Charles Fenstermnker; second; Charles Vincent. Fat ladles' race Winner, Mrs. C. A. Steele. Fat men's race, 200 pounds or over Winner, .T. R. Champion. Men's free-for-all race Winner, J. C. Green; second, W. J. Burt. Men's standing broad jump First, W. J. Burt; second, B. E. Jamison. Bowling contest (men) Winner, J. A. Edwards, score 190. Bowling contest (ladles) Winner, Mrs. Hamilton. Swimming contest, all under 21 Winner. Win-ner. Ralph Schenck. Egg race, ladles and girls Winner, Mrs. G. W. McGregor. Sack race, boys Winner, Weston Perry. Bont race, men only Winner, H. Carner; Car-ner; second, W. Coath. Ladles' nail-driving contest Winner, Mn. J. Fagergrcn; second. Mrs. E. L. Doc. Linemen's pole climbing contest Winner. Win-ner. J. A. Green. Tug-or-war Winning team, linemen, I. H. E. W. No. 57. Greased pole climbing Winner. J. Harrington; Har-rington; second, Norman Gulbrancen. Prize waltz Mr. and Mrs. C. W- Tlmp-aon. |