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VOL. XXIII. No. 20
All that is now needed to make it
the "biggest ever" on next Monday is
good weather. With smiling sunshine
Monday morning all roads in this
vicinity will lead to Hamilton, Ohio,
and the Butler county fairgrounds, for
it is expected that on Monday will be
witnessed the biggest and most en
thusiastic Labor Day celebration ever
held in this city.
The committees have labored Ions
and faithfully, working night after
night for the success of the jollifica
tion, and only ask that their fellow
working men will lend their co-opera
tion in making this the most wonder
ful of any similar events and for
which Hamilton has gained state-wide
reputation.
As has been the custom for many
years past, the celebration will be in
the form of a monster outing to be
held at the Butler county fair grounds.
While all arrangements are practic
ally completed, the final touches to the
elaborate plans worked out during the
past several months will be given at
a meeting of the entire committee in
charge to be held this evening at la
bor temple.
Gates Open at 9 A. M.
While festivities of the day will
hardly start before the noon hour, for
the convenience of the many who us
ually make up picnic parties, filling
their baskets and making a day of it
on the grounds, the gates will be
opened at 9 o'clock a. m. The commit
tee expressly invites and suggests to
all trade unionists and their friends
that they make up parties of this
kind and come out early and let the
children romp to their hearts' content.
No better place could be found for
picnic parties than the Butler county
fairgrounds. The grounds are so
spacious that privacy is assured for
each individual group under immense
big shade trees. On the grounds are
to be found plenty of protection in
case of bad weather, lots of good
water, toilets, benches and many other
conveniences not found elsewhere.
Another thing when members of a pri
vate party tire of the routine of a
small party picnic, the members can
take part in the big amusements pro
vided for the day. So why not follow
the committee's suggestion and give
the family a big day of pleasure
Entertainment For Day Includes Music
Dancing, Rides, Games, Contests, Giv
Away of Automobile, Monster Coun
try Store and Other Things.
No Parade
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As has been the custom for several
years, there will be no parade this
year. The parade was abandoned be
cause of the complaint of many of the
workers who marched that after
tramping several miles over the hot
asphalt streets they had very little
ambition left for a day of celebration.
Then, too, there was always the enor
mous expense attached in conducting
the usual Labor Day parade that had
to be considered, the hiring of the
many bands, special uniforms, fur
nishing horse marshals and the many
other things incident thereto that the
committee deemed it wise to forego
this one big feature of past celebra
tions for the day. One thing can be
said, however, in passing on this sub
ject, and that is, whenever called
upon to make the sacrifice in the way
of hot marching, organized labor of
Hamilton has never been found want
ing. The number of men marching in
the past Labor Day parades have al
HERMAN FERPiNtiON
Trustee
ways been equal to that of any city
the size of Hamilton in the country.
The morning of the day will be
taken up mostly by the various com
mittees getting everything on the
grounds in shape for the huge crowd
expected to attend. From 12 o'clock
noon, however, it will be one day of
fast and furious entertainment and
pleasure for everybody present. Every
form of amusement and entertainment
that could be thought of and devised
has been secured to help make the
day one long to be remembered. For
more than thirty years Labor Day
celebrations have been held in this city
and nowhere on a scale larger than
those in Hamilton. Crowds at past
celebrations have been estimated as
large as 25,000, and it is expected
that at least this number can be looked
for Monday.
There will be plenty of music, dan
cing on a large outdoor platform and
for which a large orchestra has been
engaged. Games and contests, for
old as well as young are arranged for
and in which handsome prizes will be
awarded the winners the merry-go
round and likely ferris wheel will be
there the balloon man with his whis
tles, whips and novelties—in fact
everything will be there to make up
an old-time celebration. One thing
won't be there, and that is speechmak
ing. People don't seem to care for
windjamming on a day like Labor Day.
They rather go out for celebrating.
They want to make a hurrah day of
it and do their own talking if there
is any to be done. So speechmaking
is one of the things that doesn't enter
in the Labor Day celebration program.
The Country Store
One of the real big features of the
day this year, and one that is likely
to rival any of the attractions on the
ground, will be the country store.
There isn't any doubt about it, what
ever, but that this year's store will
outdo anything of the kind ever before
attempted on the fairgrounds, bar
none. Ray Wunderlich, president of
the Retail Clerks' Union, has charge
of this feature, and the members of
his union are backing him up in his
task and supporting him in every way.
They say they are going to show the
original fellow. who promoted coun
try stores how to set one up and
run it. The country store for Labor
Day is not to be one of those cheap
looking junk shops to be seen so
often at outings and other affairs, but
will bear the semblance of an immense
department store. Wunderlich waited
on all the trade organizations and
"boned' donations. He was met with
such generous response that he has
scads of money with which to stock
his store. Then too, he has had as
sistants out soliciting the merchants
and others for prizes, until now he has
the union men edging sideways to get
through labor temple, because he has
the place filled with everything imag
inable in the way of household goods,
canned goods, edibles of all kinds
and whatnot. He has also several
goats, poultry of all kinds, furniture
and the devil, as they say, only knows
what he has got. He's got five tons
of coal donated by various dealers.
And coal isn't to be sneezed at these
days don't forget that. And all this
stuff is to be given away in the coun
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MABEL WARREN
Financial Secretary
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THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
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LABOR DAY PLANS ALL COMPLETE
MONSTER OUTING AT FAIRGROUNDS NEXT MONDAY TO
MARK HAMILTON TOILERS' CELEBRATION OF BIG DAY
Work! A Song of
Triumph
O I E S O E I W I I O N O O K A I V E A E S A N I A O
Worlt!
Thank God for the might of it,
The ardor, the urge, the delight of it
Work that springs from the heart'*
desire,
Setting the soul and the brain on fire*
Oh, what is so good as the heat of it,
And what is so glad as the beat of it,
And what is so kind as the stern com*
mand
Challenging brain and heart and hand?
Work!
Thank God for the pride of it,
For the beautiful, conquering tide
it.
Sweeping the life in it* furious flood,
Thrilling the arteries, cleansing the
blood,
Mastering stupor and dull despair,
Moving the dreamer to do and dare.
Oh, what is so good as the urge of it,
And what is so good as the surge of it.
And what is so strong as the summons
deep
Rousing the torpid «onl from sleep?
Work!
Thank God for the place of it,
For the terrible, keen, swift race of ft)
Fiery steeds in full control,
Nostrils aquiver to greet the goal,
Work, the power that drives behind,
Guiding the purposes, taming the
mind,
Holding the runaway wishes back,
Reigning the will to one steadying
track,
Speeding the energies faster, faster,
Triumphing over disaster.
Oh, what is so good as the pain of it,
And what is so great as the gain of it,
And what is so kind as the cruel goad
Forcing us on through the rugged
road?
Work!
Thank God for the swing of it,
For the clamoring, hammering ring of
it
Passion of labor daily hurled
On the mighty anvils of the world.
Oh, what is so fierce as the flame of it,
And what is so huge as the aim of It,
Thundering on through dearth and
doubt,
Calling the plan of the Maker out
Work, the Titan Work, the friend,
Shaping the earth to a glorious endf
Draining the swamps and blasting the
hills,
Doing whatever the spirit wills,
Rending a continent apart
To answer the dream of the Master
heart.
Thank God for a world where none
may shirk,
Thank God for the iplendor of work.
—Angela Morgan in Pennsylvania
Grit.
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PETER SCHMITT, President
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Following is the program of the
fireworks display to be shown at the
Labor Day celebration at the fair
grounds Monday. The display will be
urnished by the Tipp City Fireworks
Company, of Tippecanoe City, Ohio,
and they have pledged themselves the
lisplay will be worth going miles to
see.
Six Aerial Bomb Shells:
Of the largest type to be hurled
high into the air, exploding with a
loud report at two minute inter
vals, announcing the opening.
Thirty-six Pieces Illumination:
This will cause a beautiful illumi
nation in varied color of the entire
grounds.
Sixteen Four Pound Shells:
Weeping Willows.
Parachutes Beautiful.
Peacock Plumes.
Heavy Dragons.
Silver Sprays.
.Emeralds.
Silver Star.
Cascades.
Electric Serpents.
(Continued from column two)
try store for virtually nothing. Any
body missing the country store on
Labor Day is certainly overlooking
real bargains, and don't you forget it,
says Ray.
The Fireworks
Soon after dark the big show, as
,-nany call it, and which is always the
big feature of the day, will be staged.
This is the big fireworks display. And
when we say BIG display we mean it.
Labor Day celebrations in Hamilton
have always been noted for their fire
works displays. And this year is to
be no exception. Because of the hand
some display furnished last year and
the splendid manner it which it was
fired by its own experts, The Tipp
Fireworks Company, of Tippecanoe
City, Ohio, was awarded the contract
to furnish the one for this year. Any
one who saw the display last year
cannot but agree that the committee
was wise in the selection of the com
pany to furnish this feature for this
year. No finer display was ever seen
on the fairgrounds before and the
company, in recognition of having
been again awarded the contract,
promises to do every bit as good, if
not even better, than it did last year
To Give Away Automobile
Then to top it all off comes the big
occasion when some one person is to
be made REAL happy—that is the
giving away of an automobile. This
is the occasion when everyone stand
ing around fairly holds their breath.
Sort of hoping that auto lightning
luck may strike them and when it is
all over breathe a sigh of tough luck
and hope for better luck next time. It
is only regretted that automobiles
can't be passed around to everyone like
political candidates hand out the
handshakes. But be there, it may be
you this time.
As stated before, all that is needed
to make the day the "biggest ever" is
nice weather, and of course the co
aperation of every union man and wo
man in the city. Tell your neighbor?
and friends of the good things in store
for them if they attend the big out
ing-, have them go and—be there
yourself.
"4* k
HENRY BETSCHER
Treasurer
Beautiful Fireworks to Be Crowning
Feature of Labor's Celebration—Dis
play Said to Be One of Best Ever
Seen in Butler County.
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WXT. SAVINGS STAMPS
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CMITED STATES
OOVERNME.VT
Sixteen Six Pound Shells:
Festoon Wonders.
Silver Diamonds.
Seven Sisters.
Hanging Chain.
Golden Wreathes.
Crimson and Green.
Red, White and Blue.
Sixteen Eight Pound Shells:
Golden Rain.
Musical.
Exhibition.
Blue and Orange.
Golden Diamond.
Purple and Yellow.
Streamer.
Golden Bouquet.
Six Sets Special Aerial Wonder
Bouquets:
A combination of six shells fired
from mortars, on reaching their al
titude burst into one large massive
bouquet, bringing forth an endless
chain of beautiful effects and colors.
Twelve Nine Inch Aerial Night Shells:
These shells when reaching their al
titude explode and cause a loud re
port, bringing forth a great variety
of color and beautiful designs.
Thirty-six Special Aerial Shells:
They propel high into the air from
their heavy iron mortars, on reach
ing their height they burst with a
loud report, releasing magnificent,
dazzling effects and beautiful colors
that are used to make the finest
shells.
Twelve Eighteen Inch Special Aerial
Shells:
These shells add beauty with their
wonderful colors, breaking forth into
unusual effects intermingled with
countless stars and designs that are
far beyond words of description.
The set pieces include:
The American Flag.
One four by twelve Flash Cur
tain, said to be one of the most
beautiful sei pieces ever designed
for fireworks dispha
Festoon Water P'all
Mystic Wheel.
Magic Light.
"GOOD NIGHT."
1 his piece is used euimection with
six large aerial shells that explode
with loud reports that can be heard
for miles, together with two large
special shells that burst with a loud
report, showering varied colors with
star effects, mingling and interming
ling, causing a beautiful finale.
In the finale, Mr. Moser ,of the
fireworks company, assures the com
mittee that the large shells used will
fairly rock the surrounding hills, and
he advises those who do not like to
hvae their beauty slumber disturbed
to not retire until after the firing of
the display, even though they may
live several miles awav.
TIMBER USED TOO FAST
Ottawa, Ontario.—Timber in the
United States is used four or e
times as fast as it grows, Colonel H.
S. Graves, director of the Yale forest
school, told a forestry conference
here. He pointed out that although
three-quarters of the original soft
wood forests have been cut down, the
United States still has a supply sec
ond only to that of Russia.
O U N I
TED SMITH
Trustee