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Mail Tribune 100, Aug. 25, 1922 By Alissa Corman Aug 25, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Aug. 25, 1922 PLANS BIG LABOR DAY CELEBRATION ARE ANNOUNCED Plans are progressing rapidly for the biggest fraternal and Labor Day picnic ever held in Oregon. Last night the several committees that have charge of the big time, met in Medford. The railroad crafts were invited and joined hands with the Woodmen of the World and the Modern Woodmen of America and several additional features have been added. The picnic will be held in Ashland. At 10 o’clock in the morning will be the big parade and several bands have agreed to furnish music. There will be a cash prize of $25 for the best band in the parade. A cash prize of $100 will be given the largest turnout of any order or unit in line of march. $50 cash for the best drilled team of any order marching, and $25 cash for the best line of march of any of the railroad shop crafts. Also there will be $50 in cash prizes for the afternoon sports. At 12 o’clock everybody eats and coffee, cream and sugar will be furnished by the Woodmen, so bring your coffee pot. The railroad men will barbecue three beeves and six mutton and will supply everybody with meat. D. M. Lowe will be chief cook, and has the reputation of knowing how. At 1:30 there will be music in the bandstand followed by a speaker of statewide reputation who will talk on fraternalism. Following him the railroad crafts have secured a nationally known speaker on the labor questions of today. Mayor Lamkin will introduce the speakers, and Jess Winburn will be marshal of the parade. It is the plan of the several committees to make this an annual affair and hold a like picnic with races, etc., in Medford next year at the new county fair grounds, and the following year at Grants Pass. The committee requests all merchants to close for the day. There will be dancing in the afternoon and evening at the Bungalow and the railroad crafts will stage a big ball in the armory in the evening. Come one, come all, for the best Labor Day celebration ever held in the state. E. C. SILLIMAN, Chairman. Programs will be distributed in a few days. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]