The Labor Jubilee Picnic
_Wiuthout a doubt, it will.be

year 1946. Like all other picnics; there will be) crowds:
and games - “of skill. “There will be bands, speakers, wre

men...
Wes,
thing needed to-make the picnic
a success. If -advance sales are
a good indication, Confederation
Park wail be & mighty busy plate
on te day ‘of the picnie:,
miss the biggest social event of
the year! ~Come along / ‘with your
wife and kiddies? Bring’ your
workmates —. and don Re

for al

Main foviaiver ana
honor for the day wil
Morris, Ontario) leader of the
Labor-Progressive Party. Leslie
Morris-is 00 sttanger-to the la-
ber movement in B:C. Before the
war he spent several months in
Vancouver as an official of the
old Communist Party and there
are many in this city who re-
member Leslie for his deep in-
tellectual grasp of affairs, his per-
sonal -simplicity and his outstand-
ang talents as a political organ-
izer, speaker and journalist.

To many thousands of British
Golumbians Leslie is best known
for his simply worded, but pun-
gent and penetrating articles in
the Pacific Tribune and the Ca-
nadian Tribune. His knack of ex-
plaining the most complicated na-

Topnotch Bands

Two bands, one as famous as
the other, will grace the Jubilee
picnic festivities on Aug. 4.

Sporrans swaying on gay plaid
kilts, the Vancouver Ladies Pipe
Band, with the skirl of their
pipes promises to bring excite-
ment and old memories to the
lads and lassies present.

Renouned the world cover, the
Katsilane Boys’ Band will honor
us with a large and colorful re-
pertoire. If you will remember,
this band made a world tour in
i939 and the boys were caught
in Europe at the beginning of
World War Two. There was quite
a te-do about it at the time, but
they all got home.

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%etche really big events of the year.
e local. dJabor movement for the
ces, contests, hot dogs, soft drinks
éstlers, SEWISOES, comedians and funny

leader, at
August 4

tional situation in’ ui few * “simple

paragraphs, filled ; with. homely
expressions, place him high on
the list of top-notch isPor jour-
nalists in Canada, ||:

AS provincial, leader of the LPP
in Ontario, he has! played a ma-
jor role ‘in: (making @ the party
sam important | and’ respec force
in the political, life of “the nee
ince.

Provincially and nationally,
Leslie Morris is _ one of =the pig
Mames in the- Canadian labor
movement, and one—of—the out-
standing leaders ‘of ¢he Iabor-
Progressive Party. My.< Morris
will speak on “Atomic War, or

LESLIE MORRIS

World Peace,” a subject of vital
interest to the workers and the
general public of Vancouver.

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We've had walkathons,
thons and dance-athons. We've

mara-—

seen pole climbers, pole sitters
and pole cats (at the moment
the Daily Province Building is

Acrobatic Kong family
picnic program feature

The spotlight centers the stage.
by one. A. summersault high in the air, :
ing the floor, an easy piorette, graceful as lovely birds the
Kong family fill the stage. Ten of them.

Better known in the States than
here, this amazing Canadian born
Chinese family travel all over
the continent and because of
their Superb artistry as acro-
batic dancers, never fail to fill
the house.

It is said, that there are fans,
who will walk fifteen miles in
> the snow to see them, when the
Kong family is playing a theatre.

Six members of the family. will
appear at the Labor Jubilee Pic-
nic, among them the baby, a
Sirl now aged 6, who already is

Here they come, one
hands never touch-

e familiar figure in the vaude-
ville circuit.

Some. of us will remember her,
when she appeared with two sis-
ters in an acrobatic dance at a
Sunday concert presented by the
Labor Arts Guild a year and a
half ago. Such a little thing, and
taking her turn like a real vet-
eran. :

As they make their home in
Vancouver, we are indeed fortun-
ate to have the Kong family with
us for our picnic at Confedera-
tion Park, in a beautiful acro-

batic dance display.

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PACHFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 7

full -vf the latter). Weve had
bathing beauty contests and fash-
ion. Shows!..This pICIC program
will top them all.

Wes! Se a tenis is nothing
when, compared to..a  diaper-
changing ‘contest. For a _ real
laugh, and for, an eyeful of the
cutest “babies” you've ever seen,
take in the diaper-changing con-
test. Some. babies will gurgle,

and some will howl! (We take no
prove very adept with diaper and
pins, and some will be all
thumbs, but we guarantee the
audience a good laugh.

Are you a young-man contem-
plating marriage? Yes? Then, put
your name in for this contest and
§ain invaluable experience! Have
you no baby? Then perhaps some
father blessed with two, three or

occasion ?

A well-wisher suggests that the
diaper-changing, contest should be

done with musical accompani-
ment—perhaps the - band. could
play, “Yes, sir, she’s my baby,’
or

“What a fool LT used -to Bet”,

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Dress. up and
win a dresser

we

1A
will
maid
tume.

lovely” 9-piece! Apceten: ‘set
be ‘the’ prize for the.

in- the most ‘beautiful cos-

ea Sree maths

With the fears national é
costumes, occasionally displayed
by the various‘ language sroups
in this city, the competition” will
certainly be a close? one il

How can -one «judge. Daesen
the beauty ae. the; embroidery, ; om
the aprons of. -the -Russian ;.and
Croatian woman, The, beautiful
lace work, the Scandinavian .:la-
dies display on. their .pettycoats
and hlouses, the,-lovely . pattern
work on the; Skirts of, - the Jugoe-
Slavian and- Greek; damsels, or
the. tartans of: the Scotene dasses.

Who - - gan, dare judge, the. .ex-
quisite. enjbroidery and rich,.-col;
lors worn by. our Chinese- “friends,

or the intricate spead work .and
design on . the native - Indian
dress ? ee ae es _

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We are glad’ wé are, not oh! ‘the
judges’ committee! in’ eharge of
this ‘matter, for we / ‘could’ néver
choose between them.

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The first prize for the’ ‘popu-
lar girl’ contest .i8" ;2 _. beautiful
full-size cedar chest _ filled with
gifts. These include dresses, ‘hats,
shoes—all the togs. that a .mod-

ern girl’s heart . desires. . aed

Better get the managers bear-—
ing down on the ticket~ sales
girls, if you want ‘to také' that

cedar chest home. Onk7) 4 /little
more than a week ‘away from the
date of the big labory-yjubilgea pic-
nic now.

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responsibility!) Some fathers will |

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jit must beb remembered that it is

‘The : above trophy — is donated by Henry. Birks, Jewellers,
to be awarded to British Columbia’s’ oldest’ trade” ‘union-
ist in the jubilee picnic contest August 4. arready seven
veterans are in the field with more to come.

trade uni

CUS

The winner will “be! ‘Awarded a

beautiful ‘silver “trophy. donated
by Birks ‘for the! ovca ion; andthe}
| competition: “is oh Barer 2

— honorary. ‘member of the |
oa Joe Lemoine, who took
Pout. ‘his. first card. with the. ‘Social,
Trade and ‘Labor Alliance in 1900,
has” for, 46 years "Worked for. the
betterment - ‘of. the Woodworkers. O

Joe was elected from the Log-
strike © in , Port: Alberni — ‘fo.
as 2 delegate, the first.
Conyention,, ,or - the OBU)
weld in. ancouver an 1917 5
me He, pa ticipate: _ in, the ban AL
berni Strike | in’ “1917; ‘the Union
Bay. strike in 1918 and wa: €

attend,
Loggers’

Sav

1936. sal while working
Log. ‘this. 1 1st IWwa, st
mwas. 2) _ tireless “worker ee the
strike was completed, 5 is 3
PHEL DOYAN. « aes 3 5
sy ete Respected by PHGueAn Ge:
Phil: Doyan, -now: 73 jyears - of age;
has;spent his .entire: life. fighting,
for, better .working, conditions)
Phil is a-,charter.mempber. of -the
first ‘Loggers! 5 Union ‘fonmed > an
DOT 2
Now an, chpnorary, member, of
the ,. TWA, Phil- is not qualified by
lone. years: as, a;.card:- holder, but

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rps

t ‘Phils’-who fought-to establish
me unions and the TWA today is
proof of their untiring work:
ealizing GhHé™ necessity of edu:
cation if he wished to success-
fujly .influence the workers:-and
organize’ trade unions, Phil went
| £03 night schools and learned to
ead and write after, he was a
rOown man. yer
o. -W. WHLCOX ..-. -
Sia oo NAL Wilcox, ono Hae 56
Cee of union activity behind
him, was initiatéd into the! Broth-
erhood -of .Locomotive. Firemen in
1890, two years after ,his entry
;anto this country as a young immi-
grant from Wales.
( At 7% years of age Bro. Wilcox
is convinced that every gain for
jabor has‘'been made ~

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through
organized trdde union’ effort.
Joinine the United Mine
Workers at Fernie in 1903, his
memories are filled with mine dis-
aster, strikes, bad working con-
ditions and low wages.
J. A. CLARK
.-.. Still a union member with
the ITU, Brother J. A. Clark has
a record of 55 years with the Inter-
national Typographical Union. He
first joined the union in Spring-

field, Mass., in 1891.

onism in

“Astounding ‘the picnic posmeniseae An their ong and
faithful ‘years’ loyalty ‘to organized labor, the ‘Old, Dimers’
who are entering the Oldest. Trade. Unionist: Contest:.to be-
held, at the Labor. Jubilee Picnic; by the®very fact of their
| life itime- strugple for better coworking — conditions, | -Present a
living. history eof Labor’ for over_ half a. eencany. é

eet. the pioneers of

BC

&

LE Since then! he has- “Pavelled far

and’ wide.- In 1906 he was. emm-
ployed by. ‘various publications in
San Francisco, Cal, when - the
famous , fire burned | the city to
the. ground. Through the — fforts ,
of the ITU-he was able to: return
to B.C., and at 78 years of Age is
working‘ as" "a? linotype “ (errator

MARK GALWAY . a
ee ‘Stimulating the “Yni6é: 3 met-
ings” with shis_ trish wit, Mark Gal-
Way, Dow._an executive board
‘member of the ‘United dishermen
‘and Antlied’” Workérs* Union, | has
60 trade union years to his credit.
With 45 yéars> daembership in the

‘Plasterers’ Union, Mark has for
| years fired” the enthusiasm

2 Mothers ye eerie AA ty TEX, oratory,

y' Phe fishe are proud to

er him: in. the contest _ for the
Oldest Trade Uhhiohist. © ‘not. “merely
for his many years as a union
member, but because of his re-
markablé: history: as an. organizer
and for his consistent fight for
the improvement yf working con-
ditions for his fellow man.
ED COHOE
Te Se A militant. trade. TEAS) for
a7 years, d -Gohoe’s- private life
is a Record. ae (i s ogee move-
ment.

Taking
A.Fof L. in

on a card with the
in Minneapolis. in in 1900,

iinions all over the North Ameri-
can continent. iz
.- As a member of thé GBU Ka

participated in the Adams River
lumber strike © in sae They.
événtually Tost “the | strike, but

their walk out~ “was “so effective
that the company, seeing which
way the, wind was blowing, put
into effect the *S-hour day.

Ed has worked hauling ore on
the Great Lakes, his shifts being
“8 hours on and: 8 hours off.” He
says it ot, so ; idn’t know.
what eee it’. rast match tess what
week.

Now a member of the IUMM&S
he had to , Keep his mem-
bership card secret even as short
a time as five years ago at Court-
enay Mines.

ANDREW CLARK

-... Another old-timer with the
miners is Andrew Clark. Andy
lives in Cumberland and has
promised to be here for the picnic.

Taking out his first card with
the miners 57 years ago in the
Old Country, he has for 37 years
been an active member in Canada
and holds the card of the U.M.
W. of A. ‘

ERIDAY, JULY 26, 1946

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