Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-15
THE KNIGHTS Of LABOR.
a Parade, Races, Speeches and Ball
to the Labor Delegates in
Richmond.

Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. - Today
was devoted by the delegates of
/ the General Assembly Of til @
knights of Labor to the ENJOYMENT
of the entertainment arranged in
their honor by the Knights Of the
local assemblies of This city. Inac.
cordance with lhc MAYORS prOcla.
, nation, all the city Offices were
closed IN order TO permit the en-
: p0yes TO take part in the days
festivities. Nearly all the work.
shops, manufactures and other
establishments we're also closed.
The delegates assembled at ArmOry
Hall this morning, and shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock the entire body
marched to Main street, to Laurel,
thence to the state fair grounds. ut
the upper end Of the city. When
the entire procession formed it con-
tanned between 1000 and 6, 900 men.
1t was headed by squad OF police.
Behind them rode on horseback
Grand Marshal Lynch, white and
cOlored aids riding on either side
of him. A band followed, then
came District 40, of New York, with
Colored Delegate Farrell in the first
rank. The rest of the delegates OF
| the General Assembly followed.
Behind the marching men rode in
carriages Mr.. Powderly, members
OF the executive board, other lead.
ing Knights, lady delegates, and
the baby delegate, three weeks old,
daughter of District Master Work.
man Rogers, of Chicago.
a few cOlOred women rode in |
carriages, bringing up the rear of |
this part of the procession. The |
right of the line of the local Knights
was headed by Pioneer Assembly,
1912, of Richmond, composed of
colored knights, headed by a color
ed band. Then came white assem-.
bies again, and bringing up the
rear were cOlored assemblies. A
count showed $500 men marching
on foot, of whom 1000 we're color
ed, and forty carriages, containing
four to six persons each. ThOus-
ands witnessed the parade.
The carriage IN which Mr.. Pow.
derly rode halted at the entrance of
the fair grounds, and from it he re-
viewed.the procession as it march
ed through the entrance gates.
Within the grounds the general
master workman held an informal
reception, large numbers OF Knights
of Richmond and visiting Knights
from lynchburg, Petersburg and
other places, who had come to take
part in IKE entertainment, seeking
introductions to him. Mr. Powder. {
ly and the members of the execu- '
tive board remained little more than I
an hour at the fair grounds, and {
then returned TO Ford's Hotel to l
give the rest of the day to the work t
awaiting their attention. During I
the afternoon at the fair grounds '
there was a bicycle race, trotting I
race, mule race and a tournament.
Before the races and other events
on the program took place an open i
carriage was drawn up before the /
main building on the grounds and il
Master Workman Mullen, of this t
district, standing upon the seat, a
announced that Senator elect Dan {
Iel had been expected to speak, but S
was unavOidably absent at the cen b
tennial celebration of the charter of C
Lynchburg. Mayor Harrington [
was also expected, but was i'll and C
unable TO be present, Gov. Lees '
name was also on the programme r,
ist of speakers, but no explanation Il
vas given for his absence. The
chairman then introduced Ralph f
Beaumont, Mr.. Trevelllck and Mr.. ii
who spoke on the aims Il
md objects Of the order they repre- a
ent. et
The failure of Governor Lee and a.
,ther prominent citizens TO deliver d.
addresses OccasiOned considerable CT
comment. Governor Lee has not Il
lestated to express in emphatic CT
erms his disapproval of the man W
Ter in which the cOlOred man Far OF
ell was thrust upon the platform la
f he convention Monday, and the W
movements of that dele of
ate here. be
The entertainment at the fair ic
rounds concluded with a banquet sil
D the visiting delegates. White be
nd cOlored delegates sat together to
t the tables. nc
The omission of the grand ball, co
'hich was to close the festivities an
the fair grounds, causes much fol
onderment and dissatisfaction of
mong the colored delegates and dl'
olored citizens generally. They ad
al looked forward with particular on
leasure to this feature of the pro. eQ
The grounds we're left in of
of the colored people, ILL.,
no continued to flock there until in
te in the evening. About sun. rec
own the band suddenly disappear. zel
|, and it was found that no ar dis
had been made to light res
70 grounds. The local committees in
wing charge of the affair had vii
iietly let it drop, deeming this ito
@ best way to avoid any trouble
at might have ensued. me
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