Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-28
rO-DAY,sLABoR DEMONsTRATIO!
An Immense Time Expected-A Monster
Parade.

An Immense Time Expected-A Monster
Parade.
Great preparations have been made for
the big labor parade and picnic to-day, and
nothing has been left undOne to make it
success so great that it will even astonlsh
those who have the affair in charge. Last
evening many people had already begun to
decorate their houses with flags and bunt-
ing and to-day the city will present n gay
appearance. There was considerable pres
sure brought to bear upon the Mayor last
evening to issue q proclamation declaring
to-day public holiday. To this end the
following petition was to have been pre-
sented to the First Branch of Council, last
evening, but that body failed to meet:
WHEELING, August %, 1856.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the First
Branch Of the Council Of the city Of
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN We, the undersigned
members of the Legislative Committee OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,, do most respectfully petition your
honorable body to authorize His Honor,
the Mayor, to issue proclamation declar-
ing tomorrow, August 2Sth, public holt
day.
w. NEWT. LINCH,
RICHARD ROBERTSON,
HENRY FOSTER,
CONRAD WASSMAN,
JOHN WEISGERBER,
THEO. WAGNER,
J. II. BURT.
On some account the Mayor failed to
issue the proclamation, but the day will
be almost rs much of Il holiday, neverthe-
less, and will be observed by all the work
ingmen in the city, rs well as their tami-
lies
A full account of the parade and picnic
was printed in yesterdays REGISTER, and
the following information is reprinted from
that account: Each division will form at
their headquarters and move rs follows ut
I'D 4. III. sharp:
The First Division, consiStingOf Knights
of Labor, will move to Twenty-third street
on Market, and will occupy the East side
of Fifth ward market place, with right OF
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The Second Division, consisting Of
Trades Unions, will move to Twenty
third street on Market, and will occupy
the West side of Fifth ward market place,
with right resting on Twenty-third street.
The Third Division, consisting of Glass
workers, will move from Walthers' Hall
up Chapline to Twenty-third, and will Oc-
cupy Twenty-third and Chapline, with
right resting on Market street
The procession will start from Twenty
third street on Market, down Market TO
to Twenty-siXth street, east on Twenty
sixth to Chapline, south on Chapline TO
Thirty-third, east on Thirty-third to EOtf,
north on Eof' to Twenty-tifth, west on
Twenty-fifth, to Chapline, north on
Chapline to Twentieth, west on Twentieth
to Market, and north on Market to Tenth,
west on Tenth to the bridge, across the
bridge to the Fair Grounds. The pro-
ceSsiOn will march in the Fair Grounds, and
not break ranks until the whole bOdy'has
marched in. This will give all who par
ticipate n chance to get view the parade
themselves.
The Opera House orchestra will furnish
music for dancing on the grounds the col
Ored folks will have separate platform;
the Wheeling and Steubenvillc clubs will
play match game of base ball. there will
be an interesting bicycle race, for which
a gold badge will be given, and number
of other amusementS that will 90 to make
the day enjoyable. Everybody should join
in making the affair grand success.