Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-31
LABOR'S HOLIDAY.
Everybody shOu Id Contribute to Its
Success.
Next Monday and How II will be CeIe-
brated I'm Rock IsIand--T Arrange.
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| Labor's holiday will be properly cele-
brated in Rock Island next Monday, and
the public generally. especially those
employing labor, should contribute to
the success and enjoyment of the day in
the manner as suggested by Mayor Me-
Conochie's appeal. which is appended
Year after year abor's cause has been
slowly, but surely advancing, to the
proud position that by seniority rightful.
ly belongs to it. To give those who toll
in shops and factories an opportunity to
| go into the green fields and woods with
| their friends and families for a day of
rest, and recreation and enjoyment, by
common custom This day has been OBJ
served and called Labor Day"
Monday, September Q. 1899, will be
| observed as a holiday in this city and
Moline. would, therefore, request all
those employing, who are 80 situated
| that they can do so, to close their shops
or places of business for the day.
To properly con memoTate the day the
| flags should be raise d on all public build
| iugs.
All persons are 10 vited to abstain from
labor, and devote themselves to rest and
enjoyment.
The committee on arrangements met
last night and completed the details for
the great industrial street parade to take
place in Rock Island in the morning and
the picnic on Sylvan island in the after
noon. and announced the following order
of the day:
LINE OF MARCH
Parade forms on Market square at 10
o'clock in the morning, march west on
Third avenue To Tenth street, thence
north to Second avenue, east on Second
avenue to Twentieth street, south on
Twentieth street to Fourth avenue to
Twenty-third street, south on Twenty
third street to Fifth avenue, east on
Fifth avenue to Twenty fourth street.
north on Twenty-fo nth street 10 Third
avenue, west on Tn ri avenue TO Market
square and disband
SPEAKERS OF THE DAY.
Fl. ID. Lloyd and q. 5. barrow, of Chi
cago, will discuss the eight hour day on
Sylvan island at 3 p IN.
Persons on the line of the march are
requested to sprinkle the streets in the
morning before the parade. Also BUSH
ness men and citizens generally are re-
quested to decorate.
The driveway from the street cars to
the island will be sprinkled.
Moline will send the following to take
part in the parade: Iron Moulders'
Union, 237 X. of L German Aid asso-
citation and Aid ass OciatIons from each
shop.
Davenport will also send delegation
to take part in the parade.
The committee rec uests that all work
ing people, young and old, whether mem>
hers of any labor organization or not are
invited To join in the procession on Labor
day.
on SYLVAN ISLAND
The different organizations and their
friends will repair to Sylvan island after
dinner. where the picnic will be held and
which should ne largely attended.
Messrs. Lloyd and barrow, of Chicago.
two of the most talented and eloquent
orators in the United States, will speak
on the eight hour question. The day
should he fittingly COMMUNICATED. and
labor should have its national holiday
The American people have few enough
national holidays.
Mr.. j. W. Cavaniugh is to be CHIEF
marshal, while the presidents of the diff
ferent labor organizations are to be as
sistant mArshals.