The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-29
FOR LABOR DA ]
A BIG PARADE OF LABo1
ORGANIZATIONS.
R0AN0KElS WORKERS 70 TURN GUl|
When the Boys Begin 10 March az +
Hands Begin TO Piay-Route OF IN 3
PrOcession-Carr's Woods to- be shf
Terminus-Athietic Sports.

At the meeting of the Federation @
Labor last night the programme o
the exercises of Labor Day, Monday
September 1, was arranged.
j. T. Joyce will be thechief marsha
of the day with the following aidesS
Harry Thomas, printer; g. b. He'd
rington, carpenter; 3. f. Burlington, 3
tailor; P. a. Hughes, iron and STEEL
worker; Joshua Brogounia, molder,
and NJ. F. O'Brien, bricklayer. The
parade will move in three divisions. :
WilliamHenderson will be chief of tfies
staff. The chief marshal will wear
old gold, and the chief of staff a red
sash.
The procession will form in three Oh
visions, and each one will be under the
direction of marshal The first di-
vision will form on Salem avenue,
south of Jefferson street, and will be
composed of the unions of iron mold
ers, carpenters, and printers, with q.
o. Adams, of the printers union, as
marshal.
The second division will be com
posed of Vigilant Fire Company, No.;
i; Junior Hose Company, No. and
Friendship Fire Company. No. b.
This division will form on Salem ave- We,
nue., east of Jefferson street. and will
be under direction of I'D, Earhears
as marshal.
The third division viii hi he IT'S
marshal, Patrick Lilas, of the Anal
gamated Iron and Steel Works. tt
will be made up of this association.
with the unions of tailors, brick
layers, painters and plasters.
The procession will begin to form
at 8 o'clock in the morning and will
move at 9. The first division, headed
blythe machine works band, wilimove
from the intersection of Jefferson
street and Salem avenue to Campbells
street, the second division falling in
behind, thence down Campbell to
Commerce, the this d division headed
by the Roanoke City Band, following
the second. The procession will move
thence to Salem avenue, thence TO
Jefferson street, up North Jefferson
to Shenandoah avenue, east to Com
monwealth avenue, to Kimball, and
thence by the rolling mill and fur
naces to the picnic ground in Carr's
Grove.
~ The grounds Will be under the con-
troll of % committee of arrangements
of thirty, of which Mr. J. L. Joyce; is I
chairman. No intoxicating liquors
will be sold and the best order Will u
maintained. The committees
charge had not heard from the 81
ers expected from New York st
night, and could not say deEately
whether they will be here or not
There will be addresses ueFertheless.
His Honor Mayor EyanssHil lhe-lLas
vited to speak.-4Sdd1fffss rises will be de-
-livered by Jas. A. Pugh and j. s..
Curry of the carpenters union, and
probably by representatives of other
unions.
The dancing pavilion will be nm
der the management of MIR. William
Henderson and corps of competent
assistants. The music will be fur
nished by the Machine Works Band.
There will be two foot races, end
the winners will be awarded a rose
wood pipe and shawn mug. The
prize for the three-legged race is a.
gold pen. The winner of the creased
pig race will be awarded the pig.
The Rolling Mill and moulding
shop of the Bridge Works will shut.
down for the day. and it is probable
that all the Bridge Works and Ma
chine Works will also shut down.