Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-11
THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY.
The working People, I'm Accordance
with the Annual Custom, Take
a Day OF Recreation.
Excursions, Professions. Speeches,
Games, Races and Fireworks
Constitute the Programs.
The weather and Crop Report for the
Past Week as Sent Out by the
State Agricultural Bureau.

SAGINAW, Sept. 9.-The labor day
parade this year was certainly the largest
demonstration of the kind ever held in this
portion of the state, being participated in
by all the branches of the central labor
union, civic and other societies. besides
CITY and county officials and many honored
visitors bands of music being met at every
turn. After marching through the rrinci-
pad avenues on both sides of the river, the
procession brought up at Union park,
where addresses were made by Mayor
Weadock and Hon. Rowland Common. The
rest OF the afternoon was taken up with
games of all kinds, horse racing, bicycling,
foot races, etc, concluding with bah
game This evening another procession
formed and paraded to Arbeiter park,
where a grand concert was held and later
grand ball, in which many participated.
KALAMAZOO, Sept. 9.-Labor day was
the most successful affair of the kind ever
held here. The city was profusely decor
ated, and martial music and strains from
numerous brass bands added TO the en-
tfSdsiasm on all sides. Nearly the whole
of the second regiment, Michigan state
troops, turned out with Col. Irish in COM
mand. The parade was the grand feature,
Capt. Rufus b. Hardy being grand mar
sh,a. The industrial division was especi-
ally interesting, and nearly every factory
IN the city was represented. The exercises
IN Bronson park were listened to by a
large crowd. Very Rev. Frank A.
O'Brien was chaplain of the day and Hon.
W. G. Howard president The Grafton by
Judge George M. Buck was eloquent and
timely.
GRAND RAPIDS, Sept. 9.-Labor day was
observed very quietly here with parade
Of about I, 200 men. This ended the cele
BRETON here and the remainder of the day
was spent in visiting the various suburban
resorts. The formal celebration occurred
at Ottawa Beach. James f. Mcbride de-
liVered an Grafton and was followed by
games and an exhibition by the life saving
crew.
JACKSON, Sept. O. Ono of the largest
labor demonstrations ever held in Central
Michigan took place in this city. A labor
parade took place, in which fully forty or
ganizations of laboring men and farmers
took part. The parade was two and one
half miles long, several unions from Battle
Greek participated.
MUsKEGoN, Sept 9.-Not wheel turned
IN of the mills or factories in Muskegon,
thetabor day celebration being general
and complete. In the forenoon there was
a mammoth procession of the trade unions
and in the afternoon speeches and games
at Lake Michigan park.
Owosso, Sept. 9.-Ten divisions of labor
organizations. state troops and X. OF y.
made procession about two miles long.
Tho exercises consisted of speaking, prize
drills, bicycle races and fireworks in the
evening. Gov. Winans was present with
other distinguished guests. This is the
largest crowd here since the great G. A.
Ak. reunion five years ago.
BAYCrTY, Sept 0.-Labor day was OBJ
served by the ST. Andrews society at
Athletic park, where u program of Gale
doHiaG games was carried out. The Long
Shoremen's union and members of other or
CARNATIONS went 80 Saginaw.
The day was observed throughout the
state in some way; games, excursions,
speccheS and fireworks being the most
popular ways