The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-08-04
Labor Day.

| Owing to over work we unintentional-
| ly neglected TO give your Office the pro-
gress of our committee work for your
last weeks paper, but would say the
| work of the last two weeks has added
some important features to the already
| long program.
We are informed by the representa-
tives of several uniformed civic societies
of their intention to participate in the
street procession and to induce their re-
| spective societies from other cities TO
unite with them, this will add greatly to
the grandure and beauty of the process
| sion.
Also a large addition to the great
crowd will be the members of Spiritual
Societies from Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Bay City, Flint, Saginaw, Jackson, Battle
Creek and in a word from all parts of
the state. They are arranging through
their representative to take advantage of
the cheap rates to meet here upon Sat-
urday, Sept. 2, to hold meetings Sunday
and be in position for their members
who wish to participate in the street
parade. They will have orators that are
among the best that will add much to
the program.
A representative from the farmers
assures us they will do all in their power
to make their part of the celebration all
that it should be. In fact from all quar-
tiers we are receiving words of encour-
agement and offers of assistance. The
practical experience of this committee is
that mankind is arriving at broader
views and coming nearer together, the
words Labor Day Celebration, embraces
so much more than the casual observer
sees. Those who dive down deep into
the grave questions that concern us all,
and by candid consideration of these
facts by fair minded men, arrive at re-
suits that can only be the means of en-
nobling mankind.
From all that are interested we are
convinced this celebration should be
known in name as it is in reality a
Grand Consolidated Labor Day Celebra-
ton of the Trades and Industrial Organi-
cations and civic societies of Lansing and
vicinity. The great farmers organiza-
tons of the Alliance and Patrons of In
dustry of Shiawassee and adjoining coun-
ties, the Owosso Trades Council of 20
affiliated unions, the society mentioned
who are coming from all parts of the
state, and it is hoped and expected the
county battalion of the G. A. r. under
command of Col. M. G. Dawes. 1t is the
wish of the committee to bestow upon
the veterans all the honor possible by
assigning to them the first division in
procession.
And the numerous societies in uni
form rank together with the exhibits of
the manufactures, merchants and others,
will make grand procession of the
greatest magnitude ever seen in Central
Michigan.
Many other attractions are in progress
that we will not mention until completed.
1t has been slow work to get commune
cations to the farmers in all localities.
The representatives from the farmers
are doing all in their power to reach
these districts that are not holding meet
ings and consequently not in position to
be reached by communications.
1t is the special request of the COM
mittee that all the old associations send
delegates at once, and to have mass
meetings that they may be in position
to participate puon the appropriate cele-
bration. Each association or district is
requested to elect marshal who shall
act with the instructions of the Grand
Marshal, who has the county divided in
divisions in such manner as to bring
the many associations by the best routes
together in such manner that they can
all be at Owosso in time to fall into their
division. Send delegate Friday evening,
over z. O. SECY.