The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-05
LABOR DAY CELEBRATED.
All The Labor Organizations We'll Rep
resented in The Parade.

resented in The Parade,
The Banks and Public OHces closed
and 1Iost Of the Laborers Given a
Holiday-About 400 worllingnen in
Ltne-Ths Parade a Decided Success
The Mayors Proclamation Well OBJ
served-The Labor Organizations
Held Reunions at Night.
In Savannah and almost throughout
the entire United States. yesterday was
set apart as a holiday for laboring men, to
be celebrated in honor of the working
l classes
Savannah is never behind in action
which is almost universally recognized as
beneficial, and Mayor McDonough
promptly recognized the necessity for OBJ
serving the occasion. In view of the fact
that there was some doubt as to the legal
ity of the act OF the legislature declaring
the first Monday in September a holiday,
he issued a proclamation that all the citi-
zens Of Savannah so consider it.
Everybody was ready to cooperate
with the mayor, and the result was that
the day was as well observed as if it had
been Thanksgiving or Christmas.
A GENERAL OBSERVANCE.
There was a general observance
throughout the city. Business
was suspen ded for a part of the
day at least, and the banks were closed
all day. The mills of the courts were
shut down and justice was delayed in her
operations for twenty-four hours. Many
Of those who employed laboring men closed
for the entire day. while almost all of
them gave their employees the afternoon
TO JON IN the parade or any of the feStiVi-
ties they desired.
If the Tybee railroad had not been twis-
ted out Of shape and bent back upon itself
by the hurricane there no doubt would
have been an excursion to the island to
accommodate those who desired to spend
their day at the seashore. But there was
enough TO do, and the laboring men spent
the day well.
THE PARADE.
The parade of the labor unions was a
success. There were about 400 OF them in
line, all wearing the insignia Of their or
carnations and marching behind the
banners under which they toll
The different organizations which were
TO take part began to assemble at Bull
and Liberty streets about $3.50 o'clock.
The line was formed Oh the south side Of
Liberty street, and Grand Marshal j. j.
Doolan arranged them in two divisions.
The first division consisting of the
WorHngmeu's Benevolent Associat alton.
The DlacEsmiths, boiler makers and tailors
were the first to arrive, and they were
cheered as they came up, headed by Mid
dleton's band, and took their stand The
second division. consisting of machinlsts,
printers and unOrganized labor, came up
shortly before O'Clock in charge of w.
II. H Young. They also had a brass
hand a fbaiF hand fThaHv fpipaA in hAIinH
those who were already in line, and in a
few minutes after o'clock the process
sion started
THE ORDER OF MARCH.
The parade was headed by two mounted
police, followed by the band Then came
the grand marshal, j. J. Doolan and his
aids unmounted. His aids were: From the
| WOrkingmen's Benevolent ASSOCIATE on,
! w. j. Creetman; from the boiler makers,
John Douglass; from the blacksmiths,
| w. j. COrcoran; from the tailors, George
Haus from the machinists, j. +. Enright,
and from the printers, w. H. II. Young.
| The WOrhngmen' Benevolent Associa-
| ton, about 200 strong, was the first
organization in the parade 1t was fol-
lowed by the blacksmiths, about fifty
strong the tailors, of whom there were
| about thirty; machinists and boiler
makers, about sixty; and about forty
printers in white beavers and linen dust
ers, headed by Tom Mahoney to repre-
sent the printers devil.
Crowds had gathered all along the line
of march to see the parade pass The
line of march was down Liberty street to
| West Broad, to Congress, to Barnard, to
BroughtOn, to Bull, to Bay, to East
Broad, to Liberty, down the north side to
Wheaton, and a cOuutermarch to the
south side Of Liberty back to the starting
point, where the disbandment took place.
The occasion, too, was remembered in
the churches. The First Presbyterian
church held a sunrise service, and the day
was remembered at the masses of all the
Catholic churches
The different labor unions held re-
unions at their respective halls last night.