Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-04
LABOR DAY EXERCISES.

A Big Parade Followed by a Picnic and
 SpeechmakinG at the West End Grounds.
 Nearly Fifteen Hundred Men in Line.
 From early thls forenoon to the hour of starting the committees from the diff ferent labor and civic organizations hus- tied about putting final touches on the arrangements for the exercises of the day. Delegations were at every train to meet visitors who were to take part in the parade. Bands and drum corps passed through the streets to the differ ent quarters, and merchants, private citizens and business men tastefully dec orated their respective places. The crowds began to assemble in the vicinity of the green shortly after 12 o'clock, and as each body came up they were quickly assigned to their place in the line.
 At 1:30 all was in readiness and Chief Marshal James Stout and his aids, Thomas F Bulger and John Hayes, gave the order to march. The line moved around the green on the south side and into Exchange place. On the City hall steps stood the mayor and the boards of aldermen and councilmen with un- covered heads reviewing and saluting as each body passed in the following order: Grand marshal, delegates from the different unions, constituting the Central Labor union of Waterbury, Oakville cornet band, the Carpenters and Joiners' union; Second division, A. O. H., Commander John F. Calvin; Canadian band, Local Union of Painters and Decorators of America; the Society Principe Ereditario Di Savoia; Brick and Stone masons' and Plasterers union; local courts of Foresters of America The American Military band of New Britain, Steam and Gas Fitters' union and wagons decorated from the different plumbing establishments of the city Hellmann's Drum corps, the united as- semblies of the Knights of Labor, the O'Connell Literary and Social club, of ticers of the local lodge of Elks in car riage, mounted escort of Bakers and Confectioners; St. Aloysius Drum corps, display wagons from the several bake shops of the city; the St. Thomas Drum corps and cadets, Captain Condon; the Enterprise Cornet band, the Bar bers' union; the Brass City Drum corps, Societe Vittorio Elm manuele and citizens in carriages. The line of march was continued to Bank, to Grand, to South Main, to East Main. to Cherry, to Main street to the grounds, where ad- dresses by Rev F. E. Tower and Rev E. c. Tullar were listened to and the amuse- ments of the afternoon begun. About fifteen hundred people were in line and they were accompanied to the West End grounds by great throngs of people.
 Professor Leslie will give a tight rope and trapeze performance on the grounds at o'clock this evening.
 DIR DAVENPORT ON LABOR.
 The Rev Dr Davenport. pastor of the Second Congregational church, de livered an earnest and instructive ad. dress on Labor Day" at the morning service yesterday. He pointed out that labor which had first been imposed OF account of sin, had been enobled by the touch of the Son of God and has become benediction. The discontent and up
 rislngs of the laboring people were traced through the troubles in New York
 Pennsylvania and Tennessee and the ex
 ceptional good sense with which the re-
 lations between employer and employe favorably commented upon. "Not long since," said the speaker, ia prominent
 manufacturer of this city expressed
 himself to me with considerable severity
 against the trades unions, claiming thai through their interference with thai
 which does not belong to them they de
 stroy the confidence they should other
 wise receive and render themselves un
 worthy to exist" Dr Davenport coulc
 not adopt such views, but thought that
 laboring men had the same right tG
 combine for their own protection anC advancement that all other men had
 He exhorted the workIngmen not tG
 neglect religion nor assume an attitude
 of indifference toward Christ, thei
 tTuest friend.