The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-03
Is Large and imposing Street
Parade. ~
q Large Crowd atsOcean View. slo'
auent Addresses w. Il. Mullen,
of Richmond, and w. Il. Fair
less, of Portsmouth. The
Celebration Success.


spacious hall, which WAS very prettily
decorated for the occasion. The exer-
sises wore opened with prayer by
MAYOR Petit. A soug service followed
and Mr., q. G.. Houston, secretary of
the Central Labor Union, read pas.
Rage of Scripture.
The address was delivered by DR..
nj. b. Wharton, of the Freemason
Street Baptist Church, his subject DO
ing ''phe Bible and Character Build
The singing OF Mr.. Johnston Morris,
Of Bedford City, and the cello solo of
Prof. Hans. Mettke, of Knoxville were
very pleasing.
LABOR DAY.
The weather WAS delightfully."- cool
yesterday, and ut an early hour repre-
sentativee Of the various trade unions
were on the street arranging for the
days events.
At 8 o'clock Marshal Kizer and his
aids met at Emerald Hall and hual in
etructions were given.
The line formed on City Hall avenue
at IL O'Clock. the right Of column rest
ing on Granby street, The procession
moved up CRANKY street TO Freemasou,
thence to Bank. to Butte, to Churoh, to
Main, to East; counter march on Main
to CRANKY, on CRANKY to City Hail
avenue, where they broke rank.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession WAS formed as fol
lows:
Platoon of eight police, under com.
mand of Officer Hodges.
Naval Post Band. Leader. Jessie
Price.
Carriage, Mayor G. W. Petit;
Portsmouth; President Edgar kecft,
OF the Central Labor Union. and MIR.
q. j. Walker.
FIRST DIVISION.
Norfolk Typographical Union No
80, 7o men, j. NJ. kennedy, marshal.
railors' Union No. 40, ~ men,
Joseph Kelly, marshal.
MsthiEists Lodge No. II, 80 men,
l.. NJ. Thurman, marshal.
SECOND DIVISION.
Cigarmakers' Union, fifty men,
George w. Hall, marshal.
Plumbers and Gasiitters' Union No.
10, thirty eight men, j. w. Hopkins,
marshal.
B,ickiayers' and Masons' Union,
Theodore Nellinger, marshal.
THIRD DIVISION.
A third division was to have been
made up by tho Boilermakers' and Iron
shipbuilders' Union of Portsmouth.
Boiermakers aud Shipbuiders' Union
of Viewpoints News, Carpenters aud
Joiners' Association, and the Timers
Union. They, however, were not pre-
sent. those from Viewpoints News not
being able to get here in time to take
part IN the parade.
Richmond sent down eleven coaches
of laboring men who had been assigned
to this division, but they failed to mr..
Five In time. They wore, however. at
Ocean View and took part in the fes.
kivities there.
THE CITATIONS.
There were about five thousand In
hearing when President Keeie, OF the
Central Labor Union, came upon the
pavilion platform and called the au.
dience to order.
The Ocean View entertainers had
been occupying the board and gave
way for the speakers of tho day. There
was upon the platform Jos. Reilly,
Chas. q. Kizer. NJ. Thurman, JOHN
nj. Kennedy. John HorEpe, Is. L.
Rosson and other labor leaders Mr..
Fairless was introduced and spoke
nearly an hour. He congratulated the
organized labor OF Norfolk on the sue
cess of the demonstration.
Referring to strikes Mr.. Fnirless said
Che first strike in this country was in
l741 and that since that time there has
been trouble. Since 1850 there has
been much interest taken in labor
organizations. He believed the needs
OF the working man to day is aduca
tIon. He thought proper leadership
necessary.
He spoke of the Presidents views IN
regard to the classification and reduc.
lions of machinists and others in the
United States, but said that no propo.
sition had been made to reduce the pay
OF the commissioned officers.
lie said In cities where labor organi.
cations exist non.union men Una.
chinists) get from Sl.50 to 81. rs per
day for the same work shat union men
get 50 per day for.
He spoke of the present demand for
money, and said TINT no matter what
the many statesmen might soy on the
aublect, all labor needs is honest Ameri.
oan money and not money dictate
by foreign powers; that it looked like
onr present money was intended to
benefit II certain class, as was our State
aud national laws. and that the labor
Ing Glass wanted the plainest aud most
money and laws that au honest Lesis.