The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-03
CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY,
Parades and Excursions It's
Principal Features.
The Letter Carriers From all Parts OF the
Country, to Participate In tho Annual
Convention To-day, Paradod an Phila
dslphia-How tho Day Wac Observed
Elsewhere. Pr FUii1 Jg 5s4


part in the big parade shis afternoon
and will participate In the annual CON.
vension which opens here Tomorrow
morning. 1t is estimated that there
were 5000 men in line this afternoon.
The largest delegations were those from
New York. Brooklyn and Baltimore.
Postmaster General Wilson reached
the city at noon under the escort OF
Postmaster Warfield, OF Baltimore and
the letter carriers Of that city. e75
strong. The parade formed at Broad
and Fisz~ater streets at O'Clock. 1t
was nearly 4 O'Clock when the line of
msrcners reached the reviewing stsnd
at the American League. After the
parade luncheon was served to the car
riers in Industrial hall, during the
course Of which the Marine Band
played varied program.
In the evening the banquet given by
the Letter Carriers National ASS ola
ton was held at the Hotel Bellevue. 1t
was purely Informal affair. Among
the prominent guests were Postmaster
General Wilson, Postmasters Dayton, of
New York; Carr, of Philadelphia; Hes
sing, of Chicago; Sullivan, of BROOKLYN;
Warheld, OF Baltimore; WIlletts, of
Washington; Hayne, OF Newark, and
Woods, of Albany; Ex-Governor Patti
son and Mayor Warwick,
Following the banquet q public re-
ception was held at the Academy Of
Music. After Postmaster Carr aud
Mayor Warwick had welcomed the
visitors to the city, addresses were de-
livered By Postmaster General Wilson,
First Assistant. Postmaster General Il.
ID. Jones, @. G. Cowden. of Cleveland,
President of the Letter Carriers Ma
tional Association, ex governor Patter
son, Postmaster Dayton and Poatm as ter
Sullivsa.
Among the important subjects which
Will engage the attention OF the oonven-
ton will be the tenure OF office bill,
nalsry bill. pension bill and the equal.
cation of horse and carriage hire. There
will also be spirited fight for the con-
vention OF 1895 between the Buffalo and
Grand Rapids delegations The officers
OF the National Association are Prssi-
DENT, e. j. Kessler, New Orleans; sec
rotary, John Il. Viokory. Washington;
treasurer, Alexander Mcdonald. Grand
Rapids; sergeant-at-arms, T. Kelly,
Toledo.
Moro 'BIcursions Than Parades
New YORK, Sept. 2.-The weather
was perfect to day and there was hardly
any labor organizations in the city but
what had mapped out for itself q parade
or an outing. This year the latter man
ner OF spending the day predominated.
The list OF excursions to points outside
the city was long and we'll arranged.
For the hrst time in many years the
Central Labor Union did not parade
rnn IN N nafr
deemed the better place to spend the
day and as result the sea beach palace
WAS crowded with mon whose delegates
practically regulate the labor element
OF the city.
10 Offset this, however, there were
arranged the parade OF the striking gar
ment workers and demonstrations at
Union Square OF the Knights of Labor,
with which organization the garment
workers are affiliated. The anarchists
went out to Manzel's Park, Staten Is
land, to hear John Most and CLAUS Zim-
norman speak.
The Day In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Mot more
than one thousand paraders turned out
to-day to take part in the Labor Day
demonstration. The day WAS not being
observed as holiday by the banks or
business houses in this city, the stock
and produce exchanges slone closing
their doors. In this State the first Sat
urday in Sep IN Der is observed as Labor
Day. The United Labor League turned
out about 500 but there was no display
OF red flags as the police authorities for
babe 1t. Each one of the paraders, how.
ever, wore a red badge with the number
OF his lodge printed upon II. What was
evidently urged as substitute for the
red emblem was q banner with the
words: The powers-that- be fear the
red flag" on one side, and "Socialist
ideas are progressing, never sheless," on
the other.
Imposing Display at Warrington.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2.-Tae Labor Day
parade here to-day WAS the most i'm
posing display ever made by organized
labor In the District OF Columbia. There
were over 5000 men in line, all neatly
unifo: med and each di0ision headed by
band OF music. Colum bia Topographic
cal Union had 1900 men in line. a
feature OF tho parade was the particips-
ton, In neat unifor ms. of the cha polls Of
some of the local newspapers. Labor
Day being legal holiday in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, all of the Executive
Departments were closed for business.
very Few OF the officials were at their
desks, Acting Secretary Adee being one
OF the number. There was lack OF
official advices from any quarter.
Labor and Sedan Day at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. Q. Labor Day
and Sedan Day ware fiistingly celebrated
hers to-day. Rasinaas : practically
suspended. The ranNs OF labor psy de q
at noon AND then had pcn'cs snd
speecnes. I6o Gorman associations
and citizens marched in honor of tie
fall Of SpAon ob1o