The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-05
A Forenoon Parade in
Four Divisions.
Big Demonstration Arranged
F0r.ThiS City.
Something About the Hollday-Es-
tabliShed in This State In 1898.

Monday is Labor Day, a legel holiday
in 80 states of the Union and In the Dis
trict of Columbia ann trades union men
in all parts of the country will parade
and in other ways observe the one day
out OF the 3e5 particularly set apart for
their benefit.
Labor Day was made legal holiday In
Rhode Island by act OF the General AS
scmbly on May 26, 1893 and 1t was OBJ
served for the first time on the first Mon
day OF the following September SO that
Mondays demonstration Will be the
fourth in this state.
The first Labor Day parade in the coun-
try was September 8, 1882, In Now York
city. On May 6, 1887 the New York State
Legislature made 1t legal holiday and III
that same year Massac husetts, Colorado,
New Jersey and Oregon followed suit.
1t was made holiday in tue District OF
Columbia by act OF Congress three years
ago.
In 33 of the states the first Monday In
Septemb ber is observed; in Pennsylvania
the first Saturday; In Florida the second
Saturday, ald In Louisiana November 20.
THE LOCAL CELEBRATION.
The arrangements for the demonstra-
tion I'm this town day after tomorrow are
now perfected, and the official program
is suggestive of big time.
The parade will take place at 9:45
o'clock in the forenoon and the line will
be formed hslf an hour earlier on Market
square. There will be four divisions with
plenty OF music aud about 90 labor organ
izations from oil parts of the State.
George b. Sullivan of the Pawtuckct
Typogra phical Union. 212, is TO be chief
marshal and the following will serve on
the staff: John McCann. Dennis Ma
honey, Alfred Hartley and John f. Nc
Ginn.
The officers Of the Labor Day commit
tee are John III. Cook of Carpenters
Union 94. secretary; ana John Thornton
OF District Council Of Textile Workers
treasurer.
The Labor Day souvenir IL book
containing much valuable information
relative to the labor problem In general,
with special articles showing the con-
ditiop of the unions in the state.
There is one particularly valuable ar
riaD William T.. Foster, which gives a
full list OF the books treating on the
labor problem that may be obtained from
the Providence Public Library, together
with brief comment and explanation con-
cernipg the volumes numerated.
There is also reprinted article by
President Seth Low of Colum bia, and
several quotations. Among the latter is
the following statement made by A bra
ham Lincoln IN a speech delivered at
Hartford in 1860. at the time of the great
strike OF New England shoe workers:
"Thank God, we have a system of labor
where there can be strike. Whatever
the pressure, there is q point where the
workingman may STOP"
The following is taken from one of
William Il. Gladstone's speeches:
Grades unions are the bulwarks of mod
ern democracies."
The Holiday Attractions.
For Moncay the usual list Of excursions,
entertainments and miscellaneous attrac-
tions are offered for the thousands who
will have day off TO enjoy themselves.
The big state fair will open on Labor
Day and the management anticipates an
attendance equal to that OF Governors
Day year ago, when 1900 people went
through the gates.
All the shore resorts will be open and
Colonel Atwoli, Mr.. Boyden and Assembly,
man Harrington have made special prepa-
rations to feed and entertain the holiday
crowds.
On Labor Day evening Joshua Lever
ing, the Prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent will speak in Music Hall and the
campaign OF the cold water party in this
state Will be formally opened.
The tenth annual regatta OF the Rhode
Island Yacht Club will be sailed on Mon
day and there are many entries.
Keith's Opera House will open On
Labor Day and there viii be matinee and
evening performances
Lothrop's Opera House and the West
minister rheater will also ~ open after
noon and evening.
Monday is the jewish New Year.
Tie members OF the Independent Brit
ish-Amorican Association, Division No.
/, will have their third annual excursion
or Aon iay. The party VIII start from
Free Ion Hall early in tho morning ana
their destination is Paiacs GIrden,
Warwick.
The steamer Mount Hope has been
cbortcrod 10 run no,rvoon nrtdc..o.. -,