Arizona republican., 1896-08-18
THE LABOR ORGANIZERS
 $ Mass Meeting Held on Sunday. "
Grand Labor Day DemonStra-
 ton of Other Unions.
A Movement Organized by the Local Printers Union Receives
 Support. &


 steps toward suitable celebration of Labor Day, Monday, September ', which has been declared by congress to be a National holiday. .ie
 The movement was inaugurated sev- eral weeks ago by the Typographical union and committees from the vari- ous other organized bodies met with the printers committee upon invita- tion, and called the mass meeting for Sunday-and thus the movement took form.
 MT. Fifeld of the carpenters union, who had been chosen temporary chair man, called the meeting to order at 3 p. m and after stating the object of the gathering called for nomination for permanent chairman. Mayor Mon;hon was unanimously chosen to preside and A. B. Eastabrooks was elected sec retary.
 There was in attendance a goodly number of those who learn their bread by the sweat of their brow" and all were unanimously in favor of a demonstration. Several neat speeches were made by representatives of the various unions, the most pleasing be- ing those of Mir. Brown of the print CTS; MT. Long of the clerks, and Mr. Pfeiffer of the butchers. Those who think the only eloquent speakers are found among the members of so-called professions would have disabused their minds of such an hallucination had they been present at this meeting. After a liberal discussion of all phases of the labor question and the manner of fittingly observing the day. the meeting delved into the details of appointing committees and making such arrangements as the exigencies of the case called for It was decided that the general supervision of the en- tire celebration should be concentrated into one small committee to be termed a committene on general management and that such other committees as deemed advisable be selected by the meeting, and the following are an- nounced as such:
 General management -Messrs. J. S Griffin, Gardner, Russell.
 Music and speaking g-Messrs. Hanny Lincoln, Pfeiffer, Thomas, L. T. liar ris.
 Parade Williams, Wolsey, Russell Johnson, :" O'Mara, Pfeiffer, Sackman Kirkland, H. c. Griffin. 4 Advertising Gardner, Morris, East abrooks, Brown, Taylor, Wolsey.
 Sports-J. S. Griffin, Diehl Kirk land, Calthrod Perry, Palmer, Morris Grant.
 Finance-H. G. Griffin, Long, Con ger, Gardner, Russell, Fifeld. Il Mayor Monihon was unanimousl, chosen ex-officio member of all com mittees, and each committee was in vested with power to increase member ship if deemed advisable.
 The committees have gone at tn , work with will and enthusiasm tha
 warrants the assertion that the Labo
 Day celebration will be the most elab crate demonstration witnessed in Ari
 zona
 Yesterday negotiations were begul with the various railroads for reduce
 rates, but it will be several days ye
 before definite terms can be had though the proposition has been warm ly received and the committee feel warranted in saying a reduced rate wi be made from all points in the terri 7 tory.
 : Several merchants have been seen b ) the managers of the celebration an : they will prepare floats for the gran illuminated parade. It is confidentl
 believed this feature of the programm
 will pale every previous attempt i
 the history of Phoenix.
 During the day at the park ther s will be bicycle races, cowboy sport e speaking, music and general athleti = contests.
 h Taken all in all Labor Day is on = now to be looked forward to for a ger 0 eral good time and social enjoyme1 | for all.