The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-23
WILL BE A GREAT. DAY
Central Union Hard at Work to Make La
Dor Day Parade a Success.
AN IMMENSE CROWD OF WAGE FARMERS
From Norfolk and Other virginia
Caties Expected to Participate In
tho Festivities Resides the Great
Parade There WIFI be Addresses
and An Excursion 10 ocean View.

tho FESTIVITIES Resides the Great
Parade There WIFI be Addresses
and An Excursion 10 ocean View.
The various committees of the Central
Labor Union are zealously working to
make September 7th the greatest day the
working people of Norfolk ever. witnessed.
; ana every indication points to the fact
be realized The final arrangements are
about completed. and those in position to
know assert that there will be an Immense
aber bay f e In the
the chief features will be a purade in the
pal cities wlli be represented. In the al
where addresses will Be made by Hon
samuel samuel, p S, Hope eX.pnesident Of Norfolk
Culloch, of Richmond: Hon Chas. T.
Bland and w. II. Fairless, of Portsmouth.
provided for the remainder of the day.
The Executive Committee of the Virginia
following gentlemen as State organizers:
D. ]. Reardon, of Portsmouth, for South
for s centrai District S Gray G. nieo Of
Roanoke, for Western District: S. N
Davis. of Danvilie, and w. c. Louhofr OF
izers for their sections. The secretary was
directed to have printed tn proceedings
and constitution Of the recent meeting.
Secretary Towso on. of the Y. NJ. c. A..
as ssbor pay for tho
Church, ana Mr.; 4. B. Mecuiioeh, Of
PIRATE to the occasion. The various Unions
of the city have received Invita- tons and
son has found his way to o0t The Hearts r Of
Norfolk's workers by his untiring efforts
to add to their enjoyment.
II
President Dornin, of the State Fedora
ton. with headquarters In Richmond.
is every Indication that Richmond viii
send sen GO down WIN, The largest excursion Of the
View viii be taxed I'd saPeeo Sa ece ,he
great multitude that will be present on
the IN; Mr. DorIiin contemplates making
est of organized labor -
Labor Day. The Richmond delegation
will be accompanied by the Columbus band
Of q f., tina that city, while the Central Labor
and ST. Mary's zouave Drum Corps The
Committee on irrangements are TO be con-
the little feiiows' There is no better
drum corps In the State-or the South for
that matter. D ~
Tho souvenir Labor Day Program, is
sued by authority OF the Central Labor
lication The efficient manager proposes
10 spare neither pains nor expense to
several well-known labor representatives
will prepare live articles for the book
Secretary Clint C. Houston is in receipt
OF large number of letters from unions
throughout the State asking for Informal :
ION concerning the formation of the State
Federation The hustung secretary says
! that the next three months will see large
additions made to the ranks OF organized
labor.
Organizer Wells. of the international
Typographical Union, spent last week in
Charleston. w. Va. where he was engaged
employer and the union Of that city MIR
Wells left last night for Cleveland o.
on similar mission.
-Four thousand tickets are now in the
hands OF committees and are being ra pidly
disposed OF. Every indication points to
| ted rivalry for the gold medal offered to
the one selling the largest number.
1t Is said that several organizations will
adopt catchy uniforms. The printers.
the Oldest union in the city. will be attired
IN In dark linen busters and white outing
CHOSEN as their marshal.
The bricklaNers are enjoying the boom
Owing to the large number of buildings in
course OF erection nearly all idle men Ia we
found employment.
The Richmond unionists promise to add
SIX or seven hundred to the parade, and il
goes without saying that Portsmouth will
do her share.
The Chief Marshal of the parade nm
nounces that he will probably be prepared
10 give the line of march in next Sundays
papers.
RkANRI.EToN.