The morning times., 1896-06-23
MAKING LABOR DAY PLANS
District Assembly and Federation
Will Give an Excursion.
Central LabJr Uh,on and Printers
VIII Parade a6a Other Organiza
tions viii Participate In Both.

After mature -delgberation by all parties
concerned. it has been practically decided
that only one OF thScentral labor organiza-
tious, the Central Labor Union, A. F.
OF L., will observe Labor Day with q
street parade -.
The other central bodies. District As
scmbly No: 66, X. Of L.. aud the local
Federation ocLabor, it is understood. will
celebrate the day with q joint mammotii
excursion and picnic 70 Marshall Hall or
River View.
The parade under the auspices Of the
G. L.. u, A. r. OF L. Is alreauy attracting
considerable attenrton~ and the various
locals, affiliated with that body, are
actively at work preparing for the event.
which they propose-tO make the feature
OF the days celebration. The parade,
while 1t will not be near AS large US that
of last Labor Day. when the whole force
OF organized labor in the District turned
out, will no doubt be OF very respectable
proportions and will, in measure. deiripii-
strase the rait strength III the new central
body. s-zs-
The nameffcar strength OF the G. l.. u.
will also be Increased by the forces OF
the Building Trades cpuHeii. the component
organizations OF which are also affihated
witt it.
In all it is expected thnt at least twenty
Oh tut lOCdl OiedulLuIOus CShPoSh Aas~
Central Labor Union, two OF which, brfcE-
layers Union and Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1O1, the strongest by long edcs
of any OF the local organizations, VIII be
greatly in evidence in the line OF parade.
While there Will be the joint Celebration
of District Assembly So K. OF L.. and the
Federation OF Labor. already referred 10,
there will be q dozen or more small ex-
cursioD parties given under the auspices or
the various locals. Among these the one
in which most interest is Being taken by
orgabized tabor, outside OF the local under
whose auspices it is given, is that OF the
Association or Eccentric Engineers, for the
bcDefit of the Rea fund.
Mr. E. j. kea was one of the most PROM
inent and -popularsof the working classes
in the District and it is their intention In
recognition OF his valuable services for the
advancement OF the interests of organized
labor. to erect II monumen to his memory.
The various special committees having
these matters In ciarge will make the flnai
reports at the Federation Of Labor tonight.
sembly se. *. -.
The commlttee 4rom CafTenters' Union.
No. 1, aud Carpenters Assembly, No. 1913,
X. OF L., have for Sometime heen trying
TO effect some arrangement By which de-
Iinquent members can be reinstatcd in
good standing without having to pay all
the accrued dues. I
A proposition suggesting the enroll
mept Of these members upoBi the payment
Of one quarter,s dses, amounting to about
81, was indorsed at tbei last meeting Of
Assembly, 1TAs, X. OF L-1and lso at the
meeting OF Carpenters Union, No. l last
evening. The propositfof, aside from
the financial feature, is in otter ways very
liberal in its terms. While, of course,
it would be gratifying to the two orgaDiza-
uons meDtioneG to Dave the tray-aways
return. 1t is not stipulated that they must
do So. u ys..
Since leavipgi the. fold they have been
going II alone, unattached to any organiza-
ton. Now it is proposed on the pa yrnent Of
, one quarters dues. 10 re-eDroll these ex-
members, and at the same time, il they
desire, give each a withdra wal card. which
will enable him TO join any other organi-
Zation he may see fit.