The age-herald., 1898-08-31
ALL PLANS HAVE
 BEEN COMPLETED Labor Day Celebration Will Be an AuSpicious Occasion. PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES Will Consist of Interesting Features Fire Works Display Will Be Elab-
 orate-Parade Will Form at
 Head of Twentieth St.
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES

With the exceptions of a few details the programme for the grand Labor Day cele- bration which will be held next Monday are about completed.
 At a meeting of the executive committee in charge of the celebration held Monday night in Clerks hall, the programme com mittee submitted it's report, which was adopted subject to a few changes The but will use it's efforts to secure new features which will be added.
 President Fornier, of the Pratt City Miners union, has accepted the position of grand marshal and will announce his aides at a meeting to be held tonight
 Commissioner McCartin, of the police commission, was present at the meeting of the committee and stated that platoon of mounted officers, in command of the chief and captain of the department would be furnished. He explained that it was i'm possible to furnish more officers, and a vote of thanks was rendered the commis- sion.
 The Programme
 The grand parade will form at the head of Twentieth street, headed by the police carriages, speakers of the occasion in car- riages, Trades Council and different labor organizations will follow in the order named At the signal from the grand mar shal the parade will move and the follow ing line of march will be taken up: From Capitol Park to Sixth avenue, thence west to Eighteenth street, thence south to Sec ond avenue, thence east to Twenty-first street. and countermarch east on First avenue to Twenty-first street, where the parade will disband and the cars boarded for East Lake, where the exercises will be held.
 At East Lake
 Welcome address on the part of the city of Birmingham by Mayor Evans.
 Welcome address by the president of the Trades Council-Mr. w. c. Cunningham.
 Addresses by Hon. J. A. VanHoose and Messrs. B. Steiner and E. Lesser.
 Address by President Farley, of District 20 (Alabama), United Mine Workers of America.
 Oration of the day by Hon. Frederick Dilcher, member of the nationad executive board of the United Mine Workers of America.
 Swimming contests, cash prizes-For men; for boys under 15 years of age.
 Sculling race. three singles, cash prize $3. Sculling race, three doubles, cash prize $5. Band contest, two cash prizes of $15 and $10.
 Foot race for men, 100 yards dash, cash prize.
 Foot race for boys under 15 years of age 100 yards dash, cash prize. Tug of war between picked teams of roll ing mill men and miners. twelve on side, best three out of five, cash prize SIP. Throwing the hammer cash prize. High jumping, open to all, cash prize.
 Fire Works Display At D. m. the fireworks display will take place and will no doubt prove one of the leading features of the celebration, as noth- ing has been spared to make 1t the grandest display ever attempted in this section. At p. m. dancing will begin and until a late hour the pavilion will be filled with the merry dancers.
 The various committees and subcommit- tees are still hard at work arranging the details of the exercises. and everything wiil be in perfect order long before the ap- pointed time. Another meeting will be held tonight when the final reports of the various committees will be made.