Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
OBSERVE LAB0R-DAY.
A GRAND CELEBRATION AT vIR-
GINA BEACH TOMORROW.
HON. 3. c. FOLKES YHE ORATOR.
what the Day Stands for and How II
VIII he Observed-Many Private ~
Well NJ Public Festivities Will
Occur.


Tomorrow the Gospel OF humanity VIII
be preached from many a rostrum. for IL
is 1abor-Day. The occasion IL not cele-
DRAFTED in honor OF any one msn. but to
the greater dignity Of all crafts and
craftsmen.
Since the adoption of the motion OF SIR.
George h Lloyd. Knight OF Labor. Of
tered at u meeting of the Central Labor
| Union. In New York. just fourteen years
ago, constituting the first Monday IN Sep
TENDER Labor-Day. no question of local
importance, no strike, no controversy has
been allowed TO mar its due Observance.
Love thy heighbor as myself" and "Do
as you would be done by" are the watch
words of the festival Throughout the
length and breadth of the land 1t will bs
celebrated. There will be parades and
addresses. and everywhere there will %
a surcease from work and much enjoy
ment.
lVL QUIET DAY IN RICHMOND.
In Richmond the day will be observed
quietly enough. All the Federal, state,
and city Offices will be closed. and there
sort In the morning there will be a gen.
eral exodus Of workingmen to Virginia
Beach. where a colossal demonstration
will be held. under the auspices OF the
Central Labor Union. II is expected that
10000 or more people will be present at
she exercises the prime feature OF which
will be an address by the Hon. Il. G.
Folkes. OF this city. After the exercises
the day will be given up TO the fun en-
joyment OF the resources of this delight
full resort There will be excursions on
the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Norfolk
and Western lines. the former being run
under the auspices Of Mrs. Joseph r. Gill.
superintendent of the Male orphan Asy-
lum. and for the benefit OF that institu-
ton. and the latter by Captain Niche, the
author of the "Trilby' excursions
Besides this central observance by tho
labor organizations, the day will be moro
quietly observed in every city and town
throughout the State. Here the banks
and many OF the business houses will DO
closed, as we'll as the public Offices and
many excursions and festivities have been
arranged TO occur, which will take thou
sands OF people out Of the city. The post
office will observe Sunday hours, and car
riers will not make a delivery. but coll
lection will be made at u o'clock.
SOME INTERESTING ARRANGE
MENTS.
The ladies of Grace-Street Baptist
church will give an excursion 10 Wash
ington. with privilege OF stop-over until
Tuesday evening.
The order Of Ancient Druids will as
semble at Mr.. Alleys Farm, near Man
chester. They will spend the day in true
Druidical style.
The West-End Gun Club will have their
annual pigeon shoot, with the following
programme Of events Event No. /, fifteen
ulbe rocks, s. added; entrance. 81. Event
No. 2. twenty blue rocks s. added: en-
trance, $l2J. Event No. 3, fifteen blue
rocks. s. added; entrance, 81. Event No Z.
twenty blue rocks, s. added: entrance.
Sl25. Event No. 5. fifteen blue rocks. 50
added; entrance, 81. Event No. 6, twenty
blue rocks s. added entrance. sl.25.
Event No. T. fifteen blue rocks. s. added.
entrance, 81. Event No, s. twenty blue
rocks. S added; entrance, sl.25. Event No.
9. fifteen blue rocks, $ added; entrance.
81. Event No. 10. twenty blue rocks. s.
added; entrance. S.25. The shooting
commences at 10 o'clock promptly. Money
divided 40, 30. 20, and 10 per cent. Class
shooting.