The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-11
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
TO BE ON A GRAND SCALE.
breadwinners' Holiday Will Be Observed by All
the Affiliated Organizations of This City.

IT AboR DAY, which comes this year on
september 5. less than two months
on, IS 10 Be celebrated by the AMI.
A aied labor organizations on a
scale never befors approached
IN 'he history OF Seattle. This much has
been decided by the Western Central La.
DOT Union, which at its last meeting
wednesday afternoon appointed a p-e-
urinary committee to take charge of the
initial preparations for the affair.
Ine day, which by Federal snacrms,.
and by the laws OF Washington has has,
forever set apart as holiday In honor Of
me bread winners of the United States
aas been appropriately celebrated In Scat
'ie Tor ten years past The first labor ,,ax
ceieoraiion was given In Seattle In 1853,
FOR several years following the dav Was
marked with parades. picnics. oratfons.
sports and other features When the hard
times came on. the union men suffered
Inc same fate as the capitalist and the
employer and were forced to r-trap,h :,
sheir expenditures. The result was TIA,
the ceieora'ions for three years nast wers
more modest in character and limited as
bar Of
animated unions desired
Hap pily. the laboring men Of Sea.tl. ar.
IN much better financial Condition ,hsn
they nave been for years Labor Is re-
muneraiive in Seattle. The number ~
regularly employed mechanics. artisans AMI
iaoorers is very large and wages are as
rue, satisfactory. This Is why the West.
efh SentraI Labor Union has decided 10
make the 1855 celebration of labor aav ora
Ia
labor in the Northwest.
wednesday at the meeting of the West.
efn Central Labor Union. the matter of
the proposed celebration OF labor day was
gehefally discussed. II formed the CHIEF
topic OF interest before the assembled dele
gates. a preliminary committee was ap-
pointed 10 organize a general scheme for
the celebration OF the day on a broader
basis and more liberal display than ever
before In the history of trades unionism
In Seattle. This committee consists of W
III. Mt5dleton. secretary of the union. who
Is TO be permanent chairman OF the gem
erai committee of arrangements; w. G.
Armstrong and f. w. Pike
The committee will formulate n general
plan for the celebration of the day. I,
has been practically settled already to have
parade on Labor day 1t has been three
years since the unions have had a parade
as feature OF their celebration The
sports OK the DAY, II has been determined
will be one of the features of the cele-
bratior II has been suggested TO the COM
mittee to invite the British Columbia Ia
crosse teams 10 play an exhibition match
in this city on Labor day. The taking
way" which the Britishers exhibited IN
Seattle on the Fourth of July celebrate
has induced the committee to consider the
proposition OF extending a general invita-
ton to lah...ing people across the line and
to British Coiumbians generally 20 visi,
Seattle during the Labor day celebration.
The sports of the day will be very elah.
crate, the programme consisting of twen-
ty-sive or thirty events. subcommittee
will be appointed as the movement pro-
crosses TO take charge Of the various de-
partments Of the celebration.
One OF the features of the day will be
the traditional grafton. The matter OF the
selection OF an orator of the day Will be
left to a committee TO be named for that
purpose.
That congress has adjourned without
passing the new eight-hour labor Law has
not disconnected the members Of the West
ern Central Labor Union. II was nor be-
iieved that the bill would be passed at this