The age-herald., 1899-09-03
LABOR DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED Exercises Under Auspices of the
 Trades Council. PARAOES AND SPEECHES Senator Johr T. Morgan Will be Among the Orators to Speak from the
 Auditorium Rostrum-Ex-
 ercises at Night
PARAOES AND SPEECHES

Labor Day. the one day of the calendar
 which has been set apart and dedicated to
 the toilers of the land, will be celebrated
 ill Birmingham tomorrow with fitting cere- monies.
 The exercises will be under the auspices of the Birmingham Trades council, the cen tral labor body of the district, and besides other features, will include a monster pa- rade, demonstrating the power, strength
 and dignity of organized labor. The parade will be made up of the different labor or ganizations. headed by the city officials and police commissioners in carriages. The Prog amme splendid programme has been arranged | including addresses by Senator John T. Morgan and other prominent speakers. The parade will begin promptly at | o'clock. and the official festivities will end | with a grand fireworks display at Capitol park in the evening. |, The parade will form at the head of | Twentieth street under the direction of Grand Marshal Harry L. White of the 1 Clerks Benevolent and Protective associa- tion, who will be assisted by J. H. Leath, | W. s. Hammett, w. A. Smith and J. ". | Abbott. Each union will be under com-
 mand of a captain and his assistants. | The parade will move promptly at
 o'clock in the following order: Squad of Mounted Police, Mayor and | Board of aldermen in carriages. Grand Marshal. Band, Trades Council, Iron Moulders, Alabama Lodge No 1, Amal- | gamated Association of Iron and Steel | Workers, Stone Cutters, Boiler Makers, | Jefferson Lodge No. 6, Amalgamated Asso- citation of Iron and Steel Workers, Band, Brickayers, Tailors, Horseshoers. Black
 smiths, E. L. Bridges Lodge No. 3. Amalga-
 mated Association of Iron and Steel Work CTS, Amalgamated Association of Sheet
 Metal Workers, Painters and Decorators, | Retail Clerks Association, Plumbers, Band l Carpenters and Joiners, Brewery Workers. | Machnists, Birmingham Typographical | Union No. 10i, Barbers, Gate City Lodge l No. ,, Amargamated Association of Iron | and Steel Workers, Lathers and Plasterers. The Limo of March | The line of march will be as follows: l Southward to Second avenue, thence east
 to Twenty-first street, thence south to
 First avenue, thence west to Eighteenth
 street, thence north to Second avenue,
 thence east to Twentieth street, thence
 north to Third avenue, thence west to the l Auditorium.
 The principal exercises of the day will be | held at the Auditorium, where the follow | ing programme will be carried out:
 Prayer by member of the Pastors Un-
 ion.
 Introductory remarks by President J. H | F. Moseley.
 Welcome address by Alderman Mcknight,
 acting mayor.
 Music.
 Address by Hon. w. H. Stanley. | Address by Hon. John T. Morgan. United
 States senator.
 | Music. 4- Exercises at Capital Park The exercises at Capitol park will begin l promptly at 7:3O where the different or ganizations will assemble with the public.
 and the following programme will be car
 ried out:
 | Music. s
 Address by Colonel Sam Will John. Music.
 Fire works
 Many of the industries will shut down, and the leading merchants will close their stores at 12 o'clock to give their employees | an opportunity to participate in the festivi- ties.
 Ample provisions have been made by the
 railroads and street car lines to handle the | big crowds which are expected from the
 nearby towns.