The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06
LABOR CELEBRATES.
Annual Holiday is Observed with
Fitting Exercises.

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have been finer for the purpose. The
committees and those interested were
astir early in the morning, and by
parade time the town was alive with
to~wnspeople and visitors. The K.
of P. band, without which no public
oocasionsin the city is complete, was
out in full splendor and furnished
entertainment for the crowd while
the pageantlwas forming. The Evans
band was alsoIpresent and won many
compliments forstheir neat appear
ance and for the excellence of the
music furnished.
The parade was marshalled on d
street, andlIthe line of march want
EAST on First avenue to 7th street,
north on It'll street to High avenue
aud thence west on High venue to
oskaloosa College where dinner was
had and theIafternoon exercises were
held.
The paradelwas made up of the
following;
The procession was headed by
Chief Marshal George II. Davis.
The IowaJBrigade Band lead by
Major Dave White.
Landaus carrying the local COM
mittee carbohydrates Of the day,
Mayor Wray, Rev. Johnson, w. 8.
Kenworthy, G.F. Rhinehart, of New
ton, and others.
The Cigar Makers Union, Local 80,
81 men insline.
United MineiWorkers of America,
FrakervillelNo. 1890, so men.
U. M. w. A. Pekay, No. 100, so
men.
BARRIERS Union Local No. 10, ten
men in uniform.
Float of Green & Bentley %.
Painters and Decorators Union No.
1853, thirteen men in uniform.
Beacon Union Local No. 17s, U. M.
w. A., with 204 men in line. This
lodge had a float representing a mine
scene. There was a bank mule hitched
to a loaded mine car and a number
of miners g on the ar.
Retail Clerks Local Union No. 277,
with forty. members.
Oskaloosa Local No. 81, U. M. W.
A, twenty.men in line.
Evans Local No. 831, headed by the
Evans band. Seventy-s six men in line.
Givin Local No. so, with ninety-two
men.
Oskaloosa Lodge of the American
Federation ofELabor No. 1904.
Bartenders Local Union No. 214,
twenty men in uniform and riding on
a float.
Davis Bros Supreme Chancellor
advertisement.
Roasted Peanuts.
Frank Tousley's Napoleon" and
Little Napoleon" cigars, represented
by a Shetland pony driven tandem
before a large buggy horse.
E. s. Knowlton, wagons and imple-
ments.
9. W. Bollinger, sewing machines
and organs.
August Links meat market.
Private vehicles.
The Hub automobile with pony
power under cover brought up the
ear
The Excursions.
Early morning found the people
pouring into the city from all direc-
tions and the trains on the several
railways entering were loaded to their
fullest capacity. EsEThe Iowa Central
a a speciall,from the south that
brought large delegations from Lost
Greek, Pekay, Frakersville and Givin.
Five hundred and fifty people were
brought in on this train. The Rock
Island train at 8 O'Clock brought in
the delegations from Evans and Fish
vile and they were!accompanied by
the Evans band that had been en-
gagged for the day.
Afternoon Program.
The exercises of the occasion were
celebrated in the afternoon in the
grounds at Old Oskaloosa College.
The program opened at 1 O'Clock and
was made!up as follows:
Music blythe K. P. band.
Prayer by Rev. Johnson.
Addresslof Welcome by the mayor,
w. Fl. Wray.
Song by Prof. Roberts and his choir
Of forty voices.
Address by w. s. Kenworthy.
Music by the band.
Recitation by Miss Floy McCready.
Song by Prof. Roberts'Mal Chorus.
Addresssby G. F. Rinehart. of New
ton.
Music by the K. p. band.
Following this program will be the
athletic sports; foot races, potato
races, tug-of-war contests, etc.
One of the principal features of the
days program is a chorus of forty
voices, under the direction of Prof.
Roberts.
Some special music has been ar
ranged for this occasion. One ofthe
songs, to the air of "March of the
Men of Harbech," and composed by
j. d. Rees of oskaloosa, is given be-
low.