The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-02


Inc members OF organized labor through
out the country will be astir early tomor-
row. II is Lator Day, the workingman's
national holiday and toilers in every craft
ord o.11ir., In ,,,.,iai,.. l.. -.
p' - ~ !" q
'ioh VI the occasioh- III man states
OF the unien and the District of Caium.
bia the first Monday in September, b. the
acts of Legislatures and of Congrees bss
bao, r,,do = hoIi,a,.
In all large cities and towns, in fact,
Wherever workmen are organized. there
VIII ne cessation from labor, except such
as IS necessary for the accommodation of
the public, such as the running of steam
cars street cars, steamboats,, and like con-
veniences. Since the first Monday in Sep
TEMPER was made general holiday by
special act Of Congress, in 1894, the oc-
cssion has been observed by the members
OF organized labor in the District On this
day work is at a standstiu Tbo well :,
the hammer ~. - -"1'ie VI
,,,,,.h - '"-A Vi t"e saw LIZ
'"IsH Vi 'he pane are not heard
tomorrow workingmen OF the District
will have their annual outings. One
will be Marshall Hall and tho other pi,.o,
View II is at those rIacos ,,at 49, -,
hors -, ~. si-1. 'Ae mean
y. 'He Two iac'iois oi local organized
Idoor nave decided to spend the day. The
trades unionists and their friends have ar
ranged Tor an excursion 10 River View,
where programme OF amusements has
ueeh prepared ior the entertainment of
tHe ehildreh ana visitors The members
u u 'Ie oruer Oh the knights OF Labor in
,,e pls1fiGt VIII ENJOY similar outing al
Mar, harshaii nan, Wnere they Will be joined
D y. nelioeLs OF other labor organizations
iIIehuiS' ihougn not animated with the or
oer.
rrst observance OF the Day.
Labor Day was observed for the first
time in the District on the first Monday
in Sentembar 1904 rbar I'll ~ -,
hare - $500, w '-e.i
i"ooi eonioiheu anu
eeiepralea the occasion together in a |
street parade. The following year how |
ever. as the result of diseansiope tho |
occasion was obsar,,.a so,.o,o.oI,, -. 49,.
factions. since Then stroat 10 80 ~ ~ wy,
not been made featrrec 90 tha ooIah.,.ia,
Wbila the Knigbts -. - - - ~.
Trades Irniorists ~ ~ Die,~,a. Gu. - ny
on frien.,lv ternoe tbey ba,,a T., -,
stances worked Together for Tho advsraa
ment of the interests Of Tho n-a,,a $50.
The Central rabor Irrio, tbo on,r.,
bodv Of the Trades rr,to,ts,, T., ~ ne
trict was organizad IN 1sae "a .ir,.o
tben has oroT,n anidI,, in ,,o,,Ir.ht
and influence
District Aseenbtv No &c Lniob,. otro
Dor was organized in $50 and desntte
long standing d;fforencee bet,raor ~ ia
the afIiIiated assemhlies and TIC nat;onaI
officers of the order, has maintained a
strong organization and increased its in
nuene IN Io5l tne assembly LOOK an
fem estshlisbad IN The IocaI r,h1in snboo9s
and the accomplishment of this is GEN
orally accorded to it. In the archives
OF the assembly is to be found an en-
srosseu tepy vi tne orlelnaI eIght nour
of rho President of The IIni-ed States "t the
President of the Senate and the eaker
of the House of Representatives, who
signed the original bill
One of the most prominent workers for
the passage of the act by Congress max
ing the first Monday in September OF each
year a general holiday in the District.
was E. ]. Rea. a machinist, a member of
the Association of Eccentric Engineers
whose assembly was attached to District
Assembly No &C. knights of Labor. Mr..
Rea died suddenly in 1886. and the year fol-
~ %. .
with the local Federation of Labor. or
ganized a mammoth excursion to Marshall
Hall for the purpose of raising funds TO
defrav the expenses of the erection Of n
to the memory Of Mr. Rea
Tho undertal;np rroved a success and
bandeorne shaft NJ granite was erect,d
over The last restin, nIace of Mr. Rea in
Tho CongreeeionaI C7ametarv
huiidihe ir""es fr"S
More than two months ago the Central
Labor Union and the Building Trades
C,ou,oiI of which r Ratfgan &c Proof
-. >, r,,..-,a- -, r. &C
ueH'' anu Dis'Ilc' Assembly No o0 n Vi
l., appointed committees to arrange plans
for the celebration of Labor Day. These
committees have spared no pains in per-
fec,,nq sucb arranoerne1ts as is believed
q '-'s,
WIN '0N i4"H1e W '"e - 90
of the members OF organized
labor and their friends who visit either
Marshall Hall or River View tomorrow.
Ample provision mas been MADE lot the
OF the CROWDS 10 and froia
these places, and anyone VINO desires TO
spend the day at either place may rest as
sured of a comfortable trip:
AT River View the Following programmes
Of athletic games and amusements has
been arranged to take place under the
auspices OF the Central Labor Union ana
the Building Trades Council;
game OF baseball between bookplnders
and champion unknown Nine Prlze'
30. Called at IL a. IN.
one hundred-yard loot race trlen FIRST
prize palr me SHOES second prize SET
knives ana FORKS. Gahed z-So p III.