The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-27
CITY PUTS ON
JUBILEE DRESS
Decorations in Place on City Hall
and other Buildings on Main
Street Signs of Big Celebration
Multiply-The Arrangements for
the Labor Day Demonstration
Other Jubilee Notes,

The city is putting on the dress that
it will wear during jubilee week. and
enough of the red, white and blue has
been draped about the building to af-
ford a glimpse of the picture of color
that the town will be when the revel-
ries of the jubilee will have begun.
The city hall decorations were COM
pleted yesterday. and during the day
linemen were busy al the arches about
city hall park, placing the inCandescent
lamps in place that will be employed
in the scheme of illumination. The
Harrison was the next large building
to he transformed into big mass of
color. and when the decorators COM
pleted their work the result was the
object of general admiration. BY the
end of the week even the residents will
scarcely know the town.
LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATION.
Grand Marshal j. 7. Gaffney has
completed the arrangements for the
labor day demonstration, which will
take place on Tuesday, and from the
reports he has received it is predicted
that IL will he the biggest parade of
united labor that has ever been wit
messed here. Four thousand men are
expected from out of town, which
means that there will he over 10. 600
members of labor unions in line.
Grand Marshal Gaffney has issued
the following notice relative to the
day:
The first division will form on
River street, right resting on Eighth
avenue and Main street.
The second division will form on
River street, right resting on Sixth
avenue.
The third division VIII form on
Church street, right resting on Eighth
avenue and Main street.
LINE OF MARCH.
Up Main to Church street, from
Church street 10 Belmont street coun-
termarcn TO Church, to Eighth avenue,
10 River, TO Dundaff street; counter
march 10 Salem avenue, to Main, Ia
PARK place, circle the park, and then
down Main street to Pike; counter
march to city building when parade
will disband.
The ladies of the loan exhibit eature
met yesterday afternoon to complete
arrangements for this interesting part
OF the celebration. on Wednesday the
committee will be ready 10 receive
articles intended for this exhibit. In
order IN have the relics classified and
catalogued, they ought to be at Trim,
fly parish house by Thursday night. II
notified the committee will send draw.
mAn 10 collect the bigger articles, bu,
the smaller ones, 10 avoid chances OF
damage or loss, should he taken to the
rooms by the donors themselves.
Former Carbondalians, whose homes
are up and down the valley, have sem
some relics 10 appear in this exhibit
thoughtfulness that is appreciated
If there are others who have article,
that will be of interest they are kind
ly requested to forward them.
THE SOUVENIR.
The semi-centennial historical SOU
venir is an elaborate production, on,
that called for great deal of hare
work, research and search after tn,
original photographs of the numerou!
illustrations, 1t is just cnock full o
facts, covering the history of Carbon
dale as a village, town and city, ant
will be valuable possession TO III,
hundreds who will purchase them. /
hardly needs to be mentioned tha
there will be an eager demand for tn,
souvenirs and there will scarcely b,
home throughout the valley who's,
ancestors came from Carbondale, tha