Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-26
oTTUMWANs WILL GO.
One Thous and Will Attend Labor Day
Celebration at CenterviIle.

SSiSbI e6kiSIt as SSIslSi NaiiSs
One thousand Ottumwa people will
attend the Labor Day celebration at
Centerville September i, if the Cen
terville Citizen has been rightly in
formed. Aside from this an Ottumwa
man,, j. F. Byrne, will deliver an adj
dress, and the Fiftieth regiment band,
of this city, will furnish the music.
The program for the day has just
been issued. The Citizen Reviews it
this way:
The program for the big Labor Day
celebration in Centerville gives an
excellent prospect for day of good
entertainment for the thousands of
people Who will be here.
The Fiftieth regiment band of OF
tumwa will furnish the music, and the
band will be accompanied by over l.
600 Ottumwa people who will come on
special train arriving here about 8
o'clock in the morning. The union
outside of Centerville having the larg-
est percentage of it's members present
will be given a present of $40 in gold.
There will be a grand parade at 1915
in which 500 will be given in prizes
for the best float: SIS, first prize; $40,
second, and SIS third. This should be
a big inducement for business men,
societies and churches to get UP a
float for the parade.
The vocal music will be furnished
by chorus of $50 children which is
now being drilled by Prof. Edward
Lowrey.
Mayor Callen will deliver the adj
dress of welcome and it will be re-
10 pyr IF ,y,ra
Mr.. Byrne has spoken in Centerville
on two previous occasions and is
known to be an excellent talker.
The principal address of the day
will be given by S. V. Stockman, OF
Sioux City, a prominent labor leader
In the afternoon after O'CLOCK
4 there will be athletic sports of al
kinds on the public square in which
/ liberal prizes will be given. At nigh
! there will be a grand labor ball at the
/ opera house.
The marshal of the day will be G. w
Bradley and A. w. Phares will be mas
ter of ceremonies. All labor and bust
ness in the city will be suspended
throughout the day and the city will be
appropriately decorated. Following is
the official program:
Official Program.
900 a. m.-Band concert by the Fiji
tieth Iowa Regimental band of Ottum
we, Iowa.
$50 a. m.-Short speeches by loca
talent.
/ 1915 a. m.-Automobile and stree
parade.
The following prizes are offered il
! with tho CT noraip
To the union outside of Centervill'
having the largest per cent OF thei
membership in lineS10 in gold will b.
I given. Prizes of $33 for the bes
floats representing church, society o
I business house divided as follows:
I First prize. SIS. Second prize. SIC
Third prize, IS, but there must be a
least ten floats in line in order to Sc
cure these prizes.
4 I2:00-Dinner
1900 D. m.-Music by band.
Vocal music by the childrens chorus
!, lis p. m.-Prayer by Rev Cooper.
] Song by the children's chorus.
: Las D. m.-AddresS of welcome b
!. Mayor Callen.
1:50 p. m.-Response by S. P. Hobbs
l of Ottumwa, Iowa.
200 p. m.-Address by J. F. Byrn
l of Ottumwa, Iowa, subject, THE Unto
t Label"
I Music by the band.
300 p m.-Address by S. V. Stool
! man, of Sioux City. Iowa, subject: 20
a ganized Labor in the Year 2000.'
Band concert.
400 p. m.-Foot race once aroun
the square. First prize, So; secor
( prize, ST.
S 4:3O p. m.-Sack race. First priz
t 50; second prize. 81.
l. 4:45 p. m.-Potato race. First priz
S So; second prize, 81.
Song by the children's chorus.
Sis p. Automobile exhibition.
= 500 p. m.-Grand ball at the opel
Q house.
n Marshall of the day, c. w. Bradley
Master of ceremonies, A. w. Phare