The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-01

. Unions will organize at o'clock y
y and parade will begin at 1870. =
y Two games of baseball will be y
= played at West End park. y
y Field sports, concerts and races at -
= the fair grounds. =
= An old-fashioned barbecue will be =
y served at the fair grounds. =
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In this great wage-wsorking district
Labor Day is always celebrated with en-
thusiasm and the parade of the various
unions in Birmingham this morning
promises to be the most imposing In
point of numbers ever seen here. The
weather man tells us that we will have
a clear sky and delightful temperature.
and with such conditions nearly every
man, woman and child of Greater Bir-
mingham will. be on the streets in holi-
day attire.
The unions will rendezvousRat o'clock
at their respective halls and will march
to Capitol park at 10 and form In line.
The parade will start from tine park at
1890 Grand Marshal Harry Markay will
have as his assistants Harry Moore, Har-
ry L. White and Frank Petru.
ORDER OF PARADE.
The column will be headed by platoon
of mounted police in command of Chief
Austin. The mayor and board of alder
men, in carriages, will follow. Labor or
ganizations will then move in the fol-
lowing order:
Bricklayers, with band.
Carpenters District Council and Car
penters Locals.
Sheet Metal Workers.
Musicians.
Cigarmakers
BARRIERS.
Painters No. 81.
Paper Hangers No. 90.
Theatrical Stage Employees
Amalgamated Association, ALA unions.
Mechanics No. 7.
Boilermakers.
Plumbers.
Typographical Union.
Car Wheel Molders.
Clerks No 123 and 32T.
Printing Pressmen.
Stationary Engineers Nos. IS and l25.
Horseshoers. >
Tailors' Union.
Electrical Workers.
Coremakers.
Bartenders' Union.
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Iron Molders.
Brewery Workers.
Patternmakers.
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Federal Labor Union.
Bakers
Carriage and Wagon Workers.
Street Railway Employees
Stone Masons
ROUTE OF PARADE.
The route of the parade will be on
Twentieth street south to Fourth avenue.
thence westward to Nineteenth street, on
Nineteenth street south to First avenue,
east on First avenue to Twentieth street.
thence south or Twentieth to Avenue u,
countermarehing to First avenue, thence
eastward to lwenty-first street, then
northward on Twenty-frst street to Sec
ond avenue thence westward to Twen-
tieth street and then northWard to
Fourth avenue, disbanding at the city
hall.
The march will consume about two
hours.
The principal attractions of the day,
outside of tho parade, will lie two games
of baseball at West End para-one at 10
o'clock and the other at O'Clock, and
field sports. horse racing and music at
the fair grounds. At the park Birming-
nam will play Little Rock.
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged for the fair grounds. There Will
be professional baseball at ten and
QUOT games and other field sports
throughout the day. The tug of war.
managed by Inn Hennessy of the Bir-
mingham rolling mill, will be a great
feature.
The races will begin at 2:3o and will be
managed by James r. Smiley.
TWO MUSICAL EVENTS.
1.-The bricklayers have taken an especial
interest in the arrangements and they
will be present at the fair grounds In
body with their band. Memoirs band
has been engaged to give two popular
concerts. one in the morning and one in
the afternoon.
There will be an old fashioned barbecue
at noon, served by Fred Wehage. Among
the novelties will be block of ice weigh