The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
WILL BE
OBSERVED
BY ALL
How Labor Day Will Be Cele.
brated Here
Banks, Offices and Business
Houses to Close


have made elaborate preparations for
the fitting celebration OF Labor Day,
Monday. All public offices will be
closed and business OF all kinds will
participate in the exercises OF the day
At / o'clock in the afternoon the union
organizations of the city will give a
street parade. IL will consist of two
divisions, and will include eight
unions, each organization having
adopted uniform to be worn in the
procession. The unions that will par.
tcipate are as follows: Painters,
Typographical Carpenters, Bricklay.
ers' and Federal. The grand marshal
will be A. c. Hopf, bookkeeper for J.
J. Dalrympe His aides will be G. A.
Bord, from the Painters, and Ed
Swayzee, from the BARRIERS union The
Elks' band has been engaged Follow.
ing the parade, there will be exercises
at Marion square including addresses
| by Representative-eect Frank Davey.
ex.Representatlve e. II. Flagg, L. II.
Mcmahon and J. A. Jeffrey. During
the afternoon a program of sports will
be carried out on the streets, the mer.
chants Of the city having contributed
valuable prizes for the successful con.
testants. The days exercises will
conclude with a grand ball in the ar.
mory in the evening. when several
prizes will be awarded
The Central Labor Union will hold |
a meeting Sunday, when the final |
arrangements will be made for the
program Of the day. The program
will not vary materially. however.
from that published in The Journal
Friday evening, an outline Of which
appears above.
A Bank Holiday
Monday, September lst being a non
judicial day in this state. all bills.
notes and other demands which would
otherwise mature on that day will be.
come due and payable on the day fol.
lowing, Tuesday, September 2d. For ,
this reason all courts. public Offices.
banks many other business houses oh. ,
serve the day by suspending their sew.
eral functions, as authorized by law ,
No legal demand being possible on
that day for the payment of monies, d
or the performance of any other bust. :.
ness obligation or duty
Notice. ,
All members of Federal Union No. -
DSil are hereby requested to be at ;,
heir hall on State street at o'clock =
'harp, Monday, to participate in the a
labor Day parade. :
Growth OF Labor Unions. =
The growth Of labor organizations .
n the state is shown perhaps more ;,
orcibly than in any other way by the :,
act that all the important cities this a
ear intend to celebrate Labor Day. -,
'nly Portland. Astoria and Baker CITY 4,
eld celebrations last year. while next =
londay Portland, Astoria, Baker CITY. q,
"A Grande, Salem. Oregon City. Grants -,
Ass, Albany and Roseburg will give -
ig demonstrations in honor of the
ay
The United States is the only coun. No
~ In the world which has set aside ~
legal holiday devoted to celebrations a,
the wageearners. and Labor Day 80
now almost a national holiday. 4, -
as been recognized by the laws of S6 ~
ates and by the District OF Columbia a.
he origin OF Labor Day is found IN
agitation which begun in New ol
ork In 1882. All the great labor or. a,
mutations of the country participat. AZ
In the efforts 10 secure this recogni. %
On OF labor's cause. but it was not ui
lul 1887 that the efforts bore fruits or
legislation, when Oregon passed a a,
" setting aside the first Monday in %
'ptember for this observance. dL
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