The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-06
Thousands of Wage Banners
 Will Be in Line
THE PARADE BY DIVISIONS
Attractive Events at Trotwood Park and at FaIr orounds-Head-end
 ColIIslon-Postofflce Ob-
 serves Holiday Hours.

The preparations for the celebration of Labor day tomorrow are now practically completed, and there is every indication that the exercises will be carried through on a more elaborate scale than ever be- fore In the history of Birmingham. The parade will be one of the most inn portant features. Thousands of union men will be in line. At Trotwood park prepa- rations have been made to handle an im- mense crowd, and a great many attrac- tions have been arranged. One of the features at Trotwood will be an exhib- tion by George Phillips "Arrow." a cele- brated jumping horse. Another interesting event will be an old mans race between James Williams and William Hartigan, two well known men in Birmingham. purse of $25 on each side has been put up and considerable interest centers in the race as both contestants are well ad- vanced in years.
 Sixteen fine horses will race at Trot-
 
 at 12 o'clock Between the heats the egg l race. fat womans race and other events will take place. A game of baseball will be played between the plumbers and the painters, and $25 will be given to the winner The game will be called at 3 o'clock and Dave Williams will act as umpire.
 At the fair grounds an immense crowd is also expected to witness the events that have been planned by the Brother | hood of Locomotive Engineers. An excel lent racing programme and many other interesting events have been arranged. The great attraction, however, will be the collision between two locomotives run ming thirty-five miles an hour, which will take place at o'clock in the afternoon. | It will he a head-end collision on a very realistic scale, and visitors are expected | to come from many miles around tomor- row to witness it. Memolis band will fur nish the music at the fair grounds.
 Business Holiday. During the day all industrial plants will l be closed and most of the stores of the l city will close at noon for the remainder of the day. Banks will be closed all day At the postoffice holidays hours will be observed. The general delivery, registry 1 and stamp windows will be open from until 10 a. m, but the money order of | fee will not open at all during the day. 1 Two mail deliveries will be made in the business district during the morning and one in the residence district
 The official lineup of the parade in the morning is as follows:
 Platoon of police, city officials speakers, Trades council reception committee; will form on Twentieth street north of Sixth avenue.
 The Divisions. Division I.
 D. U. Williams, grand marshall P. H. Moore, aide; John Von Reeden, aide; car penters and Joiners of America-all locals, Paperhangers Painters and Decorators; form around west side of Capitol park. Division II.
 John Won Reeden. aide; Musicians. Horseshoers, Garment Workers, Copper smiths, Boilermakers, Bricklayers and Masons; form north side of Capitol park, immediately in rear of second division.
 Division III.
 w. w. Bradbury. aide; Plumbers, Clerks and Salesladies, Barbers. Brewery workers-two locals; A. A. l., S. and T. W.-five locals; forms east side of Capitol park, looking south.
 Division ".
 M F. Linnehan, aide; Meat Cutters two locals; Pressmen, Stage Employes, Electrical Workers-two locals; Sheet Metal Workers. Iron Holders; form on Seventh avenue, looking west.
 Division V.
 A. H. Moore. aide; Cigarmakers. Mat tressmakers, Typographical union, Sta tionary Engineers, Soft Drink and Soda Water Bottlers, Machinsts-two locals; form on Seventh avenue, in rear of fourth division.
 Division VI.
 Harry White, aide; Tailors. Car Wheel Molders, Patternmakers, Bartenders, Carriage Workers, White Miners and other white locals not affiliated with the Trades council. after which all colored men will follow.
 The line of march will be as follows: Start from Capitol park at s:So o'clock. south on Twentieth street to Fifth ave- nue. west on Fifth avenue to Ninteenth | street, south on Nineteenth street to First avenue, east First avenue to Twentieth street, south on Twentieth | street to Avenue E, countermarch on Twentieth street to Third avenue, east on Third avenue to Twenty-first street; disband at Twenty-arst street and Sec ond avenue.
 The citizens of Warner will hold a Labor Day celebration tomorrow. In the morning there will be the usual sports incident to holidays. Edward Flynn, president of District No. 20, United Mine Workers of America, will deliver the ora tion of the day in the afternoon.
 There will be Labor Day celebration | at Cardiff. Adam Stewart the mayor. will deliver an address in the morning.
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