The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-03
CELEBRATES
LABOR DAY
Council Adopts Committee Re
ports for Parade and Ex-
ercises This Year.
.TAILoRs TO HAVE A PICNIC
All Trades Report Business
GoodLocal Organizer for
Richmond rs Named.

The action OF tho Central Trades and
Labor Council In endorsing the recom-
.tricndatons OF tho Labor Day Commit
tee at It's meeting Last Tuesday night Is
an assurance that tho celebration this
year will be n success
From now on tho committee from the
council, together with representatives
from all Of the local unions. Will meet
weekly TO hear reports Of sub-comrlt-
tees and complete arrangements.
The celebration will consist OF parade
in the forenoon, to be followed with APP
propriate exercises. at some point to be
selected, in the afternoon. These exer-
cises will consist OF speecll-making and
probably a programme Of athletic sports
For tho past two years the day has
been celebrated at out-of-toWn resorts
and years previous to this parades were
held and In each instance they were
great successes, but the aim Of the com
$mlttee thy year is to eclipse all previous
soccasi ons, and with this end In view dill
gent work has already begun.
Central Trades Council.
The bi-monthly meeting OF council was
held on Tuesday night in Ellett's Hall
and a large number OF delegates were
present 81.
The following new delegates were seat
cd: Capital City LODI &c, No.. 696, AIachn-
lists w. III. Um,auf, J..lE. Steward, r. w.
Anderson, a.. L. Douglas, and II. 20
Griffin; Typographical Union, NO. 30.
Daniel McCallum. Henry Meyer. w. II.
MGllen, 2. w. Blakey, and Sidney Gates.
The report from the Labor Day Com
mittee was read and approved and the
committee continued. a large number OF
communications from various points were
read. a paper from, the San francisco
Labor Council. with resolutions bearing
on the Colorado miners strike, were res
ceivcd and the secretary ordered to send
a copy Of the resolutions to all local
unions, the president Of the United States
and members OF his Cabinet.
a donation was made to the locked
out cigarmal1ers of Tampa, Fla, and
much business of routine nature was
transacted The council will meet again
on July 18th, at which officers FOR the
ensuing term will be elected.
Business Reported Good.
All trades represented in the council
reported that business In their va ious
branches wast good with avery few men
true of most Of building trades branches,
as the number of new buildings being tllg
cons tructea has kept their trades busy.
Mr.. Dollard, Elected:
Mr.. Richard p. Dollard was elected last
wednesday night by the local union OF
Fcigarmakers TO represent them in the
session Of the International Union, which
meets In Baltimore In September
# Mr.. Dollardsis we'll known to all union
men OF this city and State, he having
been president of the Central Trades and
Labor Council and a representative to
several conventions of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor. He Is well aualifledd TO Q
represent the cigarmakers In the big
meeting, and no doubt he will report a
good stewardship to his local after the
session in Baltimore.
Mr.. Mullen Organizer.
Mr.. w II. Mullen, secretary of the
Central Trades anh Labor Council. was
named by that body last Tuesday night
as local organizer for this city and vi
cinlty. Mr.. Mullen volunteered to do
this work and his past experiences MS
organizer for the a. f. of L. will make
in him the best man possible for the
task. He has already in the past month
organized the shoemakers and expects In
the near future to perfect several other
organizations.
Tailors' Picnic Tomorrow.
The members of the tEallors Local, NO.
Al, and their families will give q picnic
tomorrow In Miller's Grove Tho day
will be spent as IN outing and will
afford an opportunity for the members
to become more thoroughly acquainted.
In the afternoon an old-fashion Bruins
wick stew viii be- enjoyed.
STAGE Ernp1oves' Officers.
AZ the last meeting of the Stage Ern-
l,>1nyaao r nra1 M 81 tho fOllovinpH Of!i-
pauseua ara aianted for s,y mnntbs. Presi-
49, II ~ "a ~, i. vice. ,rho-
mas mas Jones' i, a;s secordlng and Financial
Secretary, Lawrence Kessler; Treasurer,
Sam Cohen: Sergeant-at-Arms, David
Wade: Walking Delegate, John Brad
shaw
5rrh,a loca, while not large III mem-
,,ars,,i, t,cI,,da s 'evarv ma am Moved Mt
persn.p. ihI,auss 49, bo, 'aa,' hIs ctv
snd 1, ~ sn,,ni, snancialI 'basis with.
no grievances existing between employer