The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-09-07
WORKERS TAKE A HOLIDAY
Working People Take a Day Off For
Rest and Pleasure
OBSERVANCE WAS VERY GENERAL
Holiday Set Apart For Working Peo-
pie Generally Observed With Ap-
propriate Exercises.

New YORK, nous
and workers marched under streaming
unmbellas in New York's Labor Day
parade. Although the rain poured with
tropical precipitation, only strict orders
from the union leaders prevented an
even larger number of workers from
marching though the. deep puddles
which collected on the asphalt OF up
per Fifth avenue. The members of the
Mattresses Union, who had prepared to
march attired in white dresses and
shoes, and carrying parasols, were so
determined to march in the parade that
it required a decree of the Central Fed
Grated Union declaring that it was I'M
becoming for women to tramp in slop-
by streets to deter them. In the mems
Unions, not only did the workers
march, but many of them were follow
ed by small sons uniformed like their
fathers.
Chicago, Special.-Ideal weather con-
ditions prevailed here for the observ-
ance of Labor Day. The union labor
parade, numbering many thousand
marchers. was the chief attraction.
The magnitude of the procession was
a surprise. The marchers started
shortly after 10 a. m. and were By
hours passing a given point. Among
the notables nea the head Of the line
was Cornelius P. Shea, leader of the
recent big strike of the teamsters in
this city.
The parade was halted when it was
discovered that a teamsters' union was
marching behind a nOn-un1on band.
Committees went into a conference on
q street corner. The trouble was ad-
iusted and the parade resumed.
Salisbury, Special Monday wit
messed the greatest Labor Day cclebra-
ton ever held in Salisbury. There
we're over $4,000 visitors in the city.
The parade was over a mile long,
made up of union and advertising
floats, tournament riders, fire COM
panies, base ball teams and bands,
headed by carriages containing the
Governor, mayor and other city Off
Gals. Three thousand organized un-
ion men. representing twelve different
trades, were in line.
Charleston, S. c., Special.-Trade
unions to the number of about a thous-
and, representing a score OF organiza-
tons and including colored as well as
white lodges, paraded the streets to the
music of half a dozen bands and after
wards adjourned to several picnic
grounds and spent the remainder of
the day in merry making. The day was
observed generally in the city as a
holiday.
Asheville, Special.-Labor Day was
observed here with athletic contests
held under the auspices of the Central
Labor Union at Riverside Park. About
ten thousand people witnessed the
events, one Of the features of which
was a baseball game between The
Daily Citizen team n North Ashe-
Vile. The newspaper boys won by q
score of &c to 0. The days programme
closed with a display of fireworks. 81
Roanoke, Va. Special.-Labor Day
was generally celebrated here. The va
rious union labor organizations gave a
large parade in the morning. At the
Roanoke fair grounds in the afternoon
sports were engaged in and addresses
were delivered by Mayor j. H. Cutch1n
and other prominent citizens. The
banks, office buildings, postoffice. etc.,
were closed and business suspended.
Richmond, Va, Special.-Labor Day
was celebrated here with a parade of
trade organizations throughout the
city to West End Park, where there
were games. speeches, athletic contests
and an all-day picnic. The parade was
smaller than usual, but the attendance
at the park was large.
Charlotte, N. c., Special-Labor Day
was generally observed in the city.
Excursions brought thousands of visi-
tors. The parade was large, and was
participated in by all the unions.
There was good speaking and athletic
sports and numerous amusements. The
day passed off quietly and pleasantly.