The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-05
LAB0R'S HOSTS
WILL PARADE
Oe|uge Of Rain Intertered With
Yesterdays Festivities.
Committee MEETS TONIGHT
After Conference With Police Commission
srs The Day VIII Be Fixed for Demon.
stratIon Towards Close Of Week.

The old adage that Man Proposes and.
etc." was never better Illustrated than
was the case with the great la Dor day
parade and celebration planned for yes
terday. IL was proposed 10 have the
greatest number OF men I'm line that had
ever been known 10 this city. IL was pro-
posed also 10 have a number OF new
features. among them a trades section,
furnished by the business men and mer-
chants OF the city. II was further pro-
posed 10 have the streets sprinkled along
which the parade was TO move had the
sun been shinging In only the latter par
ticular were the proposals carried out
according 10 instructions, and so fully
was the latter proposal carried out that
the festivities OF the day had 10 be post
poned.
CHIMES WERE RUNG.
II was not according 20 the plans laid
down by the chief marshal that the
streets were sprinkled for he had con-
templated having them so that walking
would be comfortable Instead OF that
had the line OF march been started II
would have been 10 swim. There was
only one feature carried out
as planned. and that was the ringing OF
the chimes at Grace church and also
those OF ST. Mary's church on Broad
way.
DELUGE OF RAIN.
The rain began 10 pour some time Satur-
day night and II continued steadily with
but few short intervals until Monday az
ternoon., Since there had been no occa sion
within the memory OF the oldest member
OF union that the day had not been pro-
pitious or the parade had been forced 20
be postponed there was no doubt in the
minds OF the members OF the unions but
that their parade would take place.
FLO4Ts WERE READY.
In consequence OF this every float was
ready and early yesterday morning the
members OF the unions began 10 deck
themselves out in their uniforms and TO
parade up and down before the handy
mirrors contemplating the imposing pict-
ures there shown. and wishing for the
pour 10 cease so that they might show
what noble appearances they could make
The sharpest eve. however could not de-
tect the least part OF the sun and even
the telescope at the Ladd Observatory
could not have performed the miracle.
POSTPONED FOR FEW DAYS.
AS fast as the men came down town
between the showers they assembled at
their various quarters. the most OF them
at Labor temple. There all was hustle
and expectancy until the chief marshal
called meeting OF the members OF his
STAN In room IL, Labor temple. and there
discussed the best thing 10 be done under
the parade be postponed. and then the
the circumstances. II was decided that
question as TO the best time 10 set for
the event was talked over.
COMMITTEE TO DECIDE TONIGHT.
Some OF the aids thought the best time
would be Friday afternoon, when the
clerks have their half-hoiday This was
shown 10 be disadvantageous TO the ma
tority OF the men and the final decision
was 10 defer the matter till the meeting
OF the Labor day committee tonight. IL
being proposed to have the parade on
Sunday, should 1t be found that the per-
mission OF the police commissioners be
gained and the other interests be salts
fed.