The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-05
Thousands Take k Part IT i In J
Gayetie9s at !. Reservoir ! SCI + Dir
Park. y.
.lM'CARTFiY Y I2Y'ALL
AND sCABELL SPE AK
Athletic Games Were Well Con.
testedThe Dancing Contest
Created Intense Interest.
Misses Jackson and Kelly
Won the Prizes-Chair-
man Heintz a Wonder.
man Heintz a Wonder

ri Labor Day luck prevailed on yesterday,
for although every indication pointed to
stormy weather. the day turned out as
( fine MS though It bore the '.unlon. Label.
AS early as 9 o'clock the different organ
5ixntions began to assemble at the various
stations named by Chief Marshal p. 7.
3Tilnnn. .s55ssls III aS S3t
5 Some were In hacks and vehicles OF
every description. others were mounted
on pranclng stceds, while the great ma
&jorty5"hit the grit h. 8;s5
Promptly at 10 o'clock Chief Marshal
8Tilman gave the signal to march.
MIR. Tilman was accompanied BY the
following mounted citizens who servcu q 8
his gtafr: A. B. II Tyson. ]. 3. Eek, a.
5HVcndlinger. DIN. Sharp, +. J. Gary,
j. F. Gibboney. Harry Houseman.sW ". f..
Carle. H. S. Campbell, K. B. satterwhite,
! E. s.. Nunnally.J j. q. wilkinson. J. ~
Haskins. j. C. Ralston. A.. Duryln, NJ.
6Goctze, J. r. Bennett, a. s. Jarvis, ,& o.
y. Walsh, c. u. BALL h
Iardela's Band followed the stan, play
Ing splendid music, to the delight Of
Thousands who lined the sidewalks.
" Next came carring ges containing Mayor
Mccarthy, E Hon. James Aston Cabell.
Messrs. John NJ. Ryall and Joseph
aPortch. the speakers Of the day. and the
Central Trades and Labor Council COM
posed OF ]. I@ Bradley. presidcnt;i1,. j.
Smith, ylce-prcsident: William Fl. Mullen,
recording secretary; JOSEF eph Portch. hnan-
Fcial secretary; w sJ. Taylor, treasurer;
N. c. NAPIER, scrgeant-at-arms; Jonn F:
SHelntz, Lon Wilson, NJ. Goetze 7. K !.
Harris, 8. Cassette, 7. ]. Gary. a. Wend-'
&llnger and G. r. Keith. i VI 3
lay N6,Ia E;na rpoorapct4 4,
United Association Of Plumbers. Gas
and Steam filters, No. 10, marched be-
hind the committee They made a hnes
appearance in white uniform, each man
carrying a .key's9t as a a 4tyma rlz&- OF 4dhiss
trade.
Tin. Sheet IRON and cornice Workers
union No. 6 came mex and behind them
marched the Glass Blowers In white uni
forms. with looking glassed on their
ca ps and suspended from their badges.
The Brotherhood OF Painters. Decora-
tors and Paper Hangers OF America. No.
22o, followed the Glass Blowers and a
large number OF friends, guests and
union men In carriages brought up the
rear. r. 6 n it h
At Eighth and Grace Streets the pro-
ccssIon got into line and marched to
Ninth, thence to Broad. and up Broad
to the Boulevard and to Reservoir Park,
where the day was celebrated.
The first speaker introduced by Chair
man Bradley was Mayor Mccarthy, who
made short, ringing speech, which
caught his audience and held Its att
tention. 5i &
He paid a high compliment to labor
ing men and said that he looked upon
them as the slnews and backbone OF the
city and counted thousands of them
amongst his friends.
FORK the Basis.
"The foundation OF society,". he said.s
''is work. It secures sustennnce, safety!
comfort, plenty abundance, competence
ease, luxury and Independence q
Es''Work Is the basis Of ivilizatlon,s edu-b
cation, law, order, currency and wealth.
and property and progress, and 1t pre-
serves manhood, virtue. peace, morals
and religion, III
WORK demands recognition, and gets
It; respect. and has It; power, and Yields
II; reward, and seeks it, n,
The mayors remarks were greeted
With cheers.
Mr. John Ryall was next introduced.
He said X
To-day throughout the length ana
breadth OF this great land these mill
lions OF men, the Drawn, the brain,
the flower OF American Industry In
every town, city and hamlctlln this
Union. wherever there Is a labor or
ganization, are doing honor to the
dignity OF labor
s9At their bchest to-day the busy
hum of the shuttle and the loom,
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