Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-17
WILL CELEBR At
THE COMING LABOR DAY, SEP.
TENDER a, WILL BE JOYOUS.
IN OBSERVED HERE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Laporing m en- affiliated with the var
ious unions and all people interested
in the welfare Of organized labor will
upon the coming Labor day, September
4, be addressed by three we'll known
speakers at the celebration to be held
in this city. S. j. Kent Of Lincoln,
Neb., general organizer of carpenters
this city, Edwin Parry of Oska'oosa,
secretary-treasurer Of district NJ. 13,
y. NJ w. A, and Rev W. H.
HORNED, pastor Of the East
End Presbyterian church, have been
secured as speakers upon that day.
The two former are men actually as.
ISOLATED with the advance Of organized
labor, while he latter Is a pastor who
has in his career, as 4 minister of the
gospel on more than one occasion had
practically nobody but laboring people
in his congregation He is minister
who has risen from manual labor to
the pulpit, and his sympathies with the
laboring man has more than once been
enthusiastically voiced. The speakers
Of the day alone are sufficient to war
rant successful celebration in this
city.
The Labor day committee Of the OF.
tunwa Trades and Labor assembly
met last evening in Labor hall and
completed part of the arrangements OF
the celebration. The central body Of
Ottunwa has secured exclusive priv.
ileges Of Caldwell park and West End
Heights, at which places the entire
days celebration will be held. The
Fifty-fourth Regiment and Schwab
keys Union bands will furnish the mu
sic. A platform dance will be one OF
the features. Oskaloosa has promised
| to attend the celebration and In way
Join with Ottumwa in observing the
day. There will be excursions from
various points In southern. Iowa to OF
tumwa upon that day. The prize com
mittee will make Its report at the next
meeting of the committee, which will
be held next Tuesday evening.
The Various Committees.
The following are the various com
mittees appointed for the celebration
Labor day committee--L. Leightner
president: e. r. Dubois, secretary
Daniel Gallagher, treasurer.
Grounds committee. w. Kitto, D
Gallagher, T. D. Watson.
Fiance committee--W. n. Murphy
j. w. Kitto, j. n. Huffman, H E. Roe
| T. D. Watson, P. D. Queeney, w. r
Dubois, w. A. Whitney. Lewis Lang.
Music committee-C. G. Humphrey
r. L. Mccartney, G. p. Phelps.
Committee on speakers. w. Kitto
i W. A. Whitney, L. Lightner.
Advertising committee--E r. Du
Bots, J. w. Kitto.
1 Board Of directors-W. H. Murphy
j. w. Kitto, James Huffman.
Prize committee-H. e. Roe, g. L
Smith, John Pritchard.
Program committee-H. 3. Roe, c
L. Smith, John Pritchard.
Badge conmittee-W. A. Whitney
Miss Mary Doyle.
i An Enthusiastic Year.
i The coming Labor day will be NOR
generally observed by Iowa union
than any previous year The union
of Fort Madison and Quincy, ILL.,, viii
run excursions to Keokuk, where
monster celebration is planned wit
John P. Reese as orator. Sioux Cit.
will have John E. Ream Of Beacon an
Congressna an Hubbard as speakers
Boone has secured John P. White Q
Oskaloosa as speaker for their cele
bration. Davenport in conjunction
with Rock Island and Moline, will hol
forth at Suburban park, where vaude
vile entertainment has been arranged
4 The speakers will be Martin J.. Wade
Andrew Olson and Mayor Phillips Bul
lington unionists will celebrate an
have engaged for speakers George F
Tucker of Clinton and A. l.. Urick G
] Des Moines. Dubuque, Clinton, Mus
catine, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, We
terloo, Olewein Centerville and man
other cities and towns will have som
celebration of the day. In all case
the program will consist Of games
sports and speaking, preceded by pc
trade. Des Moines will again hol
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