Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-13
THE CENTRAL LABOR
 UNION IN CHARGE MeIiden's Centennial Celebration k In the Hands of the Men Who
 Belong to the Unions
MAYOR I. |. REILLY'S POEM
Was Sung By the Clee Club and a Chorus of l50 Voices With Or
 chestral Accompaniment.

| Meriden, June 13.-Labor day,
 when the Central Labor union of the
 city took the lead in entertaining
 visitors, was the designation of this,
 the fourth day of Meriden's centef-
 nial observance. All the labor bodies
 of the city made the day one of pleas
 ure, participating in the morning pa-
 rade and going to Terrace Garden in
 the afternoon for picnic. Originally
 the idea was to have the State Feder- ation of Labor hold its annual field day to-day, but the plan was not car
 ried out, although many of the fed
 eration officers were guests of the
 Central Labor union, and President
 Charles F. Donahue of Derby was one of the speakers at the exercises
 held during the picnic. All the ad- dresses, however, were informal. The other big gathering of the day was the business session of the Grand Army encampment at the town hall, Department Commander May calling the session to order shortly after g o'clock. The target competitions of the Southern New England Schuet- zenbund were concluded during the day and the prizes awarded. Among the other events on the days pro- gram, each of which drew large crowds. were the centennial concert at the First Methodist church, the horse racing at the Trotting park, the centennial golf tournament at the Meriden clubs links, and the state league baseball game between New Haven and Waterbury at Hanover park. The demand for tickets for the centennial concert which will be held this evening was so large that pub lie rehearsal was held this morning. The program was in two parts, the first of music of the present time and the second of the olden time The chorus was of 1 ,500 voices directed by G. Frank Goodale, and the orches- tra was from the Meriden Symphony club. At both concerts the centennial hymn was adopted by the general comnaittsa was sung. It is,to tho funs of ,"Maryland.- My Marylspd,.wa vas composed by Mayor Thomas l.. Reilly and the first verse runs: One hundred years are in the past,
 Merfden, My Meriden. | Since thou alone thy lot didst cast,
 Meriden, My Meriden. . 10th to leave thy mother town | And on thy going she did frown. Thy course to thee hath brought re-
 nown,
 Meriden, My Meriden.
 The concluding stanza of the hymn | is: Ask Him who made our hanging hills To keep us free from strife and ills And lead us in the path He wills,
 Meriden. My Meriden.
 The labor parade was held at 10 | o'clock this morning and with mum. Der of floats representing the ethical side of labor was creditable demon stration. Two divisions were made up of local unions while the third i was composed of delegations from other Connecticut cities. In line were carpenters, painters. plumbers. cigar makers, allied crafts and bodies of the trades such as butchers and pro- vision clerks. Most of the journeymen wore the working dress of their trade md with tri-colored ribbons on their lats, or rosettes on their coats. or ,lse with flags in their hands they presented a neat appearance. The yrand marshal was George ]. Stanley md the aides were from the larger inions. The music was good and the ,ands numerous. At Terrace Garden he speakers besides President Dona- tue of the federation were Frank K. 'oster. Mayor Thomas l.. Reilly and everal local men.