The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-03

street and turned south on to Caddo
street thence to the city park.
ID f. booker rode handsome
horse and served as marshal Of the
day.
At the park the unions and parade
formed circle and the band played
several selecAons. 4 photographer
took the picture Of eac., union scpa-
ratcly.
The unicns broke ranks at obout
Cne o'clock and all assembled nj the
speakers stand. Here Judge John l..
ualt wos introduced as master OF
ceremonies 20 the assembly by l. Il.
Horn, president Of the Trades Couu.
ell. judge Calf intro lucod Mayor II.
w. Dick. I'm ,ew we'll chosen words
Mr Die, babe the assembly welcome
10 the CcebraliCn of Labor Day. AN
present are the guests of the unions
Of the city," said MIR Dick, and as
ruch you are welcome mri,s fold to
what they have prepared for your en-
tcrtainmcnt"
When MIR Dick had finished the
assembly HdjourrId to the diung
halI whore a barbecue Inner had been
prepared on long tables had been
placed enough to feed thousands OF
people More than 1000 pounds of beer
had been barbccucd and other things
had been prepared.
Immediately after dinner band
concert was given. The raising OF
hag which tas presently ito the
Trades Council by j. r. Coleman took
place Immediately after the band
concert. a large pole GO feet and 6
inches tan had been erected IN the
center Of the grounds and the hand.
some flag was raised and nfmlcd to
the winds from the top of this. IN
connection with the Gag raising Mr.
Coleman it's donor. delivered an az.
dress, Tribute to the Flag" The Ger
cmony Of raising the flag was very
pretty and impressive. It was rails,
10 the strains Of martial music los the
band
j. H. Lynch, a labor leader. 10.
iiyorel am address ON Labor.
The program as arranged was not
carried out this afternoon. on account
Of tho inclcmcnt weather Speeches
were made by several prominent men
of the city and union mon. Up to
u"css hour the union men of the city
We're undecided whether to hold the
Of their program tonight
at the park or at the opera house.
Should the weather not clear off be-
fore that time the meeting tonight
will be held at the opera house.
The parade was one OF the great
est gatherings Of union men ever held
in Ardmore and represented the
strength Of unionism here. Had the
day been pretty there would have
been more than a thousand people in
the parade. As it was. there we're
about six hundred. Many of the mer.
chants of the city had prepared hand
some floats and displays in commem-
Grafton of Labor day, but on account
Of the rain did not put them in the
parade. Some Of the handsomest floats
prepared by the largest firms in the
city were not in the parade
As II was, the union strength of
the city made "A splendid showing.
Each union man was in uniform dress
and the parade was cheered from one
end of Main street to the other. The
parade was one of the prettiest ever
seen on Ardmor streets. Every dec
GRATED vehicle was original. and
showed that time and work had been
spent on their construction.
The manner in which the business
men met the occasion of the Labor
day celebration is appreciated by the
union labor men of the city. Prac-
iically the entire business section of
the city is closed for the day and to-
day is being observed as a holiday by
all workmen. The effort to entertain
their visitors has been a decided sue
'ess and the union men and the com
mittees who ha dthe arrangement
of the affair in hand deserve credit
.or the manner in which II has bocn