The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-21
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Labor Day Committees Assured A!st'lii:, q!
That Many Places Will ~ g 4 5i.,5
Closed. ,,,S
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AS ITO SPEAKERS AND NJ, AIDES Y j: s J;
Question 81 Where Orators OF l, Shall ;IIllyI
Stand Was Discussed. a
8j# Aides Absent. $355i 8
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~ The Committee on Arrnng ements . FOL
the Labor Day celebration, met again last
night above spa ks' Cate, was one OF
the largest Gro wds yet In attendar1ce.
& The Committee on Finance made the
applause producing report that plenty OF
mon was at hand, and that more could
& be easily secured II desired. S5 III
E The chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
ADJUSTMENTS stated that he felt assured
all tickets would be sold In the rafle for
the slut Of clothes He also said that
although there appeared to be more thar ti
enough donations tor prizes at hand o17s,;
[ the merchants seemed more than willing
to help in this way. &
AS to Early Closing.
The Committee on Early Closing said
that, present indications pointed toward
every Important business house in Rich
&mond closing for at least part LOT the day
on September 8. Nine stores have u 1 al al
ready ext pressed their intention OF closing
ffor half Nof the, 4 day. 1 The Pabst and
5scflitz places will close all day and al
the other breweries will close for half
the day u III y n, 4.
lit was here moved and passed that the
Grounds Committee appoint men to watch
the gates at lakewood. to be relieved
during the day. y "a III I. wa 2s nv
Chief Marshal Blakey came In from$a
meeting with his AIDES and reported a
very gu ccessful evening. He stated that
by next Monday night everything, to the
smallest Item, would be y settled LIN his
department. He said 4 thattither'e were =
twenty-seven aides named on his list,
but so far twelve had failed to report.
The subject OF carriages for the speak
ers and other prominent persons In the
parade was then taken up, From this
somebody asked the question as to where
the speakers stand would be-, and re-
suited in some good -humored repartee.S$
When MI ohm Ryall learned that the
orators would speak from the stand where
the free performances are given a t ldle-i
wood, he arose and bjected, saying that
In case that the d ay was as hot a yes
terday that the speakers would sWelter,
and he suggested the porch in the rear ,',
OF the rathskellar. u. S.
n Chairman Mullen piled that tns 1 Tar
as sllpposlng the weather conditions, II
might be a very cold day. and the speak
ers would be chilled In a cool place a .siI
'Old Apple Tree ii.
4 Mr. R.yall then asked I better place
could not be secured sand some one sug-
gested under the old apple tree. Mr."Ryall
said that he was serious, 3ibut the matter
ended with no change.
4 A member then proposed that Mr.. Cook,
OF the Evening Journal, should be elect
ed a speaker for the occasion; but Mr..
Cook himself arose, and after q long adj
dress, stating hts N hearty goodwill to
make the day big success. begged to DO
excused 81 as he was v q Dor. orator A and
could express hisasert!ments to o. better
advantage throu->1 his paper. a
"A fter the further discussion of union
matters the meeting was adjourned.