The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
AT MERIDEN CENTENNIAL
4 GRAND PARADE AND SPEECH MAKING AT TERRACE GARDEN.
Labor Day Observance Featurcs--Musi-
 cal Concert Last Night.

cal Concert Last Night.
 Meriden, June 13.-Labor day, where the Central Labor union of the city took the lead in entertaining visitors, was the designation of this the fourth day of Meriden's centennial observance. All the labor bodies of the city made the day one of pleasure, participating in the morning parade and going to Terrace Garden in the afternoon for a picnic. Originally the idea was to have the State Federation of Labor hold it's annual field day to-day, but the plan was not carried out, although many of the federation 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.
 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 nine o'clock.
 The target competitions of the South ern New England Schuetzenbund were concluded during the day and the prizes awarded.
 Among the other events on the days programme, each of which drew large crowds, were the centennial concert at the First Methodist church, the horse racing at the trotting park, the centen- nial golf tournament at the Merider clubs links and the State league base ball game between New Haven anc Waterbury at Hanover park.
 The demand for tickets for the cen tennial concert, which was held this evening, was so large that a public re- hearsal was held this morning. Int programme was in towo parts the frs of music of the present time and tn second of the olden time. The choru was of 15O voices directed by G. Franl Goodale, and the orchestra was iron the Meriden Symphony club. At botl concerts the centennial hymn adopted by the general committee was sung. l is to the tune of Maryland, My Mary Iland," and the first verse runs:
 One hundred years are in the past,
 Meriden, My Meriden;
 Since thou alone thy lot didst cast,
 Merlden, My Meriden.
 Though 10th to leave thy mother tow And on thy going she did frown, Thy course to thee hath brought re
 nown,
 Meriden, My Meriden.
 The concluding stanza of the hym r follows;
 Ask Him, who made our hanging hill 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 , o'clock this morning, and, with nun : Der of floats representing the ethic' { side of labor, was a creditable demor
 stration. Two divisions were made U
 of local unions, while the third WE composed of delegations from oth' f Connecticut cities In line were ca q Ipenters, painters, plumbers, cigarmal ' CTS allied crafts and bodies of u Ii trades such as butchers and provislc o dealers clerks. Most of the journe. s men wore the working dress of the . trade, and, with tri-colored ribbons , their hats or rosettes or their coats,
 Ielse with flags in their hands, they pr f sented a neat appearance. The graI if marshal was George J. Stanley and u j. aides were from the larger unions. 1T 3 music was good and the bands hume l. ous. At Terrace Garden the speaker J. besides President Donahue, of the Fe tt Ieration of Labor, were Frank K, Fostt
 Mayor Thomas L. Reilly and sever L. local men.