Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-05
Fair Weather All That Is Needed to
Make TomorroW's Celebration
Big Success.
sPEiKAG PRINCIPAL FEATURE
Following Imposing Parade and Ath-
letlc Events, Captain Kent, Judge
Mann and Commissioner Doherty
VII, Address crowd-General OBJ
servance Of the Holiday.

AS planned by the Central Labor
Union, the celebration of Labor Day
in Newport News tomorrow probably
will be the biggt st ever held In this
section of the state. An excellent
program has been arranged and pro-
pitious weather Is all that Is needed
now TO ensure the success of the day.
Beginning with an imposing parade
In the morning. the celebration VIII
continue throughout the day and the
Casino grounds will be the Mecca Tor
Newport News people as well as TOR
the hundreds who will come here on
excursions from Richmond. Williams
burg, Smithfield and other places
Captain Kent Arrives Today.
PROFESSIONALLY the biggest feature
,~of. the days program Is the speaking.
whssh is scheduled to start at 2:30
o'cio.k. Captain William p. Kent.
the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nee; Jul re william Hodges Mann
the Democratic nominee for governor,
and State LaScr Commissioner James
n. Doherty, of Riehmcnd, are expect
cd to deliver addresses. Captain
Kent will arrive here skls afternoon
and will be met at the depot by a
committee of the Central L1SSr IN
ion. He will be escorted to gan,lr-
wick hotel. where he will he game
headquarters during his stay h
Captain Kent will introduces
Commissioner Dor "A he Is Ak
pected to begin sFesa at $50
o'clock On T. 3np y he Will
leave for Oos .ia- mere he IS
slated TO SD ~ Celebration or
the Norfol, ra ,or Union.
JUDO sisao .cted Later.
The - alifi q S heard nothing
turtle s Mann. but 1t Is
expee will come mere I'M
mefs le a delivering his speech
a. at $3.50 O'Clock Mon
u .,tan. The committee ex-
% arrive here about 3:4o
cles a in that event he Will De-
speech at 4 O'Clock.
missioner of Labor Doherty VIII
his speech Immediately after
.ain Kent concludes. The speak
ing will he from a platform that has
heeu crested on the Casino. Presi-
dent A. c. Koontz. CT the Central La
Dor Union, will preside.
Labor Day will be generally OBJ
served here. The shipCard will be
closed throughout the day and the
banks and customs house also
be closed. Sunday hours win be OBJ
served at the postoffice and
practically all of the local business
houses will close at midday. while
some Of them will not open at all.
The Parade.
The parade will start at 1880
O'Clock fro Thirty-second street and
Washington avenue and the line OF
march will be as follows: From Thir-
ty-second street and Washington ave
nue. to Twenty-fifth street, over that
street to Huntington avenue. over
Huntington avenue TO Thirty third
street, along that street to West ave
nue. and on West avenue to Twenty
sixth street.. where the parade will
dishand.
A squad Of eight policemen will
head the procession and the order oil
march will be as fellows
Old Dominion band.
typographical Union
Floats earring twenty children. rep
resenting the child labor committee
~ the Central Labor Union.
Carpenters Union.
Painters Union.
Machinists' Unicn.
Amaigsmatcd Society Of Engineers
BoiIermakers' Union