Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-09-03
LABOR DAY Celebration.
Everyone Looking Forward to Mon
day---Seven Bands---B1g Pa
rade, and a General Good

Time.
Monday mex, Sept. 9th, the biggest
event that has ever dawned upon the
Valley of Virginia, will be "pulled off
by the people Of Staunton, under the
auspices of the Workingmens' Assoeia
ton. From the very incipiency OF the
movement the interest manifested from
all sources foreshadowed the big day
now looming up. The spirit of the
thing is permeating the entire com.
munity. The atmosphere is pregnant
with il and everybody is looking for.
body is preparing for the multitude
that is to throng the streets, and all are
talking about it. Professional decora-
tors are.very much sought after and are
busily engaged in displaying to the ut
most their artistic taste. A goodly
number of the most prominent build
ings have already been handsomely de-
corated with bunting and flags, that
for beauty and artistic design will COM
pare favorably with any that has char
acterized the big occasions in the large
cities, and reflects credit upon both the
skilled decorator and the patriotic spir-
it of the citizen.
The available space in our columns
is inadequate to give details of the Big
Labor Day Celebration. More than
double the number of floats will be in
the industrial parade. Visiting mill
tary and civic organizations from all
accessible points in the State will par
ticipate in the great demonstration. 1t
is estimated that the line will extend
far beyond that of last year. Authentic
information from all sources indicate
the presence of the greatest crowd that
has ever assembled in any town in the
State outside of Richmond. Nearly
three times the number of bands of
music will be in attendance. Amid
the many unique and beautiful features
presented, will be one that can not fail
but win universal plaudits is the Col
lege Girls from Dayton, band of %
accomplished musicians, who are pro-
grained to head the big parade in a
gorgeously decorated band wagon with
an escort of % of Staunton's pretty girls
in gaily trimmed talliho.
An elaborate luncheon, with coffee,
lemonade, cake and cigars, will be serv-
ed by the ladies at Assembly Hall I'M
der the experienced and skillful man.
agement of Messrs. Sy. Smith and Geo.
A. NEWMAN, at which time an address
of welcome will be delivered by the
Mayor, and short speeches by others.
The festivities of the day will be
rounded out by a grand concert at
Gypsy Hill Park by the elegant ladies'
Band and the famous Stonewall Bri-
gade Band jointly, each band playing
half the program. Staunton throws
wide open its gates and bids all hearty
welcome to its generous hospitality,
pledging its past prestige as an assur-
ance of the best and biggest day of all
the year.
1t would not do to close this account
without word about the man who
has done so much to make the day the
success it promises to be. We allude
to Mr.. Chas. f. Haines, who has had
the general management of the whole
exercises. If our people will only look
back over the years past they will re-
call that most of the big days Staunton
has had were inaugurated and success
fully carried out by him. Among them
the celebration of last year, the big
trade and floral parade of few years
ago, and earlier yet, the trades parade
that used to go so far to help make our
our fairs a success, and many others.