The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-08
BIG LABOR DAY
AT ALBA MONDAY
City Entertains the Largest Crowd
ID Her History
HELD IN 0TTUMWA NEXT YEAR.
Abba BARRIERS Win Prize for Best
Float - Buxton for the Largest
Delegation and Hooking for
the Best Appearance. ..

Abba, Sept. Especial: Delighted!
Such was the sentiment of everyone
who was in attendance at the grand
Labor celebration at Abba on Mon.
day, September 5, 1910. Never be.
fore in the history of Abba were there
er before did Abba so royalty enter
tain her guests as she did on yester-
day. Everyone went away well pleas
ed and were of the opinion that the
committee on arrangements and en-.
tertainment spared no expense in
providing for the pleasure, comfort
and entertainment of the thousands
of people who were in attendance.
The day was the annual joint celebra-
ton of Abba, Ottumwa and Oskaloosa
labor unions. Oskaloosa and Ottum-
wa being the guests. Many of the
other local unions near Abba also had
representations, such as Buxton,
Hooking, Hiteman and other unions.
The entertainment of the people
was well prepared, as everyone could
find enjoyment if that was what they
were looking for. Five bands furnish
ed music for the occasion. There
We're three ball games-two base ball
games and one football game; aero
batic stunts were pulled off on the
stands arranged for that purpose;
there were many theatricals, vaude-
wills and moving pictures; fireworks
display in the evening, and excellent
speeches were enjoyed in the after
noon by some of the noted labor lead
ers, political men and professional
men. There was enjoyment for every
one during the entire day.
During the morning hours COM
mittee of the labor union of Abba
and the band of that place were kept
busy meeting the trains and welcom-
ing the delegations. Two specials
were run into the city, one from OF.
tumwa and one from Oskaloosa. The
Ottumwa train arrived first and it was
crowded with 1900 people from that
place and the Fifty-fourth Regimehtal
band accompanied the delegation.
The band and union members lined
up with the Abba committee and
marched to the Iowa Central depot,
where they met the delegation from
Oskaloosa, Buxton and other places
along the line. The train carried thir-
teen coaches and there were at least
1000 passengers. The Iowa Brigade
band and the Buxton Cornet band ac-
companied the delegation. The Bux
ton crowd was picked up at the North
western crossing near Eddyville,
where they were brought by a spe-
cial train on that road. Arriving in
Abba the two bands and the delega-
ton from the local unions joined the
parade and marched to A street
where the places in the parade were
arranged.
The parade was representative of a
number of unions, but there were
many unions that should have mad
delegations, but did not The follow
ing was the formation of the parade
VIM. Thompson, marshal, Abba dele
cation, Abba band followed by mein-.
bers of unions; Hooking Concert band
followed by delegation; miners float
in which one might get an idea of
how coal is mined; Fifty-fourth Regi-
mental band, headed by Tom Phillips
and followed by Ottumwa delegation;
Iowa Brigade band followed by delega.
tion from Oskaloosa Buxton Cornet
band followed by delegation from Bux-
ton; Abba BARRIERS Union float, Abba
fire department. After the parade the
people were then given their dinner
hour. ....
The principal attraction of the af-
ternoon was the speaking. A stand
had been arranged for this at the
north side of the court house. This
part of the program was interfered
with somewhat on account of the rain,
people preferring the shelter to the
open. After the rain subsidized large
crowd gathered to hear and learn more
about union labor. The subject was
ably presented by number of good
speakers. Mayor A. G. Pabst, of Al
bia, welcomed the people to Abba,
after which Hon.. l.. T. Richmond in
troduced the chairman of the day,
Hon. H. l.. Waterman, of Ottumwa,
who spoke a few chosen words by way
of introduction. sre i-,.ess
Hon. S. L. Mccullough, who was to
appear on the program at this time,
was unable to be in attendance, and
Edwin s, Perry, secretary-treasurer
of the national organization of the
United Mine Workers of America, of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, was given the place
on the program. Mr.. Perry is man
well versed in the conditions of the
labor throughout the land and he is
a man that the members of the Unit
ed Mine Workers always enjoy to hear
He spoke quite lengthy on the achieve.
ments that are made possible as 3 re-
suit of organized labor. He also EN-
phasized the fact that greater, grand
err and nobler things might be ach;ey-
ed in the future.
Hon. William Seattle was another
who was unable to be present and his
place was taken by Hon. N. +. Ken,
dali, congressman from this district,
who never fails at any occasion TO
say just those things that are enjoy.
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