Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-08
LABOR day A SUCCESS
Celebration This Year Was
Greatest and Grandest Ever
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WERE HERE

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Perfect Weather Conditions Hell
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With weather conditions whic
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Mondays Labor Day celebration he'll
under the auspices Of the Working
mems Fraternal Association was tn
greatest and grandest ever. From
first to last it was a big success
from the parade in the morning un
til the band played Dixie" in tn
concert given at the park at night
the occasion was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the Staunton people and thei1
several thousand guests.
Tremendous Crowd.
They were all here. Vivian and
Percy showed up almost with the
sun, she in her prettiest dress, and
he in his new fall suit. With them
came pa and ma and the baby and
pretty much everybody else within a
radius of good many miles. AS ear
ly as O'Clock great throng filled
the streets, and when an hour and a
half later the word was passed that
the procession was on the move the
crowd was so dense in Main street
that it overfowed the sidewalks.
The hands on the townclock said
half past ten when the great line
which had been forming in North
Central Avenue for two hours moved
west on Frederick street to Jefferson.
Il was exactly three minutes to II
when the Stonewall Brigade Band
swung down Main street and passed
the Y. M. G. A. corner.
Following the band, the mounted
police and the chief marshal of pa
rade. Frank B. Yount, came the mil
tary, Staunton's two crack COM
9anies, the Rifles, under command of
Captain H. L. Opie, and the West
Augusta Guards, captain, Hampton
i. Wayt. AlwsRs popular with the
'eople the soldier NJ got IN oxtra
lad hand Monday as they nled
through the streets with the pse-
fs1on OF seasoned troopeeA
Officials in Line.
Next in line came an open hack
nth Mayor Wayt, Judge Henry w.
[olt, of the Corporation Court, Cap |
ain William H. Kable, of the Board |
Aldermen. and Police Justice
oseph H. Glasgow. After the Off
ais came the popular Roman Cornet
and, spick and span in neat blue
informs, and playing corking good
usic. A new feature of the parade
lis year was the Boy Scouts, that
lvenile organization which has
me into existence here within re-
mt months. Clad in their khaki
l1forms,and marching with the pre-
sion OF the soldiers In front of Il
EN-, the little fellows made the (;
lest kind of showing. Following
e boys were the Patriarchs Milit- Ks
t whose handsome uniforms won
them the admiration of the ky
)wd. X
Firemen in Line. tt
F1remen from Stanton. Lexing- Ill
and Clifton Forge came next, the In
itors in neat uniforms which gave I
IN most attractive appearance,
locals in their flaming red -
rts, which compelled attention +,
N when the line was still four "
cks away. Many a Staunton per- r.
who stood in the crowd as the p,
passed by recalled one wild night f+e
March when the Clifton Forge h.
made record run over the nv
lnta1ns to- our assistance, and q,
let it be known that that night h,
not been forgotten by the ap-
Use they sent up as the visiting ~,
men swung by. =.
esfdes those already mentioned 70
e were two other good bands in ~
both of which made splendid VIZ
&c. AS Is always the case this do
one of the most attractive fea- tb,
OF the day, and the several diff
nj visiting bands were given re- Me-
IONS no less cordial or apprecia-
than was given our own musi- no,
sist
attempt to mention every one on,
be concerns represented in the w,,
De would be task almost as wa,
nt1c as would be involved in tb,,
airing list of Labor Day visitors. ma,
nVe blocks one gayly decorated
lie followed another, the whole Tho
lining to form a most attrao- -,
spectacle Practically every tow
Cd Of Industry was represented. for
some OF the floats showed strik- y
in their get-up. Thfa Ass
re OF the parade was more than dov
ing, and reflected great credit bv
e firms who entered into It. wis.
'ry1ng stalks of regulation Au- tn
county height, members of the tha,
Corn Club got a big reception ton
nv. elo"o az tney passed in it v
no " was feature especially off.