The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-01
LABOR'S BIG DAY
TO Be OBSERVED
BY SONS OF TOLL
Bankers, Brokers, Statesmen
All Rest. While Transfers
Work All Day
WILL GENERALLY
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
Parade and Celebration at Fair
Grounds to Be Leading
Event. With Many Inter-
esting Incidents

Labor Day will be generally OBJ
served here today. Public offices, con-
nected with national, State and city
departments will be closed; the banks
will not be open, the postoffice will
observe holiday hours. and all of the
big mills and factories will be shut
down for the day.
Excursions will be run into the
city from various points. while a
special train will take a large party
20 Washington There will be many
ball games, while hundreds of citi-
gems Will spend the day at the fish,
ing banks and ponds The theaters
will give special Labor Day matt
aeeA
Both the City hall and the capitol
will be practically deserted. In the
former the office Of gas inspector
will remain open as long az there are
citizens who wish to have their gas
meters repaired or their gas trans
ferred from the old TO the new resi-
dence. as today is moving vday The
big day in the year when the team
tster works all day long and the head
+ or the house who may be observing"
the holiday is called into service TO
help adjust the stove pipe and hang
the pictures.
The trades and labor council. with
missioner John rschherg, viii ceie-
all it's allied interests. headed by Com
hrate most appropriately n big
parade will move UP Broad street,
from the city hall. at O'Clock, head
cd by kessnEh's Municipal band; In
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allied trades. The marchers will pro-
coed To tho fair grounds. where an
all~day picnic. with many added at
fractions. will be enjoyed.
There will be d baby show. horse
races. motorcycle races, automobile
races fat mems races, dancing, ath-
let.c contests OF various kinds, and n
general iollfcation.
Order OF the March
The various committees having the
affair IN charge have done themselves
pro- j, and feel confident that moth
ins but success VIII erawn their e.
forts. Here IS the order of march:
KeSsnich's band.
Mounted police.
Bicycle police.
chief Marshal and mounted aides,
Central trades and labor coWncil.
a Mach.aists, No, 6@6.
Bridge and Iron Workers. No. 1873.
Glass Workers, No. I.
Carpenters No. ass.
Iron Moulders, No. 1873
Retail Clerks
Plumbers and Steamfitters.
Painters and Decorators.
Electrical Workers.
Tile Settlers.
Railway Car Men.
Members OF locals not parading in
vited to march with Central Council,
The chief marshal and his aides
embracing leading members OF the
various unions:
r.. T. Bowden. chief marshal.
Aides--R. s. Clarke, Machinists. No
eaG: Charles r. Maynes Bridge and
Iron Workers. No. 1928: r. Schwegg-
man, Gfassworkers. No. z: j. ]. Ran
kin. Carpenters, No, ass: II. II. Fair
cloth, Iron Moulders, No. 1873, l.. C.
Perkins. Retail Clerks; A. NJ. Thorpe
Plumbers and Steamfitters, j. +. Hob
son, Painters and Decorators; Ii. r
Ingalls,. Electrical Workers; @. F.
weimer, Tile Settlers: A. Il. Hooker
Railway Car Men.
Men Behind the Guns.
The personnel of the COMMITTEES
having charge OF the celebration. and
the various events In OF the highest
class. embracing men who have done
much for the promotion or the In
froptfpuef on Second PaGN