The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-26
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR LABOR DAY
Committee to Ask Mayor to
Proclaim Municipal
Holiday.
MANY ATHLETIC EVENTS
Eighteen Features, for Which
Merchants Will Be Requested
MANY ATHLETIC EVENTS

foiiowing out resolution passed
sunday night at the meeting of tho
general committee having i'm charro
.he ceremonies incident to the celcbra
lion lion OF Labor Day. II. T. Bowden and
ihomas f. McNally will call on AIovor
hihslie to-day and formally renuest
MN TO proclaim September | a munich
PAL hollday. The Mayor will also be
requested to call on all citizens to OBJ
serve next Monday as n holidav and
to allow all city employees TO attend
the celebration at the State Fair
Grounds
Inc program for the great celebra-
tion is practically complete, with all
inc committees appointed and assigned
ana the route for the varied nor,da
mapped out and positions given AZ
the meeting Sunday night Chairman
John Hirschberg expressed himself as
being gratficd at the excellent work
of the Labor Day committee. and said
that he believed this would be the
greatest success ever attempted and
that all the working people would
really be drawn closer together by a
long day of fun and play.
TO HIVE Big Parade.
The various local ORGANIZATIONS will
report to their respective aides at
points designated below at $50 o'clock
~ NJ. Merchants and firms desiring to
have floats in the parade will report
at the Capitol Street side of the CITY
Hall PROMPTLY at S:i5 o'clock. when
they Will be assigned to positions by
the grand marshal II. r Bowdeu
After the parade the day will I've taken
up with eating and feasting and merry
making. There will be eighteen attn
letic events, to the winners OF which
prizes will be awarded General Sec
rotary Frank Krucks will call on the
merchants tomorrow for donations to
be given as prizes There will be no
in lnI f1,at
cided, the committee having now come
to the conclusion that II would not be
diGnified and not in harmony with the
spirit Of the day. The committee is
determined so to conduct the entire
observance as to preclude all criticism.
1t Is also TO be understood that not
even the semblance OF disorder will be
permitted, and Objectionable persons
Will be elected from the grounds.
The committees appointed are as fol-
lows: Dancing. q. T. Weimer. l.. Lovesy.
Thomas +. McNallcy; amuseInents l.. G.
Charles Runse. w. j. Whitlock:
grounds. y. Il. Hooker. j. G. Brock
Andrew Thorpe, r. c. Toler: finance.
Frank Krucks, Luther 6. wilcox, r.
7. Bowden. The judges OF the baby
show Will be Judge -. G. Richardson,
Judge r. Carter Scott and Justice John
Jeter Crutchtield. one OF the main
features of the day will be an auto
mobile race, in which IL is said TWO
well-known racers Will participate.
Formation OF Parade.
The formation OF the parade will be
as follows: Kessnich's Band. mounted
and bicycle police and chief marshal
and mounted aides will assemble IN
Broad Street. east of Twelfth, in the
order named above.
The locals viii assemble follows:
forming columns OF fours;
r,,+al ~ nrAa
trail Trades and Labor Council, unat-
tached members OF locals and state
and national bodies.
Twelfth Street, south of Broad-Ma-
chinists No $50. 4. S. Clarke, aide.
Eleventh Street, north of Broad
Bridge and Iron Workers. No. 1923.
Charles f. Maynes, aide; Glass Work
crs. No. I, i Schwcggman, aide
Eleventh Street. south OF Broad
Carpenters No. 3SS, J. Rankin. aide
Tenth street. north OF Broad-Iron
holders. No IFS, II. d. Faircloth, aide;
Retail Clerks, l.. G. Perkins. aide.
Tenth Street. south of Broad
Plumbers and Steamftters. y. NJ
Thorp aide; Painters and Decorators.
J. L. Hobson, aide.
Ninth Street, north OF Broad-Eicc-
trical Workers. No. 66G, b. T. Ingalls,.
aide: Tile Settlers, c. +. Wemer, aide.
Ninth street south of Broad-Rail-
way Car Men, 4. r. Hooker, aide: Fed
eral Union. 444.
Latccomers and members of locals
not parading in group may fall in
either with Central Council on Twelfth
Street, or Electrical Workers, on Ninth
Street. The parade starts from Twelfth
and Broad at o'clock sharp. The
locals assembled on the cross streets
will join the procession AS it passes:
those in formation north of Broad first,
and those south Of Broad Immediate
~ following.
Parade from Twelfth. out Broad to
Hermitage Road, where ii will be dis
missed.
Building Permit
! building permit issued yesterday TO
! John y. Carter TO erect detached two