Arizona republican., 1914-09-07
ANNUAL LABOR
CELEBRATION IN
PHOENIX TODAY
Trades Unions and Friends
Will Gather at Riverside
Park to Enjoy Outing,
Hear Speeches and Join in
Sports

This is the day that labor celebrateS.
few years ago it was as much as
mans job was worth to march in the
Labor Day parade; but now the day is
practically national holiday and from
coast to coast the whole public joins
in the observation of it. In almost
every city in the land there will be spe-
cial celebrations and locally the Phoe
nix Trades Council has arranged the
most elaborate program ever undertak
en- here.
At 10 o'clock this morning there will
be a monster parade in which all the
crafts will be represented. 1t will form
IN front of the hall of the trades coun
ell at 23S East Washington street, with
Hon. Bert Davis as grand marshal and
to the music of the Pioneer band it
will march west on Washington to
Second avenue, north on Second to Ad-
ans street, east on Adams to Central
avenue and down Central to jefferson.
At jefferson street automobiles will
be waiting and all the marchers, their
families and sweethearts will ride
down to Riverside park, where the Of
| ficial celebration will be held.
The program will start promptly at
11:15 and there will be sports and
games of all descriptions until 1870,
when the speaking will begin. The
principal speaker of the day will be
| Hon. William b. Cleary of Bisbee Mr..
Cleary is widely known as a speaker
of great force and ability and is gem
orally considered to be the leading Ia
Dor orator IN the state. The speaking
will last until 2:45, and then there will
be a recess In order to allow all VINO
wish to attend the ball game an op-
portunity to do so, and during the re-
cess there will be a concert by Alden S
band.
| After the ball game the program OF
sports will be continued, and this sec
tion of the fun will consist of pony
and burro races, a slow mule race and
broncho busting, and should provide a
| fine finish to long days sport.
Reese Line's Barbecue
| 1t is expected that the official cele-
bration will be over by p m, and al
that time the Ling for Senator club
will tender tremendous free barpe-
cue, served by the Cooks and Walters
union. The barbecue will follow the
speaking, which will begin at o'clock
| In addition to Reese Ling, candidate
for the democratic nomination fol
United States senator, Judge John Nc
Bride, formerly president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, Dr. Rosa
Goodrich Boido and A A. Belts will
speak. The club invites all the labor
organizations and the people of tht
Salt River valley generally to remair
and take part in this big feed and talk.
fest
In the evening there will be specia
program of moving pictures and dane.
ing in the big pavilion to music fur
nished by Ben Massie's orchestra.
The committee appointed by tn,
trades council to handle the celebra
ton have worked hard and their plan,
have been so well made that it onl,
remains for the people of Phoenix t,
turn out and enjoy one of the most at
tractive holiday programs ever Offered
to the city. There will be ample means
of transportation to handle the crowds
) and Riverside is so large that Their
viii be plenty of room for everybody
no matter how many turn out Labo
day, 1914, promises to go down in his
/ tory as the one best bet in Phoeni.
annals
The city generally will observe La
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