The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
Every Organized Craft to Be Represented, Including
 Railroad Division
QUEEN OF LABOR DAY
 WILL BE SELECTED
Barbecue and Picnic at East Lake Park-Contests, Games, Music and Dancing Are on the
 Programme

, Birmingham will celebrate Labor Day September 4. in greater style than ever before known, according to announce of the Labor Day committee, and vice president of the Trades Council The committee has practically finished their plans for the days celebration, and 1t is to be held on very extensive scale.
 It was announced yesterday that the different divisions of the railroad men will march in the organized labor parade. This has never been done in Birmingham before. The parade will start at 1O:3O clock, the exact route of the parade to be announced later.
 Another feature of the parade will be the absence of any commercial advertise ments. Last year and in parades previ- ous numbers of merchants have put out floats, purely as an advertisement. The committee stated yesterday that it had objected to this, and that they were not a part of the parade but just followed after the train of labor men. Commas sioner Arlie Barber has offered to pre- vent any such action on this occasion There will be no floats in the parade except those bearing goods with union label.
 ALL CRAFTS REPRESENTED
 The Birmingham Trades Council and other cooperating bodies of organized men, are determined to make one of the best showings of organized labor ever demonstrated in Birmingham. They claim that ever organized craft in Greater Bir. mingham and nearby towns will have large representations.
 Probably the most interesting feature of the parade, and one that Is entirely new to Birmingham, will be the sponsors for each organization. There will be three special floats, and in these three floats sponsor to represent each di- vision of organized labor. From these sponsors the Queen of Labor Day Is tc be chosen. They will be voted on and the young woman receiving the larges, number of voted will be Queen of Labor from that time until the election of an. other queen on the next Labor Day. Birmingham will be the guests for the day to several thousand visitors. A delegation of organized labor consisting of $50 men will come to Birmingham from Anniston on special train to participate in the parade and other entertainments Bessemer will join with Birmingham and promise to furnish 800 men to march ln the parade as well as a number of at tractive floats, while smaller delegations are expected from other cities where there is organized labor.
 STREET CARMEN
 While no definite arrangements have been made yet, it is quite probable that several hundred union street car men will march in the parade for the first time in Birmingham
 There will be full day of events. Aft CT the parade, East Lake park will be hosts to the crowds where barbecue will be served and all kinds of amuse. ments presented. The committee has completed arrangements for the park and there will be popular contests Of al kind. There will be boat races, swim. ming contests, foot races, wrestling anc dancing. The skating rink will be giver over to the dancers, and good music is to feature both the parade and the aft ernoon entertainments.
 MT. Spangenberg, chairman of the La. bor Day committee has figured proml- nently in four Labor Day celebrations ir other cities He is said to be a tire less worker in things of this kind, and is enthusiastic over the parade. He has a number of other features up his sleeve and will endeavor to materialize his other plans in time for the celebration