Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-09-02

Enthusiasm was the order of the
dav at the Sunday morning meet
mo of the Labor Day committee.
T6e committee reviewed the work
If the individual committees dur
mo the week, and since most all of
the arrangements for the big cele-
bration have been made. the work
was mostly a review of the work
fhat had been lone in the past tew
weeks.
COMMITTEES from the Musicians
nnion YVES pres N 10 give an outline
of their work. fiaad music for the pm.
rade. which WI gwen considerable
attention al the last meeting of the
central body, was the principal topic
of me mornings deliberations. There
win be about 1900 men in the pa
rade and about i2 floats, and In COM
nnting the length of the parade II Is
estimated that 1t with be three-quar.
ters Aof mile long. The opinion OF
tie meeting was that there would not
be snfficien, music for marching with
one band Accordingly the musicians
will furnish two bands OF 90 pieces
each for the parade. with the possible
addition of a freak band. The after.
noon concert will be rendered by
band of 25 pieces. The representa-
tiyes of the musicians also pointed
out that the Champaign County Fair
association has employed a non-union
organization to play during the fair.
The Finlay band, which halls from
Grand Forks, N. D.. has been engaged
and the musicians presented teie-
grams and official dispatches from
their journal, stating that the band
was non-union
The committee also discussed the
financial part of the program for the
day. II IL desired that al local pnions
pay in fheir portion 0f TIN ekpeuse9 ~
tie day some Time during this week.
A number OF local unions have already
done so, and as the COMMITTEES wants
to finish its work in the week follow
ing Labor day, 1t Is necessary that
al locals have their donation in by
Labor day morning.
Bills were posted advertising the
celebration in a number of small
towns during the past week and the
citizens OF the smaller communities
are taking much interest in the cele-
bration and we are assured that
large representation will be present
from the neighborhood towns and vii,
lagos. The Sidney ball team will play
the picked team in the afternoon at
Griggs field While visiting In Sid
ney the members of the committee
we're very much impressed by the in
terest taken there in the Labor day
celebration. and the boys promised
they would have about 80 per cent of
the population at the park during the
day.
Mich interest is being manifest in
lhe speaking arranged for the day.
Eugene J. Brock, vice-president of the
International Association of Machin.
lists. with headquarters at Detroit, will
deliver the principal address, and John
ID. Lonergan of Peoria, who has been
in the Twin Cities for several weeks
and who is quite we'll known to most
union people here. viii speak These
TWO men will undoubtedly present La
oors case in a very enlightening and
convincing manner Mayor James
Elmo Smith of Urbana will be honor
ary chairman of the day. and will de-
Ever short address prior to the
addresses of the two above mentioned
speakers,
The prizes that have been on dis
play at the Jos. G. Bowman jewelry
store have been attracting consider
able attention and the youngsters will
be with us in great numbers to COM
pete Tor these valuable prizes.
Meeting of Marshais.
All Labor day marshals will meet
sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Labor
nan. when the details pertaining to
tthe parade will be arranged. This is
important. so be there.