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Sunday,) September 5 LABOR DAV GENERAL HOLIDAY MONDAY 3Y HOSTS OF L LABOR IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY Twenty Unions in Augusta Will Join Rest of City in Rest From Labor. PUBLIC BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED Those on Committee of Central Trades Council Announce That Prepara tions Are Complete For a Successful Observance. On Monday September the 6th prac tically every mill, factory, foundry, ma chine shop etc., in Augusta in which organized labor is employed will close tlic doors and give the employees a hol- iday. A number of the wholesale busi ness horses in Augusta will also os closed on Monday. The banks, city and county offices, the cotton exchange and the post office will observe the holiday. For tlic past * v) months different com mittees appointed by the Central Trades council and the labor organizations have been busy perfecting the arrangements to make the day the most successful labor day in the history of Augusta. The committees have met wuth unusual suc cess and the plans for the day have been perfected. The trades council decided that it would be better to have a day of fes tivities at the Schuetzen Platz than for the different trade bodies to participate in a parade. There is to be a large bar becue dinner served, many athletic con tests engaged in and a dance from 3 o’clock in the afternoon until a late hour In the night. There is also to be a speech made by the Hon. Madison Bell of Atlanta on this day. It is the day set aside by the National government for the laboring man and one of the very few National holidays. In all parts of the United States on Lab or Day business is suspended and the entire day given over to the "Man in the Overalls.” For one day the overalls and the din ner pail will be forgotten and the man who works the year through forgets that wont awaits him on the morrow and for one day thoroughly enjoys himself. There are about twenty different labor organi zations in Augusta and each one has con tributed its share toward making the day a thoroughly enjoyable one. Each organization has had committees at work making a thorough canvass of the city for subscriptions from merchants and tn e Central Council has had active com (Continued on page seven.) fiew Fall Hats at Balk’s Millinery Department Specially selected by Miss Balk. Stylish shapes in Black Neapolitan and chip for immediate and early Fall, at most reason able prices. 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Balk 600 Block—Broadway THE MAN IN THE OVERALLS “Whatever we are, or whatever we’ll lie. At home or afar, on the land -or the sea. There’s no brighter star, tho’ of humble degree And no one his name reca 11s. The man in the blue, and the man in the gold, Have done well, that’s true, let jheir fame ne’er grow old. But greater than all, is the one that we call, The man in the overalls’.” Labor Day An institution of Comparatively Recent Origin Labor Day, which is now generally observed in every important center of population in the United States, is an institution of comparatively re cent origin. The first Labor Day celebration ever held was on the first Monday in September, 1881, in New York City. The general assembly of the Knights of Labor was in session at that time and a parade of twenty thousand members was reviewed by the general officers in Union Square. It was on that occasion that the name “Labor Day” was first used. Master Workman Powderly was standing in the reviewing stand with General Worthy Foreman Griffith, a veteran in the labor movement. Rob ert Price, a coal miner, and a member of the assembly of the Knights, watch the parade for a few minutes and then, slapping Griffith on the back, said, “Well, Jack, this is Labor Day all right, isn’t it?” The First Labor Day. The remark, overheard by George U. Lloyd, of the New York Central Labor Union, led him to introduce a resolution in his local, setting aside the first Monday in September as a day to celebrate labor’s progress. He took his resolution to the New York legislature. While it was pending there, Oregon, with fewer than a thousand trades unionists, passed a state law designating a labor day. New York, with three hundred thou sand unionists, although first to pro pose a law, was second to enact one. Now practically all the states have Labor Day law's. The National gov ernment in 1894 recognized the day and congress in a resolution fixed the first Monday in September as a day when all w'ork should be suspended and employes and employers would get together to discuss their general welfare. As Labor Day was originally set aside to celebrate from year to year the progress of organized labor, it may be interesting to review the his tory and development of labor organ izations in this country. The first definite record of a labor organiza tion dates back to 1803, when the Shipwrights’ Society in New York was formed. There were some at tempts of organizing the members of several crafts in Boston, New York and other Eastern cities long before that time, but they were of a purely local character and not enduring or large enough to become important. In 1806 the tailors and the carpenters followed the example of the ship builders and organized. During the following four or five decades many other labor unions were formed. Printers First Organized. To the printers may be given the LABOR UNIONISTS ARE TO GATHER AT PLATZ IN FORCE Excellent Program of Sports and Speaking Has Been Arranged By the Committee. HON. MADISON BELL WILL BE SPEAKER Excellent Barbecue Din ner Will Be Served and Big Dance Will Be Given On Monday the many different trade organizations in Augusta will meet at the Schuetzen Platz for the purpose of celebrating Labor Day. For the past few weeks committees have been busily engaged in completing an excellent program that is to be car ried out Monday. As early as 9 o'clock Monday morn ing members of the many different unions will begin to gather at the Platz and it is expected that by 10 o’clock fully two thousand men will be present. At 10 o’clock, his honor Mayor Dunbar, will Introduce the Honorable Madison Bell of Atlanta, who Is to be the speaker of the day. Machinists, members of the Typo graphical Union, boilermakers, black smiths, carpenters and joiners, car workers, plumbers, railway clerks, tailors, painters and musicians, as well as railway engineers and fire men- will he present. From 10 o’clock in the morning un til late in the .night the day will be one of continued festivities. Arrange ments have been made to have a large barbecue dinner served, it Is expect ed that fully five hundred people will partake '■ th'e dinner. After the dinner there will be a number of ahtletic contests and sports for which a large number of hand-1 some prizes and purses are ofTered. There have already been a large num credit for the formation of the first union of modern type. In 1852 the National Labor Union, a sort of fed eration .of labor unions, as organ ized. Its field became political Im mediately and it was only three years later that the Knights of Labor, with TerenCe V. Powderly at its head, first dared to 'manifest itself. The Knights of Labor was primarily a lodge of workingmen. Its principles and pur poses were not much liko those of the American Federation of Labor as it exists today. The Knights of La bor drifted into politics and this seal ed the doom of the organization. In 1893 Powderly resigned from the presidency, the membership of the organization having dwindled from nearly a million to practically noth ing. The American Federation of Labor arose as the Knights of Labor fell. At a convention in Columbus, 0., in 1886, the American Federation of La bor, then live years old, received in to its membership about nine-tenths of the disappointed members of the Knights of Labor. The purpose of the American Federation of Labor was to band together the men of the various trades and crafts, and then federate them into a great central body. No social or lodge or brother hood features were incorporated in the new organization’s constitution, and by-laws. The Federation of Labor. The Federation of Labor was or ganized in 1881. Samuel Gompers was its first president and has held the position ever since with the ex ception of two years when John Mc- Bride, a miner, defeated him for the honor. The organ of the federation of which Gompers is the editor is the American Federationist. The growth of unionism in the United States has been marvelous dur ing the past thirty years At the present time the labor unions in America have a greater membership than ever before in the history of the labor movement. In the American \ Federation of Labor there are now af filiated about 120 national and inter national labor unions, representing approximately 30,000 local labor unions. The number of State Federa- i tions of Labor is about 40 and there ! are nearly 600 central city labor bodies and more than 600 local trade! and labor unions. In the aggregate more than 2,000,000 are members of the body or are affiliated -with it. Out-1 side the American Federation of La- j bor are'Tne plasterers and bricklayers, j the trainmen’s unions, such as loco-1 motive engineers, firemen and switch men, and a few others, in ail about 500,000. her of entries made for these events and it is expected that they will be very closely contested. The follow ing is a partial list of the different contests: 100-yard dash—free for all. 100-yard dash—for men over 30. 50-yard dash —for boys under 15. Broad Jump for men over 40. Broad jump—for men under 25. Tug of war. Three-legged race. Sack race. Greasy pole climbing. Cracker eating contest, free for all. The committee appointed to make arrangements for the dance that is; to be held in the ball room at the I Platz has completed all arrange ments and the dance promises to be a great success. The best orchestra In Augusta has been secured for the ' occasion and a refreshment, committee has arranged to have a bountiful sup ply of refreshments on hand during the dance. The dance will begin at | 3 o’clock in the afternoon and last until seven when a recess of an hour will be taken. It will be resumed at 8 o’clock and continue until 11:30 Monday night. The dance committee j has offered prizes for the most grace ful lady waitzer, the most graceful i gentleman waitzer and the most ' graceful couple. The rifle range will be open all dav ' and there are to be many shooting contests between ladies and gentle men. The bowling alleys will also be open all day and prizes have been offered to the lady and gentleman making the highest score. An excellent ear service has been arranged for the day between the Platz and the ball park in order that those v.ho want to go to the game may enjoy piYtmpt service to and from ; the park. I THE AUGUSTA HERALD GENERAL HOLIDAY WILL BE OBSERVED MONDAY, AND MEMBERS OF TWENTY LOCALS WILL HEAR SPEECH-MAXING, DANCE, HAVE BARBECUE, AND ENJOY SPORTS AT THE PLATZ—DAY IS BIGGEST OF YEAR FOR THE WORKING MAN—HISTORY OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS F WHAT THE ! MAYOR SAYS j “I doff my hat to the laboring man. All Augusta should join in the spirit of Labor Day, and help to celebrate the occasion in a manner of which it is worthy.” —MAYOR W. M. DUNBAR. The mayor was the first to official ly recognize Labor Day, in his proc lamation. issued two weeks ago, de claring it a legal holiday in Augusta. “I would like to see all the places of business close next Monday,” said the mayor. “Or, if that cannot be done, I think all. employees should be given at least a half holiday. For Labor Day is one of our most signi ficant and important holidays, and every employee who wants a holiday should be excused from work on that day.” In this connection it is not amiss to note that the Clark Milling com pany, of which Mayor Dunbar is a large stockholder and a director, will observe Labor Day as befits the oc casion. The mayor favors a hearty celebra tion of the day. “All Augusta should enter fully into the spirit of the oc ca.sion,” he said, “and make it a memorable holiday. In some cities the Labor Day observances are among the most pretentious of the whole year. And I think Augusta would do well to observe the day in a similar manner. The laboring people are ATTENTION FARMERS OF GEORGIA ANDSOUTH CAROLINA We represent the biggest, best and most liberal Gin Insurance Company in the world, with a capital of over three millions and a surplus to policy holders for protection in case of losses over thirteen millions. IS YOUR GIN, CONTENTS, COTTON AND COTTON « SEED ENSURED? ■ ' , ' We issue policies on old style as well as System Gins, and All Losses are Adjusted and Paid From This Agency. : - : Your gin and cotton are too valuable this year to take any risk in either a poor company or without insurance, and if in terested, kindly write, wire or phone us and it will be our pleasure to immediately forward you application blanks, which % you can fill out and return to us that we can quote you the proper rate. F.PHINIZY&CO. 133 Dyer Building Augusta, Georgia jl MR. O’CGNA'ELL TELLS j; PURPOSE OF UNIONS Mr. 1). P. O’Connell formerly a mem ber of the State Federation of Labor, and one of the most prominent labor ad vocates in Augusta, says “Within t lie past ten years organization has placed the working man on a higher plane than lie lias ever been. ItJ f s needless to say that his financial condition has been very much improved. Organization has also been the cause of a touch better class of labor being supplied, as a lab orer has to reach a certain degree of perfection before he is admitted to a labor union. Perhaps, however, the most valuable part of the organization is that it has placed all muses of labor on a bettor basis socially and drawn the men closer together, liefore organization ev ery man worked to gain a particular aim In life regardless of the success of Ids brother laborer, today it Is m ease of “all for one and one for all.” Organi zation has brought each separate class of labor together and the advent of the trades council has brought nil classes of trade together. Labor Day is the biggest day In the year for a laboring man, and on this day the majority of them meet for the purpose of becoming better known and duly celebrating the “working man’s 4th of July,” it is his day and he is grateful for It.” tho hono and sinew of the community, and I fool that Augusta could do no better than to show her apprecia tion by taking part in the celebra tion.” (HTML TOMES ElffiiS OGIE EXIT EM EXES I ho Central Trades council which has played so prominent a part in making the arrangements for Labor day was or ganized about ten years ago. It was formed for the purpose of bringing the different labor organizations together in order that ..icy might conff on .pies tions that were of common interest to the laboring man. Since Its organization the council has proven of much bcncllt to the local or ders, by virtue of the fact that a man her of questions have been handled hv the council, when any one organisation would have been powerless to act. Kach organization is represented in the trades council by a certain number of delegates. From these delegates tin* different officers are elected and serve for one year. At present the Central Trades council is composed of th<» ma chinists, typographical union, boiler mak ers, blacksmiths, carpenters and Jointers, car workers, plumbers, railway clerks, tailors, painters and musicians. Tho following is a list of the officers of the council: It. (». McGowan, president. ... N. !-v*rry vice president. A. \Y Hryngleson, financial secretary. Mrs. Maggie Kiser, treasurer. A. .T. Allen, recording secretary. PAGE FIVE JUDGE EVE FAVORS UNION LABOR ♦ 4 ® “1 am heartily in favor of or ♦ ♦ iranized labor, and [ hope that ♦ •> Labor Day will be a grand sue ♦ ♦ cess,” said Judge Wm. F. Eve ♦ <* Saturday. “1 think that organ! ♦ ♦ tion is the right thing for the ♦ ♦ workmen, and I am heartily in ♦ ♦ sympathy with them, and I wish ♦ ♦ them every success. lam glad ♦ 4 to know that Labor Day is to 4 ♦ be a holiday, and I hope that ev- ♦ ♦ my union man will enjoy himself ♦ 4 on that day.” 4 ♦ 4 444444444444444 Be sure to read the page advertise meut in today's Sunday Herald about the Oxygenator. WILLING TO HELP. "Rut. darling,” murmered the love lorn youth, "every night for two weeks I have been on my bended knees before you. Have you no pity?” “1 certainly have, Horace," spoke up the pretty flirt, as she reached fo her hand bag, “here is a whole quarter Go have your trousers pressed. After so much bending, they must, be baggy at the kwes.” —Exchange. Be sure to read the page advertise ment in today's Sunday Herald about the Oxygenator.