Fraternity-Testvériség, 1968 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1968-07-01 / 7-8. szám
ENGLISH SECTION : Labor Day Monday, September 2 Labor Day, the national holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September, honors all who work. Church services, speeches, parades, picnics, and athletic events mark this day as a holiday for everyone. The day began with the Knights of Labor, a group of garment workers who were eventually absorbed by other organizations. In 1882, 1883 and 1884, they paraded in New York City to “. . . honor those who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we beholdr In 1884, a resolution was passed by the Knights of Labor to make the first Monday in September a holiday “representative of the industrial spirit, the greatest vital force of the nation.” That particular date was proposed because it fell during a pleasant season of the year “. . . nearly midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, and would fill a gap in the chronology of legal holidays.” Workmen representing many groups aided the proposal and the movement was given further impetus when the state of Oregon passed the first law in 1887 in recognition of Labor Day. On June 28, 1894, Congress passed the bill making the first Monday in September a legal holiday throughout the nation. Today, every American celebrates labor’s vital role in the nation. In fact, most Americans have been instrumental in that “. . . grandeur we behold.” Tribute to War Dead Delegates of the XXVIII. Convention, who served in the U. S. and Hungarian Armed Forces during W. W. H., layed a wreath at the War Memorial in Li- gonier, Pa. Left to right: Emery Bota, Dr. Otto Hamos, Joseph Gyenes, László Kernes, William Aros, William Szuch, László Eszenyi, Bertalan Negyessy, Dr. Nicholas Sewel, Albert Oris and Charles Modory. 10 The Supreme Council and the Delegates — Vezértestület és a közgyűlés delegátusai.
