Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-30
LABOR DAY.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS MADE FOR ITS
OBSERVANCE.
Saturday VII Witness The Biggest Parade and
Celebration Ever Seen in this SsctiOn-The
Arrangements About Completed

Tomorrow is Labor Day, and as such 1t
will be celebrated in a most suspicious
manner by organized labor in this city and
vicinity. In fact, judging from present
indications it will be the biggest labor
demonstration ever witnessed in this sec
ton of country, and Chief Marshal John
Corcoran will ride at the head Of the larg-
est turnout of organized labor that ever
passed over Wheeling streets.
The Committee of Arrangements met
last evening at Trades Assembly Hall and
completed all the details for the big day,
and everything is now well in hand for
the svent.
All the unions are strainiDg every nerve
to get ont full attendance in the parade,
and there will be hot contest for the
handsome silk flag which is to be present
ed to the organization turning out the
largest proportion of its membership.
The first division will be composed of
the Carpenters Brotherhood, headed by
the Opera House brass band. G. T. Par
rish is marshal, and his aides are as fol-
lowe: Theo. Wagner, ThOs Burke, w.
Scheele, Jesse Gill, VIM. Hagau, Ed.
Kurtz, Wilbur Jacobs. The division will
form on Sixteenth east Of Jacob.
The second division will be composed Of
X. of l.. Assemblies exclusively and will
be formed into three battalions, Richard
Robertson in command. The first, headed
by Mayer's band, will b. composed Of
Garfield Assembly, Prosperity and Labor
Progress, in charge of Aide VIM. Winder.
The second will be made up ofpOttery en-
ployes and headed by the Sherrard band,
ia charge Of Aide Joseph BloOr. Over the
river Knights and visiting Assemblies will
form the third battalion, in charge of Aide
VIM. Shannon.
The third division will be composed Of
the glassworkers and commanded by Rob
ert Pekari. His aides have not been re-
ported. Meister's band, of Bridgep)rt,
will, in all probability, head this division
Will form on Jacob street, north of Six
tenth.
The fourth division, made up of trades
Il ototherwlss assigned, will be msrshaled
by NJ. f. Moran and aides, John Arthur,
John PeddioOrd and John L. Frank. The
division will form on Eoff street, south Of
Sixteenth, and will be headed by the Black
Eagle drum corps.
The fifth division will be formed by the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and Steel
Workers. This division will form on EFF,
north of Sixteenth, and will be commanded
by Joseph PARCEL; aides, John Holman
and John Farrell.
The sixth division will be composed OF
the Teamsters' Union and the trades dis
play of manufacturers. Marshall J. W.
McCracken will be in charge, with VIM.
Strauss, Q. G. McClement and Jas. Nagle
as aides.
The colors to be worn by Marshals and
aides sre as follows: Chief Marshal. red
sash, blue,and white rosette; Chief of staff,
blue sash, red, white and blue rosette; Di-
vision Marshal7, white sash, red and blue
rosette; aides to Chief Marshsl, blue sash,
red and white rosette; aides TO Division
Marshals, blue sash, white rosette.
The following manufacturers have re-
ported thsif intention to make trades dis
plays: Fishers Foundry, w. Va. Tobacco
Co, 0. H. Auber, Bloch Bros, Zlrniiz
Bros. & Co, VIM. Gruber, Warwick Pot
tery, Bremen Il Shafer, Schmulbach Brew
ing Co, Kenney & Blum.
The lodges from out Of town, not inclu-
ded in the suburban towns, are: CarpeI-
ters' Brotherhood of Wellsburg, Washing
ton and Steubenville; Good Intent Assem-
big, X Of L, Of Wellsburg; POtters of
S,eubenville in uniform; Amalgamated
Lodge of Miugo. OF course Bellaire,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry will turn
out organizations in large numbers in ad-
dition to the above.
The police detail for the parade is COM
posed Of twenty-fOur Oficsrs. as follows
First platoOn-OfficeIs Desmond, Diller,
Bell, Conrad, Watson, Dsku, Carney and
Gaus.
Second platoon Officers McNichOls,
Wilkie, Prettyman, Stanley, Lukens,
Shorts, Devlin and West.
Third platoOn-0ficers Speidel, He'll,
Donovan, Moran, Buch, Herbert, Truschell
and DOnley.
The men are under orders to assemble at
the City Hall half an hour before the pa
rade moves, with white gloves, silk cord
and tassle on clubs, uniforms in good or
der, buttons bright, etc, and the force
will make fine appearance. They will
march on foot, and have orders to clear
the streets ahead of the column.
John Murphy has charge of the arrange
ments at the park and be promises to give
his guests a great time. There will be
dancing and other smusemen.s. Billy
Mayors orchestra will furnish music for
dancing and the Opera House band will
give a concert on the mould.
NOTES
Many people will decorate their houses
for the occasion.
Look ont for the printers. They will he
ont IN full force.
The North Wheeling glass workers have
secured Meisler's Band, of Bridgeport, for
the parade.
1t is hoped that the streets over which
the parade passes will be kept clear Of We
hicles OF other distractions while the line
is passing, in order that it may not be
broken uP. Transfers should phil into
side streets and the parade given the right
OF way.
FRESH Lithia Water S5 cents per gallon.
Mcclure House Pharmacy.
WHEELING Female College opens Sep
tembsr 4, with an able Fac1lty. School
rooms and balls newly papered and