Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-28
HONORING A LEADER.
Workers Join in Testimony to the
: Worth of ThOs. A Armstrong.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PARADE
Delegations From the Surrounding Dis.
tricts Will Participate.
LINE OF MARCH AND OTHER DETAILS

To-day the labor organizations Of this city
and the peighboring disthcts will record
their appreciation of the Thanksgiving Day
of 1889, by assembling to do honor to the
memory of man who was noted as a leader
among them, and who did more to place
wage-earners on the substantial footing they
now enjoy than any other man of his time.
The arrangements for the parade incidental
to the unveiling of the Thomas A. Arm
strong monument in West Park.
Allegheny, are now complete, and all
that is wanting is fair day to make
the occasion a memorable one in the annals
of civic history. The city fathers have
seen to the comfort of the processionists by
having the streets along which they will
march thoroughly washed, matter of de-
tail which will be fully appreciated. The
managers of the demonstration have very
! properly decided to prevent any advertising
! wagons from following in the wake of the
| parade, and II any attempt is made in this
! direction it will be at once frustrated.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED.
A conservative estimate of the number
likely to participate in the proceedings is
put at 5000, but should the weather prove
unpropitious this estimate will be consid-
erably reduced. Special trains will trans
port contingents from Uniontown, Scottdale,
Connellsville, Greensburg, McKeesport,
Braddock, Homestead, Kittanning, Leech-
burg, Butler, Tarentum, Springdale, Sharps-
burg, New Castle, Sharon, Mercer. Beaver
Falls, Rochester, Freedom, Steubenville,
Mingo Junction, Allikanna, East Liver.
pool, Youngstown, Wheeling and other
points.
FORMATION OF LINE.
William weihe, President Of the Armstrong
Monumental Association. will be Chief Marshal
of the demonstration; William H. Barnes, of the
printers, his Adjutant, and James Penney, of the
A; A: Of I: and 5 W.; his Chief Of Stan: The line
First Divislon-Captain William P. Herbert, Of
the One Hundred and irty-ninth Pennsylvania
his AdJutant. and Colonel Thomas J. Hudson, his
Second DiTision-John P. Eberhart of the Win
dow G,ass Workers Association. Marshal; Con-
rad Auth, his Adjutant, and Henry Kreiner, his
Third Divislon-Ed A. KeII, of the A. A. of l.
and s. W., Marshal William T. Robertss his
Fourth Division--John E. O'shea, Worthy Fore
man Of u. a. 3. X. Of L., Marshal; Herman
Fifth Divisional. M. swartz, agent for the
Joseph Neville, his Adiutant and John MegahaD,
his Chief of staff
MOlders Marshal Thomas j. Rafferty,, his Adju-
tant. and "; J; Moore, bis Chiefof stan.
Horse Shoers, Marshal: W. Il. Loss. his Adiutant.
and d. Mcclure, his Chief of Staff.
The procession will be headed by platoon
of police, the Chief Marshal and staff, the
Executive Committee in carriages, fol-
lowed by
DIVISION FORMATIONS.
The first division, under charge Of Captain W.
Harh hf0hx xvfn for ugofa ats
be composed Representatives Of of the Press Club,
the printers organizations, Post 162 G. A. R.,
and the Union Veteran Legion. Second division,
comprising the window and flint glass workers,
chimney and bottle blowers. cutters packers and
mold makers. Third division, comprising all the
lodges of the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and and, Steel Workers, will form on Water street,
comprising all local assemblies under the Juris-
dictfon of d. A. ana visiting assemblies Of the
X. of l..
The Fifth division in the following order
Stone masons, bTtcklAyers, skaters, tile and mar
tricians, carpenters and joiners. painters and
decorators, h0d carriers, stone cutters, timers
First avenue, right resting on smfthfieid street.
Sixth division, Comprising all the iron molders, |
foundry employees. Seventh division, comprising |
the h0rseshoers, coal miners coke workers and |
form on Second avenue. right resting on Smith |
field street.
The route OF the procession is from Water street |
to SmIthfeld street, to Second avenue, to Grant |
street TO Third avenue, to Ross street, to Fifth |
to Fifth avenue, to Market % street to Sixth street.
to bridge to Federal street. Allegheny: to North |
Ohio Street to mo1nmept 70 and disbandl inc S
CHE Chiet M, Marshal and Executive Committee viii re-
after which the exercises will commence.
PROGRAMME AT THE PARKS.
The programme at the monument is: opening |
Address, by the Chairman, Dr. ID. b. Sturgeon;
Music, ''Nearer My God to TEee, - combined |
bands, Charles W. CASTOR, Director; Prayer |
Rev. David Jones; Music. selection, bands; His
torical Address covering work OF the Committee) |
Miles 8. Humphreys; Music selection, bands:
Benediction, Rev. w. z. Cowl.
At the opportune moment Of the grafton the
monument will be unveiled by Thomas Arm
strong Highberger, a 5-year-old nephew Of Mr..
Armstrong; from Pueblo, Col
All the local bands will participate and |
added to these will be the celebrated Altoona
Band, bands from Wheeling, Bellaire, McKees-
port youngstown and other towns. The Grand
Army Band will lead the First division the
Altoona Band the Second. the Select Knights
Band the Third.
Local assemblies Of the Knights of Labor
and members of locals 45 46 and 243 of the
International Iron Molders Union, the
bers of Molders' Assembly 1880 Knights OF
Labor, are requested by Division Marshal John
E. O'Shea to report at Knights of Labor Hall,
l0l Fifth avenue, at $50 O'Clock.
The Chief Marshal issued the following
special order last night:
HDRs. ARMSTRONG MONUMENTAL ASSN,
PITrsBURG, November q, 1885,
Special order:
Fl. B. Layton, Chronfcie Telegraph; J, II.
Hughes. Press; 7: l.. KERN, Leader; Frank 1. |
Kelly, DIsPATCH;J. b. johnson, COMMERCIAL Ga
zette; Richard Collins Times, and Ernest Walter.
Arbetter zettTn9, are hereby appointed aids to the
Chief Marshal. WILLIAM WEIHE
Chief Marshal.
The gentlemen named above are the labor
reporters of the city press. Unions not rep
resented on the staff are desired to have
report to the Chief Marshal
at Wood street and First avenue. Aids
should wear the Armstrong badge and that
Of their organization.