The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-30
LABOR DAY PARADE.
The Route and Those Who
Will March Over 1t An
n0unced.

The Building Trades Council held an
important meeting last night A good
attendance was present, and the business
was done in a prompt and satisfactory
manner. This organization, which repre-
sents nearly every branch of trade in the
building line, has been working very
hard lately for a successful parade and
picnic on Labor Day, and last night the
final arrangements were made. The
Grand Marshal will be James f. Moran;
AIDES. Frank Mooney and Robert K. Ed
wards.
The following bodies have announced
their intention of being in the parade:-
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners-Local Union No. ASP, Matthew
Quinn, marshal, $50 strong, with full
band; Local Union No. 391, Henry A
Martin, marshal, 100 stfong, with drum
corps; Local Union No. 4SS, NJ L. Fritz,
marshal. 125 strong, with drum corps;
Local Union No. 564, G. w. Way.
marshal 100 strong; Local Union No.
642 John Mcleod, marshal, rs strong.
with band.
Stairbuilders' Union No. /, Aleck f.
Burke, marshal, 50 strong.
Laborers' Union No. 1, Miles Halligan,
marshal; Miles Feelick, aide; 600 strong,
with drum corps.
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Connors, marshal, $50 strong, with drum
corps.
brotherhood of Painters, No. 1863, Ed
ward Becker, marshal, 75 strong.
The Jersey Association will follow up
the various trades represented in the
building line, and lead the coach drivers,
cigar makers, ship carpenters. ship caulk-
ers, and the keystone Labor Club.
The brewery employees of Peters, Union
Hill, and Lembeck 81 Betz, of this city,
Will not be able to participate in the gem
eral parade, but will celebrate in the af-
ternoou.
The Hog Butchers are doing their ut
most to be on hand, but owing to their
peculiar hours of working it is not posi-
tive as to whether they will turn out.
THE ROUTE.
The parade will start at half-past nine
O'Clock and go over the following route,
which is considerably shorter than last
year:-Form at Hamilton Park, and pro-
coed thence to Pavonia avenue. to Grove,
to Grand, to Hudson, to Montgomery, to
Newark avenue, where the sons of toll
will be reviewed by the city officials and
members of the different Boards, between
eleven and twelve O'Clock; thence to Jer-
sey avenue, to Hamilton Park and dis
miss, after which the Building Trades
Council and their friends and guests will
proceed to Floral Park, Union Hill, where
sure pleasant day.
Prof. Eckert will start the music at two
o'clock, and after that the floor manager
will have his hands full.
The games will commence at three
o'clock. No contestant will be allowed
to enter unless he is bona fide member
of some recognized labor organization.
A tug-of-war will start the ball rolling
and the lucky organization that is victo-
rious will carry away a handsome desk.
The second best will have very useful
article in the shape of a ballot box
The winners of the sack race, the pora-
to race and the wheelbarrow race will be
rewarded with handsome medals as me
mentoes OF their agility
REGULAR BUSINESS.
After the Labor Day programme was
finally settled the council got down to
regular business. A delegate reported
the organization of q new Carpenters
Union in Greenville, which started with
thirty charter members 1t was also re
ported that a Plasterers' ana Bricklayers'
union had been started in the northern
section of the county, and that as soon as
they felt strong enough they would affil-
late with the council. Trade was gener-
ally reported good, and the brickhandlers'
strike did not seem to have any effect at
all. The delegates reported full meetings
at all the local unions, in fact the usual
expression was 1.-The biggest meeting we
ever had"
The Tin and Sheet Iron Workers dele
gate reported that at conference of the
trade in New York, Jersey City and
Brooklyn the eight hour day was decided
upon. The bosses Immediately upon
being notified granted the demand and
they now work eight hours.
The delegate from the local union Of
carpenters in the Fourth district extended
an invitation to the Council to attend at
Zibetti's Hall, corner of Central avenue
and Bleecker street, tonight. The union
is to be presented with silk banner for
Labor Day by the citizens of the district.
Alderman Macarthur is expected to make
the presentation.
The Stair Builders delegate reported
a little difficulty in their trade and
claimed the carpenters did not do the
square thing by them. The matter was
referred to the carpenters unions imne-
diately concerned, after which the meet
ing adjourned.