The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-02
THE GREAT PARADE.
Review at the City Hall---0rgani-
cations in Line.

The parade was reviewed at the City
Hall by Sheriff Davis, President Feeny
and Commissioner Kelly, of the Police
Board Directors Kelly and Pfingstein,
of the Board of Education President
Somers, of the Street aE1 Water Board
Commissioner Kenny, of the Finance
Board City Marshal Tim Long and a
number of Ring officials. who barred their
heads as the toiling thousands passed.
Orestes Cleveland. who so outrageously
deceived the working men of this city
Just before last election, was also in
the crowd, making every effort in
his power to attract attention to
himself. But the majority of the
paraders remembered the perjured
pledges he made to the great joint COM
mittee of the trades unions which called
on him at his house, and SO they passed
him by with silent disdain. CleYeland's
discontinue was painful to witness, and
as he withdrew to his desk after the
parade bowed down with shame, there
were those among the assembled politi-
clans who uttered a word OF contemptu-
GUS pity for him, even though most of
them had been victims of his dishonest
craft and oily tongue.
THE PROCESSION.
Sixteen of Jersey City's finest" =" under
command of Sergeants Cox and Reardon,
headed the parade. They marched well,
and were applauded all along the route.
Grand Marshal James Il. Moran and his
aides Frank Mooney and Robert E. Ed
wards, together with the marshals of the
various bodies, were all moun%d The
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners, headed by full military band.
were assigned first place. A banner at
the head of the carpenters bore the in-
scription ''By diligence and perseverance,
we overcome all things" Local Union
No 4s2, Mathew Quinn, marshal,
Union No. Sol, Henry x. Mar
tin. marshall, with drum corps, 100
strong; Local Union No. 4S8, M. L Fritz.
marshall, 12t strong; Local Union No.
564, g. w. Way, marshall, 100 strong;
Local Union No. 642, John Mcleod, mar
shall, 75 strong. Stairbuilder's Union
No. /. Miles Haliigan, marshall, followed
next, so strong. with band. Laborer's
Union No. l. Miles HalligaD, marshall,
aided by Miles Feelick, 600 strong The
Tin and Sheet Iron Workers, James
Connors, marshall, 150 strong. with drum
corp. came next, followed by Brotherhood
of Painters No. 1859, Edward Becker, mar
shall, IS strong.
Local Union No. 4ss, of the United
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners
of America, attracted considerable atten-
ton by their uniformity of dress. They
had blue felt hats, canes and bonquets.and
Charley Kelly was in command of one of
the companies, and his smiling face
caught the eyes OF all the ladies on the
route.
JERSEY ASSOCIATION
The Jersey Association was headed by
Begg's military band. A long line Of
ship carpenters and caulkers marched at
the head, followed by Keystone Labor
Club, the Stella Association of Tin Can
Makers, of Bayonne, Surface Railway
men, Coach Drivers Union, 200 strong,
a small delegation of Hog Butchers, Po-
cahontas Association No. l, cigar makers;
and small delegation OF Hog Butchers.
The Coach Drivers Union made splen-
did showing.
The rear was brought up by line Of
elaborately decorated wagons, In which
various trades and industries were repre-
sented NJ. Il. Gibson and Shedden S.
Sims, builders, each had wagons filed
with carpenters at work, surrounded
by children; Florist Cole and others mado
beautiful exhibitions OF artificial and
natural flowers. and little girls scattered
bouttoniers aud bouquets along the route
jacob Ringle a. Sons had several wagons
with specimens OF galvanized iron work,
and Nevius y Noonan, builders, attracted