The Portland daily press., 1891-09-08


started in the following order:
Platoon of Police
American Cadet Band OF Portland.
Chief Marshal Hogan.
Chief Of staff, II. Ii. Verrill.
Aldes-W. Whitcomb, Z. Alden, M. A. Ross, M .
G0rham, w. III. McCorrison, j. p. Mulln, j. r.
Gofham, G. N. T. Kimball and E. e. Rounds.
First Division. -
..ft Bricklayers' Union, Portland.
ttA Capt. Frank Foley.
Plasterers' Union, Portland.
Capt. Doran.
Masons Tenders Union, Portland.
Carpenters Union. Portland.
Capt. w. II. Gilpatrlck.
Capt. G. w. Adams.
Maine state Fife and Drum Corps.
Cigar Makers Union, Portland.
Capt. w. Sweetsir.
Float with an immense blue label.
Lasters' Protective Union, Portland.
Capt. j. w. Couch.
Boot and Shoe Makers, Portland.
Capt. G. K. Allen.
Steam Railroad Mems Association, Portland.
Capt. X. A. Rounds.
Resolute Assembly X of L., Portland,
Capt. G. N. E. Kimball
Second Division.
Chandler's Band, Portland
Granite Cutters Union Portland.
Granite Cutters Union, Redstone, N. H..
capt. Peter Gallagher.
Qunrrymen's Union. Redstone, N. Ii.
Paving Cutters Union. Redstone, N. II.
Brigade Band, Lewiston.
Central Labor Union lewiston
carpenters and Jolners' Union, Lewiston.
BrickaYers and Plasterers' Union. Lewiston.
The procession moved down Middle street
to Pearl. to Congress to Longfellow square.
After countermarching on State street, the
line OF march was continued to Congress to
Union station.
The procession. Notwithstanding the rain,
looked well. There were about GOO men In
line and there would have been great many
more If 1t had been pleasant. for large num-
Der of the visitors didn't care to tramp
through the mud and took the sidewalk. The
banners were neat and appropriately in
scrlbed. The delegation from Rochester, N.
H., In the procession were a particularly
fine looking body of men. even where there
were SO many fine appearing organizations.
The granite cutters from Redst0ne, N. H.,
1S5 strong, under command of Patrick GILL;
gan and headed by Chandler's band, were
one OF the leading features of the procession.
This is the quarry at the head of whose man
agement are Mr.. Payson Tucker and Mr..
Geo. w. Wagg, formerly of the Maine Cen.
bIht fdliIOau.
The procession arrived at the reviewing
stand In Longfellow square at 1925. Just
previous to this the gentlemen who were TO
review the parade took their positions
Ii was still raining hard and the chairs that
covered the platform were Of no use and
were quickly sent to the rear. The dstin-
guished reviewers stood out OH the front of
the platform under the protection of UNI
brellas. These were the gentlemen who re-
viewed the parade: Governor Burleigh,
Mayor True, President Gompers, Commits
sioner Matthews, Mayor Spear and Repre-
sentative Ciason of Gardiner. Hon. u. f
Chadbourne Of Biddeford. and A. A. Beaton,
Mark Courant, W. j. Healey. e. S. Jewett
and j, Kelley.
As the long line went by each man. In spite
of the heavy rain, lifted his hat and kept his
head uncovered until the reviewing stand
was passed. At the conclusion of the review
the guests took the carriages in waiting and
were driven to the Union Station, except
Mayor True, who was obliged to return to
his office.
When the Union Station was reached, the
cars were soon loaded aud departed for Sc
bago Lake in the rain.