Grand Rapids herald., 1892-09-06
Story of the Home
stead Strike
Told by President Garland
in Vigorous, But Tenn
perate Language.
The Games.

"Hurrah for de unions" shouted 3
little bootblSck on Csmpau equSre
yesterday morning As the parade passed
by. Everybody else IN the city echoed
his sentiments and hurrahed Tor "de
UNIONS" And why shoal5n't theyg
II was the unions' day, and taey cele-
brated il on grsnder scale than was
ever before known in Grand Rapids.
Factories suspended operations aud
business houses closed. /, was prao
ucaily Il not legally a holiday, and
so, ,00O persons turned out % pay their
respects 20 Organized labor. The day
was an ideal one Tor a celebration. II
was bright and cool and the breeze was
invigorshng. In the early N orning IL
had raInedi but Jerry Rusk remem-
bered that he himself is a horny
handed son q toll and rang up new
program Of weather in Consideration
for the day. The city was in holiday
attire and the stores along the line a.
march were gay v "a fisgs and bunt-
ing. The streets we're ihronCed with
workingmen and their families, az en-
ioying the relaxation and rest forded
them. Many of the ftCres closed in
order % give their employees chance
TO compete with the other toiicrs If TIE
CITY IN having good time. u was
labor's day. and labor honored itself
in It's Observance
The Parade
At 1880 O'Clock the parade formed
"a - ~
street at the intersection Of Fourth
street. ard the separate divisions
formed as follows: First division on
Fourth street. esst of Turner. second
division, Fourth street. west of Turner
street; third division. Third street. east
OF Turner, second division. Third
street, west of TnTncr. The divisions
were comprised o. follows tlrs
Sheriff Mcqueen and Under Sheriff
Walsh. Nurznurg's Second infantry
band. WsrshsA William 7 Tea aids.
Riethmiller and NilIam Crewc.
mounted. N Garland. tle hev. " a.
Frye and Escort William a. HYDE,
president of the Central Labor union,
in car aces. The labor unions com
prised IN this division csnle next First
was the Wood Carvers' union. with $50
men, ell wearing white straw
hats. Then came German Cab
met Makers union and the
new Cabinet Makers union.
seventv-five men in al The Holland
Furniture Workers with City mon fol-
lowed ano then came the Mschinisis'
union with thirty men. The valley
City Knights q ilahor Stevens assenl-
blv Knights 81 labor. snd Hope
assembly. Knights of Iatof. comuris-
ING about fifty men, were next in line.
The butchers union was mounted u
consisted of thirty men clothed in white
Jackets. caps and market aprons. PHI
Hiher led an1 they made = verv
pretty appearance.
The Team own.r.
The Tesm oNners' union with sir-
teen wagons sud thirty-two mounted
men brought up the fesr Of fhis
division. One wagon bore the henrcr.
Original hoz s. Ter dsv" Another
was labeled. "lforse killing b1S nf-
dered ~ the common council of 1885.
Humane socIetv please take notics
Al immense box on wheels bore the
sstiricsl legend, Prize box foC.aree
enough n su.f contractors Az
amusing turnout wst an old stage coach
mpruvlsed at a Tellvho.
The second DIVISION va beaded ~
Marshal W1ism neYcuuE and the
Nsits Cssiie band n srteer pieees.
Tn this 6ivision we've The Baker, uni0n.
fortv-four men. They wore wf1te s1its.
and h1ut0nnisrs n wheat Hrc other
cereals The Harfrrs uuou fHv
rnan. was marfheiet Nv Mr.. Crsruef.
The Aalesuntn's union. fftv ngrn wfre
nforrss un" n their hesf clothes s~r
carried csrfs The KrfsH frnrrr
Clerks vitn th ~ men. wee rrnvlfna
y th Isnsnesn un frf as fcr hsnd
of sixteen riarhs irf Sire Hrerffis
urion. cornueerf uf e.Tte-fre rnaa.
Hearnr b.ae shi-fs ehta r1srfrsr
end uniform csr. The gsHrrs uriou
turned 1rt twelve rne1 rho wore V
hsts and rere the swe 20 ffr ra~ree.
The fhrf fIvFrr weH fesfef ~
Marshall charley ~ nfrs ans na
ueaf's Lake banf fat aftrr tfe
hau1 the IvDoFrsr.n nienI u 1n ~fh 10
men vaf la 'Ine. lneT formed ore of