The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
LABOR DAY PARADE.
How the Different Unions Win
Form in Line.
MONSTER BAND IN THE CENTER.
YofIewsd by . Division Of the Unen-
pioyed-Krnsss Frank to ne
Grand Marshal.

Some progress was made yesterday in
the arrangements for the celebration OF
labor day, the order and line of march Of
the parade being determined The COM
mittee of the Western Central Labor
Union met with delegates from different
unions NJ 10 O'Clock n labor headquarters
and discussed details of the celebration for
several hours.
A parade had previously been decided
upon. but il fell 20 the committee to settle
the makeup OF the turnout. They deter
mined 10 have all labor organizations
massed IN one division, this to be followed
by another division of unemployed work
men Naturally there would be consider
able strife among the different bodies over
their relative positions in line. but this
was avoided by having the order of march
decreed by lot. The committee drew the
names of all unions from q hat. The
places were assigned in numerical order
according as the names came out. The
committee decided TO invite the Zouaves
to lead the parade. accompanied by their
drum corps. and the labor unions were ar
ranged in the following order: ZouaTes.
Western Central Labor Union, Sailors
Union of the Pacific. steamshipmen,
bakers. ship carpenters. ironmolders.
machinists. brewers, carpenters and
ioiners. tailors, plumbers, elevator
boys. painters. shingle weavers, brick
layers. stonemasens. tin and sheet
ironworkers. wharfbuilders. plasteTers,
stonecutters, printers. longshoremen,
pressmen. newsboys, cigarmakers. line
men, Theatrical Mechanics Association,
fishermen.
If any labor organizations have been
omitted from the list, it is by accident.
and they will be given a place in line by
the grand marshal. After this division
will come the monster band composed of
all the musicians IN this city, which will
probably not be less than seventy-fve
pieces and may contain 100 players. This
band will be followed by the unemployed
workmen of Seattle.
The line of march was selected as fol-
lows, the hour of the parade being still
left unsettled: The parade will form on
Third street. right resting on James and
will proceed south on James and Yesler to
South Third to Jackson, west on Jackson
to Commercial. thence on Commercial and
Front streets 20 Pike, on Pike to Sixth,
countermarching 10 Second, south on Sec
ond to Cherry and on Cherry to Pioneer
Place, where the parade will be dismissed.
w. g. Armstrong, who has several times
been grand marshal of the Labor day pa
rade. declined to serve in that capacity
this year and Ernest Frank was elected to
the position.
The committee will meet again next
Sunday morning, and meantime il Is ex-
pected that the programme of sports will
be prepared.
At the meeting of the Western Central
Labor Union last week several commune
cations were received which are of inter-
est A letter from Congressman Doolittle,
in response to resolutions sent him, ex-
pressed that gentleman's desire To retain
the product of the silver mines as money
From Vancouver, b. c., came an invita-
ton to participate in the celebration of
Labor day there and asking il cheap ex-
cursion could not be gotten up for that
purpose. The question was answered in
the negative aud the invitation was prop
eriy received. A letter from Capt. John
0'Brien, of Portland, requested the West
ern Central to send q delegate to the
meeting of the American Federation of
Labor in Chicago next December. Action
upon this was deferred until after Labor
day.
The committee on resolutions was in
structed to draw up resolutions stating
that there were men enough in Seattle Ter
all the work TO be had and forward the
same to central labor organizations in ths
East. This action was taken on account
of the arrival last week OF twelve men TO
one trade, who had come with the under
standing that plenty of work was 10 be
had here. but were disappoin ted.
An unofficial proposition to secure Igna-
thus Donnelly for lecture was received,
but not considered feasible at present.