Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-04
LARGEST FOR YEARS.
Fourteen Thousand Men
in Boston's Parade.
REVIEWED BY GOVERNOR.
Every Union in the CITY Takes Part
in the Celebration.

banners To the breeze ana marcned
through the principal streets today. To-
days parade. which Is the eighth labor
day demonstration in Boston, surpassed
lite prede ~essors In all respects.
Every organization was under escort OF
a brass band. fife. drum or bugle corps.
There was rich display OF banners, many
OF the crafts having ordered new and ele-
giant ones for this OCCASION.
Last year there were but two or three
attempts to display trade features This
year the carpenters and several other
trades had elaborately decorated and at
tractive floats, upon which were made an
effort to convey to the onlookers some idea
Of how these several craftsmen work.
There was a profuse display of fitting
notices all along the line, and through this
means the labor men will endeavor to en-
list the public In their support as well as
rap SOME opponents Of the labor move
ment over the knuckles.
Divisions and Onlcers.
The line was divided into three divisions
district assembly 80, X. L.; Buildin g
Trades council and Boston Central Labor
union. The divisions were officered az
follows:
Chief marshal, Martin J. Padden.
CnleI OI bthu, Jhnlcb W. SlukAru~
Aids.
First Division.
District %, X. of L.
Marshal, N. J. Quinn.
Chief of staff, George Tyler.
Color bearer. NJ. J. Bishop.
Aids.
Four barouches with invited guests.
Noddle Island assembly $3.50, 90 men,
Salem brass band.
Assumption Cadets Of East Boston.
Band, ~ pieces.
l.. A. t7g, 250 men.
Paving l.. A. 0sl6, 750 men.
l.. A. 1873, 20O men.
Eureka assembly 96s3 100 men.
l.. A. 1915, 250 men.
l.. A. 1897, rs men.
| Coopers l.. A. 1855, 100 men.
Ben Franklin l.. A 546s, 800 men,
Stablemen's L. A. 6627, 80 men.
Natick band, ~ pieces.
Chickatawbet l.. A. 1874, 100 men.
Abe Lincoln, 595.
Delegation In barouches.
Freight Handlers l.. A. 5512, 800 men.
Old Colony assembly l.. A. 3702, 30 men.
John Boyle O'Reilly l.; A. 6ss, 100 men.
New England l.. A. 6ss 100 men.
| Railroad L.. A. l74l, 70 men.
OConnell l.. A. 7i74, 400 men.
German Oak l.. A. S5s, 20o men.
James Biggar, l.. A. 21Os, $50 men.
\ lOtai, Opo men III tne HTst ulNlslon.
/ SECOND Division.
Building Trades council division.
/ Marshal James p. Doolan.
Chief of staff, Carl Monroe.
Aids.
Delegates to Building Trades council, l03
men.
Somerville band.
Furniture Makers, 400 men.
Painters and Decorators council, 700 men.
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Baldwin's Cadet band.
Carpenters division.
Unions 8 81 2ls. 50, 5dl, W, 627, $50, $40, 1l50
| men.
Council band and drum corps, Union %.
Two floats, one with young girls singing labor
| songs
Plumbers council, 100 men.
plumbers union, 70 men. from Lynn, ~
guests.)
J Salem Cadet band.
Granite Cutters council. $50 men.
Chelsea Drum. Fife and Busle corps
Housesmiths' council, lJ0 men.
Carriers Middleboro band.
4 The Parade.
Starting promptly at $50, the procession
passed through Copley square to Boylston
street, TO Berkeley street, to Dedham
street, to Washington street, to School
street, where IL was reviewed by Acting
Mayor Lee, TO Beacon street. where 1t was
reviewed in front OF the st 4te house by the
governor, to Charles street, to Boylston
street, where IL was dismissed.
The 400 laborers of the Brookline Gas
company, who recently struck and are now
members Of the newly organized Street
Laborers' union. appointed committee to
wait upon the president Of the gas com
pany and requested that the company pro-
vide suitable banner for the occasion,
which was granted.
City Messenger Peters had notified the
members Of the city council that the
parade would pass the city hall at 1918,
and they accepted an invitation to DO
present and join in the review.