The evening world., 1894-09-03
LAb0R'S ARMY
ON PARADE.

fCNrffnted from ffrn Fu6s
piece OF music when Bayne's Sixty
ninth Regiment Band made Its way to
the corner of Tenth street and Third
the other bands and the organizations.
Grand Marshal on Horseback.
OF course the Grand Marshal. William
tionel Union and President OF the Board
OF Walking Delegates. was on horseback.
and as an equestrian he looked to good
seet S,sS SO dd his sset
the Hexagon Labor Club: Jacob Y:
Bausch. OF the United Wood-Carvers
ASSOCIATION. and James P. Archibald. Of
The line OF march was up Fourth ave-
nue. from Aston place 20 Seventeenth
street and around the cottage IN Union
ssssre where Front the s,an r wse
straight up Fifth avenue to Fifty:ninth
street where the paradsrs disban'led.
1t was in Fifth avenue that the parade
the time the head Of the column reached
the Park the last of the line had not
yet turned out of Union Square.
Il was an unbroken line maintained
the dress, and In some cases the uni
forms. OF the men provoked favorable
Some Of the chapels connected with
rhe Whitestone Associs ton Of Marble
Polishers, SO far as uniforms were con-
ctrned, seemed to carry II the prize,
Some Handsome Jniforms.
The granite cutters Dame next in point
OF merit. but 1t was question which the
onlookers found hard to decide whether
aprons, black and white shirts and soft
caps or the Brewers were the best uni
formed All looked well. Here are the
examinations as they passed the review
Ing stand:
Marble Cutters. Granite Cutter. Hsssson Labor
Club. Theatrical Protective Union Brotherhood
Electrical Workers Guiiders' Union. Iron Mould
srs unio9 independent Iron workers. 's Of jersey
City IAN, and Central H, labor Union New York; Typo;
newspaper, Cigar. Makers Union, iW Cigar.
Makers Union. 1872; Horse shoers Union, Cloth
ing Cutters and TAilop. Brewers Union.
1t will be noticed that many OF the
unions that had announced to partici-
pate failed to put In an appearance.
This was put down to want Of funds,
Police Arrangements.
The line OF march from tn. formation
At Astor place was patrolled by 400 po-
Central once men detailed for special
o iSsp ees W VII nnsG and $50 men from
the First, Fourteenth. Fifteenth and
Eighteenth Precincts were lined UP
about the place Of formation and up
through Fourth avenue to Fourteenth
street.
Inspector McAvoy and $50 men were
lined up about Union Square and around
was in charge, with 100 men from the
reserve squad OF the upper precincts:
Tn men were lined up on either side Of
place OF disbandment.
The crowd was not SO dense in any
place along the line Of march as to
cept about the Inspection stand at Union
Special instructions were issued to
the Central ONCE squad and the ward
men from all the precincts on which
drafts for men were made to keep a
sharp look out for sneak.thieves and
pickpockets.
on to the Picnic Grounds.
After the parade a rush was made Il
Brommer's Union Park. where pro
gre rnme Of athletic sports had been ar
Every one seemed to look for one fea
| terianze. 1t was stated In some OF thu
morning papers that the men and womer
parade in rags in order to give the pub
lie some idea Of the manner In which
they are compelled to live.
last night while the grand marshal and
his aides were holding the last meeting
several officers of the unions to which
the sweaters belong called. They were
aeked to parade and replied that they
would like to do SO. but had no proper
clothes to wear.
"Oh. parade anyhow" cried Assistant
Marshal Edwards, "even II you have tc
| appear in rags"
The remark was made in Jest, and OF
| course was accepted in that sense.
The only person of note on the re.
viewing stand at the cottage in Unior
Square was John Swinton. After the
parade he said to an Evening World
| reporter that In point OF Discriminate
He accounted for the smallness in mum
| bers by the statement that instead oil
trades turning out In a body. they sent
| twenty or forty men to represent the
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