The Washington times., 1894-09-04
secretary and treasurer, and G. s. Hulme, in

secretary and treasurer, and G. g. Hume In
spector.
The Journeymen Taiors' Union, No. 1873,
had a fine display headed by two floats
adorned with flags, contrasting the appear
ances ofsthe modern shop under union rule
and under the sweating" system. The float
continuing the union shop was prosperity per-
sonihed, while the second float was filed with
living pictures OF all the horrors atten liant
upon poverty. The first was in charge of NJ.
Eskin, Albert Gibson, and Frank 0dor, while
the second was presided over by Charles
Brown
"Ha! hal haI'' was the cry just then, for
Immediately preceding the marching line of
125 tailors was little black mascot. not
more than two feet high strutting along in
all dignity, arrayed in full dress with brass
buttons.
The marshal was NJ H. Kinsinger and his
assistants were +. J. Sloan and NJ. Silver
man. The officers of the union are NJ. III.
Kinsinger, president; A. RobinoWich, vice
president; +. J. Solan, recording secretary;F.
Carlson, financial secretary, and X. Berg,
treasurer.
Say Mister, give me one of them bills, will
yer?" asked a little ragged bootback as the
plate printers went by, for he saw brand
new dollar bill pinned on the breast of each
member. They were seemingly rolling in
wealth. but little closer scrutiny developed
the fact that many OF the bills we're sewed on,
for as one or the printers said. ''they might get
away"
PLATE PRINTERS YELLOW UL.sTERs.
The plate printers presented as good an ap-
pearance as any body in the line, wearing tall
hats and long yellow ulsters, which came out
very plainly against the darker suits worn by
most of the other paraders There was
beautiful large float with all of the parapher-
MALTA for making greenbacks. Actual print
Il
and many applications were made for 'proof."
but as far as was seen the applications were
in vain. The float was in charge of MIR.
Emile Huck, assisted by Ii. Landgraf and
Miss Amanda Reed. The plate printers were
commanded by Marshal Ed. Moore, with
George L. darlington and Walter Atkinson
as aides.
much lin it, The Kit Carson Post Drum
Corps was at their head and Marshal Joseph
Hart was assisted by Lewis Dudley and John
Phillips
huge drum major stalked maiestieally in
the lead, in the person of Mr.. William G.
Wilkinson, who stands nearly six and half
feet and who easily weighs 800 pounds.
Each man carried a cane in ''carry arms"
position to the end of which was attached
flag. Their badges were very pretty, being
pure white ground, with blue stripe through
the middle significant Of all union work.
The marshal OF the union was Joseph Hart,
and Lewis Dudley and John Willis were his
assistants. The officers Of the union are An
drew Cook, president; John Easter vice pres
ident; William C. Herfurth, financial secre-
tary; Fred Dahler, recording secretary, and
John Wingate, treasurer.
The Carriagemakers' Assembly followed
with twenty-five men in line under the COM
mand of Marshal Phil Hemlock and Assistant
Marshal John Harris. The officers Of this
prIa I au-ic N.
John Harris, corresponding secretary; II. G.
Laubach recording secretary, and E. L. Py
we'll, treasurer.
A section of the Mount Pleasant Drum
Corps headed the United Bakers, an aggre-
cation composed OF the Bakers Assembly and
Bakers Union.
The marshal was Herman Kamm, and his
aides were Charles II. Emrhine and William
Wassum. They all carried their coats over
their arms and wore white regulation baker
caps, the white shirts and caps making
pleasing effect. The officers OF the assembly
are: Theodore Sonneburg, master workman;
Charles Emrhine, worthy foreman: George
Ludlo1. recording secretary; George Kern,
financial secretary, and Charles Bender,
treasurer.
The officers of the Bakers Union are:
Richard Mccarthy, president; William Was
sum. vice-president; George Haberlinder,
recording secretary; John Weber, financial
secretary, and Joseph koen1ch, treasurer.
LADIES PROGRESSIVE ASSEMBLY.
Carriages, carriages, one after the other,
containing the members of the Ladies' Pro-
gressive Assembly. until twenty-one had
gone by. They were pleasing relief TO the
eye with their neat gowns and tastefuliy
decorated carriages, after the constant glare
OF adornments on huge scales which had pre-
ceded them.
The officers of the assembly are Kate Sage,
master workman; NJ. Edmonson. worthy fore
man, and f. H. Clagett, secretary.
Aged members of the bricklayers' and car
penters' unions who were too weak to stand
the long line of march followed in carriages,
and after them came the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, all in carriages gorge
ously decked with flags and floral decora-
tions.
In the leading carriages were the officers
of the association: Daniel Dougherty, presi-
dent; P. 0'Donnell, vice president; j. c.
O'Day, doorkeeper; John George. conductor:
CIV. Robinson, past president; John F. Ellis,
chaplain: J. Watts, corresponding secretary;
George Damascus, financial secretary, and
James ODonnell. treasurer.
And then. massed and jammed and packed,
a bunch OF struggling humanity was seen,
which turned out TO be the advance guard Of
the Mikado, who presently appeared in a
float surrounded by his court. 1t was the
exhibition of Mr.. Grudlach. the costumer.
Then fast and loose wagons of the different
merchants of the city strove for right of way,
and amid the shouting of cabbies, cries of
draymen. and the changing of the cable cars
the great crowd slowly faded away, and the
first legal LaboS Jay parade was thing OF
the past.