Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-03

The people. however. seemed to want to get
near to the parade. and they crowded the
| curb from the Peace monument to 18th
| street. The largest crowd assembled at
| Market space between 7th and 9th, where
every available inch Of standing room was
The allied printing trades of the city
| made striking appearance in the parade
| They turned out In force. and all that was
needed to complete the roster was the pres
ence Of the men from The Star and the
News, who of course. could not take part
In the parade
The First Division.
The first division. representing the build
trades. formed on Louisiana avenue, with
the right at Lincoln statue. Millard F.
Hobbs was the chief marshal and VIM.
H. Stickell and Theodore Perry were his
aids. There was a good turn out OF all
the unions and they made a most creditable
| display. The officers OF the Federation OF
Labor and District Assembly No. c.
| knights OF Labor. had the post of honor
| at the head Of the line. Those participating
| were as follows: Federation of Labor, Mil
ford spohn. president; Harry Spoke, first
| vice president; Geo. o. Cook. second vice
president; J. X. Potter. recording secre-
| tary; Stephen A. Clements. treasurer, and
| o. p. Ayres. sergeanuar-arms District
Assembly No. CO, W. II. ID. Simmons mas
| ter workman; Michael Cuff, worthy fore
| man; c. T. Walport recording secretary:
Edward Pywell, financial secretary: Paul
| I. Bowen. treasurer: Thomas j.. Armour
Inspector. and George Brown. inside es-
quire.
The Bricklayers' Union, No. 1. was the
| hrst organization In hhe They turned out
| about 800 men. All wore light felt hats
dark clothes and combination blue and
merous flags besides displaying conspicu-
| ously two large steel trowels decora ted
| with many colored ribbons
| One or these trowels was presented to the
/ hx,
| and the other was the gift of the Rose
| Trowel Manufacturing Company of West
| Phiiadelphia- The officers I'm line were VIII
| liam McGann. president: Thomas Sullivan
vice president: c. c. Hessler, recording sec.
| retary: Dernis Ferry, corresponding secre-
tary: Robert McMackin, financial secretary;
NJ. r. Canty. treasurer; John p. Healy.
| marshal. and VIM. E. Bresnahan, assistant
marshal. They marched to the inspiring
| music OF the Fourth Artillery Band
| The next organization In lire was Stone
| masons Union, No. 2. seventy strong They
wore dark clothing and beautiful red, white
| and blue badges. They carried a large
| American flag and a fine silk banner, dis
playing the embisms of the order-trowel
| level, face hammer and square The off,
| GERS In charge were Edward Ehrmantraut
president: James Mcknight. vice president;
| Daniel Sullivan. secretary. and William
| Lannahan, marshal. This organization had
| the honor OF being the first on the ground.
The Plasterers' Assembly.
|
next, with two hundred and ninety men,
headed by the full Marine Band. They dis
played large American flag and
several banners. All wore dark clothes,
| drab hats and green badges, and
carried light bamboo canes. The off,
| GERS OF this organization are Ward Morgan,
president: Stephen A. Clements. vice presi-
dent; Jan es b. Avery. financial secretary:
William H. Stickell. treasurer, and John
Fitzgerald. marshal
They were followed by Timers Assembly,
X. Of l.. There were 100 men In this line.
all wearing dark clothes light hats and
| yellow badges and carrying bamboo canes.
| Two immense tin hcrns. filled with nowers
4 were carried at the head of the line and a
banner was displayed with the motto.
| L.. organized July I, 1SS2. Eight hours and
| a fair days wages" The officers are
Pierce Rowan. marshal and president; H.
L. streb. worthy foreman; J. Iterpont
| financial secretary: George r. Ciscle re-
cording secretary. and Ludd Compton.
treasurer.
The next organization in line was the
Journeymen Plumbers and Gasftters'
| Union. 100 strong. headed by Henderson's
Zouave Drum Corps They were modestly
attired in black clothes and black derbies
ana wore purple silk badges. A beautiful
banner and a large silk American flag were
| conspicuously displayed. Nicholas Plass
| was marshal The officers are John DAILY
| dent
The Granite Cutters Union. which fol-
| lowed had Loo men in line wearing regula-
| ton working aprons of ticking, appropriate
~ inscribed. They all wore dark clothes
| brown felt hats and white badges and had
| at their head the Gonxaga College Drum
and Bugle Band Of twenty pieces. under
| Sergt. W. A. Butler. They displayed sew
eraI banners and American flags and also a
| transparency with the motto Granite CUT
| ters n. u. organized lS47-Pioneer Of Eight
Hour Day" The officers in charge were
Peter c. Kelly. President: w. Silver cor
responding secretary and marshal: John b.
| Socia. nnanciai secretary; Charles Bastable
treasurer.
Mount Vernon Assembly. House Painters
| NO. lIoS, X Of L., followed This oreani-
aaaSn had ioo men In line wearing dark
| ciothes, dark canes and white and red
badges Their only ensign was a large
| American flag. Mr.. Joseph r. Thomnson
| was the marshal.
| The Stone Cutters Union.
The Tenleytown Drum Corps headed the
| rext organization, the Stone Cutters Union
Irey turned out very strong. and most of
the members carried canes bearing small
American hass. They displayed q trans
parency with the motto, I'VE are the pio-
reers or the eight-hcur movement In Amer
| lea, and another Inscribed, "Stonecutters
| organized 1874. Ninety per cent organized
| volunteer company in 1851" A third
transparency also showed the patriotic char
L
| nag. with transparency with the words
| This nag was presented to us by our lady
| friends In 1861. 1t is a precious relic OF
| the dark days of the rebellion and is guard
| ed most zealously. Still another transpar-
| ency bore the significant words, ''Scabs can
not be depended upon. either in peace or
| war William Conner was the marshal
The last representatives In line Of the
| building trades were the Carpenters Coun-
| Gil, Carpenters Assembly, X of L. Car
| penters Union. No. 1. Carpenters Brother
hood, No. 190, and Amalgamated Carp sn-
| ters' Union. There were 100 OF these In
| charge Of James Woodruff. marshal. They
| carried numerous American flags and trans
parencies. The latter were features Of their
| display. Among their mottoes were:
The voice Of labor is mighty"
| Eight hours labor,
Eight hours pleasure,
| Eight hours rest"
| Labor conqCers everything"
| Let labor and capital go hand In hand"
| Let brotherly love continue"
| There were two transparcncies In favor Of
| a resumption of suffrage in the District dis
| played by the carpenters. One read, I'VE call
| upon all who believe in the greatest good
| to the greatest number to join us in getting
| suffrage in the District" The other read
| Organize, educate, agitate; work for suf-
| fraYe in this District"