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

piece Of music when haynes sixty
ninth Regiment Band made Its way 10
the corner of Tenth street ana Ihird
avenue. Then In quick succession came
the other bands and the organizations.
Grand Marshal ON uorscbnck.
OF course the Grand Marshal, William
j. O'Bricn, of the Granite-Cutters Ma,
ttouai Union ana President OF the Board
OF Walking Delegates. was on hursebdck,
and as an equestrian he looked 10 good
feet high James G.. Edwards, delegate OF
the HeXagon Labor Club; Jacob Il:
Rausch. OF the United Wood Haryers
Association. and James T. Archibald, ui
the Paper-HanGers' Union.
The line of march vas up Fourth ave
nue. from Astur place 30 Serentt, nth
Square, where the reviewing stani was
located. From Sew 'nteatth street
straight up Fifth avenue to fifty,ninth
street. where the pardiers dis6anlcd
1t was In Fifth avenue that the parade
was seen to the best advantage. By
the time the head OF the column reached
the Park the last OF the me had not
1t was an unbruken line maintained
with military precision throughout, and
the dress, and in some cases the uni
forms, of the men provoked favorable
comments.
Some OF the chapcls connected with
big &, had remarkably pretty banners.
| The Whitestoiic Association OF Marble
polishcrs. SO far as uniforms were con-
ctrncd seemcd to carry OIL the prize,
some Handsome Uniforms.
The granite-cutters came nest In point
of merit but 1t was question which the
onlookers found hard to decide whether
or not the Horseshorrs. in their leather
aprons. black and white shirts and soft
! caps or the Brewers were the best uni
formed. All looked well. Here are the
| organizations as they passed the review
| Ing stand:
! club Theatrical Protective Union brotherhood
| Electrical Workers. builders Union. Iron Mnult-
! rrs' Union. lnd,prndent Iron Workers OF Jerey
! tliy aud Central Labor Union, New York. Typo
graphical Union No &, Franklin Association Of
| rres'men chapcls OF weekly and on" morning
newspaper, C,Gsr-Makers lnion IA, Civar-
Makers Union, lag Horse Shoers linton. cloth
/ ing Cutters and Tailors, brewers Union,
/ 1t Will he noticed that many of the
unions that had announced to partici-
/ pate failed to put In an appearance.
/ rms was put down TO want of funds,
AS well AS the threatening weather.
roiicr Arrangements.
The line OF march from tn. formation
| at Astor place was patrolled 10y An po-
| licemen. besides large contingent of
entral otiice men detailed for special
| duty during the parade.
Inspector Williams and $50 men from
the First, Fourteenth, Fifteenth aud
Etghteenth Precincts were lined NJ
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
through into Fifth avenue to Twenty
third street. There Inspector Conlin
was In charge, with 100 men from the
reserve squad of the upper precincts.
The men were lined up on either side OF
the avenue to f'ifty-ninth street, the
place of disbandment.
place along the line of march as to
! make much trouble for the police, eN-
cept about the inspection stand at Union
Square.
the Central ONCE squad and the ward
men from all the precincts on which
drafts for men were made to keep y
sharp look out for sneak-thieves and
pickpockets.
on to the Picnic Grounds.
After the parade a rush was made to
Brommer's Union Park, where pro-
gramme of athletic sports had been ar
ranged.
Every one seemed to look for one fea.
ture of the parade, which did not mn.
terallze. II was stated In some Of the
morning papers that the men and womeI
who work In sweat shops" woulc
parade in rags in order to give the pub.
lie some idea Of the manner in which
they are compelled to live.
This story started from the fact that
last night while the grand marshal and
his aides We're holding the last meeting
several officers of the unions to which
the sweaters belong called. They wer.
asked 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 To
appear in rags"
The remark was made in jest, and OF
course was accepted in that sense.
Tn" only person of note on the re-
viewing stand at the cottage in Union
Square was John SwintOn. After the
parade he said tn an Evening World
reporter that in point of determination
the paraderS turned ont magniiiccntIy,
| He accounted for the Smallness In mum
hers by the statement that instead ~
! lrAles tmrnlnE ont IN 4 hnlN. lLnN Eeml