The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
300 WORKING GIRLS In LINE.
a Brr or cobos IN TUE socrzLrsT
Parade


Irrevsrsrt - Co.weuts, s.a The Tsrehss
Drippe1 On Ure- Nee Ro-.sts, s-t ths
Girls Fioddss o. sss Were the Fsst-r-.
With red flags and torches and Roman can
dies and dueerly spelled m ottoes and an over
powerine thirst the German Socialists and the
italian Socialists and the Jewish Socialists
and the Scandinavian Socialists and the Afme-
MAN Socialists marched through the streets Of
the east side last night in celebration Of May
Day And after an hour OF marching. during
which the torchlghts had grown DINNER and
dim or and the flags heavier and heavier and
the thirst greater and greater. the parnders
all assembled In Union square and lis
tened to speeches that were spoke strong"
There have been other May Days when there
we're Just as m any Socialists Just AZ much thirst
and lust as execrable English In the celebra-
tion. but all those other days lacked the one
feature which made last nights parade inter-
estinR.
There we're 300 girls In the parade Three
hundred pairs Of feminine feet trod over the
rough stones OF the streets. 900 hands waved
handkerchief in honor OF the red flag. and
300 mouths screamed piping "'Ra-a-ay's" for
the proletariat.
The girls had been asked to assemble at the
Headquarters OF tho Central Labor Federation
at "a East Fourth street at 500 o'clock sharp,
so that the parade might start promptly at
o'clock. Now. II II had been q ball or anything
else tho girls were accustomed to they would
MI hu,ia, the Sergeant. ~ Arm. a, an. Of
the cigarette makers unions. who wanted to
get there before any Of the other girls. and
who arrived at the building at $3.50. found fifty
other girls there before her. Most OF them
we're cigarette and cigar makers. but there
were many cloakmakers and hat trim
girls we're not slow in arriving. and
assembled. The meeting room Of the Central
Labor Federation became Tor tho time ne, being
gave tho finishing touches to their attire.
up anew. while others sd,us'ea ,he,r ha.s 70
sure 20 .n s ssns and e9pressed sber
delight at the prospect OF parading Just like
men Now bring on the girls" cried the marshal.
The doo5s we're upg vide Pb and Nth the o
stiff skirts. and faint ser cams and much laugh
tsr the girls came down the
one .no,Ler until one OF them. stout little
very red cSsess and an air Of great detsrnns
"t,et In lima R.rls and keen in RtAD with tho
music. ~ LOOK out You done get run over.
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Tji,in,s car IN must have been rether Inn
nortap, for Tillie gave n scream and ran into
he SuiIdIne again 10 reappesr in a few min.
utcs iookins much reiieved' The parade
stsr,sS ~ad The m nsicians burst into the long
re ,1sisip. e.n,s ,a,r man nontsrous rotnnS
$1,000. rho vnr. siit hats and csrried rad
Geas AMI habinu thoss marched the eiris.
go .hraast
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skirt and held Il a Bit his er than the ordinary
ma nnsxns.rsa Soles and puddIes With her
,et napa shs ,hnneh sb. .ns sraa sha XII s
obort 10 Sa torn nway They mad some dim
Guilty in Keeping step with the music. At Grst
Of tbs s'a mSn who walked Beside their Column.
S Sst nie and thew sot DOWN to ther true Step.
ssac,is sSaps.d to foiloWias the stfsins
s 1ie, biocts o's' '0''''" "
The nnrade plunred into the heart Of the
east aide throuch Fourth and Filth streets to
snnarr An along the route the sidewaiEs
ware crowded with men who applauded and
chssrsJ md vsiied and srream ed when the
oirIs cana along The fire OF com m q ats and
remarEs which these girls had to stand would
Many flowers OF east side wit were cast at
them from every side
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