The weekly tribune., 1894-05-04
GRAND CELEBRATION.
The People of Great Falls Turn Out
En- Masse and Rejoice Over the End
Of the Strike.
Immense Parade - Monster JOllifica-
tion Meeting in the Opera House
Enthusiastic Speeches, Etc.

Enthusiastic Speeches, Etc. II
Wednesday was great day Of rejoicing
n Great Falls over the termination Of
he strike. 1t was announced in The
tribune that there would be parade
n the afternoon of the labor unions of
he city, and early in the forenoon the
work OF decorating the business houses
along the proposed line of march was
commenced and by noon Central ave.
nue. presented gay appearance. Bunt-
ing was in great demand and it was used
lavishly on all the buildings. The ave.
nue. was thronged by vast multitude of
women, and children.
The day was one long to be remem-
bered by the people of Great Falls, as it
was the beginning Of new life for the
Electric city. The faces of all were ra-
diant with smiles and words of congratu-
lation were the order OF the day over the
happy termination OF the tie-up on the
Great Northern railway.
As the hour of 3 o'clock D. m. ap-
preached there was general movement
among the members of the different la
Dor unions in getting to their headquar.
ters preparatory to marching in body
to the place where the line was to be
formed.
There was music in the air and gayly
decked aids to the grand marshal Of the
day darted through the streets execut-
ing orders Of their chief.
Rejoicing was heard on every hand
and the happiest men in the great crowd
were the the employees Of the railroad:
They received the congratulations Of
everybody.
Order of Procession and Parade.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the procession
formed on Central avenue, right resting
on Fourth street in the following order:
Marshal Of the Day Chenevert.
Eighteen Aids.
City Band.
Carriages Containing Officials of the A. Il. u,
Sheridan Post. g, A. r,
Sons Of Veterans
Carriages Containing County officials and Citi-
zens.
Street Sprinkler,
| ~.
Delegates to Trade and Labor Council.
Typographical Union.
Tailors' Union.
BARRIERS Union.
| Carpenters Union
Bricklayers' Union.
American Federation Of Labor.
| Globe Theater Band.
American Railway Union.
| Building Laborers Union.
| Stonemasons' Union,
| Stonecutters Union.
Musicians Union.
Brotherhood Of Stationary Engineers.
| Mill and Smeltermen's Union.
Painters and Decorators Union.
Cooks and Walters Union.
Retail Clerks Association.
Tesmsters' Union.
| Lathers Union.
Machinists' Union,
Carriages and Wagons Containing Citizens.
Fire Department.
| Citizens on Foot
At $3.50 the order was given to forwart
march and the colum moved off to tn
tune of Marching Through Georgia.
The line of march was up Central aveuu
to Second street; down Second to Fire
avenue north; up First to the bridg
across the bridge to the West side
through principal streets; return by wa
of bridge to Park drive; up Park driv
? to Central avenue; down Central to Sec
3 ond street; mp Second to First avenu
l south; down First avenue to Fonrt
. street; down Fourth to Central to Thir
street; down Third to opera house, wher
the parade was abandoned.
The parsders then focked into tn
opera house where jolification meetin
Q was to be held, The house was 500
filed to Observation-Disclosures being III
i able to gain an entrance went ava
|. There was never was such crowd will
4 in the walls of the opera house-evel
a inch Of space being occupied.
= The stage was appropriately decorate
y with banners, etc. After an appropria
tune by the band, Mayor Gelsthor]
e called the meeting to order and in fe
,, words stated the object Of the meetil
y to be to express the JOY OF the pc
pie over the honorable settlement of Il
J. great strike.
n The first speaker was r. S. Ford, W
said he rejoiced that the strike was oy
:, and that the industrial pursuits of t