The Washington times., 1894-09-02
LABOR DAY ooSFERRENoH.

LABOR DAY CONFERENCE.
The conference meetings for arrangements
for tho great Labor Day parade are at an end,
and the management is now in the hands Of
Chief Marshal Hobbs and his assistants.
The chief marshal has devoted his entire
time during the past week TO the perfecting
OF his plans. The reports from all sources
predict that the size and character OF the pa
rade will be all that has been claimed for it.
AMONG THE LOCALS.
The principal business transacted in the
locals has been that pertaining to the parade
Several new features connected with the
Labor Day parade have come to the front
during the past week.
The monster trowel presented by Mr.. Nor
sell, the hardware merchant, TO the brick
layers as emblematio of their craft, will
add to the already proposed grand display
OF that organization.
The floats of the printers require but the
finishing touches, which will be given early
Monday morning. On the first division G.
7. o. float will be given full representation
of an old-fashioned printing office complete
with press, stands for printing cases, slabs,
etc. From this float will be published and
distributed along the line OF parade an Illus
trated petition to the people. The illustra-
ton will be the Government Printing Off1ee
as it appears to-day. Another illustration
will show the Office as the employees fear it
will be if Congress don't come to their relief
by erecting new building. The second cut
represents the building in q collapsed con-
dition. with the roof and walls falling, in
crushing everything within.
From this float the Labor Advocate, the
official organ of the Federation Of Labor and
District Assembly, will be issued and dtstrib-
uted free along the route.
THE TIMES chapel have received their uni
forms and banner. There seemed to be some
trouble the other day with the hats ordered
for the occasion, the contracting merchants
claiming that wool hats do not require the
union label, but this did not satisfy the COM
mittee. who did not care to take the RESPONSE
bility of furnishing scab-built hats TO be worn
in a union parade.
The plate printers will have handsome
floats and will give practical illustrations on
the streets of how easy it is to make money.
The rivalry that has existed for years between
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
the Government Printing Office as to the
beauty Of the fair sex will be settled on Labor
Day.
The local union. No 4. of bookbinders pro-
pose to excel anything in line. They have en-
gagged the Mount Pleasant band of fifty
pieces, and il is estimated that they will have
fully $50 men in line.
The bookbinders will wear alpine hats. a
cane with a small American flag, white
lawn ties. and handsome badge. They will
have three large floats i'll line. On one there
will be n ruling machine. with ruler and a
handsome young lady feeding. On the other
two floats there will he sixteen Of the prettiest
girls from the folding room; on one they will
told sheets, and on the other sew them. The
floats will be handsomely decorated with
American flags and bunting, and will be in
charge of Miss Isabelle Long.
The Public Printer has accepted the
invitation OF the bookbnders TO be their guest
on Labor Day. Mr. Benedict is very enthu-
siastic and will do all in his power TO make
the celebration success. He has given the
committee the privilege of using any piece oi
machinery in the building. and has also given
the girls in the folding-room four-horse
truck and material for decoration. The com
mittee of the bookbinders consists of Z. J.
Roach. chairman; D. C. Ringgold, Z. J
Flynn. George Wright, John Masterson, and
II. +. Ashton.
At the Carpenters Assembly last Monda,
night it was decided to furnish carriages fol
the aged and inflrm members and a commit
tee appointed 10 carry out the wishes Of thi!
assembly.
The members of the Ladies' Protective As
sembly of the knights OF Labor are working
hard to make things pass off pleasantly OF
the day of parade. Carriages have been en-
gagged for the members and invited guests
| The carriages will be handsomely decorated
with flags and bunting. Any one desiring L
| connect themselves with this assembly car
get full information from the master work
| man. Miss Kate Sage, 129 Massachusetts av
enue northeast, or from Miss Ella Claggett
| 1919 Sixth street northwest.
Mount Vernon Assembly, No. 179s r. of l..
| House Painters ar their meeting Friday de.
| cided to furnish carriages for their aged an(
| 1t was also decided that all members be fur
nished with the regulation badges OF tn
| order.
Eccentric Association Of Steam Engineer
at their regular meeting Friday night initiate,
| one candidate and reinstated former mem
! ber
The committee on uniforms reported tha
all were ready The eccentrics will turn on
| fiftv strong Several members reported tha
they could not possibly be in line on accoun
of the nature of their employment. Tn
symbols of the order on large scale will b
carried in the parade, including the globe an
triangle.
|
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give such individual attention to each bios
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