Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-03
II WAS 4 PEACEFUL ARMY ,Cset,eG
 2fifil But None the Less Imposing
 Ig@ For That. is a#hf F ORGANIZED LABOR IN LINE. iltsu Nearly Two Thousand of the Stalwart Legon '.s.s. Marched to the Musc.
THE INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY WAS SPLENDID.
It Presented Many Novel and Striking Features-Mr Thomas Wisdom Ad- f1. dressed an Immense Assem- 
 blaze at the Lakeside.

It was Labor Day.
 .ss And never before in the history of the south was there such demonstra.ioh as that witnessed in this city. sbieWith the rising of the sun men Tn all classes of trade could be seen vending their way to their several meeting places Here they fastened to the lapels of thelr coats badges announcing the order 10 which they belonged. It was but snort time until here, there and everywhere could be seen men emblemat1c or unloh- ..ism, the order which held full sway ln Mtbe Magic City of the south on the srday set apart by law as one 10 Wnlch they were wholly and solely entitled. 4 That the parade was to be success was early evidenced. The best of order was observed by all union men, good feeling e prevailed, and, as 1t were, thelr coun , ,tenances betokened them at peace Wilh all the world. Each and every one, so it seemed, had determined to aid dl m making the 2d day of September lo'o, one which would live in the memory oI generations to come as one typlcal or labor's motto,
 ,..so ssIn Union Is Strength"
 coilv bedecked marshals, mounted on spirited horses were riding hefe anu there marshalling their hosts anu ple pairing for the words, "Faii III. Aiinoa. the full strength of every organlZatloh reported for service, ana When ,iie noa, ,ar r of II came not a hitch occurred to niai the well planned programme.
 The Visitors.
 peonle from four states were here as puests of Birmingham. From the nortn and the south, the east ana 'he sao We they came and all wore thelr holioaS attire and bore smiling countenances. iol md catne into the city brought hundreds or neonle and the streets fairly swarmeo with people. The homes or the clty Meae deserted for the time being ana all Wete on the streets A conservative estliiate placed the visitors at S0OO and the mum her of laboring men in the paraue a' The sightseers spent the earlier hours in going to and fro in the ci'y .ah.ie in inc sights, and at the hour when ,,ie i arade was ready to start the sidewalks and streets on both sides were lined With people.
 Al ii o'clock Chace's band, which hao Una most of honor, began martiai ar and the parade of Labor Day or !aso had begun. Down Twentieth s',eJ ab,oIes @ Immense line of men and Vehlcies marched until Second avenue was raached when the vast calvacade hled into Second avenue and out tnls lo Twenty-second street and dlsbandeo. rain came up as the head or the piUoes Iost s;dn bepan the countermarch on First avenue but notwithstanding thls the nrocession of sturdy yeomanry marcheo on until ordered to break ranks.
 s The Procession.
 The long line was soon put in motion under the supervision of J. $. Acton or the machinists' union, marshal or the day. and his two hustling assistants, MT. ,f hn yllq resentative of the trades union, and MT. Grady of the united mine workers' It was a magnificent procession, extending over fourteen blocks or about a mile ana a a,quarter. ,. oe nolice on horseback headed by Chief Of Police McDonald and Night Captain Weir.
 The nolice commissioners followed im- mediately behind the police and they were in turn followed by Mayor Van Hoose, Mr. Thomas Wisdom of Pitts burg. Pa second vice-president National Iron Moulders Association of America, and Messrs. Frank Arrico and l.. l.. Schwarz of the Trades council commit tee in carriages.
 Next came Aldermen Kettig, McCar- tin. Knight, Jones, Meade and Enslen.
 The Trades council, in command of w. H. Stanley, came next and presented a splendid appearance.
 
 Secretary Tibbs bearing white and gilt American Railway union ensign, follow ed the aldermen.
 The laundry worksrs union, riding in a tallyho, were next and next in line were the railroad carmen and the iron moulders The Labor Advocates banner was displayed at this point.
 The Birmingham and Gate City lodges of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, in charge of s. V. ,,,1 racnpofiyaIV had been selected as the marshals, came next Handsome banners of these lodges were borne by members
 Marshal William Bell in charge of the bricklayers was next in line, and their banner, with the inscription. Truth, Honesty and Industry was conspicu- ously displayed. They were followed by the boilermakers.
 The Musicians Protective and Benevo- lent associat ton were next in line and then came the Clerks Protective and Benevolent association, Harry White in charge and the typographical union both Of which made excellent showings. The Pratt City band and Pratt City Knights of Labor followed directly after the typographical union. The Knights of Labors marshalS were James Finley, John Brown and Pat Hannigan. They had several banners bearing such in seERtions saRs 1s nansa bv to At9s gf2n Capital Is Combining - Workmen Should Organize" and others similar to these. The Blocton miners and a band came next.
 Coiored miners from Belle Sumter after the co@ored laborers
 The Southern laundry's three wagons all decorated, followed the miners, and then came the Birmingham fire depart ment, Chief Thad Mullin in charge. The reels and engines were all gaily decor ated with bunting and flags, and pre- sented a handsome appearance.
 The Trades Display.
 The trades display was creditable ano was, in point of size and quality, tho finest-eyer seen in this city.