Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-03
A FINE SHOWING.
Excellent Parade By The
Members of Unions.
PAINTERS FINE TURNOUT.
$4,000 People at Crescent Park and
Bricklayers Union Visit Fournier's.

Labor Day was observed I'm this city In
a more fitting manner yesterday than It
has ever boon since the first Monday In
September became legal holiday.
There was large crowd on the streets
and the line was a very creditable one.
The mills and shops were not ell closed,
but the stores were. The line was re-
viewed at the City Hall by Mayor Tiepke
and the members OF the city government.
Everybody was pleased with the show
ing made and Pawtucket had tine body
Of men In the big demonstration In Prov.
idence.
The line formed promptly on time and
moved through Main, Walcott, Broad
way, Main, North Main, Exchange, High
and Broad streets to the depot In the fol.
lowing order:
Police skirmishers Officers Bontems and
Hudson.
Police platoon, Officer Charles z. Gardner
in command, Officers Dwyer, Callahan,
Jefiers, Lennon, Murphy, Hand and
Sword.
Chief Marshal John f. McCann, mounted.
Aids, A. e. Hohler and Thomas Flstiey.
Committee Of Arrangements consisting OF
tioDs In line, IL men.
Pawtucket Military Band, William NJ.
Nolte, leader, 26 pieces.
Pawtucket Carpenters' and Joiners'
Union, No. 342, George Hughes, mar
shal, 40 men.
Central Falls Carpenters' and Joiners'
Union, No. $40, Joseph Carlos, mar
shal, 80 men.
NJ pal nd
Decorators of America, George T.
Lennon, marshal, 26 men.
Masons' and Bricklayers' Union, Peter
Kane, marshal, 40 men.
Pawtucket Union Journeymen Plumbers,
Hugh r. Mcintyre, marshal, 20 men.
Pawtucket Cigarmakers' Union, No. "a,
Thomas Markham, marshal, 25 men.
Pawtucket Typographical Union, No. 212,
John p. Dorl, marshal, 40 men.
Pawtucket Mulespinners' Union, George
Donovan, marshal, 50 men.
Members Of the Pawtuckot Textile Union
in carriages.
One OF the prettiest features In line was
the appearance OF the members OF the
Painters and Decorators Union, No. 1876,
of Providence. There were 40 men In this
union and each wore q white suit and neat
get In line at the formation, but fell In
before the reviewing stand was reached.
The plumbers also made neat appear.
ance, wearing white caps and gloves and
carrying japanese umbrellas.
The Scene at Crescent Park.
There were $1,000 people at Crescent
Park yesterday during the day, but some
of those who were mixed up in the brushes
thought there must have been 100000
When there was 40, 600 people at the Park
heretofore 1t was considered q big day,
bat yesterday eclipsed everything. They
came by rail, boat, barges, electrics, car.
riages, bicycles and In fact everywav amag.
Unable. They were there from Pawtuoket,
Providence, Worcester, Fall River, New
port aud many other places until there
was hardly standing room on the VAST
space covered by the resort. Over 1900
people were fed In the dining rooms and
It was impossible to get into the lunch
rooms. From Worcester 58 car loads of
people came. There were ten bands pres
ent and lots Of excitement and 1t was
without doubt the biggest and most en-.
joyable day Crescent Park has ever seen.
At the Pawtucket Exchange Hotel.
A large delegation of the Bricklayers'
Union called on Jerry Fournier at his
Pawtucket Exchange Hotel yesterday and
were Hospitality entertained by the host
and hostess during the day and evening.
Jerry wore badge presented him by the
President OF the Bricklayers' Union,
which was evidence enough that at one
time he was q member Of. their organixa-
tion and manfully stood up for union
principles. In the year of '6S Mr.. Four.
nier laid the first brick on the building OF
the Union Wadding Works and worked
at the trade until he branched out In the
hotel business.
The dinner be served yesterday sur
passed all his previous efforts, and indeed
he had his share Of the 5000 wageworkers
that visited Crescent PARK and its borders
on Labor Day. AS the season draws to
close Mr.. Fournier In ready to serve the
best bake on the shore with twenty four
hours notice from socitles or privste par