The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03

and proceeded down Spring to Fifth,
thence to Main, thence to First, and from
there to La Grande depot. The order
of the line of march was as follows:
Mounted police, Los Angeles City
band, Los Angeles County Council
of Labor, Turn Verein Germania,
Plumbers Union No. 7S, Brotherhood
Carpenters and Joiners of America No. 332,
Retail Clerks Protective Association,
Typographical Union No. 174, Cigar
makers Union No. 225, Los Angeles Mu-
slcal Union, Los Angeles Musical Union
band, Cooks and Pastry Cooks Union
NO. D, international Association of Tin,
Sheet and Cornice Workers No. 10S,
Bakers and Confectioners' International
Union No. 81. Painters and Decorators
Union, National Brotherhood of Electric
Workers of America, Theatrical Employees
Alliance, G. A. R. Fife and Drum Corps,
international Educational Labor Associa-
ton, Socialist Labor party.
Captain A. NJ. Green acted as grand
marshal and Alex Stewart was his aid.
The feature of the parade was the magnifi-
cent appearance presented by the Cooks
and Pastry-cooks' Union. There were
fifty of them in line. The United States
flag was given the position of honor at the
head of the entire line of march. Thou
sands of people witnessed the parade from
the sidewalks.
Fully 1000 visitors spent the day at Re-
dondo. There a programme of athletic
sports had been arranged for the amuse-
ment of the multitude, and it was carried
out with but little change. Brief ad-
dresses were delivered by W. T. Williams,
Judd r. Rush, Burdett Cornell and B. F.
Colver. l.. B. Biddle was the master of
ceremonies and presided during the day.
The people of Redondo turned their doors
wide open to the excursionists and the
utmost harmony prevailed.
SPOKANE, WASH, Sept. 2.-Notwith-
standing the threatening aspect OF the
weather this morning, the Labor-day cele-
bration of organized labor was the largest
demonstration of the kind that has ever
taken place in this city. Streets were
crowded with people from the country and
surrounding towns, the parade being wit
messed by fully 5000 people. The process
sion was about two miles long and con-
tanned floats of all the prominent business
houses and manufacturers of the city.
All unions were represented in the line of
march.
The afternoon exercises at Natatorium
Park were attended by large crowd. The
orators were loudly applauded. One of
the events of the day was the public mar
riage of William Weiser and Jessie Dan
forth. A big ball in the evening concluded
the programme of labor's big day.
SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 2.-Seattle had
cloudy and chilly weather to contend with
in her Labor day exercises, but this did
not lessen the ardor or mar the pleasure of
the many thousands who participated.
Big delegations came from British Colum-
bia and down-Sound points. Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis delivered an ad-
dress.
The yacht racing was particularly good.
Captain Hatfeld's Kelpie won in the first
class contest.
TACOMA, WASH, Sept. 2.-Labor day
was observed here by the opening of the
Eleventh-street bridge with appropriate
ceremonies. There was no parade of work
ingmen, as George V. Hill, secretary of
the Trades Council, had made prepara-
tions for an immense turnout in Seattle.
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 2.-The weather
was fine, with threats of rain, but there was
no special observance of Labor day.
Nearly all business houses were open, and
only the banks and public offices were
closed. Tonight at the New Park Theater
there was a large mass-meeting for work
ing people and others interested in the
cause of labor. The speakers were mostly
local politicians.
TUCSON, AR1z., Sept. 2.-Labor day
was pretty generally observed here. Fed
eral, county and municipal offices were
closed. There was no labor demonstration
of any character.