Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07
LABOR'S OWN DAY|
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in that capacity. and Mr. Harry Donaldson,
| Well-known member Of the Brotherho ID
perform that duty. Mr.. Donaldson is a
| native of this city. thirty years Of age, and
| is one OF the best-known and most popular
members of the trade in the District.
Marshal Donaldson was mounted on a
fine horse. and led his division, being i'm
mediately followed by Wagner's Military
band, OF twenty pieces, Richard F. Wag-
ner. leader. For some reason, unknown to
| Marshal Donaldson. only the carpenters
| and brewers appeared in line when the
procession started. the BARRIERS later join
ing It, but marching in the first division.
| The carpenters were represented by fifty
men. from the Brotherhood of Carpenters,
| NO. $50, w. e. Burner, marshal and a like
| number from the Amalgamated Society Of
| carpenters. Andrew Murray, marshal.
| Each man carried small American flag,
| and the members of the organiza tions
| were attired in neat dark suits, a large
American flag being borne in each body.
| The brewers were represented by two
| large, finely decorated delivery wagons,
from the Washington brewery, filled with
| employees, and also several kegs of beer.
| This representation brought up the rear OF
| the procession.
There Was No Delay.
Matters were quite ideal, so far as the
| progress of the parade was concerned. No
| incident occurred to mar the alignment of
! the organizations, although the streets
| hicles. No conflicts with street railway
cars occurred as the procession moved In
| accordance with a line of march that skirt
ed, for the greater part of The way, the car
tracks.
At 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue
| the crowd was particularly large in num-
| bers and to add to the excitement a fire
| engine hose carriage dashed along Penn
syivania avenue at that point just the
| parade turned off west from 7th street A:
?th street the engine and hose carriage
| passed through the Bricklayers' Union, but
no appreciable delay resulted.
| Directly in front of the City Hall the
| chief marshal and his aids reviewed the
| parade. The men In line raised their hats
| as they passed, and the reviewing party
acknowledged the courtesy. The electrical
| workers rang their bells, the other organi-
| cations dipped their flags and the Ra rner
Union cried out in chorus, You're next. -
AIthouSh the decorations along the line
| ol march were not general, many business
| houses ana private residences were gaiIy
| nedecked with flags, bunting and siprs
| bearing Inscriptions similar to the follow
hs' We recognize organized labor"
At Marshall Hall,
Several thousand knights Of Labor. with
| thelr wives and children, spent the day q
marshall Hall. The first boat at 10 O'Clock
carried down large crowd. The 2:3O boa
was also damned, and it was estimated
that fully 5000 people witnessed the sports
An interesting program of events had beer
pio'luea. Ihey were as follows: 3:l5 q
m, hydrocycle race, River View to Mar.
snall Han; 4:lo pm, ladies' boat races a
Marshail Hall wharf. single SOULS; entries
Mrs Florence Casey, Misses Emma an,
oa.ie nerLy' 40 pm, mems boat race
open 10 all: 4:33 pm, foot race for men
io-yard cash, open to all: 4:45 pm foo
race Tor boys. 1oo-yard dash; 100 pm
caaehing greasy pig: 500 pm, ladies' tai
race; entries. Mrs Casey. Mrs. Annie Har
dy, Miss Jane Berry: 5:15 pm, bicycl.
race, open to members of labor organiZa
uons; 30 pm. wheebarrow race open t.
an, % pm, sack race. 100 yards, open tC
all: 6:Io pm, rooster dance, at dance pa
vilioh; pm, exhibition by lady contor
| tloniSIS.
| Marshal Dnnford.
Mr.. William W. Danford marshal of tn,
first division Of the parade was born il
troy, N Y, in 1853, where ne received his
education and learned his trade as a ston.
cutter Subsequently he entered Indians
Art School. where he received instruction
as sculptor, and where he became yer,
proncient After working a sculptor OF
public buildings in various parts of III,
country, he went to Albany, n. Y, and foI
cutting some of the finest work in scu;n
ture on the state capitol At the ems
or that period he came to Washington
Wnere ne mas since been employed on va
DONG the carving on the new union rail.
way station in Georgetown. Mr. Danfor,
Is president of the Soft Stone Cutters AS
! ISOLATION.
Mr. NJ. =. Canty.
Mr.. NJ. P. Canty, aid to Chief Marsha
Silver. is thirty years of age and is ma
tive of Washington. His first active bust
ness engagement was a newsboy for TIL,
Evening Star, and this he followed for sew.
eral years.
Young CAVITY was apprenticed to William
Price to learn the trade of bricklaying. bu
| served the last half of his term of appren
ticeShip with Ambrose Douglass. He wa:
admitted to the BricklayerS Union in 1886
and was elected treasurer of that organiZa
ton on February u, 1890, and he ma.
served in the same capacity with marked
fidelity continuously since. He has beer
honored by his union with many importan
| trusts. At the bricklayers' convention hel.
in New Orleans in 1875 Mr. CAVITY, upon re
firing from the vics presidency, was pre-
scented with magnificent gold badge. il
which there was set a valuable diamond
and which was the official insignia of tn,
| International Union.
During the last few years Mr.. Canty ha,
been energetic in an effort toward having
additional inspectors employed in the oftic,
OF the building inspector of this city.
| Cher Marshal Silver.
Chief Marshal William Silver is native
| Oh ScOIIanQ, WneTe ne was BORN IN 1896. He
came to the United States when twenty
four years of age, and he has been resi-
dent of the District of Columbia ever since
that time.
Mr.. Silver is granite cutter by trade
and has held all the offices in the gift a
| the Granite Cutters Union of this city, OF
| which he is an honored member. He has
| also frequently been elected delegate to the
| annual conventions of the National Granite
| Cutters Union, and mas also been nationa
| grand organizer for that body.
He has also frequently been honored by
the highest labor bodies of Washington
| and at this time is president OF the Build
| ing Trades Council.
| President Milford SpOhn.
There is no man in the ranks Of organized
labor in the District of Columbia who is
more widely known than Mr.. Milford
Spohn, president Of the Central Labor
! Union Of this city, under whose auspices
| today's parade was held.
Milford Spohn was born in Maryland Al
the age Of fifteen he entered the confeder-
ate army, and fought on that side through
the war. After the close of the war he &C.