Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-06
PROGRAMME FOR LABOR DAY
ALL IS IN READINESS FOR THE BIG
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Business Houses VIII Close and All
Glasses VIII Join in the Days
Observance at Washington
and Troost Parks.

Labor day will be celebrated tomorrow
with elaborate ceremonies by the labor Or
ganizations of the two Kansas Citys. The
celebrations, however. will be Independent
and two parades will be held. The Mis-
souri, organizations will parade at o'clock
and in the afternoon exercises will be held
At Washington park.
The Kansas City. Kas., organizations
viii parade at the same hour across the
state line. and in the afternoon will cele-
brate with appropriate exercises at Troost
park in this city, where Governor Morril.
viii be the orator Of the day.
Business will be very generally suspend
ed in both cities and all Offices usually
closed on legal holidays will be closed.
Most of the large business houses have
announced their intention Of closing for
the day, and all the indications are for
the most successful and general celebration
of labor's holiday ever held in the two
cities.
The parade Of the Kansas City, No.. Ia.
Dor organizations will move promptly at >
o'clock from Sixth and Broadway. Al
bands are to meet at LII Walnut street
at 8:l5 o'clock and all organizations are 70
be in line by $50 o'clock. The following is
the order of march:
Platoon of mounted police.
Grand Marshal C. Cunningham:
Assistant marshaIs, Ford A. Alien. A. H.
Sellers and j. A. keck.
aides. J. E. oliver and ]. E. white; In.
dustrial Council, Building Trades Council
and Allied Printing Trades Council: The
first division will rendezvous on Broad
way, right resting on Eighth.
Second division-General John Hahn,
marshal; aide, Isaac Reicher; Drum corps,
Bricklayers' Union No. 4. Stone Masons.
and Gasfitters. Plasterers' Unions. Building
Laborers' Union, in charge of Bert Cliffe,
aide. The division will rendezvous on
Eighth street, west of Broadway. right
Third division-J. H. Murray, marshal;
aides. Thomas Ptlliam and w. L. Harmon;
Battery band, Carpenters Union No. 100
chine Woodworkers. Electrical Workers,
Tin and Sheet Metal Workers, Painters
and Paperhangers. Rendezvous on Eighth
street. east Of Broadway. right resting on
Fourth diyision..Georee. Reager, mar
shal; aides, John Sleveright and John Car
S No So fPS Press Feeders sa spd HepeTs No. io
No: s. Machinists So: g bookbindeIs;
makers. iron moiders and sheep butchers
unions. The division will rendezvous on
Seventh street west OF Broadway, right
restfns FfIs diRision@N e Ellis marshall aides
brewers and malsters. horseshoers. master
makers, Eureka Federal Labor Union, re-
tail clerks, theatrical employees, tailors,
harnessmakers, waters. garment workers,
brewery workers. ooilermake1s And core,
makers unions. Division to rendezvous on
Seventh, east Of Broadway. right resting
sixth division-waIter Davis, marshal
Kansas City street department. Form on
Broadway, north of Fifth street, r1ghl
resting on Sixth.
Kansas City fire department, under Chiei
George C; Hale. Rendezvous on Sixth
street, right resting on Broadway.
Cash prizes have been Offered d,nsnr by JAKE X
follows: Union with best uniform, $l2; fol
union turning out the largest number OF its
members, SO: for union making best ap
pearance in parade, IS. -
The committee of merchants who viii
award the prizes will occupy the balcony
of the Model, at Tenth and Main streets.
The line of march will be as follows:
From Sixth and Broadway on Sixth Il
Delaware; on Delaware to Fourth; OF
Eleventh to Grand avenue; on Grand ave
nue. to Nineteenth; countermarch to Eff
teenth; on Fifteenth to Cherry and dis
hand.