The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-05
To-day is Labor great day.

To-day is Labor great day..
There will be hundreds upon hum
dreds OF workingmen in Anaconda to-
day, who do this city the honor of hold
ing their annual celebration here.
Besides the great army OF laboring
men in Anaconda. Butte will send to
his city vast crowds of workingmen,
their wives and families. The Joint cell
ebration of Labor Day that is to take
place to-day will. without a question
OF doubt. be the most glorious in the
history of Montana.
10 start the day, there will be a grand
parade the like of which never has been
seen in the state before. Hon. w. w.
Erwin, one of the most renowned ora
tors in the West, will address the as
sembled multitudes of wage-earners
upon questions which are vitality peril
neht 10 the occasion. Following Mr..
Erwlns address, the programme of the
annette exercises and amusements will
take place. Those who desire to do so
ma TO the driving park for the after
noon; Mr.. Erwin's address will be con-
Guided in ample time to permit this.
Al the race track there has been arrang-
ed an especial programme for the day
including the $1,000 Labor Day handi-
cap, the richest stake ever offered in
the Northwest.
The trains bringing over the people
from butte Will cave that city at con-
Venient hours; the railroad comnanv
has put itself to particular pains To ac-
commodate the enormous crowd of peo-
pie. The big train that will bring the
Butte unions to Anaconda is to leave
Butte at 10 o'clock: it will reach Ana
conda an hour later. Excursion rates
VIII prevail on all trains from Butte.
The Order of Parade.
The following is the order in which
the Butte organizations will form In
and the formation will be the
here. so far as is possible, al
though 1t is likely that there will be
some changes owing to the fact that
the Butte unions will be assigned their
places in the order in which they ar
rive:
FIRST DIVISION.
Marshal James b. Furey.
Boston & Montana Band.
liners Union.
Stationary Engineers.
Workingmen's Union.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal ]. f. McNalIy.
Alice Band. .
Horseshoers.
Mill and Smeltermen.
Blacksmiths.
Hotel and Restaurant EMPLOYEES.
~Shoemakers. f:
BARRIERS. F..
Butchers.
Brewers. f:
Tailors. :
Iron Moulders. :
Cigarmakers. :
THIRD DIVISION. :
Marshal J. A. Morgan.
Ganke's Band. :
Clerks. :
Laundrymen. F.
Quarrymen. !
Stonecutters. :
Bricklayers.
Carpenters. :
Carpenters.
Plumbers.
Electricians
Lathers.
Building Laborers.
Painters and Decorators.
Bakers.
Typographical.
Transfers.
The procession at Anaconda will form
the same order as at Butte.
ANACONDA DIVISION.
X. of P. Band.
Brewers.
Electrical Workers. .
Sandstone Cutters. Z
Clerks Assembly.
Building Laborers.
W. r. Morley Assembly.
Plumbers.
Carpenters.
Bricklayers.
Plasterers.
Tailors.
Cooks and Walters. g
Typographical Union. q
Cigarmakers' Union. q
Painters and Decorators. IA
Iron Moulders. n
City Fire Department. q
Smelter Fire Department. g
Brickyard Hose Company. =
Western Labor union. including *
e following unions, will follow the u
asterers union in line OF march: q
Cooks and Walters. z
Mill and Smeltermen. II
BARRIERS. n
Butchers. n
Workingmen. =
Laundry Help. g
Brickmakers. x
Shoemakers. *
Musicians. a
Draymen and Transfers. &
Clerks. q
The whole procession will be headed =
a platoon Of the Anaconda police. 9
The line of march will be as follows. q
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