The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
: Their DAY OFF.
Dignity of Labor Is Being
Celebrated Today.
Parade of the Trades Takes
Place This Morning.
1T WAS NOT LARGE.
Absence of Employees Of the
Santa Fe Shops.
Speeches and Contests at the
Park This Afternoon.

This is the annual off day Of the
laboring man. This morning the shop
and factory whistles had no terror tor
him, because they didn't blow Later
in the day he owned the right of way
on Kansas avenue, and hundreds lined
the sidewalks on either side or gaze on
him as he marched in bunting and red
sashes and new jumpers and caps
This afternoon bands are playing and
orators gestculating in his honor Thls
is Labor Day.
The annual celebration of the day
commenced in time honored form with
the parade It was not the best Labor
Day parade that Topeka people nave
witnessed. There were several hundred
laboring men in line, but there are sew
eral more who were not When Presi-
dent Gompers was here three months
ago the labor leaders in Topeka prom
ised TO arrange the biggest labor dem
onstration in the state for the Labor
Day celebration in this city An eX-
plantation is now in order for forward
ing to the head of the American FED
Grafton of Labor.
But the unions that took part in the
parade made a creditable showing
There was, however, very noticeable
scarcity of floats, and the scarcity
would have even been more notice
able had not the BrickmakerS and
Masons saved the day They occupied
there was no competition, the men in
nice clean jumpers and overalls worked
very Ieisurely on the representative
chimney and stone wall.
The police led the parade today, as
has been their sacred privilege since
Topeka was city Chief Ramsey did
very efficient Rough Rider service,
cantering far in the lead on TexaS
brOnchO- To Sergeant Tim Donovan
was left the immediate charge of To-
peka's finest" and while the respon-
sibiIity wholly prevented him from
marking time with any degere OF ac-
curacy, he saw that the rest of the
force performed this portion of their
duty in a very satisfactory manner
MarshaIIs band, the star feature OF
all Topeka parades. furnished the
music for the first division of the pa
rading column The Boys Bugle corps
formed an agreeable musical sandwich
and Prof. Jacksons Dispatch band
brought up the rear. The parade start
ed under the auspices of Under the
Double Eagle and before it finally
reached the disbanding point, a ma
Jority Of the march COM poSerS had been
given recognition.
One of the best showings of the pa
rade was made by the Topeka Typo
graphical union The men marched
four abreast. and there was in the
neighborhoOd of 100 in line It proved
that Topeka has publications sufficient
in size and number TO give employment
to scores of men in this one particular
class of work
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
JOiners- the Bricklayers and Masons,
and Builders LaboreTs' union appeared
In uniform and the members of each
made a splendid showing.
AS the parade passed the balcony of
the Crawford theater it was reviewed
by Mr. c. H Samson, Mr. George Burg
hart and Captain J. G. Waters. the
judges appointed to award the prizes
Their decisions were as follows:
To the union making the best appear
IN n hair
The Carpenters and Joiners-
The union having the largest per cent
of members in parade The Builders
union
To the union making the best appear
ance in the parade, regardless of uni
form or members The Painters and
Decorators.
Five dollars in money accornpanied each
This afternoon Marshan-s band is giving
concert AT tTarneld park. speeches are
being made by General J. < HUDSON.
cfem5ens cq5e and Rev a0P " e GIehita Eant the G. coz
ored minister and a programme Of ath-
let1c sports Is being carried out Tonight
second concert will be given by the
By early afternoon Garfield park was
well filled by labOrfng men and their fam
lilies, denoting that a large part of Tope-
~ a s 5aOoFl9g OF f PqPuiaLfen Is taking ad-
The following is the order of the parade
teams. the clerks and saiesmen-s EN- union
and the Santa Fe shop employees, who
were assigned places failed TO take part:
FIRST DIVISION
s B Weaver. marshal: Albert Nelson,
r. HammOn. Chas- Porter and 0.
A Wright, aides.
Police Force
MarshalFS Band
Speakers in Carriages.
Fire Department
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners.
Bricklayers and Masons' Union
brotherhood OF Painters and Decorators,
Boys Bugle Corps
Cigarua kers' Union.
JOurueyman BARRIERS Union.
Union
SECOND DIVISION
B P CoIville. marshal.
Dispatch Band.
Building LabOrers' International Union
Team Drivers Union
Miscellaneous Unions.
City Street Employees.
BAND CONCERT
The following is the programme to be
given by MarshaH's band at GARFIELD park
tonight
l. March-Of to Camp ---.------ Siberberg
? Overture E9opular- Songs -------- Boyer
8 Hearts and Flowers -..--..--.. Tobani
/ indian " ar Dance .--.---.---- Bellstedt
D WaltZ-Illl We Meet Again Bailey
s. March-The Charlstan ---------- Sousa
: SelecJion-Wang -.----.------.---- Morse
S. A Hunt in the Black Forest ..VoeIker
g March-Cfen- Miles ---------.----- F'arrar
LABOR DAY OBSERVATIONS
The business men ought to have turned
out more floats
There was a notable absence of street
decorations this year
The Teamsters- union ought to have had
several floats IN the parade
There should have been hundreds Of
flags. scattered along the street
The exercises at Garfield park began at
2-30 o'clock sharp. this afternoon
The Santa Fe shops shut down all day
today. but not many of the shOpmen were
in the parade