El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
lie Largest Ever Made Here,
Participated In BY All
the Labor Organ
izations.

Organized labor In FL PAso to1Ay
celebrated It's annual legal hold ~ In
an appropriate and fitting msnner.
TIE trowel and the hod rested idle,
and the bustle Of toll was replaced oy
the excitement of parsdes and
speeches. 1t was one OF the most
e,coessful celebrations in the history
OF the occasion ia this city, and the
laboring men have today been re-
csIving congratulations from all sides.
The cloudy sky which greeted FL
PAsoans this morning was looked AZ
with no friendly eyes by the early ris-
log celeDrants, but ,Jupiser Pluvius
dscided NOS to repeat the storm oil
Saturday, and when the various labor
organizations :assembled according to
plan In Overland and Santa Fe streets
this morning the sun WAS shining
brightly.
Shortly after nine o'clock grand
marshal z. P. McBroom iaccompsnis l
by his aides assembled 81 the cosrer OF
the Santa Fe and Overland streets.
The organic atone which participated
II the parade began 20 gather soon
after tast hour, and the vicinity was
made bright with many oolored bunt-
ings and the music OF bands
The start was made . few minutes
after half past nine. The parade was
headed by the grand marshal AID
aides, preceded by almost the. entire
police foscs commanded by chief
Lockart The McGiuty band followed,
, playing stirring music.
THE CARPENTERS
The first labor organization In the
parade was the Carpenters Union.
number 344, fifty strong, with Fred
Brown, marshal, and E. L. Nichols,
vice president OF the union,
aide. The men we're dressed
in nAtty uriform sC6 % ade e7 excel
lent showing. With them was the
distinctive feature Of the psrace, q
large float bearing ministure house
in course of erection. The csrpent-
ers at work on the building proceeded
as though they were working on FIVE
story residence. They threw up scaf-
folding and climbed upon the roof TO
shin9le the smsll structure.
The carpenters st work on ths house
we're v. E. Carson, Elmer Heiner,
Jesse Wilson, George Simmons, aud
Fred Hewitt, who conceived the pro-
ject. The house though small was
perfect in every detail. Doors and
windows were fitted, real glass was
used, and the sound Of the hammer
and nails was made along the entire
route to an accom- paniment OF Cheers
and applause. On the fost was sign
saying that the house would be auction
ed of at she court house. When the float
left Overland street only q pile Of
lumbar WAS on the top OF the fost TO
mystify the crowds and make them
wonder what was going to happen. By |
the time the parade turned into Ell |,
Paso street there was no longer any |
doubt. The walls were up and the
roof Was almost ready 70 be put on. By
the time the parade reached the court
house, where the rest Of the ceremon-
les we're held, the house was COM
pleted.
Each carpenter carried over his
shoulder his square, the insignia o. the
trade, drsped In RED ana blue ;ountinR.
Following the carpenters 9 were
the Paiaters' and .Decorstors' union,
NJ. 8. Of Ell Psso, thirty four ssrooR.
F. Roberts was marshal and Il. |
Nc AvArey aide.
The men wore white uniforms, |
white hats, and carried canes. On |
the breast of each wss pinned a red
streamer and blue rosette appropriate |
ly let.ered. The banner CT the union |
was carried at she head OF the organi- /
zatien, and the men made good |
showing.
CIGAR MAKERS. |
Next In line were the cigar makers
Of the local union, headed by Inez
Alvarez.