Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-04
SONS Of LABOR
OUT ON PARADE
Mondays Big'ProCeSSion
Best Ever Seen in
Honolulu.
MANY STURDY men
MARCH IN The Line
Splendid Floats From Manufacturing
Establishments - Floats That
Showed Hard Work and
Artistic Taste.

The big parade of the labor men yes.
terday was by far the finest thing of
the kind that has ever been seen In
Honolulu. Although there were num-
Der of delays which caused the parade
to be about an hour late in starting
still, with the thousands of people on
the streets and great length OF the pro-
cession, It is a wonder there were not
more delays.
The floats were gathered in front CT
the drill shed and later on. were dis
tributed to their proper places in the
line. The head of procession formed
on Hotel street first but, later on, was
forced to go down Richards street on
account of the length of the procession.
At word from George L. Ward, the
Grand Marshal, the procession was set
In motion with the Hawaiian band
playing lively march. The route was
down Richards. across on King to Fora
| to Beretania and thence to the drill
shed. As the procession passed each
corner the crowds there scattered to
other corners along the route. One view
OF SO excellent parade was not suiii-
cient.
The parade was headed by -four
mounted patrolmen in command OF
Captain Fox. Next came two platoons
of police with twelve men in each com.
manded by Captain Parker. Eight
were guards from Oahu Jail. Captain
Berger and the Hawaiian band follow.
ed the police. The next In line was
George f. Ward. Grand Marshal anl
then came the American flag and la
Dor banner, bearing the words: The
Laborers' Day" Four men dressed IN
very dark khaki and wearing white
caps, bore the flag and banner.
Chairman Roe occupied a carriage b.
himself and was followed by govern
ment officials and invited guests. They
were as follows Theo. F. Lansing
James II. Boyd, Attorney General Dole
A. T. Atkinson, VIM. Haywood, Lorrir
Andrews and members Of the press.
Miss Lille Murray as Goddess o.
Liberty was charming. She was seated
in a gilded chair in the center of {
large float decorated in red, white ant
blue bunting and paper. The decora
lions extended even to the wheels Of
the dray that carried the float and u
the six black horses driven by Chas
Bellina.
The next two floats were devoted to q
couple OF hundred school children, each
lot in charge of man. The first OF
these was decorated with the usuaI
bunting and with punches of golden
shower blossoms, while the next vas
decorated with palms and festoons 81
ferns. The children wore yellow
badges.
Heading the fire department was Fir
Commissioners Andrew Brown an,
Marston Campbell and Chief Hunt AM
a hydrant man of one Of the companies
The chemical engine with the follow
ing men, came first: Driver II. Room
ey, Engineer X. NJ. Davidson, Stoke
Slattery and Pipeman Bond. Next wer
the engines and hose carts of the tire
companies. The engine house fox ter
rier decorated with red, white AT,
blue, was included in the fire depart
ment part of the parade.
The Journeymen Plumbers, abou
forty strong and marching four abreast
made very neat appearance in thei
white clothes, and shoes and red lei
about their white hats. J. Purcell wa
in command.
The carts of John Mott and Jane
Mott, plumbers, We're the next in lin,
Switched in between the two carts {
the latter was chimney sweel
mounted
The painters float was very larl
one with various designs and inscril
lions on the white cloth sides. The on
. that showed to greatest advantage
the crowd was this Eight hours
day and that sit on the fence are 1