The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-03
LABOR DAY PARADE.
The Largest Demonstration of the
Kind Ever Given in This City.

The LABOR day parade yesterday
ing was the biggest street demonstration
organized labor ever made in Indianapolis.
There were more than fifty unions repre-
sented out Of the seventy or more labor or
ganizations in the city, and the parade
was just one hour in passing. AS nearly
as could be counted, in all there were $3.50
uionists in line
The downtown streets were crowded an
hour before the parade, the majority OF
the spectators being the wives and families
of the marching men. Both sides of the
streets were lined when the parade came
along, and there was also a crowd In the
middle of the street. The parade started
at 10 o'clock. and it was an hour and one
half later when the last union reached the
place of disbandment. The line of march
was from West street east on Washing
ton street to East street, countermarch
to Pennsylvania street, north to Market
street. west to Capitol avenue and north
to Ohio street. The first division was
through marching before those in the rear
started.
The first division was headed by the Ma
chinists' Union, the largest in the city. 1t
has a membership of 1000, and 600 of its
members were in line. All carried striped
canes. Then followed the Allied Metal Me-
chanics and the Journeymen Plumbers In
ion, with forty-two members, all wearing
white roses. The two steam and Hot Water
Filters Unions had sixty-two men in line,
and the Theatrical Stage Employees forty.
The Retail Clerks Union was represented
by seventy-five members. the Amalgamated
Wood Workers two unions and the Hard
wood FnisherS' Union with one hundred.
the Timers Union with fifty, the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers forty-sx. The
Garment Makers Union, the WomenS La
bel League and the Laundry Workers
brought up the rear in carriages. The Gar
ment Makers had 40 members out of a
membership of nearly 400, and the Laundry
Workers had forty-fOur. The division was
commanded by Frank Columbia, of the
Leather Workers Union.
SECOND DIVISION.
The second division, commanded by
George Gordon, was headed by Iron Mold
ers' Unions Nos. II and Sc, with a total of
pa members All wore sunfowers. The
members of No. II wore blue flannel shirts
The other unions of d similar craft-the
Stove Mounters Union, Boiler Makers and
the Pattern Makers-had 10 men. The
Brewery Workers lined up sixty strong,
and following these were fifty members
of the Beer Drivers Union, mounted and
wearing their everyday Jumpers"
The third division, commanded by Len
crafts. IT was headed by 1872 members of
the Painters Unions dressed in their white
suits and caps: " Fdio presented neat APP
ions Nos. 2S1 and CO. with a total of 800 in
line, half of them attired in shirtwaists
and white hats. The Stone Masons were
next with but sixteen members, the Brick
LAYERS with fifty-four and the Plasterers
with thirty-siX. The Electrical Workers
Union brought up the rear of the division
with los members, all carrying white UNI
brellas and wearing white caps.
The fourth division, composed of all the
trade unions in the printing craft and
commanded by Edgar a. Perkins. had over
300 men in line. The Typographical Union
was represented by $50 members out of
had $50 uniformed members, the Printing
Pressmen thirty-four and the Printing
Pressmen Assistants fifty. The Electrotyp-
ers' and the Stereotypers' Unions were
represented by but twelve members of each
union. and rode in carriages. Charles A.
Bookwalter marched with Typographical
Union.
THE FIFTH DIVISION.
The fifth division, commanded by George
Mueller, was headed by the Cigar Makers
Union. There were 14O cigar makers car
rying striped umbrellas The Cerealine
Workers Union. scarcely three months
old turned out with seventy-five members.
and were all dressed in white. The Brick
Icecream Makers were next, and also wore
white uniforms. The Broom Makers Union
was represented BY twenty of its members,
each carrying a newly-made broom The
Freight Handlers Union, another new
organization, had siXty-fOur members In
the parade The Horse Shoers Union
with tWenty-siX members, presented per
hans the most striking appearance of any
of the unions in the parade. They all wore
new leather aprons. and were in their
shirt sleeves The Leather Workers Union
Was represented by thirty members. the
T-phoIsterers' Union by ifty-two and the
Journeymen Tailors' Union by forty mem
bers.
The sixth division, and the last in the
parade. was composed entirely of men en-
DlOved in making saws The first union
was the Saw Makers. with 100 members in
line. and the Saw Grinders and Toothers.
with twenty.
There were a number of unions assigned
places in the parade that did not turn ont
and many of the unions were renresentad
bv less than half OF their membership
In is estimated that about one-haIf Of The
total membership Of organized labor in
Indianapolis was represented I'm the parade
many OF the men being employed at pIaces
where work could not be SUSPENDED and
others not choosing To march i'm the ma
rade.
BESIDES the many banners carried IN, the
unions. there were flags and embler1s ar
intervals along the line. Charles Roster