The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-03

While 1ss unions of organized workers
united In celebrating Labor Day from early
yesterday morning until late at night tbe
city at large also took day on IRON "prh
in {: holiday of rest and pleasure seeking.
All public offices were closed In the Ci'!
Hall and the Custom-house. No business
was transacted by The banks. the depart
ment stores and the factories, as wen az
smaller places of business. also closed the'r
doors at noon. II not earlier in the day.
From O'Clock In the morning BANDS Oh
staiwart men marched the streets In gooa
order many in uniformed brigades ana
carrying the banners of their organizations.
flags and Worlds Fair transparencies.
Two monster parades started from
Twelfth and Olive streets shortly before
noon one going to Concordia Park and the
other to the Fair Grounds. Thirty thous
and men were In line: the two paraoes
we're more than three hours in passing one
point; there were many decorative hoats
and a hundred carriages: more than hfty
bands furnished music: Governor Docke':'
Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee and ex-
Mayor C. p. Walbridge occupied one OF tne
carriages toward the front and spoke 10
large gatherings both in North ana sou'h
| St. Louis in the afternoon.
Two picnics were given by the laborers, at
| which their families and friends were pres
ent, numbering nearly 10000. At both the
picnic grounds-Concordia Park and the
Fair Grounds-athietic contests were held
for suitable prizes. The order OF the even
| ing was dancing. music and fireworks. all
| of good class and thoroughly enjoyed. yes
| terday was generally considered one OF the
l most successful and happ.est Labor Days
| ever celebrated in st. Louis.
| FORMATION OF BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL PARADE.
The first parade to start was that OF the
! Building Trades Council. F>orty-nine unions,
represented by 1900 men. under the leader
! ship Of Grand Marshal John Grant. formed
| on Twelfth street. from Market to olive
| streets The companies began to arrive on
l foot and in carriages before O'Clock. but
/ the parade was not started until an hour
| and q half later. In the very front OF the
procession was borne large Worlds Fair
! emblem.
The parade was made up Of six divisions.
| under the leadership Of Thomas Crosson'
| John Shearn. Cornelius Mahoney, Peter e.
4 Gunn p Mcintyre and Frank Fay. The
| first division, composed entirely OF compa-
nies in uniform. followed the carriages
| which bore Governor Dockery. Lieutenant
| Governor John A. Lee. Secretary Of State
sam Cook. former Mayor c. T, Walbridge.
! national officers of the Building Trades
Council. and Seymour's First Regiment
| Band.
The second division was composed OF
| painters and paperhangers In this division
was beautiful float in the form OF GLOBE
| DECORATED with Worlds Fair inscription.
| Tho Jefferson Club Drum and Bugle Corps
was at the head OF the third division. ap:
| pareled in the quaint colonial uniform ane
/ enliyeninc the marchers with good music
i The plumbers and workers In kindred trades
followed in carriages. buses and wagons
ali decorated with flags and bunting. 49,,
| Two thousand carpenters made up tht
greater part Of Division No. 4. each unior
in uniform and one Of the ban, bands naa Wearini M
red zouave suits; Another oddly attirsd 10 To-
vision No. 6, composed largely of brick
layers. almost all Of whom na RODE s.na N a tn,
with them. Following this came the La
borers' Benevolent and Protective Union
and two delegations OF negro hod carriers
l eorgeously decked out. .
This parade started from Twelfth street
east on olive street to Broadway, north Z
Franklin avenue. west to Easton avenue
west to Grand avenue and north 10 I'M
| Fair Grounds.
The parade Of the Central Trades and La