The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-25
ON LABOR DAY.
Will Mark Revival Of Uni0nism
in Topeka.
Arrangements Complete For q
Big Celebration.
PARADE WILL BE LONG
ALI the Unions in Topeka Will
Be Represented.

Exercises at Fair Grounds
Opened by Gov. Stanley.
Charles F. Ceilley. head of the or
ganized LABOR movement in this CITY.
had a busy day Sunday. At 10 O'Clock
Sunday morning the stationary engl-
neerS held a regular meeting at 42O Kan
sas avenue, and initiated a number OF
new members. At IL o'clock Mr.. Ceilley
appeared before the white musicians at
Marshalls band room and started
movement for the reorganization of the
local order of the American Federation
of Musicians, No 25. Mr.. Ceilley will
be at meeting of the band Tuesday
evening and continue his work. and next
Sunday morning at IL o'clock 1t is be
lieved that complete reorganization
will be effected. At that time Will S.
Rose, fourth vice president of the Amer
ican Federation of Musicians, will be
present from Kansas Nity and will ad-
dress the musicians in the interest OF
unionism. The orchestra players of To-
peka heretofore have been fairly web
organized,s but it is aimed that the band
men as well shall be included. Accord
ing to Mr.. Ceilley. the outlook for
strong organization is promising.
AT o'clock next Sunday morning in
the trades union hall at 420 Kansas
avenue will be held a meeting Of the
building trades organizations for the
purpose of placing on foot plans for the
formation of a central building trades
council. From the degree of enthusiasm
which has been evinced this will prob
ably succeed; every union interested has
given assurance of 1T Support There
was brief meeting of the teamsters
Sunday afternoon, and it is planned
that another will be held this week to
perfect this organization.
Thursday night Organizer Ceilley has
arranged to go to Lawrence and ad-
dress great mass meeting of the or
ganiZed and unorganized men of that
town. He plans to institute a number
of new unions while there. He will re-
turn to Topeka the following morning.
The preparations for the observation
of Labor day in Topeka next Monday.
September l, are going forward satis-
factorily. and 1T is believed that the
demonstration at that time will be the
greatest which organized labor ever has
shown in Kansas. A committee is vis-
iting all the merchants and asking for
the closing of all the places of business.
In the forenoon monster parade with
from Is to 80 trades unions in line will
be held. and in the afternoon the cele-
bration will be continued at the fair
grounds -
The programme in full is as follows.
The parade will form at 1920 sharp
on Quincy street, right resting on First.
1t will move west on First to Kansas
avenue, north to Laurent street. east
on Laurent to Quincy, north on Quincy
to Gordon. west on Gordon to Kansas
avenue. south on Kansas avenue to
Tenth street.
FORMATION
Platoon of Police.
Marshal of the day and aides
G. w. Feiger, chief marshal; Roy Ham,
mond. S. B. Weaver aides.
Gov. Stanley, Mayor Parker. president
trades council, chairman committee
on speakers.
Speakers and chairman general COM
mittee.
Members city council.
Topeka fire department
FIRST DIVISION.
Fifteenth regiment band.
Visiting. delegations.
Carpenters union No. 1853.
SECOND DIVISION.
Lawrence band.
Cigarmakers' union No. &c. with float
Painters and Pa aperhangerS union No,
96. with float
Typographical union No. 121.
Topeka pressmen and press feeders.
Clerks and statesmen.
Plumbers union.
Plasterers' union.
THIRD DIVISION.
knights of Pythias' band.
Woodworkers' union No. 215.
Stonemasons and bricklayers.
JOurneymen BARRIERS.
Laundry workers.
Electrical workers.
Stationary fremen.
Stationary Engineers.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Jackson's Twenty third Regiment band.
| Building Laborers' union and float.
Horseshoers' union.
Boilermakers' and Helpers.
Blacksmiths and Helpers.
Machinists and Helpers.
| Railway Carmen No. Federal Labor
| Union.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Bigsby's band.
| Master Horseshoers in carriages.
City employees.
! Business mems float.
! At the fair grounds at two o'clock the
| following programme will be given, the
speaking to be in the grand stand:
| Music, Knights of Pythias band.
Address, Gov. Stanley, Purpose and
| Benefits of Organized Labor
Music, Fifth Regiment band
Address, Charles F. Ceilley, Benefits
of Unions and Union Labels"
Music, Fifteenth Regiment band
| Address, Senator F. Dumont Smith,
| Labor Laws"
Music, Lawrence band.
/ Address, Frank p. O'Hare, "Organized
Labor VS.. Organized Capital"
Music, Bigsby's band.
Contests in athletic sports will open
at 2:3O. open only to men holding trades
| council cards The events will be: Run
ming broad jump. high jump, standing
broad jump, hop, step and jump, foot
race sack race, potato race. baseball
game between teams composed Of print
ers and cigarmakers, raising 50-pound
dumb bell, putting the shot, throwing
the hammer. climbing the rope. wheel
barrow race, rip-saw contest, cut-of
saw contest, one-half mile bicycle race
single heat, nail driving contest, oDer
only to wives and daughters of unior
men
Features of War Game.
Washington, Aug. 25.-After con
ference between the army and nava
officials here, 1t has been decided t.
make public comprehensive Statement
of the features of the great war game
to begin next Friday, 50 that the pub
lie may be in position to Judge almos
as well as the technical men. of thu
merits of the performance on both sides
This is a variation of the original pro.
| gramme, which it has been thought wei