The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-01
LABORS LONG Inc
Largest Demonstration Seen in
Topeka for Years.
Parade Was Nearly an Hour
Passing Given Point.
DAY WELL OBSERVED.
Stores and Other Places Of Busi-
ness Closed.
Nearly All the Unions We're
Represented.
Crowds Arrive From Lawrence
and LeavenwOrth.
DAY WELL OBSERVED.

Labor Day. 1902,-Cool and cloudy,
with great throngs of enthusiastic peO-
pie on the streets=will be remembered
as one of the most successful celebra-
tions ever held by the workingmen of
Topeka. The parade was better than
has been presented for years; the crowds
were larger; the interest of the whole
town was aroused.
In Topeka, the entire population, with
| the exception of the MANNED, halt and
blind, are entitled to representation in
a Labor day parade. Topeka is a work.
ingman's town. That proportion of the
inha abitantS which can work and doesn't
is SO insignificant that it's influence
would not turn the scale on tie vote
in a mayoralty campaign
From the North Topeka fire station
to Rhoades' junk shop, Kansas avenue
| mercantile houses observed the day
with eommendable generality. About
the only places which were open for
business were. the restaurants, drug
stores and ''refreshment stands" The
latter includes variety of establish
! ments, and covers a multitude of sins.
Grocery stores shut up after 9 a. M. in
most cases, and the big dry goods stores
had their curtains down all day. 1t is
said that committee of union men
made an inspection of Kansas avenue
and made a list of all the places which
should have been closed and were not.
AS Is customary ana proper with cir
cuses and Labor days. the big parade
was late, very late. 1t even outdid
Wallaces circus in this respect, and
that is saying good deal. People are
too prone, perhaps to criticise circus
for being late with its parade for we
| can't do any better ourselves when We
| try.
| The Santa F'e shops contributed quite
a large delegation to the parade, but
| the Santa Fe offices did not close Work
lnx tn
| clerks at the offices do not take very
kindly to unions.
1t required nearly an hour for the
parade to pass, and it was nearly l
o'clock when the last division disband-
ed, and the notes of the last band fell
due and expired.
There were some very handsome and
cleverly designed floats in the parade.
DETAILS OF THE PARADE
| At IL O'Clock a special train of twelve
coaches arrived over the Santa Fc.
carrying the delegations from Lawrence
and Leavenworth. headed by the Sixth
United States infantry band with,
| twelve men, in charge of Chief Musician
George H. Bucholz. The Leavenworth
and Lawrence people were met by dele
gates Of Topeka trades unions and the
Knights of Pythias band of this city.
| and escorted to a position at the cor
ner of Second and Quincy streets, from
| where the parade moved at 11:3O. The
| line of march as arranged was as fol-
| lows:
Platoon of police
| Marshal of the day and aides-G. M.
F'eiger, chief marshal: Roy Hammond
and S. B Weaver. aides.
Governor Stanley. Mayor Parker and
speakers and representa- tives of Topeka
| trades unions in carriages.
Members of city council.
Topeka fire department.
FIRST DIVISION.
Sixth cavalry band of twelve pieces.
all the members dressed in lxba III uni
form.
Leavenworth carpenters and joiners'
union, 1a0 men in line.
Federated Labor union No. 1898, of
Lawrence, IS men, white and colored,
wearing blue caps and white trousers.
Lawrence teamsters. 20 men.
Lawrence and Leavenworth plumbers,
IS men IN all.
Carpenters union No 1853. 90 men ir,
line. Float decorated with red, white
and blue bunting, followed by 20 sons
Of the union members and 40 little girls,
daughters of the members.
SECOND DIVISION
Lawrence band.
Cigarmakers union. Float represent
ing a cigarmakers' shop in operation.
| men and boys at the bench.
| Brotherhood of Painters Paperhang-
ers and Decorators No. 96. The first
| float was elaborate canopy of wall
paper surmounted by the seal of the
brotherhood second float under this
W
ntsh company, a dray wagon with a
| railing around the outside twined with
| the national colors and in the middle
number of children playing with a
| small wagon, the bed of which was a
| varnish case. The third was arranged
| by Hughes & Horsford, wall paper deal
ers of ia East Fourth. There were the
| following twelve pretty little girls
! wall paper: Edith Daniels, Edith Laws
| Marcia Brown, Bessie Young, Gertrude
Purcell, Hazel Miller, Gertrude Real
| Florence Allison, Bertha Gerberick and
| Hazel Hughes The following little
| boys in working uniforms of the paint
ers and paperhangers were also in the
| float: Samuel Allison, James Gibbons
| Tony Real and Sterling Hughes There
were IS men in line for the painters.
paperhangerS and decorators
| International Brotherhood of Book
! binders and apprentices. lodge No %
Twenty-eight men in line
Topeka Typographical union No. 121
more than a hundred men wearing
white crush hats. black and white
| striped coats, decorated with Kansas
| goldenrod and sunf1owers.
Pressmen and Pressfeeders No. "a, Il
men marching.
Members of Retail Clerks and Sales
men No PSI, in decorated carriage
| Wood. Wire and Metal Lathers' Inter
national union No. 1872 Float, house
| frame with members of the union a,
| work Twenty men in line.
| THIRD DIVISION.
Knights of Pythias band.
Brick and Stonemasons' union, a men
| marching, dressed in white working
garb
| Woodworkers' Union No. 215. with 100
men marching neStly dressed in white
hats. black shirts and white ties.
] Journeymen BARRIERS Union No. 25-
represented by 20 men. carrying striped
canes and wearing appropriate badges
Laundry workers.