Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-02
LABOR DAY.
Parade of Union Workers in
the Forenoon.
Fine Program Of Sports at Trotting
Park After Dinner.
Splendid Meeting at City Hall in the
Evening.

Labor day was celebrated in this
city, yesterday, by a splendid parade
of working men and women, which took
place in the forenoon; by sports and
other pastimes at the Trotting park
in the afternoon. and by great meet
ing at City hall in the evening.
Never before was the day so well
observed in this vicinity and never be-
fore has organized labor made so good
showing as it did, yesterday. In
the parade during the forenoon more
than 600 men and women workers
were in the line. Two bands furnished
music, and the whole affair was one
of the finest ever seen in the city.
Gov. John f. Hill, Mayor Lendan
Titcomb of this city, and Mayor James
E. Lunt of Hallowell, took part in the
parade and the other exercises of the
day and We're much interested in them.
The streets of Augusta were crowded
with people while the procession was
traversing the city, and at the Trot-
ting park in the afternoon there must
have been $500 people present.
In the evening City hall was well
filled and speeches were made by
Mayor Titcomb, Labor Commissioners
Matthew'S Rev. H. E. Dunnack and
Geo. A. Lafayette of Chicago.
The days exercises We're had under
the Joint auspices of the labor unions
| of this city and Hallowell. That the
program was successfully carried out
is admitted by all. It was great day
| for the labor unions of this section of
| Maine and the committee of arrange
| ments is entitled to all praise for the
| grand work which they accomplished
| At s o'clock in the morning the pa
rade was organized in HalloWell and
after marching through the streets ol
that city the participants came to TINS
| city. Another procession was formed
| at the State House at 10 O'Clock foi
the purpose of parading the streets OF
Augusta.
]. E. Hoskin of Hallowell was CHIEF
marshal. and he had six alds, all Oh
whom were mounted. A platoon d
Augusta policemen consisting of o.
ficers White. Fletcher. Dutton ano
Ward. led the parade. Then came The
marshal and his aids. followed by the
OLYMPIA Band. Nearly $50 members
of the Hallowell branch of the Granite
Cutters National Union came next
Then came the Quarrymen's Union, tins
Nule Spinners' Union, the Brick
| Nasons and Plasterers' Union and tho
Mason Tenders Union. These organ
izations completed the first division
The second division was headed b,
tho I.afayette Band. The Carpenters
Union. the Painters Union. the various
TEXTILE Workers Unions. including tn
Loom F'ixers. the Carders and tn
Viewers made up this division. II
this part of the procession We're lou
carriages containing female member
of the Carders and the WeaVers
Unions to the number of 90 or 90.
There were other carriages In tn
procession. one containing the presl
dent Of the day, w. p. Cummings Q
Hallowell, a member OF me Grant
cutters Union Mayor Lenoall TIT
: con,b of this city. and Mayor Jane
r Lunt of Hallowell. and q. A. La
fayette of Chicago. the orator OF tn
aay The other carriages had as occu
pants quartet of older members o
tho various unions, Joseph Howard
,, A. A. Nichols, Thomas Farnnam AM
, Asa J. Cole, ell of this city.
The procession moved IN the follow
{ ing order: ua
OLYMPIA Band. H. L. Strickiana, ieadef
: J. 3. Hoskin. eh1e1 mdrShai-
r Aides
! HallowelI Branch Granlte cutters ma
|, tional Union.
Ouarrymen's Union.
Nrle Spinners' Union. No. 10.
. pr;cl Masons' and Plasterers' Union.
Mason Tenders Union.
: SECOND DIVISION.
Iafavette Band. F. A. Dennis, leader.