Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-07
LABOR'S HOLIDAY
CELEBRATED BY THE VARIOUS UNIONS
IN ANNAPOLIS.
The First Demonstration of Its
Kind Proves Success
tul Affair.

Today the Bricklayers. Masons and
Plasterers' Union No. ?, and Carpenters
Union No. II26, presented to the city of
Annapolis a somewhat more ambitious
attempt to celebrate Labor Day than has
ever before been given.
The legislature. showing the high re-
spect in which the real working element
OF this nation is regarded. set apart the
first Monday in September as a holiday
known as Labor Day, and today, for the
first time, the occasion was celebrated
in digni6ed and proper manner.
The working man participated in the
occasion and the various unions and
associations turned out in full force. Long
before the hour announced for the parade,
the organizations began to form onChurch
Circle, right resting on " est street. Mr..
Andrew Hopkins was chief marshal OF
the parade, and he had as his assistants
Messrs. A. q. Baker and George Sullivan.
The organizations in line were headed
by the chief marshal and his aides, with
Cuperos Cadet Band of Baltimore, in
the lead. The marshal and aides wore
sashes of different colors and all organi-
zations wore badges. There was no uni
formity as to dress. The following organi-
zations were in the line of march Car
penter's Union No. II2o in the lead, as
the guest of the Bricklayers' Union, who
were largely instrumental in getting up
the day celebration; Hosting Engineers,
Printers, Painters, Bricklayers, Masons,
Plasterers and Plumbers.
Besides these organizations, there were
other union men who marched in line
irrespective of organization, and a number
Of carriages containing business men of
the city brought up the rear. In one of
the carriages were Messrs. Edward In
gersol, Andrew Strible, o. Daniels and
Mr.. Shehan. The bricklayers in line
numbered about seventy
The parade formed on Church Circle
and moved west on West street TO Second
street, countermarched to Church Circle,
to College avenue, to Prince George street,
to Randall street, through Market space
to Main street, to Church Circle, to Duke
Of Gloucester street, TO the Assembly
Rooms, where they were reviewed by
Mayor Samuel Jones, Counselor Hugh
X. Riley and members of City Council.
After being reviewed by the Mayor,
the parade disbanded and proceeded to
Boucher's Grove, where an all-day picnic
was held with music and dancing this
evening and prize shooting match this
afternoon. The prizes were donated by
the unions, Mayor Jones, Messrs. Holle-
baugh, Bells, Boucher, Nichols. Jewell,
c. A. Dubois. Levy, F. A. Munroe and
were on exhibition at the store of the
latter gentleman on Main street.
The success of the celebration was
largely due to the committee Of arrange
ments, which consisted of the following
gentlemen Messrs. David A. Dunn,
William I. Cadell, Thomas Anderson,
Joseph Jewell, Jr. and Frank Z. Wise,
chairman. 1t was labor's day in the true
sense OF the term and everybody enjoyed
the occasion by taking holiday.
The marines saluted the flags carried
by divisions along the line of parade. but
only few midshipmen, notably those in
front of Prof. Werntz's saluted. the flag
Others did not.