The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-08

nile band of the Ancient Order of Forest
ers. It was composed Of ice wagon driv-
ers, retail delivery drivers, butcher cart
soda and mineral water wagon drivers,
brewery wagon drivers, expressmen,
hackmeu in carriages, q strong body of
sanitary wagon drivers and drivers Of
furniture, piano and milk wagons. The
League Of the Cross band furnished mu-
sic for the second half Of this division.
Eight hundred retail clerks and' sales
women formed the third division. with D.
B. Ferguson as marshal and E D. Mon
t-ose and Charles 3. Whilden as aids.
The women in goodly number rode in
carriages between the Retail Store
Clerks Association in white caps and
natty suits and the Retail Clerks hide
pendent Protective Association in red
caps and sashes. This division made
particularly fine appearance.
The Iron Trades Council formed the
fourth division Of the parade the largest
and most imposing of any. All Of 1000 men
allied to the iron trades marched after
George Sandman, president of the coun-
ell, as marshal and J. ]. McDade and T.
A Riordan as aids One of the floats was
a miniature of the battleship Maine, with
smoke pouring from the tunnels. The I'M
ions comprising this division were Black
smiths Helpers No. 316. Casting Clippers
No. 10, 405, BOilermakers' Helpers No. 20,
Amalgamated Engineers No. 616, Pattern
makers League, Ship and Machine Smiths
No. los, Machine Hands, Brotherhood of
Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders,
United Metal Workers, Boilermakers,
Ship Drillers, Iron Molders, Steam Filters
and Machinists' Apprentices.
The fifth division was marshaled by H.
Gallagher, who had for aids F. Ducoing
and II. Clunie 1t was composed of I'M
ions affiliated with the Labor Council
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partment Those represented were the
rope and cordage workers, with a mag
nificent float emblematic of their employ
ment; the broommakers, who carried UNI
brellas made Of broom straw and had a
convict and a Chinaman chained to-
gether as a symbol Of cheap broom manu-
featuring; the glassblowers, with a fur
mace and blowers on float; cigarmakers,
with a gigantic cigar box on a float;
united cloth hat and cap makers, with
women operatives in carriages; cloak
makers; carriage blacksmiths, in leather
aprons, who marched like veteran SOL
diers and made a fine appearance; bicycle
and automobile machinists on bicycles,
stove mounters and rammermen, box
makers and sawyers, picture frame work.
ers, reed and rattan workers and sugar
workers.
Three unions of coopers, with S. ]. Cook
as marshal, composed the following divi-
sion. together with a representation of the
Fishhandlers' Union.
The next division was headed by the
shirt waist and laundry workers, who
made a splendid appearance. Thirty
floats and vehicles carried cargoes of
pretty girl operators. who received a
warm welcome along the line. Then came
the garment workers. upholsterers, soap,
soda and candle workers. carriage paint
ers and carriage woodworkers, shoe
workers. shoe critters and shoe repairers,
glove workers. leather workers on horse
goods and tanners.
A cavalcade Of officers on white horses
headed the Stablemen's Union They were
followed by the shippers, packers and
pOrters' unions and the canmakers, who
carried metal American flags.
The Allied Provision Trades Council
followed. with w. Kugler as marshal and
W. S. Little and T. s. Mclaughlin as
aids. Gigantic pies, cakes and loaves of
bread symbolized the craft. The bakers
and confectoners were in the lead,
dressed in spotless white. The brewers
and maltsters, decked with sprays of
hops; the Cooks and Walters Union,
with a dining-rom float on which meals
were served; the soda and mineral water
! bottlers and large delegation of the
butcher workmen brought up the rear of
| the procession. The fathers, a finely
equipped body of men, dropped out be-
cause OF being compelled to walt
BY some blunder the head of the pro-
cession was cut off by the Building
Trades Council procession at Van Ness
avenue. and the line was compelled to
halt for an hour and a half before IL
could proceed. This was the only Incl
dent that marred the display.
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