The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08


international BARRIERS Union No. zos wss
represented by 81 members dressed in
! black with silk hats and each wearing
the red badge of their union.
The carpenters and joiners were led
! by a float on which was a tiny house,
! made by union carpenters and painted by
union painters. It was completely furnish
cd. The seventy carpenters who followed
were dressed in white caps, white and
blue shirts and white duck trousers a
five year old boy with the full uniform
led the union. Carpenters Union no. POI
also had float showing the emblem of
the order
The Journeymen Bakers Union No. PSI
was represented by p members dressed
entirely in white.
The fathers union was represented by
eight members dressed in white shirts and
black trousers.
| The plasterers had "a men in line dress
! Cd entirely in white with black belts.
/ The journeymel plumbers were dressed
in white shirts, blue and white overalls
and each carried lead pipe cane
An imitation policeman with red hair,
wrinkled helmet and dilapidated blue coat
was mounted on an old crowbait. The
small boys had a whole lot of fun with
him and the crowd along the streets
laughed.
sanford's band led the second division
of the parade.
The Painters and Decorators Union led
by float with the emblem OF the order
mounted on the back of a dragon. There
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dressed in white shirts and trousers, and
each man wearing big sunhower but
tonier
The members Of the Wichita Typo
graphical Union No. las followed the
painters and decorators. There were for
u members OF the order in line each
carrying red, white and blue umbrella
The printers were followed by the dis
play Of the Eagle. The city circulator in
a buggy was followed by his thirty car
riers, all mounted Each carrier had
banner giving his number and some catch
phrase.
The stationary engineers and fremen
had float with nailupright stationary
engine in operation. There were twesty
men grouped about the engine. each
OF grease scattered over them.
Eighteen of the members of the Boiler
Makers Union followed the stationary
flremen's float.
The Laborer's Union No. 1896 was re
presented by g float in which were a
goodly number of young girls dressed in
white. An awning was formed with bunt-
ing and flags.
The Fountain of Youth" was wagon
load Of water in bottles Of various sizes
the product of the Aerated Water COM
pany.
The members of the Leather Workers
Union, numbering IS men We're dressed in
white shirts and black trousers with
black patent leather collars and cuffs.
The Clearwater band heaCed the third
division.
The Retail Clerks Union was represent
ed by thirty men from different stores
Greenfield Bros, clothiers. had their en-
tire force in line, each wearing whita
hats with a band made from a tapemeas-
ure and wearing a big paper bouquet.
Herman & Hess had their clerks out, each
wearing white crusher and a linen
buster
The Golden Eagle was represented by
a big sign on a road wagon.
The Fulton had their clerks in carry
all Each man was dressed in white
shirt and black trousers with a tape
measure neekGe.
The Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
were dressed in white shirts and black
trousers. There were y of them.
fol &C. -Dfo IaH r,1ar
in line. The a. c. Husey Cigar fac
tory had two floats telling of the merits
Of the cigars they made.
The Timers Union was led by two
children. CIaud and Evelyn Mclaughlin,
dressed in white and riding in pony
cart The q timers wore tin sailor hats
and carried tin canes.
G. r. Toilet & Co had a float showing
a furnace and range At the front OF
the wagon stood a man dressed in the
Quaker Earb of we Olden tyne"
Rowlee & Co, had a float carrying a
furnace. man sat on the rear of the
wagon popping corn and this was dis
tributed to the small boys in sacks.
The International Building Laborers'
Union No. , was represented by Is men
ir' their working garb.
Eight teams represented the Transfers
Union.
one of the funny floats of the parade
was the display. of the Yankee Tailors
with the Yankee automobile that is
buggy pushed by a mule. The machine
was of course very crude and many a
hearty laugh was had as it appear ed in
the line. see-sawing from one side Of the
street to the other.
All but one company Of the Wichita
Fire Department was in line The bright
trimmings Of the wagons. the prancing
horses the fine looking men in solid blue
uniforms and the Two big engines made
a grand appearance. The hook and ladder
truck was drawn by four horses and the
big engine from No 3 station had the
regular three horse hitch. This was the
first time the general public had a chance
to see the new metropolitan engine. and
macy an admiring remark was made az
it passed.
Four more teamsters followed the fire
department The teamsters had their
regular wagons and were dressed in the
working garb
The Ratlin Cigar company had big
sign the trade mark Of their brand OF
cigars. mounted on an automobile.
Tapp Bros Hanshaw had a wagon