The San Francisco call., 1903-09-08
UniOnSMdrch
in Radiant
Cities.
Great ChOus
ing Through
out State.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

- AN JOSE. Sept. To-day was the
greatest Labor day ever held in
~ Santa Clara County. About 1000
union men Daraded the streets and thou
sands OF spectators were along the line
OF march. Nearly every union was uni
formed and the whole line presented a
hne appearance Business was generally
suspended and the holiday observed.
The committee OF the Labor day reIe-
bration had Joined with the Native Sons
Of the Golden West in decorating the
town Streamers OF vari-colored banners
were strung across the streets. flags were
nying and many stores had decorated
fronts These gave a gala appearance to
laboTs celebration and was a pleasing
surrounding to the uniformed line parad-
ing the city streets
The labor unions formed on Third and
St. James streets and at 10 O'Clock the
procession began to move. c. W. King
was grand marshal. President James II.
Morrison of the Federated Trades. d. J.
Gairaud Of the Central Labor Council and
e J. White, president of the Building
Trades Council. occupied a carriage -Four
bands OF union musicians were in the
parade. one at the head OF zach division.
All the unions made a fine appearance.
About fifty women, members OF the
Laundry Workers Union. marched in the
parade They were dressed in pretty
white suits and attracted much atten-
tion. A number Of the Timers Union
wore tin hats and carried tin parasols.
San Jose Typographical Union had two
pretty little girls in white at the head OF
its column as ribbon bearers to the ban
ner carrier The union turned out nearly
one hundred members, the men wearing
white shirts and caps and carrying canes.
The women members Of the union Occu-
pied a six-seated carriage. The parade
was made I'D of the following unions;
First divislon-Cigarmaker Carpenters Ma
chinists MOlders Timers. Tailors. Material
Teamsters No l. Material Teamsters No >
Engineers. Lathers BOxmakers. Carpet Work
ers ShaIics LADoreTs, Fro.syILsJ 5si I-,
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SSS: Painters. Los Gatos No. 21; Butchers.
Carpenters No. 66S Carpenters No 81. Cooks
and Walters Laundry Workers. Quarrymen,
Lathers Team Drivers No 35
Electrical workers FottIers. Cement WORKERS
Plasterers, Giroy Federal.
Fourth division Brickmakers, Bakers.
Horseshoers, Speciality Builders. BARRIERS.
American Railway Union. Janitors. Retail
Clerks. Street Car Men
The line Of march was from Third and
st. James streets to Santa Clara. to Sec
Ond, TO San Antonio, thence to First.
thence to the broad-gauge depot. counter
march on First and down Santa Clara TO
Orchard street
After the parade a picnic and barbecue
were held at Agricultural Park. About
five hundred people enjoyed the barbecue.
There was dancing. baseball. bicycle races
and sports Of all kinds. This evening a
grand ball was held under the auspices OF
the labor unions in the carnival pavilion.
There was a large crowd present and il
enjoyed the event until early hours IN
the morning.
the parade: Best float speciality, Novelty
Workers; special mention, Cooks and
Walters; best banner, Typographical IN
ion; special mention, Steam Engineers;
best uniform Laundry Workers; special
mention. Plumbers and Butchers; march
ing appearance, BrickwOrkerss special
mention, Painters.
The Garden City Wheelmen defeated the
Oakland Wheelmen in the twenty-five
mile relay race for the $50 silver cup
offered by the federated trades. William
son rode the first relay for Oakland and
beat Maggini out by 100 yards. In the
second relay Roberts ran away from
Gray and added another 100 yards to Oak
lands lead. Dieffenbacher overcame this
lead in the third relay and beat Heath
of Oakland out 100 yards. Oakland
through East cut this down and when
Berryessa finished he was but twenty
yards ahead. Waibel and Smith met in
the last relay Waibel waited for Smith
and they fought the race out In the
stretch, winning on squirt by two
wheels.