The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-08
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS
Horseshoers' Association Had Every One of Its Members in Line and Got the Prize-Afternoon
 Entertainment.

which witnessed 1t was Dy lar inS Aai eese ever seen here and the entertainments were altogether more attractive than on any former occasion. Several thousand members of the va- rious unions were in line in the parade. The majority were on foot, some were in carriages and quite a number were on horse back.
 Memoll's full band, thirty-six strong, was in the parade. as well as the Pratt City band. The procession was headed by D. U. Williams, president of the Trades council and grand marshal of the day. He was followed by Chief of Police Wier and a platoon of mounted police. Mayor Drennen and Aldermen Heidt. Copeland, D. R., Altman, Copeland, J. R., Wheeler, Greener, Jones, Sims, Forney, Gum, Cooper and Barbour were In carriages. The six divisions of the parade were under command of P. II. Moore, John Van Reeden, w. w. Bradbury, M. B. Lime han, A. H. Moore and Harry White, the aides to the grand marshal.
 The judges of the parade, who award ed the various prizes, were Leon w. Friedman, Fl. Scudder Ryall and John T. Evans. They witnessed the parade from the balcony of the Hotel Hilman and kept careful count of the number of men in the various organizations and their ap- pearance After the parade they made the following award:
 Plumbers and Horseshoers. | A.. ok noxy Parade and Officers of the Birmingham Trades Council:
 Gentlemen-The undersigned having been appointed judges of the parade given On Monday, September ', by organized la hor of Birmingham and immediate ois- | trict, desire to submit our report: | We watched with care the parade and congratulate the men wko toll on their | fine presentation.
 ] For the neatest appearance in the pa l rade we are unanimous in the opinion that the Plumbers made the best showing.
 As to the largest percentage which 1 turned out In parade compared to mem- bership the Horseshoers' union is entitled I to the prize.
 | We therefore make the above award.
 l.. W. FRIEDMAN. H. S. RYALL.
 JOHN T. EVANS.
 Every member of the Plumbers union was neatly attired. They wore suits of gray, gray Alpine hats. white shoes. turn ed down collars and black neckties, and carried walking canes with the colors of the union. There were sixty-five or the plumbers in line, and they made an att tractive appearance. The committee was unanimous in its award.
 Every member of the Journeymen Horseshoers was in line, and this organi- zaton was, therefore, awarded the prize for the largest percentage of member ship. There were a number of other unions which had more men in line, but none which showed such a large percent age.
 The Line.
 Following is the way the unions lined up at Capital park for the parade:
 Grand Marshal D. U. Williams.
 Police patoons
 Mayor Drennen and aldermen in car riages.
 Mr. J. F. stallings speaker. in car riage.
 officers of the Trades Council in six carriages. accompanied by Representa- tive w. c. Cunningham of the state legis- lature. Float of Labor Advocate, the official organ of the Trades Council
 MemoIi's band of thirty-six pieces.
 Locals of the carpenters and joiners, in neat costumes of white and black eHects and also some with overalls.
 Local No 57, Painters union' Tn wnite suits and caps, eighty strong.
 officers of the Musicians union in car riages. ,o !, neat uniforms, consisting of blue snirts and caps and white trousers.
 Garment workers in tallyhoes' tah III white with white parasols. Five carriages containing members oi inc Coppersmiths union.
 Roiermakers' union, preceded with a aoat with a boiler being riveted as the parade moved along
 pratt City band heading the. brickma- sons. 2s6 strong, all neatly costhmed.
 plumbers, sixty-five strong. with their neat appearing costumes, described above
 and I. Slaughter with their tailors aboard cigarmakers' union in five carriages. Rottlers' union on two floats.
 Butchers union on floats distributing sausage and meats
 Electrical Workers union, with white shirts, black trousers and straw hats, six ty-three strong.
 Timers in carriages. forty-nine strong all wearing tin hats, collars and ties.
 Molders' union, ninety strong, with blue shirts. white hats and black pants
 Pratt City, Vivian and Ensley Butch CTS union in float. distributing meat. Carbulders' union. seventy-seven strong. wearing jumpers.
 Carriage and Wagon workers on horse- back eleven strong.
 NJ. E. Feenker, horseshoing establish ment. two ponies being shod on float.
 Miners. both white and black. from Sayerton and Coalburg, about IFS strong. Ore miners. colored, from Hillman. eighty strong. in blue overalls.
 Employees at Gate City rolling mills col pred. in blue overalls.
 Wagons and floats of business houses.
 Dinner Time.
 After the parade the members of the unions dispersed for dinner. but gath cred later at the various places of amuse- ment in Birmingham. A large per cent of the union men allied with the trades council went to Trotwood park. where there were races and various athletic events Harry Markey was the maste- of ceremonies at the park and among the speakers were D. Douglass Wilson. editor of the Machinists' Journal. Indi- annapolis. and w. J. Spencer, general or ganizer of the plumbers with headquar-