The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-08
ORGANIZED LABOR
Made Fine Showing in Labor
Parade Yesterday.
EXERCISES AT THE GROUNDS
Addresses by State Labor Commits
sioner elackman and Attorney
eiandford.

Organized labor of Walla Walla
made d fine showing in the Labor day
| exercises yesterday afternoon. De
spite a drizzling rain that fell at times
during the afternoon the program was
carried out as planned. The parade
at 1870 o'clock was participated in
by $50 union men representing II
different organizations and altogether
was a fine showing for organized la
Dor. Following the parade addresses
at SingletOn's grove were made by
State Labor Commissioner Blackman
and Corporation Counsel BlandfOrd.
The athletic events held after the
speaking were particularly interesting
and provided much amusement to a
large crowd that was present.
Interest, however, centered on the
parade. plans for which had been laid
for several weeks. The order of
march was as follows:
Marshal of the Day Zeno Straight
and aides, Henry Perrin and Fred
Howard.
Chief of Police jerry Brown and
platoon Of patrolmen.
Walla Walla Military band, Music
ians' union No. 283.
Speakers carriage.
Mayor and members Of city council
in carriages.
Brotherhood Of Painters, Paper
Hangers and Decorators Of America
No. 1873, uniformed.
Retail Clerks international Protec-
tive association No, 1872, carrying
canes and colors.
Typographical Union No. 38S, uni
formed.
Journeymen Horse Shoers' Union
No 200, uniformed.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners No. 1911, uniformed,
Cigarmakers' international Union
No. 444.
Operative Plasterers' International
Association No 239, on float, eXempi
! lying their trade.
Journeymen Plumbers. Gas and
Steam Filters No. 81, uniformed.
J0urneymen BARRIERS international
Union No. 239, riding in carriages.
AmaIgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen No. 275, in car
riages.
In the parade were two carriages
containing yOung women in the en-
pIoy of the Motter-Wheeler company
Following in the second division Oh
the parade were flats representing
Sims grocery, Kaufman Meat mar
ket. John Stack, painter; Louis Kan
cigars; Richard Ludwigs, the grocer,
and the Model Bakery.
Athletic Events
The athletic events resulted as fol
lows:
100 yard race for union men-WOn
by Z. C. Leggett, of Clerks union,
suit of clothes by George Kellough;
second. F. Bowman, Of Plumbers I'M
ion. pair Of shoes by White House
Clothing company; third, George Bal
lard, of Painters union, hat by Mot
ter-Wheeler company.
100 yard free for all jash-Won by
E. c. LeggetJ, Knox hat by Al Gold
man; second, NJ. ]. Palmer, pair Phtt
| Eest shoes by Cash Shoe company;
third. James Casey, umbrella by D. T.
| Kygor.
80 yard sack novelty race for boys
under 1G years-Won BY Walter Nc
Cool. hat by White House Clothing
company; second, Hugh NcCool, pair
Of gloves by the Fair Store: third
| George Lehn. pocket knife by the
i Drumheller company.
50 yard young ladies' race-WOn by
Demarls Brown, dress pattern by Nc
Kean's; second. Emma Jessup, para
!, sol bv The Bee Hive.
50 ward ladies' race-Won by Mrs.
George Ripple, rocking chair by Z. G.
Bean; second. Mrs. Case, silver fruit
stand by BIac&man Bros: third, Mrs.
. Mcintosh, picture frame by John
Stack.
100 ward race for married union
men-Won by N. J. Palmer. of Butch
ers' union. two pounds Of Chase &
Sandhorn's coffee by R. Ludwigs
second. J. T. Morrison, Butchers IN
on. leg Of mutton by Kaufman Meat
, company; third. Z. J. Jones, Clerks
union. one can of baking powder by
: Sims Grocery company.
Zoo yard fat mems race-Won By
:. Rinehart. ham by Walla Walk
Meat company; second, Ben Johnson
box Of cigars by Surbeck Bros; third
? ". H. Case, two pounds coffee by c
\. Beck.