Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-09
LAB0R'S HOLIDAY.
A Grand Parade and a Mastery
Address.
Great Celebration in the
Three Cities.
and Conduct of Unions
Warmly Praised.

1.-THE largest and finest parade have
ever seen in the city of Augusta The
conduct of the men, in line and out OF
line has been an honor to themselves
and to the three cities they Visited"
declared Mayor Robertson, erphati-
cally. Il am so pleased that can
hardly keep myself in my clothes" an
nounced Abner Nichols, president of
the day. IAN unqualified success, Il
splendid exhibition, Il great step in the
progress of the Unions" said every
body who saw the exercises of Monday
If there was anything else that could
be said i'll praise of the Union men, and
their conduct. it was said, cor !, cry
body was full of praises, and justly,
too. Certainly nothing could be more
gratifying or encouraging TO all friends
of good citizenship than Mondays
celebration. There was not one OBJ
jectionablc feature, from beginning to
end and the three cities have reason
to be proud of the clean, honest man
hood which marched through their
streets.
The exercises We're advertised to be-
gin at A. NJ, but as usual in parades
of 50 great size, there was delay, and it
was fully $50 before the procession
really took up its march. The Central
Union had promised 1000 men, and
they must have exceeded it, for the pro-
cession, teams and all, reached from
the State House down through State
and Grove streets into Water. The
police headed the procession, followed
by the Olympia band. The Central
Labor Labor Union, with the new ban
ner, came next, followed by the hand
soonest float of the day, only 1t could
hardly be called float, for it Was
eight horses hauling eight tons of
granite. The stone consisted of two
Corinthian columns, with bases and
capitols, and one huge, rough granite
block. 1t represented the work of the
IlallOWell Granite Cutters. The Gram
lite Cutters, by the way. did not appear
in uniform, because the suits sent them
We're not union made. Mhe ouarrymen
had had rather better fortune and
were able to appear in uniform, With
the exception OF the hats. The Brick
layers, Masons and plasterers Union
had not been scheduled, but it appeared
next i'll order. There vas one other
lalge union which had not been down
on the list, the Transfers and Long
shoremens' Union from Gardiner.
There were two bands besides the
Olympia, the Gardiner and the La
fayette band of Augusta. With these
exceptions, the line of march was sub
stantially as had been arranged by
Marshal Hosken, which was as fol-
lows:
Building Laborers, 20 men: Carpen-
ters, Augusta, rs men; / Painters and
Paperhangers, Augusta, 80 men;
Quarrymen, Hallowell, 40 men; Paper
makers Gardiner, 1GG men; Loom Fix
ers, Augusta, 25 men; Carders, Au-
gusta, so men; Weavers, Augusta, 40
men; Carpenters, Gardiner, % men;
Typographical, Augusta, 40 men; Ma
sons, Gardiner, Is men; BARRIERS, Au-
gusta, % men; Clerks. Augusta, so men;
Pulpnakers, Augusta, so men; Federal,
HalloWell, 20 men; Firemen, Gardiner,
20 men; Federal, Gardiner, 50 men;
Suspender Makers, Augusta, men;
Painters, Gardiner, is men: Cab Driv-
ers. 80 teams; city governments of the
three cities; merchants display; fire
department of Augusta; street depart
ment of Augusta.
The officers on the line of march
We're: Marshal, l. B. Hosken, Hallowell:
aids, Fred White, Carpenters of Au-
gusta; T. NJ. Ware, Painters Of Au-
gusta Fred Merrill, Papermakers: A.
L. Written, Quarrymen; w. II. Enman,
Building Laborers.
The unions all made splendid APP
pearAnce, marching with much regu-
larity and precision, but perhaps the
best one for looks was the Paper Max
ers' Union, who with their sDotless
white suits and locked arms certainly
did look swell. The merchants dis
play We'll represented the enterprise of
Augusta merchants. 1t was artisti-
cally and attractively gotten up,
throughout, and substantially, too, for
nearly all of it went the rounds in ali
three cities. 1t is too hard and too deli
cate matter to pick out the best, but
one of the most highly appreciated.
surely, was a team hauling two great
White cans, just plain cans, they were,
but they were filled with Diamond
Spring water, and how good il tasted to
the thirsty paraders! The Fire and
the rear, did not lack their share of at
tention. for the Fire Department had
the new Hook and Ladder truck and
that old hand tub, of which everybody
is trying to find out the hstory-its !
tires got punctured, but wemustn't talk |
about accidents-ann the Street De-
partment had even the steam roller !
out, serving as an automobile
Beginning at the State House, the |
procession took the line of march down |
State street to Grove, down Grove to |
Water, down Water to Bond Bond to
State through State to Monument |
Park, where the Grafton was delivered |
by Rev. H. E. Dunnack.
President Frank E. Tracey of the
Central Labor Union introduced
A. w. Nichols, secretary of the Central
Union, as the president of the day,
and the literary exercises were be-
gun. Mr.. Nichols made a short speech,
discussing the influence of public
opinion uron the Labor Unions, and
then introduced Mayor Robertson of
Augusta. The Mayors speech was
short and to the point. He welcomed
the unions heartily, and then told them