The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-06
Parade Of Central Trades Union
More Than a Mile Long
Picnic Held at Lemps
Park.

Tho Central Trades and Labor Union
celebrated Labor Day with a parade
through the principal downtown streets IN
the forenoon. a picnic at IeInp's Park IN
the afternoon and q dance at tho same
place last night. Thousands took part in
the parade and IN tho other events. and
when the band played Home. Sweet
Home" ut Midnight there were many
who declared they had enjoyed them
selves greatly.
The parade formed on Twelfth and Mar
ket streets and marched north to Frank
lin avenue. east to Broadway. south TO
Arsenal street. west to Ninth street and
south to the entrance Of LemD's PARK
The procession was more than a mile IN
length. and was said to DO the largest
ever managed exclusively b. union labor
organizations In st. Louis.
The eight divisions were comfnandec oy
Grand Marshal Wade, assisted BY the foi-
lowing division marshals. First dislsion'
John GebbGur. second. L. ST. Clair. inlfV'
F. a. Heller: fourth. j. +. OConnor: rfth.
George Seymour; sixth. J. Sieknan. sc'-
.nth, J. kenney. eighth. c. Mittendoft.
The local unions participating IA me pa
rads were: Delegates to the traces ALu
Labor Assembly. delegates 10 the buiie!hs
Trades Council. bartenders local Union.
three unions OF retail clerks. beer co'tsis.
packers, three unions OF electrical! WORK
ers. twenty unions OF teamstersj baioeIs'
cattle butchers, meatcUtters, cNIpostciS.
theatrical brotherhood metal pohshets'
stove mountsrs, steel range workers;
EOrseshoers, car wheel molcefs. IRON. ST..
and tin workers. boilermakers. stove more
ers. seven unions OF AmaISaniateo Moo ,-s
workers, Upholsterers. granite. cement anu
concrete workers, two unions OF garment
workers, ladies' garment cutters, three
unions Of boot and shoe WORKERS. SIX
rLrHw y.
wire-rope workers.. drum corps ana news
boys union. carriage and wagon WORKERS.
cracker baker,. brick. tile and terra Gotta
alliance. badge makers. orusnnakefs
broom and whisk makers. flour and cereal
mill employees, stone PAYERS. building en-
p!oyes and soda water drivers
The marchers were cheere1 at many
places along the route 10 the park. ano
,hc-c was not an unpleasant feature nor
an accident. Arriving at Lcnnp s fafk, tle
unions scattered, and soon al were ENJOY
various places where refreshments were
s.rved or strolling along the rustic high-
picnic and dance were. Arrangements
Ricnard Debarry, chairman. William
Block. W Schilllg. J. Rudolf and q. W.
HOLMAN. F'loor.G W. no Imam. chairna1'
g RolOff. Il ". Brown. George W. Mel
low. J. Morris. W. Geblain. a 81. Clair.
George Calvin. T .barly, q L. kakarly.
l.. Woodward anc VI. F1abive; Park-E-
Brown, chairman. j. i. Harrington. j.
Shannessy. ~ Buthe. J. Bi>nof. G Con-
nell. J. GOedeckrT. .. Fischer. o. Pau. J.
Haynes, q. IIauEhlin and q. Russell. Gate
j EuD1if. chairman: W Schillis. W. e
ESgeTIa.n. e. Moore. J. SINGER. Chas. Al
brscht. NJ. Shapiro. Cfns- Seeberser and
J. LaTkins-
TIE only address OF the day az the park
was made by William Brandt. candidate
for STATE. Auditor "u the Socialist ticket
Probably loo persons heard most OF Mr.
BTslNGts address. and most " these
cheer-d the speaker frequently. Mr..
Brandt advised his auditors to never stop
working for unionisfn until the laboring
masses OF the United States were in the
union fold
After the speaking dancing began and
continued until late hour.