Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-06
oTTuMwA TRADES uNloNlsTS
CELEBRATE THEIR ANNUAL
HOLIDAY APPROPRIATELY.
G. f. UCKER ORATOR

Pickler-Response by j. w. kltto,
President of Local Federation--Mu-
sic and Athletic Events at Park.
Chicago, H.. Sept. 5-The annu-
al holiday Of Labor was celebrated
today with parade and picnics.
The march, the chief feature in
former years, was comparatively
a small affair here today.
Reports from other cities show
that the day was more generally
served than heretofore, parades,
picnics and speechmaking being
features. At Kansas City Thomy
as Il. Watson populist candidate.
for president, was the orator Of
the day.
Bloomington, H., Sept 5.-The
largest labor day celebration in
local history occurred today, about
5000 persons being in line. Spring
field sent 1000 marchers, while
towns within radius of fifty
miles contributed 1000 more.
Charles ]. Rief1ler treasurer Of the
American Federation of Labor,
were the speakers.
| With two thousand men in line, tha
union laborers of the city today be-
gan the celebration of labor day with
monster parade which circled the
main business streets of the city and
then Strengthened out on the long
tramp to Caldwell park, where the
principal exercises of the day took
place. When the platoon of eight of
Ottumwa's. stalwart preservers of the
peace entered the outer gate at the
park the members of the Federal Labor
union who brought UP the rear Of tho
big parade We're just leaving the busi-
ness blocks.
Following the platoon of police
Schawbkey's Union band headed the
procession. Midway Of the lone line
was the Fifty-fourth regimental band.
Nearly every local union in the city
was represented and some of the locals
presented an especially fine appear.
ance.
Order Of the Parade.
H. E. Roe acted as marshal of the
day and he was assisted by l.. Light
/ ner The order in which the parade
was made IN was as follows
!; Platoon of police.
Schawbkey's Union Band.
Hod Carriers.
Coopers.
I, BARRIERS.
, Locomotive Engineers
Stationary Firemen.
Machinists.
Switchmen.
!, Stone Masons
, Allied Metal Workers.
3 Cigar Makers.
) Blacksmiths.
J Miners No 15z.
Brick Tile C Terra Gotta Workers.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers.
Leather Workers.
Bakers.
Clerks.
Woman's International Union Label
s League.
: Brick Layers.
Fifty-fourth Regimental Band
: Allied Printing Council
L Maintenance of Way
I Painters & Decorators.
e Amalgamated Meat Cutters.
a Moulders.
Miners No. 613.
Journeymen Tailors.
Garment Workers.
Bartenders League.
Steam Engineers.
= Street Railway Workmen.
: Electrical Workers.
Rutledge Miners.
: Carpenters.
Teamsters Nos 215. SIT, 500
- Federation of Labor
In Enjoy Picnic Dinners.
n No I'll f1,0 fyA -
l. march disbanded and the men scatter
ed over the park and listened to the
= music and watched the athletic con
j., tests which were pulled off before din
" ner. When dinner time came hun
In dreds Of the marchers were Joined by
their families and the whole family en-
in joyed basket picnic dinner.
The address of welcome by Mayor
IN T. H. Picker was delivered about :3(
j., o'clock after few short Introductory
" remarks by T. D. Watson. The re
in sponse was made by ]. w. Kitto. pres
ident of the local Federation of Labor
e. and ne in turn was followed by G. F
Tucker, of Clinton. The address o
m the day was delivered by s. j. Kent, o
Lincoln, Neb., national organizer To-
ze the Carpenters and Joiners of America
n. Musical Numbers.
I'd Interspersed with the addresses wa!
4 music by both the bands and by the
d. Ottumwas. Onward" and Sunset
were the two numbers sung by the full
:. male quartet and Excelsior ar
=, =, ranged as duet was given in splen
ry did manner by Messrs. Frank Dagget
1n and Grant Keyhoe.
e. Big Ball Tonight.
iii During the afternoon the remainde
IN of the athletic contests were pulled OF
al
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