Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05
IN HONOR LABOR DAY
General Suspension Of Busi-
ness in All Trade Centers.
PARADES THE FEATURE
FREE ADMISSION TO CHILDREN
AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Celebration Comparatively Small AZ
fair at Chicago-Watson Grated
at Kansas City-Elsewhere.
PARADES THE FEATURE

ST LOUIS. Mo-, September 5, Worlds
Fair Grounds. At the worlds fair
grounds today Labor day was observed
with parade and athletic sports. A spe-
cial feature which helped swell the num-
ber of the people on the grounds was the
free admittance of children. AS a part Of
the Olympic games aquatic contests were
held in the United States life saving lake.
The Garde Republicaine Band of France,
composed Of eighty musicians under the
leadership of Gabriel. arrived here today,
and will begin their engagement with the
exposition Tuesday night.
Bearing a special invitation from Presi-
dent Francis to President Diaz of Mexico to
visit the worlds fair. Arnold Shanklin left
today for the City of Mexico
Two Big Parades at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 5.-Union
labor in st. Louis and vicinity celebrated
the day with two parades. One was held
down town under the auspices Of the Cen
trail Trades and Labor Union, while that at
tie exposition grounds was made up of
members of the building trades council
General officers of the National Building
Trades Council participated. At the con-
clusion of this parade, the twelfth annual
athletic meet of the council was held at the
worlds fair stadium. After the down town
parade, which was one of the largest ever
held. the celebration continued throughout
the day and evening at Lemps Park.
Not Big as Last Year.
CHICAGO, September 5.-The annual holi-
day of labor was celebrated today by a
parade and picnies. The march, the chief
feature of the day in previous years, was
comparatively small affair 1t was par
i,iv t..
In the building trades the butcher work.
men and a few other organizations
The annual Labor day one-hundred- mile
road race of the western division of the
Century Road Club was held today. There
We're nineteen entries The record for the
course - the ertyvile-Wauke-
gan route is 517.
The parade was managed by the Asso-
ciated Building Trades Council, instead of
the Chicago Federation of Labor, as in for
mer years. 1t was composed of five divi-
sions only. and there were about 10000 men
in line-the smallest number in years.
The stock yards We're almost abandoned
by the strikers, who came down town to
see the parade and cheer their fellow work.
erS.
The picnics arranged for by the Fedora
ton OF Labor were very largely attended.
More Than Usual at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 5-Labor
day was observed here in a more general
way than usual The banks, exchanges and
municipal buildings were closed, as were
the leading business houses There was o
grand parade of labor unions to barley
Park, where a number of speakers deliv-
cred addresses and thousands attended a
picnic. There We're various excursions to
the suburbs and down the bay, and numer-
Gus outdoor sports
Watson the Feature at Kansas CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, September g.
Thomas E. Watson, populist candidate for
President of the United States was the
principal speaker at a Labor day picnic
mere today. Previous to the speechmaking
nearly ten thousand Workingmen passed in
parade through the downtown streets
$4,000 in Line at Boston.
BOSTON, Mass, September 3. - Twenty
five thousand men, representing the various
local branches of the Central Labor Union,
the Building Trades Council and the
knights of Labor, joined today in one of
the longest Labor day parades ever seen
in this city.
Decorated floats. many of which We're
filled with children, formed an interesting
feature. The knights of Labor bodies
which had not Joined in parade here for
seven years, participated today Governor
Bates and Acting Mayor Doyle reviewed the
line. Picnics and sporting events mar ked
the observance of the holiday. The day was
observed in many New England cities. The
weather was beautiful. In Connecticut OBJ
servance of the day was more general than
at any previous time since the formal adop
ton of the day as state holiday
$4,000 March at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, September GA large pa
rade and speeches and athletics at
Schenley Park are the features of Labor
day here. The weather was cool and pleas
nj Ia ed hat
marched over the route to Schenley Park,
where addresses were made by W. H.
Leonard of the Western Federation of
Miners of Colorado, and number Of
prominent local leaders. An athletic pro-
gram, with valuable prizes, closed the cele
bration.
Sports the Feature in New York.
NEW YORK. September 5.-Business
houses, banks and exchanges throughout
the city were generally closed today and
Labor day was generally observed. The
principal attractions today were sports and
games by land and water, and there was
the usual parade. in which various labor
organizations participated. The parade
was headed by 5000 members of the
Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union, but
without their old leader, Sam" Parks who
dominated the event of last year, when
he led the line. In place of the leader of
last Labor day as grand marshal was Jas.
+. McCabe, a former president OF the Gen.
tral Federated Union and delegate of
the Gold Beaters' Union. The unions which
had voted to participate in the demonstra-
tion turned out with good quotas Of their
membership The usual floats of the vari-
Gus trades were in evidence. and several
mail wagons accompanied the teamsters.
Immense Parade in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. September 5-Labor
day was observed In this city today by
an immense parade of union workmen.
After parading the principal streets they
went to suburban park, where picnic
was held.
Parade and Speeches at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 5.-Labor
day was celebrated with street parade
and speeches at Phoenix Hall Park For
her Representative Howard Of Alabama
was the orator.
Big Picnic at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La, September g.