The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

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cans. He appealed to the mothers.
and asked if they were doing their
duty to the children. The Book of
Life" should rest upon every table.
How can the boy, who is to become
the man Of tomorrow, enter upon his
duties without the teachings of that
Book?
After music in the park, the Oska-
loosa band went to the ball park and
played for the game there,
The Labor Parade.
The celebrated 55th Iowa band I'M
der the leadership of Bandmaster
Landers headed the big Labor Day
parade. Then followed the various
unions and visiting delegates.
Local Union United Mine Workers
of America No. 81 was headed by
mine car pulled by bank mule. The
local had almost its entire member
ship in line and dressed in duck trou-
sers with miners cap and lamp made
a very striking appearance. There
were about one hundred men in line.
The Iowa Brigade Band of Oska-
loosa followed Immediately after this
and made their usual quota of good
music
The garment workers union was
preceded by a float Of the Penn Gar
ment factory, the home of the gar
ment workers local No. 76. This un-
ion is made up almost entirely of Ia
dies. Ten of the workers were en-
gagged in work on the float There
were fourteen carriages and about
sixty of the union were represented
in the parade. 1t was one of the
most striking demonstrations in the
parade.
The cigar makers union No. 297
had quite large delegation in line
almost a half hundred. II The boys
wore hat bands of union labels and
made a fine showing.
The carpenters and ioiners' union
made quite a showing. Bart Sinclair,
contractor and builder, had large
float heading this division. A gaso-
line engine was operating machinery
and the hands of the Sinclair planning
mill were all busy with part of the
work. Over fifty of the carpenters
were In line.
Painters, paper hangers and deco
rators made fine showing. Their
local, No. 925, was represented by a
company Of about thirty members
Journeymen barbers' local union
No. 10 had a representation Of about
twenty-five men. The men, wore their
barber uniform and made quite a
neat appearance.
Then followed representatives of
the clerks union. The clerks had in
tended making quite a demonstration
until confronted by the necessities
compelled by the show day opening.
Others following were teamsters,
butchers and leather workers, all max
ing creditabie showings.
The typographical union No. SIG
had about twenty representatives in
line and the local plumbers were rep.
resented by a very creditable shRy
ing.
The bar tenders were arreyed in
the working uniforms and rode in a
gaily decorated float.
The Oskaloosa Steam Laundry was
represented by delivery wagon with
the entire washing out to dry, and the
boy on top who does the work.
George Johnson and his broom in
dustry, together with representatives
of the broom-makers' local, attracted
considerable attention by their unique
display.
| Oskaloosa tailors were represented
in the line, the first time they have
appeared in public.
Taken all in all the parade was g
i demonstration the like of which the
city has not witnessed before. II
was a showing that the trades assem-
bly, may well feel proud of, and thu
! Oskaloosa people will hereafter have
better and greater opinion of the
amount of labor daily engaged in the
city of Oskaloosa. ..