The evening world., 1904-09-05
THOUSANDS CHEER
LABOR'S HOSTS
Best Parade In Years Led by
Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union. with James B.
McCabe Grand Marshal.

Past miles OF boarded-up doors and
e~urtained windows In the abandoned
palaces OF the rich on Fifth avenue the
hosts Of organised labor trooped to-
day, 10000 strong. II was the best show
ing organised labor has made In years
and no parade ~ labor organizations
ever held passed on more smoothly.
Philip welnssimer. the Indicted leader
OF the Building Trsdes Alliance, was
not In line, although his followers had
hoped thai no would lead the parade.
Neither wa the Building Trades Al.
lance. the members OF which are en-
Gagged In Q struggle with the oontrae-
tors. represented. The marchsrs repre-
sentsd unions that are at work. making
good Wages
AZ washinGtou Square. where the
parade disbandsd. Inspector Titus with
100 policemen In uniform sucsr!ntsndsd
the movements Of the parade. There
w1s an Immense crowd all along the
line Of march despite the threatening
weather.
Usioas Will Represented.
The strongest organization numsri.
eally In line was the Housssmiths and
Br,dgsmsn's Union. Last year they
paraded with Sam Parks. mountsA "a q
white horse. at the head Of their or
g~anisation. They wore red shirts and
sleuoh hats and carried csuss.
The union OF cooks and bartsndsrs
was ~repres,ntsd BY a big wagon upon
which was painted this stm;
We Represent 1900 Msa Who Are
Compelled 10 Work on IAecs's Hell.
day. 'Nuff said"
a women Ride n Parade.
The parade assembled 10 the PARK
Circle and IN the side streets along
Fifth avenue. from rffty-ninth street
10 Forty-nfth street There were only
twenty-five woman In the host OF
marohsrs and they all rode In car
riages, Every trade carried 4 banner
and many had floats representing the
nature or their work.
just before the parade started from
the park circle at Fifth avenue and
Fifty ninth street. George Simon. q ~
pound member OF the Housssmiths'
Union. gave an involuntary rough rid.
Ing exhibition that aroused Intense en-
thusiasm.
AIDES Horse Runs Away,
Mr.. Simon was one Of the Marshars
aides. He was mounted on a restless
seed. Although Mr.. Simon Is perfectly
at home straddlinE beam twenty
stories In the air. he has q way OF
straddllng chat Is irksome to a horse.
His horse ran away. Three timss No
made the circuit Of the circle. Mr..
Simon alternately reposins perilously
close 10 extreme aft. and again riding
with his arms closely entwined sbou,
his mounts neck. After the third cir
cult the horse lay down and rolled on
Mr.. Simon. He walked IN the parade.
Tho parade moved down Fifth avenue
from Ftfty-ninth street to Washington
square. There was No reviewing STAND.
This wal the order:
Platoon Of Police
Grand M~srshAl.
arsa harshal', Ads,
1870 Amistss, orsnd Wsrhsfs A,ds.
Officers and p.lss.ts, q the Central FED
m.ss,'r:' psiss. 'f fS!s;s::i pas,.: :'s F Bnis:.
Actors Protective Union. Architectural Irou
W9fkeul MetA!lie Lnthsrs.
Second piyison-intsrnationAi Brothsrheod
No sa|is RP;sssi:s::s:;...pss: Il ,,,iiss; ::,,, ss,s;';,....
Hu,,h p.yts!ea-rrsp.a No, ~ xssAin.
esy.mith. h.nss M9yn,srs and ssttsss, Tar
'Tihs plsisios%s ro.sseScod o., Painters,
sis,a pisisisu.essers 2ssoss. ''s Hassn:i
H;lD.,,, LS%S;. and friE Hsnsisya
tors, ,Eoandrymss. Iron cSippsts, ksiirost
,Eishth pivisics-Hasehss. SlesT Sselsrs
Boot and moe wofhsrs. Carrisss snd Wsso,
WORKERS, ~euspSndss NAh~rS
r, I:s.A c! S1.,;!y md s.sssi. S Esss::.. 9 f:.ss
lin Prsesnen. stsssotypses.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of holida,
seekers will flock TO Conay Island AM
all the other adjacent resorts. Ever,
steamboat and railroad line runnIni
from the city has made srrangsmsnti
Tor excursions and planned for crowd
that will test the capacity Of thsi
transportation facilities.
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