The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-06

seven thousand men and forty pretty
girls marched yesterday morning in
one of the largest and most picturesque
parades since Labor day became st.
Paul festival Many more thousands,
! crowding every sidewalk along the line
of march, cheered this great column of
workers. Even the sun rose with a
union label, scattered the clouds and
introduced perfect morning-dry
bright and cool.
Conspicuous, as usual, for physical
vigor, intelligence and an air of pros
perity all unequaled by any other as
semblage of competitors outside of
America, the union men of ST. Paul
eXcelled this year in attractive uni
forms and insmartiaI evidence of COM
pact organization.
The abundance of good music was
another improvement displayed by the
1904 parade; a dozen bands marched
within sound of each other. They in
cluded all the local bands and several
from Minneapolis. 1t was, indeed be-
cause of their inability to secure bands
with which to mar.h that a number of
unions declined to parade this year.
Among the organiza tons absent were
those Of the bricklayers, the BARRIERS,
the bakers and the packing house en-
ployes. In the last named union alone
there are 500 members. The railway
car men, who supplied 700 marchers
year ago, did not contribute more
than 300 yesterday, although their
union is a growing one.
Parade Shorter but Better
Thus the parade of 1904, although
superior in various other respects, was
scarcely as long as that of 1908. But
the half a hundred unions were forty
minutes yesterday in passing the
judges stand, at the Sixth street en-
trance of the Hotel Ryan, and the
length of the procession was at least
two miles.
Had the usual loose formation Of
| civilian parades have been adopted, the
line would have been much longer. But
Chief Marshal H. " Koch insisted
upon the avoidance of struggling ranks,
so that the majority of the unions pa
raded four abreast.
Starting at Summit avenue and Ce-
dar street few minutes after 10
O'Clock, the industrial host received it's
first cheers on Cedar street. 1t turned
east at Eighth street, went down
Eighth as far as Rosabel, marched
| along Rosabel to Sixth, and up Sixth
to the postoffice and Rice park, where
the participants broke ranks.
The post of honor at the head of the
parade, just behind the DISTINGUISHED
guests in carriages, was fittingly al
lotted to forty young women as repre-
sentatives of the 600 sisters who are
| organized in nine local unions. "Our
girls, as many of the spectators called
them, Wore trim white gowns and
! White caps. They carried canes or
Wands striped with the national colors.
The fair marshal of this popular divi-
sion was Miss Lillian Fehrenbach. of
the milliners' union.
Union Label Float
| One float was prominent, although
not a few decorated vehicles might
easily have been confused with floats.
Four horses decked with American
bunting drew the Label league float.
1t. was a graceful conception repre-
senting the model Of a large swan
surrounded by her cygnets Each
swan was being driven, apparently. by
a small maiden holding reins of blue
ribbon, the label color.
| Among the comparatively few trans
parencies or notices was one reading
Keep the Father at Work and the
enid at SCHOOL, Another was Char
ter Amendment No. IA Is for Free TEXT
| Books; Vote for It."
;. Lieut.. Budy and eight mounted po-
ncemen cleared the route for the pa
rade. They Were followed by Chief
Marshal II. V. Koch and Assistant
Marshals Wilson and McCrossen on
norSes. Carriages conveyed President
i William Templeman, of the ST. PAM
Trades and Labor assembly; 70. b
Lott, of the Labor day. committee: Gov
van SAINT, Assemblyman Henry Haas
acting mayor; Dr.. Justus Ohage, city
| health commissioner; Walter Ham
mond, c. w. Douglas and c. E. James .
i AFTER the carriages appeared a de-
| tachment of thirty men from the 81
Paul hre department. led by Assista nj
Chief Strapp. The union girls. as
mentioned, marched next, behind whom
were seen the members of the Trades
and Labor assembly and Marshal Will
liam Brown.
Mounted Divisions
In accordance with the published
programme the second and twelfth fli-
VISIONS were. formed of various unions
the last two divisions being mounted
| These divisions were composed of the
ice wagon drivers. the beer drivers
the team drivers, the, delivery drivers
the team owners union, the express
men and the truck drivers
Ihelr horses were adorned with rib
bons and bright bunting in which in
dividual taste. produced contrasting eff
fects and aroused much applause.
The first prize. for marching order
and general appearance was awarded
to the machinists, large body thai
looked especially smart" They wore
blue uniforms, white caps and red ties
and carried bamboo canes
Second prize for, appearance ant
alignment went to the shoe workers
: who, wore blue caps, white shirts. darl
trousers andeno coats.
The painters and decorators. whose
uniform consisted of white caps, white
shirts and black trousers; secured third
: prize for maching and general ap-
pearance.
For the most men in line a prize wa.
given to-sthe carpenters. Their bis
union, marching four abreast. covered
two blocks with 700 men Thai,. Io r.