The San Francisco call., 1904-09-06

! OAKLAND. Sept. 5.-The members
of the labor unions of Alameda County
marched and feasted and danced and
sang and made speeches and listened TO
them, and engaged in games of skill
and Drawn and had a good time gen
orally to-day in Oakland. There was a
parade in the morning, when they all
turned out and marched TO strains of
martial music; there was barbecue
after that at Idora Park, where every
body ate drank and was merry; there
were literary exercises, when prominent
labor unionists told the others about
their hopes and expectations for union
labor; there were games still later in
the afternoon. when labor union con-
tested with labor union in friendly riv-
airy; and 10 cap the days enjoyment,
there was dance in the evening.
OF course. the parade was first in the
series of the days events The mem
bers Of every labor organization in
Oakland took part and headed by
bands and drum corps, with the ban
ners of their unions flying above them,
they marched through the streets in
honor of the workingman's own holl-
day. Forty trades unions were IN line,
the members of nearly all attired in
scme distinctive uniform. They were
heartily cheered by the thousands who
lined the curbs TO see the toilers pass.
The parade was headed by platoon
of police, in command of Chief of Po-
lice Hodgkins and Captain Petersen.
The grand marshal, George K. Smith,
and his aids. Frank Higuera and A.
w Borden. followed. and then came the
guests OF the day. the directors OF the
Board of Trade and the Merchants
Exchange. in carriages.
Leading the first division were the
Cooperative Butchers Association and
Butcher Workrnen's Protective Union,
headed by Marshal Henry Schaffer, and
after them came the other organiza-
tions in the following order:
Cooks and Waters Union No. 81 headed
I by President Martin Gregovitch. Charles Me-
Bride and Theodore Vlakovitch; Bakers and
Confectionery Workers Union. headed by
President Hugh McCaoe. Henry Rowen and
j r E,rhard: soda and Mineral Water Wagon
Drivers Union. with feat. headed by H e
RimasSa: sS5n ana mineral water workers,
headea by H. Mcfarland: Beer Bottlers' Union
headed by \. nirzalder: Box and Cabinet
Workers No 222 headed by John Silva: Boot.
Shoe and Leather Workers Union. with float;
Erotherhcod of Teamsters. with float headed
by T. r Gallagher: material teamsters with
float. headed by William Green.
aids. ]. J. Ovcrton, C. A. Green J. W Bibby.
H Smith, j. A. Anderson and ". Raullo;
/ members Of District Council OF Carpenters in
Chamber chamssrlain ' and L. f. Peake: Carpenters
/ Union No 1861. with float. Carpenters Union
No. SC headed by 3. Green and J. J. Overton;
Carpenters Unicn No. 11aS OF Berkeley,
headed BY II. Winiam and J. Niedt; Carpen-
/ tsrs Union No l94 OF Alameda. headed by
/ J. 4. Anderson; Millmens Union No. $50;
! Carpenters Union No. SIS OF Haywsrds
Third d;vision-MarsAal J. F. Sale; Long
! shorernens Unicn with float headed by ].
] Dunn and ]. silva: Barhsrs' Union. headed BY
workers. headed by T. HedburE. c Hogan and
\ George Miller; Retail Clerks Union. headed by
! President J. c. TrethewRy and Sydney Mott:
J Shipwrights' Union. with float. headed by J. 4.
Johnson: Laundry Workers. with lady members
in buses. headed BY } MorstT
: aids J. Keainy ard ". H. Black; Carmen 5
. Unicn Di-lsion No. 1872. Sign and Carriage
. Painters Local No. SIS headed by handsome
/. No 2S4 Machnists' Union. with float led by
, F. J. Hoffman,: Golden Gate Lodge. Machinist
! Anprenticcs. Iron. Steel and Tin Workers
! Union No. l. with neat. beaded BY n Brown,
with foa. headed by President John Forest
| ] Kenrsev and Louis Hoffman: stationary
l engineers. with float headed by ]. H Smith,
NJ Rose s. C. Heffner and II. NJ. Cole
AS the parade passed along Grove
street ii was greeted by hundreds of
school children, each OF whom carried
a flag furnished by a committee of
women. The waving flags formed a
background of glowing color as the
working1Den marched past.
The procession disbanded at Tele-
graph avenue and Twentieth street.
and the members of the unions, accom-
panied by their families and friends,
took cars for Idora Park where the
afternoon exercises were held.
On their arrival at Idora Park the