Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-09-04
BIG LABOR PARADE
WAS The FEATURE
Labor Day Was FittineIy OBJ
served in AIbu.
querque.
EXERCISES AT ROBINSON PARK

That today was Labor Day was
plainly evidenced early this morning
Crowds lined the principal streets OF
the down town district several hours
before the time set for the big par.
ade.
Promptly az $3.50 o'clock the
parade. HEADED Hy the First Regiment
band, took up los march. Starting at
| the Elks' tua1,er at the corner of
Gold avenue and Fifth street the men
! representing the various labor unions
of the city. marched east to Second
| street, south to Silver avenue, east
to First street, north to Railroad ave
nue., and thence west on Railroad ave-
nue. to Robinson park.
At the head of the parade were
President O. d. Stewart, of the Cen
tral Labor union, who was marshal OF
the day and j. w. Hawthorne. and
p. r. Ward aides, with the First
Regiment band following. Then came
the members of the following labor
organizations:
Division No. international Asso-
citation of Machinists.
Painters and Decorators, No. S23.
Division No 3-Electrical Workers,
No. 306.
Division No. 4-International Ty-
biographical union No 304.
Division No. BARRIERS InteTna-
tional union. No sol.
Division No. G-Stonemasons In
ternational union, No. 3,
Division No. 7-lnternational Asso-
citation of Machinist Helpers, No. 2O3.
Division n S-lnternational Broth
erhOOd of Boilermakers' Helpers. No.
1O9.
Division No. 1O-Brewery Workers
union, No. $780,
Division No 11-United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Jointers of
America, local No 1919.
Exercises at Robinson Park. -
Immediately alter the parade dis
banded at Robinson park, Hon. B. S.
Rodey opened the exercises at the
park with an able and well delivered
address appropriate to the day. The
park was filled with a crowd number
ing several thousand people. MI.
Rodey's address was interrupted by
frequent and vigorous applause.
Attorney George S Klock delivered
the closing address. which was also
very interesting and elected much ap-
plause. The band furnished music
during these exercises.
Banks Closed All Day.
The various banks of the city, post
Office and barber shops observed the
day by closing, and most of the bust
ness houses closed at noon. This af-
ternoon a ball game is in progress at
Traction park, attended by very
large crowd. Santa Fe is playing
with the Mcintosh Browns.
Services at EIks' Theater.
large crowd of union men, be-
longing to the various labor organiza-
tions of the city, gathered at Elks'
theater yesterday morning to hear
the Rev. Hugh Cooper, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, deliver a spe-
cially prepared sermon for Labor
Day.
In connection with the sermon, an
attractive musical program was rem
dered, as follows:
Organ Prelude-Due from Hymn of
Praise .............. Mendelssohn
Solo-"The Way of Peace" ....Lloyd
Mrs. f. B. Schwentker.
Solo-"The Palms" ........... Faure
Mr.. J. C. Taylor.
Marche Pontifcate ....
'............ ...,......... GOunOd
This was the first sermon of this
kind ever delivered in Albuquerque.
but after this it will become a per-
manent feature of the Labor Day ex-
ercises In this respect Albuquerque
will NOT he bphind tho Iargar ,i.;,- -,
the country, which make the Sunday
service in connection with the Labor
Day exercises a special feature.