The daily sentinel., 1906-09-03
LABOR DAY
IS CELEBRATED
THE PARADE A BIG ONE
Long Procession. Speech Making,
Music and Games Marked the
LabOrins Mans Holiday
In Grand Junction.

brated in Grand Junction.
From early morning the city has
worn holiday appearance and this
afternoon with the great majority ot
business houses closed it was easy
to see that this one day in the yeai
devoted to the laboring men of the
country was being fully observed.
All the public offices, the banks
the postohice, the grocery houses
the dry goods stores, and scores OF
other businesses have been closed
either all or uart of the day. Union
workmen and laborers generally have
enjoyed day of rest and recreation
Many visitors from outside points are
/ in the city and have participated in
the festivities.
There was nothing doing in the
way of public demonstration this
morning but shortly after noon the
celebration proper began. The large
civic parade formed on Colorado ave
nue. and moved shortly after two o.
clack. The parade was one of the
AIDES made in the city in long time
and the various features drew forth
much applause from hundreds and
hundreds of people who lined the
sidewalks and watched the process
sion pass.
The parade moved Hest on Colo
RADIO avenue, then to Main street and
down that thoroughfnre to Sixth
street. counter march was then
made and after coming west on Main
again the parade turned into fourth
street and broke at the city park
where the speech making and the pro
gram of sports took place.
The parade was several blocks in
length and was made up in the Or
der given below:
Mayor Bunting. Hon Thomas Hy-
der. the speakers of the afternoon.
and one or two other gentlemen in
the carriage.
The aldermen and other city offic
ials in wagonette.
The fire department headed by
Fire Chief Rogers in a buggy and
the regular and volunteer firemen on
the big wagon. The boys were in
full uniform and made splendid
showing
The Carpenters and Joiners union
of Grand Junction, under whose aus
pices today's celebration was given,
came next. They were forty strong.
Each gentleman wore light hat and
a working apron.
Then came a float arranged by this
union. On the float was a carpenter
at work.
A delegation came next represent
ing the BARRIERS union came next fol
lowed by a float on which were ar
ranged two striped poles.
The Woodmen of the World, Book
Cliff camp. with their gayly colored
umbrellas, headed by Past Consulor
Rhone, thirtyfour strong, passed
next.
The employees of the Herald in
carriage.
An advertising float of Mckenzie,
the plumber. was next.
The Gas company had a pretty |
float showing the various gas stoves
and ranges.
A wagon with an immense load of
Mesa Flour Mill's famous brands of
flour came next
1.-The water wagon" the street
sprinkler followed.
The Grand Junction band in full
came next.
Two big wagons from the Book
Cliff coal yards advertised that bust
ness
Bringing up the end of the process
sion were about twenty carriages and
buggies.
At the city park a great crowd ga
thered. Peter Chelius for the Car
penters and Joiners union, intro
duced Mayor Bunting who made
brief address and in closing intro
duced the Hon. Thomas Hyder, of
Denver who for many years has been
prominent in labor circles. The gen
tleman delivered a strong address,
and timely.
Later in the afternoon the pro-
gram of sports, races and contests of
various kinds. was opened and will
not be finished until late hour.