The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-03
LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
HEAVY RAIN FELL WHICH DE.
LAYED THE UNION PARADE.
Many Trade Displays Were in Line
Nearly 500 Union Labor People
in Line Of March-Program
at the City Park.

which time the union labor people and
their friends had made elaborate prep.
arations to celebrate Labor Day. the
rain fell steadily this morning for
hours and brought general Gisappoint
mont to the people. Preparations had
! been made Tor the grand labor pa.
rade, which was to contain all the
labor unions iu the city, nine in mum.
| ber, 10 march at $3.50 o'clock this
morning But on account of the rain
the parade was held until 1880
o'clock, at which time the decorated
floats labor unions, decorated car.
riages ana buggics gathered at west
broadway street, where the line OF
marcn was formed The rain was still
falling slightly and things looked
bad for the grand celebration for
which the people of the city had pre-.
pared The parade marched down
Broalway to \ street west and turn
cd down t'at street to Main. Here the
band struck up a .ye,y tune and the
parade of union men strung out I'm
Jll its glory Leading the parade and
on Il handsome morse was Chief Of Po.
lice Bacb Garrett Following him
came tine mounted police. eight in
Iumb.r and the patrol wagon. i'm
W"ich were % uumaet Of employees Of
'ac city Directly behind the patrol
came chief of t.o Fire Department
slaughter In his fire buggy and the
cnomic'I engine and steamer. on tho
iire onsiuos We're an the employees of
ne department., dressed i'm their fire
IlshtHs ,ugs. They made quite for
miduh'g appearance In carriage fol-
lowing the fire department was seated
Mayor Dick and several Of the CITY
''ileiai5. Also carriages containing
private citizens followed the mayors
carriage The First Rogimental band
came directly behind the carriages.
playing as they marched. The union
men Of the city marched double file
in the rear of the band. The unions
came as they were chartered. First.
the Carpenters Union. then the
Clerks Union. Leading the Clerks
unicn and seated i'm a tally-ho. which
was prottily decorated. were eleven
lady clerks 70 the principal dry goods
houses in the city. The members C..
the Clerks Union followed. The Elac-
irical Workers came next. They were
in uniform of black shirts, hats and
pants with white ties. The members
Of the Typographical Union marched
directly behind the clerks. They were
in uniform (Of white shirts, black
pants and straw hats. The Journey
men BARRIERS followed. Leading them
was a decorated wagon, with banis.
ters wrapped w,lA cloth to resemble
a BARRIERS pole. The Amalgamated
oneet Iron Workers came next They
were led by a float constructed of tin.
representing w. A. Pride's tin shop.
The members of the Brick Mason's
Union followed. They wore gray hats
and pants. The Painters, Paper Hang
ers and Decorators Union marched
next. They were in white uniforms
with white caps TO match TIE Team
ster's Union dressed in gray pants
and hats marched next.
Following the unions were decorat.
ed carriages ana floats. The Ardmore
Broom Factory. representing the
Broom Workers Union, came first
On their float was a miniature broom
factory and men at work making
brooms.
j. W Fielder had force Of men
on decorated float busily engaged
- doing 'cement work. Suspended
from a sign which read Walks that
Last were all the tools used b. Mr.
Fielder.
The carpenters union was repre-
sented by pretty float in which sew
eral bo were busy with hammer
and saw.
The Wonder Store was resented
by a small cart decorated in white,
drawn by a small black Shetland pony
driven by a boy.
The Union blacksmith shop, Jim
Meeks, manager, was represented by
a large decorated float On the float
were workmen doing blacksmith
work. Also a small pony, ready to be
sod.
Jim Higgins blacksmith shop was
represented by a display of wagon
work and a Jorge sign ma float.
The d. f. Allen carriage works was
represented by a decorated float on
which were two men doing carriage
work.
The j. W. Banks Mercantile estab-
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