The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-30
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS ARE
MADE BY UNION COMMITTEE
70 OBSERVE DAY.
MORNING PARADE
More Than 1900 Expected to PARTIES
pate Speaking at the Coliseum
Rink-RasebaIl Game and Athletic
Events at Country Club ParkA
Grand Ball in Evening.

Labor day will be observed in Bill
ings this year on larger scale than
ever before. An elaborate program
has been prepared by the committee
in charge of the celebration and 1t
provides for something every minute.
It includes a monster parade in the
morning in which every union man in
Billings will participate. And be-
sides the marchers there will be floats
representing the different business
houses. 1t is expected that every busi-
ness in town will be closed. All OF
the saloons will close during the pa
rade to allow their employees to par
ticipate. It is expected that more
than 1900 union men will march in
the parade. 1t is the intention to
have the parade as orderly as possible
and large number Of marshals and
aides will be appointed. In the even
ing bali will be given at the Coli
scum rink.
The arrangements will be completed
and the program submitted at
meeting Of the Yellowstone Trades
and Labor Assembly tonight in Labor
hall. The committee in charge Of the
celebation will hold session just be-
fore the meeting.
The program will start at 9 o'clock
in the morning, when those who will
participate in the parade will form in
line on North Twenty-seventh street.
The parade line will form along 1wen-
sty-seventh street from the Northern
Pacific to the Burlington railroad
tracks. The head viii form fat the
latter place and will countermarch
up Twenty-seventh street and on the
line of march.
The parade will be led by Mayor
Fred H. foster and City Attorney I.
S. Hogan, who will be followed by the
city police force and fire department.
The City band, which is composed Of
union musicians, will come next, and
will be followed by the following
unions in the order in which they are
given:
Electrical Workers and Telephone
Operators, in float.
Carpenters and Joiners union.
Plumbers and Steamfitters union.
Federal Labor union, No. 1873.
Cigarmalkers union.
Billings Clerks union.
Cooks and Walters union.
Lathers' union.
Teamsters union.
Plasterers and Bricklayers union.
Bartenders union.
Painters and Decorators union.
Building Laborers union.
Typographical union No. 1898.
Sugar Factory Employees.
United Brotherhood Of Blacksmiths.
BARRIERS union.
Beer Bottlers and Brewery Workers.
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Floats of business houses, Grand
Army veterans and other lodges or
societies.
Members Of most of the unions will
wear uniforms and many clever feat
ures are promised. 1t is said that
some OF the uniforms will consist OF
clothes worn while plying their craft
and many will carry the tools used.
Some Of the unions, it is expected,
will have floats showing their mem
bers at work.
The line of march will begin at the
Burlington track. The parade will
countermarch south on Twenty
seventh street to Minnesota avenue,
thence west on Minnesota avenue to
Twenty-ninth street, north on Twenty
ninth to Montana avenue, west on
Montana avenue to North Thirty-sec-
ond street, north on Thirty-second
street to Third avenue, east on Third
avenue to Twent-ninth street, south
on Twenty-ninth to Montana avenue,
east on Montana avenue to North
Twenty-fourth street, and north on
Twenty-fourth street TO the Coliseum
rink, where the men on foot in the
parade will stand aside and allow the
floats to pass.
The band will enter the rink and
after the floats have passed be fol-
lowed by the marchers. inside the
rink a number OF patriotic airs will be
played by the band, after which
speeches will be made. Mayor Foster
will deliver a short address aud will
be followed by Hon. William Gal
lagher, who will give Commute talk
outlining the history and origin Of
labor organizations, especially IN Mon
tana.
| After tie speaking the judges ap.