Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
the street.
IN Front Of Star Building.

out as if in wonderment at the scene upon
the street.
IN Front Of Star Building.
The parade was forty-e.ght minutes in
passing The Star Office. Along the curb
dense throng watched the long column
pass. 1t was not cold or disinterested
crowd either. 1t so happened that pretty
nearly every one knew at least one or
two Of the men in the line, and the
cheers that greeted those marching were
almost continual
1t was eight minutes before 1 o'clock
when the head of the column crossed
18th street, and the movement was In
progress. with only one of two short
stops. until 7:40 o'clock. One feature Of
the parade that seemed to particularly
please those who stood in front of The
Star office was the fact that hardly a
band passed without playing.
me first good cheer that The Star re-
CelVeo from the 'paraders was from the
Brewery Workers Union. One young
fellow at the head of the Enactment sug-
gested Lets give three cheers for The
Evening Star" A number of ether unions
paid the same compliment to The Star.
"A big sightseeing automobile with a half
nunaIed women in 1t. members Of the
Union, stopped in front of The Star build
ing and cheared and waved flags and
handkerchiefs.
Near the Treasury Department.
For fully an hour before the .parad.
was scheduled to pass the intersection of
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street.
crowds of persons were on hand, the ear
lest selecting points of vantage in neigh
boring office windows. on wagons and
automobiles. even youngest rs perchns
themselves on awning frames in order to
obtain better view of the paraders The
crowds on the sidewalks were eight and
ten persons deep. By o'clock the crowd
was so dense that it was found necessary
by the police to center a large number of
the men doing special parade duty along
the line from G street to 14th street and
New York avenue. the b,s:scoats finally
forming passageway. ....
The appearance of the chief marsha.
and his aids around the curve at the
south end of the Treasury building, in d
blaze of red light, was the signal fol-
cheering, the applause continuing as each
organization passed. The Brewery Work
ers' Union, headed by two standard-bear-
ers carrying the American and German
standards. were given rousing reception.
The mechanics, the cigarmakers, the pa
perhangerS and structural iron workers
were also the recipients of rounds of ap-
plause. Many of the trades carried and
burned red lights along the march, some
hundred or more lights flaring up at the
same time. Whenever union in the long
was signal for hearty handclaps and
approving yells.
The Journeyman Horseshoers had a
blacksmith shop on wheels, with horse
sheer and assistants at work. Other
floats attracting great deal of atttAtion
were those of the Painters and Decorat-
ors' Union. the Telephone Workers
Union and the Stone and Building Work
ers. Though marching compactly, the
paraders took exactly fifty minutes to
make the turn from Pennsylvania avenue
into New York avenue.
Favorable comments were heard upon
all sides of the length Of the parade. AS
the marchers passed along New York
avenue the thoroughfare was blaze of
light and waving of miniature flags, pre-
eye could reach. A large number of the
crowd fell in behind the marchers es the
parade passed, following to Convention
Hail.
Notable Features
Notable displays were made by the
Bricklayers' Union. with its 800 members
in line; the carpenters, who marched with
full ranks; the Plate Printers Union, its
members carrying railroad lanterns Of diff
ferent colors; the plasterers, with their
snowy white caps; the painters, with a
float representing a newly-painted dwell
ing house; the horseshoers, with several
workmen on float busily engaged with
hammer and anvil in making lucky
horseshoers. and the stone cutters, with
workers on a float chipping away at a
large block of marble.
The brewery workmen and bottlers, the
bakers, paperhangers, hosting engineers,
with portable engine In line; the butcher
workmen, BARRIERS and other trades made
most credttable ShOWinR6.
The Amalgamated Carpenters, mar
shaled by Business Agent William F. Gil
more, marched with between 300 and 400
men In line, carrying flaming torches.
American flags and transparencies, and
made most creditable showing.