The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-05


size or the finest ever gotten up by
Amarillo was the Labor Day cole-
bratlon yesterday But II was tho
greatest celebration over gotten mp
on three days notice and a thorough
~ creditable showing by any compar-
lson, To help matters along Pan
handle weather came into promi-
fence Yesterday with September
lay Of the kind that makes PAN
handlers brag. Such weather made
people feel good and look good and
the exercises Of the day were in keep
Ing with IT,
Gathering of the PRradcrs.
Incomplete plans were Responsible
for some delay in getting all the men
and wagons for the parade together
at the White City at 10 O'Clock But
II was Labor Day, nobody was in a
hurry, so the crowd loafed along and
listened to the white Cily's concert
phonograph and to the Amarillo city
band which responded generously to
hearty oncores W. l., Mckinney
head marshall, with his aides, j, T.
Goldsmith, A. j, Hoyt and George
Cox, wore the regalia OF their posi-
tions and rode their horses as II they
enjoyed it--and the crowd enjoyed
IL too.
The Line Of March,
Shortly after 1880, with the ANA
rilo band heading the march, the
parade started Mayor Miller and
other city officers in an open car
riage, the city police officers mount
ed and the hose and hook and ladder
trucks of the fire department pre-
ceded the organizations, Then fol-
lowed the carpenters with long
I column OF men marching behind the
banner of their union The painters
were next in line, with large num-
her. The plumbers who came next
carried a unique banner of sheet
lead, etched with tho letters and en-
blems OF the union The bricklayers
and plasterers followed with a rep
resentstive number. G. A, Gosser,
with his force of union cigar makers,
Joined In the parade The retail
clerks closed the ranks of the or
ganizstions with a goodly delegation
Trades Displays.
Although merchants and business
houses did not know definitely be-
fore Saturday that there was to he a
Labor Day parade a number Of
houses we're represented with cred
liable displays and number of 9TH
ers we're disappointed in getting ms
terial for displays and did not entenC
As it happened material for streame
ers for sides Of floats was eXhauste :
e. Saturday and several business house,
the Daily Panhandle among Others
were unable at the last moment
get painted banners and streamer
for their vehicles.
For the most elaborate and unique
display, the Gross Brothers Cement
Construction company, would I'M
doubtedly have captured the prize.
A six horse team drew a long float
on which an entire cement construc-
ton gang was at work with all the
tools OF their trade Grandma, -
who bore a family resemblance to a
member OF the cmpany's force, in a
Mother Hubbard" aid sunbonnet
and armed with broom, vigorously
bossed the job
The Panhandle cigar factory, as
1.-THE only strictly union house in
Amarillo" had display in the line
"Hot Tomale Johns" we'll known
burro equippage with strangely be-
decked driver advertised the Lyric.
The Deandi was represented with a
wagon telling the attractions Of the
new play house. The o, NJ, Eakle
furniture store had the handsomest
float in the line Trent Brothers
drove a prettily decorated pony rig
for their drug store The Amarillo
Hardware company took part with a
big decorated touring car A prairie
schooner with appropriate accoutre.
ments represented the Morrow
Thomas Hardware company. With
p. e. Boesen on the seat for dignity's
sake and with a dray load of news
boysi and the rest of the Panhandle
force for other purposes, the Daily
Panhandle won at least honorable
mention from the standpoint Of noise
Parade Half a Mile Long.
The line OF march was about hall