New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
PLAN BIG CELEBRATION.
Labor Day To Be Marked by Pa
rades. PicRics and MEETINGS.

A big parade, pcnics and speeches will mark the
observance of Labor Day this year by the workmen
of the city. The labor unions say they will have
more than forty thousand men in line rain shine
One feature of the parade of the Central Federated
Union is TO be the section made up by six thousand
housesmiths. who will red blouses. white
trousers and gray felt hats. At intervals in their
ranks will be floats showing in picturesque way
the perils of their occupation After the parade
some of the housesmiths' locals will hold picnic
in Jersey City. where a baseball game will be one
of the features
Another group of interest in the parade will be
the members of the Womens Trade Union League
who will ride in appropriately decorated antomo-
biles. After the parade the league will give a
luncheon in Arlington Hall. st. Marks Place
The parade Will start $50 g. m. ard will
march down Fifth avenue from the Plaza to Wash
ington Square. The grand marshal will be Arnold
B McStay ex-president of the Central Federated
Union and chairman of the Labor Day parade
committee. His aids will be James P. Holland and
John c. O'Brien.
Herman Robinson secretary of the Labor Day
committee of the Central Federated Union. re-
ported at the Central Federated Union meeting
yesterday that the United Teamsters Of America
had applied for permit last January for parade
at the same hour and over the same route as was
fixed for the Central Federated Union parade. The
United Transfers of America is not in the Central
Federated Union or the American Federation of
Labor. II arranged TO hold back the team
sters' parade hour that there Will be no
clash
The Central Federated Union parade Is to start
at $50 q. m. The unions to be placed on the
side streets half hour before the time fixed. so
that it can start on time. Inspector Cortrtght
told the committee that if the Central Federated
Union affair did not start before the hour fixed
for the teansters' parade the latter would be
allowed to pass first.
A representative of Typographical Union No 6
declared in state Of great excitement that he
had found that members of his union and
other unions had bought hats for the parade
which. instead of bearing the label of the United
Hatters of America. bore recognized by
the Central Federated Union. 1t finally de-
cided that as the men with the non-union hats
had evidently bought them under msapprehen-
sion. they should be allowed to march, on the
understanding that it should again
Ker Hardie, the labor member of Parliament, is
expected to speak at Arlington Hall in the after
noon In the evening he may speak at the mass
meeting the Socialist party at the Grand Central
Palace at which Clarence Darrow will be the chief
speaker. The Rev. DR.. Percy s. Grant will deliver
a Labor Day address in the evening at the Church
Of the Ascension.
The socialists have parade too for the after
noon. when the unemployed will march through
Duane and Lafayette streets TO Cooper Union,
where they will hold a meeting. This is un-
der the auspices of National Committee for the
Unemployed.
Many plans for special excursions have been an
nounced by the transportation companies. The
Hudson River Day Line is TO run the Hendrick
Hudson to Poughkeepse to-day and tomorrow.
The steamer Mary Powell will carry a party to
West Point in the morning, those going on her be-
ing able to return IN the evening on the Hendrick
Hudson. The steamboat Frank Jones OF the cats
KIN Evening Line will be used for day excursion
I'D the Hudson The Patten Line announces ex-
cursions to Long Branch and Asbury Park and
similar excursions have been announced down the
Bay and to places along the Sound. All the rail-
roads will excursions TO more distant points Oh
interest.