The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
.LAB0RS ARMY,
IN HOLIDAY GARB,
ENJOYS ITSELF
Fifteen Thousand Strong II
Marches in Annual Parade.
300 Girls in the Ranks.
REVIEWED BY THE MAYOR
Young Women, Neat and Digni.
| fled, Cheered by the Thr0ngs
Along the Route.
MUSIC BY MANY BANDS
Weather Was Perfect and Not
an Accident Marred the
Days Outing. :
REVIEWED BY THE MAYOR
MUSIC BY MANY BANDS

The Labor Day parade yesterday
was undoubtedly one OF the greatest
Newark has ever seen. and what made
it more interesting and remarkable
was the participation in 1t OF over 800
striking girls of the I. Lewis cigar fac
tory. While the girls were marching
along at the head of the Essex Trades
Council division they were contin-
uously applauded.
Conservatively estimated, there were
In the neighborhood of $1,000 persons
in line. The sun shons brightly and it
was cool enough to make walking
pleasure. The girls presented fine
show in their clean white dresses.
They were led by Miss Ida Kravzof.
the president OF their union, in an au-
tomobile which carried a banner:
"wE ARE STRIKING FOR BET
TER TREATMENT AND RECOGNI-
TION OF OUR UNION"
Sadie Silberman. whose discharge
caused the strike, marched In the first
line. 1t was remarkable picture to
see those girls march along with the
men. 1t was through the members of
the Essex Trades Council that the
girls were invited to march.
| According to a statement by Miss
ISravzof. about 100 more girls would
have turned out had they not been out
of work. She said that they couldn't
afford to buy dresses to wear in the
parade, as the demands of daily life
had to be satisfied first.
Reviewed by the Mayor.
Mayor Haussling. who sat in review
at the balcony of the City Hall while
the parade passed, clapped his hands
as loudly as he could as the girls
passed by. He declared later that he
was very much impressed by the APP
pearance of the striking cigar girls in
the parade and that it was very brave
of them to come out.
At least 100000 persons looked ON
when the parade marched through the
streets of the city and most of the
business houses and private residences
in the centre of the city were decor
ated with flags. Shortly after 10 o'clock
the parade left High street and Spring
field avenue to march down Market
street TO Broad. Heading it was a pla-
toon of mounted police and then came
Grand Marshal John J. Gibbons and
his aides. They We're Fl. F. Hilfers, A.
]. Cozzolino. Frank Henrietta, Charles
Lehn, Charles Kane, George Leary,
Louis Agathen. William Brennan.
James ]. Mcmahon. The first division
was composed of the building trades
unions and they made a very good
showing. Their order was as follows;
Building Trades Council band. Dis
trict Council of Carpenters, marshal,
William Devoe; aides, A. r. Wyatt and
Philip Terrill; drum corps, Iron Work
ers, II, Sheet Metal Workers, band,
Laborers' Protective Union, Steam FIT
tors AIS, Tile Layers and Helpers,
Hosting engineers 122. Slate and Tile
Roofers. District Council of Painters,
Marble Workers. Electrical Workers 50.
Essex Trades Council.
Then came the Essex Trades Council
Division, which was led by Marshal NJ.
/ r. Welsh and his aides. j. 7. Callahan
and Henry HebeIer. After the striking
girls. who had the place OF honor in
this division. the unions came in the
following order:
Finkenstein's Band. Hat Makers -;
Voss's Band; Hat Finishers IA; Wait
ers 109; Bartenders 131; drum and fife
corps Engineers IS; Pocket Knife
Blade Grinders: drum and fife corps;
Cigar Makers 13S; Buffers and Polish
ers: Brass Moulders, Brass Workers;
Silver Finishers: krimke's Band, Bak-
ers s42. Bakers 167; Wire Weavers' I'M
ion; drum and fife corps; Machinists.
and locals from out of town; Firemen
90; Bill Posters and Billers; Leather
Workers 106; Trunk Makers 2: Leather
Workers 10S: Leather Workers on
Horse Goods; Allied Printing Trades;
band; Typographical Unions 103 and 8;
Pressmen 81; Feeders and Assistants
10; Photo Engravers IS; Bookbinders
Sc; Hat Tip Printers 1; Web Press
men s; Newspaper Mailers IL: Stereo-
typers IS; band; Transfers AIS; drum
and fife corps; Commission Drivers;
Furniture Drivers and Helpers; Car
riage and Wagon Workers: band;
Horseshoers %: Mineral Water Drivers;
Mineral Water Workers; CURRIERS',
PAYERS and Hammers; drum and fifo
corps: Retail Clerks Local 206:
Retail Grocery Clerks 76S; Theatrical
Stage Employees: Meat Cutters and
Butcher workmen 394; Meat Cutters
421; Garment Workers "a and Is:
Brewers 2; Beer Drivers 14s; Beer Bot.
tiers 26S; Maltsters III; Coopers lSf;
Coopers 1877; Cement Workers 10: Bar
bers S19: Pearl Workers 124I2; Wei
Workers 1882
Exceptionally fine displays were made
by some of the unions Of this division
The bakers were all dressed In white