Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-21
NINE HUNDRED IN LINE.
Carpenters Parade Business Streets
Prior to Getting Down to Work.


The parade of the delegates to the
carpenters and joiners biennial con-
vention through the business section
of the city this morning was an In
teresting event witnessed with pleas
ure by hundreds Of citizens who faced
the limo of march from both sides OF
theS street. There We're between 500
and 300 men in the procession formed
in column of two's, spaced about eight.
feet apart, so the line extended over
five city blocks. They were we'll
dressed and we'll contained, and made
a favorable impression on all who saw
them. The procession did not con-
were representatives there from all
over the United States. Massac llu-
setts alone having l 5 representatives
in line, and Connecticut z, while the.
keystone state OF PENNSYLVANIA had
over 60. Nebraska had TO- Okla
homa 5. st. louis 9, California a.,
2, Columbus. O.. 3, Toronto, J.,
Montreal 1. Tennessee s, Honolulu /,
WISCONSIN IA, Minnesota ., Micht-
gan 8, New Jersey 16, Colorado 20,
Iowa 80, Maryland Z. New Mexico i,
w, @, Fawcett of Roswell: Montana
Is, South Dakota /, Washington 4.
idaho Is, washington state IL. Indl-
ana 25, and many others from over
the Union, The fire department
turned out to assist to the extent Of
one steamer, a hose wagon and COM
plement of men The paraders were
cheered along the line Of march. I =.
brought out 400 men, under the COM
mand Of O. M. Vinsorl. making tho
most pretentious display of the occa-
sion. The Chicago men led the line
of marchers. decorated with white
ribbon badges. significant of the
4 a tti 10
pennants Of maroon fabric on which
white, Many of the New York men
carried similar remnants of blue ana
red while the California delegation
carried American flags. which they,
waved frequently amid cheers Inc
men at work on the different build
ings under construction along the
march all stopped as the procession
appeared, and cheered their brethren
Justify, a salutatiOn that was returned
with vigor. Held furnished two
hands, one at the front and the other
at the center Of the parade, furnishing
excellent marching music.
The parade started shortly after the
hour set, from in front OF the Cullen
hotel, with Grand Marshal B. B: Hey
wood on horseback In the lead. and
q. l.. Diffenderfer as assistant grand
marshal. A platoon of u Of the I'm.
III
pei, followed, with the first band be-
hind them Then came nine carriages
containing these dlgnitaries, Mayor
j. S. Bransford. President Huber of the
Carpenters and Joiniers, Rev. F. A..
Simpkin, l.. r. Martineau. Fisher fiar-
ris, General Secretary Frank Duffy,
indianapolis: First General Vice Presi-
dent Theobaid NJ. Guerin. Indianapolis;
Second General Vice President Arthur
A. Quinn, Perth Alnboy, NJ j.; General
Treasurer Thomas A. Neale, Indiana
polls; Arthur M. Watson, executive
board, Salt Lake: P. G. Foley, executive
board, Alberta, Canada; Daniel A, Post,
executive board, Wilkesharre; Pa. J.
Walquist. Minneapolisi w. Pfeiffer. r.
j. Wilson. NJ. III. Desmond, r. e. Cur
rie G. NJ. Myers, George e. Gray, II.
r. Melon, John Evans, j. N. Spalding,
j. r. Ford, d. L. Drummer w. Claw
son, @. ellsworth, F, T. Baysinger.
The representatives from the Knick-
#erbocker state. New York, followed the
Illinois delegations. From that point
to the Salt Lake representation,
marched delegates from all over the
Union. AS they We're not classified, it
was Impossible to distinguish them from
the sidewalks. The local Carpenters
union presented the most imposing
sight with their great number of men;
and following them came very good
looking delegation OF 40 men from Og-
den under the command of Robert Barr.
The Ogden men had a banner, and
presented an excellent appearance,
bringing up the rear In good shape.
The line OF march was down Main
street to Fourth South, thence east to
state street, and thence north to South
Temple street and west to Main; down
Main to Second South and west to
West Temple street and the state
armory. where the parade disbanded.
1t was a creditable showing all through.