The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-11
LABOR HOSTS WILL
MARCH IN PARADE
Samuel GOmpers to Be Hon
Ored Tomorrow Night.
WILL HEAD THE PROCESSION
Line to Start from Peace Monument.
President OF American Federation
of Labor Expected to Deliver stir
ring Address Mt Convention Hall
Following street Demonstration.

Samuel Gompers will be welcomed home
tomorrow night
He viii be paraded through the streets
OF Washington. He will be given a
royal reception in Convention Han When
he speaks, thousands of the hosts OF
labor will hang on his every word. for
the sword Of Damocles. or in other words,
Jail sentence incurred through alleged
contempt Of court. Is suspended over his
head.
II is also expected he viii pay his re-
sPects 70 socialism-socialism Of the Eu-
ropean brand. which he fought tooth
and nah before the French unionists.
spurred on by the strength Of a trib-
ute almost without parallel IN the chron-
icles Of the American Federation OF La
Dor. he may make an address. which
viii echo from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cihc, and there are many prophets VINO
say that he VIII.
Arrives Tomorrow Night.
Mr. Gompers viii arrive in Washington
AT 6.l5 o'clock tomorrow evening lie VIII
be met at Union Station by a committee
Of five. appointed yesterday morning,
comprising John r.. Colpoys sam DE
Nedrey. Newton james, Luke Ludlow,
and Charles Smith. These men viii es-
cort him 10 the National Hotel where
he will be received by a number Of ma
tionaI delegates Promptly al Z o'clock
the procession VIII start from the Peace
Monument. with President Gompers rid
ing az the head. Il has been predicted
that 2o.000 laborites viii participate in the
parade.
From the Peace Monument the bic
army. marching four abreast, viii SWEEP
down the Avenue 10 the Treasury, ana
there wind into Fifteenth street until
the Riggs House Is reached Here the
review viii be held from the veranda
of the hotel
President Gompers the federation coun-
ell and the international officers VIII
watch the parade from this colgn Of van
tage. Il was originally intended 10 have
a much larger reviewing delegation, but
the limited space at the hotel and the
switch Of the original plans has altered
this project.
From G street the marchers viii proceed
20 New York avenue and sweep onward
10 Convention Hall Here the lines viii
De broken and Mr.. Gompers and his
party are expected 10 follow IN its wake
There viii De no speaking az The review
ing stand. nor any formal ceremony. out
side OF the halt called while the guest
OF the night takes his place in the re-
viewing stand.
u will not be tho privilege Of all the
paraders, however. 90 hear President
Gompers' address. since Convention Hall
viii not accommodate more than one
fourth OF those In line To provide for
the overflow. therefore many other meet
ings in the labor halls Of the city have
been arranged. where celebrations viii be
I'm order.
Notable Gathering.
The gathering al Convention Hall will
be notable. on the platform there VIII
be q dozen International officers Of labor
bodies. the executive council Of the fed
Grafton itself. District officials. and rep
.reseutatives Of the Capitals business or
CARNATIONS.
Addresses OF welcome VIII be made by
Commissioner n. Ia West. Secretary
Moscley, Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission; Secretary Frank Morrison.
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
john Mitchell. former president OF the
coal miners organization. and Commits
sioner Lane. OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
II was the original plan 20 have VIII
lam J. Bryan present. but the Democratic
leader is unable 20 come But the speak
ers procured 10 make the addresses OF
welcome are men who viii voice the con-
hdence OF the Capital and OF the country
in the leader Of labor. and the committee
on preparation Is well satisfied with its
success.
There VIII be reiterated suggestions
and echoes Of the patriotic nature of the
celebration, and Convention Han viii be
lavishly decorated with American flags
There viii be twenty-five bands in the
parade, Including those to be brought
by the 5000 marchers from Baltimore.
The symbolic floats win be an inter
esting feature OF the procession. The
Central Labor Union has supplied one TO
head the line entitled United Labor"
Girls TO BE I'm Line.
The girls Of the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing. who were recently union
lied in connection with the agitation for
Improvement OF their condition, met IN
Pythian Temple yesterday afternoon and
completed plans for participating in the
parade
They VIII go in automobiles and sight
seeing cars instead Of marching. and il
is expected that more than 300 win be 81
the procession. Besides discussing the
parade plans, the young women were
unanimous in voting for a more united
organization, and for the development OF
union loyalty.
Among the guests were John s. Col
poys,. Sam De Nedrey. F. c. Roberts, and
Charles Smith editor OF the Plate
Printer