Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-12
treet in front of Typographical Temple
I Il O'Clock.
Starts at O'Clock.

starts at & ~ VloCA.
The parade will start from the Peace
monument at O'Clock. 1t will move
long PENNSYLVANIA avenue to 10Th street
,ast the Riggs House, where 1t will bt
eviewed by President Gompers and tht
Ulcers of the American Federation o.
labor. and thence along New York ave
,ue to Convention Hall.
Commissioner Mcfarland. Presiden
;ompers John Mitchell and others VII
peak at the reception In Convention Hail
which will follow Immediately after the
,arade.
Weather predictions for TINS evening
Fair and cooler.
Committees on Reception.
At the meeting of the Central Labor
-nion last night the plans for the Com
,ers reception were discussed fully ant
ONE slight alterations made. special
,ommittee representing the Central La
,or Union was appointed to proceed to
Baltimore to meet Mr.. Gompers and his
amily and escort them to Washington
fine committee consists of John COlpoys,
PRESIDENT of the Central Labor Union.
md representing the Carpet Mechanics
-nion: Luke Ludlow of the Bookolnders'
Charles T. Smith. editor OF the Piate
Printer and representing the Plate Print
D.
METAL Workers. and Sam De Nedrey. edi-
or of the Trades Unionist
The committee in charge of the man,
appointed by President Colpoys. is com
posed of Charles Seals. Luke Ludlow
Charles Wandell, J. o. Whiting. John II.
orch, ]. A. Caufield. William H. Schaef-
err, ]. A. Barrett. Charles Hutchins, mar
" SLearer, Daniel A. Gillen, f. l.. Iuck-
n, Clarence E. Mcclure, James W. Con-
.idine Harry Sears. Sam Murdoch. ); ~
Sa1i X.
frank L. Mckenna. J: II; Ryan. r. T.;
Roberts. Ben Torch. II. McGan, Martin
Dries and Scott West. all of whom Will
march i'm the parade preceding the recep-
ion with their respective orsanlZatlol
md E. c. r. HUMPHREYS. c. NJ. Willough-
~, c. W. Finney and Capt. j. Waiter
Mitchell. representing the Washington
newspapers.
Firemen to Guard Hall.
For protection against fire in Conven-
lion Hall Chief Wagner of the District
ire department has taken the unusual
precautions of ordering a detachment OF
thirty-five men from engine houses TO
report at Convention Hall in uniform at
! O'Clock to Deputy Chief Sullivan. who
will command the detachment. assisted
oy several captains from engine houses.
This morning Fire Marshal Nicholson
made personal inspection OF the nre
equipment of Convention Hall.
The hope of the labor men for good
weather was expressed in the Trade
Cnionist as follows:
willis Moore, be good fellow ana
give us some fine weather for Tuesday
The general committee announced last
aight that each of the eighty unions af-
fliated with the Central Labor Union
will have five delegates in the leading
section of the parade.
The parade will be the largest that has
been held in Washington since the in
auguration of President Taft. Word has
oeen received from Baltimore that more
than 4.OOo railroad tickets to Washington
nave been sold to laboring men who in
tend TO take part in the parade.
Maj Richard Sylvester. chief of police.
mas made arrangements for protecting the
crowds along the line Of the parade to-
night. He has ordered detail of about
bD men for duty from the Peace mOnu-
nent to and in Convention Hall. Sergt.
Ready of the eleventh precinct is to have
charge of the mounted men. while Sergt.
Emerson has been instructed to take
charge of the bicycle squad Capts.
6yrnes. Holinberger and Peck will have
charge of the foOtmen.