Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
UNIONS TO GREET HIM
Big Demonstration Planned in
Honor of Samuel Gompers.
PARADE AND RECEPTION
Estimated That Thirty Thousand
Marchers Will Be in Line.
PROMINENT MEN TO ATTEND
Labor Advocates Expected From
Many Cities-Welcoming Exer-
cises at Convention Hall.
PROMINENT MEN TO ATTEND

Welcome home. Samuel Gompers!" i:
the slogan Of The union men of Washing
ton. and they are planning to give the
President of the American Federation OF
Labor a rousing reception upon his re-
turn to Washington next week from his
trip to Europe where he has been study
| ing the labor conditions Of several for.
eign countries. Every labor union in the
| city has voiced its intention of participant
ing in the giant parade; many have voted
substantial sums to defray expenses: dele
cations and delegates are coming to
| Washington from points as far west as
Los Angeles, Cal. from New England and
from other parts of the country. and
| about 5000 men are expected from Baltl-
more alone. Between twenty-five thou
sand and thirty thousand men and WON.
en- will be in line, and if fair weather pre-
walls the parade will be the greatest dem
onstration that union labor has ever held
i in the National Capital.
| President Gompers has arrived in New
York, but will remain there until Tues
| day afternoon and will reach the Union
station here before the parade starts
| from the Peace monument along Penn
sylvania avenue. All the union head
quarters and locals Of the city have been
| fully informed of the arrangements for
| vention Hall. and at special meetings they
have made preparations to do their full
share toward making the parade great
success. At a meeting this morning in
Typographical Temple the committee on
the Gompers parade will complete some
final details that have yet to be attend
ed to.
Enthusiasm Prevails.
The parade and reception is being dis
cussed by laboring men all over the city,
and the greatest enthusiasm is evidenced
among them in their determination to
make the event a grand demonstration
of the strength and solidarity of union
| labor at the National Capital. Commit
tees from the various locals. are Vying
with each other in arranging attractive
features for the parade. Each trade Will
march in the uniform characteristic or
its particular occupation, and there Will
be countless banners bearing labor leg,
ends of all kinds. A large union label
| float will be .one of the features OF the
parade
The line will form at the Peace Monu-
ment, and preceded by a platoon OF
mounted police will pass along Pennsyl-
vania avenue toward 18th street prompt
ly at o'clock. James ]. McCracken,
vice president of the Central Labor Union,
is grand marshal of the parade, and
with his aids will lead the line. Pres1-
Qenl COmpcIS anu Ills ldLIliSs Will OCiiA1
r. Colpoys. president of the Central
Labor Union, will follow in carriage
behind the members of the Central Labor
Union, who will march as body. The
guard of honor. and the executive coun-
ell of the American Federation of Labor
will march behind President Gompers.
The organization of women employees
of the bureau of engraving and printing
will take part in the parade. Automo-
biles will be provided for them and the
Of hA union will hn dressed In
white.
This will be the first time this new
union of women employees has ever ap-
peared in a parade, and it is preparing
Printers Come Next.
They will be preceded by the Plate
Printers Union. No. 2. most of whom are
|'employes of the bureau Of engraving and
printing. Columbia Typographical Union.
No. 1O1, will have a large delegation of
printers in line. Public Printer Samuel
r. Donnelly has been invited to partici-
pate IN the parade and also in the recep-
ton afterward to. President Gompers in
Convention Hall. He has not vet decided
whether 1t will be possible for him to at
tend. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the union
will follow in automobiles. The Ladies
Auxiliary of United Brotherhood of Car
penters, No. 1872. will likewise be in line
following that union.
The Baltimore delegation, which It is
expected will number about $500 men,
will have prominent part in the parade.
They will come from the Monumental city
in special cars in time to form in line
Just before the parade starts. They will
attend the reception at Convention Hall
and several of the delegates will make
short addresses expressing the welcome
Of the unions of Baltimore to the re-
turning president go
The employees of the navy yard will be
represented in large numbers by Column
bia Lodge, No. ia, of Machinists and by
the Navy Yard Helpers. At the end of
the line will be the Theatrical Stage En-
ployes' Union, No. %. and the BARRIERS
Union, No. 300. There will be about a
dozen bands in line, and the paraders will
march to music during the entire time.
The parade will pass up the Avenue to
18th street, along 18th street to New York
avenue and down this avenue to Conven-
ton Hall The reviewing stand will be
erected on New York avenue near the New
Masonic Temple. 1t will seat about 125
persons and will he occupied by President
Compers the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor. with their
families and friends and the distinguished
guests who have been invited to partici-
pate in the reception.
Reception in Convention Hall.
Following the parade the reception will
take place in Convention Hall. which
will be packed to its utmost capacity.
President Gompers will deliver an adj