Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-08
The Parade
wheeling Workers March
Through Streets II
Galax Array.

,rbran thousand men marching " esss
,,sic of seven brass bands through
s+roets of wheeling made every
',. ,.i+bin a reasonable radius know
IT, ,ast Monday was Labor Day.
Tbe parade was undoubtedly the
ootest demonstration ever witnessed
mis- city, and the thousands 81
.sators who thronged the sidewalks
fHled the windows along the long
H.. of march were more than pleased
i .-e spectacle.
me formation as gwen iass
Majority was followed out ~
.0,iretv with the single exception
,hot there we're three carriages instead
tmo tbe occupants being Sherin
.Clomans. Criminal Judge Jordan,
proseeuting Attorney Bernard Hama
j. Mavor c. c. Schmidt. Board o.
control Members DR.. T. M. Haskins
md Hal Braes, State Labor conmls-
sorer Isaac V. Barton, Samuel De
Nsdrev editor of the Washington. -
!, orrade Unionist' and speaker OF the
d.v charles Higgins. Of the stoglf
Majors and Walter B. Hilton, eoiLor
i tne Majority. The parade started
sbortlv after 10 a. M. and paraded over
l., ro,,to as given in the last ISSUE
of the Majority, meeting continuous
,,.,-ion all along the line from Iehtn
i rwenlv-Fourth streets. EveryWnele
in the line was perfect order, ana AZ
ogetner the parade was such e tre I
uendons success that it compelled Iav )
5rable mention from even the Wlssls'
ing Cash Register
The first marchers were the mill meh'
headed by. Prosperity Lodge NO. =
which with the over the-river boys, mas
o,re through a 14-months' strike in an
aShibitisn of noble manhood. fnetr
annearance caused much commenoa'
torv comment. In addition 70 their
own badges, they. and the other MT
lodges Crescent, Manchester anu
American Lodges, wore sol Edwards
Martyr badges" draped in crepe.
The second division was headed p5
the stogiemakers who kept up their
,.n,,a.ion for a striking spectacle,
with their famous umbrellas. In aa-
dition thew had a giant stogie haulee
by five little Indians" The Topacc9
Workers had a good. big turnout anu
they were followed by the Butcher
,.urknea. CARRIED in white shirts ana
,h..e neekties The Molders Union
followed, with natty uniforms conslsg Z
ing of light brown shirts. white caps
and black neckties, and the Leatnsl
Workers were much inevidence aIte
their brief and brave strike forz ths
eight hour day. The next uniformev
body was the Elm Grove Carpenters
who sported brand new striped over
.alls and made a neat appearance
therein. The Painters led the Fifth az
vision clad in white from trousers s
caps and the Glass Workers, carried
blown glass canes of various style
and hues, led the sixth division.
THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION.
The industrial division, in charge Q
Marshal Charley Ice, was also g pl'
success. A large number of bushes
firms had display floats in lines, man
of them being of particularly strakln'
appearance From the Majortty's noa
was distributed thousands of copies Q
the Labor paper, ana thousands 9
pieces of literature and novelties az
vertising the various union labels.
PARADE NOTES.
The Bob tailed bartenders mus
have felt lonesome.
Now who says there are no unto
men in the Wheeling district
1t even made the Register take mol
ice.
The Amalgamated, slightly dlsnf
ured, was still in the ring.
The Molders came pretty near mai
ing up for ten years absence.
Even the threatening rain. hesitate
an dheld back when it saw =
strength of Organized Labor.
F. Wetl.s for one day, anyway we stus
together. side by each.
Editor DnNJof7rexr ~, Editor 1l1t0l