El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-05
HAVE
MOST MEN IN
TIE PARADE
Many Handsome Floats IN
Line and All Marchers
Wear Appropriate
Costumes.
Exercises at Washington
Park and Picnic Under.
The Trees Follow
Parade.

FL Paso's progress was never better
illustrated than by the parade of or
I ganized labor Monday morning, which
! opened the annual Labor Day celebra-
| ton. Marching to the patriotic music
! of union bands, the members of each
union, wearing the distinctive dress of
/ their different calings, the workmen
j Of FL Paso afforded a panoramic re-
view of the city's industrial strength.
| Divided into two sections and with
I floats interspersed frequently through
out the line. the 1910 Labor Day
parade was the largest and most sue
! cessful of any ever held in Ell Paso.
More than 1000 men paraded as repre-
| sentatives of the army of industrial
workers, many Of whom were unable
to leave their places at the benches or
| beside the anvils. The most pleasing
feature of the paarde, aside from the
splendid appearance of the body of or
ganized workmen. were the floats
which had been designed by the differ
e9t unions to symbolic the various
crafts.
Many Large Floats.
The Typographical union had an i'm
mense float with the fac smile of the
union label painted on an immense
canvas triangle. This float was drawn
by six steel gray horses, decorated
with blue plumes and ribbons, and it
told the names Of the fair shops or
course The Herald's name was on it.
The Bro t4Ferhood of Railway Carmen
Of America, the same organization
which took first prize two years ago,
had a duplicate of its float in\the
parade. This was a box car built on a
float The car was almost actual size,
with the names of the four railroads
which employ the members of the
union, painted on the sides. Every de-
tail of a box car was reproduced on
the float The weight, number and let
terlng were the same as those of real
car. and this float had a brake on top
10 steer il.
Bricklayers Work.
The Bricklayers' Interna tional union
had one of the best floats in th,.
parade. a miniature house was shown
with a group of bricklayers busiIy en-
gagged in laying the chimney on the
rear end of the float The foreman of
the job was little Billy Samuels. the
curly haired son of Frank Samuels. He
was on the job to see that the work
was done according to specifications
The Operative Plasterers' Interna-
tional association union float was
cheered repeatedly as it passed along
the streets. 1t was pure white per-
COLA built on wheels. with one of the
meath the shade Of the artistic struc-
ture.
BIacksnliths Work
The international Brotherhood of
Blacksmiths had an immense anvil
built on float with the members of
the union wearing typical uniforms and
leather aprons, grouped under the an
vii Other members similarly attired,
marched behind The Journeymen
Horseshoers' union followed this float
and was one of the bits Of the parade
A portable forge with a fire burning in
1t occupied a part of the float, and
two members of the horseshoers' union
made horeshoes as the float passed
along the street.
The Theatrical Stage EmnIovss'
union rode on the top of a taIIyho
drawn by six horses, and two adver-
Using floats one from the Globe mills
and the other from the Happy Hour
theater with bagpiper on top, were
also in the parade.
The Globe mills float consisted of a
large delivery wagon decorated with
bags of made in FL Paso" flour. Sam
pies of the flour were distributed along
the line of march.
Three Hundred Carpenters.
Having the place of honor at the
head of the line of march, the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
Of America, local No. 544, had 500 men
in line, the largest number of any
union. In addition to the honor of
heading the parade, this union was also |
represented by Thomas E. Worsham.
who was the grand marshal of the en-. !
tire parade. The carpenters wore over !
alls, light blue shirts, gray soft hats.
and the badge of their union AS this |
union passed through the streets the !
comments We're most favorable and the !
a.,
the line was criterion of the amount |
of building that is being done in the |
city at the present time.
Police Head Parade.
The first division of the parade was |
headed by chief of police Ben F. lem |
kins, assistant chief W. J. Ten Eyck. |
day sergeant Powell Roberts and three |
mounted patrolmen, al on horseback.
Grand marshal Worsham and assist |
ant grand marshal FREDERICK c. Kroe- |
ger, of, the Bricklayers union. also |
rode at the head of the first division. |
while assistant grand marshal E. M |
Of the Garments union, headed |
the second division on horseback.
The Pass City band furnished the |
music for the division and also repre- |
scented the Musicians Protective Union |
No. 1856 This band was under the di-
rection of Prof. J. G. Miller.
The crack 23rd regiment military
band headed the second division wear
ing the summer khaki of the army. AS
usual this organization was cheered
from end to end of the line of march.
Many BrickIOyers
The Bricklayers' and Masons' Inter
national Union OF America, local No. 3,
followed the splendid delegation from
the Carpenters union. There We're 40
men in line, each dressed in white
trousers, white shirts, white hats and
ties, each member carrying a Mexican
cane. The bricklayers'' float appeared |
in the middle of the division.
The United Association of Plumbers,
Gas Filters, Steam Filters and Steam
Filters Helpers of the United States |
and Canada, came next with 80 men On
line. They wore dark trousers. white
shirts, black soft hats and white ties.