Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-08
HUNDREDS OF oTTuMWANs At
TEND LABOR DAY DOINGs Nv
NEiGhBoRING CITY.
TAKE ACTIVE PAR
Local Unionists Participate In Parade
and Other Doings-Fifty.fourth
Band Was Feature-Girls
Sell Badges.
(ay = staff correspondent)

| the big joint Labor day celebration
and the Ottumwa unionists and thei
] friends with badges telling of the bit
Labor day celebration IN Ottumwi
next year attracted the attention
every one. The Fifty-fourth band o
! thirty pieces with ex-Mayor Thomas J
Phillips, officiating in the capacity O
| drum major was the cynosure of al
eyes and from the time the soldier
musicians alighted from the train I'm
! til their departure at 1915 o'cloct
| they were the one big attraction OF the
| day The Labor day celebration II
Abba yesterday was success from
! every viewpoint. Every passenger
train into the Monroe county seat was
crowded and special trains from OF
tumWa, Abba, Centerville and other
nearby towns brought hundreds O
visitors. Thousands of people partici
pated in the Labor day doings and II
was the biggest crowd that Abba ever
entertained. The crowd was a joyous
one and every one was in for good
time.
OttumWa Arrives Early.
The Ottumwa unionists were the
first of the big outside delegations
to arrive They reached the city at
$50. coming in special train of sew
en- coaches. President s. C. Turner Of
the Ottumwa Trades and Labor assem-
bly, and the railroad company had not
expected such large attendance from
Ottumwa and the special when 1t left
the city, was filled to its capacity
while many hung on the steps. The
regular trains also brought hundreds
of Ottumwans. Upon reaching Abba
the Ottumwa delegation was met Dy
the Abba reception committee, and Fhe
Abba band and procession was
formed.
The parade marched through the
city to the Wabash depot, the Abba
and Fifty.fourth regiment bands play
inc in turns. The special train on the
Iowa Central brought in twelve coach
leads OF people from Oskaloosa, Eddy
Vile. Beacon. Coalfield. At Eddyville,
the Buxton delegation joined the train
with their famous colored band The
delegation was escorted to the city.
Labor Day Parade.
The labor day parade was the big
feature of the morning celebration.
Hundreds OF union men were in line
and the procession was several blocks
long The Abba and Hooking bands
acted as escort and the Fifty-fourth
band of Ottumwa headed the parade
Besides, the, Abba, Hooking and Fifty
fourth band there were the Iowa Br1'
gade band of Oskaloosa. and the Bux
ton band. Ottumwa made an excellent
showing in the parade. The union cal
men, plumbers and steamfitters, and
the carpenter and joiners marched In
bodies. while other Ottumwa union
ists ioined in with the neighborine
crafts. ,Ex-Mayor Phillips and s. G
Turner, president of the Ottumws
Trades and Labor assembly, headed
the Ottumwa section of the parade
Swinging his cane at the head of the
band. ex-Mayor Phillips attracted
much attention from the people from
| the neighboring towns, who remember
| ed him when he was connected WITH
the Whitebreast Fuel Co. The miners
Of Hooking had two floats in the par
ade while the Abba union BARRIERS had
one float. The various business firms
of Abba also had floats George e
| TAYLOR OF Ottumwa and L. T. Rich
mond of Abba ofifciated as judges and
thew gave the Hooking miners loca
the first prize for the largest showing
in the parade. The Abba BARRIERS were
given first prize for the best float In
the parade. 1t was small shop on
wheels and showed the BARRIERS al
work on their customers. FOLLOWING
1.-THE parade the bands occupied stands
in the various corners of the park and
rendered short concerts. The concert
nv the Ottumwa band especially at
tracted much attention. The musicians
did not confine their numbers to
marches and popular pieces but rem
dered several classical selections a.
well.
During the noon hour, the restau
rants. churches and the hotels were
besieged by the hungry thousands. De
spite the large crowds the people were
we'll fed.
Speeches Were Interesting.
The afternoon program opened with
vaudeville attractions on the band
stands. These consisted of acrobatic
work, tumbling, etc. Band concerts
followed. Az 1870 o'clock Mayor A. G.
Pabst of Abba delivered the address
of welcome. Hon. L. T. Richmond
made a short address and in turn in
troduced H L. Waterman of Ottumwa.
who acted as chairman of the day and
presided over the afternoons program
Mr.. Waterman made a short address.
The Abba male quartet gave vocal
selection Addresses were made by
Hon. e. S. Mccullough Of Michigan. ex-
vice president Of the United Mine
Workers Of America; Edwin 8. Perry
of Oskaloosa, national secretary and
treasurer OF the U. M. w. A., and Will,
liam Seattle. editor Of the Mine Work.
ers' Journal The addresses were on
labor topics and the speakers reviewed
the growth of the labor movement
since it's birth to the present time
They told Of how organization had