New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-04
LABOR READY TO PARADE
Unions Hold Final Meetings to
Prepare for Celebrations.
WORKERS TO MARCH
Sailors and Firemen from British
Ships in This Port to Take
Part in the Procession.

Special meetings OF a NUMBER OF lHo
unions which are 20 take part IN the Cd
servance Of Labor Day to-day were held
yesterday 10 make final preparations for
the celebrations and 70 give Instructions
20 their members. The principal labor cele-
tration in New York will as usual be the
parade Of the affiliated unions IN the Cen
t~al Federated Union. which starts from
the Central Park plaza, AZ Fifth avenue
and 18th street. al 10 d. m. In addition ~
the unions whose names are given In the
official programme other organizations
which made arrangements for the parade
~ the last moment viii also be repre-
scented.
one Of the latter is the Sailors and Fire
mems Union Of Great Britain. Arrange
nents were made last week by Matthew
1earle American representative Of the
union. 10 have a large number Of the men
In the crews OF the Adriatic, Of the White
Star Line. ana the Caledonia, Of the An
Choir Line IN the parade the presence N
this port II these vessels giving their
crews an opportunity 20 take part in the
celebration These seamen will meet the
members Of the Atlantic Coast Seamen
Union al s a m. az No 81 South street,
and will march with them uptown and fsll
fl line In the fourth division Of the parade.
The members Of the Harbor Boatmeu's
Union viii also b. il this division. one
Of the banners 20 be carried by the Brit
ism seamer viii be inscribed. The sea
men Of Great Britain have beaten the
shipping Federation. What can the sea-
men OF the world do"
Tt is thought that tho Cloakmakers
Union will have more members, men ana
women than anv other single Organiza uor
H. line II viii be headed by the JONI
board. after which viii come It's locals IN
the following order.
Local No. /. operators. Local No. L. Ital-
ian branch Local No q, REFER makers. ana
the locals Of skirt makers pre- 'sers. COAX
buttonhOle makers cloak cutters, ana tn
Russian and Polish branches
Herman CirOssmar, organizer or the union,
said he believed n would have 1000 men
and women IN line There are supposed 70
be 1900 persons working IN the different
branches OF this trade in New YORK.
The committee In charge Of the Women
Trade Union League contingent o. the
rarade reported Yesterday that the origindl
design for the float illustrating Life ana
Labor which II will have m line. has neen
changed and a more elaborate design mas
been substituted The original ceslgn was
20 have child playing with a dol on me
float as 3 protest against child labOr, DIV
instead Of this two women VIII be on d
raised platform On the fOat. dressed n
ELECTRICAL costumes. repre- sertng Lie ana
Labor casprg hands ano each bearing AZ ga
shield Below them viii b a group OF toGr
women. and below these group OF six
women. all dressed IN white and bearing
the coIors Of the league, which are yelloW
and blue They will also carry lunches or
roldarrod. the Official flower OF the league.
The rank and file OF the members IN line
VIII also b dressed in white. with yellow
and blue eashes and cars and carry
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The Mcnamara Conference. composed q
delegate OF unions organized for the PuI =
rose Of raising funds for the detence o.
the Mcnamara brothers in Los Angeles
viii form q subdivision N the parade ana
there viii be banners referring 20 tnelT
caea auG condemning their arrest
The unions in The metal traces VII -
cut ~ force. and the housesriJhs. eXcs-
va-ors. tunnel and subway constructors ana
teamsters and u7er In allied trades VII also
march
rarader= IN the different trades white caps
- h. worn by most OF the man II the
eycavating and allied trades
The Central Federated Union established
q rule many years ago 20 the erect that
nothing r0u-union shall he allowed In the
line OF march. 4 committee has been ap-
uCiured 70 make a swift irS0tcuon OF the
Inc before Matthew McConville. the Srano
marshal gives the order 10 start. In some
r~evi0us paraGes one or TWO non union
sIod horses We're found and had ~ be
taken out Of line
Celebrations viii be held IN other Dor
cughe to-day. and IN nearly every town ana
go, in rho r--ffed States by the unions
Tho New York District Council Of the
brotherhood OF Butchers Will have its an
rual outing and games today at Don
ral1v.s Grove. College Point. Long Island.
pistric. Assembly No. 30 ~ the Knights
Of Labor Of Brooklyn will have a picnic
am -ames at Gerkeus Glendale Schuetzen
Park
The unions OK Newark y D.. viii have
varade On which twenty thousand work
, rs are expected 90 take part