The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-07
Abba and Oskaloosa Join Ottumwa
on Labor Day.

With bands playing, pennants wav.
| ing, people cheering and program
sufficient to interest every one, La
Dor Day for south east Iowa was APP
proiately celebrated at Ottumwa by
Oskaloosa, Abba and Ottumwa. Fair
weather ruled the morning hours and
made possible a record breaking at.
tendance. Between twelve and fifteen
thousand people were in the town
from adjoining territory to celebrate
the occasion and every one partici-
pating had big time.
Oskaloosa was well represented at
the celebration, In the parade and
elsewhere with "preponderence of
evidence" as exhibited by the Oskar
loosa badges, telling who was who in
the great crowd. With people ar
irving on train and in automobiles,
Oskaloosa was there with more than
one thousand people.
Abba sent a large delegation with
band over the Burlington in a special
train while many others, as was the
case with Oskaloosa, preferred the
accommodations of the regular ser:
vice. Abba people make claim that
they had more people than did Oska-
loosa. Oskaloosa people, however,
were much more in evidence.
Oskaloosa enterprise was seen to
advantage in the parade and local Ia
Dor unions made a creditable show
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the procession was assigned to the
Iowa Brigade Band and the boys were
loudly cheered along the line of mach.
Charles F. M. Schlenker and asso-
ciates of the OskalOosa Trades AS
sembly of Oskaloosa were assigned
places in automobiles. Following
them were the OskalOOsa labor organ
iZations in line. Carpenters and join
ers carrying special pennants made
fine showing as did also Oskaloosa
BARRIERS. Painters and paper hangers
and the cigar makers were also well
represented. OskalOOsa street car
men, one of the youngest organiza-
lions, in town, made creditable
showing. Other organizations repre-
scented in line were the United Mine
Workers of Oskaloosa and vicinity,
typographical union, garment workers
and brick masons.
Ottumwa labor unions turned out
enmasse and made a notable demon
stration. nnumerable floats gave va
riety to the line and many of these
were splendidly arranged. First prize
for the marching organization went to
the Journamen Timers. The mem
bers carried umbrellas maGe of tin
and the union emblem cut in tin dan
gled from the side. The prize for the
best float went to Morrell & Co. Pack
ing establishment.
Four bands were in the procession,
Oskaloosa Iowa Brigade band, the
Fifty-fourth Regiment band of Ottum
wa, the Buxton colored band and the
Brazil band. The organizations gave
an enjoyable concert at the park
afternoon and evening.
The crowds followed the procession
to Caldwell park, where the afternoon
PNo
pie had assembled there for picnic
dinner and to participate in the pro-
gram, the feature of which was an
address upon timely topics by John
Mitchell, the great labor leader. A
sudden wind storm appeared about
half past two o'clock and had its
own way for fully a half hour. The
program was interrupted and as rain
followed many of the crowd left the
park to return to the city.
Threatening rain cut down the at
tendance at the evening program.
Visitors were eager to get trains for
home and the first section to Oska-
loosa was over crowded. Passengers
packed into the two coaches of the
seven o'clock train like sardines in
a can. First come first served, and
hundreds were left waiting on the
platform, while the empty coaches OF
the specials were left standing in the
yards. One coach of the regular train
had over two hundred.
At the base ball park III the morn
ing and afternoon Central association
games between Ottumwa and Keokuk
were played An enormous crowd at
the morning game saw Ottumwa win
the pennant OF the Central association
lague season of 1911. Oskaloosa peo-
pile rooted for Ottumwa and Taylor
Kensel, a former Oskaloosa favorite.
Ottumwa did well with the celebra'
ton and has established new mark
for Oskaloosa and Abba to reach.