United labor bulletin., 1911-09-07
LABOR CELEBRATES
LABOR'S HOLIDAY
Thousands March To Music of
Many Bands.

of humanity to patronze the events
given and to follow the program outlined
by the committee.
To the Labor day committee is due the
success Of the observation-disclosures DEL
litt, chairman; Chester J. Common, sec
retary; Edward Hoddle, Grace Bucks, e.
A. Carter Thomas Auter, Fred Vessel,
l. klinbero and Charles Buck. This COM
. mittee represented the Denver TRACES
and Labor Assembly and the Associated
Building Trades of Denver and Vicinity.
For nearly three months this committee
has exerted itself to the utmost to
make the celebration a success. 1t was
a success and organized labor did them
selves proud. The two central bodies VIII
not only make considerable money for
their treasures, but feeling has been
enqendered in the labor movement in this
city that will do more to cement the ties
that bind us to each other than anything
else that could have been done at this
time.
The great celebration began with the
parade at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
starting from California and Eighteenth
streets with Thomas Delitt grand mar
shall j. A. Conkle was marshal OF the
first division, with c. Z. Hall, \. X. Tusu-
/" son and Earl Hoage aides. This division
moved down Eighteenth street, led by
mounted police which were followed by
Labor day committee was next in line.
Then came a band of local musicians.
Switch was followed by the Trades AS
sembly delegates. Then came organlza-
ton after organization, which passed
down the street until Stout street had
been passed when the second DIVISION
fell in line.
peter Johns was marshal of the second
division. and his aides were ID. Fallon'
Thomas Toylor and Judge Warham. This
division was made up Of the building
trades.
The third division formed at Curtis
street and was made up of the misoel'
laneous trades.
The parade began moving at 10 o'clock
. and FOR two hours passed between
Nyhrongs of people that lined all the
Nfreets along the route and flled every
available window and vantage point IN
the building that commanded a view oil
the line OF march
seven bands. composed OF members of
the Denver Musical Protective associa'
non. supplied the music.
Eight hundred OF the brewers were In
line. led by a goat in harness and bells.
This organization was neatly uniformed,
and as their long lines circled IN ana
out the different streets II presented an
{nspfriur scene. This organization was
only outnumbeTcd by the brotherhood
Carpenters which organization haa over
900 In line. They were preceded 10y
beautiful American hag, waving from
wagon drawn hy "a tiny black mule len
Scotch Highlanders in kits and plalus,
playinr bngptpcs, furnished the music
for the carpenters.
The walters carried an up-to-date cafe
on one OF their floats. which was well
peopled sign announced the fact that
waitresses worked but eight hours day.
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floats designed in different color
schemes. one was decorated in sun
flower effect. OF yellow and brown, an
other in lavender and white. and another
carried out a scheme In tan. Several
women clad In kahki uniforms appeared
upon the latter.
upon the latter. They were employees oil
the Bayly-Allen establishment on Arapa'
hoe street. and their attractive appear
ance made n hit throughout the iohs
line of march.
The electricians turned out two Hoats'
the employees of the Mountain States Tcl'
cphone a Telegraph company having one
which bore map of Colorado, utah'
Idaho. Montana. New Mexico, wyoming
and Texas. showing these states lberally
strung with lines of message bearing
wires. The second float carried a street
lamp post and n few electric meters.
Uniforms consisting of blue shirts. dark
trousers and white caps were worn by
the men.
The team owners had large float
drawn by four horses. Upon 1T appeared
n sign which announced their organlzn-
lion in 1895 Behind the float appeared
n long line of paraders. who carried
whips from the ends of which dangied
miniature monkeys.
The tin and sheet metal workers wore
tin badges, and carried tin umbrellas,
tin canes and tin hammers, Which glis'
tened in the sunlight and precluded
doubt as to the vocation of their wear
crs. A little girl of seven years. who
with her father marched In the electrical
division was greeted with n 1utter OF
handkerchiefs and considerable hand
clapping from the beginning TO the end
OF the march.
with the blacksmths. which were led
by Steve Carmody. marched State Treas
urer Roady Kenehan, resplendent in an
apron upon which had been embroidered
n silxen horseshoe The blacksmiths
walked well to the front of the process
sion each wearing an apron as described
above.
When the parade reached the Club
building. Marshall Delitt and the com
mittee reviewed the 10000 union men
1 and women as they marched by.
- The parade disbanded ut this point and
the thousands took cars to Tuileries
park where the great picnic was held.
Fifteen thousand assembled there TO
meet their friends and witness the pro-
gram OF sports and hear the speakers.
I Special labor addresses were delivered
Sn the afternoon by Judge c. j. Gavin,
Judge John I. Mullins and William ii.
Leonard j. A. Conle. vice-president
of the Trades and Labor Assembly, pre-
sided and introduced the speakers.
When the program for speakers had
been finished the motorcycle races We're
given, and In the enclosure of the motor