New-York tribune., 1913-09-02
WOMEN LEAD 10000
IN LABOR PARADE
Marked Thinness in Ranks of
MarChers DisappointS Lead
erS-TWO Floats in Line.
600 POLICE CLEAR WAY
Lack of Pressing Crowds OF
Watchers, as in Former Years,
Attributed to Two and
Half Days Holiday.

Twenty thousand men and women, un-
der the leadership Of James p. Holland.
the grand marshal. marched down Fifth
avenue yesterday in the annual Labor
Dav parade held by the Central Federated
Union
Two things were held responsible for
the smallness of the parade and the lack
of pressing crowds of watchers. THESE
were the perfect weather conditions COM
binng with two-and-a-half day hollday'
and the prosperous condition of labor or
eanizations. II was explained that menu
bers Of many unions had taken advantage
of their opportunity. and had gone to the
seashore or the country-something Whicn
their prosperity had made possible.
With the bands blaring and many ban
ners displayed, the parade started rom
5sth street down Fifth avenue soon after
10 o'clock. Along the length OF march
six hundred policemen, ten TO the piock'
kent the line clear. Below 42d street the
line swung over TO Madison avenue anu
back TO Fifth at 34th street.
There we're two things which dlsap-
nointed the managers of the parade' Ohe
was the absence of a speech by SaIIluei
Compers. whose illness kept him away
and the other was the smallness OIL 'l'
division of women marchers.
II had been announced that 5000 mem
hers ~ the Women's Trade Union League
Of New York, all in white. were 10 tahe
their place in the line. When tne pdrdue
started. however, there were just th'r'S
eight What the women lost in numoer
they made UP in the attractveness Vi
their appearance. Nellie Scheps chail
man of the Labor Day committee heaue"
the parade, while Marion White repre-
sented the white goods workers ous'e
Morgan. the bookbinders; Alice Bean tlie
stenoeranhers and bookkeepers; Matlloa
ccott the United Hat Trimmers, and Mrs'
~ y Heah1y. the neckwear workers
rhe,r hammers announced that Union is
strength" Get Together Girls and Ut
ranize.' Votes for Women hquai
Work Equal Pay, Equal Say ana si1''id'
phrases. lie
There were only two floats in the line
The bridge workers had big model OF
bridge. and the cigarmakers pieo 'nen
trade in a little factory on wheels An
immense steel grder was drawn IN the
procession of vans and trucks. one OF 'he
vans bore a placard saying that II was
the oldest Of its kind in New 1oih' maui
In 1878. but still moving
lanes r. Holland. the grand marshal'
rsrreeentinC the stationary firemen' hau
as aids John c. Hilsdorf and John T.
falf
The assistant grand marshals were gu
ward I. Hannah and Thomas D. uius
their aids. Samuel stone, Thomas "alsN'
May Bitz and Thomas O'Reilly. Inc pres
ident Of the Central Federated l mon
robn sullivan. and James H. Hatch' dei-
cate 10 the Central Federated Cnion'
we're at the head Of the parade
The unions marched as follows;
1-iret Uivision-Michael Neyland' mar
sha}. District Council No. To- lhternd-
,ioral Association of Machinists &c
o.,tric Firemen No. 56. Fur WORKERS
of New York Womens Trade Union
Iaa,r. Electrical Workers No. 90.
second Division-Elias Wolf, marshal
,r,,.,a, and subway Workers. DISTRICT
r,ouroy No. /. international Union OF
PAYERS and fSdTliiIei A'N" ,-,..,.s
cigarmakers and packers. Metal PoNsneiS
I,n,on No. 90. Bartenders' Union NO o. III
coaches. ,
Third Division-samuel Martin mar
sbsl. Analeamated Ladies Garment Cut-
,.rs NJ 10. Raincoat Makers Union VOL
unteer Hospital ambulance.
rourtb Division-William Krahi, mar
hi. Mail Drivers and Chauffeurs Union,
No 537: Teamsters Union, Nos 2so aho
-o1. Building Material Teamsters' Union
No. 654; Furniture and Piano Makers
trnion. No 643; Commission Drivers
Union. No. 449 o,.u
Fifth Division-James C. oConneh'
marshal: Shin Riggers' Local Union NO
7s3: Loneshoremen's Local Union, NO.
27a; Scow Trimmers' Union Local NO,
7ss OF the Longshoremen's Interna'ioha'
Union.