The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-04
PARADE SHOWS MANY FLOATS
Business Suspended in the City and Ke-
nosha People Join to Make the Day
One of the Most Successful Labor
Days Ever Known in the City.

Union labor showed its strength on
Monday with the annual observance of
Labor Day in the city and with parad-
ing unions, bands of music and many
floats labor demonstrated the fact that
it was still very much organized in
Kenosha. The parade was one of the
most notable showings made by the
toilers of the city in years. Fifteen
organizations connected with the
Trades and Labor Council appeared in
the parade and many of them had
floats symbolic of the particular trade.
1t was sleek we'll fed body of men
who marched in the Labor Day step
and their appearance gave evidence OF
the fact that labor never enjoyed
greater benefits in any country than it
enjoys in America today.
The Labor Day parade and the pic
mic at Schend's Park were the big
features of the celebration of the day
in Kenosha. Long before the hour
set for the parade Main street was lin
ed with people and it is estimated that
at least three thousand people watched
the parading laborers. The men were
cheered all along the line of march.
The carpenters and the painters had
the star showing but all of the unions
had large representation in the
parade.
The carpenters float, showing a
house in process of construction, was
awarded the first prize and the float
of the j. j. Kohlman Company got the
second prize. There was score of
gayly decorated floats in the parade.
The parade led the way to Schend Is
Park where the all day picnic was
held under the auspices of the Trades
Council. 1t was a great day at the
park and fully five thousand people
were present during the day and even
ing. Music and dancing with games
for the children made up decidedly
interesting program.
Laboring men of the city were de.
cidedly satisfied with the showing
made and declared it to be a complete
success.
There were many interesting events
at other parks in the city and in near
by cities. Crowds of people went out
to the lakes of the county on the
trains Monday morning. Hundreds of
them visited the old Columbus ships
moored in the Kenosha harbor during
the day and thousands attended ball
games on the vacant lots about the
city.
More than hundred of the members
of the Grand Army Of the Republic
and allied organizations went up to
Racine to attend the annual reunion
of the Racine-Kenosha County Veter-
ans Association. 1t was a great day
for the veterans and many prominent
officials of the Grand Army were pres
ent and had part in the reunion.
The weather man gave a glorious
day for labor's holiday and
this brought many people out On the
streets during the day. The theatres
were filed both afternoon and even
ing. Business was suspended all over
the city and everybody seemed to be
willing to join to make the holiday of
the toilers day long to be remem-
bered
The winners of the prizes at the
Labor Day celebration were:
Diamond Ring-Miss Mabel Raisch.
Pie Eating Contest-Peter Schat-
tier, first; Joseph Collins, second; John
Hecnel, third.
Girls Egg Race-Theresa Kunz,
first; Elizabeth Kaufman, second.