The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-29
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HOSTS OF
/ ||||||!lBOR, MONDAY.
GGeot Parade Ever Is Planned
With More Than $4,000
n. Marchers in Line
SFlELD DAY ON BELLE ISLE
4 IN THE AFTERNOON
Union Men and Families Will
Compete for Big List of
ss Prizes

IA Plans for a celebration OF Labor
day In Detroit, this year. which. II II
K said. will be more imposing that ever
4 before, have been completed by a
!. special committee OF the Detroit Fed
= Grafton Of Labor, and were given final
APPROVAL in a meeting OF that organ
isatton, "Wednesday night. More than
X 1900 members of the different trades
unions will take part In monster
4 parade. Monday morning, starting at
10 O'Clock The men will assemble
\ in the streets OF Woodward-aye., BE-
X tween Henry-st. and Adams-ave. They
z viii march TO the music OF 22 Danus'
sS The afternoon will be given over
10 athletic sports on Belle isle, where
Y Park Commissioner Dust has prom
3 tsee q running track and other nec-
4 elsary preparation.
Henry Kummerield. president OF
< the. federation. will be chief marshal
Of the day. and will have charge both
a o. the parade and the games. Has
stan will be made up of the members
ii 81 the Labor day committee. Frank n.
!. Naftell. George Harris, Samuel To-
% 4ssss Nuo'ico ""sAS! 81"
s 0prunk.
a prize OF 500 will be given to the
heat appearing local taking part IN
The parade, and about 5000 In cash
+ PRIZES for the athletic contests Will
4 ~ distributed. In addition to mer-
4 ehaudise contributed by the business
& houses Of the city.
1.-The merchants have been even
/. nore liberal than usual said Mr..
Ioh1n. secretary Of the Iron Workers
< 0n1on. and one Of those making the
for the days program.
~A66re than soc worth OF merchan-
1lbo has been donated already. In
HG1nGing ave tons Of coal, 10 barrels
~ 1our. suits Of clothes for both men
4 M women. and numerous articles
4 r. 1ewelry. and almost every kind Oh
8Dookul thing you can imagine.
More than 40 contests will be he'd.
E9H4 usual events of track and field
4 (oets will be supplemented by old
GH'e races. women's races, an egg
kfnGn Tor women, threading needles
*6tokoSt, and others for women and
oyon teams. representing the
z D8t0ery workers, Transfers, carpen-
Il structural iron workers, mold
metal polishers and automobile
|;4&fkers, will compete In tug of
EI6x lor Z silver loving cuS donated
John N. Clifford, the labor candt.
II kn90nI revenue IN Detroit. This Il
R he cup 70 become the permanent
~ wr<<V>
](e( ameA
n ~ are expecting 10000 or $4,000
tol0 ON Belle Isle In the afternoon.
~ attendance In the street parade
GU1A ~ larger but for the fact that
nbers Of some Of the trades. like
w ong1neers. and the street car men,
NlIunot ret on. Some Of those Will
~ 1h1e 70 get away in the afternoon"
# ~. TOhin will act ~ starter In the
II <hlotic events. Other ofaciais In al.
x1lt1on to the chief marshals stan
y Nh b Charles Lewis. John Clarkin,
y yohn I1ougheed, Edward Francis. and
zx 4. Mitchell.
There will be q baseball game be-
tween teams representing the struc-
4Grnl Iron workers and the carpenters,
a tokveen whom there II much rivalry.
y ~ effort will be made to get a mem
4. 49, Of thu Detroit baseball club TO
y uUp1re the game. Another game will
n ~ played by teams of steam filters
II ord patterumakers, and still others
x<ro being talked Of
The procession will be in five di.
IVluso0s, made up as follows: The
bNit1inf trades, the metal workers.
|&nlncollo trades, teamsters, and
IA printing trades.
The honor OF leading the marca
3<ban b<en given the carpenters. In
& ro0oGnition of their remarkable
a kfowth in the last two years, In which
khQ1r numbers have increased from
4 600 10 $500. They are now next
H 70 the largest local in the city, the
nsO1ders, with a membership OF about
y 900. being the only one to outnum-
4 her them.
The first division will be in charge
pf Edward Francis, president OF the
burding trades organization; the
.t4cond under the direction Of w. A.
8 Mitchell, the fourth under John Pot
t9r, head OF the teamsters, and the
NDfth under John Lougheed, of the
nf1nters' union. The line OF march Will
& ~ down Woodward-aye. to Jefferson,
EM61 east to Rus4ell-st., where the cot
nn will double back and the men
Mn turn or In sections to disband on
~ streets.
N here will be no special entertain.
o6t for the evening, but the man
oment Of the Motordrome has an.
6unced that every man with union
IN viii be admitted free OF charge
~ night
go cempetition Is promised IN
y otnlotic events, for entries have
h mo1o by laboring men from
y poents IN the state outside oil
o uAschers n the forenoon dem.
&1on Will Curry banners bearing
IN "Boost for the eight-hour
~ the labor temple
FAKES ISSUE
~ Author BERGSON