Evening journal., 1914-08-13
MANY FLOATS IN
OLD HOME PARADE
Joint Committee Agrees on
Details at Last Nights
Meeting
LABOR WILL MAKE
ELABORATE DISPLAY

In addition to the many lahoring
and business men who will march in
the Greater Wilmington Labor Day
Parade there will be number Of
beautiful floats in line, The joint
committee, which has charge OF the
arrangements for the parade, at their
meeting last night decided to allow
the floats in the line Of parade, and
representatives Of labor organizations
announced that several unions would
have floats in line typical of the bot
ter understanding to exist in the flu
tare between the business and labor
circles
Announcement was made by Thorn
as w. Wilson, vice president of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, that the company would
have a large float in the line symbol
izing light that comes from the OK
istence Of a better understanding.
Nir. Wilson is a member Of the Joint
committee. That the Wilmington Gas
Company will have a beautifully dec
GRATED float in the parade was the an
nouncement made by William J. Nc
Corkindale, who Is also a member of
the joint committee
The Car and Ship Painters Union
Intends 10 have a tastefully decorated
fioat, as does Transfers Union. No.
14l Both will be decorated with the
theme Of "rhe Wilmington idea" be-
hind them.
The parade will form at 1870 o'clock
sharp, viii be ready for the start al
las and will start exactly at 2 O'Clock
on Labor Day. Monday. September z.
President J. Winfield Scott, president
OF the Central Labor Union, who is the
chief marshal, has already made most
OF his arrangements and will hold
conference with the marshal and as
sisiants Of both sections within the
next week
AZ the meeting last evening Mr.. |
Scott and T. w, Wilson were appoint. |
Cd as special music committee bv
General Chairman David Snellenbure. /
The directors Of the state fair will I
provide a specially constructed re-
viewing stand alongside of the grand I
stand. As invitations have been ex-
tended 10 Secretary Of Labor Wilson I
Secretary of Commerce Redfield. SEN
ators salisbury and dupont and Con
Eressman Brockson. and their attend
ance Is expected, nation wide attention
VIII oe attracted 70 the parade. Those
~ me march will parade around the
race track and viii be dismissed d.
rectly N the rear Of the grandstand.
Ihe bands will then be amalgamatcd
ana there will be iifteen-minute
massed band concert. AS over 20
bands will be In the parade the con
cert viii prove a big feature Of the
program Of the day.
!. y Bartram, representative of
1ne business mems committee. was
Also present at the meeting last even
ing ard made his report OF how the I
umbrella proposition was being tax I
~ ~ by the business people. The
gR swing firms have already taken
isNanities Of the boosters "Do n for
Wilmington" umbrellas. demonstrat-
ng that the carrying out of the VIII
mlngton idea is positively an as
surred fact:
Lippincott and Co., d. Ross and
Son, kennard and Co. Cohen and
Finkelstein. Crosby and Hin. Gibbons
and Moore. Haddock-Nixon. r q
Pancoast Wilmington Gas Co. MIL
Ter Bros. ChaIes X. Brewer So
curity Trust and Safe Deposit co.
Fred II. Steinle, Ellwood Souder Ho-
tel Wilmington. Consumers Ice and
Coal Co. Wilmington Trust 20
Delaware Hardware Co. n. Snellen-
burg a CO.. Martin & Seibel A n
bornot Thomas O'Connell. pyle and
Company. 5. Kresge s & 10 Cont
stores, Johnny Jones. A. Hauber
baynard, Banks and Bryan, I. X. L.
Laundry, NJ. ID. Poland A. ID. PEOPLES.
and Y shop, Star Publishing co.
wilmington a Philadelphia Traction
70. Hurley Powell. New York
restaurant, Scarborough Drug Co.
n. X. Davis, Hotel Stoeckle, ID. Bush
and Sons Co. Stieff Piano 60. scott
ana Co., Bankers, W. l.. Roberts a.
and L. Jenny, THE EVENING JOIiR-
nal Company, Livingston's. Nelson
snoe Company, Boston Cloak store.
Joseph Kern. J. Balascio. c. Il. Pier
son, e. Il. Hanna. Wilmineton
A0attoir Garrick Barber Shop. NJ a
stout W. w. Bottomlev. M q
shockley, +. Fell, Joshua Conner I
~ Emory Wilmington Furniture
Company Morrow & Son, Dolaware
Nouon House, Harry KENYON
Capelle Hardware Co. Louis .Iacohy
Danforth Drug Store. J. r. Hudson
Wilson Hardware Co. Aaron Keil. s
r. Durstein, Francis Kelly & CO.
Seal 4 Aschenbach, +. A. Halloren
Howard r. Scarbor Hiram Yerger
James Bradford Co. w. ]. Robinson. i
Charles K. Dubell, Kincaid & CLARK.
}. W. Kitchens. Smith-Zollinger "a
G William x. Bradford Max Breuer
kleitz Bros, William Shinn & Co
O. G, Gooden, Bacon's Restaurant
Mrs Deakyne. William B. Smith. Jr
James Gooding, p d. Kates. War
rem Fish Market Reese Bros, ]. j.
n. Harman. Charles J. Mammele. q
Al. Celia, Charles Winkler. James
Meharg, NJ. Megary & Son Co.. Edwin
n Denny, Cornelius Mundy. w. b.
wharton. James b. Thompson, j. y.
Whedlton, Hollis Restaurant, Holt's
Market
Each and every marcher in the !
parade, II Is intended, shall carry one
OF the umbrellas. whether he he !
labor man or business man, thus ex-
employing the better feeling that ex-
ISIS between the two-in other words.
the getting together"
BIG IEAGTIFPS WANT