The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-24
$4,000 union labor
; MEN WILL PARADE
Philadelphia Makes Ready for
Welcome to American Fed
GRAFTON Delegates.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. %
Reports received from the local unions
in response to a communication sent
out by the general executive commit
tee indicate that there will be about
$4,000 union men in line in the
monster street parade to be held Fri
day night, Nov. 13, to welcome to this
city the officers and delegates to the
thirty fourth annual convention Of the
American Federation of Labor.
Among the several crafts that have
already decided to swell the great
demonstration, representing the toll
ers of the city, is the United Garment
Workers Of America. It Is estimated
that the garment trades alone will
the great procession.
The decision of the District Coun-
Gil Of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America to participate
in the mammoth pageant will, it is
stated by officials of the organization,
add more than 0,00Omarchers to the
great procession.
Officials Of the Allied Building
Trades Council have already declared
that 10000 union workers represent
ing the several crafts making up the
council will join in making the great
parade the greatest demonstration In
the history of the labor movement.
The Tea1nsters' District Council,
composed of six local unions, have
promised they will be represented by
more than 1000 members.
President George H. Ullrich, of the
Central Labor union, reports that
Cigarmakers' local union No. 1865, of
which he is a member, will send its
quota to swell the great throng and
scores of other Individual local unions
have accepted the invitation of the
executive committee to participate in
the gigantic demonstration.
The great pageant, headed by Pres
ident Samuel Gompers and the execu-
tive board Of the American Federation
of labor, and accompanied by band
of 100 musicians, Will start from
Board and Diam ond-sts at o'clock
on the night of Friday, Nov. 10, and
march south on Broad-st. to Horticul-
tural hall.
At this point President Gompers
will leave the line Of march and, to-
gether with his official family, repair
to stand erected there, from which
they will review the monster demon
stration of union workers.
The great procession now headed
by the delegates to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the members OF
the Philadelphia Central Labor unoin
will continue south to Wharton St
and, then countermarch north or
Broad-st.
Preceded by band Of music. num-
bering 100 performers, and with mum
erous floats illustrating the various
crafts and organizations, the delegates
of the Allied Building Trades council
Of Philadelphia and vicinity will b@
next in line, followed by a host Of
more than 10000 marchers.
Next in line will be the Labe
Trades department, also accompanied
by floats displaying union label pro
ducts Of the various branches of in
dustry included in the section.
Following the Label Trades will
come the miscellaneous section
Marshals for the various sections
making up the great parade will b.
h chosen by the membership of the cev
eral local unions Of which they ar
composed.
The marshals thus selected will lat
er organize and choose the chief mar
shall