The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
LABOR DAY PARADE OF LOCAL UNIONS
 BIGGEST IN YEARS
Many Striking Floats-All Birmingham Took a Holi- day-Big Crowds at All
 Pleasure Resorts

| What was characterized as one O,
 the largest Labor Day parades ever
 held in Birmingham was that of yes
 terday in which practically every la.
 Dor organization in the city took part
 marching through the downtown sec
 tions and disbanding at Capitol park The parade moved from the head oi
 Twentieth street promptly at 10:3C o'clock, marching to Eft havenue
 thence west to Nineteenth street. south to First avenue. east to Twenty first o'clock. marching to Fifth avenue
 west on Third avenue to Eighteenth street, thence to Second avenue, thence to Twenty first street counter march in Second avenue to Twentieth street
 thence to Capitol park. where the pa rade disbanded.
 The marching order was as follows Mounted police. grand marshal, Trades
 Council and Building Trades Council banners (mounted), speakers in auto. mobiles. Musicians' Union band, bar. tenders. sheet metal workers, Carpen- ters' District Council and carpenter locals, electrical workers. moulders two locals, cement workers, bricklay- CTS, blacksmiths, locomotive engineers
 all locals; Equal Suffrage association Typographical union, motion picture
 machine operators pattern mak CTS Chauffeurs union, tailors. bill posters cigar makers, machinists, three locals barbers plumbers. Brotherhood oi Railway Trainmen; structural iron workers. theatrical stage employees boilermakers, label trades department railway carmen. Order of Railway Con- ductors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen. printing pressmen, elevator
 constructors, hoisting engineers, build- ing trades council, horseshoers, paint CTS, district council and locals; Wom- ans Union Label league. united Gar ment workers. plasterers, fathers building laborers. beer drivers, mer- chants and manufacturers' floats.
 The financing of the parade was un- dertaken by the Trades Council, which offered for sale bronze souvenirs of the day.
 The floats of the merchants were in many instances striking, but that of the Women's Christian Temperance union attracted much attention. The float was drawn by two very large white horses and was built in the shape of boat. It was completely covered with water lilies and was equipped with sails. The inscription on the sails was: Temperance. the Friepd of La- bor." Another inscription was: "Bir- mingham Union. w. c. T. U." The float was filled with 16 small boys, rang ing in age from 8 to 10 years. They were dressed in white sailor suits and seemed proud of their exalted position. A lady occupied the front of the float. The entire population of Birmingham yesterday seemed to be on an outing. Picnics galore were the order of the day and from East Lake to West Lake parties of all sizes, ages and condi- tions were to be seen in the morning hours hurrying to the scene of the days fun. A special programme marked the day at East Lake and hundreds of people visited the park.
 At Redwood two baseball games were staged, one in the morning and one in the Dfternoon Both were large- ly attended. The first game wan marred by the Volunteers unkind &C., tion in winning. The Barons retrieved themselves in the afternoon, however, and everybody went home happy.
 At night special Labor Day pro- grammes were given at the Bijou and Lyric theatres, special matinees being given in the afternoon at both thea tres It marked the opening of the sea son for the Lyric.