The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04
GREAT DAY FOR
topeka TO|LERS
The WOrkingmen Plan Biggest
Celebration in History.
There Will Be $500 Persons in
Line of Parade.
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE
Twenty-Six Unions Will Take
Part in Activities.
VIII March From Eighth Ave-
nue. to Garfield Park.
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE

America will take its hat off
to labor Monday. Never before in his
tory has labor been able to celebrate
more power and influence than il
will do next Monday, Lai or dav- APP
propriately, the labor organizations OF
Topeka Will join in the largest celebra-
ton of its kind ever hel in Topeka.
and not only will organized labor OBJ
serve the national holiday but unor-
ganized labor, merchants and hnanclal
men will take part in the parade on
Kansas avenue and the program at
Garfield park
The Topeka Commercial club will
be closed all day Monday, according TO
an announcement made today by j.
Will Kelley, secretary. Practically
every business man in the city has sig
nified his intention of closing his store
or office Despite the late season,
picnics will be held in the country
and parks providing the weather per
Inits. Next weeks forecast calls for
generally fair weather until tuesday
evening. A number of the railroad
offices and shops will close.
Motor trips to the country will oe
one number on the program OF the
auto owner. Roads in the vicinity OF
Topeka are like boulevards.
Thousands in Line.
More than twenty-five hundred per-
sons, members, representatives and
delegates of organized labor will take
part in the Labor day parade which
noon ana march down Kansas avenue
across the Melan bridge, to Garfield
park where the picnic and celebration
will be held. Concessions and amuSe-
nents at the park will be turned over
TO the Labor men. Twenty-siX unions
will be represented in the parade.
a number of the local unions will
he IN uniform. Among these will be
the bakers, plumbers, electricians and
brick and stone masons The machin-
lists plan to enter a big noise" in the
parade. The nature of the big noise
is being kept a secret but the ma
chinistS guarantee the racket.
At Garfield Park.
At Garfield park Edward ]. Baker,
secretary of the Industrial Council of
Kansas City, and DR.. w. NJ. Balch,
church, will be the speakers of the
day. Mr. Baker will speak on Or
sanization." and DR. BaIch on THE
man Of the Labor day committee.
Aides in charge of sections of the pa
rade wiHabe: J. o. Stevic, allied print
ing trades section; R. P. Johnson.
building. trades section; T. B. Garrett,
industrial section. Members of the
different committees will be designated
by badges. Paul Montgomery, a mem
Der of the electrical workers union,
will act as marshal.
Members of the BrickIayers' and
MasOns' union will meet at the hall,
AIS Kansas avenue, Monday at 1890
O'Clock for final instructions in re-
gard to the parade, according to an
order issued by w. r. WEIGH. presi-
dent. and Adam Christie, secretary.
The allied trades will form at Eighth
avenue and Quincy streets, as will
practically all other sections The
scented in the parade by numerous
floats.
Order of Parade.
number of floats also will be en-
tered by local firms and industries
Following is the order of the parade:
Police.
MarshalPs band.
Fire Department
City Departments
Labor Commissioner.
Printers.
Freshmen.
Book Binders.
StereOtyperS.
Photo Engravers-
knights and Ladies' band.
Stone MaSOnS.
Brick Masons.
Carpenters.
Electricians.
Plumbers.
PlaStererS.
Painters.
Machinists-
Cigar Makers.
BARRIERS.
Bakers.
Musicians.
Stage Hands.
Christian Endeavor Societies.
Boys Industrial school band.
The Program.
Following is the completed program
for the celebration at Garfield park:
No. Running race for boys under
10 years, so yards. First prize, hand
saw, Thompson Hardware Co; second
prize. l pound Creamery butter, lie
gler & Son Creamery.
No. Running race for young men,
100 yards First prize, $1.00 worth of
laundry work by College Hill Laundry;
second prize, 20 tickets, Crystal Thea
ter.
No. Stunning race for union men
only. First prize. pair union-made