The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-04
PRINTERS GIVEN
FIRST PRIZE IN
LAB0R'S PARADE
Garment Workers ana Sheet
Metal Workers Next
:. THREE THOUSAND MARCH
Big Celebration Prepared for
This Afternoon,

First prize OF SIS offered By the
Oklahoma City Central Trades rsnd
Labor council 10 the union making the
best showing IN today'S labor day
parade was awarded the Typographical
union by a committee composed OF
District Judges Hayson and Clark and
County Judge Iwrck this morning
This IS the second consecutive time
the printers have carried of first
honors.
Second place, carrying with II prize
OF SIS, was given the local Garment
Makers union, and third place to the
Sheet Metal Workers organization
5000 in Procession,
Three thousand members OF organ
lied labor participated IN the parade
which began with commcndable
promptne,S at the scheduled hour OF 10
o'clock this morning The procession
moved through solid lancs OF speetf-
tots nulnEring prohahl% 1SOO0 q The
pageant assembled west OF the county
courthouse on Grand avenue, marched
down Grand 10 Broadway thence north
to Sixth street, doubled back 10 Main
and, arriving again at the court
house, disbanded
1t was one of the most impressive
professions OF its kind Oklahoma City
has ever witnessed. and various unions
were greeted by cheers as they passed
groups OF friends along the line OF
march
Earnestness Evident
The evident earneStneSS OF labor in
is demand for shorter working hours.
better working conditions and better
pay was typified In the parade by the
steadness with which the procession
moved forward, never faltcring or fall
ing out OF step when encounteting the
constant interruptions occasioned BY
street car, automobile and vehicle
traffic. The parade was led by a
platoon OF police headed by Captains
Gallup and Slaton They were foi-
lowed by the local motion picture op-
eratorF union and Quadruple alliance
" Wilson'S Portrait
The local unions OF trainmen, en-
ginemen, conductors and iiremcn, clad
in blue overals and caps OF their pro-
fession. showed their satisfaction over
the passage OF the Adsmson eight
hour bill in the fact that on their ban
ner they carried large photograph
OF Woodrow Wilson
The Typographical band, clad entire
" in white, the local bookblnders
union. riding IN white tallyho and
clad entirely IN snowy costumes the
garment workers. also white clad and
marching, and the drill teams OF the
Woodmen OF the World and Modern
Woodmen OF America. were among the
most attractive sections OF the parade.
Afternoon Celebration.
This afternoon at o'clock. the final
celebration OF the day was to begin at
Belle Isle. Special service was being
maintained by the Oklahoma Railway
company. Following is the program
200 p. m.-Competitive drills.
fraternal drill teams. Committee
A. l. Mitchell, Bert Beals, NJ r.
Gallon, w. II. Gadd)
$50 p. m.--Band concert Forty
pieces.
800 p. m--Vaudeville.
y W w. n-tllRn ulNe,
400 p. m--Battle royal (Com-
mi,tee Homer Adr.an, J. d. Tray.
lor, and Adolph Decke)
500 p. m.-Regatta, Oklahoma
Boat club,
800 p. m-Band concert (Forty
pieceO.
$50 p. m.-High dive.
..8S .. m.--Boxing Committee:
II. c. Martini,
900 p. m,--Vaudevflle.
$50 p. m.-lllumina,ed balloon
ascension.
Other Prises Offered.
A solid oak chair offered BY the
Johnson Furniture company to the win.
ming union in the parade will 70 TO the
typos,
a silver loving cup, donated by the
w J Peuee Hardware company, was
to be awarded this afternoon 10 the