The Washington herald., 1916-07-05
$4,000 March in
LABOR PAGEANT
Many Picturesque Paraders
In Six Divisions Reviewed
by President Wilson.

Fifteen thousand men, women and chill
dren of organized labor marched through
the streets of Washington yesterday in
a twin celebration. They were celebrating
the l4Oth birthday of the nation, and
the dedication of the new home Of the
American Federation of Labor, at Ninth
street and Massachusetts, avenue north
west, where they were reviewed by Presi-
dent Wilson, President Samuel Gompers
of the Federation. and a notable gath
ering of statesmen, and high government
officials.
Down through the streets the paraders
swept, column after column. in six d.
visions, American flags. labor nass, and
banners everywhere Every marcher wore
a tiny American flag pinned to his breas st
with an eight hour-a- day" union but
ton.
Those in charge of the parade strove
to make it out-of-the ordinary. And they
succeeded. There were all sorts OF di.
verting features. The union BARRIERS, for
example. marched clad in white trousers
white sport shirts and without their
coats, just as II they were all ready to
call out, you're next"
Paraders from the Iron Molders union
local, No 2l5, strode along CARRYING i'm.
itation srammers" slung over their shoul.
ders. They use real hammers in the
shop, but real once are heavy, and the
day was hot.
Machinists In Parade.
The Columbia Lodge. International As
ISOLATION Of Nachinists. had a huge
turnout in the parade. Its members
stepped briskly along, each carrying a
purple pennant. Just ahead of them
marched the Pattern Makers League of
North Americs--another coatless brigade
rI1t, a..
marchers. among them the women en-
ployes of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. who were given position well
TO the fore Of the parade in the first d.
vision, and who were spplauded all along
the route. They marched. clad all in
white. and stepped along with the pre-
eision of trained soldiers.
Their column was preceded by a huge
banner, upheld by Mrs. Margaret Thomp-
son. with two little girls, Anna Hutton
and Katherine Weckel, clad in red, white
and blue, as her aids. Immediately be-
hind this trio marched a miniature Uncle
Sam, bearded and silk hated, who looked
like a boy. but who, It developed. is in
reality. a little girl. Agnes Hutton.
The men employees of the Bureau were
headed by c. J. Mccarthy and Dan Has
sett. They were followed by the plate
printers, with John Deviney. president Of
the local, at their head. The men from
the Government Printing ONCE were
headed by Public Printer Ford Column
bia Typographical Union, No. I01, was
represented with nearly 10) marchers In
addition to the men IN line this union
converted a big sightseeing automobile
into a bedecked float
Another float was fitted up by the
Ladies' Auxiliary, No. loi. OF the Colum-
bia Branch. 1t carried a big sign reading
First to give equal rights and equal
pay to women workers
Nearly All Branches There,
Practically every branch of organized
labor in the city was represented. and
in addition the various State declarations
sent representatives. Men from thirty
five international labor organizations
marched. as did representatives of
twenty-five Central Labor Unions. Dele
gates from England and Mexico were also
in line. Every section had a band
The parade started from the Peace
Monument. shortly after 10 o'clock in
the morning. Edward l. Tucker, presi-
dent Of the Central Labor Union, was
grand marshal. with N A. James and
r. F. Bowman as aids. The route lay
street, thence north to K. thence east
to Tenth. north on Tenth to Mas
saehusstts avenue and thence southwark
past the reviewing stand which had been
erected in front of the new labor home,
to Eighth street and Mount Vernon
place. The marchers turned up Eighth