The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-03
WHOLE TOWN EITHER
MARCHES Or WATCHES
GREAT UNION PARADE


carried by men in blue denim uni
forms.
A float showing a house divided
in two parts, one sided represent
ing a 10-hour day and the other
an S-hour day, followed. In the
S-hour house, the family was en-
Toying an hour of rest. In the 10
hour house, a tired woman kept
busy at a dashboard.
N. T.. Represented.
A replica of a Northern Pacific
observation car, set on an auto
truck, followed the South Tacoma
workers.
Behind IL came the blacksmiths'
anvil, 20 feet long and standing
Is feet in the air.
Members of the typographical
union marched behind big pic
ture of their union label. A ban
ner announced that over 500 Ca
madam members OF the union were
Somewhere in France"
Police First.
Cheers and handclapping greet
ed many sections OF the parade,
and there was a running fire of
recognition between marchers
and their friends on the sidewalk
all along the line OF march.
First in the procession, which
moved from 18th and Market at
about / a. nv was a squad OF
police; and Immediately after It
came a display of historic interest
as the old hose reel which guard
ed the city from fire in 1899,
hauled by half a dozen husky cit
liens in the old red-shirt uniform,
was followed by the horse-drawn
hose cart that was the pride of
1910, and the throbbing white
Mogul engine that now protects
lives and property.
40 Firemen I'm Line
Firemen's Local 1861 turned
out 40 men to march with the ap-
paratus.
A float from the Hippodrome
theater carried the usherettes, In
Quaker gray, and the Arabian
Tumblers in their colorful uni
forms.
The employees of the Tacoms
theater had truck in line with
the name of the Theatrical FEEDER.
alton. Pantages had a pictur-
esque float with a tent and the
members of the Venetian Six"
act.
Ponies Please Riddles
Musicians Association Local
III was represented by the Mu-
sicians' Association band.
Over 400 men were in line be-
hind the banner of the Carpenters
and Joiners. Structural Iron
Workers, Local ia, had a clever
float with a tiny stationary engine
and pile driver, followed by so
men from the Pile Drivers and
Bridgeworkers' union.
Preceding Teamesters' union
313 was float that called forth
EXPLANATIONS from the children
two tiny ponies in a miniature
stable. More than 200 men were
in this section.
$50 Plumbers.
Plumbers to the number of
nearly $50 followed the banner of
the Metal Trades unions.
Between 40 and so girls of the
Garment Workers local 201,
dressed in white and each with q
big bunch of red sweetpeas,
marched snappily and were given
a hearty welcome. Following them
came 10 0laundry workers, men
and women.
One of the original floats was
that of the International Broth
erhood of Blacksmiths' and Help
ers' local rs, which carried q
huge anvil.
The Shipwrights' union showed
perfect miniature of the type
of wooden ship that is being built
In Tacoma Following 1t were tho
men of the Seaborn and Todd
yards.
Other Events.
A program, sports and dancing
in Wright park beginning at
O'Clock, occupied the afternoon.
o'clock, will occupy the afternoon,
with Il. T.. Kingsley OF Vancouver
as the. principal speaker.
Races were to begin at 2:1b at
1.-THE Speedway. Several interesting
events are scheduled.
A grand bali ct Tshoma han
will end the day,