Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-07

Mountain region. Never had so many
unions as such large numbers of
members participated.
Much credit is due to the Labor Day
committee of the Trades and Labor
Assembly for its work in making the
parade and other exercises such a sig
nal success. This committee was
composed of Fred Vessel, Chairman:
P. ]. Devault, secretary-treasurer; II.
s Peregrine, T. o. Spacey, S. P. Op-
linger, James C. Bulger and Harry R.
Spriggs.
Flowers for the Girls
Delegate Sam Schlessinger of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, police
man at City park, was on hand with
400 American Beauty roses, which he
distributed among the girls lust be-
fore the parade started. These were
obtained from the regular daily cut
tings at City park thru the courtesy
of Superintendent John L. Russell,
and were much appreciated by the
girls as an added establishment of
their own beauty and the nifty uni
forms they wore.
Parade Starts on Time.
The parade started promptly at 10
a M, led by Chief of Police Arm
strong and platoon of the finest stall
warts selected from Denver's police
force Grand Marshal Charles NJ.
Moore, president of the Building
Trades Council, and his corps of aids,
performed nobly in lining up the
marchers and getting them started
off in proper FORM There wasn't a
single hitch anywhere The parade
moved from the corner of Eighteenth
and Glenarm streets to Larimer. Lar
ina, 70 .xrtA
way, Broadway to Welton, counter
marched to Court place, thence to
Seventeeneth, down TO Arapahoe.
where the parade disbanded. When
the, first division reached Arapahoe
/ street, the seventh division was Just
moving off down Eighteenth. making
the longest line of marchers ever seen
in Denver.
/ The Fort Logan band led the first
\ division and kept the paraders going
at a lively step from start to finish.
Heading the first division were the
members of the Labor Day commit
] tee, delegates of the Trades and Labor
Assembly and the Building Trades
Council. AT the front of the division
was Carl Sandell, Denver's giant,
dressed as Uncle Sam. fianked by the
allied flags, among which the Stars
and Stripes was most conspicuous
! Every man and woman in the parade
carried an American flag which added
| greatly to the significance of the pa
triotic demonstration.
BARRIERS Won the Plaudits.
First in line as a marching unit
was the Journeymen BARRIERS Local
No. 205, displaying a monster ban
ner: Get Ready for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan" service flag with forty
five stars, and model barber shop.
complete even to the shoe shine artist.
and the manicure girl, all on a large
motor truck. Nearly 300 union bar
bers wearing white hats, shirts and
trousers We're lined up in perfect
marching order. A drill team of six
teen members performed evolutions
along the line of march. The BARRIERS
received great applause from the
throngs on the street and were by
many considered the prize winners.
Made Their First Appearance.
Then came the Street Car Mems
Union, Division No. 746. this being
their first Labor Day parade as a
union organization. Nine veterans of
the Tramway men carried service
flag thickly studded with blue stars.
Placards proclaimed to the crowds on
the street and in the buildings along
the line of march that they had been
organized thirty days and now had a
membership of 1850; that they were
100 per cent purchasers of Liberty
bonds and war saving stamps. An
other banner declared, I'VE Have the