Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-31

line when the big parade of labor
start in Front street on Monday
morning promptly at 10 o'clock. To
satisfactorily handle the big crowd,
additional aids of the general COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
for the DAYS celebration were ap-
DO nted at a meeting at the rooms
of the American Federation of La
Dor and Building Trades. 211 Locust
street. Final arrangements were
likewise made for the big picnic with
it's games and contests and band
concert, at last evenings session or
representatives of the workmen
I'VE will parade rain or shine,
George McCurdy. chairman of pub
licity, announced, "and we will start
promptly at 10 o'clock" OrganiZa-
tions will get in position early and
each one is expected to be in position
at $50 so that final arrangements
may be made to start at once when
the procession gets in motion one
half hour later.
Railroad shops will be practically
shutdown throughout the day, most
of the men having been granted
leave to participate in the event:
Only a few men will be compelled
to remain at their duties that any
emergency work may be done.
Union railroad men from Lancaster
and Columbia are expected to reach
Harrisburg during the morning 10
take part in the labor pageant
Many Shopmen TO March
One thousand shopmen will be
among the railroad men animated
with the American Federation OF
Labor. Carmen and blacksmiths Will
each have 500 men in line. Sheet-
metal workers, clerks and other shop
crafts will have a big percentage OF
workers in line. H..
Robert M. Adams. representlhs
the Boilermakers' Union OF rallroau
workers, who has been selected as
chief marshal, will have his mead
Quarters at the Board of Trade
There the chiefs of staff and alds
are requested to report to him at .
o'clock Monday morning.
His chiefs of staff are ii. D Rowe
and s l., Spangler. Matthew Calen'
chairman of the general committee
arranging for the celebration Will pe
tbe chief marshal of the second oI-
vision, while among the alds are III "
Alexander, H. Huntzberger, II
Gilliland. c. H. Raffensherser' d. (.
Culhane and Percy c. linn.
The marchers will be divided INTO
two divisions for the procession
These are; o1;oo
Jsirst Diyision-Platoon of ponce,
zia,,or Daniel l.. Keister. Z. ). A. re-
cruit;ng staff, Chief Marshal RopeT'
NJ. Adams, aids, Pennsylvania hdii-
road Federation officials. Moan M;
Jones of Pennsylvania Railroad
%,.s+c,,, Federation; Walter w. Pink
artcn secretary-treasurers Brother
mood of Carmen, and Harry BlXler,
,icc- nresident District Federation OF
Sictai Workers; Municipal Band.
Wochinists No. 1870, Liberty Band
NJ Marietta, Machinists NO. loto,
New Cumberland Band, Sheet Metai
Workers, Pipefitters and Plumper
Clerks Railway EMPLOYEES DepaIt-
ment, Marysville Band, BoileTnaHelss;
GIactricians. Metropolitan Band OF
Goiunbia Blacksmiths No. 34O'
Maintenance of Way, Commonwealth
Pand carmen. including Car lnspec-
tors and Female Car Cleaners.
second Division-Aids; Highsplre
p.nd. Carpenters No. 2S7; Palmyra
Rand: International Brotherhooo
Eiectrical Workers No. 143; BarpeTs
No, 40; MechanicsbuTs Bang
Plumbers No. $50: Painters NO - IL
band; bricklayers; carlisle ~ iu
Rand. Allied Printing Trades, In
cmding typographical Union No. IA
Pressmen's Union No. 1913, Electro
typers and Stereotypers No. lof
/ Bookbinders; Raysor's Drum Corps
Triangle Lodge International Asso'
citation of Machinists, mach1nlsts o.
the Pipe Bending Works and the
Harrisburg Boiler Works.
The first division will form, start
ing at Verbeke street, with the riSh'
esting in Front, with the railway
rachinists, Cumberland street
sheet-metal workers and clerks
Herr street; boilermakers and cleo
tricians, Boas street; blacksmith!
and maintenance-o of-way employees
Forster street; carmen, North street
Starting at the north side of State
street, the Second Division will form
with it's right resting on Front stree
with electricians and BARRIERS, soutf
side of State street; plumbers ant
PAINTERS South street; bricklayers
Pine street; Allied Printing Trades
and international Association of Ma
chinists of the Harrisburg Pipe ant
Pipe Bending Works and the Harris
burg Manufacturing and Boiler
Company.
To Have Big Picnic
Dismissng at the Square, mos
of the paraders will proceed to Res
ervoir Park for the picnic, whicl
will be opened with a concert b!
the Municipal Band. Concerts will
be given DOtn aIlernOon anu eve
ming.
Games and contests of great va
riety have been arranged by the pic
mic committee. There will be tugs
of-war, three-legged races, wheel
barrow races and many other SINH
lar events.
w. II. Runk, athletic instructor o
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, will as
sist in the picnic in the CONDUCTING
of the games. A full list of them
together with the prizes, all of whicl
are offered by the Harrisburg Tele
graph, include:
Tug -of-war (hve-man teams)
FIVE stag-handled knives; wheelbar
row race for men, Ingersol JUNO
watch; bag race for boys. WinsloN
roller skates: three-legged race 70
boys, two rooter. skullcaps; peanu
race, official baseball; candle race
tennis racket; egg race, Keen Kut
ter pocket knife; fat women's race
aluminium percolator; girls race
American flag; boys race Gift
yards), fishing rod standing hig
jump, athletic supporter; runnin
broad jump. Shakespeare fishin
reel; boxing match, pair gymnasium
shoes; wrestling match, gymnasium
shoes. Two boxing matches ar
scheduled. Jones and Mann, tw
local men, will appear in one, an
Sammy" Schiff and another locs
man will aDnear in the second