Evening journal., 1918-04-06
HA- Ian WORKERS IN
Great PROCESSION
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his men, the shipbullders followed by
divisions. being separated according TO
the department ia which they We're en-
ployed In the arrangement Of the d.
visions there was no effort 90 put one
department ahead OF the other and
there was no preference shown TO any
branch
While there were some in the pro-
cession atiired In SUNDAY" clothes, the
majority OF the men wore the clothes
In which they work, but many of them
took especial pains this morning to see
that they did not rub q soiled hand over
their face too often and as conse-
quence their ylsages were UNUSUALLY
clean
For weeks The workmen have been
planning FOR this parade and The pro-
cession was given much novelty and
considerable interest by the numerous
floats that intersp It. some OF
these showed unusual skill and In
gcnuily and AN reelected the patriotic
spirit Of the workers who desired 10
giye-tne loan campaign O. big boost at
the start
High Officials Mcrched.
When the procession reached the
Public Building. Manager Weaver and
/ President Grace and Nice-Presideni
/ Powell left it and joined the reviewing
/ party. Following the parade Mr.
! Weaver entertained at luncheon in The
Rose Room Of the Hoitol dupont.
The procession was divided into six
D a nII
I ing 20 symbols First came a platoon
Of police TO clear the street. Then
/ followed a battalion Of soldiers who
are engaged in guarding the Harlan
plant and then several baitaliOns OF
sailors from the Manhattan and Narran-
gansett. which vessels are being pre-
pared at the plant for hospital service
/ in the English channel
Company a, Of the new Organized
/ Militia OF Delaware followed and then
came the Administration section Of he
/ plant headed by the Harlan Band The
/ handsome silk banner presented the
band by the worbmen was car
ried for the first time, together with
/ beautiful silk American fag, also a
gif' from the worknen
Manager Weaver, heading his Official
]
/ bl3cksmithing department showed a
/ hand forge with men at work.
The second division was in charge Of
Assistant Marshal McGuigan Foreman
/ NigofsM led his corps Of blacksmiths
The men from the car shops with a
beautifully decorated float followed in
charge OF Superintendent William r..
Thompson. Another float from the car
|uNH frnn
named THE Liberty Limited" and In
it rode Boy Scouts.
The electrical department came next
with a float that attracted much al en-
tion 10 represented an electric chair
with the Kaiser seated in the chair and
Uncle sam as the eleclrocu i0neer ap-
plying the Juice" 20 send the Teuton
leader into Kingdom Come or some
other place.
Then came a Philadelphia band and
following it the machinests in charge
OF Foreman ANDY" Schmidt The f0ai
was a typical scene from O MACHINE
shop. The boiler shop men. i'm charge
OF Foreman j Clausen. followed They
had a float drawn by two goats. the
noat carrying a miniature boiler
Division three was led by the Ridley
Park Band. OF Ridley Park. 70 wa.
marshalled by J Jennison. First caml
a float. THE Goddess Of Liberty" anC
lhen the plumbers These men were Or
charge Of Foreman j. Landis Ther
fcame the ship carpenters. led by Wi
liam Harmsn. They had a miniature
b ship that revealed the ingenuity OF
these men in Joining Another nOa
was IN the line OF the iOiners. who wcr.
in charge Of Foreman White. t. too
was a small boat. The men Of thcs,
two departments had WED With eacf
other in seeing which one could turn
out the most complete and neatly con
structed craft in the short time the,
had 20 prepare for the parade.
4. The painters were led by Foreman
Jamison, and they had a float Showing
their skill and craftmanship The pat
ternmakers followed with a unlquD
. noat showing The pattern Of an engine
for a i0OOO-ton ship.
Then came another Philadelphia band
b. followed by the sheet metal workers
led by Foreman William shaw Th'
: painters, led by Foreman Carson, fol
! lowed.
The outside machini-is marched next
led by Foreman W Quade, and they
too. had a float OF a ship. and the!
were followed by the riggers. in charg
b Of Foreman C.. Moh-man
Delaware Regiment Band Plays.
Then came The riNeters They har
been boasting an along that they wer
going 90 make surprising show ina
and they did They were led by th
/ Pioneer lDelaware) Regiment Ban
from Camp Dix, that the rive;cr
! brought TO this city FOR this parade a
their own expense.
The War Department had notified th
/ ship plant officials that IL would per
init the Delaware regimenlal band 4