The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-30
5000 TO MARCH
Monday VIII Be Great Day for
Topeka Labor.
Greatest Parade in Union His
tory Is Assured.
EVENTS OF MANY KINDS
Music viii Be Furnished by
Every Topeka Band.
Line of March and Formations
Are Announced.

in the history of Topeka will be held
Monday. Never before has such an
elaborate and extensive program been
arranged for such an occasion in the
city. At least half the total popula-
ton of Topeka is directly and vitality
interested in the celebration and the
other half will probably take part be-
cause of sheer inability to resist the
spirit OF the day.
The parade in the morning will
break all records. Six thousand men
will be in the line Of march, repre-
senting all crafts and all industries.
The picnic at Gage park in the after
noon viii be on the largest scale ever
attempted here and the water pageant
in the evening will include about 500
persons, both old and young, in the
cast
In Water Pageant.
The water pageant is in charge Of
Capt. w. p. MacLean and Mrs. June
r. Chapman. Miss Margaret Prout
and Mrs. Willard H. Trefey are as
sistants. Fancy diving and swimming
by five pretty girls will be one Of the
features OF this exhibition. The plot
of the play has been taken from the
Mother Goose Rhymes and is truly
fairy play. The entire cast has been
drilled until everything works almost
automatically.
After the pageant a Fatty Arbuckle
comedy film will be shown free to all.
A tug OF war, with twenty men on
side, the rope stretched across the
lake, will be an interesting feature and
the losers will be pulled into the wa
ter.
Boxin enthusiasts will have their
little period of fun when William
Crazy, champion OF the 35th division,
will mix with John Bennett. This
PROMISES to be a real fight.
On the grounds will be a first aid
station in charge OF Miss Kate King.
ready for any emergency. There VIII
also be a checking stand where
lunches, coats and other articles may
be checked and there will be numer-
Gus lunch stands for those who wish to
buy hot lunches. Free ice water Will
be served.
Property Man Busy.
The committee on arrangements
met Friday night for the last time and
everything was reported in readiness
for the big show. Elmer Eby, prop
erty man, declared that he had gotten
everything onto the grounds needed
for the occasion and was ready for
the performances to begin. This after
noon from to O'Clock Mrs. Chap
man will hold a final dress rehearsal
at the park
morning will be the boys and girls
bicycle parade. Every child will be
in some costume of his own liking,
with gaily decorated bicycle. The
Plumb plan for government owner
ship Of railroads will be highly adj
vertised. At 1910 o'clock the big
bicycle race from the auditorium to
Gage park will start. Hundreds OF en-
tries have been made. Suitable prizes
for all contests have been arranged
for.
Formation OF Parade.
Of big DaTade is
as follows:
Head Of the parade will form at the
north section Of Ninth and Monroe streets.
heading south in the order named, Police
--Marshnlrs band No: 1..Harshal or the
parnde-Speakers and chnirInan-fro ores
carriers-Postoffice clerks. The above or
gnnlzations will rest In the street ana
pnikinEs north Of Ninth street on Mon
roe in the order named and head south.
street between Quincy and Monroe, head
b i9S ' Postaffce Clerks The Railway clerks
will rest on Ninth street east OF Monroe
and head west and fall in behind Railway
car men The above constitutes section
No /. in charge Of Aide Lee Nichols.
Section 2.
Section . will be headed by the Knights
Following order: Band resting in the
parking Immediately south Of Ninth street
on west side on Monroe. heading south.
Hallway Machinists will rest in parking
next to band and head south, they Will
fan in Immediately after the band passes
Hoilcrmakers will rest in parking on east
side Of Monroe with head at the sidewalk
line OF Tenth and Monroe, they VIII follow
HALFWAY Machinists. Railway klack-
smiths will rest In parking Immediately
north Of Ballermakers heading south and
follow. in the same order. The following
named and will rest on tn esOuth side of
Ninth street between Monroe and Madison
with head at sidewalk line Of Monroe and
MOuInpTS-IailWnE
pressmeqEStationery Firemen-Swithmen
The following unions will rest on the
south side of Ninth street with head at
sidewalk line Of Monroe and face west and
Sheet Metal Workers-Raiiway Electricians
Maintenance OF Way ORGANIZATIONS The
above will constitute Section No. in
charge Of Aide X. A. Christal
Section Number 3.
Headed by Marshall's Jazz Band, will
rest and head as follows; Band heading
North and resting at sidewalk line Of Tenth
and Monroe on the east side OF Monroe.
The following unions will rest south of
band healing north and proceed In the
and Stone Masons, Stone Cutters. Hold Car
riers and Building Laborers. The follow
ing unions will rest on the west side Of
Monroe with head North Of sidewalk line
Of Tenth, heading north and follow in the
order named Structural Iron Workers,
Electricians. Painters. Lathers. plasters,
Plumbers. The following unions will rest
on the west side OF Monroe with head
north and follow in the order named
Structural Iron Workers. Electricians
Painters. Lathers, Plasterers. Plumbers.
The following unions will form and march
In the order named: Linemen and Tele-
phone men will rest on the south side of
Tenth street Immediately east of Quincy
and head west followed by the following
unions headed west. and resting imme-
dintely behind in the order named: Stage
Hands Butcher Workers Meat Cutters
Transfers, Commercial Machinists. The
above constitutes Section No. and will be
in charge Of Aide +. l.. Ebey.
Section Number 4.
Headed by Marshalrs No band will
rest and march in the order named Band
at sidewalk line Immediately south of
Tenth street and the east side of
Quincy and head north. The following
unions Will rest Immediately back OF the
band on the east side Of Quincy street.
heading north and follow TN the order