The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-06

Floats, banners and flags featured
the parade, which was one of the most
specta acular and interesting ever given
by organized labor interests in To-
peka. Marching or riding behind
bands the leadership and the rank and
file of labor featured the city's indus
trial activities and advertised to the
world the strength of the various
crafts. Every untOniZed interest IN To-
peka was represented in the big pa
rzde. Each featured its organization
in some particular display or carefully
planned float, while workmen on foot
carried banners and special displays.
Day to Labor.
Today's parade was the opening
event of a day given over entirely TO
labor. 1t was the preliminary to a day
of festivities and sport events at Gage
park 1t preceded the speeches by
Clarence S. DarroW and DR.. Burris s.
Jenkins and was the curtain raiser for
the two hour concert by Marshalfs
band.
Thousands of Topekans saw the
monster labor parade this morning.
An hour before the parade started
the crowds began to arrive Promi-
nent among the men and women along
the lines Of march were union labor
sympathizers as well as young men
and women from the homes of union
workers. These young men and worn-
en- Joined wives of the workers in the
applause which frequently greeted the
marchers.
Events at Gage Park.
The parade formed at9:30 o'clock at
Ninth and Monroe streets and moved
at 10 o'clock to Tenth and Kansas
avenues. Down Kansas avenue the
bands and motor cars led the march
ers north to Fourth street. The pa
rade then counter marched to Eighth
stree. west to Harrison, south to
ct q IN
grounds. There the union workers
took cars to Gage park for the first of
a series of out door events.
Clarence S. Darrow, famous Chi
cago lawyer and frequent representa-
tive of labor in court issues, was pitted
against a field of sport activities for
feature place on the afternoon pro-
gram Darrow's speech was sched-
uled for 2:30 this afternO0n-thirty
minutes after the athletic events got
under way. The Chica goan's speech
was to be one of the prominent events
on the days program. Tonight DR..
Burris Jenkins of Kansas City, will
speak at the auditorium.
From 1880 to 2:3O NIarshalTs band
gave a concert at Gage park.
Band of Seventy Pieces.
Preliminary to the parade MarshaHs
band-seventy pieCes-marChed south
on Kansas avenue and gave curtain
claimed the entire space on Topeka S
famous wide avenue Marching ten
men abreast the band gave an open
ing show for the crowds which waited
along the main line of march.
When the parade proper was given,
the band divided and appeared as two
distinct bands of thirty-five pieces
each.
After the parade the band sere-
naded The State Journal
Athletic Program.
The athletic program to be given
at Gage park this afternoon fol-
lows;
5o-Yard dash for girls under Is years.
50-Yard dash for boys under 5 years.
75-Yard dash for girls over Is years.
f5-Hard dash for boys over l 3 years.
75-Yard dash for married women.
1O0-Yard dash for union men only
50-fard slow bicycle race, free for ALL
50-Yard wheelbarrow race. boys un-
der Is. two boys to a team Two
prizes each.
; b0-Eard horSe-aud-rider race bows
under g. two boys to a team Two
prizes each.
45-Hard chariot race. girls under IS.
four to a team. Two prizes each
75-Yard chariot race, BOYS under Is
four to team. Two prizes each.
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