The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-04
1000 TO MARCH.
IN LABOR DAY
PARADE HERE
Preparations Complete
for Big Celebration
Tomorrow

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a parade OF 900 uniformed men
divided according 90 crafts and keep.
Ing step 60 music. will open Albu-
querpue's Labor Day celebration 60.
morrow. The parade h To start at
e.3O O'Clock.
The wheels of business ssouIcsi
buSsing In the city iast night In prep
nrstion for the two-dns holiday. Al
aofrr. cit, aud county onics's, banks
and postofricc wili bc CLOSED anil
Tuesday morning
Preparations for the Labor bay
celebration which T. 10 include u
large parade speaking and "a 40
piece band copccrt In Robinson Park
Immediately following the parade In
the morning. b,sebaii AT isareiss flcii
in the afternoon aud IA dance In the
Arrlor, M night are complete. ac-
coriing 60 W. }. Shamphan, president
Of the Central Labor Union, and
chairman of publicity for the events
of the day
The speaking is to be held In the
morning ~ as not to interfere with
the baseball game to be held in the
afternoon ut Barelas field between
the Duke city Gruys and the ~ Paso
players.
Mr. Shamphan stated last night
That while the parade may not be
The largest In the history OF the city,
II probably Will be made up OF the
best marching and uniformed groups
ever seen ON the streets ON any Labor
Day here
Prizes offered.
This IL because $50 In prizes has
been offered for the best and neateet
marching bodies The first prize IL
TO be f25 and the second and third
ti5 and $40. The judges OF tn.
parade viii be Col. ID. X. b. Sellers,
Carl MaEee and IA. c. Roehl.
The parade headed by tht CITY
band under the direction OF Fred X.
Ellis viii march west on Gold avenue
to Seventh street and thence to Cen
iral avenue The procession will
move cast to First street on Central
avenue and thence counter march to-
Robinson Park.
Here the city band and the Ola
Town band In charge OF James DE
vine VIII unite and give a concert
CITY Commissioner Ed. Swope viii
then mount the band stand In tho
park and Introduce Edward T. Tit
man of HillsbOru. John &. Lehner
ana l., u. Atwood OF Albuquerque for
speeches.
Games which have usually been
held on the afternoon Of Labor Dny
programs have been dispensed with
TINS time In order not to interfere
with the afternoon baseball game.
The marshal OF the parade IL tu be
r. J. Ratty. machinist. His aides
viii be George Dayhon, painter. Pat
Mccartney. plumber. NJ. X. Quinllver.
bricklayer. W. y. Horne. carman.
Thomas McElVain. machinist: Martin
Gallegos. boilermakcr.
Dance In Evening.
Earl Bowdich, y. X. Fisher Earl
Stevens and NJ. X. Quinliver max. mn
the committee In charge of the dane.
to be given In tho Armory. Tickets
for the dance have been selling
rapidly the committee reports and a
large crowd Is expected to be- on the
dance floor for the opening number
The divisions for the parade will
form on the cross streets between
Gold and silver avenues the first d.
vision forming on First street: the
second ON Third street. the third on
Fourth street. the fourth ON FIth
street ana the fifth on sixth street.
and the sixth ON Seventh street. The
discharged fire department Will be-
given a place OF honor In the parade
The divisions viii be made up as
follows:
First Division-City band. Dis
charged Firemen. Camp Fire Girls.
Central Labor Union.
Second Division l.athers, Brick
layers, Shectmetal Workers, IIodcur-
riers. Glazirrs, Railroad clerks
Third, Division Veterans OF For
eign Wars, Machinists. Brewery
Workers, Plumbers, Maintenance OF
Ways.
Carpenters. Cigar Makers, Painters.
Iaborcrs. stage Hands
and Motion Picture Operators, Dis
abled Soldiers League.
Fifth Division Carmen. Black
smiths Typographical Union Elec-
tricians. Transfers American Legion
Sixth Division BARRIERS. Federal
Employees. Freight Handlers, Press
men, BOokbinders. boy scouts
Many persons are planning To-
make trips out OF the city Tor the
two days, some going To the noun
tains, some to the fiesta at Santa he
and some ON fishing and hunting
trips.
Message Of GOmpcrs.
The message of samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
of Labor urging wage earners OF
America to begin Their forward
march ON labor Day and received
here by Mr.. Shamphan follows:
ITO The Wage Farmers OF America.
Greetings
we meet To observe this Labor
Day at time when the citizenship.
the understanding. the loyalty aud
solidarity of an our people Is passing
through the test OF fire
I'VE meet at u time when tho great
need is to stand together.
We are confronted by unemploy-
mont. Nearly hiN millions OF our
people have no work.
Tn" reuctionary forces among EN-
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