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of the parade. A huckster was walk.
ing along the line Of division lined
up on a side street crying his wares
canes and banners.
"Get banner, fifteen cents. two for
a quarter" was the burden Of his song.
He Makes an Error
A sulen looking chap standing near
the outer end of one of the ranks pushed
a small American flag in the huckster S
face, saying:
Here's rag Ill sell you for a
dime
In an instant the men on either side
of him drew away and murmur rose
in the crowd along the curb. Not too
gently his fellow workers shoocd him
out of the ranks and he skunk down the
street away from the main thorough
fare. Sensing the demeanor Of the
crowd, in which the murmur was grow
ing to roar, he started to run. The
move was fatal, because Il dozen men
leaped on him and nearly tore the
clothes from his back before he man
aged to elude his pursuers in u nearby
alley.
The most elaborate of the compare :
lively few floats was decorated by the
Upholsterers' Local No. 124. This was
a fac-simile of the room in Betsq Ross
. house, where she delivered the national
flag to George Washington. The sig
nlficance of this was that John Ross,
Betsy's husband, was one OF the first
journeymen upholsterers in America.
A group of union officials in Con :
tinental costume took the parts Of
George Washington and his staff. Betsy
Ross was posed by Miss Ethel Cad
waller, 634 West Somerset street, and
George Washington by John \. Lodge,
a trustee Of the union local.
Two Miniature Stages
The Theatrical Stage Employees
Union had truck with two miniature
stage settings on II, with the stage
hands in working clothes showing how
the work was done. The Bakers Union
had a small cart pulled by two young
sters in white caps and aprons. On
the cart was every known size of bread
from a ten foot restaurant loaf to the
tiniest tea roll. Several other trucks
bore placards and banners, thu lettering
largely confined TO stating what OUTFIT
was following the float.
The only placard approaching radi- =
calism in the parade was one borne
by an individual in the ranks of the
Metal POlishers' Union. This read:
"Mr. Harding, take the thugs ont Of
West Virginia or we'll take the workers
out of the shops"
After the parade had been reviewed
at MoyamenSing avenue it diAbaudrd u
board special cars tor Point Breeze
Park, where the rest Of the day Is being
devoted to big outing. Music. speak
ing. dancing and sporting events are on
the program.
The wives and children of the march :
ers joined them AT the park and the
fun started without any pcrCeptiblc
slowing up on account Of the threaten
ing skies.
A baseball game between the Elevator
Constructors Union and the Metal
Workers nine, was one of the events
at the park. Mr.. Voll spoke at the
picnic.
Under the auspices OF the Stafford
nareet Quot Club and improvement As.
sociation, an all day program was
mapped out and held in the open
field at Sixtieth street and Kingsessing
avenue.
A delegation from the Central Labor
Union of Camden went to Arlington
Cemetery this morning, where they
placed spray Of flowers on the grave
OF r. j. Mcguire. said 10 be the origin .
ator of Labor Day. "a r..
Camden will have no parade thi.
year, but many Of the labor nrganiza ;
tions merged and marched ia the Phila-
/ dsl eRarsds.