The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-09-07
LABOR UNIONS
 CELEBRATE IN
 REGULAR STYLE
Parade, Speeches, Refresh ments, Dance, Mark
 Holiday in Juneau

Under Mondays cloudy skies Labor Day was celebrated in Ju- neau with practically a complete suspension of business and a parade, the second ever given on Gastineau Channel in a number of years.
 Prom yesterday morning until the wee hours of this morning, the cause of union labor was celebrated under the auspices of the Juneau Central Labor Council.
 Opening at 10 o'clock with an hour-long parade, including floats Of the eight different locals, con- tinuing at II o'clock with a series Of speeches by members of the Central Labor Council, Labor Day was climaxed from ' o'clock until l o'clock with a combination dance, refreshments and speech affair at the Union Hall.
 The parade was formed by Parade Marshal Walt Hickey on South Franklin Street With three members of the Juneau Motorcycle Club, Carl Hagerup, Vincent An derson and Howard York, clearing the way, approximately 100 feet ahead of the vehicles and march, CTS the parade proceeded from the Juneau sawmill up Franklin Street to Fourth Street. along Calhoun Avenue to the Firemen's baseball park, to Willoughby Avenue, back to Triangle Place.
 Motorcylists Lead
 Following the motorcylists were approximately 20 delegates of the Central Labor Council, representa- tives of the various unions, who marched behind Flagbearer Oscar Lundquist. Chris Hennings, Presi- dent of the Council, marched in this group.
 Interspersed by floats and auto mobiles, the locals marched in the following order: 50 sawmill work CTS; 40 carpenters; 10 painters; 13 bartenders; 75 mine and mill work CTS; 20 longshoremen; 25 members of Federal Labor Union 20904; and 36 members of the fishermen's union; and plumbers.
 Many other persons crowded in mere than ten automobiles that were melted into the parade.
 Outstanding among the floats which followed the pattern Of the workers was the bartenders' float, upon which were sated a dozen barmaids with half filled glasses of beer. A half dozen or so kegs of beer were also placed upon the truck, with the tongues of thirsty bartenderS hanging wistfully out of reach.
 Patsy Ann Present
 Patsy Ann, Juneau's bid to canine fame, lent a touch of royalty to the longshoremen's float. Several children and others were perched on the same truck restraining Pat sys ambition for movement.
 The carpenters float had just about everything a carpenter needs before starting for work. Bunting decorated the float.
 The sawmill workers float was a beautiful n danA~nAoI ,.t evergreen branches. Other floats merely displayed the names of the locals.
 On the whole, the floats repre- sented finer efforts than have been seen in Juneau for some time. The parade itself was twice as large and much better put on than the first labor parade put on last year
 Approximately 1000 person thronged Triangle Place to hear delegates speeches. Walt Hickey declaring "all we want is a square ceal," introduced in turn Freo Patrick, Chris Jennings, Ray Graf ton and Jack Dalton.
 Labor Unity Urged
 Unity of labor was the keynote struck by the speakers, none oi whom addressed the group fol more than several minutes.
 Jennings declared that we are marching so that workers can gel their just dues" He asserted that compulsory compensation law was the next big battle for organ. ized labor in Alaska. Jennings re- csieved a tremendous applause.
 Speeches Conclude
 The Labor Day celebration wa. concluded in Union Hall with ad ditional speeches and merriment.
 The committee of the Centra Labor Council that arranged fo the affairs was composed of Chair man Walt Hickey, carpenters; F F. Davis, longshormen; Mike Ses ton, bartenders; C. Bowman, saw mill workers; Chris Hennings, min CTS; Fred Patrick, Joe Powers painters; Lee Rox, general labor