The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-31

carnations lifted their hats to the re-
viewers, and generally the rank and
file gave little cheer in addition.
The Newark jewellers passed four
abreast, and were followed by the
New York jewellers. The first BAN
ner of the great number carried in
the parade to catch the eyes of those
on the stand was inscribed:
Who Stole the Tenement
House Reform Bill?
The next banner demanded the abo-
lition of the contract prison labor sys-
tenn, and there were several of the
same kind in the procession. 1t was
carried by the manufacturing shoe
makers, who marched about 400 strong
and flung several large-sized Ameri
can flags to the breeze.
The New York Friendly Society of
Operative Masons was preceded by a
huge banner, and one of it's members
held high sentiment which many of
the spectators applauded:
Indications Are That November
7th Will Be Cold Day
For Politicians
The Cloth Cutters Association
"downed with" the convict labor sys-
tenn on one of their banners, declared
that labor pays all taxes on second,
and on third urged that the stores
should be closed at six o'clock. The
Advance Labor Club, which followed,
was weak in numbers, but strong in
it's sentiments. One of it's banners
declared there must be no money
monopoly and another read:
Pay No Rent
This startling motto excited the
risibles of many spectators and the
alarm, perhaps, of some Of the on
looking landlords. Mr.. P. J. Mcclure,
who belongs to the Advance Labor
Club, allayed the apprehensions of his
companions on the reviewing stand by
assuring them that the motto was not
intended for immediate application.
The Second Division
After the Hat Makers Protective
Union had passed, the second division,
commanded by Marshal Lies and
headed by some of the special police
from Bricklayers' Union No. 4, came
up.
If allusion has been spared to the
bands of music it must not be imag-
ined that there were none. From first
to last the parade was amply pro-
vided with them, and every player in
every band was an independent labor
~ l.,o,co1f UNfo W, %o
Victory" was inscribed upon huge
banner at the head of the second divi-
sion, and behind it came the Uphol-
sterers' Union of New York and vi
cinity and the German Painters Union.
The latter paraphrased our fore
fathers declaration on one of it's ban
ners which declared that all men
were created alike, and equal"
The Journeymen Printers Union
came next, with the motto that no
man could make land and, therefore,
no man should own it.
The Third Division
The bricklayers led off the third di-
vision, which was commanded by
Marshal McGrath. There surely could
not have been many bricks laid in the
city yesterday Judging from the num-
ber of layers in the parade. Possibly
the nature of the printed order call
ing them out had something to do
with their heavy representation. 1t
read: GAIL members not reporting on
Tuesday at eight A. M. will be fined
$4." In their ranks were two wagons
each containing arches of brick. One
Of their banners read:
Eight Hours for Work;
Eight Hours for Rest;
Eight Hours for Recreation
1t was altogether one of the most
orderly of parades. The reporter saw
only one of the paraders under the
evil influence and he was trying to
get on the reviewing stand for the
purpose Of making speech. Of course
so large turnout necessitated the
closing of some business establish
ments, but the Central Labor Union
had advised all whose employers de-
sired them to work to do so.
At Elm Park
When the paraders had scattered
through the picnic grounds, when the
throng that had come to attend the
festival had reached them, and when
the ceremonies of the day were fairly
inaugurated Elm Park presented
rare spectacle The whole area was
thickly crowded, there was not a bit
Of room to spare on the dancing plat
form and out of doors people sat in
masses and stood in compact multi
tudes.
1t had been arranged that each
union would have a certain portion of
the grounds marked out for itself, and
this facilitated a greater fraternizing
than otherwise could have been OBJ
served. AS it was, fellow workers and
their families sat together joked to-
gether and caroused together, Good
feeling everywhere prevailed, and al
though the ordinary picnic fluids in
time made speech loud and jesticu-
lation violent there were few breaches
of good order.
Mr.. Franklin who served as captain