East St. Louis Daily Journal

5,000 IN LINE AS E. ST. LOUIS UNIONS MARCH
Labor Day Is Huge Success
Visitors Flock Here for Event
-Pierson Is Speaker.

Yesterday was Labor's day and practically all business was suspended so that the proper observance might be given the day. The city was a mass of colors in tribute to the working man. While many took advantage of the two days' holiday from work and celebrated the day with friends or relatives out of town, or motored to other places that were holding labor picnics, the majority of East St. Louis people remained home, viewing the large labor parade in the morning and visiting Lansdowne Park in the afternoon and evening, enjoying the dancing, speaking and other features on the program, as well as the splendid display of fireworks there at night.

The parade started promptly at 10 a. m., led by the grand marshals and aids on horseback. Following the marshals a band and the officers of the Central and Building Trades; immediately following these officers were members of the Fire Fighters Local No. 23, with their fire apparatus from Engine House No. 1. Next in line following closely after each other were the following: Street Carmen Employes No. 125; Bakers No. 5; Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Local and their Ladies Auxiliary No. 88 of St. Louis; Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen No. 534; Roofers No. 2 of St. Louis with a band; Boiler Maker Local No. 309; band; Engineers Local No. 149; Lathers Local No. 64; Painters Local No. 215; Plasterers Laborers Local No. 62; Teamsters Local No. 729; Retail Clerks Local No. 676 in two street car busses.

Following these were a large number of business floats and decorated cars, three of which represented The Daily Journal, and in some of these cars rode members of the Allied Printing Trades employed at the office of this paper.

Lodge No. 4 of the Moose order, located here, had a beautiful float in the parade representing "Mooseheart."

Forming on Main street, between Broadway and Missouri avenue the route of the parade was as follows: South on Main street to Broadway; east on Broadway to Collinsville avenue; north on Collinsville avenue to St. Louis avenue; east on St. Louis avenue to Eighth street; north on Eighth street to Lynch avenue, east on Lynch avenue to Fifteenth street; north on Fifteenth street to Lansdowne Park.

On arriving at the park the parade disbanded, leaving the membership of the various organizations represented free to spend the day from then on as they desired. Officers of the day estimated the number in line to be from 4,500 to 5,000.

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5,000 in Line
as East St. Louis
Unions March

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The entire line of march from the place of starting all the way out to the park was lined with spectators who did considerable cheering as the marchers passed by.

The principal speaker of the day was Judge J. Willis Pierson of Texas, who was a special representative of Secretary of Labor Davis at the Moose convention held at Belleville September 3, 4 and 5. Mr. Pierson was given very close attention during his talk by the large crowd on the grounds at the park in the afternoon, which was estimated from ten to fifteen thousand.

The firework display just previous to the close of the day's program at 10 p. m. was said to be the largest display seen here. Some of the features of the fireworks at the end of labor's holiday were a portrait of Samuel Gompers, late labor leader, and emblazoned in large letters in a background of fire signs reading: "Demand Union Label, Button, Shop Card."

"Buy Union Built Houses."

The officers of the Central Trades and Building Trades extend their thanks to all who contributed in any manner in making their celebration of Labor Day this year a grand success.