1906 Labor Day Association History
Weather – Ideal

Attendance — 5,000

Cities of Vincennes, Princeton, Linton, and all the towns in Sullivan county will participate in the Celebration.

Special trains, pulling up to 10 coaches, ran from different surrounding cities to go to Sullivan, IN and back for only a 50 cent fee.

The Ft. Branch Band and over 200 Union men and supporters left Princeton on Labor Day at 7:30 AM for Sullivan.  Over 700 union members left Vincennes, IN on Labor Day to meet in Sullivan, IN.

The Ft. Branch band was sponsored by the Gibson County Fair Association to advertise the fair.

Most all of the Unions had a float in the Parade to go along with marchers. There were also 2 unusual business floats in the Parade; W. E. Woods float had a live monkey in a cage and Mankedick & Sons Cement works had a machine that pressed out cement blocks.

One of the newspapers reported the Labor crowd acted exceptionally well with no signs of drunkenness or rowdyism.

 

Color Guard
Grand Marshall — Canton Thompson
Sullivan City Police
Sullivan Fire Department

Labor Day Association Officers;
President — Sam Self
Vice President — Frank Hall
Treasurer — George Ferree
Recording Secretary —
Sullivan Mayor — George E. Greene
Sullivan City Council

Division A
First Regiment Band of Vincennes, IN.
Speakers Carriages;
Wellington O’Conner
Will H. Hays
Fred F. Bays

 

Division B
Vincennes Delegation
Iron Moulders #400
Carpenters & Joiners #812
Painters # 373
Plasterers # 441
Brewery Workers # 52
Machinists # 985

 

Division C
Princeton Delegation
Princeton Band
Painters
Carpenters & Joiners #658
Plasterers

 

Division D
Robinson Delegation
Foster’s Concert Band of Palestine

 

Division E
Miner’s Locals

 

Division F
Hymera Delegation

 

Division G
Sullivan delegation
Carpenters & Joiners # 706
Brick Masons #52

Plasterers # 297
Painters
BMIU # 24
Sullivan C. L. U.
Mankedick & Sons Cement Works
J. P. Stratton & Son Harness makers
W. E. Wood
Herman Schmidt Plumbing

 

 

Start at Central Schoolhouse then South on Main Street to Washington Street then West on Washington to Court Street then South on Court Street to Jackson then East on Jackson to Main Street, then North on Main Street to Washington Street and on to the McCammon Hotel and South to Jackson Street and East to the fairgrounds.