1998 Labor Day Association History
The theme for 1998 is “UNION Card don’t leave home without it”.

Kim Musgrave reported on the possibility starting a website for The Labor Day Association.

Mike Faries will do the photos for the Labor Day Celebration, there will not be video shot this year.

Diamond Tees of Evansville, Indiana will do the Commemorative T-shirts.

American Advertising of Boonville, Indiana will do the Volunteer T-shirts.

Parade CO Grand Marshalls were Indiana U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and Cecil Roberts UMWA International President.

Parade Committee added 3 new trophy awards; Roy Mabrey, Tommie Blaylock and Gary Wheaton

D & P Amusements of Newburgh, Indiana will provide the Carnival Rides.

Mike & Paula Faries will do the Pageant stage.

North High School’s Shop Class will come on Monday to help tear down the Celebration.

Motion was made to start having the monthly Labor Day Association meetings at the Evansville, Indiana Labor Temple at 7:00pm.

Creative Signs of Evansville, Indiana will do the arena signs as orders happen.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and UMWA International President-Cecil Roberts will be the speakers at the Labor Rally on Monday.

Kevin Tribble will MC the Saturday night Pageants.

Labor Day Association dues are $2.00 per working member.

 

 

Amber Glines, 18 year old of Evansville, Indiana.

 

1998 Parade line up

VFW # 2714
Princeton Police
Princeton Fire Department
George Taylor – Princeton Mayor
Princeton City Council
Labor Day Association Officers
President – Terry Bennett
Vice President – Paul Green
Treasurer – Kay Green
Recording Secretary – Mark Norton
Labor Day Queen – Amber Glines and Court
UMWA # 1189
Plumbers & Steam Fitters # 136
UMWA # 9926
UMWA # 11
UTU # 490
IBEW # 16
GCWIU # 571M
Sheet Metal Workers # 20
Operating Engineers # 181
Ironworkers # 103
Bricklayers # 4
Carpenters # 90
IBEW # 702
Laborer’s # 561
USWA # 104
Teamsters # 215
Boilermakers’s # 374
UMWA # 352
Teamsters # 710
Elevator Constructors # 61
UAW # 2036
APWIU # 347
UAW # 2074
Audit Committee Kim Musgrave International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers # 16
Steve Bottoms United Mine Workers of America # 4343
Paul Green International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers # 16
1998 Labor Day
Association Delegates Boilermakers # 374
Mark Snedecker
Larry Schmitt
Bricklayers # 4
Tim Borman
Graphic Communication Workers # 571M
Bob Lacey
Don Nichols
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers # 16
Kim Musgrave
Mark Tooley
International Union of Electrical Workers # 808
Gary Johnson
Sheet Metal Workers # 20
Gene Gauger
Mark Riley
Neil Riley
Sheet Metal Workers # 20 Ladies Aux.
Gretchen Stock
United Auto Workers # 2074
Don Raibley
United Mine Workers of America # 1189
Leon Oxley
United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Steve Roy
Steve “Gunpowder” Miller
United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Jeff Chapman
United Steelworkers of America # 104
Bobby Joe Smith
Charlie Wyatt
Mike Austin
Donnie Copeland
Chuck Carney

 

1998 Parade Awards

Mayor’s Award – USWA # 104
Parade Marshall’s Award – USWA # 112
Parade Chairman’s Award – Boilermakers # 374
President’s Award – UTU # 490
Vice President’s Award – Iron Workers # 103
Treasurer’s Award – IUE # 808
Recording Secretary’s Award – UMWA # 11
Attendance Over 100 Award – Elevators Construction # 3
Attendance Under 100 Award – Iron Workers # 103
Motor Vehicle Award – Teamsters # 215
Labor Day Award – UMWA # 5179
Labor Day Association Award – Plumbers & Steamfitters # 136
Best Commercial Float Award – USW # 104
Best Non-Commercial Float Award – IBEW # 16
Best Band Award – Boonville High “Band Of Gold”
Best Marching Unit Award – Princeton Marching Tigers
John L. Lewis Award – UMWA # 9926
Roy H. Mabrey Award – IBEW # 16
Tommie A. Blaylock Award – USWA # 104
Gary Fritz Award – Sheet Metal Workers # 20
Gary Wheaton Award – UMWA # 1189
Veterans’s Award – Laborers # 581
Armed Forced Award – UMWA # 352