[Newspaper]
Publication: The Muncie Morning Star
Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 27, no. 15, p. 10, Sect. 2, col. 5-6
FIRST MEMORIAL
OF GLASSWORKERS
Local Members of the Craft
Will Honor Their Dead With
Services at Beech Grove.
PARADE WILL BE A FEATURE
Removal of Sign From Non-Union
Barber Shop Arouses Ire of the
Proprietor --- Makes Reply.
In commemoration of departed brother workmen, for the first time in the history of the local A. F. G. W. U. and G. B. B. A. more than four hundred glass workers of Muncie are expected to attend, today, the observance of Glass Workers' Memorial day.
The plans for the big event were completed by the committee on arrangements yesterday, and Chairman John P. Mocklar states that fair weather only is needed to inaugurate the day successfully.
There are between thirty and thirty-five deceased glass workers of Muncie whose graves will today be visited in Beech Grove cemetery and will be decorated with flowers. The organization will commemorate all followers of the trade whose last resting place is Beech Grove, whether in life time they were members of the union or died before the existence of the organization here.
The Invitation of the committee on arrangements has been extended to glass workers of all associations and all departments to meet at the Union Labor hall at 1 o'clock.
PROCESSION TO CEMETARY.
The procession, consisting of more than 400 glass workers who are expected, and two bands will start for the cemetery at 1:30 o'clock sharp. The route of the procession will be on Walnut street south to Charles street, and thence west to Kilgore avenue and south to the cemetery.
The procession will be made a feature of the observance. It will be in charge of Grand Marshal Harry Neurman and Aids William Getz, John Pearce, M. J. Clark, Michael Menard, George Johnson and Frank Chase.
At Beech Grove cemetery the program will be given after each grave has been visited and bears flowers which will he carried for the purpose. John P. Mocklar will be in charge of the program as master of ceremonies.
The program follows:
Selection by Indiana band.
Invocation Brother Homer Mitchell.
Address — Brother John F. Tobin.
Selection by Indiana band.
Hymn by the assembly.
Closing Prayer — Brother Daniel Darst.
ACCUSES BARBERS' UNION.
An unknown vandal during Friday night slashed and almost totally destroyed the sign at the non-union barber, shop of Roy Daugherty, 610 South High street. The work was evidently done maliciously, as the sign was cut and slashed until almost unreadable.
Following his belief that members of the Barbers' union did the act, Daugherty yesterday replaced the sign at the side of his shop and above it printed the question: "Will this dirty work get the union anything?’’
Union men are indignant at the action of Daugherty in practically accusing them of the outrage. They ridicule the belief that union barbers were at all responsible for the action of the vandals.
Daugherty states that he was formerly in the union, but left because the rules for charging did not meet his approbation.
The barber shop is located near the railway yards, adjoining a saloon where disreputable characters may be found. Tramps are blamed for the deed by some of Daugherty's friends.