The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-28
Annual Meeting and Election Of ON
GERS Vas Held Last Night,
FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET.
Tho Various Duilding Trades Discussed
from Every Possible standpoint-The
Manual Training school and Its Uses.
The Drinking Water Problem.


held it's annual meeting at Mechanics ex-
change last evening at o'clock. The re-
port OF the treasurer was presented, show
ing receipts amounting to s3,4443o; ex-
penditures amounting to s3,0l425; leav-
ing balance Of ss30.O5. Referred to fl
nance committee.
The secretary's report was very grati-
flying and showed a large increase in at
tendance. The executive committee has
been called together 20 times, and IS busi-
ness meetings have been heidi Ftfere are
10l members, including ten new MEM
bcrs. The secretary has collected S3,210.-
20 from assessments and rents. The pros
poets for the future were never bet
ter than now.
The obituary committee reported the
death of three members, Mr.. John Hill,
Mr.. ]. ID. Stewart and Mr.. John w.
Briggs. Biographical sketches of each
were given.
The report of the nominating committee
was then presented and the following
nominations were submitted:
President, Richard Haywood; first vice
president, William w. Bachelor; second
vice president, Spencer b. Hopkins; treas
urer, James ID. Hudson; executive COM
mittee,J j. j. Mahoney for one year, John
W. Furlong, William Gilbane, Theordore
A. Perry, Fred r. Shaw, V. w. Nolen for
two years; alternate for director, William
+. Cady; director, William w. Bachelor;
delegates to national convention, John T.
Mcclure, delegate, III. Il. Cate, alternate,
M. Golrich, delegate, It. X. Rose, alter
nate.
The Candidate Elected Unanimously.
The members then adjourned to 191
Westminster street where a substantial
supper was served. POST prandial speeches
followed In which numerous points in the
builders trade were elucidated. President
Hayward acted as master OF ceremonies
and congratulated the members upon the
success OF the meeting. He then intro
duced Secretary w. #. Cady who read
letter OF regret from William H. Saywood
and G. ID. Moss and then briefly
referred to the Builders and Traders
exchange. 81 have been your secretary
for eight years" he said, "and have seen
the ups and downs of the organization.
There never was time when the exchange
was in condition for better work than
now. We are becoming what we ought
to be, a power in this city for good. We
have been called the 'mudsills' We are
the sills without the mud. We are
banded together to do good for ourselves
and for the city OF our choice. Right in
our little exchange there is grand oppor-
tunity for all OF us. II we were prompt
in our attendance we would be able to
gather in an immense amount OF trade.
One hour in that exchange between IL and
IL o'clock is worth five dollar bill apiece
to each OF you. i want to see this ex-
change second in this part OF the country.
There is money enough to make this ex-
change an honor to the land"
William w. Bachelor, first vice presi-
dent, was next called to speak, and COM
pl.nented the members upon the success
OF the organization. The exchange is
rapidly improving and is increasing in
membership every month.
The Manual Taaining school.
Second vice president, Mr.. Hopkins,
spoke i'm pleasant vein OF the speakers
who had preceded him and then reverted
to some OF the events in the history of the
exchange. ~ have been member for ten
years and have done my best to
promote the interests of the
organization, he said. We have had a
successful career and this year have been
right kind of men in our exchange. They
hsye promoted the building interests
wonderfully. The Builders exchange set
ia motion the manual traing-
ing school. Few people understand
the object OF this school. We want edu-
Gated mechanics and we cannot have too
many OF them. We want mechanics with
good technical education. great deal
OF our trade must be learned by hard
knocks, but thcre is a certain part OF IL
that must be acquired in schools. There
should be in every community a trades
school. The manual training should 40
farther than il does. 1t should not be
confined TO teaching mere handicraft. We
want younger men to take our places and
the work that we must soon leave off,"
Treasurer Hudson also referred to the
Manual Training school and docs not |
think that money spent in this institu-
tlon fs thrown away. "We are turning
out some very bright young men" he de-
clared. "They will be credit to our call