The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-17
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.
Their Associations Fifteenth Anniver.
sary Saturday Night.

Last Saturday evening the rooms Of the
Rhode Island Engineers Association, at
12S North Main street, were prettiiy dec
Grated and we'll filled with the friends OF
the members who were present to take
part in the fifteenth anniversary OF the
association. A very pleasing musical and
Literary program was gwen. Hedly's
National Band orchestra, with w. 4. Liv-
sey as leader, furnished music. One OF the
events of the evening was the presenta-
tion of a number Of handsome models
valued at $3.50, by A. w. Harris. The pres
entation speech was made by Past Presi.
dent T.. A. Beazley.
At the close OF the entertainment the
gathering went to the banquet hall where
supper was served and speeches were
made.
This organization was formed on the
evening of September IL, 1879, In the
Providence County Court House, when
President, IL. ID. Cozzens; vice president,
4. A. Beazley; secretary, William j. Bar
ker; permanent secretary, William X.
Smith: treasurer, David A. Kennedy;
sergeant at arms, B. f.. Burlin-
sso door and memeps ss foH%as zrUan UarS
Charles Il. Canfieid, William f.. Barton,
Hugh Harnell, and A. IL. Warner, and
and from this small beginning sprang the
national association of steam engineers,
based on broad and liberal principles,
discountenancing all interference with
the relations existing between capital and
labor, the sole object being to improve
the engineer, morally and intellectually
and to render him more valuable to his
employer, thus creating bond of SYM
pathy between the two. The preamble OF
the constitution of the Rhode Island asso-
citation, as adopted, was as follows
That We desire to establish this society
with q view to protect the interests of
competent engineers.
That we are desirous that all competent
engineers within the limits OF this So
ciety should enroll themselves as men,
bers of this organization.
That this society discountenances strikes
In toto, believing that labor, like every
other commodity, Is governed by the
demand and supply in the market, and IT
is left to the individual to decide for what
price he will dispose of his skilled labor,
and TO whom, and this right OF member
shall not be questioned.
The benevolent objects of this society
shall consist of TIE following: To assist
those out OF employment to obtain the
same; the imparting of information bene-
fetal to the trade; to relieve the sick and
bury the dead.
At the present time the membership Of
the local branch Is 206, while that of the
National Association Is over ten thousand
with branches in nearly every city and
town in the United States. The officers
of the Providence Branch at the present
time are John w. Lane, Jr., president;
Edwin Smith, vice president; James
stephenson, secretary Thomas Carr, cor
responding secretary; William II. Smith,
financial secretary and j. O'Neill treasurer.
The committee who had charge of the
affair Saturday evening were l.. w.
Stillwell, Charles K. Kenyon, e. 8. Brown
and Thomas II. Carr; reception commit
Charles T.. Garfield.
w Wiffiam X. Smith, the permanent secre-
tary, has held that position since the or
ganization was formed.