The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-03

Pawtucket next wednesday night as
guests OF the Pawtucket branch, and at
ten the smoker OF the latter organiza-
tion. All non-union men OF this craft are
invited TO attend and join.
The retail clerks will meet IN the large
hall OF Labor temple. Wednesday evening.
The question OF stores refusing To close
at the hour OF In the evning. will be
the principal topic TO digest Every clerk
Is urged 10 bring one non-union clerk with
him and after the regular meeting
there will be a social session.
The Conductors and Motormen's union
has added "a names to the membership
roll this week with more 10 follow They
now claim a membership OF over 200, oil
in good standing and their president
states that he fails 20 understand why
the men on the street railway are not
treated here with the same consideration
as I'm other cities. San Francisco, James
town, N. ", and a number of other cities
are on the fair list and he thinks this city
should be also.
The electrical workers, at their meeting
this week received quite number OF APP
plications and voted against the fire COM
mission having all repairs done by the
permanent men, declaring IL unjust and
detrimental TO the members of the craft.
The International Brotherhood OF Fire
men met this week and placed nine new
members on the roll. They are going TO
try and get all the iremen IN the subur-
ban districts together and will form a
branch in Pawtucket on the nth OF May.
They will hold a meeting tomorrow az
ternoon I'm room Labor temple
The new union OF carpenters and joiners
met this week and their ranks are now
swelled up TO the 1000 mark. They have
been I'm existence only few weeks and
are the second I'm numbers in the state.
The local branch OF the tin and sheet
metal workers held a special meeting this
week and after long discussion IL was
voted that all members who work I'm
shops demand the eight-hour day
schedule and the same scale OF wages
as they now receive. They viii have the
support of the Building Trades council
and any employer who shall absolutely
refuse to grant this request will find his
employees immediately refuse to. work. At
their next meeting it is expected that all
members will be present and all griev-
ances settled.
IL is currently reported that the master
carpenters of this city will grant the
eight-hour day To their employees on the
lst of June The local union has 100
members out of i400 carpenters In the
citys
The iourneymen BARRIERS have framed
resolutions upon the death of William ID.
Reilly who passed away during the week.
copy will be sent TO the widow and
also spread upon the minutes of the order.
Inc deceased nhmDeF > WiuoW wiz it-t
ceive sl00 as death benefit This local will
have smoke talk on Thursday evening
next.
The meeting Of the Rhode Island Gen.
trail Labor union next Friday evening will
be an important one. Several more hrms
are TO be placed on the unfair list ard
other important business Is to receive at
tention.
Pawtucket lodge OF Machnists held
rousing meeting last night. They elected
delegates To the Central Labor unior ana
meetings will be held first and third FRI
day evenings OF every month They OBJ
ligated q new members.
The store cutters met this week and
made three more new members. one OF
them just arriving from Scotland.
The Pawtucket Central Labor union has
organized with II roster. They elected
Robert III. Hubert as president and JOS
eph II. Mcmahon corresponding secretary.
The fun board was duly installed.