The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-20
PAWTUCKET.

The members of Little Rhody lodge.
Degree of Honor. will observe the eighth
anniversary OF the institution of the
lodge this evening at Odd Fellows hall
The grand officers will be present and
other guests, and among other features
there will be a collation. and an enter
tainment program.
At the Labor Temple this evening will
be held an important meeting OF the
Printers and Decorators union, and at
this there will be consideration OF the
demand of the union for an eight-hour
work day.
The offcers-elect of Victory Temple,
/. o. G. r.. were installed last evening
by Grand Superintendent Mrs Brown OF
Harmony lodge of Providence, as fol-
lows: Chief templar, Miss Annie Carter;
vice templsr, Elmer Sweet: secretary,
Miss Lena Bird: assistant secretary Miss
Carrie Conway; financial secretary, Miss
Hannah Bird: guard, Miss Edna Baxter;
sentinel, Herbert Harrison; deputy mar
shal, Miss Grace Newell
AT meeting of the Fifth Ward Demo-
cratic club last evening at headquarters,
n
terest OF registration and naturalization
there were speeches by Frank j. Farrell.
former Alderman Peter j. Quinn and
Councilman John Walker, and commit
tee was appointed TO take charge OF the
work the club has 10 do. Meetings will
be held weekly until July l.
The Retail Clerks association at a
meeting held last evening i'm the Dor
rance block, endorsed the action If the
committee representing the associa tiGp in
the early closing movement, declared the
demand made on the merchants TO be
just, asked the merchants who signed
the petition circulated last week 10 close
their stores according TO the terms of the
petition, and stated the intention of the
association to direct all possible. trade
TO the stores of the merchants VINO ia
vored the association.
The Pawtucket Central Trades and
Labor union last night seated delegates
from Typographical union PIP, making 10
unions in the Central union. A commit
tee OF eight was appointed to attend the
meeting of the Economic league AT Provi-
dence on Thursday evening. and a COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolu-
tions OF coincidence TO be presented James
Cliff, secretary of the Rhode Island Mule
Spinners' association. he having lost four
children within two months. The charter
of the union is expected TO be received
before the next meeting.
The Journeymen Barbers' union last
evening, at a meeting held at the Labor
Temple admitted four applicants to mem
bership and a committee was appointed
which VIII endeavor to carry into effect
| a movement that all of the union shops
| Of the city and vicinity close every even
| ing, save Saturday, of each week at S
o'clock
The annual meeting of the Pawtucket
| Congregational society was held last
evening at the vestry of the church and
| the old officers were chosen for another
| year without change of any kind The
| financial condition of the society is ex-
| cellent and IL was voted TO increase the
| salary OF the pastor, Rev. Frank j.
| Goodwin, from $4,000 to $4,000.
| Addresses were made by Alexander
| Fletcher, John +. Burn sand Represen-
| tative Joseph Mcdonald at a meeting OF
| the First Ward Democratic club, held
| last evening i'm Robert Emmett hall. Car
| nation street, and there was a program
| of musical and literary selections The
| meeting was in the interest of registra-
| ton and naturalization.
This evening there will be meeting
| of Tower Relief Corps, at which time
| the final preparations for the unveiline
! and dedication OF the monument 10 the
| Unknown Dead at Mineral Spring ceme-
| terry on the afternoon OF Memorial Day
| will be made.