The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-11
In the World
Of Labor.


a grand mass meeting open TO all will be
held in the large hall and good speakers
will deliver addresses. Every member OF
this craft should lie present Previous
10 the open meeting a special will be held
with closed doors at I;so y. m. and several
candidates will solve the problem OF
unionism. Local 20 expects to make this
the greatest conference ever held In this
vicinity.
The Horseshoers' local elected officers
this week with the following result:
President, William Mahoney; vice presi-
dent. william II. O'Nei; recording Sec
retary Joseph NJ. O'Nei; financial secre-
tary. ". ". Hackett; treasurer. Alexan-
der McCormick; ssrgeant-at-srms. Ed
ward Baggott. Vocal and instrumental
music, buck and wing dancing were in
order after election and IL was reported
that the horseshoers were all at work.
and that the team drivers were helping
them wonderfully in their craft.
The Woonsocket Central union will hold
their anniversary next month and will en-
deavor 10 have a good observance. Quite
n number of labor advocates have been
parade Is 10 be one Of the features.
The National Association Of Letter Car
riers held a large and enthusiastic meet
ing this week and were addressed by the
national president, James &. Keller, who
| explained the aims OF the association.
Remarks were made by ex-Congressman
John l.. Fitzgerald and others.
There will be some very important bills
presented to the legisIat ture at the session
| in regard 90 labor matters and ell unions
| are requested 20 see that all petitions are
properly signed and made out to lit the
! requirements,
The singing society connected with the
German Brewers local No. III, met this
week and practiced some new music.
| This branch OF the local is becoming very
| proficient and must eventually prove a
great help 10 the union.
The Retail Clerks local held a meeting
| this week with the largest attendance
| recorded. -Four new members were elect
| ed and the ball committee made a pro-
gressive report. The ball will be held ON
4 Feb. 10Th. IL was voted TO change the
meeting night from the first Monday. TO
| the FIRST Wednesday Of the month.
The Brewers local, l6s held n regular
| meeting this week. After the transaction
! OF routine business they held an open
| meeting and had a royal time. Two mem
bers were initiated and one application
was received.
The Oystermens Protective union met
| this week and they wish it distinctly un-
| derstood that they have not lost their
cause. They are In better condition today
| than ever. practically all of their mem
| bers being employed at the 20 cent rate.
| They initiated nine candidates at this
| meeting and received several applica-
| tons for membership.
| The International Brotherhood of
| Blacksmiths will organize Monday night
| In Labor Temple and at their preliminary
4 meeting II was stated they would organ
| ize first class local
The Coremakers local met this week
| and installed officers as follows: Presi-
| dent Torrance Martin; vice president
| Thomas Flanagan: recording secretary,
| Leo McGuinness; financial secretary,
| Thomas NcGuinness: treasurer William
l Coffee: John Clayton, John Curran and
! John Dwyer trustees Edward Adler, cor
responding secretary. Two new mem
bers were initiated and four applications
\ were received.
! The Meat Cutters and Sausage makers
\ met this week and the Meyers Leopold
4 ahop on Peck street were declared on
| the fair list. This agreement affects
/ about a dozen men. Two new members
| were accepted.
| The Machinists' local No. AZ, will in
! stall officers Tuesday evening next and
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1 OF Importance viii he brought before the
meeting.
! The Electrical Workers local. No. %,
! held e largest meeting in their history
! Thursday evening. II was voted that
/ hereafter this union will meet Monday
| evenings I'm the large hall at Labor Tenn
/ ple. AZ they have become too numerous
| for their present location. This evening
| they will hold special meeting at 1;T
| o'clock Eight candidates will he brought
| forward for initiation and al D. m,
] there will he held an open meeting. II is
/ expected that every seat VIII be hlled, as
| speakers from all over New England are
| TO be present AT this. their annual con-
! ference.
THE building I.aborers' local installed
! their officers during the week as follows;
/ President Henry Connolly vice president,
/ Fred Pierre secretary. waiter Russell;
( treasurer Patrick Dolan.
Tho Team Drivers local. lSo, held their
| regular meeting at headquarters lS'
/ south Main street and elected the follow
! ing officers for the ensuing year: David
/ McNair. president. reelected. vice presi-
| dent T. Grace; recording secretary +.
NJ uohnrt reelected: treasurer, g. F'lni-
4 gan. Forty.two new members were taken
in and n proved to be one or the most
interesting meetings ever held by this
union. The next meeting will be held to-
NOW afternoon. The new constitution
! went into effect Jan. lst.
The Rhode Island Central Trades and
Iaobr urion met last evening and trans
actedalargeamount OF business. Two sec
tlou. Of the bylaws were changed. u was
voted that instead OF having a building
trades section OF the Rhode Island Cen
trail Labor union, g would he called the
building Trades council and 1t was also
voted 10 hold n smoke talk. date not de-
,srrnined. Trade reports were called for
aud very favorable report was made
from ali crafts. The committee on oys-
,eymer's strike reported that all union
oueners who wished for work could have
n "a The union scale and that only few
men were out OF employment. An invi-
tatlnm OF tho Electrical WORKERS 10 at
,.sd ,heir conference was received and