The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09

/, the members there will be but very few
changes In the working OF the official reg
lister because OF the fact there has been
such general satisfaction given by all the
| officials now I'm office
| IL is seldom that body can be found
In which there will be such general salts
faction given BY the officials as has been
| the case with those OF the Musicinns'
body. Under the present management the
affairs OF the union have made most re-
markable progress. Financially the local
IL far better than IA ever was. it has
! increased Its membership marvelously,
and the general standing OF the body Is
| far above the ordinary Under such a
condition IL would hardly seem probable
that any very serious change In the poll
| icy OF the organization would he advo-
Gated. The nominations OF the officers is
60 take place Sunday and the installa ton
OF the newly elected members will be The
! first thing 10 be done at the first meeting
OF the union OF the new year
l II was stated also today that the price
list IL now completely arranged ~ are
4 also the directory and the newly drafted
hy-laws, These will now go 10 the print
crs so "a 20 he ready TO come out and Re
distributed about the first OF the wear.
In the bylaws and the pricelist there are
but few changes. but the directory In In
the way OF an innovation. This latter
viii prove n great boon 10 the members
and friends OF the union as we'll as the
general public. for in addition to It's he
ing the directory. II will be sort OF a
o diary. After the consideration
OF these matters the meeting adjourned
GAS WORKERS IN SESSION.
At the meeting of the Gas Workers
union that was held last evening In
Bazaar hall there was much doing that
was OF a stirring nature.
The meeting was called 10 order by
the president Mr. King, and after tho
calling of the rol he asked for the read
ing OF the. minutes OF the last session.
Some ~ the members that we're not
present at the last meeting previous 70
this took exceptions 10 some of the
clauses Incorporated in the reading of
the INMATES These were discussed
pretty fully and explained 10 them after
which the whole thing was voted APP
proved.
President King then called the atten-
ton OF the body 20 the fact that II was
coming the time for the elections OF the
officers TO take place and that nomina-
tions would be the order of the bus-
ness az the next meeting OF the local
In very neat and taking little speech
he reviewed the history Of the organiza
tion for the past year. showing how the
difhculties that arose had been met and
how the union had progressed
He stated the circumstances which
caused the body 20 grow as Il has
Under the present cotorle OF officials the
union has grown beyond the fondest
I hopes of its friends and 10 the great
amusement 81 the enemies ~ the body
when he concluded he was given
nearly vote of thanks Then the ses-
slon took under adviaement the other
hearing of the reports ~ tho several
committees. % which that on nn,nirs.
/ lions had The noor nfrt The chairman
or me body reported that there were =
I number of new names 70 be added 10
INC list and recommended that thev no
/ gonslaered then voted upon immediate
] Vs. The recommends were acted
npor. The limitations followed
! All the other reports ~ere Of tn. regu-