The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-23

tickets FOR the ball that is TO be given by
that union I'm the near future. The invita-.
| ton with the tickets was received with
f, thanks by the union. This was about al
| the business that was to come before the
body and then the meeting adjourned.
TRANSFERS 1S0. REGULAR SESSION.
AT the same time that local 67S was
holding their session I'm the Labor Temple
Yesterday afternoon local $50 was enter
taining the district organizer OF the union
and conducting the regular session OF the
body
Owing to the fact that no notice was
sent out to the members that anything
more than the customary amount OF bust
ness was 10 come before the body the at
tendance was only that which Ii usually
present The organizer will return here
again next Sunday at which time there
Will be special session held for the en-
tertainment OF the unions guest and
some special features will be introduced.
Mr.. Falls delivered a short address to the
men and then was conducted over to the
meeting OF 67s where he also spoke
The session or local ls0 was simply the
ordinary one for the union and the reg
ular routine order OF business was the re-
suit When all the items that wero TO
come before the body were taken UP one
by one the meeting adjourned.
BARTENDERs MEET.
There was large and lengthy session
or the Bartenders union yesterday In the
hall OF that body on Dorrance street.
There WAS lots OF business up for dis
posal every moment that the body was
In session. In the absence OF the pres-
dent, Mr. Duffy, who. is sick. the meet
Ing was called TO order and presided over
by Mr.. Nay. As soon as the meeting was
called 10 order by the acting president
the minutes OF the last session previous
were called for and read. These were
read and approved by the general body
and then the union proceeded to dispose
OF the other business that was TO come
before IL. The first OF the reports 10 come
before the body was that Of the COM
mittee on nominations which reported
that there were Ave candidates which
that body had decided were eligible 10
Initiation and recommended that their
Invitations take place. The recommen-
dations were acted upon with favor by
the union.
One OF the most interesting affairs
that ook place at the meeting was the
rendition OF the report OF the proceed
ings OF the convention IN Boston that has
Just about concluded. The report was
given by Mr. - - Bowen. n member OF
the union, who was n delegate 10 the
convention from the State Federation OF
Labor. His report covered all the pro-
NFNNhto VI convention from tne
opening session TO the close. and was fun
OF Interest.
When he had finished vote OF thanks
was extended TO him for the report rem
dered and then II was announced that
there would be n meeting OF the ball
committee this week for the purpose OF
making arrangements for the bali that
n 10 be held soon. There was a COM
from the walters union TO
the eroct that meeting OF the joint
executive board would be held Sunday
Nov. 2sth, at the time when they held
their meeting. This meeting OF the
executive boards of the two bodies Is for
the purpose u adjudication OF the mat.
ters that are sometimes under Discus |
sion between the two unions This Will |
be the 1rst meeting OF the Joint council \
md the future meetings OF the two bod
les will largely determine the usefulness I
of the body In settling matters that may /
come up between thom.
SHOE REPAIRERs' UNION.
Yesterday afternoon was the appointed !
time for tile regular meeting OF the shoe /
repairers' union and there were n num-
Der ~ the members OF that body that
were IN attendance at the session.
The meeting was called 10 order by the
president OF the body and the minutes
OF the previous session read. Before
these we're adopted there were som fw
changes made In the reading which oc-
casioned some little discussion, but In
the end all was very well made and then
the oody proceeded to the transaction of