The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-05

Tho following unions will hold sessions
Tonight:
Molders, Labor temple.
Building Trades Council. Labor temple.
Building Lsborers. p North Main
street.
Hosting Engineers Labor temple.
Biscuit and Cracker Workers. Labor
temple.
The members OF the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers are having On m-
usual amount OF misfortune among Its
r,embers, for yesterday the union buried
one OF its members and today will at
tend the funeral OF two others. These
men were the victims Of the stend-ripe
c,lhster that occurred in Fast Providence
Monday The funeral which the union
attended yesterday was that OF Mr.. Alex
snde- Mcneil. whose body was inferred
at LINN. Mass.
Today the other two members are. being
laad away, one this morning and the
other this afternoon The funeral which
took place this morning was that OF Ed
ward Rooney whose interment took place
at 81. AIMS cemetery In Cranston The
union sent large floral decorations OF an
appropriate sort.
rhe bearers were: Thomas r. Ryan,
John p. Hammond. Thomas J. Tierney,
Joseph McElroy, Joseph Couture. and
Arthur Keegan. There were delegates
Prom Boston and Pittsburg unions. All
ARR nsements were In charge OF Fore
man Frank Schiffauer and Time-keeper
Joseph A. Young
This afternoon the third OF the victims
Of the fatality was inferred In the buria
ground at the North End, the funeral
taking place from the house. cS7 NORTH
y.t. nf hA ns,f
buried was very popular with the unior
and their absence at the meetings of
the body VIII be sorely missed for many
q day 20 come. And there IN not hear,
among MI the friends or the organiza-
tion that dos not grieve with the men
in this their triple bereavement.
PAINTERS HOLD SMOKER.
Last night there was a short business
session Of the Painters union IN the roou
OF that body at the Labor temple. after
which the meeting was turned into 2
smoker. The business session was the
regular meeting OF the body. where the
regular routine business Of such a meet
ing was disposed OF
The president called the meeting 10 or
der promptly At the usual time and asked
for the reading Of the minutes OF the last
session. These when read were voted
approved nv the body and the reports Of
The committees were then in order. These
were all of a brief nature I'm anticipation
OF the festivities that were 20 follow
but showed much that was interesting TO
ne general body About the main thing
mat transpired az the session was the
announcing that the nomins ton for ma
uonal oflscers would take place There
~s some discussion In regard to these
sno men the halloting took place The
,,scuon OF these men Will take place In
Whfn that amount ~ the regular work
na' oeen disposed OF the meeting was I'D. .
sou'neo az business session and then
.he smoker was on This was a decided
~ nFeiy anair. The speeches ~ ali ,ho.o
VINO shared IN the evenings ent.rsatn-
ment were fairly bristline with vii ana
joliity. interspersed with a IN, n, ,rhoio- :
some advice 70 the members OF the ~.
ganlzafion.
The nrst speaker for the occasion %
be introduced was Mr. Merrewether ~
tbe PLUMBERS union THIS gentleman ,s
known among all the Locals ~ ,st.
other cities for his hriliiancy ana ,he
entertaining manner w'.s which n. ho,d.
bis audiences. Last evening was no ex.
caption 20 the rule IN this matter ana a,
the conclusion OF his remarks he re.
eefved . hearty round " applause wher
he had concluded those present were N
vored with Q few well rendered songs
The next speaker for the occasion va,
Mr. Il. r. kearney of the Carpenters
union Like Mr.. Merrewether this gentle
man h<s = very fluent tongue snd SCENE,
last night when before THE rostrum "a
b. m HE eienent. and In the matter o.
entertaining fairly outdid himself. wher