The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-24

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Molders, Labor Temple.
Building Trades council Labor Temple
Building Laborers, q North Main street
Hosting Engineers. Labor Temple.
Tinsmiths, Labor Temple
Owing to the approach OF the holidays
all the meetings OF the unions that were
held last evening were Of rather shorter
duration than is customary. The meeting
that was the most lively OF all of them
and which seemingly did the most busl-
ness was that OF the Allied Metal No
chanics
After the regular preliminarfes or the
session was concluded the reports OF the
committees were heard ana all OF tnem
proved interesting, the membership COM
mittee was the first to report ana the
chairman OF the body stated that there
were a number OF applications received
but thatonly three of the letters would
be recommended for action at this time.
Accordingly the body voted that the re-
Communications be acted upon and the
limitations of the men followed AS each
one was inducted into the body he was
called upon for n few remarks and &c
quilted himself very well.
The other reports to be heard were
from the auditing committee and the
visiting committee. These reports were
all fun OF interest and showed that the
organization was fast increasing both
I'm strength and favor One OF the mat
ters that was up for the discussion of the
local was that OF the changing over or
those OF the members OF the body that
have now been legislated over into the
union OF the Blacl0smiths. Some OF the
members claim that II vii lessen the
membership OF the body and that the
two trades are 90 closely ahed that IL
would he really hard to tell who was a
blacksmith and who WAS a metal worker.
The change was ordered by the officials
at the headquarters, and after some dis-
cussion the transfer OF some OF the men
was begun The most prominent or those
which the union will lose Is Patrick Nc
ouillan. who has been the treasurer OF
the union ever since IL was formed. Last
night he turned over his books 10 the
man that was elected to take his place,
and at the next meeting OF the Black
smiths Will be seen with them. In turn
ing the books over TO the union he made
a very little speech regretting that he
was To sever his connections with the
body He stated that his associations
with the union had always been OF the
pleasantest sort, and that he had been
I'm position since the union was formed
to know of the many benefits that accrue
from such an organization When he
finished his speech he was given a rolEs-
Ing vote OF thanks by the union and
wished as pleasant n time in the new
one n she had had In the old. That was
about all that was 10 come before the
body except matters that pertained TO
the union in person and after the dis
posal OF all OF them adjournment was
I'm order.
PAINTERS HOLD SESSION.
One Of the meetings OF the evening
among the labor men that was fun of in
terest was that Of the Painters that was
held IN the Labor Temple.
IL has always been custom OF the
local during the winter 10 have series
OF the debates and the custom has been
followed all through thls season until for
the past two meetings. when other things
OF such Importance have come before the
body that there has had 90 he n cessation
OF the pleasure of discussion. The main
matter that came before the meeting last
night was the conclusion 81 the ballot
ing for the national officers OF the body.
Last night the last OF the ballots were
taken and the whole number sealed and
sent on 10 the headquarters OF the union.
When that was done the next natural
question was the matter OF thu elections
OF the local. Tt was stated that they
would fall on the next meeting night of
tho union and so a great part OF the time
OF the body was taken up with the discus
sion OF the best men 90 make the candi.
dacy for the official positions
Many names were proposed and almost
all OF them will be named on the ticket
on the night OF the election and will be