The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-15
Labor aasso Notes

Team drivers, Local $50. held a big
meeting in the Hanley building. Wash
ington street, yesterday afternoon ana
appointed General Organizer Lawrence
A. Grace and ex-Vice President Matthew
ONeil delegates TO the international
Teamsters' convention TO be held at Ma
CARA Falls, August third
Mr.. Grace has been highly honored by
President Samuel Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. At a meeting or
the executive council OF the Federation IL
was voted to appoint Mr. Grace. general
organizer. and the local labor leader has
recently received his commission. signed
tnd sealed. His new office gives MIN
power all over the country and places
him among the leaders In the labor move
ment.
Mr.. Grace returned on an early train
yesterday morning from New Haven
where he has been engaged In setting up
the teamsters' strike In that city. He
reports that during the strike something
more than $1,000 was expended weekly In
maintaining the strikes.
Mr.. Grace has perfected plans for the
organization OF another teamsters' local.
the coal teamsters TO constitute local $50
and the new local to include teamsters In
the other businesses.
The big show has arrived In town and
the teamsters to a man display the union
button. Mr.. Grace intends to pay them q
visit this afternoon.
BARTENDERS' LOCAL 2s5.
Bartenders' Local 2S5 held we'll at
tended meeting yesterday afternoon and
placed two names on the unfair list.
Harry williams, Thurbers avenue and
James McCallion, Manton avenue. Seven
new members were admitted ana ten ap-
plicauons were received.
The union Is in fiourishing condition
| and now includes in It's membership
nearly all OF the bartenders OF this city
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with the
| Hope Land company, which comforts
| Crescent Park and Manager Harrington
| OF Rocky Point To employ none but union
men behind the bar The delegates to the
| International convention at Philadelphia
gave an interesting report OF their trip e
| the Quaker City.
| The ways and means committee pre-
sented a schedule to the union for con
sideration and II was unanimously adopt
ed. The schedule provides for uniform
wages and hours and will be presented
to employers for their acceptance. Thi
will be the first attempt ever made bl
the union TO secure an agreement witt
| employers There will be little opposition
| as the union bartenders OF the city ar
nearly all receiving as much money a
the schedule calls for.
MUSICIANS 19S.
Musicians Local 19S met In the larg
hall OF the Labor Temple yesterday af
ternoon and closed their charter. the In
itiation fee being raised 10 s.
The board OF directors has been meet
ing weekly but In the future Will NEE
every second and fourth Wednesday o
the month l.. b. Sweet has been electe
secretary to hll the position vacated b.
Victor A. Hass
A directory and price list has been II
sued by the union. which gives valuabl
information concerning the musician
throughout the city. Bylaws are now 4
the printers hands and will be ready 10
distribution in a few days.
The union has experienced very rapi
growth. receiving 10 members during IN
past two weeks. making the membershi
about 900
BREWERY WORKERS ia.
, Brewery Workers ia met yesterda
and transacted considerable importan
business. This morning employees OF Oh
I Narragansett Bottling shop went O
strike, an account, OF which Will /
2 | found I'm another column