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

OF the band concert and entertainment on
November 23d in Music hall.
1t has been arranged that the union viii
have for the occasion Clarke's full band,
Mrs. Claude Spary and DR.. Davis Be
sides these there will be Mr.. Cutter from
Boston. a very celebrated humorist and
reader. Besides these there will be other
fine talent for the occasion. There have
been but few entertainments OF the kind
held among the unions OF the city in re-
cent days and 1t Is the aim OF the organ
ization to make the finest thing that has
been attended by an amusement loving
public In some time.
The main reason the union offers for
the patronage Of the AFFAIR and for the ef-
forts that they are putting forth in the
matter is that the proceeds are to go to
Increase the benefit OF the sick and death
benefit fund. When the entertainment
comes off there is no doubt the 1t will be
one Of the finest things that has ever been
given by any organization In the city.
GAS WORKERS INITIATE.
Last night there was a very interesting
and well attended meeting OF the Gas
Workers union OF this city in the hail
OF that union on Prairie avenue The
meeting was called TO order by the Presi-
dent, Mr.. King, and the minutes Of the
preceding session read. When these we're
approved, the regular routine of busi-
ness for the evening was begun and the
reports OF the several committees were
heard
The nomination committee reported
that there were three names to be con-
sidered by the body and after the recon-
mendatfons were considered the in,tia-
ton followed. After that portion OF the
meeting had been disposed OF the other
items, one by one were touched upon and
passed on. There was vast amount OF
business relating particularly to the body
that was touched upon, and then the re-
ports OF the various committees were
heard.
All these showed that the organization
was In the best OF circumstances within
itself and in It's relations with the outer
world. There were none OF the members
of the body that were sick or out OF
work. a bit of history for the local that
Is almost without parallel I'm the whole
OF Its history i'm the city The financial
condition OF the local Is also very prom
ising. There Is hardly man connected
with the body that at the present time
IL not In good standing. When that
amount of the regular business was con-
cluded the meeting adjourned.
CARPENTERS 81.
Last night there was "A meeting OF the
Carpenters union Vocal "a I'm the rooms
OF that body in the Labor temple
The meeting was called to order by the
president, and the minutes Of the pre-
viOus session read These were approved
with but little change I'm the reading OF
the matter therein contained.
When tho matter OF hearing the reports
OF the several committees was begun
there was an interesting session. The
nominations committee had some new
names 10 present TO the body for action
and almost all OF them were taken into
full membership and initiated. The names
OF the remainder were laid over till tho
next meeting for conference and cortid-
Grafton. The conditions OF the trade az
the present time were fully discussed and
Il was found that the body was never I'm
a better condition than az present.
There were some communications from
other unions that were read and some
from the headquarters OF the body, but
they were not or a nature 10 be published
and therefore will not appear. It WAS
announced also that there would be an
attempt made to have the officials OF the
local and the international como together
here In the city just after the meeting
OF tho convention Of the American Fed.
eratiOn OF Labor has adjourned IN Boston.
IL such an arrangement can he made
there will be very warm tinie In this
city. The union II concentrating holding
n smoker I'm tho near future. hut the par.
tlcuiars have not been arranged for as
yet When they are announcement VIII
be made of the form that the amusement
shall take. When all ;he routine business
disposed of the meeting adjourned, ana
each member went home.
MAcHlNIsrs HOLD SESSION.
There was a meeting OF the Machinists
In the Labor temple last evening whore
the order OF the evening was the tran
saction OF much business that was Of
nature bearing particular on the exist
ence of the local
The president called the meeting To
order and the regular order OF the work
WAS oegun. First came the reading OF
the minutes Of the last session and the