The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-31
I'LL fIELD 'sszass'SsssS'' ssssss III LABUR.

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council, Labor temple.
Building Laborers. q North Main stret.
Molders Labor temple.
Leather Workers. Labor temple.
Carpenters District council, Labor tenn
! pie.
Plumbers banquet, Labor temple.
PAINTERS ELECT OFFICERS.
OF the meetings among the unions last
evening about the largest in attendance
was that OF the Painters union. Two can
didates were initiated and then the cleo
ton of officers was proceeded with
For some OF the officers the contest
was very warm and the counting OF the
ballots made the session long. When the
turmoil was all over the results were an
| ounced as follows: President, j. II.
| Hayes: vice president, Ernest NJ. Hayes;
financial secretary, J. A McGinn; record
ing secretary. S. 8. Marshall; treasurer,
Joseph Watts.
The office OF corresponding secretary
was left open till the next meeting, owing
| TO the absence of one OF the candidates,
who is the present incumbent. For con-
ductor. the union chose James Harding,
| Jr. for warden, William Ash, and trus-
| tees, Joseph Bassinett and William Top
ping.
The delegates appointed to the building
| trades council were John c. Barrett, John
| Hayes Thomas j. Doyle. William ASA
and A. Macarthur. The executive board
is as follows John c. Barrett, William
Topping. Thomas J. Coyle, A. Macarthur
and John Hayes.
| r1tpr, f~N-
| CARDS.
At the meeting Of the newly formed
apprentices union there was a very large
amount OF business of the routine ma
| ture transacted. There were no new
| members admitted and almost all Of the
| time was taken up with the discussion
OF the matters which pertain tothe start
ing OF the organization upon working
basis.
The principal thing touched upon at the
meeting related TO the issuing OF the
working card Of the union. This card
was issue a to all Of those present and
then the value OF the card was explained
by those well versed in such matters.
PRESIDENT MERRICK IN TOWN.
One OF the principal guests at the ban
gust OF the plumbers to be given tonight
| Il is announced. will be President Mer-
rick of the international body.
In response TO telegram from busi-
ness representative Msrrewether. Mr.
! Merrick promised TO be on hand TO par
take OF the festivities and true to prom
ise ne came 10 the city today and Will
grace the occasion. He arrived here too
| late to visit any OF the other locals and
since there Is business OF such a press
ing nature calling him TO New York he
| will have To leave on the midnight train
for that city II was stated that there Is
4 - 4ufA fAa,~1N ~ trnn oyr1n nSr
the unions in and about New York. The
trouble has been brewing for some time
and n any decided action is taken by
the unions in that locality more than
1000 will be Effected The situation Is
very grave. hence the haste OF Mr.. Mer-
rick In leaving the city.
MUSICIANS BOARD MEETING.
Yesterday was the time for the regular
| meeting OF the board OF directors OF the
Musicians local No. 1893. Delegates TO the
Central Labor union OF both this city
| and Pawtucket reported the proceedings
| OF the sessions.
The next business considered was the
receiving OF the applications OF two men.
| The remainder OF the meeting was devot-
4 ed 10 the reading OF the communications
| from various locals 80 that the conditions
| OF the trade in other sections might be
\ learned.
concerning the new directory and the
| price list for the ensuing year IL was an
| nounced at the meeting that the articles
would be distributed 10 the members dur
ing the first part OF next week That be-
ing about all that was TO come before the
meeting adjournment followed.
TROUBLE WITH A PAINTER.
This morning the business agent OF the
| Painters union was called upon TO exer-
else his talent for settling difficulties In
the case OF a couple OF painters and paper
hangers who were TO do some work for
the Bartenders' union.
The mon were employed to do the work
by Mr. case the owner OF the building I'm
which the Bartenders union has its head
quarters When the Bartenders asked
that the work be done the request was al
80 made that union men be sent TO do IL.
II was promised the request would be
granted When the men went TO work
this morning the business agent OF the
Rartendors asked the men who reported
10 show the working card. custom I'm
vogue among all the unions. ~ was stated
that the men had no cards and yet were
union men
Under the circumstances Mr. Agnew
thought it best 10 telephone 10 the agent
of the painters and shortly afterward
ne went over 90 explain matters. IL
was then found that the men had for
meriy been members OF the union. but
through negligence had been dropped for
the non pa yrnent OF dues. In that man
ner they had forfeited the right to the
card and hence hsd none 10 show. The
matter was rehearsed at some length by