The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-14

coming year he would close his shops as
requested, and would further use all his
influence 20 have his employees become become
Il was reported the shop OF John Ken
nedy on Westminster street was unfalr.
The last committee TO make report
was that OF the Labor Day body. which
reported that everything was progressing
fairly and recommended that commit
tee be appointed. or they be given the
power TO confer with one from the Build.
Ing Trades council with the purpose OF
bringing a suit against the Hope Land
company to recover moneys relative 10
the last Labor Day festivities. The pow
err asked was granted.
About the last thing that was done be-
fore the closing OF the session was the
reading OF a communication from the
headquarters OF the International Cigar
Makers. requesting that the secretaries OF
the Central body be authorized To write
the United States senators from this
state. asking that they vote against that
portion of the reciprocity treaty win
Cuba. pertaining TO the importation oil
tobacco That being about the iast s,. ite.a
OF then the meeting adjourned.
PLUMBERS APPROPRIATE fluids.
At the meeting of the Plumbers union.
that was held last evening, there was
much business that was disposed OF. AS
soon as the meeting was called 10 order
and the minutes OF the previous session
read and approved, the body plunged into
the midst OF the business OF the evening.
The first thing that was done was the
hearing OF the reports OF the several COM
mittees. There was nothing OF vital IN
terest In any OF these and the meeting
proceeded to the transaction OF the other
business that was TO come before the
body. The only report that was or mueh
interest was that Of the ball COMMITTEES.
This report showed that all was ready
for the occasion. which is TO come off next
Friday evening One of the attractions
for thai evening will be the presence
OF the secretary-treasurer OF the "I3'g
Ten" and general organized OF the union,
ln The person OF Mr.. Spencer.
In addition TO being here on that day
he will again be In the city on the fDl-
lowing Friday evening for the purpose of
delivering address. At present he Is
IN Boston attending the convention at
that place One OF main bits OF business
was the apportionment of the moneys on
hand for disposal during the next year.
There were three funds laid aside. The
first OF these was for legislation and
amounted 10 $1,000. The second was for
an emergency fund and amounted TO 5000
while the third was for the benefit OF the
apprentices and amounted to $500 The
committee that was in conference with
the apprentices on Monday night In re-
]
the body reported back TO The union last
night that all the regulations were ,np-
proved and would be reported 10 the lp-
prentices AT their next meeting. There
may posS ly be few chanbes but prac-
tlcally there will be none and the whole
thing will be ratified as recommended by
the committee. There was nothing much
else that was to come before the body
that could be published and after the
completion OF all the business the meets1g
adjourned.
TO SUCCEED MITCHELL.
The moulders OF the city are very Ju-
bllaht over the fact that one OF their
m mbers Is TO succeed President John
Mitchell on the legislative committee OF
the American Federation OF Labor. The
gentleman to whomthe honor falls IL Mr..
Jos ph #. Valentine, who Is one OF the
delegates TO the convention from the
Moulders' International President Mitch
ell was elected to the place but declined
and Mr.. Valentine was selected as the
best man to ill tn place.
STRUCTURAL IRON WORKERS.
Last night there was meeting OF the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers at
the Labor temple. where much that was
interesting came up for discussion. There
w re no new members to be taken into
the union but the other business that
came before the body was enough to oc-
cupy the union until II was time for the
members TO go home. In order to get
Some sleep.
One of the first things that came be-
fore the body was the matter Of the strike
which is still impending The whole
thing was thoroughly gone over by the
officials and fully explained. The final
settlement OF the question is awaited
with some anxiety by the men who will
be affected here. but there Is nothing for
them to do except to abide by the de-
cision OF the International
There were some very interesting re-
ports OF the proceedings OF the conven-
tion at Boston rendered and II was an
nounced that some OF the interna tional
officers OF the union would be here on
their way back home from that place. II
Is expected That an open meeting Will be
held for their entertainment II the ar
rangements can be made announcement
Will appear later in this column.
After the disposal OF all that was 10
come before the body the meeting ad-
journed. There were meetings OF the
Cement Workers. Tile Layers. and the
Carpenters District Council. but the
transactions at each OF them WAS of
nature relating only TO the unions inter-
ested and the proceedings could not he
obtained for publication. Most OF the
business. however was OF the routine
nature.
ENTERTAINMENT AMONG UNIONS.
Announcements has been received that
there is TO be an entertainment and h~
given by the Iron Molders' union OF
Woonsocket The affair Is to take place
next Friday night and II rs expected that
there will he a large delegation or visit
ors from this and nearby cities There
has heen a very large sale OF tickets and
the affair cannot but be n success There
will be representatives from a number
OF the unions OF this city.
Another entertainment that rs 10 take
place In the near future Is that OF the
Swedish Worklngmens Beneficial orga-
nization. This is 10 be given on the night
OF February 4th. 1904 I'm Infantry hall.
II is TO be the eighth annual ball Of that
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