The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-16
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iHo AVlIoWlHB UNIONS Will nold sessions
tonight:
Painters. Labor temple.
Jewelry Workers, rs Dorrance street.
Bricklayers. 27 North Main street.
Plumbers Apprentices. Labor temple.
Retail Clerks, 9S Weybosset street
Coopers. Labor temple.
steamfitters, Labor temple.
Allied Metal Workers. Labor temple.
Millmen, Labor temple.
Again as on the two earlier nights OF
this week the meetings of tonight will be
warm and fun OF interest The Plumbers
apprentices will hold their session to-
night, and at that meeting II is ex-
pected that there will be some lively
scenes and much business transacted.
The most important matter OF the eve
ming win be the final arrangements for
the enactment OF the schedule which Is
TO go into effect and to regulate the
length of the term OF apprentices.
This matter has been under discussion
for some time now. and has reached such
a state OF development that Il can pe
said to be about complete. It will only
need the meeting of tonight to complete
the arrangements and then to be In
augurated by the first OF the year. 1t
has been the idea of those who have had
the matters in charge to have the ap-
prentices work under a fixed term OF
years, so that when they are said to
have finished their trade they may be
far more conversant with all depart
lents OF the trade than Is the custom
now.
At the present time an apprentice can
work for term ranging from a few
months TO a year or more and then be
classed as a full-fedged plumber This
Is claimed TO be Injurious TO the craft
and 10 be detrimental to the apprentice,
the tourneyman. and the employer.
Under the plan that is now proposed the
term OF apprenticeship will run for four
years and in that time the workman will
be taken through all the varying stages
of the business In the company of one
journeyman and all the arts of the trade
will be learned at first hand.
When he finishes hts term he will be
given the rank OF a journeyman and al
lowed all the privileges that such
position carries. Thus the standard of
the work will be raised and the man who
employs such one will not feel that he
has gotten but shabby workman. He
will have n man upon whom he can rely
and the result will be better for all con-
cerned. The plan when proposed to the
AND now 1t only remains for ratification
by all the parties concerned and then II
will go into effect.
RETAIL CLERKS TONIGHT.
One OF the very best meetings that will
be held tonight will be that OF the Retail
clerks at which time will take place the
annual election of the officers OF the
union At the last meeting OF tho body the
nominations were made but IL is said
that there will without doubt be some
counter nominations made tonight that
will add spice and zeSt 20 the session.
The nominations as handed I'm at the
last meeting were. for President James J.
Ridge and Thos. Rush; for first vice pres
ident Walter A. Clarke: for second vice
president, q. Fritchie; for financial secre-
tary, w $ Edwards and c. s. Nathans;
for recording secretary, Miss f. GIL and
John McKenna; for treasurer. Sidney |
Stanley; trustees. NJ Garden, Miss pona- |
hue Miss Ray Pillar, NJ. McGoren, and |
+. Sacker; for guardian, T. j. Morgan |
and a. Bergerman; for guide. the union /
will vote on John J. Lee.
LADY JEWELLERS.
At the last meeting OF the ladies' chapel |
OF the jewelry workers that was held on |
Monday night there was much OF an in |
teresting nature that transpired.
The meeting was called 10 order by the 4
president OF the body and the customary /
preliminary proceedings gone through /
with. The first thing that came up was
he reading OF the minutes OF the last
esslon. When these were read the presi-
lent asked as 10 what the will OF the .
body concerning them and II was voted
hat they be adopted "a read After that
he roll was called and the more import
ant matters that usually come before
such meeting were taken up Along I'm
no FIRST part OF the evening was the time
Tor the hearing and the discussion OF the
reports OF the several committees that
we're TO make reports.
The first OF these was that OF the noml-
ations body who reported through the
hartman the action taken in the matter
the names OF IL who had sent I'm appli-
ltions for membership For these the
halrman said that the committee had In
the matter pretty thoroughly
IND had found that all OF them were
'ligible 10 membership and he would rec
'mmend that they be taken into the body.
q had been found that they were all very
Wiling 90 become members OF the organi-
alton and would soon bring n number OF
'thcrs Of their friends into the body
After hearing the report OF the matter
| was voted that the recommendation be
ctcd upon favorabiy and now the union