The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27

was one continuous outburst OF hilarity
Tor all present. The committee was
headed by Messrs. Frank Sullivan, chair
man: /. T.. Whitman. secretary. and
Patrick Diskin, treasurer.
BR1CKLAYERs HOLD SESSION.
On the eve Of Thanksgiving there were
| nut rev meetings OF the unions, and the
OF the routine sort. One OF the warm
est meetings OF the evening however
was that held by the Brioklayers, held
on q North Main street.
The president called the meeting 10 or
DER and 10 start the ball to rolling asked
Tor the reading OF the minutes OF the
last session These were read and ap-
proved by the house. and then the other
Items were taken up one by one until ali
mat was TO come up for discussion had
been cared for. There were some nanes
TO be considered by the union. recon
mended by the committee on nominations
Each of these was mentioned and dis
cussed 10 the fullest extent, and then
the recommends tons OF the committee
were ratihed. After this the Initiation
OF the men took place.
'There were no visitors ut the meeting,
ana the committee on visitations reported
that there were none OF the members OF
the unions Ill. There were some COM
munications from unions I'm several sec
tions OF the country calling for the con
sideration OF matters pertaining 10 the
interest OF the trade all over the coun-
|
the conditions of the trade are rather de-
pressing, and In some there are disputes
on between the unions and some OF the
nrms. The local here was asked 10 CO.
operate with the unions in other parts
| of the country In the settlement OF the
disputes that are on. The local here de-
cided TO concur in the matter and take
some sort OF acton at the next meeting
/ OF the body
The election OF the officers OF the local
~ 10 taKe place soon, and all the atten-
uon or the members Is now centred upon
that event. There was some discussion
or the matter at the last meeting arti
II VIII be further talked over when IL
meets meets agnin' - When all that was to
/ consideration and settled as tho union
saw Mt the meeting adjourned
RooFERS MEET IN REGULAR, sTs.
SION.
There was n meeting of the Roofers'
union last Wednesday at which there was
nothing much 10 be considered except N q
routine business OF the local The meet
Ing was called TO order by the president
and after the roll call the minutes OF the
previous session were read and approved
When that was done the meeting was
ready to proceed with the transaction OF
the other business that was TO come be-
fore the body. There were several names
proposed by the membership committee
that were TO be acted upon. The dis
cussion of the eligibility OF these men oc-
cupied the greater portion OF the time that
the meeting was In session. IL was nnally
decided that all OF the recommenda tiOns
should be acted upon with favor and In
itiatons followed. All the other reports
as 10 the conditions OF the trade were very
favorable showing that there were bright
prospects ahead for the local.
or the communications that were re
ceived and taken under consideration the
most Of them were OF peculiar interest
10 the local. Several OF them were from
locals In other cities and showed hat al
most universally the conditions of the
trade were very good. In the far west
there Is some difficulty between the
unions and the employers but there is
every prospect that oil will be settled sat-
isfactorily and conditions return 10 nor.
NAL There were no visitors at the mee:-
ing but Il was expected that there were
10 be some OF the international officers
present having stopped over from the
convention that was being held IN Boston
for the past two weeks.
MoLDERs PREPARE FOR THANKS
GIVING.
Lost night there was n meeting OF the
Molders' union al the Labor temple where
much business OF the routine nature was
considered. All the officers were present
and took an active part In the discussions
thet Interested tho body
The president called the meeting 10
order and asked for the reading OF the
minutes OF the last session. II was voted
that they be approved as read. but the
motion was overruled. Then the items
were read one by one and after ,ome
slight alterations in some OF them the
meeting decided that they were M for re-
cording and so ordered.
When II came 10 the hearing Of the re-
ports OF the several committees there p,as