The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Tailors, Labor Temple.
Bakers, Labor Temple
Brewers. i6s. Labor Temple
Brewers, III, La Dor Temple
Bottlers. Labor Temple.
Coal Teamsters, Hanley building.
Coal Handlers. Labor Temple.
NOMINATE OFFICERS
Last evening the session OF the Plumb
ers union being the fine meeting, there
was an unusual attendance of the mem
bers About 100 of them were on hand
and they all tooA great interest I'm the
proceedings OF the body.
The cause for the great interest was
the fact that IT was the occasion for the
election OF officers.
; Before that matter was touched, how
ever. there were several matters that
came before tho meeting that occupid
considerable OF the time.
President Sullivan was I'm the chair and
conducted the business The ball com
rittee made a report. stating that In
fantry hall had been secured for the
Eoclal fnnctlon OF the nput anu lndl the
tickets were being sold very rapidly
The resignation OF the recording secre-
tary which was handed i'm some time ago
was acted upon last evening and the new
officer elected He will assume the du-
ties OF the office AT present temporarily
and await the regular installation with
the other officers at the first meeting of
the New Year.
A communication was received from
local 6S asking for instructions and sup
port In the difference with the Structural
Alliance This was given
The report Of the apprentices commit
-tsa- WAS than -raeeire ed and-t tha- -Nauns men
seemed TO have gathered inspiration when
they met the journeymen. for they talked
like veterans The delegates were Messrs.
o'Rourk and Fitzpatrick All the ideas
suggested by them were endorsed by the
local and the fourneymen voted 20 have
the apprentices with them who had not
yet become members Of the local on hand
81 the next meeting.
Mr.. A. j. Mccormick. the delegate 10
the Building Trades council yas on hand
end told of the action taken there rela-
tive 10 matters OF interest 10 the craft. He
stated that MIR Harris of the garment
workers union was before the council and
had made known the conditions I'm the
,iiy He said that the council had voted
30 condemn the sweatshop conditions ex-
isting and 10 work against them, and that
the same was recommended 10 the vari-
Gus locals
The same was said of the complaint and
the requests ~ the cigar makers
The siCk committee made a report that
one ~ the members had recovered but
that there was s'ill one requiring the at
tenfion of tho loci
AZ this time the question OF the election
OF officers came NJ They are as follows:
President. Ed. Sullivan: vice president
William Dodd: second vice president
james Fitzpatrick; secretary treasurer. c.
NJ Dunn assistant secretary treasurer.
John McArdlc, recording secretary. John
Tucker; librarian. Israel Precourt: assist
ant. James Dawson. sentinel Robert Ap-
pleton; press secretary James a.. Cole
man.
The members of the executive board are
ss follows Messrs. Henry Gray. David
Hindei william Castles, George johnson.
walter Mansir. The business agent was
Mr.. James IT Coleman
This concluding the business the an
roJncement was made that tho instaIla-
ton Of the Officers would take place al
ere next fne session which IN 10 be held
on the FIRST Friday of the New Year.
ffoT woRKERs NOMINATE OFF.
GERS.
Last evening one of the b~st meetings
~ Bridge and Ssructural Iron workers
was held IN the labor Temple that has
been held IN some time. The occasion fov
srch a session was the nomination of IN,
Officers
President william J. Powers was IN IN,
chair officiating over the meeting
Before the nominations took place ther'