The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-28
THE FIELD
ss;Ss0 Es0 Is
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Carpenters 81. Labor Temple.
Gas workers, weybosset street
Cigar Makers, Labor Temple.
Machinists, Labor Temple.
Allied Printing Trades Council.
Blacksmiths, 27 North Main street
Firemen. Hanley Building.
BARRIERS. TO CHOOSE DELEGATES.
The meeting OF the BARRIERS union last
evening was very interesting though the
attendance was not so large as might
have been expected. President Hersey
was IN the chair and conducted the pro-
ceedings OF the session.
The first matter to come before the ses-
sion was the announcements OF the COM
mittee on members. The most interesting
portion of the announcement OF the COM
mittee was the fact OF the proposal for
membership and the limitations. There
were four names presented TO the local
and three OF the men were initiated.
Several communications from various
parts OF the country were received and
acted upon favorably. One OF these was
from the international and pertained 10
the working OF the body while several
touched upon the conditions existing In
the west.
The announcement creating the pro-
foundest thought was that telling or the
death Of one Of the most highly respected
member sof the body, Mr.. III. j. Holdgate.
IL wa estate dthat this brother died on
Saturday after q lingering illness lasting
over some months. He was one OF. the
oldest members OF the body and was one
OF the best versed In the workings or the
union
The news of his death was received
with great sorrow and IL was talked
about last evening that there was scarce
ly a member OF the body who had worked
for the betterment OF the body more en-
Enthusiastically than he. 1t was announced
that his funeral would take place from
his late residence, this afternoon. 13 Belk-
nap street.
A committee was appointed TO draft a
set OF resolutions and TO send copy OF
the same 10 the family. one 10 the head
| quarters OF the International and TO pre-
| serve the original draped I'm mourning for
3 Odays in remembrance OF the esteem In
| The charter OF the local will also be
| draped for 60 days. IL was voted also
| 70 purchase flowers for the grave and TO
attend the funeral
The reports of the several committees
| were then heard and accepted. The dele
| gates to the Central body made report
| on the proceedings of that body. after
|
Before the meeting adjourned II was
announced that at the next regular meet
| ing OF the body the election OF delegates
| 10 the annual convention will be held, and
| every member IL expected TO be present
! The convention is TO be held in Louis
| VILE KY. during the first week In
October After some minor matters came
| before the session the meeting adjourned
OFF ON DUTY.
|
J. II. O'Neil left this city on an extended
| trip in the interest OF the New England
conference board Of the Molders' union
Mr.. O'Neil has just returned from the
| session of the National conference held In
| Cincinnati where the action OF that body
relative to the conditions at several points
| In the east were taken under advisemeni
and decided upon.
The trouble at F1tchburg. Worcester
Hartford and Westheld was there laid
before the board and discussed freely
Mr.. ONeil acting as spokesman for the
unions I'm the cities mentioned. The re-
suit OF the action OF the conference was
that Il was decided to sanction the action
of the molders in Fitchburg and Worces
ter, while tho conduct OF affairs at Hart
ford was left in the hands OF Mr.. O'Neil.
II was decided 10 allow Special Agent
| Mr.. Maahn to remain actively interested
In the label also.
Messrs Bryant and ONeil will make
n tour of tho cities named and will dc
all in their power TO have matters settled
They will return TO this city about the
first OF next week and report to the loca
here at the next meeting
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
The executive board OF the Barte1ders
union will hold n session tonight to de
eide what action 10 take with regard q
one OF the places on Wickenden street
! There has been trouble there for SOM
| time and there seems to be no other pros
pect OF n settlement than strenuous ac
ton on the part OF the board
The hackmen OF the city are 20 he or
| Eanized on the 9TH Of July and the forma
| announcement OF the meeting Will be sen
| TO those interested ia the next few days
There are more than three hundred o
them I'm tho city and they will he organ
ized into n local Of their own. There ar
unions OF this craft In almost all the 9th
er cities OF New England and the mel
here feel that they cannot AFFORD 20 h.
at all behind their fellow workmen o
other communities.
There were only two other meeting
last evening those OF the electrical work
ers and the Carpenters e. This latte
meeting was one Of the most interestlnl
that has been held in some time since I
I Vas the occasion for the report Of til
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