The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-05

The following unions viii hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council Labor temple.
Molders. Labor temple.
Leather Workers. Labor temple.
Coal Handlers council. Eddy street
n Hosting Engineers. Haniey building.
Stone Cutters, Labor temple.
Building Laborers. u North Main
street
Biscuit and Cracker Workers, Labor
temple.
FIRST MEETING IN NEW HOME.
Yesterday afternoon the board OF di.
rectors OF the Musicians local held Its
first meeting In the new offices OF the
local. and very interesting session tt
was.
The ffrst part OF the session was de-
voted to the transaction OF routine busi-
ness, such as the hearing OF reports OF
the several committees and the auditing
of, the bills.
Among the members OF the board there
were many comments Of approval of the
appointments and the way everything is
situated. on Sunday the first meeting
OF the local itself will be held and II is
thought that there will be almost full
lattendance.
II has not yet been decided whether
the body will give a house warming
or not That will be considered ct the
session to be held.
The examination committee had Its
hands full in the recent past considering
xhe applicants for membership. When all
the regular business was completed the
Yqieeting adjourned.
PAINTERS INTERESTING SESSION.
Last evening there was the regular ses-.
sion of the Painters union with a large
number OF the men on hand for the dis
posai OF the business.
Il was the evening for the mem bership
COMMITTEES to show It's work. and owing
10 It's recommendations three members
were initiated
fection to the members that whenever a
rnen,ber is taken into this body not only
is strength added TO the union but the
member also. This was the case last
evening.
Last evening was the time also for the
election OF tho new executive board for
the coming year. This occupied very
large part Of the first part OF the meet
fng. The men chosen were In every way
representative OF the body as were those
who filled the OFFICE last year and in the
past
whsn II came to making OF trade re-
ports there was great amount OF inter-
est manifested. II was seen from them
all that business was now at its best, and
there was every prospect that this would
be one OF the most successful seasons
A report was had OF the conditions ex-
istfng In woonsocket since the Inaugural
tfou OF the strike there last Monday. IL
was stated that there was some weaken
Ing on the part OF some OF the master
painters and there will be q greater de-
preciating OF the number OF men unem-
pIoysd when the plans which the local
there and some OF the foremost officers
ef The local here have started. put into
operstion-
The plans are 20 feasible that when put
tnto working order they have never been
known to fail.
There was a statement in a morning
issue 10 the effect that the painters OF
Woonsocket had voted not TO strike, and
also that should the members see NJ TO
ssk for but s2O per day each man could
do 80 individually.
The statement was entirely wrong. first
OF all because the men went on strike on
Monday whfle this meeting an
nounced a. having been held on Tuesday
evening and the union, according 10 the
statements OF the men. has not weakened
one bit
--- PIAgrERERs GAIN A POINT.
= The situation among the striking plas-
tsrsrs OF the city takes on decidedly
favorable hue. since one OF the largest
contracting firms employing the craft has
seen NJ 70 grant the men their demands.
In addition 20 that another one OF the
bosses has signed the contract and placed
the man to work.
- RETAIL CLERKS MEET.
There as an interesting meeting OF the
retail clerks last evening though the
members missed the presence OF the
president Of the body. Mr. J. J. Ridge.
In his absence the vice president. Walter
McCinn. oficisted and conducted the
business of the evening In very cred
table manner
There we're a large number OF applica-
ttsns for membership and all Of them
we're obligated. There were in all Is
applications. OF whom twelve were ini-
tiated and the remainder taken over
IN the next meeting. There were but
<-w communications Of importance 10
e1r1e tefors the body and these were dis
posed OF In shcrt order
The reports Of the several committees
occupied the greater part Of ths re-
nVfuder of the time. that of Mr.. Guild
BENG especially interesting. After all the
business was transacted the session sd-
fesrp~d. ---
sc<ExrRAL TRADES INTERESTING.
There waa a very fbtersstinG meeting