The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-11
The FIELD - OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Carpenters. 6s2 Labor temple.
Bsrbers. Labor temple.
Electrical workers. Hanley building
Cooks and walters. 22 Richmond street.
Hod carriers. Labor temple
BAKERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Last evening there was a very well at
tended meeting OF the bakers union In
the Labor temple, held for the purpose
Of slecting officers. Before this business
was touched upon there were several
other matters taken under advisement
that interested the body.
The first Of these was report on the
condition Of the strike. II was stated
that the strike up 10 this time had been
very successfully conducted and now there
were but few OF the places with the men
stfl out. The men had stood together
well In all the struggle and Il was due
70 loyalty OF the men and the labor peo-
PIE In general that the success was had.
The treasurer made report OF the
condition Of the local that was very In
,terestfns and showed the body to be in
nrst class condition.
The delegate 70 the central body made
report that was well received.
This closed the routine business for the
evening and the election OF the officers
Of the body took place as follows: Presi-
dent. Thomas 8. Moore; vice president.
James A. Brown; recording and corre-
spending secrstary. Joseph Hsddon: fnan-
icial secretary. George Krause: treasurer
Pstrfck Conley; sergeant at arms Charles
Graft; labor secretary. Alexander Bloom
iQuist, and trustees. Joseph Coleman. Nils
Terrtng and George Mosier. The dele
gates to the Central union were Messrs
PaQustte. Adams. Mosier, Coleman and
lBioomquist
The session then came 10 a close
MUSICIANS LOSE A MEMBER.
,mnsctans local 1aS was held yesterday
afternoon In the room OF the local IL
was very Interesting session and IL
was not known or thought by any OF
those present that within an hour ac.or
the session closed that one OF the mem
hers who seemed In the best Of health
would be numbered among the dead and
the local be thrown into CONSERVATION
py the news Such was the case how
ever. for at $40 last evening Geo A
Stone died at his home very suddenly.
having returned from the meeting but a
few minutes previously.
hearty and entered into the spirit OF the
session with as much life and zest as
,nny man present and the local had Just
seen fit 20 elect him 90 the position OK
first vice president in the place OF one OF
the retired members.
Owing 10 the suddenness ~ the death
the preparations will not be as thorough
as might have been tho case but when
thu officials Of the local were seen this
morning II was stated that the local
would have a representative body on
hand as well as honorary pail-bcarers
The board which meets on Wednesday
will make arrangements for flowers. and
q number of carriages
II the funeral arrangements harmOnize
with the business Of the various mem
bere 50 that such will be made possible
80 r. determined 20 have n band escort
the corpse 60 its last resting place eRs-
olutions OF coincidence will he drafted
and copies sent 10 the widow and the In
terrationai offices. while tho original
viii be kept by the local The charter
will also be draped for e0 days
The business Of tho session last evening
consisted hrst CT the consideration OF the
report Of delegates 10 the Csntral union
This was Of considerable Importance TO
ti,3 members since Il related the position
faksn Will. regard 10 certain men who
have been acting in the capacity ~ mu-
eiciars while following othess crafts. The
rapport OF the delegates we're approved
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