The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-09
THE FIELD
c. Co. rs
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Providence Central Trades and Labor
union.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
Carpenters Council. Labor Temple.
Plaster Tenders, Labor Temple.
Building Laborers, Labor Temple.
Iron Workers, Labor TeS,rle.
Lnemen, Hanley Building.
COUNCIL SEATS DELEGATES
Last evening the building trades council
held very Interesting meeting and trans
acted a very large amount off business.
The first.thing done was seating OF new
delegates from the painters union after
the presentation OF and the reading OF the
credentials OF the same.
The committee on mass meeting made
"A report OF progress stating that all the
arrangements had been made for the oc-
casion and that a very large attendance
was expected.
p The report from the Joint committee
meeting with the same from the &. l.. L.
relative TO a banquet 20 be held In the
spring made report of progress and
STATED that II was the request OF the com.
mittee that the body be enlarged The
request was granted and three more mem
bers added The new members being
Messrs. Hays, Finnegan. and Mccormick.
The constitutional committee reported
on the revision OF the document stating
that the voting on the measure had been
completed. Some comment was made on
the document and the clauses contained
therein after which the document was
dissected and each OF the five sections
considered and adopted.
The report OF the business agent was
read and accepted, then placed on file.
This was very interesting document as
showing the conditions of the crafts and
their relation TO the progress OF the move
ment during the past week.
Considerable time was devoted 10 the
discussion OF the constitution and the
merits OF the changes proposed and ac-
cepted and when all was done the meet
ing came 10 an end.
TINsMITHs MET.
Last evening the session OF the Tin
smiths was OF more than ordinary inter-
est. owing 10 the discussions that arose
over the conditions and the best means
OF having them changed.
Before that was done, however there
was considerable routine business trans
acted.
The first thing done was the hearing
OF the report of the membership com
mittee This report showed that there
were three members 10 be initiated and
two candidates 10 he presented for the
action OF the meeting at the next ses-
sion.
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee given the thanks of the body.
The report of the delegate to the CEN
trail body was then read and accept
I'd.
Several communiCe tons came UP for the
OF the meeting and after
being discussed were turned over to the
,orresp pondiuE secretary for attention.
It was announced that the next meeting
would be summons session and every |
member would he expected 10 be on hand !
% take part I'm the nominations and the
election OF tho officers
The time was then turned 10 the dis !
'ussion OF the wage question and the best |
,lans for the advance that n is known |
he men ought TO have. The men affixed I
he matter over at some length last even /
ug and arrived at some very definite con !
,Iusions. hut these will not he settled |
ipon finally tin after the next meeting |
when a committee will be appointed 10 |
AXE tie whole matter in charge
When that was disposed Of the attention |
" the body was turned To the report OF
he shop committee. The chairman stated
hat during the week II had developed
hat one OF the men speakers n I the open
Meeting OF the carpenters employed none
lthcr than non-union men After discuss
ng the question some time Il was decided
q instruct the secretary 10 notify the
arpenters TO that effect.
Having brought all the business Of the
Meeting before the house the session
uded
CLERKS TO REMOVE CARD.
At the meeting OF the retail clerks there
we're some very important actions taken
nd some that will have much significance !
uring the first part OF the new year
At the meeting when the report OF the
hop committee was asked for Il was dis
overed that ono OF the large stores OF the
own town district that had been dis
laying the clerks card was doing so only
$ a foil and was not living up 20 It's
greement.
For this reason committee was APP
onted TO look into the matter and 10 re-
move the card AZ the first OF the year un-
sss there was a guarantee that the agree
nent would be lived up to. There are
vast number OF tho people Of the city
Who are turning their purchasing power
q this store because OF the display OF the
ard. but arc not aware Of the true con-
tions
10 was stated last evening that In this
tore pot more than a dozen or SO Of the