The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-16
lHE fItlD <'ssszsEs saEsHs ssssSD III LABUR.'

executive board of the Retail Clerks
union OF the city In conference with Third
Vice President Wheeler of the Interna-
tional for the purpose OF devising plans
for effecting a speedy and thorough
organization OF the clerks OF the city.
A general discussion occupied the most
OF the time last evening along with the
enlargement OF the committee which Is
to act In conjunction with the visitors. 1t
was decided to meet again on Monday
night and formulate resolutions To be
presented to every organization In the
city so as 10 ascertain the strength OF
the cause here, numerically. and TO use
the statistics thus obtained as an argu-
ment In persuading the employers to
adopt a store card. The resolution II TO
be adopted by oil Of the locals and I'm that
manner be called upon to look for the
store card when making n purchase.
When the resolution shall have been en-
dorsed by all OF the locals In the city IL
will then be presented TO the employer
and he will very readily see that II would
be for his advantage to interest himself
into seeing that his employees becomes
members OF the union 50 that the patron
age OF such a host might come to him
The effect OF tho whole will be to i'm
menseiy simplify the matter OF organi-
zation and at the same time place the
two branches OF labor In greater harmony
1t will also serve to keep the men,
bers OF the union In good stanolng. Itwas
decided last evening that the committee
as it Is enlarged will be subdivided so
that three will visit each OF the Unions
In the city. The COMMITTEES II stands
is as follows: James J. Ridge. Walter
McGinn, IT III. Dunn, James McKenna,
w II. Edwards, Sidney Stanley. Il. II.
Morgan, l.. h. O'Neil. NJ. 9ertin, John
Rush, II. II. Cawthrne, James McGov-
ern. p. Feely, VI. Garden, p. McElee. A.
]. Carroll
EXECUTIVE BOARD S. +. l..
Tomorrow there will be meeting OF
the executive board OF the State Fedora
ton OF Labor at the Labor temple. There
will be many things OF interest to come
before the meeting, the most important
OF which will be the consideration or the
resolutions which the Legislative commit
tee will recommend In conjunction with
the offering OF certain measures to the
attention OF the general assembly. one
( these has TO do with the regulauon
Of child labor and that OF women after
o'clock at night and before that same
hour I'm the morning. Another matter
will be the granting OF state licenses
among certain OF the crafts. In addition
20 this there will be many other impor-
tant matters discussed and reports heard.
BARTENDERS AND WALTERS.
Tomorrow there will be meeting or
the Bartsnders OF the city in the form
OF a smoker, at which time the local
will entertain the international officers.
These latter gentlemen will be here In
the interest of the perfection OF the
Walters local and the formation OF a To-
cal among the colorcd men OF the city
working at that trade. A communica-
ton was received from the Walters. ask
ing for n conference OF the executive
board OF the Bartenders upon these and
kindred matters and II was decided that
tomorrow would be the most propitious
time for such.