The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER.


COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER.
BY far the most pleasing and most en-
joyable little spread that has been held
among the labor uninists in this city was
the complimentary supper rendered the
officers OF the Building Trades council
and the Central Trades and Labor union
and the officers OF the Labor day parade
by the Labor day committee.
This event was n fitting close of the
many weeks OF hard toll and anxious
nights that had been spent by the COM
mittee in making the last Labor day cele-
bration success. Ii was also an analr
that will go far TO cement the bonds OF
harmony now existing between the two
bodies as we'll As make the service on the
next committee that will have charge OF
the affairs OF Labor day a pleasure and
not a drag.
Before the body and its guests ad-
journed to the banquet room there was a
final session OF the committee 10 close
all accounts and to render the final state
ment as TO the success Of the occasion.
The various committees made reports. the
! one attracting the greatest amount of at
| tention being that pertaining 70 the
| financial part OF the day. This committee
stated that after all the bills had been
| paid thero would be more than $500 for
| Trades council and the central body.
When all the business was disposed OF
the meeting adjourned to meet no more.
Then the doors OF the room where the
| feast was spread were thrown open and
| the guests and the committee sat them
| selves to work. For time strict atten-
| ton was paid 10 the good things furnish
| ed for the satisfaction or the inner man.
| When that was done Chairman Geo. T..
| Brady In neat address OF welcome told
| of the object In calling the meeting and
furnishing the edibes that had been
| placed before the body. When he had
concluded he introduced each one OF the
| men present who spoke I'm his vein on
| every available subject from politics to
| prize fights. The first speaker TO respond
| TO the toast was Mr.. j. Fagan. one Of
the Judges He spoke on the decision as
| given by the judges, after rendering the
| thanks OF the judges for the invitation to
be present. Mr.. McHale responded also
| in the same vein and in conclusion added
that Mr.. Murphy regretted exceedingly
that he was unable TO be present
| The toastmaster then called upon Mr..
| Dewdney, the president OF the Building
| Trades council. He responded feelingly
giving his observations on the labor
movement in this city since he became
interested. He stated that the Building
Trades council was one of the important
factors in the labor movement OF the
city and was one OF the factors in the
! successes Of the past and the good still
to be achieved.
Mr.. Wilson, the chief marshal, was then
asked 10 respond which he did thanking
the officers and the committee for the as
slstance rendered In making the celebra-
tion just past the best in recent years.
Following him Mr. John G. Barrett re-
sponded. So many complimentary things
had been said about him In connection
with his stay I'm the city that he was
forced 10 give some attention TO replies
before really making his speech.
He then gave an interesting resume OF
the success of the movement since he
came into the city some years ago and
concluded with some advices as to con.
duct in the future
Mr.. II. A. Ripley was next introduced
and he launched out with n toast to the
the health and success OF organized labor
Mr.. Ripley IL a member OF both the par
ent bodies OF the city I'm addition 10 being
one OF the oldest men In the movement.
He had an abundance OF wit with which
to regale the local and proceeded to en-
tertain those present.
Mr. +. c. Merrewether was one OF the
bright stars OF the evening and he allow
ed his now OF eloquence 10 bubble out 10
the intense delight OF ALL Among the
other speakers were Messrs. Bowen. Con-
nor. Curran. Finnegan. Sherry. Edwards.
who reminded the body very feelinRly Of
| the situation In Fall River calling atten-
tion 10 the fact that while there was
feastlng here. there was just the opposite
with much suffering elsewhere; J. r. Nc
Carthy. ]. J. Savage. NJ J. Gilchrist, T.
| T. Kearney and others.
IL was a glorious time for all attending z
and was by far the best and most select
affair that has been given this season.
At late hour the feasting came to "A
close.
sTATToNAY ENGINEERS MEET.
Last evening there was a meeting OF
the stationary engineers In the rooms OF
the local that wes very well attended.
though some OF the officers were at New
port attending the convention.
The business OF the meeting was of the
| routine nature that characterizcs the
usual sessions most of the time being de-
voted TO hearing reports Of the several
committees
The membership committee made a re-
port stating that there had been no cam
didates for initiation but that there were
several applications on hand
[ The visiting committee stated that
; there were now none OF the members III
This report was received with pleasure