The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-21
THE FIELD . OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council Labor temple.
Molders. Labor temple.
Leather Workers. Labor temple
Hosting Engineers. Hanley building.
Biscuit and Cracker Workers, Labor
temple.
Building Iaborers. % North Main street.
WOOD WORKERS OPEN MEETING.
Last evening the Machine Woodwor'kers
and Bench Hands local l53. held very
interesting meeting for the purpose OF
giving the men In the other mills an
opportunity 10 become members OF the
body at the low rate OF admission.
After a short business session for the
transaction of the routine business the
meeting was thrown open 10 the pub
lie and the friends and all enjoyed
valuable hour OF instruction.
The first speaker OF the open session
was Mr.. John Mccarthy OF local ~
who addressed the body for some mo-
ments upon the subject of the thorough
organization OF the mifmen.
The next speaker was Mr.. O. g. Conery,
the business agent who showed the at
tendents the best way TO complete the
organization OF the craft, instrucuns
the members as TO the best methods OF
obtaining harmony in their work and
the greatest good.
He advised the men TO stand shoulder
to shoulder In this movement for the bet
terment OF the craft and TO strive TO
realize the responsibility Of each In
dIvidual In the success Of the general
body.
During the evening other speakers
were called upon from local S2 AND l0zo.
who addressed tho body In the tone or
the gentlemen who preceded.
At the close OF the meeting some ~
recommendations for membership were
nassed upon and OF all those visiting
the meeting not one was there VINO
failed 10 be impressed with the meet
ing TO the extent of presenting MS name
for membership. Similar meetings VIII
be held i'm the near future for the pur-
pose Of having out OF town speakers
STEAM FILTERS LOWER CHAfrTEk.
At the meeting of the steam Filters
last evening one OF the most vital queS-
tions that came before the meeting was
tho discussion OF the advisability OF
lowering the charter for two months
d,,r,ng the summer. The initiation fee
a. the present time is SS, but N was de-
c,ded last evening TO lower II to slo
during the months OF June ana July.
so that ALI those who might wish Would
no able 10 become members
The most OF the other matters Una.
occunied the attention OF the body were
OF a routine nature, thoueN oo.upsans
the greater portion Of the remainder ol
| the evening. -, -.
| All the reports OF the severai com
| ,,,,,aos that were read last evening
showed that the body Is making rapio
nroSress I'm completing the membership
! ard oerfecting the organization.
JEWELLERS LONG SESSION.
Tho meeting held last evening by the
ro,,oiars, union was very interesting ana
occunled the greater part OF the evening.
THE matter occupying the larger par, %,
the attention or the menpers We @ '
concerning the ball to be held this even
Ing. o.s-,,-
The hall committee reported tnat every
| ,htn, rros in readiness for the arair ana
that there was every prospect or NeIS
lerge attendance In addition TO the guests
IA he on hand invited from the other io-
calls there were a number or people Iron
out OF town who were expected 10 w III
attendance. .,,,.s
from Newark with regard to the conVehT
,lon 10 he held there durins the summer
also one from the Corset workers union
OF Aurora, III.
Tho committee on the label also had
vary Interesting report 20 make upon the
the west. -.
II was announced that there was sreat
prcparations on for tho convention 'o De
held I'm Toronto In the month of july.
RETAIL CLERKS INITIATE MEM
BERS
In keeping with the activity OF the
energetic business agent OF the ketaiI
clerks union last evening the meeting OF
that body was very interesting anu
large number OF people were Initiated
Organizer Bush was on hand ana oui'
cieted nj the initiatory exercises.
Tho report OF the Business Agent iuiln
vas very interesting as was tnat OF
Chairman McGlnn OF the ball committee
though tho report was not complete.
The most notable part or the meeting
was the number of clerks that were pre-
sented for membership from the North
Main street and Randall Square district.
After all the routine matters were dis-
-a.n4 81 the ref,,ofpHar M tho time WAS