The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-19
lHE F|tLD slEssII'sssJo OF LABOR.

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Freight Handlers. Labor Temple.
Stationary Engineers. Hanley building.
Boiler Makers, 27 North Main street.
Garment Workers. Labor Temple
webb P1essmen. 80 weybosset street.
CARPENTERS e22 HOLD MEETING.
There was a meeting OF the local Car
penters' union 632 last evening. which
was very enthusiasts. The first business
done was the initiation or one member.
When this was done the remainder Of the
evening was given over TO the hearing OF
reports OF the several committees and OF
iclals for the whole year just passed.
There were OF the treasurer. the secre-
tary, and the chairmen OF the various
other committees. In addition TO this there
was a report of the ball committee which
announced that the ball for which the
body had been preparing for some time
was to be held on Thursday evening. The
committee having the affair In charge
have striven to have this the finest affair
OF the kind yet given and tho indications
are that their efforts will not be I'm vain.
Enough patronage has been secured py
the sale Of tickets 10 warrant the com,
mittee In saying that the junction couiu
not fail now All things considered. IL ~
felt that those who attend will be unani-
nous I'm voting the affair whoie sue
cess When all the reports had been
made and the discussions closed. the noor
was given over To MIR Harris OF the dis
trlct council OF the Garment Workers of
Boston for the making Of small speech
lie spoke on the endorsement or the Gar
ment Workers label and the necessity
Of having the same sought after oy al
q a.. ,sK,tA. ~ ha cit Whan
cluded all the business Of the meeting
was finished and the session adjourned.
HoRsEsHoERs' SHORT MEETING.
There was short meeting OF the
Horseehoers' union last evening at the
Labor temple. whore the regular amount
of routine matters came up for hear
ing There were a number OF communi-
cations 20 TOO read and disposed of and a
few members 10 be voted into the body.
IL Is stated that almost all the mem
bers OF the local who had been on the
sick list are now we'll The most con-
splcuous one Of these was Mr.. Brown. the
former president OF the body. He II
gain 20 be seen about among his friends
and at his place Of business After all
the business was disposed OF and the
discussions OF the general matters per-
tanning 10 the union had been concluded
the meeting adjourned. number or the
men could not be present owing 20 the
nature OF the weather and the business
at which they are employed.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
The meeting OF tho Electrical Workers
held last evening was 90 short duration
though full OF excitement. There was
nothing of great importance 20 come be-
fore the meeting so most of the time was
devoted 90 the question box and the dis
cussion ~ the queries made therein So
interesting were some OF the discussions
that 1, was at late hour when the mem
rcrs thought of home.
when the idea of the question box was
hfst suggested Il was thought not 90 be
good idea but u has since proven n grii.
source of information 10 the members aud
now that means is taken ny presumably
almost All the members for learning that
which they ~1sh 10 know without display-