The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-08

The following unions win hold sessions
tonight: ~
carpenters. es2. Labor temple
Electrical workers. itanloy building
Female Jeweiry workers jewelers.
hall.
BoTTLERs EGTERTAIN, OFFICERS
one OF the largest meetings among tho
unions last evening WAS that OF u.e ~ Dy
tiers union 20. nela ,,,ar IA hSDu meeting pS Of
the local. which the executive poaro Oh
the international attended. -, a.
The first part OF the meeuns was o',u,
of business on the calendar and the near near
ing OF the reports OF the severai CON-
mittees. The first committee 70 report
was that on new mempeISa n ca Sa,dnte % This
eented the name or one cahuo"o'
Tho ranort OF the visiting committee
was next presented and aeceptea' ths
stated that there were severai or tns
members iil during the past month ana
were attended by members OF the looai.
THE committee on trade condiuohs le-
ported that everytnins po,rrbh rbs asreament
Tor the coming year was discusseu. h@nu @
will be presented before the present one
runs out. - A., ,ha rs-
~,aInder Of the time was given over 10 the
short speeches OF the members or the eN
ecntive board. The board Is here for the
pnrpose OF looking over the books or the
various iocals In this section or the couh-
try. The chairman OF the body stated tie
feelings of the members IN pel"s ~ ~ ,her
lv entertained by the local ana tnon
touched upon the conditions OF the otnei
locals in the New England section. he
stated that the most OF them were IN q
very fair condition.
In closing he asked the onicers 10 an
nounoo to the members 10 all be presen'
next Thursday night at the special meet
inc "a he held The meeting yesterday
voted that Thursday evening would be th'
hest time FOR the special meeting az whicf
time all the members are expected 20 az
tend bringing their membership books Oi
this evening the local executive boar'
will examine all OF them ana those wh'
are I'm arrears will be forced 10 pay or Z
forfeit membership There are few o
the men who are IN arrears In per capiti
tax and THIS must be paid. All member
are requested 20 be present
BREWERS lCS MEET
In the afternoon OF yesterday there wa
n meeting OF the Brewers union i66 at tn
Labor Temple which was very largely "A
tended The nrst portion of the session wa
devoted 20 routine matters and then th
reports OF the several committees wer
heard.
These were discussed but nothing Yer
important developed before the matter &
communications came up Tor hear -
Among these was one from the local
waterbury, Conn, which stated that tf
local there was conducting a strike an
wished some aid The local decided
send IL $50 and the treasurer was ORDER
10 send that amount
The next matter taken up and Whic
occupied the most OF the time Of the bod
was that concerning the contract for n
year just about 20 begin. Some one {
the committee on the contraft stated tht
the year FOR 1870 was about 20 expire an
something was necessary 20 be done. tt
matter was taken under advisement an
thoroughly gone over After making
number OF changes IN u the whole wa
referred ~, the Joint executive counc
which viii report later on. The presor
contract expires within the next tw
months.
There were p number Of other matief
touched upon in the course ~ the bus
ness OF the meeting. none Of them I'm
bDrtant. however, after which the se'
I'm adjourned.
BREwERs' iif SHORT SESSION.
Eiere was short meeting OF tho Gel
pan Brewers yesterday morning AZ m
labor temple. at which the regular rot
- nrtters came up for discussion. II