The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
THE FIELD
60 60 Is
OF LABOR

The following unions will held sessions
tonight:
Building Trades Council, Labor tenn
pie.
Tinsmiths. Labor temple
Biscuit and Cracker Workers, Labor
temple
Building Lsborers Labor temple.
Hosting Engineers, Hanley building.
APPRENTICES HOLD EDUCATIONAL
MEETING.
Last evening there was a very interest
Ing session OF the plumbers apprentices.
the session being largely devoted TO
studying the illustrations OF matters per
taining To plumbing and the trade nj
which the boys work.
A meeting or so previous to this itSNas
decided TO hold these educational sessions
during each month so that the boys may
be able to study more carefully the prob
lens conronting them every day In the
completion OF their craft
TO this end the journeymen and the ar
prentices have procured a set OF charts
illustrating the various features or the
work involving every known condition
that may arise TO confront the young
plumber At each meeting II is intended
TO study one or more OF these drawings
and TO plan other work based upon these
from time TO time.
Last evening some part OF the evening
was devoted To this work. and there WAS
an. interesting time had for all. Before
this Was done, however there were sew
eral matters pertaining 10 the routine
A..
ment
Several communications pertaining TO
the movement came before the body and
after discussions were turned over 10 the
corresponding secretary for attention.
The report OF the delegates 10 the building
trades council was received and approved
OF.
The shop committee made report on
the conditions locally and stated that
work was very good.
Several other matters then occupied the
attention OF the local for some time after
which the session closed. and the re-
mainder OF the time was devoted 10 tho
educational feature
The Illustrations studied last evening
we're those on traps and the purpose Of
the device. II was announced that the
same thing would he continued at the
next meeting on the first Wednesday I'm
January and that from the present on
these would constitute one OF the features
OF each meeting.
AT late hour the session closed
JEWELLERS LARGE MEETING
The session OF the jewelers. last evening
was very largely attended and there SEEM
ed TO be a great revival OF the interest Of
the members I'm the welfare OF the local.
Since the announcement that more and
more the firms OF the city are favortng
the work Of the union and recognizing
the value Of the label the men are be-
ginning TO realize the importance OF as
sociating themselves with the organiza-
tion and are becoming members
Again there has been considerable inter
est manifested In the announcement that
before long there would very likely he
q local or several OF them organized from
among the stone settlers alone. Since a
large number OF the jewelers. In this city
are OF that division OF the craft there -
an immense interest being generated in
behalf OF the movement.
Last evening there were number Of
nance presented to the local for CON
sideration and the most OF them were
accepted.
The delegate to the central body made
. report and received the instructions Of
the body az to the action 10 he taken at
the next meeting
II was when the shop committee made
. report. however. that the great interest
was manifested. Al this time II was
stated that there were now four label
shops In the city and that another had
just accepted and signed the agreement
In addition 70 that II was stated that
ieveiry with the label on n was being
more generally Sold in this city than ever
before. When the report was concluded
n was accepted and placed on record
The representatives of the local who
were AZ the mass meeting held on Monday
evening then made a few remarks on the
speeches heard there and allowed the
members 10 see what they really missed
by not attending when this was done
some general discussion followed. after
which the session closed.
PAINTERS LIVELY SESSION
The session of the painters last even.
ina was OF much interest 10 the members
end there was considerable business done
the vice president officiating in the chair
The first thing done after the opening
~ the meeting was the reading 81 the
meeting. These were discussed and thei-
relative importance weighed then :hsy
were turned over 10 the corresponding
secretary for attention.
The delegates 10 the Building Trades
Council made report then a. 10 the
business transacted Al teh las. meeting
This was received and placed on he The
proceedings of the meeting Of the state
board Of building trades councils vas
then made and discussed by the BODY
Those who officiated at the mass meet-
Ing or Monday evening then made a re-
port az ~ the suoce. attending the af.
sstr. and the wedlt which reflected upon
the sn6ividusi members of the urion and
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