The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-18

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council.
Molders.
Leather Workers.
Hosting Engineers.
Building Laborers.
Mailers.
LOCAL MUSICIANS TO CONVENTION.
At the meeting of the board Of directors
OF the Musicians Local 19s held yesterday
there were many things OF minor impor.
tance disposed of as well az number OF
matters seriously affecting the organiza-
tion.
For the first time in the recent history
OF the local there We're no applications
for membership.
the auditing of the bills incurred. All Of
such as were presented were ordered paiu;
Among the communications receivHl
was one from the international headquar-
ters, presenting the certificates of the
delegates. whom the local is TO select TO
attend the convention called TO meet i'm
New York IN May
These delegates will be elected al the
next netting OF the general body.
There were number of other commu-
nications received. but the most of them
Will be laid on the table till the regular
monthly meeting.
The board is congratulating itself upon
the manner in which the bylaws are be-
ing received by the. members. There Is
one clause which works especially well,
! and that is the one which makes the can
didates for admission to membership sub
ject TO a rigid examination.
Among the reports received all Indicated
that business for the members was very
good up till the Lenten season began.
The matter OF the jurisdiction extension
ia receiving the attention of the local
quarters. asking for a re~arranRement of
the limits. since n number OF the MEM
bers OF the local here do greater por-
ton of their work I'm the Atueboros and
f
The session was very long but all the
remainder of the business was mereG
routine.
RETAIL CLERKS DRAFT RESoLU-
T1ONS
The meeting OF the Retail Clerks was
very interesting, though not so well at
tended as have been some OF the other and
preceding meetings.
The evening was largely devoted TO rou-
tine matters, after which the reports Of
the various committees were received.
The first OF these TO be heard was that
of the membership committee. which pre-
sented the applications OF three men.
4 These were accepted.
Tie grievance committee reported very
/ great progress in the matter OF the en-
| dorsement OF the clerks' card and the
more fully organization o. the local. IL
was observed by some OF the members
present last evening that the work OF the
\ third vice president. Mr. Wheeler and the
officers OF the local was fast bearing
I fruit and the result would be that soon
! all the clerks OF the city would be mem
bcrs OF some one OF the locals.
| Among the communications received
was one from the Laundry Workers ~
/ Troy y ". asking Tor assistance i'm the
! Organization of the craft. Another COM
| municatiun was received from the Flour
and Cereal MIL employees, stating that
the Ward-Crosby mills werc unfair.
/ The ball committee also reported pro-
gress and that indications were that the
entertainment promised after Lent would
be "a success.
After an The business of tho meeting
! was done President Ridge stated owing
I 10 the death of one OF the members. II
would be appropriate that the local draw
up n set OF resolutions OF coincidence and
Keeping a copy. send another Co the fam
ily OF the bereaved In making the sug
/ gcstlon. he paid "a very noble tribute TO ths
dead member and brother. Mr.. Charles 4
Mowry. who was employed at John th'
! shocmans The matter was taken undei
| advlsement by the local and the secretary
ordered 60 draft suitable resolutions.
This was about all the business TO come
before the meeting 80 adjournment fol
lowed.
JEwEERs on CHARTER.
owing 10 tho beginning ~ the Lcntcr
season the meeting OF the jewelers. last
evening was not 50 iargely attended as
have bcen sonc of the pre, ions oncs.
The session was occupied with manS