The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-17
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Providence Central Trades, jewelers.
hall.
| Plumbers, Labor temple.
Cement workers, Labor temple.
Carpenters council. Labor temple
Iron workers. labor temple.
| Linemen. Hanley building.
PREPARING FOR LABOR DAY
| The meeting OF the delates TO the build
ing trades council last evening was one
OF the busiest in its recent history
one OF the first things done at the
meeting was the appointment of a com
mittee OF ten 10 act in conjunction with
the one to be appointed by the central
body In preparation for Labor day.
! The appointment OF the committee and
the discussion of the plans for this year
took up a large portion of the meeting
during the first part OF the evening. Owing
TO the experience gained In other years
IL is thought that some chances will be
suggested In the plans for this celebration.
The secretary reported that the action
OF the several locals interested in the mat
ltI OI n general business agent II DtIlS
reported from time to time. and the con-
sensus OF opinion with regard 10 tho
matter will be known.
When the position OF the locals shall
have been known then the necessity OF
appointing one OF these will be seen and
the body Will take action accordingly.
One OF the innovations at the meeting
last evening was the plan for hereafter
making known the various places that
faf o,,1 ,zfl ~
orally before the unions The plan is
10 have a monthly list OF these made Up
and sent 10 the several unions TO be
read at every session.
The ball committee. which had In charge
the AFFAIR OF the council I'm April, made
a final report and turned over all the |
tickets The report was received and the |
committee DISCHARGED -with-a-vote Of t
thanks.
Several other matters pertaining TO the |
general welfare OF the trades were dis
cussed and the proper action taken with
regard to them.
MoLDERs MEET.
Last evening there was a we'll attended
meeting OF the Molders' union. at which
time only the routine matters were taken
up. owing TO the fact that several OF the
officers are out OF town.
The membership committee reported
one application to be considered. The
report was accepted and the Invitations
OF the men followed.
The shop committee reported that The
price was now up.
The report OF the delegates TO the
Central body was the next matter under
consideration and the matters reported
were very thoroughly discussed.
Several communications were received
and attended to i'm manner according
as the body saw ft.
IL was stated that Business Agent Bry-
ant was I'm F'itchburg attending to the diff
fculties there and Special Organizer Ma
han was in Worcester on the same mis-
sion. They will return In few days
LEATHER WORKERS. ELECT OFF,
GERS.
The meeting OF the Leather Workers
union last evening was very we'll attended
owing to the fact that II was the time for
the election OF the officers.
The nominations were TO take place at
the meeting previous but for some reason
was postponed till last evening. This oc-
cupied the attention Of the members for
the greater part OF the time.
The results were as follows: President.
@. A. Rackle: vice president. Mr.. Raclx,e:
recording secretary, Thos. Crimmins: sec
retary-treasurer. Matthew Bourgeois;
marshal. Mr.. Carleton; chaplain. Mr..
Pendergast: executive board. Messrs.
Rackle. Bourgeois and Finan: delegates
TO the Central Trades. Messrs. Rackle.
Bourgeois. Finan, Carleton and Brewell
The remainder OF the time was devoted
TO discussions of a general nature 20 the
central body
1t was stated that the delegates to the
convention now IA session at St Louis
would return next week.
BUILDING LABoRERs' MEETING
The meeting Of the building laborers
was one Of the best attended OF the even
ing though for the most part all of the
business done was OF the routine sort
Several candidates were taken into the
local and other business transacted before
the meeting closed.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Among the other meetings Of the even
ing was one Of the hoisting engineers and
the cracker workers. There was nothing
beyond the routine matters to come up
at either OF these meetings
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The painters strike at woonsocket will
he formally declared of at the next meet
ing of the body on Tuesday. The strike
has been dead letter for some weeks
now.
Report comes from Fall River that the
freight handlers there are not gaininS In
their fight and that the freight IL being
handled with facility.
Boiler makers have chosen delegates 20
the convention 20 be held In Chattanooga.
Tenn. on July 9Th.
The meeting Of the central body tonight
VIII be productive OF much that will be
OF interest TO the worklngmen Of this city
Group Instantly relieved. Or. Thom.s
Electric OIL Perfectly safe Never falIs
At any drug store.