The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-02

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council. Labor temple.
Hosting engineers Hanley building.
Molders. Labor temple.
Leather workers. Labor temple
stone cutters. Labor temple.
Tinsmiths. Labor temple.
Cracker workers. Labor temple.
BUSINESS AGENT RESIGNS.
Considerable gloom was cast over the
meeting OF the retail clerks last evening
despite the fact that there was large
attendance OF the members, owing TO the
fact that the business agent OF the local
rendered his resignation.
Before this was read. however. there
was a considerable amount OF business
tfation OF ten candidates for membership.
There was larger number OF them pro.
posed but the initiation OF the others VIII
not take place till the next meeting.
When the membership committee made
its report and stated that there was
large numbc; OF candidates on hand there
Was real Joy in the hearts OF all The
committee has been rather active for the
past few weeks with the result mentioned.
Several communications were received.
one OF them being from the glove workers
OF New York. The action taken on IL
was favorable.
The report OF the committee on the ball
made final report and the committee
discharged with vote or thanks.
The committee on the stores along
North Main street made a report OF pro-
rress stating that citation had bene start
ed for the early closing three nights a
week. the half-holiday. and for the put
ting OF the members into the local.
IL was after this that the surprise came
10 the union for it was then that the res
ignation OF Mr.. j. Lionel Guild was read.
A number Of the members were on their
feet I'm a moment asking him 10 with
draw the same and requesting the tabiins
OF the Same till some later meeting In the
hope that he would change his mind. But
he was firm and insisted.
The regret was general for the local felt
that II would be hard 10 replace him. SO
hard was IL 10 select a man TO flll the
place that the question was laid over till
the next meeting, and after the resigna-
tion had been accepted the session came
TO a close
PAINTERS INITIATE TWO.
The meeting OF the Painters last evening
was only OF the ordinary kind owing 20
the fact that the attendance was small,
the weather preventing a number OF them
from being present
The first matter taken up after the
opening OF the meeting was the initiation
OF the candidates. There were two OF
these.
The next matter was the consideration
OF the clearanct cerds, presented by
those painters coming here from Boston
3 There were eight OF these and the men
were all well received
They entertained the body for a short
while relating the conditions OF the strike
and rehearsing the situation for the bene-
At OF the members.
Several other matters were taken under
advisement after which adjournment end
ed the proceedings.
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
There was an enthusiastic meeting OF
the Machine and Wood Workers union
1890 last evening at which time the most
important business was the nomination Of
the officers
During the first part OF the meeting the
membership COMMITTEES reported that
there were Ave applicants 10 be initiated
and seven others 10 be referred 10 he
next meeting. The Invitations took place
Immediately.
d The next matter % come before the
body was the consideration OF the com
munication from headquarters, informing
the local as TO the Keeping open OF the
charter. The Communication stated that
the right 10 keep the same opened TN
July was granted, and after that the
Initiation fee would be S.
A communication was also received
asking for delegates 20 the convention 70
be Deld al Burlington. VI. This is the
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