The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-16
THE FIELD
c. c. as
OF LABOR


Building Trades council. Labor Temple
Leather Workers. Labor Temple.
Boilermakers, Capital hall.
Molders, Labor Temple.
JEWELERS. SEND DELEGATE.
The meeting OF the jewelers. last even
ing was very interesting session and
vry considerable amount of business was
transacted The first thing to be taken
up after the opening OF the meeting was
discussion Of the admission OF new mem
bers. The membership committee report
ed the presentation ~ several mans 10 TN
body and aftr some deliberation they were
admitted To membership
Then came the report OF the delegates
20 the Central Trads and Labor union,
who told of the transactions OF that body
a the last meeting that were of interest
TO the jewelers. When they fnishd thir
rport they stated that the complement
OF delegats was not complied by three.
and these ought TO be chosen. Acting
upon the advice thus given. there was
a Jallot taken and Messrs. Burbage.
Doran and one other Of those members
present were sent
The bylaws that were voted enacted at
the last melting OF the body relative to the
suspended members OF the union were re-
cived from the printers last evening and
distributed to the members.
II was decided during the evening that
at stated intervals during the winter
months the union would hold small So
cials for the members and their friends.
These would not be considered balls but
simply little informal affairs for the ben
eft OF the members.
IL was also announced that the audi
tors were going over the books OF the
finance department and would report at
the next meeting. Also that at the sec
ond meeting OF the union I'm December
the rules concerning the members would
be enforced
The delegate TO the convention. Mr..
George + Brady was then given instruc-
tions as TO the wishes OF the union at the
convention.
II was also stated that the agreement
OF the union was signed for another year
with one OF the shops OF the city. After
this amount OF business had been disposed
OF the session was then devoted 10 routine
matters and some talk under the good
and welfare OF the body.
APPRENTICES HEAR ESSAYS.
There was very large meeting of the
members OF the Plumbers apprentices
last evening. when some very interesting
and important matters were brought be-
fore the body
The chief matters OF interest were the
addresses OF two men from the PlumberN
union, Messrs. Coleman and Dunn, who
illustrated the use OF traps and the duties
OF the young plumber In working about
them.
Roth the essays were very expllsit, and
after the delivery OF each there was
time OF general discussion. when the men
who pepared the papers were asked TO ex-
plain points in detail.
Before the papers were taken up, TOW
ever there was "a season or routine prsl-
ness. when the delegates TO the Build
ing Trades council and the Plumbers
union made their reports.
The sick committee told OF the general
health of The men and the success they
were having.
Several communications OF an inter
estng nature were read ai'er "hcn li'o
session closed.
when that amount of business was
done then the time wns taken up with
the essays and the discussions that foi-
lowed them.
BALL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The meeting OF the plumbers ball com
mIttee was a very interesting session last
evening. though for the greater part OF
tho time only small details pertaining TO
tho success OF the contemplated junction
came up for consideration.
II was announced that the tickets ior
the arair would be sent To large num-
ber OF the unions OF the country par
,tcularIv I'm New England. and that all
~ tocsIs In this city would be remem-
tarod some OF the other details were
assad over and then the session al
iourned,
PLUMBERS TO ACT.
a., =, Tho largest moves that have been
stn pl
citv for some time was that started last
ayepipe by the committee from 'he
plumbers union which is about 10 adVo.
cate an s-hour day for the employees Oh
the city. ...,.
The union at It's last meeting appoint
cd n committee TO take charge OF 'ne
matter and last evening they met II
was then decided that one member OF tne
nnfbn from each ward should represent
tho union and secure the signatures or
tho voters OF that ward 10 the petition 10
no presented 20 the city council The
IL not one In which politics VIII
no interested at all but will be purely
labor move.
The committee Is 10 meet again next
Friday evening and report on Its hndings
nm to that time The men from the vari-
ous wards are as follows: NH. Sullivan
fror, the First ward, Dodd from the Sec
ond Connolly from the Third. Mckeon
from the Fourth. Kiernsn from the Firth.
Coleman from the Sixth, Gray from the
McArdle from the Eighth, Nc
Cormick from the Ninth. and Ryan from
the Tenth.
These men will make a house TO house
canvass for the signatures to the petition
and when all the city has been canvassed
then the petition will be presented TO the
council and a hearing asked.
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