The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-26
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THE FIELD
GsssA S:sss lsstssso IS
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Painters. Labor Temple
Sausage Makers. Labor Temple
Derrick Engineers. 1913 Eddy street.
LABOR DAY COMMITTEE ACTS.
There was very long meeting Of the
Labor day committee last evening at the
rooms Of tho body when all the matters
pertaining 10 the success OF the day were
about completed.
The first report heard was tha: of the
athletics committee which stated that the
llst of events fo~ the day had hoch com.
pleted and were rs follows: TGere will
he three prizes for the lOo-yard dash. two
forthe fat mems race, three for tho 20
yards two Tor the sack race one NJ s.
for the tug OF war, two for the quarter
mile and the cup for the ball game.
All OF these are money prizes in the
most or which the winner OF first place
will have 50. The other positions will
corral either two dollars or one as he
case may ne.
l. was announced that on Thursday the
convention foi the election OF the chief
marshal Will take place and every dele
gate who has an interest I'm his particular
candidate will be on hand. There was
some thought that there might Je a dark
horse 10 come to the conventiol at the
night OF the convention. but that idea was
soon disspat@d by the annouurenea; tha5
the polls had closed at the time % the
nominations Ia the Building Trades meet
ing.
There was some commnet on the fight
being made b. the two candidates and fl
Is expected 10 be the warmpst known for
some time. since both mon ar" popular
and making a fight for the honor.
The chairman OF the convcntioa was
then up for election and It was voteo 70
Philip Agnew. who mad ms h!s opponent
James Conn ors OF the coal teamstcrs.
! o'Connor was chosen secrs.arr
The crcdential committee was then ap-
pointed as follows: Messrs j OConnors
Andrew J Mccormick. Thos Finnegan,
l.. A Grace and w s Edwards The con-
vention will he called To order promptly
AT S,o'clock
The contract with the management ~
Crescent Park was signed and the mem
bers OF tho Pawtucket Central Labor
union and building trades council wece i'm
vited 10 take part in the parade.
The Judges were then selected bat since
they have not vet been notified or an
noUnced that they would act as Judges
their names are 10 be withheld by the
committee.
Another natter was then brought to the
attention Of the committee having in
charge the publication of the souvenir
notified that body that there was an inn
postor I'm the field arid he was fleeing the
public and particularly some OF the mer-
chants OF the city. The man has with him
prospectus claiming 10 represent a labor
publication and STYLED the Builders
Trades Blue BOOK CONSOLIDATED No. l.
one - the prominent merchants OF the
city has subscribed. ~ Is said. SO believing
that hc was aiding local labor unions.
The check was made out 90 the Provi-
dCnco Central Trades and Labor union
and the officials there have heard nothing
about q so that II cashed 50 is forged.
The committee is active TN the prepara-
tiou ~ Labor Day journal. bat carries
credentials with him that bear the seals
of both ORGANIZATIONS and can he readily
recognized
ln addition to that the central trades
and labor union T. about 20 plhlish
week., paper which has nothing 20 do
With the souvenir ~ the Labor day cont
mittee bat will he permanent weekly 80.
fair Tho management ~ tho two 10 not
the same. Mr.. Geo Rradv. presiden' ~