The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-17

Building Trades Council Labor Tenn
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Molders. Labor Temple.
Jewish Bakers. Labor Temple.
italian Carpenters, Labor Temple
PAINTERS HOLD LONG SESSION,
The session OF the painters last evening
was one of the longest not 10 be sum
mons session that has been known Tor
soem time and every moment OF the time
was spent I'm active participation in the
proceedings of the meeting.
The first business was the reading of
communication from the headquarters or
the international relating To the financial
assistance that unions asked for at tile
time OF the strike
The letter said that the COMMUNICATION
had been received and had been referred
to the executive board for a time and
they referred the matter to the First Vice
President George Hedrick who was on his
way east and would investigate and act
as the emergencies warranted
The membership committee then made a
report To the effect that there were four
propositions for membership and two OF
these were initiated after the. investiga-
tion committee had passed upon the names
The Labor Day committee made re-
port stating that there was some dearth
In the members OF the union sending in
their measures for uniforms for the Labor
Day parade. owing To this fact the out
time OF taking the orders till Saturday
and every member was expected and must
report at or before the time to have their
measure taken. The orders would be
closed then and those not having suits
would have To suffer the consequences.
The delegates to the building trades
! council made a report as to the work OF
the various crafts connected with the
council and the success which they had
| had during the past few days. IT also re-
| ported on the progress OF the general la
! Dor day committee.
The sick committee made the announce
ment that there were three OF the MEM
bers were III and one OF them was voted
the regular donation OF s. per week and
the others would he attended 10 as tho
committte appointed had occasion 10 visit
them and report back 10 the union.
| The remainder or the time was devoted
to matters Of general interest and some
| discussion. after which the session closed.
JEWELLERS MEET.
| There was a very interesting meeting
| OF the Jewelry Workers last evening in
the hall OF the local, where many mat
! ters OF routine nature occunpied the time.
| The membership committee made n re-
! port on the number OF memaers brought
| into the local I'm the past month and then
stated that there would be a number OF
| them added To the list OF members.
There were also several communica-
tions received and disposed of along with
other routine matters. When that was
done the remainder of the time was de-
voted to some general business and dis
cussion OF things pertaining 10 the union.
This was followed by adjournment.
OLNEYVILLE CARPENTERS MEET.
There was n large attendance OF the
members OF the Carpenters union local
| $50. at Olneyville last evening. where n
| great number OF routine matters came up
| for consideration
The first thing done after the reporting
! OF the membership committee on the
/ members was the receiving OF the report
/ of the Labor day committee.
Following this came the report Of the
delegates To the Building TIrades council
and the Carpenters council These re-
ports were all of vital interest 10 tho
| members and were discussed at some
length. They all showed that tho condi-
tions prevailing in the various crafts were
as near perfect as could be expected a,
this time.
Following the consideration Of the re-
ports OF the several delegates there was
| a time Of discussion of other matters per-
tanning 10 the Welfare of the body. When
this was through with the session closed
| MACHINE CARPENTERS MEETING
| There was an enthusiastic meeting OF
| the Machine Carpenters last evening
when the most ~ the occasion was de-
voted 10 the discussion Of matters of In
terest and the hearing 81 the reports
that were so &c presented
| THE delegates 90 tho Building Trades
- 'ouncil and the Carpenters council also
made reports. and when these were dis
! posed OF and all the routine matters pat
| ont or the way tho session ended
| PLUMBERS APPRENTICES HOLD
MEETING.
There was an enthusiastic meeting of
the Plumbers Apprentices last evening
and owing to the fact that the evening
was TO be the occasion for drilling. al
! most every man turned out. The rain and
the threatening weather, however. pre-
! vented them from drilling and they will
use the time on next Wednesday evening
| for that.
Owing 20 the fact that this Is the first
| parade ln which the union will take
| part as an entity the boys are making
! every efrort TO have the best showing
! OF any craft iu line.
! one Of the exhibitions OF enterprise
| shown by the union was demonstrated by
] the fact that the uniform selected bl.
them was adopted by the plumebrs