The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-05
THE FIELD
Co., as
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Painters, Labor Temple.
Boiler makers Capital hall
Bricklayers, North Main street.
Plumbers Apprentices. Labor Temple.
Roofers Labor Temple.
Getail Clerks. weybosset street.
Coopers, Labor Temple.
Steamfttters, Labor Temple.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS SESSION.
AT the session OF the Electrical Workers
on Monday night there was decidedly
open meeting OF the union ana num-
'sber of candidates were initiated.
The first portion OF the meeting was
largely devoted 10 routine matters. after
which the report OF the committee on
members was had. Through the activity
OF this body and by means OF the re-
cent activity for the benefit OF new mem
bers, there were a number OF them
brought into the union and the limitations
took place.
The delegates to the Building Trades
then made a report OF the action taken
at the last meeting on various matters
condition OF trades as reported there also
received much attention.
The delegate 10 the Central Trades and
Labor union also made a report as 10
the business transacted at that meeting
the last time there was session and the
narrating OF the : lime proved 10 be of
much interest
Several communications received from
other portions OF the state and from other
ceived and talked over at some length.
The most OF these had to do with the
conditions Of trade In other sections OF
the country and comparison OF the
same. When they were all treated by
all present they were turned over 10 the
corresponding secretary for replies.
HORSESHOERS' INTERESTING
There was very interesting meeting
OF the Horseshoers' union on Monday
evening, at which time many matters OF
routine sature came before the session
for disposal.
There was a report from the annual
convention. parts OF which were read by
the secretary. These were all very in
teresting as showing the strength OF The
international body. both financially and
numerically and gave the members mcuh
pleasure.
oaa OF the features of report was
though one OF the smallest in the union
has still made a showing among the best
OF any The report also told OF the work
OF organizing that had been done in the
west and the success that had attended
the work in the past year.
The delegates 20 the central body made
a full report that was fun OF interest to
the members.
The shop committee also made n re-
port as 10 the conditions 20 bc found
throughout the city and PawtucSet. The
committee reported that for the most part
the conditions were the fairest and the
members Of the union were all at work
al the regular scale
When this amount OF business was
transacted the remainder OF the time
was devoted 20 routine matters and
general talk by several OF the officers on
the good and welfare of the body.
PLASTDRERs MEET.
There was short meeting OF the plas-
ters last Monday evening at which time
for the greater part only routine matters
were disposed Of Tho first part of the
session wac devoted 90 the hearing of
reports OF the committees from the sew
eral shops all II which stated that for the
past week the conditions had been OF the
best and that there was nothing of which
fault could be found. A. first ~ was
thought that there might possibly have
arisen some complications but they were
all smoothed out and serenity was the
word 20 describe the situation AZ this
time.
Several communications were received
and action taken on them after which
the remainder Of the routine matters
came up for disposal and the remainder
OF the session was devoted 20 some gen
eral talk FOR the hcnedt az the members
on the part Of The officers.
OTHER MEETINGS
Among Tho other meeting. tha, were