The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-25
THE NEWS. PROV DENcE. r. l.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a5, 1905.
THE FIELD
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OF LABOR

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tonight;
Boilermakers, Capital hall.
Carpenters, Oineyville.
Sausagemakers. Labor temple.
Painters. Labor Temple.
HOSTING ENGINEERS HOLD MEET
ING.
The meeting OF the hosting engineers
last evening was devoted for the greater
part of the time TO the general business
that usually comes up at such sessions
and routine matters.
The hrst matter 10 be discussed at all
was the report OF the membership COM
mittee, telling OF the success up 10 this
time OF the move 10 increase the number
up 10 the standard known at times In
the past. In accord with the move started
the committee presented the names OF
several last evening and after some de-
liberation In the nature OF an investiga-
uon they were accept sd.
Several communications were received
pertaining To the interest OF the union and
the GRAFT In general, coming from several
portions OF the country. The general trend
OF these was to show that the engineers
all over the country were In a very pros
porous condition and that the union was
N ~ aiAtfE
The delegates TO the Central Trades and
Labor union made a report as TO the
business of the last meeting and then
those having charge OF the plans for the
formation OF the Transportation council
made a long talk on the extent to which
the plans had been carried up to this time
and the possibilities OF success.
IL was stated that during the past week
a meeting had been held at which the
representatives OF the unions interested
and the delegates from the Contra Labor
union had met. The work done at the
meeting and what was 10 follow at the
next session was related n then tho
whole union took part In the general talk
on the best ways OF lettering the body.
With this the session ended.
ENGINEERS, 100, MEET.
There was a session OF the Engineers
local. 100, last evening. AT which time tho
regular matters OF interest were taken up
and discussed at some length. The re-
ports on the improvements made I'm the
conditions OF the union In the past quarter
were also heard, showing that the body
has been improving for some time and
now lis in about as good way as was ever
known to the body. The reports showed
that the membership had Increased 10 a
great degree In the past three months and
that up 10 this time the finances were
improved remarkably.
The remainder OF the time was devoted
10 routine matters and To general bust
ness and talks on the best methods OF pro-
viding interesting sessions for the winter
evenings.
STEAM FILTERS HEAR REPORTS,
The meeting of the Steam Filters union
last evening was very largely devoted to
the hearing OF the reports Of the plumbers
convention held last Sunday,
Them WA "A time of tranEaaftnp routine
business and hearing reports from the va
rious committees and delegates. The sick
committee stated that there were none
Of the members i'll at this time and that
for the past two weeks thore had been
none.
The delegates to the Building Trades
council tated I'm very able ard lucid style
the business that was disposed of at the
last session. A number OF communica-
Ions were also taken up and discussed.
after being read by tho secretary.
The final matter that came before the
body was the report of the proceedings
OF the convention. and since a verbatim
report OF the session was taken 1t was
some time before the meeting was over
WEBB PREssMEN DISCUSSION.
The chief matter TO rome before the
meeting OF the webb pressmen last even
ing at the session was the discussion or
the coming demand for the eight-hour
day.
There was n large amount OF routine
matter 10 occupy tho attention or the
body for the first part of the evening and
then this weighty matter was taken up.
There were several new members taken
into the union and the reports OF the
delegates TO tho central body and the
Allied Printing Trades council were
heard, These all showed that there was
great activity among the various unions
connected with tho craft
After the matters OF business had all
been disposed Of the session was devoted
to general talks on the good of the body,
followed by tho service of some light re
freshments and adjournment.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Among the other meetings last evening
were those Of the machinists and the
blacksmiths. For the greater part OF
the time at each Of these there was
nothing lone beyond the disposing of
the routine matters that usually come
up at such n session.
Some OF the reports were OF interest
and were given much attention. East ses-
sion was short and by $3.50 o'clock the
halls were darkered.
RETAIL CLERKS HOLD FAIR.
One of the oming events among tho
labor unions and societies Is the fair OF
the retail clerks which is scheduled for
four OF the early days Of December. For
some time the union has been contem-
plating this and has made all the arrange
ments for the entertainment OF those who
will care to attend.
During the Sour days that the fair will
last there will be a number Of features
presented that will he novel and enter
tanning. II is thought that tho fair will
be one OF the most successful that Will
be held.
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