The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-26
THE FIELD
Gsa aa:IzssD IS
OF LABOR
ions will hold sessions

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Hoistng Engineers, Exchange place.
Engineers, 100. Eddy street
Machnlsts, Labor Temple
Backsn,iths, Westminster street
Carpenter, % Labor Temple
BARRIERS FOR NEW QUARTERS
The meeting OF the BARRIERS last evening
was ono of the most interesting that
have been held I'm some time President
Hersey was the presiding officer.
The hrst business OF tho meeting was
the hearing OF the report OF the Labor
Day committee upon the hning OF the
men who worked on Labor bay There
were three Of these found To have done
work and they were up for a hearing
last evening.
The men entered plea Of guilty to the
charge but also said that the men upon
whom they worked were only near
friends and tho work was done not from
the spirit OF breaking tho rules OF the
union but To accommodate their friends
The voice Of the body was that they de-
served 10 he fined. IN was then voted that
me ilnes be placed upon them and col
lected
The Labor day committee ,beu made o
report as TO m" work done and tho bll!s
contracted for the carrying out OF the
unions part Of the parade The report
was received aud the committee dis
charged with a vote OF thanks
The delegates 20 the Rhode Island State
Federation ef Labor. MessrS Manning
ana Pasquale. also made reports on the
lGi dna. ~
finished they were also given a vote OF
thanks
The mem bership committee made a re-
port Ia the effect that there were four
applications for membership and they
were turned over TO the Investigation
committee
This committee reported favorahly and
two OF the men were initiated
The next matter brought M was n
discussion Of the advantages OF a hall
After talking tho matter over II was voted
10 appoint committee t. look IN a
suitable place with Office for the buSi-
ness agent attached.
The committee will look into the matter
and report at the next meeting OF the
body.
Tho finance committee reported and
when the announcement was made there
was a few moments OF cheering Tho
never better I'm tho whole history OF tho
organizGt tion and that thern was great
season OF prosperity at hand for the local.
The shop committee reported on two
of the shops OF Tho city that they were
unfavorablc 10 organized labor. and after
discussion was voted placed on the un-
fair list
one of tho members Of the union asked
for a retiring shop card and the same
was granted
one shop also that had been placed on
tho unfair list was removed from the
same.
This concluded the business OF the meet
ing, after w-ich the session closed.
WATERS IN SESSION
There was season OF handshaking
among the walters last evening at tho
meeting 1t being the first time since the
springtime that The members had I'm op-
portunlty OF being together I'm a social
way
Presidnt Beuzard was in the chair and
called the meeting 20 order promptly. The
various reports OF the committee were"
then had and the impetus given the union
for "A successful winter season
The communications that had been re-
cciyed by the secretary were read and the
proper replies voted tO them.
The delegates to the central body made
a report on the business done NJ the last
session
The remainder ur the time OF the meet
ing was devoted 10 regular routine mat
tors and some general discussion looking
TO the Improvement OF tho rooms and the
transaction ~ the business OF the body
during tho winter.
4 number OF new names were presented
10 the body last evening but they viii
bo acted upon at the next meeting
ELECTRICAL WORKERS REPORTS.
The meeting OF the electrical workers
last evening was devoted go the hearing
OF reports and other routine matters.
Several communications OF importance
were read and replied 10, then the dole
gates to the Central Labor union and tho
Building Trades council reported.
when that was done tho shop delegates
made report. followed by sorS short
talks or matters pertaining - the union
Tho remainder Of Tho tim" was given over
90 general informal talks. after which
the session closed