The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-12
THE FIELD
cess :s:stFSS, :s.:ss IS
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Steam Filters. Labor temple
Engineers. 100 Exchange place.
Engineers. 81 Exchange street
Blacksmths. Westminster street.
Machinists. Labor temple
Webb Pressmen, Clemence street.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS install Of
FICERS.
AT the meeting OF the Electrical Work
ers. 30. last evening there was a very
large attendance OF the members and one
OF the most important sessions OF the
year was held.
In addition TO the large amount Of bus
iness that was disposed Of during the
meeting the installation OF the officers
took place and the event was made one
OF festivity. The officers were chosen at
the meeting previous to that session be-
Ing made very lively by the activity taxi
en- in the baottlng.
When the installation last evening was
concluded the business Of the meeting
was undertaken. and the reports for the
showed that tho body was In first rate
condition 10 begin the new year. and all
the books were in good condition.
The delegates To the building trades
council and 10 the central trades and la
bor union made reports as to the action
taken In those sessions on various mat
ters and then the session closed
BARRIERS NOMINATE OFFICERS.
The BARRIERS union Last evening held
rousing session and considered a number
OF weighty matters as we'll as nominal
ed the officers for the ensuing year
Among the most important measures
advocated by the members last evening.
was tho endorsing OF one OF their mum
Der. Mr.. jeremiah Manning for member
ship 20 the board OF barber commission
ers. This matter was brought up at the
session for two reasons. first. that the
membership OF one OF those composing
the commission al the present time would
expire at the first OF January. and the
next that the board as now constituted
was composed OF master BARRIERS and the
Interests Of the union could he better
looked after with one member on the
commission. a iourueyman. Then arose
the discussion as 20 who would be the
man for the place and the concensus of
opinion was that Mr. Manning would be
fhe best man II was accordingly voted
% endorse siffd to tirer-f1iy appoint
ment
The Sunday closing committee made a
report to tho effect that II had been
oruited about that certain OF the shops
in the centre of the CITY had been doing
business on Sunday and the matter vos
placed In the hands OF the committee for
investigation. II was also voted at the
meeting tosuse every effort OF the union 10
try and secure better legislation as 10
Sunday work.
Then came the nominations of the offi-
GERS. President Lew Hersey has filed the
position SO well in the past three years
that he was again rendered the office but
declined. saying that ne thought some one
else ought 10 have a chance az the posi-
lion and that 81 was not I'm the way uf
hfe job. The nominations were then
as follows:
President Edward G. McDcrmott: vice
president, Charles Collins: treasurer.
Frank Hildcbrand. financial secretary, VI.
IL. Pasquale; recording secretary, George
Parker; guardian. Louis Chrello: guide.
Charles Worden. finance committed Jere-
niah Manning. L. r. Hersey and Philip
Molter; delegates to the Central Trades
and labor union Messrs Hersey. Nc
Dermott. Hildebrand Pasauale and
George Stcinkamph.
In order To Increase interest I'm the
meetings and bring out a larger number
Of members. the union has adopted = plan
of giving door prizes al each meeting.
end last evening n pair ~ clippers was
awarded 10 Louis Chrello. while Henry
Roy was given n fine razor
BREWERS SPECIAL MEETING.
Last evening the Brewers union held a
special meeting TO consider some of the
matters that could not come up at the
session last Sunday and which required
the Investigation OF n committee.
The union heard the reports OF the
shop delegates last Sunday and among
these was a complaint as 10 some work
that was not being done Satisfactorily and
concerning some OF the Interests of the
unior- II Was decided 10 hold a special
meeting last evening when tho commit
Gee would report having investigated the
matter thoroughly. Last evening this
cofnmlttee reported ard the action neces-
sary was taken. II was decided that the
matter was not ~ nature 20 be divulged
a. this time. the union preferr1ng 60
svait later developments.