The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-01
THE FIELD Co. s=ss OF LABOR

TIL following unions viii hold sessions
tonight:
Electrical Workers. 25s. Exchange place.
Carpenters. council. Labor Temple.
Iron Workers. Labor Temple.
Plumbers. Labor Temple.
COAL TRANSFERS IN NEW OFFICE.
The coal teamsters have taken charge
OF their new quarters in the Labor Tenn
pie, occupying Room ! on the hrst floor.
There they have the business agents Of
flee and are now transacting the busi-
ness of the union.
Today all the member of tho union
were there receiving the new buttons
which AVE been made a little different
than has been the case heretofor. the
buttons now naming only the teamsters
and not the hlpers also. as has been the
case formerly.
Among the men this mornin gthcre was
much talk as TO the generosity of the
dealers in making IL possible for them to
enjoy the delights OF a turkey dinner yes
terday. All the dealers having remem-
bered that the men were OF the working
class except one OF the large firms OF tho
city.
On Wednesday evening when the men
Were ready 10 quit work all OF the dealers
vailed them in and made "A very pleasant
announcement, which enabled the men to
make purchases which would have been
otherwise impossible. Tho action being
$50 nearly unanimous. made the men OF the
firm which did not show this thoughtful
ness feel that they were somewhat slight
ed.
IL is being announced today also that
at the meeting OF the union, which is 20
take p~isee-ef-St4ffaa enc ~ tt--+rtrr-
national organizers. Mr.. Falls Of Boston.
will be on hand. At this session also the
books Of the secretary-treasurer Will be
reported on.
The men are murmuring somewhat
against the unjust treatment being ac-
corded them by the dealers In aying
them OF for a halliday and then request
Ing that they appear for work in the az
ternoon. The matter will be taken up
at the meeting Sunday also.
A number OF other matters were being
talked over this morning at the %hcaduuar-
tiers OF the men on the teams. all OF
which Will be brought before the meet
Ing on Sunday.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
This morning a number OF the members
OF the Painters union. who were not
working on account of the holiday yes
terday. escorted the delegates 10 the con-
ventiOn 10 be held at Memphis. Tenn,
20 the depot and bade them bon toyage.
The delegates 70 the convention are
Messrs. Marshall and Hogg and they
carry With them instructions very explicit
IN many ways as 30 the desires OF The
union on several OF the more Important
matters that will come up
This Is the first convention that has been
held for q number Of years. and 81 De-
thought that when the sessions are come
pleted there Will be "a very large number
OF changes in the constitution. Changes
IN this document have been needed some
time. 20 the e. neral conceneus OF opinion
amonR the unions Of the east seems 90
say. and all over this section the dele
gates have been instructed b. advoca~c
some sweeping changes.
The conventions hay been 90 Tar apart
that II Is thought the changes 90 bee ad-
vocated will make The constitution all
most new. Several ~ the changes relate
20 the international officers and their
work Among these will be the advocai-
Ing OF the sending OF one Of the 0rgani-
zers 20 this section.
At the meeting on Wednesday evening
there was but n short session owing 10 "a.
fact that n was on the eve ~ n holiday
and after the dispOsing OF an the routine
business the session closed.
Before adjournment however. n was
announced that one ~ the oldest MEM
bfrs ~ the union Mr. Jerry OfNell was
about 10 leave for Philadelphia. The