The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-15

Painters. Labor temple.
| Carpenters, Olneyville
Machine Carpenters. Labor temple.
NEW ORGANIZATION TO BE
| FORMED.
There is every likelihood that within
| the next few months there Will he new
| craft organized In this city. and one that
viii have far-reachlng effect upon the
other organizations The plans are undef
way for the organization OF the wait
resses of the city into "A union.
For some time past u has been talked
| Of and the conditions surrounding the
work OF the Mattresses OF he city mas
been such that only STRING orsanlza-
ton could benefit them, and they nave
| been talking OF forming the same.
The wages and the hours OF the girls
| I'm the restaurants we'll as the condi-
been forced to work has been a subject
! OF discussion by the men IN all the unions
OF the city as well az the girls them,
| selves. There Is hardly a restaurant In
the city i'm which the girls are getting
more than a bare living, and I'm most OF
them the pay Is not enough for them 70
| live on.
The hours which they have 10 work Is
| also a bone Of contention. and will be
one of the irst matters to be remedied
| are long and the conditions OF the places
are such that the health of the girls is
| undermined and after certain years they
are forced out Of the struggle.
| The organizers OF the city have been
! talking over the matter. and one OF the
business agents has sent letter 10 Sec.
| retary Morrison Of the American Fedora
tion for Instructions how TO proceed with
I the organization, and what conditions
\ will have TO be met so as 20 secure
! charter.
! The letter 10 Mr. Morrison states that
| there are several hundred OF the girls
| working at the craft In the city and all
| waiting 10 become members Of craft
| that will beneit them and better their
| conditions Just as soon as the letter
| has been received the call will be issued
! 10 the girls 10 meet and talk over the situ-
alton After the girls have all received
! the explanations Of the work outlined for
| them they will be instructed how TO pro-
ceed with the formation Of the union.
| One OF the unions that will welcome an
organization OF this kind is the bartenders.
who will take that as the first step in
making their craft Of the hotel and res
taurant employees perfect.
| In other cities tho mattresses have
/ hourishing unions and entering into the
J work of organization with enthusiasm,
| so that II Is most successful. one OF the
| cities where the mattresses are most sue
| cessfu with their organization Is Brock
| ton. There all the girls at work are
| members Of the union and have one OF
! the best locals In the whole interna tional,
It is thought that when the plans are
| completed for the organization some or
| the girls from the city will be brought
| here 10 work among the girls and stir up
| the enthusiasm necessary and when the
meeting Is called several from the Brock
ton union and the unions of Boston Will
be here as speakers.
BUSINESS AGENTS ATTENDED.
Nearly all the business agents Of the
city were on hand at the ball game yes
terday when the presentation 10 Manager
I Bannon was made. Among the number
were Messrs Brady, Pasquale. Coleman.
! Mcdonald McKeon, Curtan and Cum
mings When Mr. Brady went out 10
| make the speech of presentation they All
escorted him and stood with barred head
while he was speaking.
MACHINIsTs TO PARADE.
! At the meeting OF the machinists' last
| evening one OF the first actions was 10
| discuss the matter OF parading on Labor
! Day. 1t was voted that the organization
! turn out on that day Ia Its fullest
4 strength and that a committee be ap-
! pointed TO work up the success 9f the al
| fair The committee consists of Messrs.
| johnson, Goff, Frai buckley and Upton.
| IL was aLso decided that the committee
/ would look into the matter or badges and
| uniforms for that day aud 10 report at
/ the next meeting. IL was voted that II
! possible some form Of i iioat should ne in
| line representing the trade.
|
which the plan OF having business agent
| i'm the field was taken up No action re-
! suited however.
COMMITTEE NAMES JUDGES.
AT the meeting of the labor day COM
| mittee last evening ,he chief matter OF
| business was the naming % the men who
will act as the judges for labor day.
\ list of seven men were selected with
a preference OF three. The three preferred
a.Fft aud nr a nj
I'm the event of their refusal the others
/ will be asked to accept
The matter OF the line q" marCh did not
| come I'm for consideration, despite the
| fact that such a statement MS made IN
one OF the morning papers. rho matter
! OF the line OF march Is one entirely in the
! hands OF the chief marshal and lis staff
| they say.
J Another matter that came before the
body was the appointing OF 4 committee
to interview the Steamboat people as To
| the best plans for getting the crowd TO
/ Boyden Heights. The committee appoint
| ed consists OF Messrs BaXendale, Gam
BILE, and Dewdney. This committee will
| report at the next meeting OF the COM
| mittee.
Another committee appointed was that
for the entertainment of the judge for
! labor day. The committee consists OF
| Messrs Dewdney Baxendale and Levin.
! After the parade the committee will meet
| the judges and conduct them to the Park
| and entertain them as they may plan.
! The committee on prizes stated that
| they have been meeting with great sue
cess and will at the next meeting make
! known the number OF prizes as well as
| the list of events. one of tho chief OF
these will be the second game FOR the
| OGorman cup, which was won by the
| building trades and they will try To take
| the second game so that they may be-
| come owners OF the valued trophy. The
remainder Of the meeting was devoted to
| general talk.
BARRIERS DRILL.
Last evening the members OF the Bar
bers' union met under the viaduct OF the
Union depot for the first drill practice
with about ~ men on hand.
They were put through the march
movements by Capt. Harry Di Angles
with his assistants There will be an