The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-06

! lhe tolloWlns unions VIII hold srs-
/ sions tcnight:
Building Trades council Labor tenn
| pie.
Molders. Labor temple
! Leather workers. Labor temple.
Retail clerks. Weybosset street.
Engineers, Weybosset street.
Laborers, North Main street.
CARPENTERS TALKING OVER ELEC-
TIONS.
Al the last meeting Of Carpenters
union, 632, on Monday evening one of
the most important matters 20 be- taHen
up was the nomination Of tho oni-
GERS This Is the Inauguration OF the
movement among tho carpenters To
name and elect their officers FOR The
next year. and this week the MEM
bers OF the craft wherever they are
working. are talking over the possl-
bilities for office.
For some OF the offices there viii he
no opposition, unless these come M
az the next meeting, when the 'i"iS
may be opened again. The elections
take place next week, and the se're-
tary OF the union has been instructed
10 notify all the members that IL VIII
be an open session.
large amount OF other business
was disposed Of during the evening,
among the items being the receipt o.
four applications and the initiation Of
six members. After the report OF the
delegates from the Carpenters council
relative 10 trade matters, particularly
those relating to the charges against
two men, J. Wilkinson and samuel
Doris. for violation OF trade rules by
working on the tunnel job. As TO tho
future conditions, a vote VIII be taken
on this at the next meeting. After the
disposal OF the remainder OF routine
business tho session closed with the
placing In the field Of the men who
VIII run for office I'm the union.
The names are as follows; President, r..
y Jennings; vice president w y. Nickel;
vice president. Joseph Grandschamp; re-
cordlng secretary, Thomas F. Nearney;
financial secretary. $. \. Archibald; treas
urer. James b. Macdonald; conductor.
Joseph Whitock: conductor. r. T. Rider,
Warden. w. A. Nickel, warden. 7. Ful-
ton trustee, G. L. Borden. IS months.
PAINTERS FIRST ENTERTAINMENTS. |
The meeting Of the Painters union last
evening, after the business meeting was "a
distinct success i'm that IL was the start
OF q series Of such affairs as will tend To |
enlven the sessions and make the winter |
pass with unusual pleasure for the men.
It had been planned TO have committee |
from the men provide entertaining fea- |
lures for every meeting Of the winter so |
that all may find something TO please. |
These committees are changed every |
week, so that before tho winter is over
every man will have had an opportunity |
TO show what there is in him in tho way
Of unique and original methods OF anus
ng his fellows
The pace wat set last evening by the |
irst committee. and q is thought that /
very one TO follow will develop equally |
a. good talent It is known that there arc
my number Of good performers among the
members of the craft. and almost all of |
faEf. e. 4 IL
stage. IL may safely be predicted from
low on that all OF them will steal time
Turing the week TO attend the theatre and
get pointers for use In the weekly per-
crmances
After the roueine affairs were disposed
II. during which time the delegation from
he Olneyville local had presented their
10 tho larger local and ask
ID to he present at their entertainment
next Monday evening and the regular re-
ports were heard. then that portion of the
meeting was done away with and the en-
tertainment followed.
The program rendered was very good
and some Of the talent surprised their fell
lows by the ability shown. Those who
graced the stage for the evening were as
Solo. Walter Beebe: reading, s. S. Mar
sEall: harmonica and guitar solo, g. r. !
Brown; harmonica solo, Edward Cum
lnlngs; limitations, r. II. Lawton; graphic
phone selections. Russell +. Watts; solo.
j $. Norton; solo, James Harding; song, |
John w. Clayton; select entertainments |
s. r. Wood The committee comprised |
the following: Edward Cummings, chair
man: ]. S. Norton, Willard Green ana |
Fred Dyer. The meeting ended with all
singing the national anthem.
CARPENTERS NOMI- |
NATE OFFICERS.
Last evening another one ~ the union |
OF carpenters selected the men for whom
they Will vote at the election to be held |
at the next meeting. These were the Of
hcers OF the Olneyvilie carpenters.
There was considerable Of routine bust
ness TO be disposed OF during the even
ing. part Of which was the initiation of |
ten candidates. This was done immedi-
ately upon the opening Of the meeting.
The delegates to the District council |
made their reports on the business OF the
last two sessions.
The business agent OF the craft also
was present and made a report on the |
work done by him during the past week. |
The time wa then devoted 10 general |
talks until the time for nominating. That |
closed tho business.
COOPERS' SHORT MEETING.
Last evening the Coopers held a regu- |
lar meeting. at which time the routine
matters and the nomination OF the offi-
GERS came up This latter occupied the
most Of the time. The election will come
at the first meeting OF next month fol-
lowed by the installation.