The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-06
THE FIELD
c. - 60
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Carpenters council. Labor temple.
Iron workers. aLbor temple.
Plumbers. Labor temple.
Electrical workers, Weybosset street.
PLUMBERS AT FUNERAL.
A number OF the members OF the Plumb
ers' union yesterday attended the funeral
OF the mother OF one of their members,
Mr.. Thomas Gallagher whose mother re-
sided at 206 oxford street.
The members OF the union showed their
loyalty to their bereaved brother by at
tending the funeral and aiding by their
sympathy in whatever way they could.
They sent letters of coincidence also and
flowers.
Tonight at the meeting of the union 1t
is thought that some action will be taken
toward draping the charter.
PLUMBERS PULL JOB.
Yesterday the members of the Plumbers
union were rather interested in the ac-
tion taken by the business aCaNt or the
union and those OF the other unions In
terested when one of the Jobs being done
for Mr. Hanley, the brewer, was stopped
for a time and the men OF all the trades
taken off.
In addition to the plumbers, there were
steam filters and carpenters at work on
the Job and they all left, and now the
alternative held out is that the work must
all be done over
The method used to obtain the work Is
rather unique according TO the story given
out The employer soliciting the work
produced card of the building trades
council purporting to show that he was
a membmer I'm good standing.
This was shown to be impossible and
the matter has now been placed In the
hands OF a lawyer for action and IL the
announcements made are true then a
suit will follow. The officials of the coun-
Gil state that the man has no authority to
use the card and that he will have TO an
swer for the imposition.
LEATHER WORKERS ELECTIONS.
At the meeting OF the Leather Workers
union, local 132, last evening, the chief
business done was the election of the off-
GERS for the ensuing year. The newly
elected officers are: President, r. T.. Bur-
ton: vice president, f. J. Tnan; secretary,
S. Cosmas; recording secretary. II. A.
Oslin: guard, y. Reilly; marshal, John
Brewell; local organizer, John Brewell;
chaplain, j. Williams: correspondent,
John Brewell. After electing n new MEM
ber and appointing a committee TO the
central labor bodies the meeting ad-
Journed.
COUNCIL MAKES DENIAL.
Last evening the attention of the mem
bers OF the Providence Building Trades
Council was called to the statement that
a man representing himself as the regu-
lar authorized agent OF the council was
soliciting advertisements for book en-
titled THE American Workman"
The members discussed the matter very
warmly. and a resolution was adopted
notifying the business men OF the city
any man who came from the council
would be supplied with credentials
stamped with the seal of the council:
The election 6.Gd of Officers then took place
gan: first vice president. James Coleman:
second vice-president. Edward j. Cum
mings; recording secretary. r. A. Ripley;
financial secretary. j.; Baxendale; SER
geant-at-ar Edward Welch; trustee.
Louis Thaw
The newly elected officers were installed
by Retired President Andrew j. McCor-
mick.
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
James j. McGrath and John Taylor of
this city will represent the Providence
Stage Employees, Local Union No. %. at
the i4th annual convention OF the Inter
national Alliance. Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes. to be held at Boston July to IA.
Inclusive. In Paine Memorial hall. The
convention will be one Of the largest ever
held by the alliance. over 200 locals I'm the
United States and Canada having voted
to send delegates. The convention will
have many important questions to consid-
er some OF them OF great interest 20 the
Providence members OF the alliance
The delegates from this city, accom-
panied by President Fred w. Newcomb
OF Local No %. went TO Boston the first
OF the week on an official visit 10 John
]. Barry. vice president OF the 1nterna-
tional Alliance, at which plans for the
season OF 1867 I'm this city were talked
over. The outlook FOR the coming season
I'm this city Is declared To be very bright.