The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-20
THE FIELD
c.
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Building Trades council, Labor temple.
Molders. Labor temple.
Engineers, Weybosset street.
General Teamsters, Labor temple.
Pattern Makers, Washington street.
TYPOS TO HOLD BALL.
At the last meeting of the Typographical
union IT was voted that a ball would be
the most fitting way of celebrating the
year, and a committee was appointed 10
make the arrangements.
Last evening this committee held a meet
ing for the purpose of organizing and be-
ginning the plans for the event. After or
ganizing they settled down TO n discus
sion OF the best place for the event and
the time for holding the same.
IL was voted TO propose to the body the
Eloise as the place and the date will be
left for the meeting TO decide after con-
ferring with the authorities having charge
OF the hall
The committee having charge OF the ar
rangements are Brothers Rothemich.
o'Connor Carroll and Redmond.
PAINTERS NAME OFFICERS.
AT the meeting OF the Painters last even-
ing there were two important matters
taken up one of them being the naming
OF the officers for the next year and the
other the holding OF the entertainment
which now constitutes one OF the features
OF the session.
A large amount OF business OF a rou-
tine nature such as the hearing OF reports
from the business agent and the delegates
10 the council as well as the standing
committees was disposed OF
Following this there was a time for
nominating the officers when they were
selected as follows:
President, j. w. Clayton and Joseph
Bssinet; vice president William Riley
and Alfred Watts; financial secretary, ].
S. Norton, Jesse Baxendale and w. II.
Tasker; recording secretary, j s. Norton:
treasurer. s. s. Marshall: conductor. J.
w. McGuigan warden, Thomas Smith and
j. ]. Scully; trustees for IS months. Jesse
Baxendale, John Sherburn, George Coffin
and James Logan.
Following the nominations an informal
session was held an a number OF the
members contributed songs and must
cal selections. The program was as fol-
lows: limitations, Robert LaVton: solo.
George Lindley, guitar and violin duet.
George Kennedy and George Brown; solo,
I'm the DAYS OF Old" John w Clayton;
selection. Fisherman and Hih Child"
T II. Young; clog dancing, Jerry O'Neil.
on one Of the larger buildings I'm the
downtown sections. This was approved.
BOILERMAKERS ELECTIONS
The chief matter at the meeting of
the Boilermakers last evening was the
annual election OF the officers. This
was made the more significant from
the fact that the two lodges have
united their strength now and the
elections were from among the mem
bers Of the two bodies merged into
one.
The union of the two crafts was
accomplished at the meeting OF Sun
day afternoon, when the international
officers were on hand. The action
taken at that meeting met with a
ratification last evening. Several of
the international officers addressed the
meeting last evening also This was
followed by the final reports for the
year and the elections
CARPENTERS CHOOSE OFFICERS
The Olneyville carpenters last even
ing had as their most important bust
ness the election OF the officers. The
nominations were made week or so
ago and all went through without op-
position. Aside from this the time
was devoted to discussion Of local con-
ditions and the action taken on inn
portant matters at the meeting OF the
district council.