The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-26
THE FIELD
c.
OF FLABoR

The following unions will hold sessions
| tonight:
Building Trades Council Labor Temple.
Tfnsmiths, Labor Temple.
General Tteamsters, Labor Temple
Painters, Olneyvflle
Engineers Weybosset street
SEND-OFF FOR DELEGATES
The members OF the general team
sters union have decided TO give their
delegates, Dennis O Brien a rousing send
on when he leaves with the others for
the scenes OF the convention next week.
Since the election OF Mr.. O Brien the
members have been talking OF the matter
ana next Thursday night at the meeting
VIII decide upon a committee TO have
! charge OF the affair
According 10 the prime movers in the
I matter all the entire membership In the
I union Will assemble at Labor Temple on
the evening OF the departure and will es
! cort their delegate TO the depot.
This Is the first time that local SIS has
sent a delegate to the convention and
they have so muchm confidence in Mr..
. Briens ability TO represent all their in
terests at the convention that they are
proud OF the choice
The union has already appropriated the
money for the expenses OF the gelegate
and will give him this added approval of
their votes, since he has always been one
OF the foremost OF the members OF the
union and one of the hardest workers
for TITS good. In all the time that he has
been connected with the union he has
never sought for any honors. but what he
has had at the hands OF his fellows have
come because OF his ability and popu-
larity with the men.
He has served the union so well that
they are planning to make this demon
strahon of their feeling for him one OF
the most emphatic ever known.
This will be one OF the chief questions
at the meeting tonight.
oLNEYvILLE CARPENTERS INrTI
At the meeting of the Carpenters. local
S9, last evening al Olneyville one OF the
chief matters of interest was the intia-
ton OF the new candidates. There were
two Of these and they were obligated
early In the session.
The delegates to the Building Trades
council made report on the business
taken up at the last session. and were
tonight.
The delegates to the Carpenters union
also made a report of the meeting held
last week and the business transacted
The various shop delegates then made
a report on the conditions as found in
the different sections OF the city The
communications that had been received
during the week were disposed Of
= me matter OF turning ont for Labor
appointed to look into the matter OF suits
for the craft.
The remainder of the meeting was de
adjournment followed.
SAUSAGE MAKERS TALK OVER
CONTRACTS
Al the meeting of the Sausage Makers
last evening one of the chief matters of
interest was the discussion arising con-
cerning several OF the contracts existing
The matter of the membership was
nh la
cided that both OF these matters should
be referred TO the executive board.
inc question or what part the union
would play I'm the coming parade was
| then taken up and discussed II was ar
gued that the union had IN the past
taken take very prominent part In the pa
| rade and all the other features and that
| this year they would follow their prece.
dents with the exception that they would
To that effect a committee will be an
pointed soon 10 take full charge OF the
matter and II possible to have float In
The remainder of the time was devoted
to the routine business
RARBERS EXECUTIVE BOARD
The meeting OF the executive board or
the BARRIERS union last evening took nm
der consideration several matters per-
tanning TO the good OF the craft with the
ldea OF making recommendations to the
body at Its next meeting
One OF these matters was the action 70
hi taken against some of the shops which
are not living up to the rules OF the union
This matter received much attention and
VIII he reported to the unions next meet
Ing with some very drastic recommenda-
tions
The plans for Labor Day were talked
over with the idea Of suggesting some
thing TO the meeting that would enable
the craft To make the best appearance In
limo axain n several 20 In tho noe,
The question OF early closing for some
OF the shops was again discussed and the
hoard decided to suggest n conference
with those master BARRIERS who were in
terested at an early date.
The matter of attendance upon the
meetings Of the Wage Farmers club was
then taken UP and occupied the remain
der of the meeting
STATE F'EDERATION's BOARD MET
The executive board OF the state fed
Grafton Of labor meth for n brief session
last evening at Labor Temple and talked
over the plans for the coming convention
Several communica tions were read and
after disposing Of some other routine
matters the session closed
PAINTERS LOCAL.
The meeting OF the Painters local 1876
last evening was devoted 10 the discus
sion Of the plans for an auxiliary branch.
which will provide for sick and deat tn
BENEFITS. The matter was discussed at
the meeting previous and made a mat
ter OF special business for last evening.
After the routine business OF initiating
the single candidate appearing this was
taken up, with the result that COM
mittee was appointed TO report upon
plan at the next session
The committee consisted Of Messrs.
Green, Watts. Marshall and Kerrigan.