The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-23
THE FIELD
Ss.s u ss2o
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight
Central Labor union, Labor Temple.
Iron Workers. Labor Temple
Electrical Workers. 25s Exchange place,
Carpenters council Labor Temple
METAL WORKERS BALL
Last evening the members of the Anal
gamated Sheet Metal Workers union. to-
gether with n very large number of their
friends gathered in the large hall al Labor
Temple TO hold their first annual ball. and
without doubt IT was "a successful affair
as has ever been held in the temple.
The large room was fully and tastefuily
decorated for the occasion and from the
time the doors opened IL could be seen
that the event was to be success. The
members OF the union with their friends
turned out in large numbers for the event
and filed the hall 10 the doors.
The committee had been at work for
some timem aking preparations for the
affalr and felt sure OF the success that
attended the ball. Aside from the mem
bers OF the local and their friends. there
were a number OF others from other locals
on hand ana some guests even from out
OF town locals.
All were met at the doors by the recep-
all could have n gala time. And they did.
During the first part OF the evening dane
ing occupied the time, then In the hitter
part refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. burnside led the grand
march and when the orchestra struck up
the first tune there were more than $50
couples ready 10 fall I'm line After the
march the fun for the evening began and
from then till the time for the intermis-
sion everyone seemed bent upon having
the best time possible
The committee met with praise on every
hand for the way they provided for the
success apd the entertainment OF tho
guests. Those TO whom the success OF
the event was due were:
Committee OF arrangements. Maurice p.
Gurnside. chairman and treasurer; Henry
NJ Neylon, Thomas H. Egan, Il. r.. Nc
Donnell, Joseph Rogers: floor director,
Maurice =. Burnside; assistant floor di-
rector, Franklin Coombs; aids Henry NJ
Neylon: Lyman L. Johnson. Thomas ".
Egan. Charles Feeney T. T. Mcdonnell.
Peter Millman. Nelson Lindol. John Ken
nedy; reception committee. the officers.
BUILDING LABORERs STARTED
Last evening there was verylarge
number of the building laborers on hand
for the launching OF the union. and
very successful time OF II there was.
The meeting was called 10 order by Mr..
William Jasper of the Plasterers' union.
who installed the officers The chrater
was bestowed upon the union and then
there were some short addresses.
The election OF the officers resulted as
follows: President. Harry Pepper; vice
president. George Pentlar financial sec
retary, Walter Basset, recording score
tary, Daniel Monaghan; treasurer. Louis
Rodoud; first member or the board OF
trustees, Francis Rhody; second member.
Coastland. Christian Carr was chosen
sergeant-at-arms The officers were then
sworn in and installed
There were several speeches Of a COM
plmentary nature made during the eve
ming and then refreshments were served,
after which adjournment followed.
LEATHER WORKERS SPECIAL
MEETING.
Last evening the Leather Workers
union held special meeting at the rooms
of the local In n bor temple where some
business pertaining TO the coming sum-
mer and the good of the organizatio tion was
taken up preparatory 10 n report at the
meeting OF the Central Labor union to-
night.
This being a special melting there was
nothing else to occupy the time after
that, and though there was considerable
discussion over the same. yet It was de-
Clueu not 10 make IL puDlc untll dIteF
some further consultation was had upon
IT,
PLJM MBERS ACTIVE.
The plumbers again effected a change
I'm one OF the shops OF the city this morn
ing when one of the men whom a non
union man had employed was taken from
the shop and Joined the ranks Of the men.
The man came recently from England
and was unacquainted with the conditions
under which he was going to work Just
az soon as ne found that the conditions
were unfair he left the employment and
Joined the union.