The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

! forts to grow, showing the progress made
| from its Inception I'm 1901 until Il had a
membership Of over 300 The oTganiza-
tton then took slump and began 10
| work up again TIL now there are over
| 2SO members In good standing.
He also showed that the finances at this
time were such tat a comparison with
this month two years ago shows that
there Is $3iS.l6 more on hand than there
was at that time.
In addition to that there has been paid
out In the way OF sick benefits I'm two
years $l3l5 and In death benefits s4O0
lie then told Of the opportunities open
to all the members OF the union and
the craft in this city also mentioning
the notable struggles OF the union with
some of the shops OF the city, partcu-
larly the Storm barber shops, and the
fact that now the union had won out
and the shop was filled with union bar
bers working under union conditions.
Adolphus J. Evans was then intro
duced and spoke on city government.
The remainder of the program was finish
ed by the following talent: DATES or.
cheetra. an Italian orchestra under the
leadership OF DE Mancep; Foigo and.
Mainella, guitar and mandolin soloists;
Depasso. mandolin soloist. Henry Patry.
Hebrew dance, j. shaw. buck and wing
dancers; Kid Young and sparring partner,
In an exhibition. Songs were furnished
by Pnsuuale. and several others Re-
freshmonts were passed around i'm pro-
fusion. A vote OF thanks was given the
talent who furnished the entertainment
gratis The meeting adjourned at l.
o'clock
TYPOS MEETING.
The meeting Of the typos yesterday was
very interesting. In that one OF the speak
ers from Boston who was an 0ddressee
at the meeting on Monday evening, spoke
TO the mon. Among the others who spoke
also we're Messrs. McCrcsdy ara Palmer.
II was announced az the meeting also that
the young man who was paroloG from the
reiorm school had written "a letter 20 the
union from where he has now located
stating that ne was meeting with success
and was doing very well. IIe has Sone
to work ard will remain away from this
city urtll after tho strike is settled.
NEW ORGANIZATION or PAINTERS.
IL is rumorcd about that here will be
a new organization OF painters formed
In this city soon and that ,hc org3uiag-
ton VIII take form lrom among ;nc mrw-
bers OF the union already existing All
% the members of tho union, however.
when asked about the proposed new union
state that lf there is such union forming
lt s only among the dirErunt,ed members
OF that branch on the present union who
have fallen into dlsiavor or been expelled
from the union.
The members say that n thCfe should
be such 81 union formed al viii not bo from
among the members OF thc union row oN-
listing. for the reason that all OF them who
are n good standing and WAC have been
affiliated with the prcscu; union for any
length OF time are well satisfied with their
cordiuors and do not care to sever them
selves from that organization.
In addition % that tho conditions Tor tho
union painters for the coming season
seem so bright with an agreement from
the master painters that the rumor could
only have started from some member ~
the amWeawatcd painters who had fallen
into disrcpute with the brotherhood and
WAS not able 90 got along with any Of the
masters
upon the subject and none OF them could
be found fo say that there WAS any
truth In the runor except that it might
have come from someone beyond the pale
OF The Organization who was DESTROYS ~
seeing matters unharmonious in The craft
LABOR MEN DENYING TT
The labor people OF the city arc begin-
ming 90 char under tho continued rumor
that they arc mcddInF ln the affairs 90
the burcgI - industrial statistics or that
they are urEinE any method of governing
the same. They claim that N such agita.
tion is being done they are having moth
inE 90 do with 20 but that tho whole is
being urged on by some people posing as
labor leaders when they are not affiliated
with any craft