The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-18
THE FIELD
c. 60
OF FLAB0R

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight:
Steam Filters. Labor temple.
Engineers. Weybosset street.
Machinists, Labor temple.
CARPENTERS HEAR CHARGES.
The most important business at the
meeting Of the Carpenters union, 6S2. last
evening was the hearing of the charges
( brought against three members OF the
union for violating the trade rules.
The action came about through the re-
port Of the district council at its last ses-
/ sion when the report was formulated The
charges against two OF the men were con-
/ tinued for hearing later while the one
against one OF the men was sustained and
| a fine OF SIS placed upon him.
! The membership committee presented
! the applications OF four men which were
! received and seven new members were
! obligated. The next business of the meet
! ing was the hearing OF the reports OF the
! business agent as TO the work done for
| the union during the past week.
The sick committee made a report on
| the work done during the week FOR those
| members needing attention and sum OF
! SIS was appropriated for one Of them.
! There wa sa long discussion OF trade
| matters occupying much OF the evening.
i II was announced that the installation OF
the officers will take place at the next
/ meeting
| Delegates were chosen TO attend the
/ council meetings as follows: William
| Mckenzie, j. A. Mcleod. Thomas F.
/ Kearney, J. b. Mcdonald. c. l.. Borden.
/ William Fitzpatrick. A. McLane and A.
( f. Campbell.
BARRIERS SENDING LETTERS.
In preparation for the law which the
BARRIERS are TO ask the Legislature 10 make
for them relative to closing shops on Sun
| day the secretary of the union in this city
has prepared a letter which he is sending
/ 10 the other unions OF the state asking
/ that they send a delegate to this city 10
I talk the plan over and to report back 10
/ his local
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Sir and Brother-T have been in.
structed by Local No. 22l to inform you
| thst a Sunday closing law is about to be
presented to the state legislature OF Rhode
! Island, so that all barber shops should i'm
the future be closed on Sunday
You are requested to state in an answer
your opinion on the matter. and also
whether you can send one delegate TO meet
| with our committee in the future he to
make arrangements for your local and
] re port back TO YOU.
This is a great thing for the BARRIERS.
ard YOU ought TO be interested
! We want you TO cooperate with us.
! The passage Of this proposed Sunday
! closing law will mean a financial and
numerical increase in our unions and also
! a betterment OF general conditions.
Hoping TO receive a speedy reply. we
remain
Yours fraternally,
LOCAL UNION, NO 224
1t is thought that all the members
! OF the union in each city and town in
the state will take an active interest
/ in the matter and try to have the law
passed The clergy OF the state are TO
cooperate with the union men In the
| matter.
| HoRSEsHoERS NOMINATE oFFI-
GERS
At the meeting OF the Horseshoers
last evening the chief matter for in
teresting the members was the nomina-
tion OF officers.
4 number of other business matters
come up at the same time. The first
! of these was the report from the mem
bership committee presenting the
names of two candidates for initia zion,
| and the obligation of the same.
number OF letters from other
! locals and from the international were
received and discussed. This was fol-
| lowed by the naming of the officers
test for but one office. that of treas
urer There were three candidates fer
this, one OF the most prominent being
Brother +. II. Brown.
The full list of the officers is: presi-
dent, Edgar Sturtevant; vice president,
| Christopher Cox; treasurer, y. ii.
Brown and two others; financial sec
retary, J. NJ. O'Neill recording secre-
! tary, Cornelius Mahoney; correspond
ing secretary, NJ. A. MacCormick; his
! term OF office does not expire until
next April, so that he is not really a
| candidate at this time, and trustees,
Brothers Small, McSoley and l'ris-
| sell.
The delegates 10 the Central Labor
union will be chosen at the next meet
ing. The last matter 20 occupy the
! attention OF the members was the
resolution asking for the closing OF
the saloons on Christmas day. IT vas
agreed TO send letter TO the police
commission asking that this action he
| taken.
WAGE FARMERS MEET.
The members OF the Wage Farmers
! club met last evening and went on record
for the candidacy OF Alderman Dunn tc
succeed Col. Gross for police commission
er Secretary A. J. Mccormick was en-
! powered TO write letter to the police
! commissioners lndorsing the action OF the
Bsrtenders' union in petitioning the COM
missioners 10 have the saloons closed on
! Christmas day.
II was announced by President Finnigan
and by Secretary Mccormick last night
that the club will continue to hold it's
+ meetings during the winter and get into
/ shape for next years politics.
| A house TO house canvass is TO be made
and a complete list OF the names will be
/ kept by the officers OF the club.
At the meeting which Is 10 be held next
week. Wednesday plans for the winter
meeting will be fully completed. The So
/ cial part will not be forgotten and the
members OF the club anticipate a sue
! cessful season. The club was organized at
/ the outset OF the last political campaign.
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