The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-27
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OF LABOR

The following unions will hold ses-
sions tonight:
Carpenters. 632, Labor temple
BARRIERS. Labor temple
Electrical Workers, 9S Weybosset
street.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS REJOICING.
The members OF Local 25S OF the
Electrical Workers are rejoicing today
over the victory Of the team over the
one from the inside men I'm the game OF
ball played at Palace Garden on Satur-
day.
The game went the way the men ex-
pected and they are twitting the inside
men on the poor article OF ball put up
by them They had an outing and
field day I'm which the ball game was
one OF the chief features. though that
was not all.
There were a number OF other events
among which were the following:
Throwing the hammer won by r.
Mcdonald, 60 feet 5 inches.
Putting the shot, won by NJ Dono-
hue, SO feet; Z. Henry. second. "a feet
10 inches.
-FhFee-lesFed- race, won -by-J-Enos
and j. Kennedy.
100-yard dash, won by L. Henry; b.
Curry. second
Climbing 40-foot pole. won by Jerry
Morrison. IA seconds.
In the tug g-of-w war contest the Elec-
trical Workers defeated the Boiler
makers and Iron Shipbuilders' team.
The baseball game was the feature OF
the day, In which teams representing
80 and 25S met. the latter winning by a
score of to g.
The field day was In charge OF the
following committee: J. A. Enos, u. J.
Stellman, w j. Gould. ]. r. Sweeney.
Arthur Sherro and n. Mcdonald.
TEXTILE WORKERS HELD OUTING.
Yesterday afternoon the members OF
the textile workers OF Olneyville held
an outing at Emery Park, spending
the whole day I'm enjoying the festivi-
ties which the committee had planned.
The committee had been at work
TO make the occasion eventful for the
past few weeks. and after the return
last evening IL was voted that they had
succeeded beyond the expectations Of
the most enthusiastic.
A very large number of the men were
on hand for the occasion. and partici-
pated both in the feasts and the games
that were offered The first OF these
was a lunch, and then games, consist
ing Of boating, quoits and a bali game,
in which the Manton team won. The
game ended Sc.
Following the bail game the regular
bake was held and that was followed
by a musical and literary program,
which concluded the festivities of the
day.
The committee In charge of the af-
fair consisted OF Me-rrs. Dawson, Sut-
cliffe. John Farrell. Earnest Thorpe and
James McLaren
FIREMEN INSTALL OFFICERS.
At the meeting OF the Stationary
Firemen yesterday afternoon the chief
business was the installation OF the
officers. one OF the topics of dis
Cussion during the afternoon was the
coming parade and the success which
was to attend the participation in the
march on next Monday. The commit
tee on Labor Day reported on the work
done thus far. The foot marshal was
selected I'm the person OF Mr.. Joseph
Dockery. The local voted 20 turn out
about 10 men and, II possible, to have
a float I'm line
The officers installed were as fol-
lows: President, James J. Carroll;
vice president. James Campbell, re-
cording secretary, William Hallam:
financial secretary, John Cannon, treas
urer Michael Cox, trustee, Edward
Sheahey The retiring president. Ed
ward Thompson was presented with a
gold jewel by John Cannon on behalf
OF the union.