The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
THE FIELD
60 s,5lsssO as
OF LABOR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow:
Bakers Labor temple.
Brewery workers. ia, Labor temple.
Brewers. 166, Labor temple.
Coal Teamsters Labor temple.
Coal handlers. Labor temple.
General teamsters. Labor temple.
II the affairs of the Plumbers union I'm
the past have been successes. then there
is no word i'm the vocabulary that will do
justice TO the 10th annual ball held last
evening For there has been no function
that could begin 10 approach the one or
last evening In point or brilliancy or at
atendance, and there was nothing to mar
the general success OF the evening.
The plumbers have always been known
TO be the best OF hosts and their annual
affairs have attained such reputation
that the committee each year have hard
work 10 devise something that Will sur
pass the event OF the previous year IL
was thought by many that II would be
done last year. but IL was clear TO all
minds that when il comes TO inventing
plans for entertaining, the minds or the
plumbers are just as fertile as they are
when they are planning how TO do the
most artistic work possible for their em-
ployers.
They gathered last evening in Infantry
hall with their friends in such host
that the hall was crowded I'm the early
part of the evening. and toward the time
for the concert 10 end the hall was alb
solutely filled.
There must have been more than $500
people I'm the hall during the dancing
and the reception committee proved 10 be
versatile lot when they made all that
host welcome and saw TO IL that not one
OF the vast throng spent one moment that
could he thought dull.
Mr.. James n. Coleman, as the master or
ceremonies, proved to be an adept at
making all feel al ease and in looking af-
ter the whole affair with the assistance
OF his aids and the others Of the commit
tee he showed that as one OF the typical
members OF the union the confidence
placed in him and the various members
OF the craft was not In vain.
The program itself was a faithful at
testation TO that fact and when a commit
tee can devise a souvenir of that artistic
kind then what the craft as a whole
could do can only be imagined. The pro-
gram In addition TO being attractive IN
colors contained the pictures and names
Of the entire committee. one Of these was
presented TO each OF the ladies I'm the
hall and was treasured by them.
At o'clock when the grand march be-
gan there was a long line OF couples
ready 60 fall I'm behind Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Dodd. who led After IL was over the
hall was cleared for dancing and the 22
NUMBERS PROVIDED IOT IN the pToEfilll
were all too soon for the merry crowd.
gone through with About midnight
there was an intermission during which
time q supper with light refreshments was
served. Dancing was then resumed. The
committees which so ably entertained the
guests was composed OF the following
members of the union.
Committee OF arrangements. William j.
Ryan. chairman Robert T.. Appleton,
secretary; Roderlck A. McGeary, treas
urer; James j. Dunn, John r. Ahern.
William Carroll, James Fitzpatrick, VIII
liam f. Loughery, John Il. O'Connell,
John III. Fallon; general floor director,
William Dodd: assistant floor director
William j. Ryan; aids, James II. Cole
man, Charles Dowd. John Kiernan. Cor
den Asher. Alfred Robinson. Christopher
NJ. Dunn. Frank S. Reavey. Joseph Hams
worth. John McArdle William Miller
Frank McCaffery. Timothy l.. Clark
honorary aids Of apprentices. James
ORourke, Michael j. McKenua: reception
committee. John r. Connolly. James
Dwyer, Andrew Mccormick, r. c. Mere
wether, Edward j. Sullivan, Peter
Loughran. James p. McKeon. william
Cassells.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS ROUTINE
MEETING.
Last evening the Electrical Workers
union, 25S, met for the regular session
OF the union at the rooms OF the local
I'm Exchange place and for much OF the
time OF the evening there were only rou-
tine matter to be disposed of
The various committees made their re-
ports. showing the results OF the past
week OF effort.
The delegates to the Central Labor
union made a report on the work OF that
body during the past week and at the
last session. They stated also the find
ing OF the committee relative to the
O'Gorman question.
A number Of the standing committees
made their reports, after which the dis
cussions that usually come under the head
OF the good and welfare were taken up.
IRON WORKERS MEETING.
The meeting Of the Iron Workers last
evening was devoted very largely to the
regular routine matters and TO the gem
eral strike order which may be issued
early next week, owing to the action to
a number or The employers in New
York and other large cities.
The matter will not affect the men in
this city very much. but there are num-
Der Of them connected with the firms that
are represented in New York, and they
may be brought into action.
When that matter was talked over at
some length. then the routine business
such as the reports OF the committees and
shop delegates took up the time. This was
followed by the regular discussions under
the good and welfare of the union, after
which the session closed