The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-11


the candidates, one OF whom was pre-
sonted by the committee on new members
A communication was received from a
sick member notifying the union OF his
| inability TO be present at the session
This was referred TO the committee on
| Investigation.
The next letter or Importance 10 be read
was from the general president Mr. VIII
| liam ID. Huber. notifying the union OF
the action taken at the recent meeting
Of the American Federation OF Labor,
| when Il was decided that the Amalgam-
/ ated Wood Workers information must
affiliate with the brotherhood within two
years. In the meantime there should he
! no discrimination between the members
OF other organizations In the matter OF
work. The letter also said that the Bruins
I wcke. Bake. Calendar company OF Chic
ago, which had been placed on the unfair
list by the brotherhood convention at the
Niagara meeting for discrimination, had
entered Into an agreement with the
brotherhood not 10 discriminate i'm the
future, and had been removed from the
unfair list
The business agent then submitted a re-
port for the work done during the past
week, This was read and filed. The re-
port OF the district council was received.
tho most important part OF this being the
portion relating To the newly created rules
OF tho council for the next year. which
viii be voted on by all the locals An ad-
dress on the same was then given by New
England Organizer Shields The document
was then unanimously accepted.
For short while then the nominations
Mere again opened. j. A. Mcleod and
Eugene Annis were appointed as tellers
when the polls were again closed and the
IIg9h2wlng - oitlcers were elected: President
~ ~. Jennings; vice president III. G
watkins; recording secretary Thomas r
hSaIheyi nnancial secretary, S. A. Archi
bald; treasurer; James r, MacDonald
conductor. j. Whitlock: warden. w. A.
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The committee in whose hands the ban
ner had been left, stated that they had
secured the bids from three firms and
the question OF accepting one OF them
was left in the hands OF the committee.
n SET or resolutions were adopted and
sent 70 the police commissioners OF the
CITY ASKING that the saloons be closed dur
lhg christmas day. copy was also sent
10 me Building Trades council asking
that like action be taken by them AZ the
meeting on Thursday.
OLNEYVlLLE PAINTERS HOLD
SMOKER.
There was a bang-up time for all the
members OF the Olneyvile Painters last
evening with about all tho members Of
Ine craft TO be mustered In the section
In addition to that there were num-
per OF the men from Local 195 on hand
aIso. Ihere was an entire evening de-
voted TO entertainment and nearly every
one IN the house had TO furnish AZ least
one feature. one of the take-offs OF the
evening was the delivery OF an Imitation
1b th "a a negro sermon by Mr.. Plante. Among
evening We're Brothers Smith. Hogg. !
fewlett Plante. Green James II Cole /
man. man E: J Cummings. Refreshments
pipes were lighted.
IL was announced also that President T. |
9 Balhorn was In this section. and wouId |
pe IN TINS city the latter part Of the week. |
ELECTRICAL WORKERS HEAR
REPORTS
Al the meeting OF the Electrical Work !
ers last evening for the greater mart 30 !
tne time only routine matters were dis
posed OF The first business was the Ini- |
listlon OF one member. A report from the |
~ eh.es a 10 me Building Trades council |
Mas had and then the delegates OF the |
New England District council hold at
bridgeport made their report
Inc delegates stated that the new I
y-ItWs mad been adopted and they
would be passed on by the union at the !
meeting week from sunday Tbe |
next meeting of the council was TO he
leld IN this city in January
me delegates to the Building Trades
council reported on matters taken up
there and the action was endorsed. The
nominations were then opened again.
u. CT
Meeting Of this month
BARRIERS OUT ron CoMMtssroNrp
There was a very large attendance
~ the meeting of the Barbers last
'Vening, when the most important !
natter under discussion was the en-
'orsement OF the candidate for COM
Miss oner.
a delegation from the Pawtucket
,arbers came in TO ask that their can
iidate be endorsed There arc thus
wo candidates for the position, they
'eing c. j. Mccormick Of Pawtucket
md NJ. Ballano OF this city. The
whole matter was laid over till the
next meeting OF the union.
Inc committee on the smoker re-
ported that all was i'm readiness for the
Entertainment TO be had during the
installation Of officers.
fine Of So was voted imposed upon
my member OF the union working on
'hristmas day. All the members are
o be notified by postal
The next meeting will be held on
sunday, Dec. 23d. at o'clock, owing
o the fact that the meeting would
ONE Just before Christmas
The nominations for office were then
n order and the following names were
'laced in the list: President. ]. ]. Man
ing vice president. Daniel McGin:
secretary. NJ. II. Pasquale re-
ordinR secretary, s. Peninne; treas
rer. j. B. Graham. guide. Charles
Wood; guardian. Ralph Cipriano; trus-
ees and finance committee, T.. c. Nc
)ermott, l.. Il. Hersey and r. r. Hide
rant.
committee Of seven was appointed
q look after the early closing. IL con-
listing OF Messrs. Pasquale, McDermott
Jersey, Manning. Carsall McGiI II
iraham. Three candidates were in
tiated and four applications were re-
eived. Under the good and welfare
'rothers Manning, Hersey Farley and