The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-22
THE FIELD
( cSss|se0
OF LABOR
he following unions will hold sessions

tonight
Plumbers smoke talk. Labor temple.
Building Trades council Labor temple
Engineers, Weybosset street
Tinsmiths. Labor temple.
Molders, Labor temple
Leather Workers. Labor temple.
PLUMBERS BALL COMMITTEE MET
Last evening there was a meeting OF the
ball committee OF the Plumbers union at
Labor temple when the final date for
the annual affair was talked over and de-
cided upon.
Then the committee was appointed. af-
ter the organization meeting; IT was sub
divided so that one portion OF IL had
charge OF the securing OF suitable hail.
and making ready the date. This commit
tee stated last evening that Infantry hall
had been secured for the event and 1t
would he held on Jan. 1S
The portion OF the committee working on
the programme also reported what prog
ress Il had made. and showed three very
pretty samples OF programmes for the af-
fair These will be submitted TO the local
for a final choice at the first summons
| meeting to follow. From the designs II
Is thought that there will be some diff
| Guilty in settling upon choice. since each
OF the three designs is a work OF art and
Il reflects the good taste OF the members of
| the comInittee. One of them is the scene
or a church in summer on the bank Of a
! small stream, with the colors blending in
\ perfect beauty
Another Is a winter scene, set about an
old castle with the foliage blending with
| color tints that make IL piece OF art.
/ The third has lively Christmas scene for
foundation. but the color scheme the
ribbons and cardboard make It a design Of
unusual merit. Some other matters were
talked over at the meeting but nothing
definite was acted upon. the other matters
laying over TO the next meeting.
MIR COLEMAN TALKS.
One Of the members of the Plumbers
union here. the business agent Mr.. James
III. Coleman. visited the Pawtucket local
last evening. and gave the craft there a
very interesting talk on affairs pertaining
| To the good OF the craft.
| Mr.. Coleman was primarily at the meet
| Ing in the interest OF cooperation be-
tween the two unions in the matter OF
working in each Of the cities. Some OF
! the men from the Pawtucket local have
been coming 10 this city for work and
some of the men from this city have been
going TO Pawtucket II was for the pur-
pose OF arranging scale under which the
| men from one place could work In the
| other without inconvenience. The mat
| ter was explained and after a discussion
! was approved Of
Before IL is finally settled upon. how
| ever, the delegates from the Pawtucket
| local will visit this city and confer with
the local here. after which the subject
| will come UP for a vote OF each union.
Having finished with that matter, Mr..
| Coleman addressed the local on general
trade conditions, and the part which the
the work OF the state lie also touched
upon the political influence of the labor
organizations. and of the need Of living
up TO the ideals which they have estab-
| lished for themselves.
Following this he talked 10 the men on
| the plan OF organizing the plumbers or
the state, as had been planned by con-
vention some time ago. This is only the
first step in the plan OF general organiza-
ton which is about TO be made, so that
the plumbers going from one city to tire
other will md conditions the same for
| their work.
PAINTERS To FORM WORKING
BASIS.
At the meeting of the Painters union
| last evening the whole OF the time was
| devoted 10 trade matters and particularly
| TO the adjustment of conditions between
| the Providence and the Olneyville locals.
so that they will all be working ON the
same basis.
! Up TO this time the painters at Olney-
| Vile have been working under "A more
| equitable plan owing TO the fact that they
had but just begun their existence. one
| of these was I'm the matter OF the initia-
tion fee. This was placed at a low rate
! SO that the men OF the craft might all
become members. For this reason also
| the dues wero fixed at "A low rate.
Now that the members were In the
union, or practically all OF them, it was
| thought that the dues and the fees should
be raised TO the regular standard. A COM
mite was appointed to confer with the
local on the matter and to report at the
next meetinR
| IL was also decided that a revolving en-
| tertainment committee should be appoint
| ed TO provide an interesting feature for
| each OF the meetings throughout the win
| ter 1t was planned that this should be
done so that all the members might have
| q chance TO show what they could DO Ia
| furnishing interesting features and that
| they might feel 10 take a more active in
| terest I'm each session than would be the
| case ordinarily. The committee To have
| charge of the first entertainment consists
OF Messrs Marshall. Cummings, Greene.
| Dyer and Reed. The remainder OF the
time was devoted to talks under the good
and welfare.
| JEwELRY WORKERS MEET.
There was a meeting of the Jewelry
4 Workers union last evening al the rooms
of the craft on Weybosset street when
several matters of interest were talked
| over one of these was the strike now on
| in Chicago. IL was stated that but very
| few Of the men had gone back TO work.
which was very encouraging.
RETAIL CLERKS MEET.
The meeting OF the retail clerks last
| evening was very interesting from the
fact that a number OF members were in
| Itiated A large amount OF other matters
! OF routine nature came up for disposal,
| after which there were brief addresses
hv the officers and members.