The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-11

tonight:
Engineers. Weybosset street.
Labor day committee, Labor Temple.
Steam Filters, Labor Temple.
Cigar Makers, Labor Temple
PAINTERS RAISE FEE.
There was "A very enthusiastic time at
the meeting of the olneyville painters
last evening at which time one of the
most important matters taken up was
| the raising OF the initiation fee. Up 10
! this time the fee has been small In order
that all the members possible might be-
| come affiliated.
! IL was voted last evening, however, 10
! have the membership fee Increased 10 -
! and IL was announced that after the first
| OF october IL would go up TO SIS.
| The membership committee presented
| the names of two candidates who were
! initiated and three applications were
| presented and placed in the hands OF the
! investigation committee.
! Il Was reported that the business was
| very good up TO the present time and
the prospects were even better than be-
! fore.
| The business agent made a report OF
| the conditions as found through the past
week. The various committees then re-
! ported upon the work done during the
| week ana the LABOR daN committee OF
| feI ed its final report after which IL was
| discharged with n vote OF thanks.
The remainder of the time was devoted
| 10 general matters followed by adjourn
| ment
KEARNEY WON'T RUN AGAIN.
At the meeting OF Local 632 OF the
| Carpenters last evening one OF the most
| important announcements was that 20
| the effect that Mr.. Thomas X. Kearney
would not be a candidate for the office
/ OF business agent for the council again.
! This statement was made by Mr.
Kearney and caused much regret. II had
been known for the past two or three
| weeks that he was considering going back
| 10 regular work again, but the announce
ment was not made until the meeting of
| the council on Friday.
Mr.. Kearney. though enthusiastic in the
work for the betterment OF the craft OF
| which he is a member and the wage toll
ers Of the whole country, felt that owing
TO illness at home he would be forced 20
| give his entire attention to his family.
II has been known for some time that
! his family has been in rather bad health,
| particularly his wife, and 1t is to be able
| TO give her more of his attention and TO
nurse her back TO health that he sewers
! his connection with the active part OF the
| organization to become a journeyman.
| He stated that IL would be fully year
| and half before she would again be her
self and that his duty was first TO her
and then to his organization. In this he
| has the sympathy OF all the workers In
the unions and though his absence from
the active campaign or the workmen will
be missed. yet they feel that his first duty
! is TO his home and accept the stand he
took
There were three candidates for the po-
sition made vacant by Mr.. Kearney's re-
| fusal TO run again, Messrs f. NJ. Pease,
| William r. Grinnell and Eugene NJ. An
| mis- The former won the choice Of the
meeting and will be voted upon along
| with the other candidates during the next
month.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS SHORT
MEETING.
| There was short meeting OF the cleo
| trical workers held last evening at the
! rooms OF the local on Weybosset street.
at which time the chief business was tie
! speech Of the first vice president of the
International J. j. Read. Of Erie. Pa
Mr. Read spoke at some length on the
| history OF the craft in other places and
bore the greeting of the locals which he
had recently visited to local 90. He inter-
| ested the members present in long talk
on conditions and then the session was
devoted 10 general matters The reports
! OF the delegates TO the New England Dis
/ trict council was the next matter on hand
| and when that was read the session clos
| ed
BARRIERS TO HAVE A SMOKER.
The meeting of the BARRIERS last evening
/ was one Of the best ha din some time and
a large number OF matters were disposed
Of President McDermott was in the
chair and entertained all the questions
Of order.
The membership committee reported
the names of four men ready for initia-
ton two men for reinstatement. and
! three Of them were initiated. The Labor
day committee made a report upon tho
affairs connected with the celebration
and following the report the committee
was discharged with a vote of thanks.
The business agent presented his
report and II was accepted. II was then
proposed that the union have a smoker
in the near future out OF the prize
money won during the parade on Labor
Day The committee to make the ar
ranRements was composed Of Messrs.
Pasduaie-s striniSampf= and =MaHRey, ,
A committee was also appointed to
procure a suitable present for Mr.. Felix
Fegeau who drilled them so success
fully before Labor day.
motion was then passed to ask
the other BARRIERS unions of the state
to meet the delegation from the Prov
idence union on Sunday. Sept. 2S, at 2
o'clock for the purpose Of forming a
state branch OF BARRIERS. The commit
tee TO meet the BARRIERS and to act as
delegates were Messrs. Manney, Pas
quale and McDermott. The remainder
OF the time was decoted to routine busi-
ness.
CAP MAKERS ELECTION.
The members of the Cap Makers
union met for the regular weekly meet
ing last evening at the Canal street
rooms. and after disposing OF the regu-
lar routine business proceeded 10 the
election of the officers for the next
year.
The chairman Of the meeting is chosen
at each session, but the other officers are
permanent and were as follows: Treas
urer. y. Waldorfsky; recording secretary,
II. Cline; financial secretary, II. Miller;
label holder. NJ. Miller. and trustees Mag
Gamposkey, Il Glinden and III. Cline The
delegates TO the state federation OF labor
were Messrs. X. Cline and II. Cline. The
delegates TO the central labor union,
Messrs. Glinder -aad Cline.
Mr.. NJ. Borden presided last evening.
TYPOS WON FIGHT.
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