The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-02

piled to the goods in question. the in
ference would be that they are made
| by union labor"
OLNEYVILLE PAINTERS.
| Local 692 OF the Painters and Deco
| rators' union met last evening in their
| hall, Olneyville, and initiated two new
| members and received several applica-
tions. After the initiation the newly
elected officers were installed. after
which the meeting was thrown open
and smoke talk given. President
James H. Coleman OF the Building
| Trades council gave an interesting
talk on the advantages of the work.
ing card to the member of the union
and to the council Brother George
Collins and others sang several songs,
accompanied by Brother William
Smith. Business Agent Cummings also
| gave practical talk on trade condi-
tions, and gave out the welcome fact
| that no union painter In the city was
unemployed President st Clair, on
taking the chair. thanked the brethren
In neat speech for his election. Light
refreshments were served and the
members retired
CARPENTERS MEET.
Local 632 OF the Carpenters union met
last evening in the large hail. Labor
Temple. and initiated three new members
and received three applications Consider
able routine business was transacted The
following delegates were appointed to the
building trades council: j. A. Macdonald,
William Mckenzie, J. j. Hunter and c.
l.. Boynton There will be a call meeting
next Monday evening when the installa-
|, tion OF officers will take place. The re-
firing officers will be in charge OF the
social arrangements and good time is
anticipated
EXECUTIVE BOARDS.
The executive board OF the Sheet Metal
Workers met last evening and transact
ed considerable routine business. The
books were carefully audited showing
the local 10 be in good condition financial |
ly and in point OF numbers
The executive board OF the Barbers
met last evening at their headquarters |
Labor Temple, and after careful consid- |
Grafton OF the situation decided that |
more aggressive policy would be adopted |
toward non-union shops TO compel them |
TO live up to the hours OF opening and |
closing as formulated by the BARRIERS |
commission.
EXTENDS TO CEMETERY.
Even the lawn move pushers have a |
strike on. The men employed at Swan J
Point cemetery have struck for 81 a day. |
AS there is a scarcity OF help and as
very few men care to push lawn mower
all day In the hot sun the strikers are LA
bic 10 have their demands granted. Any |
one who has struggled with a mower on
his private lawn can sympathize with |
any one having TO push one all day.
ORGANIZATION TRIP.
Mr.. Philip Agnew. business agent OF
local 2S5 Bartenders' union leaves tomor-
row morning for Worcester on important
business in connection with the organiza-
tion and will visit local 1875 of that city.
PAINTED BANQUETED.
To mark his appreciation of the work
performed for him by his employees, Mr.. [
Quintet, contractor, who has had a |
number of large contracts on hand in
cluding some summer resorts invited his
25 employees, who are all members of To-
cal 1876, TO meet him in the special parlors
of the Dreyfus hotel The invitation came
in the nature Of a surprise, but they were
all on hand.
Thomas Burke was toastmaster, and he |
called upon several OF those present TO
respond TO toasts, which they did in an
appropriate manner. Mr.. Quintent deiv-
cred the address OF the evening and re-
lated his experience as an artist lie is
a native of Paris. France, and has full
direction of the decoration work at the
shore place. He was educated in the art J
schools OF France. and in the course OF
his address told many stories of his ex-
/
Edward j. Cummings, business agent
of the Painters union, WAS also called
upon for an address and he responded in
an appropriate way. James III. Coleman
of the Plumbers union was guest of the
evening
The entertainment part of the evening
OF songs. Among those who rem
dered selections were T. Perry and Ar
thur Toomey. Edward Frazir, besides
singing responded TO a toast.
A CARD.
Labor Editor Democrat:
Your article relative to Factory In
spectors and Col. Webb's Department is
somewhat misleading from the fact that
do not propose an investigation of the
latter.
There is no need!
What / do complain of and propose
bringing before the governor is the fact |
hat the state printer is permitted to get
)ut reports at his sweet convenience.
The report OF the bureau of industrial
was due Jan. l and now six
months after even the proofs are not in I
evidence ]
1t requires no great wit TO see that this 7
permits this 9-hour shop to take work r