The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-13
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Meetings tonight:
Stone Cutters. Labor Temple.
sheet Metal Workers. Labor Temple.
Building Trades Council Labor Tenn
pie.
BRIcKLAYERS AND MAsONS.
Two hundred and sixteen members OF
the Bricklayers and Masons' Local No 1
OF this city attended the meeting last
evening held In their hall at 2l7 North
Main street. Two new members were In
ttiated. The lodge is going TO hold sum-
mons meeting the last Wednesday In this
month TO consider the amalgamation with
the American Federation OF Labor As
this local Is adverse 10 affiliation owing 10
the agreements they have with the Build
ers council and the unusual harmony
which exists between the two; II is not
thought that any action will be taken on
the affiliation question, but II there is
any IL will be adverse To affiliation. The
lodge is I'm a very healthy condition both
financially and in point OF members and
has no beside TO yield up its indepen-
dence.
COMPROMISE REFUSED.
The committee which represented the
Brewery Workers union i'm the recent
conference with the brewers regarding
the demand OF the former for an advance
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mise offer of 81 made by the employers. II
is stated that the matter will be referred
to the International union. and although
both sides appear very determined In ad-
herring to their action. II is not generally
believed that there will be any cessation
Of work In the plants OF Fall River.
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION.
The regular meeting OF Blackstone Val
ley Lodge of Machinists. No. s62. was held
last evening at Labor Temple. Pawtucket.
The committee OF strikers at the Nara
gansett Machine company reported that
no change had taken place in the situa-
ton there In the past week. The lodge
voted 800 TO the relief fund or the
strikers on the return OF Organizer VIII
son from washington II is expected that
something will be doing in the valley.
CIGAR MAKERS MEET
Local No. 1s OF the Cigar Makers
union held a protracted session. last even
ing at Labor Temple. After the regular
routine business had been transacted the
election Of officers took place and result
ed as follows: President, John j. Nc
Court: vice president. Frank Kierdorf;
secretary. l.. Kierdorf: financial secrs-
tary, Allard Allen. William III. Johnstone
business agent of Machinists local lT,
was then given the floor and explained the
machinlsts situation, which resulted III
the local voting TO assess each union
cigar maker 81 to aid the machinists.
81 assessment was also voted TO assist the
Boston cigar makers who are out OF work
on account OF the stripers' strike. The
president reported that he had visited
Vanity Fair and found that the rumor in
regard to the Cigar Makers union that
the Fair people had been employing labor
unfair to the organization was without
foundation The president of the New
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and addressed the local, after which
vote of approval was passed on the ac-
ton of the Boston organization In calling
for national convention TO be held In
March OF next year at Baltimore. The
last convention was In 1896. 1t was nearly
xaidnight when the meeting adjourned.
PAINTERS MEET.
Local 1876 Of the Painters and Deco
rators' union met last evening In the
large hall. Labor Temple, to transact
their regular weekly meeting. Three
new members were obligated and seven
applications received and handed 10
the investigation committee. Russell
r. Watts was elected delegate 10 the
Building Trades council ana TO the
Central Labor body TO represent the
local. 1t was voted 10 have sum
mons meeting the last week IN June
to vote on the referendum. as TO the
election of Officers for the international
Brotherhood OF Painters and Deco
Sators, and also as TO where the con-
vention will be held. The usual SICK
benefit fund was voted and ordered
maid to all sick brothers The bust
ness agent. in his report, stated that
no member OF the local was out or
work and that the master painters
were applying for men and he could
place a dozen or so IL he had them
No union men are at work on the
ward room on Plainfield street and
Pocasset avenue, and no union men
would work for the city until some
agreement was made whereby only
union men would be employed upon
city construction work. Many other
matters of interest to the craft oc-
eupied the attention of the lodge until
a late hour.
RAILWAY FREIGHT CLERKS.
The order OF Railway Freight Clerks
held its regular meeting last evening
in Grand Army hall, S4 Westminster
street, and the degree team initiated
four new members Twelve applica-
tions were received by the secretary
and acted upon. Routine business was
then pushed through and the meeting