The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-09

meetings tonight:
Temple.
Stone Cutters. Labor Temple.
Building Trades council, Labor Tenn
pie.
JEWELRY WORKERS.
New life has been infused into Local
No. OF Jewelry Workers. This was
plainly noticeable at their meeting Tues
day evening In Labor Temple, when II
new members were obligated. and three
sppacauons .pn ad.s ,rov were received received Reports
delegates 10 the G. L. u. The executive
board Will have a special meeting Mon
day evening next, when a handsome sum
or money will be voted for organlzat tion
purposes 1t Was voted TO grant $40 to the
Label league.
CARPENTERS GET INCREASE.
Business Agent Pease. who has been
working to have a uniform scale OF
wages paid the carpenters employed at
Efforts with the master builders, and
they have agreed TO pay all hrst-class
carpenters III cents per hour
WHY SHOULD 1T BE?
An employer walks from the office into
the workshop and approaches one work.
man, who had worked for the firm many
years. and said: IT am going TO lay you
off" To the old man 1t was like bolt
from the blue. To other men whose only
crime was that they had Joined the union
fay you off'' This was done, not be-
cause they did not have work enough for
the mon, because non-union men were
hired the next day TO take their place.
TO lay down their tools and go out in "A
body than to be laid of few at a time.
until all union men are replaced by non
union men? Now this Is the true state of
affairs in the shop struck. We leave il
70 any fair reader IL the men have not
done what they would do In similar
case.
FREIGHT CLERKS MEET.
There was a good attendance of the
members OF Local l03. Railway and
Freight Clerks. last evening. at their hall
on Westminster street Five new men,
bers were obligated and two applications
received. An interesting address was de-
lvered by Brother Bayley, general Or
ganizer for New England. who outlined
the general work OF the order, and the
success which had attended his efforts
throughout the New England states In
bringing In new members. A rehearsal
of the degree team brought forth general
applause for the ease In which they ex-
ecuted several different movements. The
institution of the lodge In Boston has
been postponed until the 10th inst, on ac-
count OF not having large enough hall for
their purpose until that date. The clerks
were very much disappointed that they
were the only employees OF the n. Y, N
II. and ii. railroad that did not come In
for a raise of pay at the last increase
They are in hopes that the management
will remedy this unfalrness shortly.
Their work is important, exacting and
difficult, and they feel entitled TO better
pay.
Local No 80 OF the Stationary Engi-
neers met in Room s, Labor Temple, last
evening with James Carroll in the chair.
The usual routine business was finished.
there being two new members obligated
and three applications received and hand
ed In TO the committee. The local In
tends to have an open meeting as soon
as II can be arranged by the committee
having the matter in charge.
CIGARMAKERs.
Local No. 10 of the Cigarmakers held
another exciting meeting in No. hall,
Labor Temple, last evening. The har-
mony OF the evening was much disturbed
by too many attempting TO speak at
once. The usual routine business was
finished and at late hour the meeting
adjourned.
CARPENTERS MEET.
on Tuesday evening Local 81 Of the
Carpenters union met in the large hall,
Labor Temple. After the minutes of last
meeting had been fead and the usual
reports OF delegates 80 new members
were obligated and so applications re-
ceived and handed to the investigation
journed.
on Wednesday evening Local 1920 of
the Mil Men and Cabinet Workers met
in Room II, Labor Temple. and after the
usual routine business had been disposed
OF 40 new members were obligated and 10
applications received.
PAINTERS MEET.
Meeting of local 1876, Painters and Deco
rators' union was held last evening in La
Dor Temple with President Clayton In the
chair There was a good attendance. Rou-
tine business was first put through: then
the report OF the sick committee was read
showing but two members at present on
sick benefit fund. Nineteen candidates
were examined by investigating commit
tee, who reported favorably and they
were obligated. Business agent reports
matters as to conditions in the city as
very good and work plentiful. On the
good and welfare the members discussed
things in general pertaining to the craft
after which the meeting closed
STEAM ENGINEERS.
A well attended meeting OF the Steam
Engineers, local 100, was held last even
ing in the hall on Weybosset street. The