The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-13
The JEWELERS. FEAST.
The Banquet Last Evening at Gelb
& Norton's.
THE WORLDS FAIR DISCUSSED,
President Andrews Anxious to See Rhode
Island Jewellers Make a Good Exhibit
at the Columbian Exposition-ExeIcu-
tive Commissioner wyman Speaks.

A banquet under the auspices of the
New England Manufacturing jewelers.
Association was held in Gelb & Norton's
parlors last evening. Preceding the ban
quet a reception was held. After the
dainty edibles had been dispensed with n
short business meeting was held. Presi-
dent Joseph II. Tanning presided over
the meeting. He announced the subject
OF discussion, 1.-THE Worlds Fair" and
introduced as the first speaker, DIR. +. H.
Andrews, president of Brown University
and president of the Rhode Island Board
Managers of the Worlds Columbian Fix
position.
President Andrews, after a few pretac-
tory remarks said: 81, in common with
the other members of the commission in
this State, am anxious TO see Rhode Isl
and make good exhibit at this exposi-
tion. SO far as you manufacturing jew
elers are concerned there are several rea-
sons which / will give, which will, l hope,
inspire you TO make exhibits. In the first
place theere is the commercials motive. 1
believe that il will pay everone OF you
gentlemen, both in Rhode Island and over
the line in Massachusetts,, To exhibit your
goods at Chicago in the Worlds Fair.
Then there is the local motive. TX
New England is to count at all in ma
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industries. BY the exhibits from New
England we can call the attention OF the
country TO what New England is doing.
| want New England TO set forth its
brains, industries and power SO that the
world will remember 1T.
The next speaker was Col. John Z. wy
man, executive commissioner OF Rhode
Island. He said: "We have some of the
very largest concerns in the world in this
State. The Gorham Silver Manufactur-
ing Company, without a rival on the
globe, have announced that they will dis
play an exhibit worth from 100000 to
S5O0OOO. The American Screw. the larg-
est company of its kind in existence, will
make an elaborate exhibit of their pro-
ductions with their latest machinery
in the operation-some OF the most inge-
nious that the mind of man ever con-
ceived Of or executed. The Rhode Island
Locomotive Works and the Rhode Island
Horseshoe Company are also 10 be large
exhibitors. With your help and the help
of all the manufacturing industries of
Rhode Island we shall have an exhibition
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1898
that will make the heart of every Rhode
Islander glow with pride and joyful sat
isfaction at the exhibition from his own
Scate.
Ex-Mayor Charles Sydney Smith was
the next speaker. He spoke in favor of
the combinations as described by Col.
Wyman saying that separate exhibits by
manufacturers would be too expensive
and even then fair showing of stock
could not be made. So important an in.
dustry as the jewelers. should not be neg.
lected at the Worlds Fair and / will do
my share to help the movement along.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
speakers after which the meeting ad.
journed. During the evening interspers-
ing the speeches, music was furnished by
the Vendetta Banjo and Either Club.