The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-01
JEWELERS. CONVENTION
CONNECTICUT JEWELERS. AND OF.
IIOIANS' ASSOCIATION.

Semi-Annual Meeting Held Yesterday
Various Important Matters to the Trade
and the Public Observation-Disclosures
Passed and Committees Appointed.
The Connecticut jewelers. and Opti-
clans association held it's semi-annual
meeting at Hills homestead, West Ha-
ven, yesterday. There was goot at
tendance, General George H. Ford,
president of the association, presidd,
Much business Of Importance to the
trade was transacted during the busi-
ness session. The meeting began at
| 80 a. m. and lasted until 2:30 p. m.
Among the matters upon which action
was taken was the following;
| A resolution was adopted heartily rat
| flying and endorsing the work done by
Mr. Newton Dexter in reference to the
enforcement of the sterling silver law
in New York state and HIS persistent
and earnest work which resulted in the
indictment of several New York depart
ment store dealers charged with selling
imitation silver goods which were
stamped as sterling.
| At 2:30 p. m. the assembly sat down
| W du feACGlISAl SlOlC at tiiNF
homestead, the social time accompany
ing resulting in much better acquaint-
ance between the members from distant
parts of the state. After the dinner
resolutions offered by Mr.. Newton DeX
ter of New York were adopted. One
was for the appointment of a commit
tee of five to confer with manufactur-
ers of gold and silver goods with ref
erence to obtaining effective national
| legislation requiring stamping of goods
of gold and silver in order that their
true value may be designated and fraud
and imposition upon the public prevent
ed; and that the resolution further urg-
| ing the matter upon the attention of
Connecticut's representative in con-
gress.
| Another resolution was adopted, Of
fered by Mr. Dexter, strongly COM
mending the action of the F. Kroeber
Clock company or manufacturing a
strictly first-class clock, the same to be
for sale by the jewelry trade, solely and
exclusively.
Remarks were made at the meeting
by General Ford of this city, Major c.
H. SAGE of Hartford, Newton Dexter
and others.
Among those present at the meeting
were General Ford, Major Case, Mr..
Hausel of Hausel, Sloan & Co. Of Hart
ford. Samuel H. Kirby of this city, Mr..
Wells of Wells & Gunde of this city,
lCaptain Breckbrill of Breckbrill & Ben
edict of Bridgeport, Mr.. Parker of Par
ker & Davis of Bridgeport, Mr.. Bryant
of Ryder, Bryant & Co. of Danbury, Mr..
IJ. Fl. G. Durant of this city. Charles
Katsch of this city, Mr.. Chatfield of the
lChatfield company of Waterbury, Mr..
lUpson of the Upson Jewelry company OF
Waterbury, Mr.. Austin of Norwalk, Mr..
lTibbals of the George Fl. Ford & Co. of
this city, all members of the associa-
ton. and Mr.. Newton Dexter of New
York, also Mr. Harry w. Frolichstein of
lNew York, representing Henry Froellch
& Co., manufacturing jewelers. Of New
York, who was introduced by Mr..
Katsch of this city.
At the meeting also the false stamp
ing of silver-plated ware was discussed
land a committee was appointed to con-
lfer with reliable manufacturers of sill
lver-plated ware with view to securing
Legislation that will prevent irresponsi-
Bile manufacturers Of common silver
plated ware. which in many cases has
but the thinnest coating Of silver from
stamping such inferior goods Is quad
ruple-plated ware. 1t was stated that a
vast quantity of very cheap silver-plat-
ed ware is in the market, which is thus
falsely stamped, and these goods are
and have been for years palmed off for
good upon the public.