The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-08
Banquet Of New England
jewelers. Association.
An Enthusiastic Gathering at
FalStaff Club.
A Satisfying Menu--Instructlve Ad-
dresses; Pleasant Entertainment.

a fine party and 1t well represented a very
large and important branch OF trade.
The winter assembly and banquet Of the
association is always looked forward
TO with a great deal of pleasure and 1t is
always a pleasanter time than ex-
pected. The manufacturers that sat
around the tables last night and discuss
ed a very fine dinner furnished by Caterer
Victor Gelb, appeared to be On good
terms with themselves ana their neigh
bors, and il seemed to be generally agreed
that a nation that could spare go much
money to invest In government paper had
not yet made up its mind to go out OF
business OF buying jewelry that was at
least six carat hne.
Some of those present Tad done not a
little to sdd TO the reputation OF Provi-
dence a. a commercial center and some
.ther had discovered the Altleboros and
made those Massachusetts, villages known
beyond the state line. There were many
bright savings at the banquet a couple OF
very instructive addresses, good banjo,
mandolin and quartet playing and some
good specialtles.
The music and specialties were furnish
ed by members Of he Falstaff Club. There
was a warmth about the welcome ex-
tended those who offered to instruct and
amuse the party that was very satisfac-
tory To the recipients OF 1t.
The following gentlemen were seated at
the tables; +. !. Marcy, John Burlington,
S. Il. Either, Il. ID. White, A. A. Bushee,
:. A, Bal! win, George I. Weston, yo'eph
h. Tanning, Dutee Wilcox, W. >. Locke,
Major r. :. Horton, II. l.. Carpenter,
W. W. Fisher, Major G.. W. Fl. Day OF
North Attleboro, Fred T.. Allen, Benia-
min Manchester, II. S. Remington, q.
I. Deveraux, I. A. Reynolds, James
Campbell, ". A. Burdick, W. }. Pearson,
Peter Lind, BENJAMIN b.. Manchester,
E.B. Hough, George Paker, f. p. Daugh-
aday, Thomas W. Lind, Walter Il. Frost,
David BeFnkof. William L. Ledder, b.
Billingheimer, 7. Carpenter, Herbert
Clarke, Thomas rockingham, John 7.
fsrnett, Alpine C%hri.hoIm, J. p. Bar
Frank 7. Pierce. Allan Pierce, J. +.
Carpenter of Ballingferd, Conn. +. A.
Chase, cashier Rhode Island National
Bank; +. h. Cummings, +. l. Carpenter.
Thomas ~.T; Arnold, John l. Phillips,
Howard Wilcox, +. A. Woodmansee,
berg, NJ. b. Nickerson, T.. B. Corey, +. b.
Reynolds, c. r.. Pardee, r. +. Parsons,
4. ii. Benham, W. A. Grimshaw, f.. A.
Ballou, +. G. Bliss. w. $. Hough, Jr.,
=. "; Young, n; NJ. shove, Walter
son, f. Do Pierce, A. II. Bliss, Ii. p.
Thompson, II. w. Miles. A. S. Cumerford,
Edwin n. Cook, Samuel Walton, w. n.
Otis, q. II. Niles, q. r Niven, William
Smith, Edwin Lowe, A. !. Clarke, Frank
II; Andrews, :; #. Inman, John Cum
citor A. A. Baker, Francis L. Bates. f..
Riley, +. I. Mills. +. A. Howard. Horace
A. Carpenter, +. G. Stillman of New
York. John W. Case, Charles Broome,
Oswald G. Clark, secretary. 9. III. Mathew
son, William ii. Mason, Edwin L. Ma
thewson and Judge Joseph 8. q. Cobb.
After something over an o had been
devoted TO dining, President Joseph n.
Tanning raped for order and said, after
paying an affectionate tribute to the dead:
1--WE meet tonight for the living; we
leave the dead; we have done all we could
for them. It is gatherings like these
thst make the breaks in life; they make
us feel young, for we meet agsin after
some time. We feel the cordially Of the
handshake. We meet here the young men
who are soon TO take our places, and per-
haps to fill them better than we have
done Mr.. Tanning then said he had
been warned not to speak OF 'trade
abuses but the warning was an unneces-
sary one, as there were no abuses OF the
trade now, for purchasers only took goods
for a year and returned them as consigned
when they did not sell them or else sol
Y dha htPN tAt OAA = us w
what you were going to DO about 1t.
George +. Weston, principal OF the man
ual training school, was introduced a
the first speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Weston, after returning his thanks
for the pleasant reception he received,
gave an Interesting account OF the work
of the school under his charge introduce
ing very fetching descriptions of the old
school system. He said that in the man
ual school no.attempt was m'de to teach a
trade, 'for il we were to teach q trade,
what one would ii bey Perhaps you
would say the jewelers., for that is the
only trade worthy of man; If we were to
teach politics, what party principles
would we teach? or what religious creed
IL we were to teach religion You see we
would meet the same difficulties in the
selection OF a trade. All we can do Is to
gives general idea of trades; to give a
boy a grand ~eye-opener. The system
taught by us educates the boy roundly;
his eye as well as his hapd.n Mr.. Weston
dwelt in a very practical way on the work
of the school in the different and essential
things needed to thoroughly educate a
person. The importance Of drawing and
the aesthetic side VI trace were dwelt
upon by him.
The SIP aker spoke OF the thought work
that the boy was obliged to indulge i'm
this school, which was ofttimes very
difficult but very Instructive.
AZ kS VI NiIs htNllH were uGIkN-
ereo in a very pleasing manner N were
well received.
President Tanning paid high tribute
TO the work OF the Scnool OF Design previ-
ons to the Introduction OF Warmer $.
Lock, principal Of that institution, dwell
ing on the greot importance of the work
Of this school o the jewelers. trade.
MIR. Locke said that he v ould leave his
scfool behind for a minute or two and
that he had given some attention Go hunt
ing no stat etics and found that the FIRST
jewe er that went into the manufacture
ing bu siness here did so about 80 years
ago, and that now there were over 225
manufactured who made about as, 100, 001
worth OF goods a year.
Turning his fttention 10 the particulars
OF the trade, he deelt on the importance
OF good work and the necessity of nigh
standa ds, claiming thpt the buyers
could he educated TO taking n higher
gra Q OF goods. "Send OUT said TIE
speaker, with your next order of goods,
even n your goods are Of the cheaper
Kidd, sumo hat will show your IDEAS.
y { into these ,ou- test work, and make
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