The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-28
TroCadero Filled With Jewellers
and SiIversmiths Last Evening.
Some DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Judge SWestIand Acted as POSTMASTER and
Addresses Were Made BY Governor
Garvin and Others.

The New England Manufacturing Jew
elers' and Silversmiths association held
it's annual winter banquet at the Troca-
dero last evening. the occasion being the
most successful event I'm the history or
the associat ton. More than $50 membeTb
and invited guests were present and at
ter discussing a splendid dinner by Dairy
and Anthony and being regaled by choice
music by Clarke's Providence orchestra
listened 10 a number or very interesting
speeches.
Governor Garvin was the FIRST speaker
and was followed by Maj. IL. l.; Piper OF
the Life Saving service, Hon. Lafayette
G.. Blair OF Boston, George A. Littlefeld
OF Providence and Edward @. Buckland.
prelude TO the dinner. the parlors being
the scene of numerous renewals OF ac-
quaintance and old friendships
President Frank Il. Pearce In introduc-
In gthe toastmaster OF the evening took
the opportunity 10 thank the association
for the honor OF being four times elected
its president. and stated that he would
decline to again be a candidate.
Judge Sweetland spoke OF the honor
conferred upon him by being asked 10
OF men, and congratulated the association
on Its prosperity and the great influence
II had In the business life OF the city
Governor Garvin's speech was 'srhe
State OF Rhode Island and Its Relation
to the Jewelry Industry" The governor
spoke briefly. saying that in point of num-
bers of the different firms and establish
ments OF the state She industry was the
largest In the state and second only to
the textile industry In Importance.
You sell TO the great middle class" he
said, (which buys your products IL the
times are good. Yours is a business which
depends on prosperity. and when times
are hard you suffer more than your JUST
proportion. Immediately preceding hard
times there Is always period of specu-
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ways in land. Now how are we going
10 prevent this? / say take the taxes
OF, OF personal property and put them on
This will largely prevent speculation
and In great measure put a stop to
business depression.
F.. Major Horace l.. Piper. assistant gener-
al superintendent OF the United States
Life-Saving service, was the next speak
er, and gave an eloquent description OF
this branch of the governments activity.
T.e told In detail OF the establishment
or the service and OF some OF the heroic
deeds OF Efe savers.
The next speaker was Hon. Lafayette
q. Blair of Boston. Mr.. Blair spoke
humorously. and interspersed his remarks
with funny stories. There Is little dan
ger Of Rhode Island drifting on the rocks.
he said, because IT was anchored TO 4
Democratic governor and a Republican
was looking out for the cables.
Edward q. Bucpand spoke briefly and
urged capitalists and working men to see
TO IL that each was protected from COM
binations and monopolies.
Hon George A Littlefeld answered TO
the toast President Roosevelt" and
spoke enthusiastically OF the president
What is he does show little boyish-
ness now and then,' he said. What
does II matter whether he goes riding
or has q boxing match with one OF his
friends. He is always present In a great
emergency and he rises to the occasion
every time"
Letters OF regret were read from Gem
eral Charles r. Brayton and Mayor Mil
Ter. both of whom were prevented from
being present from illness