The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-07

CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL DINNER

The Conservative Club of Rhode Island
held it's third annual dinner last evening
at the Narragansett hotel. One of the
most interesting features of the evening
was an address by Henry d. Sharpe in
which he described the evolution of the
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing COM
pany.
Mayor Mccarthy read paper on
Banking"
A business meeting was held before the
dinner 1t was proposed to establish a
permanent home for the organization and
to extend its scope.
A committee will be appointed to con-
slider the matter and will report at the
next meeting.
The executive committee was empower
ed TO invite i'm the name of the club as
many guests for each banquet as might
be deemed advisable. The meeting was
then adjourned and the company went
to the dinner. those present being: Pres
ident Howard knight. Vice President III.
Baker Andrews. Secretary stephen Il.
Ames. Treasurer William +. Maynard.
Henry ID. Sharpe, Mayor L. j. McCar-
thy, Rev. T.. S. Rousmaniere, ID. D.; Ar
thur III. Carr Ralph Leete Foster, How
ard Dexter Wilcox. Everett s. Hartwell.
Col Irving o. Hunt Col Harvey A. Ba-
ker. Robert l., Knight Dexter Il. knight.
Frank sheldon. Howard T. Ray. DIR. Mel
vile N Otis Harold Cook, c.. c. Reming-
ton Charles S. Alden. Edwin Coleman,
i. l.. Il. Bauer. Stanley A. Berry, Fred
crick w. Aldred. Samuel Brown. Fred
erick Winshp. Samuel w. Remington
and William III. Sykes
Mr.. Sharpe said: "The Brown e. Sharpe
Manufacturing company was founded
upon the watch and clock making indus
try. David Brown. the father or Joseph
r. Brown. was a jeweler by trade. He
learned that trade in the early part of
the last century in small store here.
where. I'm addition TO general jewelry
business, clock and watch making was
conducted. In 1888 the firm of David
Brown a. Son was formed. IL hsd a little
shop on South Main street. and here ths
business was conducted until the period
OF the Dorr war. when the father went
West. Joseph continuing the business. In
1SlS my grandfather entered Mr.. Browns
employ to learn the clock making busi-
ness as we'll as other things connected
with the business of the store. serving
two years OF apprenticeship and then
working three years as a journeyman.
March I. 1853. the firm OF j. r.. Brown &
Sharpe was formed. with shop at ilo
South Main street This was 80 by 20
feet and the entire working force was
II men.
"Mr. Brown spent n good deal of his
time in pondering over mechanical and
mathematical propositions Mr.. Sharpe
took more TO the business side than his
partner paying strict attention TO those
details which would be productive OF order
and system The firm was then making
jewelers. tools. watch-clocks and United
States standard rules"
Mr.. Sharpe then went on To describe
the gradual growth OF the great manu-
featuring company and its final evolution
TO the present corporation. tho Brown &
Sharpe Manufacturing company
Mayor Mccarthy was next introduced
and read n paper on the method OF pro-
cedure In a modern bank. The paper was
prepared for the mayor by Edward -.
Metcalf for the mayor 10 prepare an ad-
dress from. The mayor. however, said
that the paper was so good that he would
read 70 without change.
The dinner was arranged for by the ex-
ecutive committee OF the club. compris-
ing III. II. Wilcox chairman: Irving q.
Hunt. Ralph l.. Foster and the president,
vice president, treasurer and secretary
cx-officio.