Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-22
JEWELLERS HERE IN AUGUST
Program Announced for Convention
August 2 to 8, Inclusive.
WILL VISIT DEN FIRST NIGHT
senator Burkett, senator Gore of
Oklahoma and Governor shalIen-
berger Among the Speak
ers mt Big Dinner.

A program containing detailed plans and
information has just been Issued for the
fourth annual convention OF the American
National Retail jewelers. association to be
held in oman August 2 to 6, inclusive.
For the opening event of the convention
the program announces jewelers. night
at the Ak-Sar-Ben den for Monday,
August 2. This same evening the visiting
women will be entertained by . ladies
auxiliary committee of Omaha.
The Rome hotel will be the headquarters
OF the delegates to the meeting and here
on Wednesday evening a banquet to the
delegates and their wives will be rendered.
Senator E. J. Burkett will preside as
toastmaster. Governor A. c. Shallenberger.
Senator Gore OF Oklahoma, and Rev. F. l..
Loveland of this city will respond to toasts.
Jo Barton and quartet will furnish music.
II Is planned to make Wednesday,
August 4, the big day of the convention.
This will be known as Manufacturers
and Jobbers' Day and special attention
will be given to the retail merchants of
Nebraska and Iowa who attend the con-
vention. Several addresses by prominent
Jewellers will be delivered on this lay.
1t is expected that a large crowd OF re-
tail jewellers will come TO Omaha from
Nebraska points for the convention,
as a rate of IL cents each way
has been secured from the railroads. This
is likely TO lead many smaller merchants
to decide to make the trip to Omaha.
nds Wares Exhibited.
At the Rome the local committee of
jewellers has secured the use OF the big
cafe room and will have a public display
there. On Thursday night all the wares
will be exhibited and an invitation "a
citizens Of Omaha to visit the display will
be extended.
Several plans have been made for enter
tanning the visitors and showing them
around the city. Each day they will spend
several hours in visiting points Of interest
in and near the city, At the close OF the
convention Friday evening the Travelling
Mems Equality club will entertain the
guests, Later in the evening the jewelers.
Organization OF Ku-Ku will establish q
nest of their famous society in the conven
ton hall and will give a vaudeville en-.
tertainment for the men.
The Omaha jewelers. club is in charge Of
the arrangements OF the convention
President T. L. Combs has just returned
from a trip to the east where he conferred
with members Of the national association
relative to the convention.
"The eastern men are enthusiastic abou
the convention" said Mr.. Combs, "ant
they declare we will have the most sue
oessful gathering in the history OF thu
association. There viii be more delegates
here than attended any OF the other meet
ings and there will be more interest takeI
In this meeting.
Every place 1 went back east they wer,
boosting for Omaha and the convention
Three Seek Presidency.
There are three candidates for presiden
OF the association this year. ]. p. Archl
bald OF Blairsville, Pa, who is now holding
the position OF president is q candidat,
for reelection. Vice President A. f. Pae
gel OF Minneapolis and Joseph Maze o
MeAllister. okl.. are also seeking the hes,
office.
The following Omaha men are assisting
President Combs in arranging for the con
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