The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-23
detrimental practice, therefore be

Resolved, That all legitimate jewel
ers refrain from this practice.
Resolved. That the thanks of this
association be and is hereby rendered
70 the several members of our craft
for their able addresses and discours-
eS OF Importance and interest to Il
association, hat we commend the ac.
ton OF International association during
the present year.
Resolved, That We express our
worthy National President, Mr.. Archi-
bald. our deepest appreciation for com
Ing so far TO attend our convention
and for the able addresses and valu-
able help he has given us in so many
ways and We pledge to him our hearty
support in his association work.
Resolved. That we favor and desire
a fixed selling price of watches, made
IN movement and cases separately.
Convention then adjourned.
The annual banquet was held at
the G.. A r. hall on Tuesday evening,
al which a number of very good talks
were given, and We are sorry that ow-
ing to the lack of space we are I'M
able TO reproduce them all. One of
the best efforts of the evening was the
talk by the national president, j. p.
Archibald, which contains so much of
Interest to Brookings people that we
print it in full:
A president OF the National Retail
Jewellers association, | extend greet
lngs 10 YOU people. | hold in very
high esteem this western state of
South Dakota. Since coming into your
city this morning ! have made a few
inquiries and they have been respond
ed to in a very pleasant way. | am
very proud that the city of B~rookings
has such a noted public school sys-
TEN and college. 1t was my good for
tune to be a college man, and one of
the principal things to which | give
my attention is the public schools of
my state, and | believe that everyone
who has charge of children should see
that they get a college education. 1t
is important that they should receive
a college education and you have adj
Nantages in this city hat we do not
have even in our great eastern states.
am Enry nrnnI thnt thsn a;t,, l..
known as the city of churches. | be-
lieye in churches and that everyone
should be a member of some church.
II is your duty. 1t is an obligation up
on yourself hat you should be a mem
Der. and not only a member but a
worker in your church. Again | am
glad that | am in ~Brookings, South
Dakota. because they tell me that this
is a local option town, almost a local
that il has no saloons. Not to have
their children contaminated with the
evil influences of the saloon. avn
glad to be present in this city where
you have many politicians, because ]
believe the retail Jeweler should be IN
terested in politics just to the same
extent that he is interested il his
home church or his home school.
would not give a cent for a III who
would not give any attention to poll
tics, and | think hat the Jeweler OF
the business man makes a great mis
take when he says he has no business
in politics, and ! say every man has a
business in politics. | am very glad
also to have it said here that you
have so many good one in the city
of B~rookings, and having been enter
tanned in the homes of your jewelers.
find that you have good women, beau
tiful women. Take into your conf
denCe your wife, or your sweetheart
and | van to impress upon you thai
YOU make your wife your confidant il
your business matters, in all matters
:, Psychology teaches that a woman's
. judgment is better than a mans. Their
too, the arrangement of the goods j!
SO much better where the wife helps
20 arrange the store, and | want t
. impress it upon you gentlemen, tina
f il is important that you take you
wife into your confidence in ali mat
ters.
! We are safe from c%annibalism b,
the good influence of our wives, on
3weethearts, sisters and mothers
There is not one of us whose mother
are living, but remember the beauti
full lessons they have taught us. TIL
last thing that | did before s"tartin;
was TO telephone to my old mothe
that ! was going to South Dakota, ant
she said Johnnie be careful hat 20,
don't get hurt She is hoping an
praying that | return home safe.
Now if | have time | would lik,