The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-25
JEWEL DISPLAY
FOR CONVENTION
Speakers Will Also Tell About
Wonderful Diamonds and
Fine Gold.

Beginning, week from this morn
ing. the American National Retail Jew
elers' Association will be in session for
four days at the Jefferson Hotel. Pres
ident Steele f. Roberts has issued a
letter to the members saying that this,
the sixth annual convention, doubtless
Will be the most successful in the his
tory of the organization. Many of the
foremost leaders and experts in the
manufacturing. wholesale and retail
jewelry trade will be present, and the
addresses will cover a great diversity
OF interesting subjects
The objects of the association, which
Will be discussed at the convention.
are In part as follows: To establish a
code of business ethics, a gold and sill
Yer stamping law in each State. a ma
tional and State law against fraudu-
lent advertising, criminal prosecution
of diamond and jewelry smugglers.
reduction of express rates. abolition of
the retail jobber, fixed ratio Of profit on
sterling silver and gold jewelry. to
correct abuses OF mail order and de-
partment store competition, complete
selling prices on high-grade American
watches. fixed selling prices on Amer
lcan movements and cases. State laws
allowing articles left for repairs TO be
|, sold at the expiration of one year.
mutual information bureau in each
city for protection against shoplifting
elimination of price cutting, auction
and fake sales, cooperation OF manu-
facturers and wholesalers in trade in
terests. increased circulation of trade
journals. organization OF jewelers.
clubs in every city and town. advocat-
ing modern business methods and store
Keeping. to aid and protect every in
tereSt of the retail jeweler
Many Things on Program.
The principal officers OF the conven-
ton are expected to reach here next
Monday night when a reception will be
rendered them at the jefferson Hotel
by the Twen'tyfou Carat Club and
the Chamber of Commerce.
The convention will be called to or
der the following morning at 10 o'clock
DR.. James y. Fair will offer the inyo-
cation, and addresses of welcome will
be made by Mayor D. c. Richardson
and Business Manager Dabney. of the
chamber of Commerce. The response
on behalf of the association will be
delivered by First Vice President T. L.
Combs. of Omaha
Then the convention will go into
regular business. taking up the report
OF National Secretary Claude Wheeler,
OF Columbia, Mo-, and hearing the adj
dress OF President Roberts. At noon
committees will be announced, and the
convention will adjourn ten minutes
later for lunch.
In the Afternoon the report of the
committee on credentials will be read
and the following speeches made:
Publicity and Personality" Claude
Range. Trenton. Mo-; The Jewcler as
a Citizen" Charles T. Evans, Utica. n
y. The Yellow Streak" Ernest NJ.
Lunt. Chicago; The Obligation of Or
portunity." ]. p. Archibald. Pennsyl-
vania; hotpoint Salesmanship," w. +.
Herndon. Nebraska: Diamond Fields of
South Africa" J. r. Wood !, lecture bv
Leon De Machy. assistant manager of
the Dutiot Mines. South Africa That
night there will be public display of
diamonds and jewelry.
Talk on Diamond King.
Wednesdays session. for the fore
noon, Will be taken up with the follow
Ing addresses: Ideas and Ideals"
Frank II. Robertson. Oklahoma; THE
silver Age" C. H. Tibbets, Meriden.
Conn; The Jobber's Viewpoint" George
H. Edwards. Kansas City; Goldsmith
ana Jeweler." J. H. Whitening. Chicago:
The Retailer From the Manufacturers
Standpoint" George H. Holmes. Prov
idence; The jewelers. Security Ali
ance.' James H. Noyes. New York:
fraternal greetings from the Pacific
Coast Gold and Silversmiths' Associa-
ton.
The afternoon session will begin with
an executive session. open only to mem
herS. 1t will he followed by short adj
dresses and lecture on Barney Bar
nato by Leon De Machy.' The Cham
her of Commerce reception and ball
will be held in the auditorium that
night
addresses will be continued Thurs
DAY morning as follows: Selling Power
OF Good Display" William Hollwer
New York. IAN Efficient Watch Re-
pairing Department." George D. Par
sons Washington; THE Retail Jewel
er's Advertising" Robert n. Nattan,
New York; store Service" T. H Craig.
Illinois; My Acquaintance With the
Retail Jeweler." Ira D. Garman, Penn
sylvania; store Organization-sellin
Expense and PROFIT" B. T. Coffin. New
YORK; Reciprocity Among Jewelers."
Colonel John l. Sheppard. New York.
In the afternoon reports of commit
tees Will be heard, the place of the next
annual meeting selected, and officers
elected. The presidents banner viii
'be presented to the State showing the
largest gain in membership. That eve
ming there will be n musicale and in
specticn of special displays in the eX
hibi.ion rooms.
There Will he a short business meet
ing or the last day of the convention.
and the members will take the boat for
their river trip az guests OF the Twen-
ty-four Carat Club. They Will return
10 the hotel by o'clock