The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-02
HUNDREDS VISIT
JEWEL EXHIBIT
Most Costly Collection OF
Rare Gems Shown at
the Jefferson
JEWELLERS ENJOY
OPENING SESSION
Musicale Follows Meetings of
American National Retail
Jewellers Associa-
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2: 4o--~Address Ideas and Ideas
Frank II. Robertson. tx President ok
lahoma Retail jewelers. Association.
10. o0--Address; THE silver Age" {.
II. Tiebets, Meriden. Conn. Ntce-PTes-
ident International Silver Company.
10: 3a~Address THE Jobber's View
point" George ii. Edwards Kansas
City. President, National Wholesale
jewelers. Association
10. an-~Address; The Goldsmith and
Jeveler." J. IL. Whitening. Chicago. ILL.,.
President. j. Whitening Company.
IL 2o-Address "The Retailer. from
the Manufacturer Standpoint Geo.
III. Holmes, Providence, President, New
England jewelers. and Silversmiths'
Association.
II 45-Address The jewelers. Sc
curity Alliance Jas n. Noyes, aec-
Rotary. New York
L.: 16The Pacific Coast Gold and
Eilversmiths E'raternal
Greeting Ivy Delegate.
II 29~-Aunounceinents Adjournment
for lunch.
1:se--Cail to order and announce
ments.
1.4e-Executivs Session for Retail
jewelers. only: 7. l.. Combs, Oma ha,
Vice President presiding. Ten Vital
subjects for discussion. Every mem
Der invited to participate.
30a~-Iauestion box--conducted by n
Nelson. Harlan, Iowa, Eek President
lows Retail jewelers. Association
&;oo-Open Sessions OF Convention
resumed.
4;la-Address 'Fxernal Pleasures
Of Jeweler." August Loeb. Pittsburgh.
Pa.
39-~Address Diamond Mines in
Operation" J. r. Wood e. Sons. Drill
ing. astirg. Crushing lantern slides
ard moving pictures
Lecture by Leon DE Machv ON Bar
ney Barnato--Capetown. etc
s0o-Reception and ball in auditor
tiifn. rendered by the municipality OF
Richmond, under the auspices OF the
Chamber Of Commerce
More than four hundred jewelers.
from nearly every section of North
America assent led In the auditorium
OF the Jefferson hotel yesterday morn
Ing lent enough enthusiasm and gave
sufncient impetus to the opening ses-
sion OF the sixth annual convention
of the American National Retail
jewellers Association To carry Ii
through the four DAYS meeting To
the termination of the most success
ful convention in the history of tho
organization.
Preliminary speeches and responses,
interH1ingked with outbursts OF en-
thusiastfc applause. the interchange
OF compliments. praise OF Richmond
and the association in general as we'll
as several OF Its members in particular
marked the beginning of the initial
gathering, but before adjournment for
luncheon, the jewellers had settled
into the business routine or the an
nuai session and were busiiy dis-
posing OF business when President
Steele F. Roberts said II was time
to dine.
Rsassem bling after luncheon the
jewelers. listened to a series of ad-
dresses depicting various phases of
their trade, telling of difficulties en-
eountered and the methods used to
overcome obstacles and then adjourn
ed for the day. filing from the audi
torium to various parts OF the big
hosiery and scattering out through
the city on self conducted sight seeing
tours or pleasure taunts.
After the dinner hous the jewelers.
esnSTegafed In the aas1sys rerlors and
various exhibition rooms and at .
o'clock gathered In the foyer 10 en-
JOY a musicale. The day was en-
ttrels \ aaN st huaisssss-, bat the eYeG--
ing was given over to pleasure and
the Jewellers were not at all backward
Ina awaiting themselves of the oppor-
tunity to enjoy pleasant time.
VISITORS ]~t>e Exhibit.
Visitors in scores were at the hotel
throughout the dny. but the largest
crowds throngeS the hotel IN the
evening coming primarily to see the
rare exhibitions Of costly gems and
lewelrY. Much interest vas shown
in the exhibition Of diamond cutting
and polishing and the visitors lineer-
ed until late hour. wandering
through the various show roofns ana
fessting their eHes ON the most gor-
geous display or silver, cut glass,
Jewels watches clocks and other pro-
ducts OF the jewelers. art ever seen
in this city,
One Of the most. Interesting hgur es
In the visitors WAS Colonel RI. Mich
oias. of the French army, who was
In charge Of the squad OF infantry
which Invested Captain preyfuss. the
famous alleged traitor. when the man
vas before the eyes OF the whole civ
s9ized world. Colonel Nicholas .Was
then a captain. bot he has been pro-
NOTED since the Dreyfuss trial. Colo
mel Nicholas is In charge OF the ex-
hibit Of the r.. Wallace a Sons Man
Mfacing Com pany, OF Wallngford
Conn. Despite his commercial &C
tsvity he gives two months each year
10 active service in the army OF
France. Dreyfuss Is now in charge
of vast estate in Geneva, Switzer
land.
J. Augustine Smith, sales manager
of the South Bend Watch Company
entertained scores OF visitors through.
cat the evening, explaining Nvera
remarkable exhibitions in the com
panys show rooms. He showed
twelve gold watches which passeC
through the San Francisco fire and
earthquake and are still running. AT
ter the fire the springs In the time
pieces were replaced, as the heat has
taken the temper out of the ok
springg but the watches were no
otherwise repaired. The color of thu
steel works and other indication
show that the watches were heated
almost TO the point OF melting durini
the IRE.
Mr.. Smith also explained the work
ings OF n water clock used 200 r. G,
and revealed the mysteries of a Chi
nese clock, which was constructed
from description furnished by IN
Congressional Library and pronounced
4 perfect reproduction Of the Chimes
timepiece by natives ~ the empire
Mr. Smith did not attempt an expla
nation OF THE Clock Of Mystery
which keeps perfect time through
mechanism which baffies sil but ex
perts.
Mr. Smith showed infnitesima
aere~s almost invisible 10 the make
eye. used In watch construction. .
little more than 10000 OF these tin
speeks called screws weigh on
pound He showed hair strings whicl
nrn 60 light that ~ .o2l Of them weigh