The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-12
SAL 7 LAKE BEST
CONVENT CITY
0ptOmetrists in Closing Annual
Meeting Show Deep Appre-
citation of Hospitality.
BEAUTIFUL LOVING CUP
GIVEN LOCAL SOCIETY
Official Protest Made Against
Selling of Glasses by I'm
skilled Persons.

Ing the dav the appreciation hS lhe as
sociation OF the manner In WINCH 'he
Utnh association has cnter:a:ncd the CON
vention found expression l.. the presen-
tation OF beautiful silver loving cup. the
gift Of the national body TO tile Local
society This Is the frsl time such a
presentation has been ma1e at any Of
the conventions and 1t was made in rec
oSnition of the fact that never before
have the visitors TO a convention been so
roynlly taken care of.
The presentation was made at the
morning session by III. G Goodwin Of
Rochester, y Y. in a happy speech. in
which he not sparing of praise for
the Utah members. He said tha' IN,
Lake was such as TO be ever aratefuliy
remembered and he trusted that he peT
scnally would be able In she future To
return some Of the hospitality.
Hosts Show Appreciation
Responses were made bv II o. Jensen
of the convention committee OF the local
society and Frank j. Alexander Of Salt
Lake the newly elected first vice .presl-
dent OF the national body. Mr. Jensen
assured the delegates that SAT- l'aEc
members had. thorouGhly enjoyed inc
entertainments Of the visitors and would
treasure the beautiful loving cup as one
of the local socicty's most cherished pos
sessions.
Mr.. Alexander spoke along. the same
lines. expressing the sense Of the Local
men OF the ihoughtfulncss and Kindness
OF the visitors at the convention nat
ever OF success had attended the efforts
OF the Utah society I'm helping TO make
the convention a success he sa:o ooionged
equally 10 each and every ono OF the
Utah members and not alone to the en-
tertanment committee. Each member.
he said, had the success of the conVen,
tion at heart and had done all he could
To bring about happy M EatheTins; AZ .od
OF the Columbian Optical company. Salt
Lake, who was the other indetauEanle
mittHe, but his modesty had prompted
him To keep out of the way when wanted
To join In the specchmakinE. Mr Nc
I.eo6 has been one Of the committee who
has been working night md day TO at
tend TO the material comfort and pleasure
OF the visitors.
Cup Beautiful Souvenir.
The loving cup is fourteen, inches high
and of silver lined with gold. II bears
the inscription. Presented TO the Utah
State Association OF OPTICIANS by the
visiting delegates OF the a. o: A. and
their Ell! friends august S to u; l9la 81 T,,,,
society will be engraved on the reverse
SIDE Of the cup and It viii be kept with
the society's archives.
The local members Of the Utah So
ciety deserve all the credit given them
by the national association as well as
hard and faithfully. first 10 secure the
0,oeting here and later in arranging for
e2teriainmcnt No assistance OF any ma"
ture whatever was asked and the entire
cost was defrayed from their own pock-
cts. And all the time they boosted for
Utah and its METROPOLIS. That the con-
vcntion was such a decided success is
largely due to their efforts. and that the
hundreds OF visitors are leaving enthusi-
astically sounding the praises OF Zion Is
distinctly due TO their efforts II has
been long since Sal, Lake has had a
better or more effective advertise
than the successful issue OF tn!s national
convention,
High Praise for Salt Lake.
president Of the American Optical asso-
ciation, before leaving in the afternoon
for his horne at Berkeley. Cal. said that
the convention had been decidedly the
best the association had ever held. THE
great feature OF IL all is that we have
accomplished something. The results
from this meeting Will be greater than
ever before. We have not only revised
our constitution but we have done MANY
things which Will tend to the uplifting
OF our science. SteDs have been taken
TO protect the public and the association
is on record as condemnine and proyid-
Ing means TO stop not only robbery. but
physical welfare Of the public Among
other things we unhestatingly condemn
The manner in which concessions are
eyeglasses and 10 rob people in a man
ner that often times seriously leopardizes
the health Of those foolish enough to
fed persons"
The matter referred to by President
Schneider, took the form OF resolutions
and unanimously carried. Action will be
taken on 1t later so as 10 bring II well
beIore the governing board Of the COM
Ing Panama exposition, The resolution
reads;
Text of Resolution
Whereas The managers Of all inter
national exDositions held In the United
states have shown 4 desire To realize
AL possible financial RETURNS in order 10
meet the heavy expenses Involved and
nave granted for an enormous considcra-
ton the concession OF selling glasses
during such exposltion. ana.
Whereas the methods Of those obtain
ing such privileges In the past have al
ways been such rs To lave trail OF
people VINO attended these exposit!on
and have frequently inflicted permanent
. injuries upon them In addition to their
financial losses; and,
whereas. The legal practitioners OF on
tometry throughout the United States
hre inpelled with desrv OF doing good
and benehtlng the public; therefore. he II
Resolved. That we, the representatives
D.. of The American, Optical association In
Gonyention assemblcd . at Salt Lake City.
hereby protest against the granting OF
any such concession at the coming Pana :
cisco. CAL and urge all fan minded men
and women interested In the cause of
optometry to Join with US in petitioning
the directors Of the San Francisco expo
sition not 10 grant any such concession. :.
Other resolutions adopted yesterda y
thanked the press Of Salt Lake, the Com
mercial and Elks clubs. the l.. D. S
church. state and city officials and al
who helped to make the convention 4
success. Special notice was taken OF the
efforts OF Messrs. McGill. Syde and To-
paz. representatives OF the association
Journals. for their work in spreading tho
teachings Of the body. Another resolu
ton also indorsed San Francisco as the
meeting place for 1915,
Optometry Not Medicine.
That optometry liz not medicine formed
the text OF another series OF resolution.
correcting some erroneous impression.
which had been spread broadcast. Th'
resolutions also commended Columbii