The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-29
JEWELLERS TO GET
ROYAL GREETING
Eight Hundred Diamond Nler-
chants to Attend Convention
Next Week.
BIG DISPLAY AT JEFFERSON
Gems Worth Two Million Dol
lars Will Be Exhibited.
Social Features.

With an elaborate banquet at the
ly invited guests. with trolley and
auto tri.'s to numerous points of in
terest in the city. and with an eX-
cursion down the James on char
tered steamer. the social side of the
sixth annual convention of the Amer
lean National Jewellers Association
which takes place here next week. will
lack nothing in brilliancy, Plans are
complete for the entertainment of the
visitors from the moment they step
off the trains and steamers to the mo-
ment they leave for their homes.
Special hosts to the delegates will
be the Twenty-four Karat Club. an
association of the leading local jew
elers. 1t has engineered the whole
scheme of entertainment, and will,
through the medium OF its commit
tees. direct the various events ar
ranged for the diversion OF the visit
ors The special committee of the
Karat Club, which has taken active
charge of the arrangements, is COM
posed of W. Schwarzschild. chair
man; r. L. Winston and y. +. Jahnke.
Banquet TO Delegates
The most brilliant OF the social
events WI be the banquet to the dele
gates and their wives OH Wednesday
evening at the jefferson. Governor
Mann. Mayor Richardson and Prcsi-
dent Wood. of the Chamber of Com
merce. are all down for talks, and the
speech making will he followed by
sumptuous butfet luncheon and dane
ing. Admission to this and other
strictly social affairs will be by card
only.
Thursday afternoon the Twenty four
Karat Club will entertain the wives OF
the delegates and others with auto
mobile tours to points of interest in
the city and suburbs.
Friday is the day of the trip down
the James. and every jewelry store in
Richmond will close all day to enable
it's employees to participate in the big
outing. The steamer Brandon has
been chartered for this purpose, and
will leave the Old Dominion Wharf at
IL a NJ. for City Point, returning TO
Richmond at p. NJ. The Richmond
Blues Band will play and buffet
the steamer.
large Crowd Coming.
1t is estimated that from 500 to 500
delegate coming from every State In
the Union, will be present al the con-
vention. The association is an unusu-
ally strong one. and represents In the
financial standing of the men whc com
pose it's mcmbt rship untold millions
Addresses will begin Tuesday morning
and continue daily until the close OF
the meeting Friday They will be de-
livered by men whose reputation ex-
tends beyond the limits of the jewelry
trade. some OF them recognized the
country over as experts and scientists
OF the first rank. These addresses Will
be open to the public without charge.
Gems and Gold Galore.
A feature of the meeting will be the
display in the lobby of the Jefferson
OF jewelry and precious stones to the
value of more Than 100000. 1t Will
be the largest single display of high
grade jewelry ever brought south OF
the Mason and Dixon line. The eHhi-
bition will be on daily, and admission
will be free. II Will be in charge of
expert demonstrators and lecturers. who
will furnish all information that may
be desired. a New York firm Will have
on exhibit a complete diamond cutting
and polishing plant. in full operation.
Several of the large jeweiry manufac-
turers of the North and West have ar
ranged for the distribution among the
delegates and visitors of appropriate
souvenirs, suggestive of the jewelers.
arts and of the Richmond convention.
The Twenty-four Karat Club will issue
as favors to the men pocket magnify
ing glasses. bearing the inscription
Compliments OF Jewelers. 2i-K Club.
Richmond. 1911" The women will re-
ceive vanity cases similarly lettered,
and both Will be finished in blue and
white, the colors of the club.