The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-14

in session
jewelers. Ended Session Yester-
day Evening
TO GRAND FORKS In 1918
FEATURE or THE OPENING sEs-
SION OF THE OPTICIANS CON-
vENTloN WAS SPLENDID Ap-
DRESS BY PROF. HENRY LIZ
DAHM OF THE STATE U.

DRESS BY PROF, HENRY LE-
DAHM OF THE STATE U.
The annual convention of the North
Dakota State Optical society began its
session at the commercial club rooms
in this city this morning with an at
tendance of about fifty members,
many of them being members OF the
jewelers. state convention who are
also members of the other The fol-
lowing is list of the officers who are
present:
President-H. Q. sheldon, Grand
Forks.
vice President-D. d. Sullivan, Far
go.
Secretary-S. st. John, Lakota.
Treasurer-W. r, Blakeley, Grafton.
The minutes of the last session were
read and approved as was the report
of the secretary, which was followed
by that of the treasurer.
President Sheldon then appointed
the following committees:
ResolutionsTho Thomas Porte, Grand
Forks: r. B. Merritt, Fargo, and A. J..
Tellner, jamestown.
Auditing George K. Munro, Grand
Forks; H. Knudsvig, REYNOLDS; Louis
Hanson, Devils Lake.
Legisiation-D. d. Sullivan, Fargo;
r. B. Newton, Fargo; A. o. Void,
Langdon,
Reconn,end ationssJs as. Peterson,
Leeds: S. K. Munro. Grand Forks, and
w. H. Wagner, Aneta
A Fine Address.
Prof. Henry L. DeDahm of the state
university at Grand Forks, delivered
the principal address of the morn
1T
Human Equation in Optics. 1t was a
mastery address and was free from
technicalites.
Professor LaDahm took the position
that the work or profession Of the del
egates who made up this convention
was scientific and that while jewelry
was matter of taste, the glasses had
a commercial valuation in themselves,
that they were more valuable than
diamonds or jewelry.
He said that the delegates were pro-
fessional men, and that next to the
study OF medicine the study OF the
eyes was the most important, and that
the work OF fitting glasses was just
as important as the study of the dis
eases of the eye. He believed that the
time is coming when the optician will
be arrested for malpractice just as
the physician and surgeon can be. He
said that each state each year was
growing more and more persistent in
the effort to improve the condition Of
the optician so as to insure the peo-
pie against frauds. Professor Lee
Dahm was given great applause at
the close Of his address.
Addresses BY Experts.
The other address Of the morning
session was made by A. F. Williams,
superintendent Of the optical depart
ment Of Sischo & Beard Of St. Paul.
His address was purely Of the tech
nical type and he had with him a
number of different kinds of spectacle
frames and lenses which he used in
illustrating the different kinds of
frames and bows and his remarks
were most interesting to the delegates.
There will be several other addresses
given at this afternoons meeting aft
er which the body will elect officers and
select a place Of meeting for the COM
Jewellers End Session.
Late yesterday afternoon the jewel
| ers closed their annual session with
the selection of Grand Forks as the
place to hold the meeting next year
and the election Of the following Off
President-A. G. Tellner, James
town.
First Vice PRESIDENT. 9. Johnson
Rugby.
Second vice President--J. 3. Peder-
son, Leeds.
Forks
treasurer H. Reighert. Minot
Delegate to National Conventional
o. Sheldon, Grand Forks.
Banquet Last Evening.
-.
of the jewelers. sessions was an eiab-
crate banquet at the commercial club
last evening. Mayor w. ID. Sweet acted
as toastmaster in his usual happy and
witty way.
The speakers were ]. p. Hardy, who
was introduced by Mr.. Sweet as the
man who had cast him (Mr. Sweet
completely In the shade az the chief
windjamner of the commercial club
Col John l., Shepherd of the keystone
Watch Case Co, Of New York; H s
clausin Of Minneapolis. Prof. Henry
IIaDahnn of the North Dakota univer.
sity, and Col. Chas Higginbothan ol
South Bend, Ind.
| Colonel Shepherd is perhaps the best
| known jewelry man In the United
States. He is sort OF free lance who
/ spends his time visiting conventions
i and he has one Of the strongest perso.
nalities in the country. He gave ths
1 North Dakota jewelers. some spiendis
! fatherIy advice, telling them that M
state in the union showed better op.
| portunities than North Dakota.
Yesterday the jewelers. passed tn,
! following resolutions:
Resolutions.
4 We, the jewelers. Of the North Dal
i kota Retail jewelers. association, ii
II ~ i r,r,ez zseaaYnhlad heTaf1v q dnp
the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Commercial club, Pres
4 ident Worst Of the Agricultural col
i lege. and local jewelers. OF Fargo havl
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