The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-14
CONVENTION OF
OPTOMETRISTS
Annual Meeting to Be Held In
Sumter Monday and Tues
day April 18th
and 18th

About 12a- of the leading optomet-
rists, and opticians of South Carolina
and some from other States will as
Senioie in convention in Sumter on
{ April 18th and / 3th. The rooms of
the Sumter County Chs mhcr of Com
l.aerce have been turned over to these
professional men and women. with the
exception Of the secretary's private Of
Gce. and yesterday the elevator was
! busy in the City National Bank build
jnG carrying ID q great many large,
middle sized and smaller crates. boxes
and bundles Of different kinds Of op-
! teal machines and other paraphar-
nalia connected with the big demon
strations of the convention. This will
be the thirteenth annual convention Of
The South Carolina Optical AsSocia-
s;on.
The local host and hostess, Mr.. ID.
l. Williams Mr.. G. C. Cooper, Mr..
w. D. Jackson and Miss. Hannah.
Kristianson nave arranged a social
entertainment program Of special in
terest and pleasure. consisting of buf-
fet lunch at p. n., at the Chamber
of Commerce. and 81 banquet at 9:4o
on Monday evening. while the second
days work of the convention will be
relieved by n barbecue at Pocallo
Springs at noon time.
Officers Of the South Carolina OPP
ticaI Associations are:
Mr. r. a. W. Mmgren. president.
Nh r. NJ. Campbell first vice-prc-
sident
Miss Gertrude Mabus, second vice
president.
Mr.. r. A. Brown, secretary and
treasurer.
The John T. Moore Company, Inc.
headquarters iii Atlanta, wholesale
opticians have on dis
play ell of the modern optical equip
ment for the retracting rooms and
modern machinery for the making Of
glasses, including one automatic bevel
"dginG machine, the first that has
ever been shown. This bevel edSinS
machine is the cnly one i'm the South
as it is snnap!e machine being used
FOR demonstration. The optometrists
and opticians of the State of South
Carolina shoul;; avail themselves of
his opportunity to attend this con-
vention as it will be one OF the best
that has ever been held, particularly
from an educational standpoint. rs
some of the most prominent men in
the profession will make talks be-
sides the demonstration that will be
given both in the scientific part o.
the work. and tre manufacturing.
Tie program for the convention IS
us follows:
Monday
Invocation-Dr. .Jno. A. Rice.
1910 Address Of Wclcome-Mayor
J.. D. Jennings.
1890 Response.
las Roll Call Of Officers and Meni-
bers.
1900 Presidents Address. a. w.
Eln,gren.
Has secreta,,y and Trcasurer's Re-
port-B. a. Brown: State Board Re-
port-John r. Wise: Application fo!
Membership: Appointment OF Com
n1ittees.
Leo Lecture Routine of ENam mir
alton from the Standpoint Of oothal-
;uology and the Relationship nf the
Opthamo1ogist TO the optomehist. u
W. Green. NJ D.. Sumter. S. c.
100 Loading TIE Question Ho,::
i.uffett Lunch: Visiting the Exhibits
2:15 Address "Modarn. Ideal Ev.>
Routine. DR. w. B. Needles. Pres!-
dent Needles Institute.
s 4:30 Rest Period.
500 Opening of the Question Box
9:45 banquet and Musical Program
at Claremont Hotel. Optional Full
Dress Occasion, otherwise Informal.
lT. y. W. Elmgren, Toastn1aster.
Tuesday.
Convention called to order $3.50 a.
N.
$50 Rise and Fall Of the Crystal
! line Lens-W. ID. Jackson.
;; 1000 Practical Demonstration-Dr.
W. z. Needles.
100 Earbccne ut pocaljo Springs.
zoo Business Session.
4.o1 Adjournment Sine Die.