Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
ANNUAL MEETING
OF RETAIL JEWELLERS
ASSEMBLED in The new CENTURY CLUB
ROOMS TUESDAY, APRILl9. MOST
SUCCESSFUL SESSION YET HELD.
A BUNCH OF LIVE WIRES
DISCUSSED SUNDRY BUSINESS MATTERS
AND LATER ENJOYED ANNUAL BAN
QUET AT HOTEL WINDSOR.

The Maryland Retail Jew
elers Association held it's annual ses-
sion in Milford on Tuesday, April 19,
with the majority of all the jewellers
in Delaware and on Eastern Shore
represented. It was the largest and
most successful meeting the assOcia-
tiOn has ever held. On arriving in
town the visiting jewellers called on
the local jewelers., S. c. Evans Sons
and Mr.. Stokes and were shown thru
thes establishments. The meeting
was called to order by President J. S.
Kreeger, of Chestertown, Md, in the
New Century Club rooms at 10 o'clock.
After the usual preliminaries, a live
ly question box was opened and mat
ters vital to the jewelry business and
THE watch making trade were dis
cussed 1t was evident that these were
no mOss-grOwn, old fashioned, store
keepers, but a bunch of live wires
aggressive, informal and up-tO-date.
At 1870 adjournment was made to HO-
! tel Windsor, where the annual ban
quet was served by Mine Host Wind
sOr. Mr.. Windsor has an enviable rep
utation as a caterer, but those who
were fortunate enough to sit in at
this feast, have new conception of
his ability and the delights of that
feast will linger long in memory. The
menu was: Turkey soup, saltines, iced
radishes, cucumber salad, young on
ions, baked Delaware Bay shad, boil
ed blue fish, with French dressing;
boiled sea trout with egg sauce, bak-
ed Smithfield ham southern Style,
sliced tomatoes, whole asparagus,
roast turkey, dressing, mashed pota-
toes, cranberry jelly, coffee, cherry ice
cream, apple pie.
About fifty, including the ladies and
other invited guests, sat down to the
feast. George 1. Kleitz, of Wilmington,
Delaware's only wholesale manufac-
turing jeweler, was POSTMASTER and
he kept the diners in continuous mer-
riment by his cups and sallies thru
out the dinner. Remarks were made
by all the visiting jewellers. The guest
of honor was Samuel G. Evans, Sr.,
who was introduced by the toastmas-
ter as the oldest living jeweler in Del
aware Eastern Shore. Mr.. Evans is
past Sc and in fine health and he re-
sponded appropriately to the toast
masters remarks. The other invited
guests were VIM. G. Powders, Louder
N. Hearn and Edw. Greene, all of Mil
ford, and Max Polak of Philadelphia.
After the banquet adjournment was
made to the Milford Hospital where
the visitors were shown through that
institution, and then resumed the bus
mess session at the New Century
Club. Addresses were made by c. e.
Harper, Salisbury, Nd: e. D. Storm
er, EastOn; N. J. FOrney, Dover, end
others.
The new officers elected were: SAM
}el G. Evans, Jr., Milford, president;
.. H. Benson, Berlin, 1st vice presi-
lent; r. c. Jackson, Greensboro, Md,
md vice president; G. NJ. Fisher, Sal
sbury, Md, secretary; N. M. Stokes,
iilford, Treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted calling
N our senator's and representatives
o support the one per cent tax on
ross sales and condemnlng as unjust
md discriminating the proposed 10
'er cent tax on jewelry.
Cambridge, Nd. was chosen as the
lace of meeting for the next annual
onvention and Ocean City, Nd, for
he summer meeting to be held the
rst of Septn 1lber. Twelve new mem
ers were elected all from the city of