Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-13
BENTON TELLS
KIWANlANSO OF
WATCH'SCARE
&c. T. Booker Accepts New Cav
el for Club and Presents
One Himself.

"Time" ruled at the program of the
Kiwanis club in its luncheon meeting
Monday noon in the Palm room al
Hotel Rainbow, when H. w. Benton
was in charge.
The time element began when the
chairman enforced starting and STOP
ping the program sharply on the set
time. The time rule was the sub
ject, also, of a talk by Mr.. Benton
on watches and their manufacture and
care. Mr.. Benton told of the care
used in making small watches and some
of the reasons for breakage.
Regular Winding important
"No one knows just what makes a
handspring break" he said. I'VE do
know that many more break during
wet weather or during thunder storms
! than at any other time. ] remember
a man who lived in a section where it
was marshy and just about once a
month for five or six months he came
in with a broken handspring. We fin
ally put in a guaranteed spring and
told him to break it in slowly by not
winding it up entirely. There are times
in Switzerland when no mainsprings
are guaranteed.
One of the points to be watched
in the care of the watch is regular
winding. Wind it every day at a set
time. A watch should be inspected by
a matchmaker after it has had a bad
fall to see that there are no cracked
or broken crystals to wear out other
parts. 1t should be cleaned and oiled
once a year. although. if well cared
for, it may go a year and a half with
out any great harm being done. 1t
takes Just a drop of oil to lubricate an
entire watch. More than that may
do harm or at least cause the watch
to keep poor time
Pride in Watches
"a good watch we'll cared for should
be good for 100 years and be something
that can be handed down from father
to son. 1t is this satisfaction Of a
lasting watch. as we'll as n to take
pride in carrying. that pays in buying
a high priced watch"
The gavel. formely given to the club
by Frank Huba. was formally accepted
by G.. r. Booker in behalf of the or
ganization. A bit of comedy was in
PRODUCED into the presentation when
Mr.. Booker presented a second gavel
some 4 feet in length and
with a head made Of a piece of cord
wood.
A letter from r. l.. Steel. a former
member of the Great Falls kiwanis
club. now in Billings and head of the
'On to Great Falls" committee of that
club. was read. asking for information
the state convention in the late
summer. A canvass of the Billings
members will be made and several are
expected to attend. he said. Members
of the Great Falls club were instructed
to write personal letters to their
friends in other clubs in the state. in
viting them to the state convention.
Elton Visits Club
S. D. Fletcher. new manager of the
Great Falls Gas company. was intro
duced as a new member by DR.. c. J.
Bresee.
James Elton. formerly a member of
the club. and now located in Salt Lake
City, was a guest at the luncheon and
spoke briefly. He was also called upon
to call roll but appealed to Clarence
Conrad to help him in the task.
The attendance at the meeting. due
to letters and other efforts made by
Mr.. Benton. was greater than had been
expected and new places were set at
the tables for several. Two attendance
prizes were awarded. |