Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-28

Albion Keith of Portland was cleo
ted president of the Maine Retail
jewelers. Association Tuesday after
noon at the final business session of
the two day convention which was
held in this city on Monday and Tues
day. Mr. Keith succeeds Matson Tin
ker of Portland who mas been presi-
dent of the association for two years.
The other officers elected at this
meeting were, first vice president, w.
c. Bryant of Bangor: second vice
president, c. S. Bennett of Guilford;
secretary treasurer, c. A. Hartman
of Bath; directors, Orel L. Davis of
Rcckland, P. j. Oman of Biddeford,
George 7. Springer of Portland, Mat
son Tinker of Portland and Samuel
Freeman of Waterville; finance COM
mittee. Edward S. Waite of Portland,
X. S. Beaulieu of Rumford and Mat
thew Nicolson of Augusta.
Before the election of officers Presi-
dent Tinker appointed the legislative
committee and the membership COM
mittee as follows; legislative COM
mittee. o. E. Davis of Rockland, Sam
uel Freeman of Waterville and Mat
son Tinker of Portland; membership
committee. A. E. Garnset of Sanford.
George T. Springer of Portland and
F. c. Hartman of Waterville.
The business session in the after
noon was fairly short. The retiring
president suggested that the meeting
should vote to defray the expenses of
the board of directors at meetings
which are called by the president and
this was accordingly done with the
at. 20. leI,A H.
taken up at the next convention for
the purpose of making an amendment
to the bylaws which will include this
matter. He also suggested that the
legislative committee be authorized to
eXpend the necessary money in their
work this year at the session Of leGis-
lature and they were accordingly vo-
ted the sum of $500 for this work.
Seek Repeal Excise Tax
The resolution committee brought
in resolutions in favor of the removal
OF the excise tax which has been i'm
posed upon jewelry since the war, ana
also brought in resolutions of thanks
to the president. the MANAGEMENT OIL
the Augusta House. and to the people
of Augusta for the fine reception
which has been accorded them as well
as to the speakers WIN ~
make this session a success
The assemblage voted to instruct
the incoming president to see ina d
proper bulletin was prepared Tor 'ne
Jewellers of Maine at least four tlit'es
a wear. While no direct actlon wa
taken it was the general sentlmen. VI
the meeting that the next conVehlio',,
should be held at Portland seVeia.
members expressing their oehe' lna.
conventions held there orlng OUT NOR
members for the meetings. A ris'i.S
vote of thanks was also eXtenaeu ~
the retiring president Matson lliNe.
of Portland for the excellent rlai. I've
in which he has filed the CHAIR III . a.,
two years that he has heaueu '"e
associa ton. of
Henry r. Arnold of Boston: one y.
the directors of the Natlonai Jewei.
publicity Association ana oa"'e1.
I,reeman of Waterville chairman ~.
the state of Maine in he DIG Ih'l,loi
dollar drSve. which they are now con
Quoting spoke before the mee.lils, o.
briefly pointed out to the 'ilenioe :. :
the benefits which would acrue ~
them from subscribing TO TINS WIN.
This drive is now on Tor 'ne pus
nose of raising large 1uno 70 o
used for 1.-The national advertlsihe y
iewelrv and the selling OF the siosan
'eThe Gifts That Last the assocla
tion Is composed of representative
Of the manufacturing concerns OF the
United States. Of wholesale houses
and of retailers. Sixty percent or the
amount which is to be raised is to be
used for direct advertising, thirty per
cent will be used for helping the re-
tailers in their work with hints on
window displays and things of like
nature and the remaining ten percent
is to he used for administrative ex-
penses. =
Each member who subscribes is
expected to subscribe one-half of one
per cent of this capital rating. which
will be spread over three years OF
payments. Thus 1t does not bother
them by being excessive and at the
same time an adequate fund Is pro-
vided for carrying on national ad-