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Social and
Personal
CAPTAIN MUNFORD, Mlaa Eliz?
abeth Cockc and Miss Mary
Jioyd loft town yestorday for
Annlaquam, noar Gloucester, Mass..
whoro thoy will spend the month of
August. They will bo chaporoncd by
Mr. und Mrs. Cutler, of Boston, and
will stop ut the Brynmere Hotel.
I.eavlug Town.
Miss Bcttleo Woodward will leave,
Richmond very shortly for a motor j
trip with a party of friends going i
to Natural Bridge. Minor Woodward!
will alHO leave town this week and'
will go to Staunton, where he will'
be- the guest of his daughter, Mrs.!
Cochran, ut her homo noar that place, i
After spending pevoral days In Staun- I
ton, Mr. Woodward will go to Natural !
Bridge, where ho expects to Join Miss]
Lattice Woodward for a slay of sev- I
era| weeks.
Admiral and Mrs. Harriet Wobater
will leave to-morrow morning fori
Atlantic City for a stay of several'
wieks. They will be abaent from:
Richmond for about two months, and,
returning to Virginia lulo In Sep?
tember, will atop In Washington. Ad- '
mlrul and Mrs. Webster will ?top at
the Strand Hotel while In Atlantlo
Cltp.
I.rave fur Gloucester.
Joseph Dulton. of Wln.iton-Salem. \
N. C, who has been visiting friends |
In Richmond for the pant several dnys. j
left town yesterday for Gloucester
county, where ho will attend the
house party given ty Mr and Mrs.
Allmond Blow at "Belleville." Mr. j
Dalton has been spending some time
with frlonda In Norfolk and at Vir-j
glnla Beach and will return to Ids
homo In North Carolina later In the
month.
Goliisc North.
Mr. and Mra. Frederick William
Scott, of "Royal Orchard." Albemarle
county, are In town for a few day3 :
brfore going to Northeast Harbor. Mo., j
where they will spend somo time.
Mrs. Charles Wlngo. Mise Janle
Wingo, Mrs. Harri?, of this city, and
Mra Dunninglon. of Farmvllle. have:
gone to Boston by boat. Thoy will1
also spend some time In Halifax. Nova
Scotia, before returning to Richmond.
Miss Mattie Harris, of this city, Is
spending somo time In New Jersey.)
Miss Harris will return to Richmond.
In September and occupy rooms with1
Mrs. Bland Smith. 301 East C.ra< 0
Street, for some tlmo before opening I
hor apartment at The Hanover for the!
?winter.
Interesting Knsagfment.
The following announcement In the
Baltimore News of Monday afternoon
If- of much Interest to society In Vir?
ginia: i
"An Important engagement which
hns Just heen announced is that of
The Flour That
Gives Universal
Satisfaction.
Dreyfus & Co.
Are holding important sales in all
departments. .Savings the great
es', in years.
m * mm
EAST BROAD STREET]
Summer Clearance Now Going On
EVERYTHING REDUCED
EXCELLENT
ALARM CLOCKS, $1
Guaranteed for one year.
Smith & Webster, Inc.
Jewelers?Opticinns,
612 E. Main St.
Get Your New Refrigerator
Now.
S^dnor & Hundley, Inc.
709-11-13 E. Broad St.
PIANOS
Are sold only by
THE CRAFTS PIANO CO.,
121 Baal Broad .Street.
IQO FAST, BK?.M) S;T, / W, |
Ask Grocers, Druggists Dealers for
POMFEIAN
LUCCA
OLIVE OIL
Genuine?Pure?Healthful
I
Princess Slip Sale j
98c
Perfect fitting, of white nain- \
\ sook and lawns, with trimmings ;
! of torchon or embroidery. Values ,
I ranging as high as Si.98 in this i
j lot.
Miss Sallle George Cromwell, daugh-.
ter of tho lato Richard Cromwell and.
.Mrs. Cromwell, of 1016 North Culvert
Street, to John Carrol Brown, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Marechal Brown, of
206 East Blddlo Street. Mls? Cromwell,
who mado her debut three swasons ago
' at tho Monday gerraan, is pretty and
popular among the younger set In so?
ciety. She la a sister of Mre. Clinton
I* Rlggs, of Nottlng inn, CatonsvlUe;
Mrs. Charley C. Donlson, of Tlmonlum;
Mr. Philip George Cromwell, of 206
East Chase Street, who married Miss
Webb, and James Herbert Crom?
well, of Virginia, who married Miss
Mildred Loe. Mlas Cromwell, with her
mothor, U spending tho summer at
Atlantic City, where they havo a cot?
tage for the season. Mr. Brown is a
brother of Mls3 Mary l?laro Brown and
Joseph Marechal Brown. Jr. No date
has been announced for the wedding.'* ,
Stay-ut-Home w hint Club.
The Stuy-ul-Home Whist Club met |
on Monday evening at the residence
of Mrs. C. W. P. Brock, 2UG Bast
Franklin Street. Two- tables were en?
gaged, and the top score* was made by
Mrs. Bland Smith und Admiral Harrte
Webster and Mrs. Brock und Mrs.
James D, Crump. Tho club will meet
as usual on Monday evening of next
week, the meeting Losing held at the
home of Mrs. Bland Smith, 301 Fast
Grace Street.
In Atluutlc City.
Mrs. John Tyler, of 516 West Frank?
lin Street. Is spending several weeks
of this month In Atlantic City. In
Mrs. Tyler's party are Mrs. Meredith
Montague, of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. C. C. i
Chapln, of Richmond, and Mrs. Wil?
liam Gray, of "Northheid," Cumber?
land county
In the Moutulna.
Harvey Baker left Richmond yes?
terday In his automobile for a trip to
the Valley of Virginia- Mr. Baker I
will spend several days visiting re.a
tlves In the Virginia mountains before j
returning to his home in this city. i
Misses Louise and Margaret Camp !
have arrived in Pulaakl. where they ,
will spend some time with their sister,
Mrs. Carl ^. Matthews. Later they will
go to the Pulaskl Alum Springs for
several weeks.
Mrs. Uosirell Entertained.
Mrs. John W. Bosweii. of Danville,
who is spending the summer at Mill
boro Springe, in Bath county, was the
guest of honor last week at a porch
party g"iven by a number of her friends
at that resort- Mrs. Bos well is leav
ing shortly for tne Greenbrler White j
Sulphur Springs, and will return to
Millboro later in the summer.
Among those present were Mrs. Bos
well, Miss Mary Llpscombe, Miss Alice
Lipscombe, of -Meadow Wood'; Mr.
and Mrs. George Jennings, Mrs. Clifford
Caperton, of Richmond. Mrs. William
Tompklns and Miss Evelyn Edmunds,
of Richmond; Lewis E. Hurvle. of Ken?
tucky; Mr. and Mrs. Julian Meude, Mrs.
Nannie C. Edmunds, Mrs. Lewis E.
Harvle and Mrs. J. Pinckney William?
son, Jr.. all of Danville.
Malting Here.
.Miss Lucy Lec Coulter, of Dallas.
Texas, Is the guest of Miss Lucy :
Gwathmey, i>13 West Grace Street, for ,
this week. Later Miss Coulter will j
be the guest of Mrs. William Miller, j
or. North Third Street. She formerly !
made her home In thi6 city, and has j
many friends here.
In aud Out of Town.
Mrs. Thomas AdWlns and children,
Maria and Fredericks Adk.'ns, left yes?
terday for Elklpn. where they will
spend the month of August.
Mrs. N. P. Barnard, of this city, Is !
stopping at the Brandon Hotel In Basic j
City.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Laird ate reg
lstered at the Traymore Hotel in At- j
luntlc City for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Borden sailed
yesterday to spend two months travel?
ing with friends in Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. Tnbb have returned to j
their apartment at the Chesterfield j
after an absence of several weeks j
from the city.
Miss Caroline Armistead will leave
Sunday for York Harbor. Me., where '
she will spend several weeks.
Mrs. Walter K. Martin is the guest
of relatives at "Buck Hill" for several j
weeks.
Mrs. Andrew Gray und John Springer
Gray have returned to Richmond, after
spending six weeks in New Jersey and
New York.
Miss Hazel Faulconcr, who has been;
visiting the M'sses Phillips in Hamp?
ton, has returned to tho city.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Epps and little
daughter. Churlotte. have returned to
the city, after visiting fr'ends inj
Waverly.
Miss Caroline Martin is nt the
Chesterfield for the month of August.
Miss Grace Vest, who has been vis?
iting friends in Fredericksburg, is now
the guest of relatives in West Vir-,
glntri.
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Russell, of
this city, uro visiting the. former's
parents. Mr. niul Mrs. I. W. Russell, *i
Winchester.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Tray lor left Mon?
day morning for a stay of several
weeks at Crockett Springs, In Mont
I gomery county.
John Skelton Williams has returned
to Richmond, after spending several
days with hia brother, Berkeley Wil?
liams, In Baltimore.
. Miss Jessie Elizabeth Evans ha3 ro
turned to Richmond, after spending
two weeks at the Brunswick Inn, at
Wayncsboro.
Mrs. E. O. McCabe and daughter,
Mil.. W. H. Urquha'rt. Miss Rachel
Urquhart and Miss Elizabeth Wheat
are at Natural Bridge.
Mrs. John S. Harwood and John S.
Harwood. Jr., havo returned to Rich?
mond, after visiting Mrs. E. V. Wil
klns, In Portsmouth. .
Mrs. H. F. Cox and children, of this
city, who havo been guests of Mrs. A.
Hume RpiiriKel. In Staunten, have gone
to' Culpeper.
Miss Stuart Pottus has returned to
h?r homo In this city, after visiting
Miss Jennie Snend In Clifton Forge.
LcRoy McCarthy has returned to
Richmond, aftor spondlng two weeks j
with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wlngfield In |
Charlottesvllle.
The Misses Hazol and Louise Huds
pcth, Miss Lillian Dolts and their aunt.
Mrs. Hudspeth. will leave Thursday for |
Lake Toxaway, N. C, and Chatta?
nooga.
Mrs. Allan Crutchfield and little aon j
will leave this week to spend a month
at Walbrook, near Daltlmoro.
Rev. an<l Mrs. Peyton Q. Cralghlll, 1
who have been spending the month of j
July In Kockbrldge county, h&vo re? '
turned to the city.
Adams?I nine.
(Special to The. Times-Dispatch.]
Charlottesvllle, Va.. August 1.?John
Roes Adams.-of Birmingham. Ala., and
Miss Margaret Donald Irvine, young?
est daughter of Mrs. Margaret B. Ir?
vine, of the University of Virginia,
were married last night at the bride's
home, the Bcv. George L. Petrle, D. D., 1
officiating. The wedding was n quiet I
affair, only the members of the family
being present. Immediately aftor the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Adams took the
Southern train for Birmingham, for ai
visit to tho ?rooni's parents. Later" i
they will go to Key West and take ;
the boat for Now York, roturnln- to
Charlottesvllle early In September In 1
time for the proem to complete hW i
course In the law school at the Uni?
versity of Virginia.
Bout right?Clendeneo.
(Special toTheTlmes-Dlspatch.1
Brli-tol. Tenn., August 1.?At Wal
laco yotsnrday Miss Flora Clendcnen,
daughter of Rev. N. L. Clendenen. was
married to J. C Boitrlght. superin?
tendent of public Instruction In Leo
county. Rev. J. W. Repass. of Bristol,
officiating. The bridal tour will be to
Toronto.
HhovraJter?Kiddle.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.] !
Hnrrlsonhurg. Va., Auiiurt 1?To-day
at Port Republic, Rockingham county.
Roscoc Showalter. son of Mr? P. W.
Showalter, and Mies Annie F. Riddle,
daughter of Mrs. Lewis Riddle, wero j
married.
For sunburn, prickly heat
irritations, chafings, redness,
roughness, bites and stings
of insects, etc., warm baths
with Cuticura Soap and gen?
tle anointings with Cuticura
Ointmentare most effective,
agreeable and economical.
Although Cuticura Soap nod Ointment are
sold by drturfttsu and dealers everywhere,
a liberal aauiplo of each, with 32-p. booklet
03 the aklD. will be sent post-free on appit
cation to "Cuticura." Dcpi Y, Duaton.
Go to Chasie
Traf ieri for pure
Mad. 4202.
S00 West Mnln St
Dainty summer models of most fash?
ionable materials.
F. W. DABNEY & COMPANY.
Third and Droad Streets.
J. B. Mosby & Co.
Our August Blanket Sale begins
to-day,
AUGUST REDUCTION SALE
at
Jones Bros. & Co.
1420 East Main Street.
PURt SAME QUALITY
MtffilM EVERY DAY
Monroe 18111.
Electrical Shoe Shine5c
A T. GRAY
CIGAR COMPANY'S STORE
K'.6 E. Main street.
HAVE YOU SEEN
THE
New Method Gas Ranges
AT
Pettit & Co.'s? I
Anchor Brand
Shirts
For men, in white and
fancy percales, all neat
patterns; best shirt ever
made to sell for
VICIOUS ASSAULT
IS MADE ON JAILER
Negro Prisoner Who Goes to
His Aid Rewarded With
Pardon.
[Special to The Tlmes-DIsputch. ]
Charlotteavlllo. Va.. August i.?Judgo
A. D. Dabney's pardon to-day of Wal?
ter Banks, colored, who was serving
a nlnoty-day Jail Hentence. brought out
the facts of a near-tragedy in tho city
Jail on Sunday, which had beon kept
qulot.
Tho prisoners confined in tho steel
cages were let out Sunday morning In
order that they might enjoy a bath.
In the group were Walter Porter and
Harry Austin, sentenced rccontly to
servo seven years and four years, re?
spectively, in the State Penitentiary
for burglary. As Jailer C. M Thomas
stood at the door of their cell the two
attacked him from the rear, pinning
his arms. The trio went to the floor
in a heap. Porter, tho smaller, lost
his nerve, and left his IsO-puund pal
to fight It out. Thomas and Austin
had a vicious round or two. rolling
over and over on the tloor. While
lying on his buck the jailer succeeded
In getting his "blackjack" out of his
pocket, but the big negro held his arm
and he could not use the weapon. After
Jailer Thomas had regained his feet.
Banks, of Ute chain gang squad,
rushed from his cell to render aid.
He broke Austin's hold, whereupon the
latter, seeing that further fight was
useless, let go with the other hand
and run back into his cell.
The plan of the negroes. It Is evl-1
dent, was to ovorpuower the jailor and'
capture his keys, after which cecbp
would have bocn easy. Both Portet
and Austin will be Indicted at the
next session of the grand Jury, but
their trials for tho new offense will
not take place until after they have
served their terms for burglary. Their
attack on Jailor Thomas will force
them to serve their full terms in the
pen, as no time will bo taken off even
should their behavior be good.
COURT DISSOLVES
UNION OF SCHOOLS
In Future, Washington and Tus
culum College Will Go Their
Own Ways.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Bristol. Va.. August I.?In an opln- I
Ion handed down to-day in the case of j
A. S. N. Dobson and others against the
trustees of Washington and Tusculum
College, Chancellor Hal H. Haynes, of
Bristol, declared tho union of Wash?
ington College and Greenevllle and
Tusculum College, which was effected
more than three years ago, to be null
and void, for the reason that thro act I
providing for the union of colleges
and schools was violated in that the
required two-thirds vote for the con?
solidation was not had. The Institu?
tions, operated as one for the past
three years, will now be soparated,
unless the Supreme Court shall fall to
sustain the chancellor.
This litigation is ol wide Interest be?
cause of the Ion? and interesting his?
tory of the two "schools, whose influ?
ence counted for much In blazing the
wav for the triumphal history that has
followed the colonial days. Washing?
ton College, located near Jonesboro,
In Washington county, and Greenevllle
and Tusculum College, located near]
Greenevllle. in the adjoining county of
Greene, were founded by Samuel Doak, |
D. D., the pioneer, who was prest
when the Revolutionary heroes of the I
battle of King's .Mountain marched |
from Sycamore Shoals, in Enst Tonnes- ?
see, to conquer Ferguson's men. thus
registering what proved to be the de?
cisive conflict of that memorable war. j
It was Doak's benediction that in- I
spired the men with new zeal for the i
task before them. This same Doak
founded these two schools, which were
the first chartered institutions west of |
the Alioghanv Mountains. The records
of Washington College reveal that at j
one tinto there were twenty-live grad- I
?antes of that institution In the upper
untl lower houtes of tho United States
Congress. That war at a time when \
Washington College? was the centre of
education for a wide territory, extend?
ing all the way to the Mississippi, The
fight between the friends of these two
schools to have them divorced grew
out of an all-igfd effort on the. part of
a majority of the trustees of the con?
solidated schools to wipe out the
Washington College school und con?
centrate" everything at Tusculum.
Another feature that makes tbis llti
:-';it,on and the chancellor's decision of
general Interest Is the fact that these
B h iols number among their frietds
ani supporters sueh noted persons as
Andrew Carnegie, who recently contrl
hiited $21.000 to the hjjjldlng fund of j
the combined schools: Dr. Pearson, the i
Chicago philanthropist, who contri?
buted J25.S00 to the endowmenl furtd,
1 and Mr.- Nettle McCormlck. of Chicago,
widow of the reaper king, who contri?
buted $20,000 to tho endowment fund,
and in the last twenty years has con?
tribute:! many thousands of dollar? for
the erection of buildings at .the Tus?
culum branch o* the school, besides
giving annually about t3.000 for the
current expensos of tho school.
The defendants hav,. prayed an ap?
peal from the chancellor's decision, and
the cane will he heard when the court
sits in Knoxvlllo In September.
Orr?-SpU-er.
rSpeclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
Predorlcksburg. Va.. August 1.?C. G.
Orr. formerly of OranKO county, now
of Dallas. Tex., and Miss Eva Splcer,
of Stafford county, were united In mar?
riage Saturday at tho home of tho
bride's brother. J. W. Splcer. in Staf?
ford county. Rov. D. .T. Shopoff 'offi?
ciating. The bride was ? handsomely
dressed In a traveling suit and carried
white roses and ferns. T ho ceremony,
wns witnessed by n number of friends'
nnd relatives of the couple. Many bri?
dal presents were rceeivod. They left
sftor the ceremony for a trip to Nln
gnrn Falls. New York nnd Philadel?
phia bttforo going to tlRilr home In
Dallas. Tos.
Plead for Unity of Purpose and
Elimination of Unfair
Methods.
TELL HOW THEY CAME HERE;
Wonderful Display of Diamond:
and Silver at Annual
Convention.
Unity of purposo In tho work of res?
cuing tho Jewelcra' business from the
slough of sordid merchandising Into!
which It Is In danger of falling, co- j
operation in fighting tho unfair Job?
ber and manufacturor. In eliminating'
fraudulent advertising and harmful
competition, in restoring to the jewel?
er's calling the prestige and honor
which It hus enjoyed from the begin?
ning of history?these and kindred
topics furnished material for tho Baven
addresses which marked the first day
of the National Retail Jewelers' Con?
vention, which begnn its sixth annual
session at tho Jefferson Ilotol yester?
day morning. A spirit of earnestness
and oneness of purposo pervaded all
of tho speeches and stamped them as
utterances of practical, hard-headed
men of experience, speaking on matters
with which they, as well as their lis?
teners, wero vitally concerned.
Took Off Their Coats.
While the attendance this year In
absolute numbers Is lower than at De?
troit last year, the Richmond conven?
tion more than makes up for this de?
ficiency In its cosmopolitan character
The dlfforent. parts of the country are
better represented than ever, and thero
Is a gratifying increase in attendance
from the far Western States. The
large auditorium was well filled when
President Roberts called the conven?
tion to order at 11 o'clock, an hour
later than the scheduled time. The
sizzling ton\perature outside mado It?
self felt evon In tho large, electrically
cooled auditorium, and with the good
humor which one might have expected
from so thoroughly democratic a leath?
ering, the men promptly peeled off
their coats, declining to divide their
attention between the morning's dellb.
erations and the thermometer. The
general sprinkling of women over tho
hall must have been In spiritual sym?
pathy with Brother Cox's innovation
In Norfolk, for they smiled on the mas?
culine shirtwaist squad, and tho con?
vention was on at once in solid com?
fort.
Got Royal Welcome.
Mayor Richardson caught the crowd
with his speech of welcome. The
chief executive waded Into his task
with the eloquence for which he is
famed, and in the first minute of talk
had the whole convention yelling It?
self hoarse. He dived recklessly Intoj
history, with the assertion that Vir
Demand Back of
Tells of its superiority more forcibly
than words. Tho voices of MILLIONS
call for it at the grocery store.
Merit has made It the choice of the.1
people. No other Bakic* Powder-]
costing so little decs so much.
The Southern
factoring Co.,
RICHMOND, VA.
GAS RANGES
Save Gas.
RYAN, SMITH & CO.,
Exclusive Agents.
Mineral Spring Water for Indigestion.
Owens & Minor Drug Co.
PANACEA S PR I NCI CO.,
Littleton, N. C
Uggett'? Orangeade I? ?ervrrt dellolouily
cold at our fountain. Nothing so palatable
I and refreshing. Made from pure orange
I Juice. Soid for 5c. only at Polk Miller-?.
1 The P.ox.tll Ptr.re, BSt East Main Street.
All Alaska Refrigerators re-|
duced 25 per cent, in price.
B. SAMUELS'
Entire Shoe Stock on
Sale at
ALBERT STEIN
5th and Broad
TVN AMERICAN A\Dt?EUR0t,EA.WAW*?O5
TME BEST
BY EVERY TEST
?n*Miarr *r limn.
fllnfa. and the whole American nation. I
for that matter, owoh Ha existence to
the Jewelers' art. In support ot the
statemont ho retold tho story of old
Powhatan and Captain John Smith:
how the wlley Englishman prevailed
upon the Indian chlof to accopt a string
of blue beads, products of tho Jowolers* I
art, in exchange for Hovoral boatloads
of oorn and other groceries when tho I
colony was on the vergo of starvation
and all other offors hud proved of no
avail.
"Your business." he told them. "Is to
cater to a stroog natural propensity of
man, and also of woman. Sponcor
tells us that decoration preoeded dress
In tho ovolution of mankind, nnd I am
quite ready to concede Its truth." Tho
Mayor weloomsd thorn to Richmond,
rich In hlBtorlo interest, progresslvo
In Its policy, with Its faoe set toward
tho rising sun?a city which fools hon?
ored lit being host to so representative
and Important a body of mon.
How \\> Caaght Them.
J. F\ Jahnke, of Richmond, spoko
next, welcoming tho visitors on behalr
of the Chamber of Commerce and tho
Twenty-four Karat Club. A3 he sat
down a Western delegation started
"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," a sen?
timent which seemed pretty general
from tho applause that followed Mr.
Jahnke'a words of welcome. Troublo
was soon oncountered In carrying tho
tune, and the popular ditty died down
for tha lack of an orchestra to guido i
It.
On bohalf of tho delegates T. I* I
Combs, first vlco-prcsldent of tho Na?
tional Association, responded to the
wolcome. Ills account of tho way W.
T. Dabney, of the Richmond Chamber
of Commerce, gobbled the 1311 conven?
tion for Richmond, caused an uproar.
"That man Dabney." he Bald. "In his
olllclal and personal capacity came to
Detroit last year, backed by our peer?
less friend Jahnko and another muni?
cipality representative, and at the
very moment that Pittsburg hud us all
persuaded that this year's convention
belonged to her, ho halted tho business
and the bullot, und by his picture of
the historical attractions and enter?
tainments of Richmond, tho warmth
of her hospitality, and by the olover
ne=s of his tongueJln describing to us
swelterors in tho heat, the tasto and
effects of a Southern mint Julep, he
gathered us almost unanimously Into
I his Inviting arms and created within
us an Immediate und over-Increasing
thirst which we have been a. year
anticipating, and which we have trav?
eled hundreds, even thousands, ot
miles to quench."
Proceeding to the serious business
In hand, ho made a practical address
I on the object of tho association and
tho significance of the federation Idea
In all trades and professions. "Yes?
terday wo conceived and promulgated
theorlos; to-day wo entertain and exe?
cute system and service that wins the
public's udmiratlon and confidence.
Tho business biliousness of yesterday
seems cured by the craft cathartics ot
to-day. Yesterday the people ust>l a
map, but to-day they want a guide."
President's Address.
Tho address of President Steele F.
Roberts, which concluded the morning
session, was a remar'satbly able and
thorousrh review of the peculiar prob?
lems which confront the retail Jewel?
ers at this time, supplemented with
numerous suggestions as to tho means
to bo used in working them out. Ho
sounded a general call to arms against
unscrupulous competition. "I do not
believe there was over a time in the
history of the Jewelry trado of this
country where there was such groat
need and urgent demand for organiza?
tion us now. From the small dealer
In tho country town to tho million?
aire Jowelers in the great cltloa there
is a cull for help to save from un?
scrupulous and fraudulent competi?
tion und a score of evils that are a
menace to the legitimate Jeweler."
He scored the destructive tendency
on the part of many Jewelers to
branch out Into side lines which are
foreign and obnoxious to tho craft.
Such practices tend to the demorali?
zation of the art, and must Inevita?
bly result In a lowering of standards.
"The fulness of time huB come In
the Jewelry business when the sheep
must be separated from the goats?the
intelligent from the ignorant, th* 1
merchant from tho makeshift, the me- |
chanlc from the tinker, tho goldsmith '
from the Junk shop, the Jewelers' arl I
from tho crude makeshifts of the de?
partment store and the diamond busi?
ness from the glass factory."
Vital Trade Uueatiou.
The diversion of a great share of
tho Jeweler's business to the depart?
ment stores, in the opinion of Presi
1 dent Roberts, Is only temporary. Per?
sonally will win out in the end, and
i tho public will eventually trust no
? one but the retail Jeweler of high
personal character with his Important
purchases. "I have never yet met a
[ man. woman or child who was proud
of the fact," he said, "that they had j
bought their watch from a mall order
business or department store. They j
are alwuys roluctunt In telling you (
so. and act as though they had com?
mitted or were guilty of some crime
in so doing."
Onco tho public Is taught by per?
sistent and truthful advertising the
udvantago of dealing only with repu?
table ? local dealers, the mail order
houses will get only tho cheap and
worthless business. The manufac?
turer, ho said, who sells direct to the
consumer Is an enemy of every re
taller, and should receive the dunun?
elation of every organized body. In
the same category must be .placed tlw
manufacturer, who sells to his em?
ployes, who In many cases resell
again at a small profit, to the dam?
age of the llgltimato retailer. Some
of the more Insistent reforms and In?
stitutions which arc needed uro strin?
gent laws governing fraudulent and
misleading advertising. technical
schools for tho training of watch- j
makers, standardization of products
by means of trade-marks nnd quality
stamps, lixed selling prices, Jewelers'
art craft schools and more efficient
co-operation between the manufactur?
ing, jobbing and retailing branches of
the (Justness.
.VJteruuou Session.
The afterr.oon session was opened
by Claud Range, president Of the Mis?
souri Society of Retail Jewelers, with
an address on "Publicity and Perl oh
allty." the two things, he said, which
count for most in successful rotnlling.
Ho discussed the various publicity
methods and tholr comparative value-s,
and told of J. H. Keesbfi, in Toledo. 1
who has set the whc**e. city smiling
with his widely kitfiwii slogan, "Hasten
to Hceson."
M. D. Rothschild, president of the
Jewelers' Board of Trade of New York,
spoke next on the objects and actlvl- j
ties of the association which ho heads,
and tho Important part it is playing in 1
regulating tue credit side of the Jew?
elry business. He was followed by
Charles 1. Evans, of Utica, N. Y, who
spoko with plenty 0/ warmth nnd
Idealism on "The Jeweler us a Citi?
zen."
The Yellow Streak.
Ernest M Eurf^ vice-president of
tho Towle Manufacturing Company, of
Chicago, made a speech on "The Yellow
Streak.'.' which wu.i crowded with prac- .
tienl buulness sense and an abundance. 1
of vigorous humor The retail jewel
i ers of this country have developed a
' yellow Etroak, he. said Th?y are afraid
: of the. parcels post, even though they
I know It is morally right. Their ob?
jections to It are "Very much like thoie
I raiaod by New England farfNars when
Oar Repair Department
Is conducted along the same high piano
as our merchandise.
High-class workmanship and lowest
prices.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Second and Broad Streets.
the first railroad was about to bo run
through their oountry; they claimed
that the gmoko from tho locomotives
would blanken tho flcoce on the backs
of their shoop. Tho cataloguo houses
are getting a largo sharo of the trade
which was onco exclusively the retail
Jorwolers". jind ail the latter do Is to
sit down and wall.
John P. Archibald, ex-presldent of
the national association, closed the'
afternoon session with an address on
"Tho Obligation of Opportunity." He
dealt with tho avenues and opportuni?
ty which are opon to the progressive
retail Jowclor to-day and the right way
to tttko advantage of them.
('orKeoun Display.
At 8 o'clock last night the mammoth
displays of Jowelry, silverware and
precious stones wero thrown open to
the public. Nothing lures like, tho
glitter of the diamond and the sight
of troasuro, and a large audience ot
Richmond people was on hand to vlo\v'
tue exhibits. Tho giant watch In the
\Valtham show excited general won?
der. It Is an exact reproduction of tie
firm's twenty-one Jewel regular modal
mude twenty diameters as large as tho
normal watch. It is mounted In a
glass case, affording an oasv view of
all its complicated parts.
The South Bend Watch Company
presents as Its drawing card seven
watches which have weathered tho
San Francisco earthquake and fire.,
Tho big shako seems to have had little
effect, and they show only a slight
discoloration from their baking. Tho
same company has on exhibition tho
"Clepsydra." a water clock, such oh
was in use in Egypt 200 years boforo
Christ. Ibo motive power la furnished
by a trickling bottle of water, and tho
attendant In chartre gays that It varies
only one-half hour In every twenty
four.
The IS4T Girl of tho International
Silver Company attracted the attention
of all visitors. She is a comelv damsel
arrayed in the fineries which delighted
great-grandmothers when they wero
girls, and looks like a charaoter In a
Mary Johnrton novel. Sho wears tho
flsehu. bodice and poke bonnet of tho
ante-bellum period as If to tho manner
horn?a eostumo which Is reinforced
with silk mitts and the tiniest bit of
black plaster beneath the right eye.
Sho^ takes your nam^ smiles a Botlla
XIV. smile, and presents you with a
pretty silver teaspoon bearing tho
firm's advertisement.
Silver a Feature.
The display of silver is dazzling, and
Is perhaps the most striking featuro
of the exhibition. One of tho most
dazzling exhibits of the entire, show
Is that of a New York firm, showing
the new platinum Jewelry. It la
claimed to he tho latest fad In Europo'
and is many timer more expensive
than gold. It la cne of the most
' expensive exhibits of the convontlon.
and is attracting wide attention.
I The annual report of the secretary,
[Claud Wheeler, shows that the Na?
tional Retail Jewelers' Association la
In first-class condition. Moro than
1,000 new members have hcen added
j to the rolls of the organization during
the past year. Starting six years ago
with an aggregate capital represented
of SL'OO.OOO, Its membership to-day
represents a total wealth of $30,000,000.
Something In a Tall Gln?*.
Chairman \V. It. Schwarzschild, of
tho entertainment committee ot tho
Twenty-Four Karat Club, was called
on for a speech at the Jewelers' Con?
vention yestorday morning. He mod?
estly stntod that he was horn and
reared in Richmond, and henco could
not make a public speech. But ha
could make a talk, which he proc.eedeC
to do. It wasn't about tho Jewelry
business, cither. It was about the
good things that they had In store for
tho delegates. "For to-morrow night."
he said, "we have arranged a banquet
In your honor, at which we will have
cvco'thjng good to eat and something
to drink, to any nothing of the best
music we can get In Richmond. To?
morrow afternoon the ladles who are
visiting us will ho taken over the city
In automobiles. Friday we will all go
down the James for a boat rldo. and
w? ..ill havo fried chicken and SmJth
field ham and watermelon, and then
we will have a long thin glass with
cracked lee. and In this thin glass
I with cracked Ice we will pour a little
I liquid and crown It with some green
vegetation." The accumulation of mon
j tal stimuli was complete. When the
circus subsided Mr. Schwurzschlld beat
I a graceful retreat.
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