1920 – The First Annual Convention
1948 – The First Modern-Day Convention
Our Founders
1920 – The First Annual Convention
FIRST ALABAMA CONVENTION - Shown in front of Birmingham ’ s Morris Hotel in 1920 are ( Left to Right ): J . C . Mickleboro , Marion ; Aaron Ash , Birmingham ; Frank Lynch , Birmingham ; Henry Hausman , New Orleans ; E . M . Dorian , Anniston ; Reid Lawson , Birmingham ; O . L . Bunn , Birmingham ; and the representative of the American Retail Jewelers Assn . ( name unknown )
1948 – The First Modern-Day Convention
ASSOCIATION REORGANIZED - The Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham was the scene of the 1948 convention that saw the association reorganized . Left to Right , Front : Aaron Ash , Birmingham ; Robert Bromberg , Birmingham , President ; Alex Fekula , Mobile , Vice President . Back : Garfield Goodwin , Bessemer , Secretary - Treasurer ; Ben Ash , Birmingham ; Terry Born of SJTA ; and Raymond Hoffman , Gasden , Vice President .
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