most of the 120 people-operators and
their employees with wives and girl-
friends-who attended. Newman intro-
duced President Engel who, in turn, in-
troduced and eulogized retiring officers,
newly installed officers and board of
directors to s~stained and prolonged
applause. As the evening's guest of
honor Engel introduced Bob Fitzgerald
and his charming wile. Fitzgerald, a
member of Pennsylvania's Internal Rev-
enue department, long has been friend-
ly and helpful to operators in explaining
the frequently puzzling and complicated
regulations of the state liquor board,
and in token of appreciation for his help
a beautiful RCA-Victor radio-phono-
graph combination was presented him.
An equally sincere tribute was paid
Business Manager Frank Hammond for
his work with presentation of a hand-
some military brush set. Fitzgerald re-
sponded with appropriate words of ap-
preciation but Hammond was so sur-
prised he was unable to gather any
words.
Other guests introduced to the gather-
ing were Jack Brandt, secretary, and
Marty Mitnick, president of the Philadel-
phia Coin Machine Association; Bernard
Cohn, counsel for that body; Harold
Camp of Fairmore Music Co. of Read-
ing, president of the newly-formed up-
state chapter of the Phonograph Asso-
ciation. Jobber and manufacturer repre-
sentatives present included Larry Urban,
Ed Pinsky and Nelson Verbit of the
Raymond Rosen Co., Victor-Bluebird rec-
ord distributors in this section; Harry
Kruse, New York manager of the Decca
company, and George Freeman, local
distributor; Eisen and Margolin of Penn-
Coinamatic. Wurlitzer representatives;
and Monty Spiegel of B. D. Lazar and
C o., Rock-Ola distributor.
During the banquet diners were enter-
tained by music from a new 24-record
Wurlitzer loaned by Penn-Coinamatic
and filled with Bunny Berrigan records
supplied by Victor. After dinner the
party danced to music made by Berri-
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Pre sident-FRANK ENGEL; Vice-President-
JACK SHEPPARD; Secretary-JOSEPH MELL-
WIG; Treasurer-MAURICE MARGOLIS; Busi-
n ess Manager-FRANK HAMMOND_ Offices.
2013 Market Stree t. Philadelphia.
By HARRY BORTNICK
Confirming the previous month's elec-
tions, installation of officers formed the
main part of the regular February meet-
ing of the Association, together with a
discussion of the banquet given Febru-
ary 24. Frank Engel, incumbent, was re-
installed as president by unanimous
vote. Jack Sheppard, due to his intense
enthusiasm and the tremendous interest
displayed in the welfare of members,
was installed as vice-president. Joseph
Mellwig, able y oung operator, was
n a med secretary, while honest, honor-
able and capable " Reds" Margolis was
entrusted with the funds again and re-
installed as treasurer.
The board of directors has the follow-
ing members: Harry Scherdor!, Alec Led-
erer, Larry Ya nks, Ed Klein and Sam
Weinstein. New c ommittee chairmen
named by Presid ent Engel include:
Ma urice Finkel. house committee; Frank
Viscidi, membership; Sam Weinstein,
good and welfare; Irv Newman. enter-
tainment; Phil Frank, legal.
A new graduated scale of dues was
introduced and a dopted by the board
of directors , and under their adminis-
tration it was put into immediate effect.
The system is based on a certain charge
for labels, and as the number of m~
chines increases the price of the labels
goes down. Thus, after a certain num-
ber of labels have been accepted by the
operators, the price becomes increas-
ingly lower so that the last labels cost
very little. Undoubtedly more equitable
than the previous system, the new plan
was approved by the entire member-
ship.
The number of affiliations with the
Association has been increasing rapidly
during recent weeks and the newest
members who have been accepted in-
clude Edward Leopold, William M. Hop-
kins , operating under the name of United
Music Co.; and Charles Juniawicz of
Atlantic City. who claims the record for
being the most distantly located mem-
ber of the organization. The application
of George Zercher of Wayne has been
taken up and will be acted upon by
the membership committee.
Held Thursday night, February 24, at
the International Arcadia Restaurant,
concurrent with the opening of Bunny
Berrigan's orchestra, the Association's
banquet proved to be a gala affair. Irv
Newman emceed the banquet proper,
and did a capable job of conducting the
affair. according to the admissions of
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