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101
V O L . XXVI.
No. 2 1 .
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, May 21,1898.
A Present Worth Having.
THE
FRIENDS
OF
GIVE THEM
MR.
AND
A GRAND
MRS.
National Piano flanufact
Association of Ameri
DOWNKY
PIANO.
Robert C. Kammerer, secretary of t
National
Piano Manufacturers' Association
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Downey were the
of
America,
has sent out the following let-
pleased recipients Saturday afternoon of
ter
under
date
of May 16th to the trade:
a magnificent Chickering grand piano
Gentlemen:
The Annual Meeting of
from the warerooms of S. R. Leland &
Son. The case is of rich San Domingo the above-named Association will be held
mahogany of semi-colonial design, and ex- at Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Mass., on
pert musicians pronounce it a very super- Wednesday, June 8, 1898.
It will be called to order at 10 o'clock,
ior instrument musically.
A.M..
adjourned at about noontime, and re-
It was purchased by a few of their more
opened
at 2 -.30 P.M.
intimate personal friends, who spent sev-
A banquet will follow in the evening.
eral days among the different warehouses
The details as to transportation, hotels,
in search of a piano that could not have a
superior, and finally they decided on this length of stay, etc., will be communicated
one.
It is a new style and there are only to you later.
At this meeting, the Executive and
two like it in town. It was sent to the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Downey on Special Committees, which have had many
important questions under consideration,
Piedmont Street accompanied by a brief
note of presentation, which read as follows: will make their reports. Officers and Ex-
" T o Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Downey:— ecutive and Nominating Committees for
The undersigned respectfrilly request you the ensuing year will be elected, and such
to accept the accompanying piano as a other business will be transacted as may
slight testimony of their friendship and come before the meeting.
The Association has increased consider-
esteem."
The names of the donors are withheld ably in membership since its organization
from publication. The gift was a com- and it is hoped many other firms and cor-
plete surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Downey, porations will be proposed at this meeting,
and they feel deeply grateful, but as the the members being hereby requested to
names of these generous friends are un- interest themselves in this respect by pro-
known to them they can only express their posing new names.
On account of our country's disturb-
thanks generally.—Worcester Sunday Spy,
ances,
it was at first thought expedient to
May 15th.
postpone this meeting until next Fall, but
We may add that Mr. Downey, to whom
as the prospect for a speedy termination
the present was made, has been for more
of the war is hopeful, it will be held on the
than twenty-five years an active member
date, as prescribed in our By-Laws.
and officer of the Worcester County Music
As the Association has only one meet-
Association, being now its vice-president
ing annually to transact its business, and
and prominent in its management; also
in view of the present conditions, it is ex-
connected and very prominent in all the
pected that a sense of patriotism will pre-
leading Catholic societies of the city, hav-
vail and that every member will not only
ing been for more than twenty years di-
promise to be present, but will also, in
rector of music at St. Paul's Church. Mrs.
every way possible, sustain the Committee
Downey is also a superior pianist, besides
by carrying out the proposed meeting to
occupying a high position as vocalist.
a successful conclusion.
Kindly inform Secretary, at the earliest
possible moment, how many members of
Staib Action Co.
your house (giving names) will be present.
At the Staib action factory work is pro-
gressing without intermission on orders
Chas. H. Parsons, president of the Ned-
and contracts, including important con-
tracts for the "Twentieth Century" ac- ham Piano & Organ Co., expects to leave
tions, secured during the several tours of
Europe for New York on the Lucania,
Mr. Abendschein since the beginning of
which starts on May 21st, probably arriv-
the season.
ing here on May 28th.
$2.00 PKR YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Paul Mehlin's Trip.
Mehlin, of Paul G. Mehlin &
left town" last week for a brief
'trip, has returned and was seen
w yesterday. In response to
a request for news, he said:
" I visited Virginia, also Washington,
Batimore and Philadelphia. Concerning
the condition of trade, it does not appear to
me that the outlook is at all bad. Actual
sales, just at this time, arc not plentiful,
but there are many orders on the books.
" These orders have not been cancelled,
nor does there seem to be any desire to
cancel them. They are merely being held
back for a time. Just as soon, in my opin-
ion, as the war takes a decidedly favorable
turn, the present state of suspension in the
piano business will cease.
'' vStrangely enough, during my recent
tour, at every stopping place except one,
the Mehlin piano had just been, or was
about to be used at notable concerts. Our
representatives make excellent reports.
They look forward to a good Fall business,
even if the war continues, provided the
ultimate success of our arms is practically
demonstrated by important victories by
sea or land."
A Hustling Concern.
Jacob Bros., piano manufacturers, New
York, w T ill shortly issue a new catalogue.
It will contain many unique and original
features, and will specially emphasize the
modern products of Jacob Bros.
J. W. Stevens, travelling representative
of the house, is on a trip down East, meet-
ing with excellent results. Mr. Stevens is
an up-to-date traveler in every respect, and
he is backed in all his arrangements by a
house which thoroughly appreciates good
and efficient work. Jacob Bros., are not
complaining of dull times.
David H. Schmidt.
David H. Schmidt, whose piano-ham-
mers are so well and favorably known,
continues to find new and desirable patrons
for his products. They have come to be
recognized in the trade as among the very
best. With the modern appliances at his
disposal and all the care guaranteed by
careful, conscientious work, Mr. Schmidt's
business is sure to continue in its develop-
ment.