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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
tional Dealers' Association and the members of
the National Piano Manufacturers' Association, in
Cleveland, on Monday, June 19, 1905.
Members Everywhere Preparing for the Great
"This is the unanimous consent of all the Cleve-
Event—Committees in Session at Atlantic
land
piano dealers and manufacturers, and a good
City—No Exhibition or Commercialism.
time is looked for while the members of these
associations are enroute to Put-in-Bay.
(Supplied by Chairman l'ross Commit tee.)
"A banquet will be given at the Euclid Club,
Immediately following the Convention of the
Manufacturers' Association, at Atlantic City, Monday, June 19, at 6.30 p. m., the day preceding
the National Dealers' Association Convention at
President Miller, of the National Association of
Piano Dealers of America, together with the Putin-Bay, to be held on June 20, 1905, and they
chairmen of several committees on arrangement invite, as guests, the members of these associa-
for the coming Convention at Put-in-Bay, June tions who are in Cleveland on that date."
The general programme for the Put-in-Bay Con-
20-21-22, as well as those members of the Execu-
tive Board who were present, held a business vention is as follows:
Monday and Monday evening, June 19, enter-
session.
The various committees reported progress tainment of visitors at Cleveland, Ohio, and
which was being made in their special work. Toledo, Ohio.
Tuesday, June 20, day and evening, reception at
From every quarter seemed to come the greatest
amount of enthusiasm, with the indication that Putin-Bay; evening entertainment will include
the forth-coming Convention would not only be concert, at Hotel Victory.
Wednesday, June 21, business sessions at 10
the largest in attendance, but the most interest-
ing session held in the history of the organiza- a. m. and 2 p. m.; Wednesday evening, special
entertainment provided by Entertainment Com-
tion.
The Membership Committee reported having re- mittee.
Thursday, June 22, business sessions, morning
ceived a large number of applications represent-
ing houses of the highest standing. Among the and afternoon; Thursday evening, banquet.
The official programme, giving details, will be
names may be noticed such as the following:
Calvin Whitney, A. B. Chase Company, Norwalk, issued and forwarded to all members, shortly.
Ohio; Walter H. Pierce, Farrand Organ Company,
JOHN W. BOLTON ARRESTED.
Detroit, Mich.; A. M. Wright, Schaffer Piano Co.,
Chicago, 111.; L. A. Duckworth. Estey Piano Com-
(Special to The Review.)
pany, New York City; Albert Krell, Krell French
Birmingham, Ala., May 22, 1905.
Piano Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; S. B. Bond, Packard
John Wesley Bolton, who was formerly agent
Piano Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Otto Doll, Jacob for J. Frank Walker, the well-known Joplin piano
Doll & Sons, New York City; S. B. Cook, Boston, dealer in Nevada, Mo., was arrested Saturday
Mass.; Frank W. Thomas, Albany, N. Y.; P. K. afternoon on an alleged charge of forgery. While
Wilson, Carter & Dorough, Valdosta, Ga.; W. D. in this city he was employed by the Forbes Piano
Shaffer, St. L6uis, Mo.; E. A. Sanders, Olathe, Co. The prisoner, in defence of himself, states
Kansas.
that he is not guilty of forgery.
The Entertainment Committee, of which Platt
From his own statements it seems that he was
Gibbs is chairman, reported that there would be getting no direct pay for his services from the
no end of wholesome entertainment for the mem- music house that he represented. He states that
bers. It is probable innovations will be sprung. he was in the habit of making his customers give
Mr. Platt Gibbs is nothing if not original, and to him two notes, one of which he filed with the
he is known to every member as a "jolly good fel- house. When he could not get his salary from
low," one who knows how to make things go. As his firm he used the notes as collateral. He thinks
usual, Mr. Gibbs is arranging special excursion that he was acting properly.
trains on the personally-conducted plan, which
will serve to bring members from the South and
A WORTHY HAZELTON SCION.
West to convention headquarters.
Halsey
Hazelton, of the third generation of
NO EXHIBITION OR COMMERCIALISM.
the
famous
piano-making family, was one of the
As in the past, there will be no exhibition or
commercialism allowed at the Put-in-Bay Conven- welcome members of the piano fraternity at At-
tion, notwithstanding the fact that the question lantic City. Young Mr. Hazelton has been trained
as to the advisability of holding an exhibition at in a practical school, and he has many charming
future meetings is to be discussed at the Put-in- traits which insure him a popularity in the trade.
Bay session, President Miller will hold to the It is evident that he will carry On to further vic-
precedent already established that it is better to tories the Hazelton banner, which has floated
eliminate all such features, and therefore the triumphantly for many years.
manufacturers are requested to kindly respect the
INCORPORATED IN CANADA.
dealer's wishes in this particular and not attempt
to forward goods to convention headquarters.
The Canada Piano & Organ Co., Ltd., with a
CLEVELAND'S ENTERTAINMENT.
capital stock of $20,000, have been organized in
The local dealers of Cleveland have signified Montreal for the purpose of manufacturing buy-
their intention to entertain the visitors en route ing and selling pianos. They have opened a store
to Put-in-Bay, on Monday, June 19. Henry S. at 2303 North Notre Dame street.
Dreher, chairman of the Cleveland Piano Dealers'
Association, having issued the following invi-
A. E. Bates, of the Bates Piano Co., Pacific
tation:
Coast agents for the Henry F. Miller and Behn-
"The Cleveland piano dealers and piano manu- ing pianos, is contemplating opening a branch
facturers will entertain the members of the Na- store in San Diego, Cal.
NOW FOR PUT=IN=BAY!
AMIE THE VETERAN.
The Popular Traveler, Veteran of Gettysburg,
Writes a Very Striking Reminiscent Poem of
the Greatest of all the Civil War's Battles.
It is not generally known that J. C. Amie, gen-
eral traveler for Ernest Gabler & Bro., is a veteran
of the Civil War. He still preserves an extremely
youthful appearance, and no one would suppose,
upon estimating his age, that he stood in the
solid ranks of blue on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, when Lee's broken columns were turned
back towards the Southland. Mr. Amie was but a
youth at the time, but was surcharged with patri-
otic ardor and fought through the entire Civil
War. He recently composed a poem which is
most fitting at this time, so close to Memorial
Day. It will be read with interest, not only by
many music trade men who wore the blue, but
by thousands of others who have learned through
history of the great crucial battle of the Civil
War.
While chatting with Mr. Amie upon this subject,
he remarked: "Memorial Day is close upon us.
It is the day when all classes gather to honor
their dead. It has become to my mind one of the
most important in our calendar. Not only the
graves of the dead of the wars, but those of civil
life who have passed us, receive their token of
loving remembrance wherever buried. These
lines suggested themselves as I read the account
of one of the last battles of the terrible war now
raging in the far East:"
RKMINTSCENT.
I remember HIP hurrying feet,
T remember the rolling of the drum,
I remember the signal of defeat,
.Tnst nl the setting of the sun,
At Gettysburg.
I remember the groans of the dying,
I remember the sight of the dead,
I remember the wounded there lying,
AH 1 stood with uncovered head,
At Gettysburg.
I remember the slow-time tread,
I remember the ditches wide,
I remember the countless dead
Buried there side by side
At Gettysburg.
As I stood there on that fatal day
And viewed the havoc of shot and shell;
A wounded soldier cried out, and said,
"My God, Captain! Wasn't that hell?"
At Gettysburg.
Those words were from a soldier mad,
Mad at such a horrible sight ;
As the awful horror dawned on him
Of brothers—killed in defence of right
At Gettysburg.
Who shall say, they died in vain?
Those that gave all : that we might live
In brotherly love, bound without chain,
Hats off ! All honor give
Tlie dead at Gettysburg.
—J. C. Amie.
NEW ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE.
The Literary Committee, a committee appoint-
ed at the last convention of the Piano Manufac-
turers National Association, is composed of Wil-
liam Tonk, Francis Connor and Daniel F. Treacy.
It is proposed to issue considerable literature
during the year, which will be under the super-
vision of this committee.
The chairman of the Nominating Committee is
Otto Schultz, of Chicago.
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