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TRADE:
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
OUTING OF BOSTON PUBLISHERS.
Askerhund, Jesse Jones, A. J. Shaw and George
W. Scorgie.
Largest Gathering in Several Years at Nantas-
C. W. Thompson & Co. was represented by C.
ket Beach on Saturday—Enjoyable Dinner
W. Thompson himself and James P. Donlan.
Interspersed with Music—Some of Those
From the Boston Music Co. there were Arthur
Present.
J. Pflock, E. M. Deming and F. Benker.
H. F. Odell & Co. was represented by Mr. Odell
(Special to The Review.)
himself, and the Carl Fischer Co. by F. E. Burg-
Boston, Mass., July 1, 1912.
The annual outing of the Boston Music Pub- staller.
It had been hoped that following the dinner
lishers' Association was held at Nantasket Beach,
there would be some impromptu addresses, but the
Saturday, and the attendance was one of the largest
conditions were not favorable to this, so that fea-
in several years. Last year the association went
to Bass Point, • N ah ant, and the year before the ture was dispensed with. During the dinner there
was plenty of music and all the publishers eagerly
members were at the same place to which they
awaited the next instrumental number, wondering
elected to go yesterday. The invitations said the
outing would be held rain or shine, but that if it was to be his publication. Previous to the
statement was not necessary, as the day was a dinner and following it, while the company were
enjoying the passing throng outside the Palm Gar-
perfect one.
A number of the members went down on the den, there was music by Maitland's Band, of which
Mace Gay, long and favorably known in the music
1.20 boat for the beach, and at the wharf in Bos-
ton they were met by the secretary and treasurer, publishers, is the leader. Mr. Gay was introduced
to those of the association who did not already
Clarence A. Woodman, who furnished the members
know him, several meeting him as one of the pros-
with their transportation. Another contingent went
pective members of the association, as he has prom-
down on the boat leaving the city one hour later,
ised to join.
so that when the entire company reached Paragon
Most of the members and guests returned to
Park, where the afternoon's program was carried
Boston on one of the early evening boats and the
out, it numbered sixty men. Those who went
day was voted a thoroughly enjoyable one.
down on the earlier boat used the intervening hour
by taking a plunge in the broad Atlantic, for at
Nantasket Beach there are splendid facilities for
BURGLARS VISIT SONG SHOP.
bathing.
. President Walter M. Bacon, of the association, Steal Several Hundred Dollars Worth of Goods
was on hand, together with Vice-President Reilly
from Remick Store—What the Police Are
and Secretary Woodman to see that everybody had
Doing—Why F. H. Burt Feels Badly.
a good time, and they all did. Once.inside Para-
gon Park, where everything customarily to be had
The Remick Song Shop, at 1341 Broadway, was
and seen may be enjoyed, the company separated
entered by burglars on Friday evening of last week
into groups and took in the sights. It had been
and fountain pens, watches and other similar goods
arranged that dinner would be served at five as well as stamps and cash to the value of several
o'clock, but as everyone was hungry the company
hundred dollars taken away. Several suspicious
sat down an hour earlier. It was served in the circumstances connected with the robbery point
Palm Garden, which is admirably adapted for
strongly to the fact that those engaged in it had
large entertaining, and nearly two hours were more than a passing knowledge of the arrange-
spent in enjoying the good things that Manager
ment of the store and the points where the most
Dodge set before them. At one end of the hall sat
valuable loot was to be found. As usual in such
the officers of the association, as follows: Presi-
cases the police gumshoed around, looked impor-
dent Bacon, who is of the White-Smith Music
tant, and then vouchsafed the opinion that the
Publishing Co.; Vice-President Reilly, who is of burglars were amateurs, though not going so far
the firm of McLaughlin-Reilly Co.; Secretary- as to decide who the amateurs were or where they
Treasurer Woodman, who is of the Oliver Ditson
could be found. F. H. Burt, Eastern sales manager
Co.; B. F. Wood, a former vice-president of the for Remick & Co., takes as almost a personal
association and president of the B. F. Wood Music
affront the action of the burglars in taking such a
Co., and two invited guests, Prof. Leo R. Lewis, of
varied assortment of merchandise when so many of
Tufts College, and Prof. A. A. Stanley, of the the latest and most valuable Remick prints that
University of Michigan, both experts in music and
practically sell at sight were completely ignored.
intimately acquainted with its history, as was keen-
ly evident when they were engaged in earnest con-
FORM PROTECTION SOCIETY.
versation in topics akin to the art.
As far as possible the representatives of the Composers and Music Publishers Organize with
various music houses sat together. Those present
Prominent Men Interested.
from the Oliver Ditson Co. were these: W. J.
Reilly, J. W. Ginger, George Chase, Charles Hell-
The Copyright Protection Society (Mechanical
mann, Charles Sweeney, Alois Wilmot, R. Grant,
Rights), Ltd., has been organized in London, in
T. H. Rollinson, W. S. Hollis, G. H. Shirley, H. J. connection with the enforcement of the new copy-
Haney, B. H. Hausworth, C. B. Hollis, E. J. Sweet,
right law. The rules of the society have now been
I. C. Henning, J. J. Desmond, W. J. Baltzell, C. F. drawn up and approved at a general meeting re-
Manning, William A. Fisher, Max Pulverman,
cently held.
John C. Muller, James A. Smith, Leslie Martel, C.
An influential committee has been formed, con-
C. Chapman, John Frey, A. B. Flint, J. Harold
sisting of Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie (chairman),
Burke, John J. Connell, William O. Peterson, Otto
Edward German, Lionel Monckton, Fred E.
Piesandel, E. W. Briggs, F. N. Oeffinger, Henry
Weatherly, Basil Hood, Adrian Ross, Alfred Little-
MacLaren and Henry Beach.
ton (Novello & Co.), William Boosey (Chappell
Those from the B. F. Wood Music Co. were: & Co.), Charles D. Enoch (Enoch & Sons), H.
W. J. Small, H. W. Robinson, W. W- Preston, Jr.,
S. J. Booth (Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew), and
H. J. Creutz, N. A. Lang and A. G. Madden.
Oliver Hawkes (Hawkes & Son).
These were from the White-Smith Co.: B. M.
Two vacancies on the committee remain to be
Davisqn, H. L. Heartz, E. H. Pflock, J. T. Colton,
filled, and of the two members to be elected to
George Ayer, George F. Shiney, Charles A. White,
those vacancies one is to be a composer and one a
W. A. Stone, B. McMann, J. W. Lawson, Walter
music publisher.
K Tews and J. F. Schnaderhay.
The solicitors to the society are Stanley, Wood-
Walter Jacobs, the music publisher, had with
house & Hedderwick, 18 Essex street, Strand,
him of his own employes, Myron Freese, Tower W. C, and the auditors Holroyd, West & North-
cott, of 3 and 4 Great Winchester street, E. C
The general manager and secretary is P. Sarpy,
32 Shaftesbury avenue, W., who will be happy to
furnish any information required regarding the
society.
MAKING A BIG HIT.
"Take Me to the Cabaret" is proving one of the
most popular of the many Leo Feist hits. May
West, always a drawing card in vaudeville, is fea-
turing "Take Me to the Cabaret" in the leading
vaudeville theaters and making a big hit. Accord-
ing to the Feist management the song will be one
of the best sellers.
ABE HOLZMANN'S NEW MARCH.
"The Spirit of Independence" march, by Abe
Holzmann, the prominent and successful march
composer, which is the first number he has had
published under the 'imprint of J. H. Remick &
Co., made its appearance this week and a goodly
portion of the first edition went to fill advance
orders already in hand. The march itself is well
worthy of attention, especially as arranged for band
and orchestra. Mr. Holzmann is at present head
of the band and orchestra department of Remick
& Co.
DEATH OF I. W. TESCHNER.
Isador Waldman Teschner, who was connected
with musical publications for many years, died last
Friday at the home of his brother, E. W. Teschner,
790 Riverside Drive, at the age of C5 years. He
leaves a widow.
Not a Hit that w i l l die but a seller that w i l l live
I WILL LOVE YOU WHEN
THESILVERTHREADSARE
SHINING AMONG THE GOLD
ROGER LEWIS
F. HENRI KLICKMAN
Frank K.Root 0 Co.
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