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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
EMPLOYES' GUESJS AT DINNER.
DEATH OF CHARLES SCHUBERT.
FIRE DAMAGES PIANO STOCK.
Officials of the Huntley-Hill Stockton Co., Bald-
win Co. Representatives in Winston-Salem,
N. C, Entertain Staff of Company at Annual
Banquet in That City — Some Interesting
Addresses—Those Who Were Present.
Head of Chas. Schubert Piano Repairing Co.
and a Pioneer Piano Man of the Northwest
Dies in Milwaukee in Eighty-second Year.
Smith
&
Hurst
Northern
Music
House,
Traverse City, Mich., Suffers Loss Estimated
at $4,000 with $3,750 Insurance, as Result
of Fire on Upper Floors of Building in
Which Piano Store Was Located.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 10.—'Charles Schu-
(Special to The Review.)
bert, head of the Charles Schubert Piano Repair-
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, February 9.—The sev-
ing Co., and one of the oldest piano men and
enth annual banquet of the Huntley-Hill Stockton manufacturers in the Northwest, died at his resi-
Co., who represent the Baldwin line of pianos in
dence in this city on February 5 at the age of 82
this city, was held in the parlor of the Hotel years, death resulting from old age.
Frances on Friday evening, and was attended by
Mr. Schubert was born in Germany .May 1(>,
the officers, owners and the employes of the com- 1XM, and learned the piano business in his native
pany, thirty in all being present.
land. At the age of twenty-one years he came to
The meeting was characterized by a spirit of
America and settled in New York City. In 1869
good fellowship, and there was a freedom of
he came to Milwaukee, where he was for more
speech and a delightful interchange of opinions
than twenty years superintendent of the plant of
that helped to make the evening one of rare en- the former Frank Feiling Piano Co. For fifteen
joyment as well as helpful in an educational way. years he was connected with the Edmund Gram
J. H. Early acted as toastmaster, and after a few Music House. A few years ago he founded the
well chosen remarks called on a number of those
Charles Schubert Piano Re-pairing Co. and opened
present for toasts.
a shop at 1107 Cherry street.
J. Frank Morris responded with a speech on
Air. Schubert is survived by two sons, Fred \\".
economy in little things in a business of the par-
Schubert and George R. Schubert, and one daugh-
ticular kind in which his company is engaged,
ter, Mrs. A. F. Stillman.
pointing out many little, unsuspected leaks that
will run the loss up into thousands of dollars in
H. R. FULLER ENTERS NEW FIELD.
the course of twelve months. This was not done
in any spirit of criticism at all but in a spirit of
Resigns as Manager of Pipe Organ Department
suggestion and counsel, which most appropriately
of Grinnell Bros, to Enter Life Insurance
came from him as the manager of the company
Business—Succeeded by Burton Collver.
to whose employes he was speaking.
M. D. Stockton, treasurer of the company, gave
(Special to The Review.)
a stimulating talk upon success in business and
DETROIT, MICH., February 9.—Henry Riley Ful-
how it may be attained. He advised each one ler, manager of the pipe organ and "player de luxe"
present to think of making a success of himself, department of Grinnell Bros., has resigned to
of trying to build character, saying: "It is not enter the life insurance business. The big life
what we have that we take with us, but what we insurance companies doing business in Michigan
are."
all are looking for additional high class salesmen
Short talks were also made by J. F. Crouse, for their Detroit forces, and several of them have
buyer for the firm; N. F. Sandifer, manager of
been after Mr. Fuller for a year or more.
the office equipment department; E. S. Alstync,
Air. Fuller was in charge of the player-piano
the popular piano man, who has his office with the department of Grinnell Bros, for several years,
company; R. C. Braxton, manager of the carpet until the Welte-Mignon department was estab-
department, and others.
lished as a separate department, when he was
The dinner was served in a manner to do honor
placed at the head of the new venture.
to mine host of the Frances, and was enjoyed by
Burton Collver, a well-known concert manager,
those present, which included: B. F. Hiintley, will succeed Mr. Fuller with Grinnell Bros. He
president; W. P. Hill, vice-president; M. D. formerly was a salesman for Grinnell's and for
Stockton, treasurer; J. F. Crouse, vice-president other piano houses.
and buyer; J. F. Morris, secretary and general
manager; C. C. Marshall, N. F. Sandifer, J. H.
FOR PATENT j\PPEALS COURT.
Early, J. H. Brunt, Henry L. Hanes, R. C. Brax-
ton, Misses Ada Culler, Lillie Marshall, Sallie U. S. Commerce Committee Also Favors Com-
Howard; Messrs. R. T. Davis, A. M. Davis, Rob-
mission to Investigate Patent Laws.
bie Martin. D. C. Martin, William Warner, Henry
Harp, Charlie Long, B. M. Haithcox. E. B. Shore.
(Special to The Review.)
J. G. Fulton, E. L. Parish, Percy Johnson, R. L.
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 9.—Announce-
Hanes, A. H. Disher, C. J. Cook, E. S. Van Alstyne, ment was made by the United States Chamber
Carl Brinegar.
of Commerce on Friday that a court on patent
appeals will be urged by a committee of the
PLACE ORDER FORSTARR PIANOS.
Chamber at the annual meeting to be held here
(Special to The Review.)
next week. The court should do away with the
BUFFALO, X. Y.. February 7.—A. C. Winegar an 1 condition wherein- a patent may be declared valid
C. G. Seales, of the Winegar, Lindsay & Seales and infringed in one Circuit Court of Appeals
Piano Co., have returned from their Western trip. held to be invalid in another.
During their tour they stopped at the Starr Piano
The same report favors an expert commission
Co.'s factory in Richmond, Ind., and placed an or- to investigate patent laws and urges that no other
der for two carloads of player-pianos, which are patent legislation be enacted until his commission
expected to arrive this week.
has made its report.
The Starr and Remington pianos were used at a
concert and minstrel show of Crescent Lodge No. MASON & HAMLINj>lANO IN CONCERT.
551, Odd Fellows, held at Elmwood Music Hall
(Special to The Review.)
last Thursday.
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 7.—The Mason &
Rev. T. B. Willson, advertising manager for M.
llamlin piano is growing popular in this city, in-
Steinert & Sons, New Haven, Conn., and also asmuch as it is being used quite frequently at con-
prominent as a writer on mechanics, died at his certs and entertainments. The piano was again
home in that city last week of apoplexy.
used at a song recital by Mme. Peroux Williams at
L. A. Sloma has opened a piano and music store the Twentieth Century Club last Monday (Feb-
in the Gohmert building, Houston, Tex., under the ruary 9). Mme. Williams was assisted by Mrs.
Ethel Cave Cole at the piano.
name of the Yorktown Music Co.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, N E W YORK
Manufacturers of
(Special to The Review.)
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH., February 9.—In a fire
which swept through the upper floors of the Mun-
son block, this city, last Wednesday, the Smith
& Hurst Northern Music House, with a store on
the ground floor of the building, suffered a loss
to stock by fire and water, estimated at $4,000
and covered by $3,750 insurance.
The Smith & Hurst Northern Music House
handles the Baldwin, Kimball and Steger lines
of pianos and player-pianos as well as Kimball
and other makes of organs, talking machines and
musical merchandise and at the time of the fire
had on hand stock valued at $10,000. The ex-
cellent work of the firemen in confining the
flames to the upper floors of the building saved
the bulk of the music stock from damage.
EDMUND GRAM IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Milwaukee Piano Man Now Serving as Juror—
Lively Sales of Steinway Grands.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 10.—Edmund Gram,
representing the Steinway, Everett, Weber, Steck,
Hardman and Gram-Richtsteig lines, is serving as
juror in the Alilwaukee county circuit courts. Mr.
Gram is a public spirited business man, interested
in all public affairs, and his services are usually
in great demand. He is again serving as treas-
urer of the retail merchants' division of the Mer-
chants 1 and Alanufacturers' Association.
Several more Steinway grands were disposed of
by the Gram house last week, while a brisk busi-
ness in other lines is reported.
C. H. Jackson, a member of the Gram force,
is expected to return this week from a trip to
.Madison and surrounding points.
RECEIVER'S REPORT ACCEPTED.
The Superior Court last week accepted the re-
port of the receiver of the Bridgeport Piano Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn., E. T. Buckingham, who was
appointed about a year ago. The claims against
the company were $12,398.37, and the preferred
claims $134.08. The balance on hand after de-
ducting attorney's and receiver's fees was $2,780,
which permitted a dividend of 22 per cent, for the
creditors.
CHARLES VAUPEL RESIGNS.
(Special to The Review.)
LOUISVILLE, KY., February 9.—Charles Vaupel,
ai one time vice-president of the Smith & Nixon
Co. and more recently sales manager of the com-
pany, resigned his position on February 1 after a
total of twenty-five years of continuous service.
Mr. Vaupel will spend a three months' vacation in
the East and will then re-enter the piano trade.
TO CONFIRM SCHLEICHER SALE.
(Special to The Review.)
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., February 9.—The trustee of
the estate of the Schleicher & Sons Piano Co., of
this city, has filed with the court his report of the
selling of the personal property of the company for
$3,500 and the equity in the real property of the
company for $110. A hearing will be held in the
office of the Referee in Bankruptcy in the Meigs
building, this city, on February 13, for the purpose
of confirming the sale.
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