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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
OLIVER DITSONTORCES DINE.
NAT'AN
Get-Together Club Holds Banquet in Boston—
President Clarence A. Woodman Makes
Fine Address on the Value of Co-operation.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, MASS., March 6.—Seventy-five or more
members of the Get-Together Club of the Oliver
Ditson Co. sat down to a well-served dinner at the
Boston City Club on Thursday night. The affair
was devoid of all conventionality, and following
the meal Clarence A. Woodman, the president of
the organization, gave an address, in which he
spoke appreciatively of the trade press.
Then followed an entertainment of wide variety,
ranging from exquisite violin solos by Antonio
Gerardi, one of the talented members of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra, to ragtime and imper-
sonations. Mr. Gerardi, who uses a $2,500 violin,
the property of the Ditson Co., had the assistance
of his talented brother, Gennaro Gerardi, as ac-
companist, and was most generous in his contribu-
tions. Mr. Gerardi's playing was highly appre-
ciated, and it is to be hoped that he will be heard
at some future gathering of the Get-Together Club.
A word should be said for the sympathetic accom-
paniments of his brother.
Bernard Ferguson, the Boston baritone, who has
been heard before at the Oliver Ditson gatherings,
sang a group of songs, one of them being "I Heard
:i Cry," by William Arms Fisher, of the Ditson
house, this being the first time the composition had
been sung in public. Victor Viveiros, of the Leo
Feist combination, sang three numbers, "Siam,"
'Sweet Cider Time" and, as an encore, "Mother."
Billy Try, a well-known local entertainer, sang
and told some stories, and two negro entertainers,
Day and Washington, gave specialties. Mr. Wood-
man, in his address, said in part:
"In behalf of the members of the Get-Together
Club of the Oliver Ditson Co. I extend cordial and
hearty greetings to the representatives of the four
great papers devoted to the interests of music—
The Music Trade Review, The Music Trades, The
Musical Courier and Musical America—and also
to t our guests who have so kindly volunteered
to entertain us this evening and thus do their
share to make this meeting a brilliant success.
"The co-operation of all these gentlemen is high-
ly appreciated, and I desire every member of the
club to have in mind their generosity in our behalf
and be ready at any time to give them, all or any
one of them, a boost to signify appreciation of their
efforts and their presence here to-night.
"The representatives of the music papers are so
well and favorably known to us, we having gone
fishing with them, that they seem to know each
and every one of us, and while we do not all of us
know our other guests so intimately, the fact that
they are here is a guarantee of their friendship,
and friends arc precious and must not be forgotten.
"This is the third banquet given by our club. The
other two were tremendously successful, and it
seems to me that this one is in no way inferior.
What Are You Waitin' For?
You hear it everywhere. It is the biggest hit of the
season. Send your first order through. Fifteen cents
in quantities of one hundred copies or over, eighteen
cents in quantities less than one hundred copies.
"KENDIS. • 145 We.t 45th Street. New York City
Other Hits—Popular Prices
"We've Got Another Washington And Wilson Is His Name"
"At Breakfast Time He Always Has A Lily"
"You're Just Like An Angel To Me"
"It is a matter of congratulation that we can
get together and keep together, for, while in the
course of daily events there is sometimes a little
friction, I am confident that there is not a man
here but that is broad enough to shake and make
up, and if there are any little differences that need
to be adjusted, now is the time to do it and start
again with a clean slate. These little differences
that come to us are as ripples on the surface; the
depths of character and of friendship that lie be-
neath are still true, still steadfast. No one can be
blamed for losing his temper. It is a human fail-
ing, and it is claimed by some that, instead of a
failing, it should be called an asset, but that de-
pends upon the man and the conditions. Righteous
indignation is one thing and wounded self-love is
another, but under whichever heading you place it,
there is no excuse for staying angry, and I claim
that a well-balanced man will not do so."
HAS TWO NEW SUCCESSES.
Latest Songs by Ernest R. Ball Promise to
Measure Up to Previous Hits.
The success that has attended Ernest R. Ball
with the great majority of his clever ballads has
not in any sense deserted him in the case of his
two latest numbers, "My Wonderful Love for
Thee" and "Good-bye—Good Luck—God Bless
You," the lyrics of both songs being by Keirn
Brennan. Both songs are being featured strongly
in vaudeville by prominent singers, among them
Grace Fischer, Rev. Gorman, Jack Richards, Bison
City Four, Honey Boy Minstrels and others.
COSTS_QOING UP.
The war is sending up the costs of production
in England for books and roll music, according to
reappraisements made recently by Judge Fischer,
sitting as a reappraisement official. He sustained
the local customs officials in taking duty on a
higher ,aluation on the English-bound edition of
TWO BIG SUCCESSES BY HENRI CLIQUE
LA SEDUCCION
TANGO ARGENTINO or FOX TROT
TREMENDt US SENSATION
As Featured by Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Sebastian
IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
TAMBOURINES AND ORANGES
NOVELTY FOX TROT
CHICAGO
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
NEW YORK
the "Magic Fishbone," shipped to this country by
Constable & Co., London, while the rolls of music
from Hawkes & Co., also of London, came in for
an advance averaging three shillings per roll over
the entered prices.
COLLECTION OJ^CHURCH MUSIC.
Excellent Collection of Music for Catholic
Choirs Just Issued by the Ditson Co.
Among the recent publications of the Oliver
Ditson Co., Boston, are included a collection of
"Seven Sacred Pieces for the Catholic Church,"
arranged by A. Werner; a Mass in F for one, two
or four voices, by Theodor von La Hache, and
twenty separate selections of Catholic choir music
by various noted composers.
"ALONE AT LAST^ FOR BOSTON.
The successful operetta "Alone at Last" will
leave the Shubert Theatre after another week and
go to Boston for a run, after which it will return
to another Shubert Theatre here.
The Arcadia Music Co., Paterson, N. J., has
just published an attractive and melodic ballad,
entitled "Playtime of Love," with words by Ellis
Lane and music by M. M. Gilbert, president of
the company.
We Guarantee Our Music To Sell. You Lose Noth-
ing by Dealing With Us. Special Prices to Dealers.
G. M. TIDD, Music Publisher, Lancaster, 0 .
JEROME H.REflKMO:
Sensational Song Hits
"MOLLY DEAR, IT'S YOU I'M
AFTER"
"THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE M E "
"UNDERNEATH THE STARS"
"SHE'S MY PRECIOUS BABY"
LOADING UP THE MANDY LEE"
"MEMORIES"
AN OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN
IN VIRGINIA"
INSTRUMENTAL
ROSEMARY WALTZES"
KANGAROO HOP
Fox T r o t
TINKLE BELL Waltz