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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CLARENCE A. WOODMAN RE=ELECTED.
Begins Second Term as President of Boston
Music Publishers' Association—His Speech
of Acceptance Received with Enthusiasm.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON,
MASS.,
February
14.—Clarence
A.
Woodman, of the Oliver Ditson Co., was re-elected
president of the Boston Music Publishers' Asso-
ciation at its annual meeting, held at the Hotel
Georgian last Tuesday evening. His co-officers
are: Secretary-treasurer, H. F. Odell, and vice-
president, Charles W. Homeyer. In his address
of acceptance, delivered on the evening in ques-
tion, Mr. Woodman said, in part:
"Another year has passed and the Boston Music
Publishers' Association is entitled to another notch
or the yardstick of time. This makes a total of
nine years to its credit; nine active and busy years,
years in which its officers and members have found
time from their various activities to get together
for the benefit and well being of our industry and
our association.
"Harmony and good will have prevailed during
these nine years, not only among our members, but
between the individual employes of houses belong-
ing to the association, and friendships have been
formed which will end on the other side of Jor-
dan—if they end at all.
"It is, it seems to me, a tribute to our loyalty
to our association and to each other that we have
held together these years, for no one knows bet-
ter than you who are here assembled of the in-
finite detail that enters into the lives of every one
of us, and it would not have been surprising if
long before this our interest had waned. Thanks
to this spirit of loyalty which has animated us,
this was not to be, and the year 191G finds our
association, I trust, more virile, more interesting,
more worth while, than ever.
"A year ago, when you elected me as your
president, T told you that T would serve, not be-
cause I thought I could make a good presiding
officer, but because I believed that between us we
could co-operate and make things interesting. The
year that has passed has demonstrated the truth of
this prediction, for while no great things have
been accomplished, simply because there were no
worlds for us to conquer, it is, it seems to me, a
great accomplishment to keep on and on in a spirit
of unity.
"Right here I want to thank you and to compli-
ment you on your co-operation and helpfulness.
Mr. Odell, our secretary-treasurer, has steered us
safely to port with a balance to our credit in the
bank, as did Mr. Small last year. We appreciate
such capabilities highly. Dr. Reilly, who has so
successfully revised our constitution and by-laws,
should, with his fellow committeemen, Walter M.
Bacon and H. F. Odell, be given an encomium of
praise. James A. Smith, chairman of the post-
office committee, is entitled to great credit for
good work done. I also desire particularly to
thank the members of the various entertainment
committees who have done such splendid work to
make our meetings enjoyable during the year.
"During the year we have been entertained and
amused by William C. Wood, councilman, since
deceased, as representative of His Honor Mayor
Curley; by Prof. Louis C. Elson, whose lectures
on old-time music and its makers we all listened to
with much interest; by Pietro Mordeglia, who per-
formed with his one-man band, and who played the
"Melody in F" by Rubinstein on the piano in more
ways than ever mortal man wot of before, includ-
ing some very artistic footwork in a four-hand
number, in which the foot took the place of the
village organist detained at home with measles
or something or other. We were also entertained
by Alexander P. Browne, the famous authority on
copyrights, and by Fred Kendall, the Boston hu-
morist, who told numerous stories, in one of which
vvt found that Charles W. Thompson and George
W. Furniss were joint owners, almost, of the
Costly-Pleasure Hotel.
"To-night we have with us Hon. William F.
Murray, postmaster of Boston; Wilfred A. French,
editor of Photo Era, and Guy R. Hammond, of the
Victor Talking Machine Co. I believe we can look
forward to one of the most enjoyable and profita-
ble evenings we have ever spent together.
"All in all, gentlemen, it has been a very pleas-
ant year, and I thank you again for your co-opera-
tion and support."
SUES FOR ROYALTIES^ON SONG.
Bernard Grossman Wants to Recover Royalty
Interest in " L i t t l e Grey Mother."
Bernard Grossman, who wrote the lyrics of "The
Little Grey Mother," contends that he gave Harry
De Costa, the composer of the number, the right
to sell the song outright to M. Witmark & Sons
for $23. He declares that De Costa did not sell the
song, but placed it on royalty, and Mr. Grossman
has therefor-e brought action against both De Costa
and the publishers to recover half the royalties so
paid.
RECENT BOOSEY & CO. ISSUES.
Number of Novelties Offered in Latest List of
Music Issued by This House.
Among the recent publications of Boosey & Co.
are included several numbers of particular charm,
especially among the ballads. Chief among these
is "One Day," the latest posthumous song of
Stephen Adams, and which is representative of the
best work of that champion of the ballad type.
Other Boosey & Co. offerings include "Birdland
Courtship," a musical setting to Fred E. Weather-
by's poem by Dr. A. Herbert Brewer; "Love Was
Once a Little Boy" is a new musical setting by
Frederic H. Cowen; a reverent and inspiring mu-
sical setting to the immortal poem, "Rock of Ages,"
by Arthur Fagge; "The Meadowlark," with the
bird notes humanized by . Abbie Gerrish-Jones;
"Moon of the Cherry Garden," from the cycle,
"The Valley of Rainbows," by Tvor Novello;
"Venezuelan Guerilla Song," a strong masculine
number by C. Linn Seller; "Deep in My Heart,"
by T. Wilkinson Stephenson; "Rose Song," by
Haydn Wood, and "Tommy Lad," by E. J. Mar-
petson.
NEW YORK'S TWO MUSICAL COMEDY SENSATIONS
"HIP-HIP HOORAY
"VERY GOOD EDDIE"
Charles Dillingham's monster New York Hippodrome production, and
The charming musical comedy hit at the Princess Theatre.
Thousands have heard and enjoyed the two song hits of these productions.
They are
"Babes In The Wood" and 'The Ladder Of Roses"
By R. H. Burnside and Raymond Hubbell
By Jerome Kern and Schuyler Greene
You will have MANY calls for them and in
order that you may be prepared to meet this
demand we will fill ONE order for these two
numbers at the special price of
1 8 C Per Copy 1 8 C
This is your opportunity.
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
62 West 45th Street
New York City
1'lease send
copies of "The Lad< la-
copies of " I ( >abes in
of Roses'' and
the Wood' ' at i8c. a copy.
Name . . .
Will you grasp it?
Address .
T. B. HARMS & FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
NEW
YORK