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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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WILLIAM KNABE & CO. HOLDS SEVENTY-NINTH OUTING
Annual Affair at West End Park Attended by Largest Crowd in History of the Concern—Vice-
President Paynter Welcomes the Guests—Games and Dancing a Feature
"The pianos of this firm are known the world
over for their tone quality, action and work-
manship, and we have had during the past year
an unusual growth of prosperity, more especial-
ly with grand pianos, as the output has doubled
the amount of any previous year. It behooves
each and every one of us to put our shoulder to
the wheel and help our superintendent to get
out the pianos that
are demanded from
him.
"Fellow employes,
your committee has
labored to make this
celebration a grand
success, and it is
wished that everyone
here will enjoy the
pleasure planned so
that when we leave
here to-night there
will be a satisfactory
feeling that the day
has been well spent.
"In conclusion, I
wish to state that
your committee per-
formed their annual
duty this morning by
decorating the grave
of the late president
of this firm, Chas.
Some Notable Guests at the Wm. Knabe & Co. Outing
Reading from Left to Right: F. J. Meadows, of the Lawrence MeFadden Co., Philadel-
Keidel, Jr., at Lou-
phia; B. L. Anderson, Manager of the Baltimore Store; Chas. J. McHenry, Manager
don Park. With these
of the Washington Store; Geo. Comstock, of the Washington Store; Otto Lestina,
General Superintendent of the Rochester Factories; R. H. Bevans, President of the
few remarks I wish
Executive Committee in Charge of the Outing; D. -E. Ewell, of the Sherwin
Williams Co., Cleveland, O.; Ernest Rhodes, of the Foster-Armstrong Branch; R. K.
you all a very pleas-
Paynter, Vice-President of the Knabe Co., and Chas. P. Vogt, Superintendent of the
ant afternoon."
Knabe Factory in Baltimore.
On behalf of the company, Mr. Paynter spoke
the employes were on hand and enjoyed the
affair from beginning to end.
as follows:
"It is, I am sure, a very great pleasure to
R. K. Paynter, vice-president of William
Knabe & Co., and a number of others con- each of us to be here to-day, at this, our annual
nected with the firm in other cities, were pres- picnic, and to enjoy the privilege of getting bet-
ent and enjoyed the outing.
ter acquainted in so delightful a manner. Per-
In the morning the members of the executive sonally, as the man responsible for the output
committee, who are R. H. Bevans, president; of the Knabe factory as to sales, I wish to
William Volbracht, vice-president; R. C. Bol- thank you and each of you, from your able
giano, secretary, and J. Sommers, treasurer, superintendent, Mr. Vogt, down through the
went to Loudon Park Cemetery, as is the an- line to the newest employe, for your loyal, gen-
nual custom, and decorated the grave of the erous and most efficient co-operation in not
late Charles Keidel, Jr., who was the president only manufacturing the greatest number of
of the firm.
Knabe pianos during the first six months of this
Early in the afternoon the employes and their year that has ever been produced in a similar
families and friends started to arrive at the park time since the foundation of the business, but in
and it was not long before the large dance floor improving the standard of excellence of the
was filled with the happy couples. All the other great piano it is your privilege to build and
amusements started soon afterwards and all mine to sell.
seemed to get every bit of enjoyment out of
"The officers and directors of your company
them.
have directed me to extend you their sincere
There were several contests, including bowl- thanks for your splendid service and to wish
ing and shooting. Many hard fought battles oc- each of you a very happy day."
curred in the games. Prizes were also given for
The following committees had charge of the
the best dancers.
outing:
Among the visitors to the affair, in addition
Executive Committee—Robert H. Bevans,
to Mr. Paynter, were Otto Lestina, superin- president; William Volbracht, vice-president;
tendent of the factories at Rochester, Ernest R. C. Bolgiano, secretary; J. Sommers, treas-
Rhodes, of the Foster-Armstrong branch; D. E. urer.
Ewell, of the Sherwin Williams Co., Cleveland;
Children's Committee—H. Propf, chairman;
Charles J. McHenry, manager, and George F. Remes, P. Woerner, J. Riggs, J. Bladriensky,
Comstock, of the Washington branch of the L. Baron.
Knabe firm, and F. J. Meadows, of Lawrence
Bowling Committee—J. Schneider, chairman;
McFadden & Co., Philadelphia.
J. Esses, A. Szelesy, W. Brizendine, F. Belis-
An address on behalf of the Knabe employes tri, J. Schaffer, R. Breitonbach.
was made by Mr. Bevans, president of the exec-
Shooting Committee—W. Schmidt, chairman;
utive committee, who said:
J. Goetz, P. Birx, W. Berger.
"We are assembled here to-day to celebrate
Dancing Committee—J. Bauer, chairman; W.
the seventy-ninth anniversary of the dis- Volkman, G. Block, F. Prettyman, F. Schanfele.
tinguished firm of William Knabe & Co., and
Gate Committee—L. Haas, chairman; T. Wie-
in connection with my fellow workmen, I wish gand, H. Birx, F. Truer, F. Bracken, W. F.
to express to the officers of the company how Ahring.
deeply we appreciate the kindness and fair
treatment we have received at their hands dur-
A. L. ARVIDSON ON WYOMING TRIP
ing the past year, and it is, indeed, a pleasure
to work for a company that demands the very
A. L. Afvidson, president of the Arvidson
highest grade of work, which terminates in the Piano Co., Denver, Colo., is at present on a
unequalled supremacy of the Knabe instru- three weeks' trip through Wyoming in the in-
ments.
terests of the various lines he handles.
BALTIMORE, MD., August 5.—Probably the largest
crowd which ever attended the annual outing
and picnic of the employes of William Knabe
& Co., attended the seventy-ninth, which was
held at West End Park, on the outskirts of Bal-
timore, to-day and this evening. The park was
crowded to overflowing.
Hundreds of per-
sons, including the families and sweethearts of
What is a good
hammer ?
1 his is
some
question and
is answered
by looking at
any one of the
hammers
in any
set bearing
the name
SCHMIDT
David H. Schmidt Co.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.