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LEASE ENTIRE BUILDING
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MISS KLOTZ A SOHMER ENTHUSIAST
ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATION
Weldon-Harwick Co., of Columbus, O., Will
Occupy Entire Building at Present Location
—Free Orchestra Maintained
Exceedingly Interesting Letter Received by New York Piano Men to Hold Annual Dinner
Sohmer & Co. From Noted Artist, Who Has
and Election at Republican Club Next Tues-
Appeared With the Victor Herbert Orchestra
day Evening—Prominent Speakers Invited
and Other Organizations, in Which She Tells
COLUMBUS, O., April 2.—Ttae Weklon-Harwick
The annual meeting of the New York Piano
of Her Experiences With the S<5hmer
Piano Co., at 19 East Town street, has taken a
Manufacturers' Association will be held at the
twenty-year lease on the entire building at that
Sohmer & Co., New York, have received a Republican Club, 54 West Fortieth street, on
address, and will occupy the same in full after letter from Miss Maude Klotz, soloist of the Vic- Tuesday evening of next week, April 10. The
extensive alterations and improvements are com- tor Herbert Orchestra, which is of unusual in- usual dinner will take place previous to the
pleted. The main salesroom and offices, for- terest because it recounts the fact that she meeting, being scheduled at 6.15 p. m. A num-
merly on the second floor, will be located on the started her musical studies as a child with a ber of important matters will come up for dis-
ground floor, and the second floor will be made Sohmer upright. With artistic success came cussion at the meeting, and the annual election
into a recital hall with a stage and every fa- the purchase of a Sohmer grand. The letter, of officers will also take place. Several speak-
cility for the holding of recitals and concerts. addressed to Harry J. Sohmer, president of ers of prominence will attend the meeting and
The plans for the remodeling of the building Sohmer & Co., reads as follows:
address the piano men, on subjects of business
are the most elaborate and will probably not
"It gives me great pleasure to testify to the interest and general importance, one of the
be completed for several months. One of the merits of my piano. When a little girl I started speakers being ex-Congressman Wm. H. Bennett.
unique features of the concern at the present
time is a quintet orchestra, which furnishes music
DROOP SOUNDS PATRIOTIC KEYNOTE
free of charge at any affair of a distinctly mu-
Washington Piano Man Causes Patriotic Dem-
sical nature. The concern also conducts a wel-
onstration by Speech at Board of Trade
fare department which furnishes meals gratuit-
ously to the employes. The concern handles
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2.—E. H. Droop,
the Chase-Hackley and Jesse French & Sons
prominent piano merchant of this city, was large-
line of instruments.
ly instrumental in turning a special meeting of
the Board of Trade, called last week at the Ho-
tel Willard to consider purely business prob-
INAUGURATE MONTHLY CONCERTS
lems, into a patriotic demonstration. Various
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. Attract
speakers earlier in the evening had touched on
Large Audience to Initial Concert
patriotic subjects, and a resolution pledging the
loyalty and support of the Board of Trade to
OMAHA, NEB., March 31.—The Schmoller &
the president was introduced.
In seconding
Mueller Piano Co., of this city, gave the first
the proposed resolution, Mr. Droop said: "Be-
of a series of monthly concerts on Tuesday eve-
fore we became in any way involved in this war
ning, which was enjoyed by a very large audi-
every man in this country was entitled to a free
ence. The assisting artists were, Mrs. Palmer,
expression of opinion and to his sympathies so
soprano; Mr. Heatherington, violinist; Miss
long as he said nothing that could be regarded
Morse, pianist, and Mr. Lawson at the Steck-
as treasonable.
But when we approach the
Pianola grand. The program was one of un-
dividing line and our president makes the call
usual interest, and the enthusiasm of the audi-
for us to step forward to defend our national
ence was intensified when "The Star Spangled
Miss Maude Klotz
rights and honor, then 1 say that all the old
Banner" was rendered by a Columbia Grafonola
my musical studies with the aid of one of your sympathies are swept out, and we step forward
grand at the closing of the concert.
uprights, and when later it was my good for- as one American people." Mr. Droop was in-
Peyton Harding, sales manager of the
tune to win professional success, I did not terrupted here by loud cheers, and men surged
Schmoller & Mueller Co., is well pleased with
change, but bought one of your baby grands. A about him on all sides to shake his hand, and
the success of this affair, as the invitations were
fine instrument is an absolute necessity for a although his lips continued to move his words
sent out to prospects, with whom the salesmen
professional musician, and I feel that the sym- were lost in the patriotic demonstration which
became acquainted after the concert was over,
pathetic tone and other splendid qualities of my his short speech had evoked.
when they were escorted throughout the build-
Sohmer have been of great value in my work.
ing, and the various instruments on exhibition
Wishing you all success, I am, cordially
were shown to them.
PLANNING FOR^HIO CONVENTION
yours (Signed) Maude Klotz."
CINCINNATI, O., April 2.—B. C. Bowen, secre-
It is interesting to note that Victor Herbert
BALDWIN GRANDjVT TABERNACLE
tary of the Piano Merchants' Association of
himself, when at the Lake Placid Club some
Two Instruments of That Make to Furnish years ago, insisted upon a Sohmer for his own Ohio, is now busily engaged making plans for
Music for Billy Sunday's Revival in New York
use. This instrument is still in service at the the coming convention of the organization,
club, and the satisfaction expressed by all the which will be held next September at Dayton.
When the time came for the formal dedica- artists who have visited the club with its su- President Henry Dreher is carrying- on an ac-
tion on Sunday last of the great temporary perb qualities was one of" the factors that caused tive membership campaign and hopes to make
tabernacle for use during the revival to be con- the Lake Placid Club to adopt the Sohmer as every music dealer in the State a member of the
ducted in New York by the Rev. Wm. A. Sun- the official piano for the equipment of its club association before the convention meets.
day, better known as "Billy" Sunday, two hand- houses and cottages.
ON FRATERNALCOMMITTEE
some Baldwin grand pianos were found in place
on the platform for the use of H. A. Rode-
DALLAS, TEX., April 2.—Robert N. Watkin, of
TR0WBRIDGE FACTORY SOLD
heaver, who conducts the music at the Sunday
the Will A. Watkin Co., prominent piano dealers
services, and his assistants. The tabernacle will
Piano Plant at Franklin, Mass., Sold to the of this city, and John W. Howcrth, also widely
seat 20,000 people, and three choirs of 2,000
known in the piano trade, are members of com-
Franklin Furniture Co.
voices each will participate in the musical section
mittees of Lone Star Chapter of the Knights of
of the program. The Baldwin piano has been
FRANKLIN, MASS., April 2.—The Trowbridge the Rose Croix, located in this city, which will
used at previous Sunday revivals in other cities
piano factory was sold last week at auction to have charge of the Maundy Thursday exercises
with a success that has practically assured its
the Franklin Furniture Co., the purchase price which will be observed at the Scottish Rite
being the official instrument of the evangelist.
being $3,100. The machinery and equipment Cathedral this week. Mr. Watkin is a member
of the factory were sold to several different of the music committee, and Mr. Howerth 18
TO SELL BANKRUPT PROPERTY
parties from Boston, Lynn, and Woonsocket, on the reception committee.
RUTLAND, VT., April 2.—The creditors of the the total sum realized on the same amounting
JOHN W. SHROYER PASSES AWAY
Clark & McMaster Piano Co., bankrupt, have to about $400. Manager Saltman, of the Frank-
BETHANY, MO., April 2.—John W. Shroyer, senior
been notified that a petition has been filed by lin Furniture Co., state's that he has not yet de-
the trustee for authority to sell at public auc- cided on any particular plans for the use of the member of the Shroyer Music House, passed
tion real estate belonging to said bankrupt. A factory. The Trowbridge p
hearing on this petition will be held at Rooms established by the late Edwin Trowbridge, and street, after being seriously ill for several weeks,
5 and 6, Herald Building, this city, on April after his death the business was carried on by suffering from dropsy. Mr. Shroyer was one of
9, at 10 o'clock a. m., at which time the credi- Mrs. Flora Trowbridge, with George Ubelacker the best known dealers in this section of the
as manager, until it was sold three years ago. State, and had been in the trade for many years.
tors may attend.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos