JU N E
THE
14, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
9
IMPROVING PUBLISHER'S SERVICE
(Continued fro m pa ge 7)
the larger houses to write after the names of
pieces w hich they could not fu rnish th e words,
That did not assum e any
"'1'ry So-and -So."
responsibility 011 their part, and though I don't
r(,Jl1ember ever to have been g iven a wrong di
rection yet if I had the bene vol e nce of the in
t~ n tion would ha ve preven ted fa u I tli nding a ny
wa y.
'vVha t w ould there be ill the way of re
vivin g tha t system? The order clerks could n ot
always g ive the desired informa tion, t o be sure,
but the head of the order department is a man
gener ally who cou ld give it, and as the orders
come to him for fi nal re view before being
shipped it would seem to be a simple matter to
sa y again "Try So-and-So" instead o f main
taining silen ce or saying w hat is of 110 more
va lu e, " O ut," and le ttin g the matter drop there.
I should be sorry to have written a ll this if
1 tLought it w OLdt! be tak en mere ly as the petty
co mplainin g of one who repr esented no one
uut himself, bllt I believe there are many others
alll o ng the retail ers who fee l as 'I do, that co
opt' ration i, a good thing all round, for whether
it is always evident or not it is st ill true that
we are a ll bound up together lik e a bundle of
st icks.
"HAVE A' SMILE" NOW JAZZED
U . S. Jazz Band Featuring Witmark Song With
Great Success as Jazz Number
A v\,itmark success , "Have a Smi le for Every
one You Meet," has now been added to the li st
of number s that are ,uc cess fu lly "jazzed," The
enited States Jazz Band , directed by AI. Moore,
are featuring this lively "vVitmark number at
a ll their performances during th eir present tour
on the Keith Circuit. This number was one of
th e quickes t successes of the past seaso n, and
it would appear from the long length o f life it
is havin g that its popularity will rUIl far illt o
the summer.
The July Advance List 01 Phonograph Records
Carries Seven (7) Numbers from the Pace & Handy Catalogue, viz:
"SAINT LOUIS BLUES," Aeolian Record No. A1214
"A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND," Columbia Record No. A2721
"BEALE STREET BLUES," Edison Disc Record No. 50536
"SAINT LOUIS BLUES," Edison Record No. 50523
"SATAN, I'M HERE," Edison Amherol Record No. 3746
"SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL," Emerson Record No. 7503
"SAINT LOUIS BLUES," Edison Amberol, No. 3741
The popularity of these numbers. and the immense advertising th~y are getting from us and the
phonograph companies, will make you safe in ordering a good supply.
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PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc. t5l~~or~=do~~;:::;eY~rk
LET US TAKE YOUR ORDF.R
FEIST CONVENTION JUNE ] 6TH
Sixth Annual Gathering of Feist Managers to
Be Held in New York Next Week-Plans
for Coming Season to Be Arranged
Th e sixt h annual convent ion of th e Leo Feist
organization w il! be held in New York the week
of June 16. A t the same time the formal open
ing of the new Feist profes sional department at
711 Seventh avenue will take place. Thes e new
rooms arc ideally located and are amo ng the
best appointed of any in the country given over
to th is purpose.
Each year the executives of th e Feist o,r gani
zation and the members of the staff meet in
New York and form plans to be pursued during
the e ns uin g year, including the selection of many
of the songs to be lIsed in the big publicity
campaig ns put forth by that house. Among
those who will attend this year' s gatheri ng ar e:
H. C. Johnson , manager o f the San F rancis co
offi ce; AI. Sat her, manager of th e Los Ange les
office; Mo,nte Austin, manager of the Seattle
office; Lew Mahan, manager of the Dallas of
fice; Harr y Coe, manager of the Kan sas City
offi ce; J oe Fuchs, manag er of the St. Louis
olnce; Mort Schaffer, manager of the Minneapo
li s office; Rocco Vocco, manager of the Chicago
office, and his two ass istants, Milton Wei I and
C hesler Cohn; Archi e Lloyd, manager of the
New Orleans office; D ave Frank, manager of
the Atlant a office; Bob Miller, mana ger of the
Detroit office; Charles Cord'ray, manager of the
Cincinnati office; Ernie Hu gh es, manager of the
Cleve land office; Milt Stevens, manager of the
Buffa lo office; Elmer Setzler, manager of the
Pittsburg h office; F'red Auger, manager of the
Boston o ffice, and his assistant Arthur Hus
kins; Fred Wright, manager of the Philadelphia
offic e; Fred Kemlo, manager of the Baltimore
office, and Walter Park, manager of th e Provi
de n ce office.
In addition to the above, all of the members of
the ~ ew York main office, as well as the large
professiollal staff. wi ll lie in att endance.
BIG STEADY SELLERS
IF YOU DOUBT
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March
March
Columbia' & Call
March
Kiss of Spring
Waltz
Dream Memories
Waltz
ream Kisses ,
Waltz
Sunset in Eden
Wal"tz
Some Shape
One-Step
Memories of Home ,Reverie
Victor
Columbia
Emerson
Pathe
Paramount
VOCAL
,AND OTHER
Sunshine
The Battle Song of Liberty
That's What the Red, White
and Blue Means
Beautiful Girl of Somewhere
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