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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 23, 1922
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
LEO FEIST CELEBRATES 25TH BUSINESS ANNIVERSARY
Prominent and Successful Music Publisher Tenders Elaborate Dinner at Home in Mt. Vernon
to Business Associates and Friends to Mark That Important Occasion
In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his entrance into the music publishing field
Leo Feist, founder and head of the prominent
house of Leo Feist, Inc., New York, tendered
an elaborate dinner to his business associates
were received by Mrs. Leo Feist and Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar F. Bitner, following which the
guests were presented to Mr. Feist, who was
seated on a Summer porch, surrounded by his
sons, Nathan, Milton and Leonard Feist.
The dining hall and table were beautifully
decorated with a profusion of flowers and at
each plate there were found an elaborately en-
graved and embossed menu card, with the name
of the individual guest appearing prominently
thereon. As a souvenir of the occasion Mr.
Feist presented each guest with a leather wal-
let bound in solid gold and bearing the guest's
initials on a gold plate in the center.
Felix Feist, brother of the host, acted as
toastmaster and first introduced Leo Feist him-
self, who appeared in fine spirits, and extended
a formal welcome to his guests in a short and
witty speech, in the course of which he credited
the loyalty of his co-workers for much of his
business success.
Among those who made short talks, in which
the outstanding feature was the enthusiasm
shown by the Feist organization and the spirit
which has made the firm of Leo Feist, Inc., a
great power in the music publishing field, were:
Edgar F. Bitner, Francis Gilbert, Phil Korn-
heiser, A. S. Gilbert, Lee Orean Smith, J. A.
Decatur, O. W. Vaughan, Felix Feist and others.
Souvenirs of the occasion were forwarded to
the Feist branch managers who were unable to
attend, these including H. C. Johnson, Harry
Coe, Fred Dempsey, Harry Kessell, Billy White,
Arthur Huskins, Dave Frank, Lew Mahan, Billy
Lloyd and Fred Kemlo.
The guests were all returned to the city by
Leo Feist
and friends at his home, Corcoran Manor, Mt. automobile, each being taken to his home.
Those who attended were: Edgar F. Bitner,
Vernon, N. Y., on last Saturday evening, Sep-
tember 16. A number of the Feist branch man- Phil Kornheiser, Cliff Odoms, Theo. Morse, Lee
agers from Eastern and Middle West cities Orean Smith, Meyer Jacobs, J. A. Decatur,
came to New York to attend the function, and Henry Heine, Lester Santly, Arthur Hoffman,
incidentally to extend their congratulations to Solly Cohen, Gordon V. Thompson, Fred Auger,
their chief, who enjoys the sincere affection of Floyd Kinney, Bob Miller, Rocco Vocco, A. S.
everyone who has been associated with him Gilbert, Francis Gilbert, William R. Teller, Vin-
during his business career.
cent Walsh, O. W. Vaughan, B. McClelland,
The guests assembled at the Feist executive Victor E. Meyer, Felix F. Feist, Nathan "Feist,
offices, 235 West Fortieth street, early in the Milton Feist, Leonard Feist, Dr. N. B. Saunders,
evening and were taken to Mt. Vernon in auto- Luther G. Battin, Al Kornheiser, Paul White-
mobiles. On arrival at Corcoran Manor they man, Howard Johnson, Jos. McCarthy, Harry
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Some Sunny Day
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Truly
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