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MAY 16, 1925
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Finals of Music Memory Contest to
Be Held in San Francisco Music Week
Event Already Under Way in Schools of That City—W. F. Ludwig and F. A. Buescher Expected
Shortly in City—Emporium Takes on the Brunswick Line
C A N FRANCISCO, CAL., May 8.—Occidental
and Oriental novelties are being blended in
the nine-day carnival now in progress in San
Francisco's Chinatown. So many people are
flocking there that the streets, seen from a
distance, look like an anthill. The carnival is
to aid the fund for the only Chinese hospital in
the United States, which has been constructed
at a cost of a quarter of a milion dollars. One
feature of the carnival was the first contest ever
held among Chinese in this country for queen
of the fiesta. Some of the most beautiful girls
in Chinatown, and there are many, entered the
contest. The award, considered by the Board
of Directors as fit for a queen, was a Cable
Midget upright, purchased from the Wiley B.
Allen Co. The contest was very close, the
final winner being dainty Miss Lena Leong, who
distanced her competitors at the last moment
by polling 25,000 votes. She was crowned
queen by the Mayor of San Francisco, amid
the applause of a great throng, and was later
presented with the beautiful little piano.
Work Progresses on Chickering Store
manager of the retail small goods department,
Sherman, Clay & Co.
Mr. Delano told the young bandsmen that
school music is the best in America, because
there is so much back of it. The boy mayor of
the city and some of the other boy officials
made speeches at the luncheon. The music was
a feature of Boys' Week.
The judges for the contest for parade bands
were Dave Rosebrook, leader of the Islam
Temple Band; Ralph Murray, leader of Golden
Gate Band; P. Sapiro, leader of the Municipal
Band; Chairman Wm. F. Tatroe, and Mr. De-
lano, former bandmaster of Chicago Marine
Band. The Princetown Band was the winner
of the first cup, donated by Boys' Week Com-
mittee, and the Lytton Salvation Army Boys'
Band was the second cup winner. Honorable
mention was given to the bands of Tamalpias
and Merced. In the evening concerts by the
winning bands were broadcasted.
Reception for Drum Manufacturer
William F. Ludwig is expected in this city on
May 12. On the 14th he will be the guest of
Rapid work is being done in remodeling and Sherman, Clay & Co., to meet the drummers
decorating the handsome new store for Lee S. of the city, between 10 a. m. and noon and
Roberts, Inc., new San Francisco home of the again in the afternoon. He will be entertained
Chickering. Mr. Roberts, however, is not yet at luncheon by the San Francisco Music Mer-
ready to announce the opening date, because chants' Association on that date.
the finishing touches are going to be a work
E. J. Delano is leaving to attend the annual
of some time.
band contest of the Northern California high
school bands which, this year, will be held in
Music Memory Tests Now Going On
The San Francisco public schools and the Colusa. This affair has become a great musical
parochial schools are taking the preliminary event in the Sacramento Valley, people coming
tests for the Music Memory Contest which is from far and wide to attend. There will be an
to culminate during the coming Music Week. exhibit of King musical instruments in the
The finals will be held on the morning of Satur- lobby of the hotel, where the committee will
day, May 23, at the Golden Gate Theatre. It meet in Colusa.
F. A. Buescher Expected on Visit
is to be in the hands of Chester Rosekrans,
H. C. Hanson, of the Hanson Music House,
Executive of Community Service, Recreation
League of San Francisco and Director of Music and the members of his staff are expecting the
Week Activities; Miss Estelle Carpenter, Di- arrival of F. A. Buescher. The Hanson Music
rector of Music in the public schools; Rev. House is the northern California distributor for
Ralph Hunt, in charge of music in the paro- Buescher instruments and a reception and din-
chial schools; Mrs. H. Roy Stovel, Executive ner will be tendered to Mr. Buescher, as soon
Secretary of Music Week, and Shirley Walker, as his arrival makes it possible to arrange a
of Sherman, Clay & Co., representing the North- date.
Emporium Takes on Brunswick Line
ern California Music Trades Association, of
The
Emporium is just taking on Brunswick
which he is president.
phonographs, Brunswick Radiolas and records.
Boys' Bands in the Public Eye
Miss Jean Hague, assistant to the manager,
Boys' bands have been much in the public
Dressel Martin, of the phonograph and radio
eye during the past few days. Last Friday
departments of the Emporium, said that the
there was a great parade of 30,000 school boys
department will continue to be a Victor dealer.
which took two and a half hours to pass. The
It is hoped here that the Brunswick recording
boys marched to the music of their own bands,
artists may soon be broadcasted from KGO, in
many of them having come from various points
Melrose, relayed from Chicago.
in northern California. Prior to the parade
Whitney Pays Farewell Visit to Friends
two hundred of the young bandsmen, among
Warren C. Whitney, who has been resting for
whom were a few girls, were entertained to
a few months in California, was here on his
luncheon at the Palace Hotel by the Music
way back to New York this week. He has the
Merchants' Association of San Francisco. This
distributing agency for Ware radio goods in
is the organization which meets once a week,
New York.
its members being dealers who have band and
Portable Radio Reported Popular
orchestra instrument . departments in their
Much interest is being shown in RCA
stores. The president of the organization, F.
super-heterodyne portables 24 and 26, according
A. Norton", not being able to be present, the
to C. T. Compton, manager of the phonograph
address of welcome was made by E. J. Delano,
tt
and radio departments of the H. C. Hanson
Music House. Orders have been coming in
before the actual arrival of the portables in
the store.
"Twilight" Is the Best Seller
Ed. Little, manager of the sheet music and
publishing departments of Sherman, Clay & Co.,
says that "Twilight" is their best seller at pres-
ent. Sheet music departments are being opened
in the Fresno and San Jose branches of Sher-
man, Clay & Co.
The Cable-Nelson Go.
Entertains Kiwanis Club
Makes Event Notable Feature of National Mu-
sic Week Celebration in South Haven, Mich.
SOUTH
HAVEN,
MICH.,
May 9.—The
Cable-
Nelson Piano Co., of this city, made the open-
ing of National Music Week the occasion for
entertaining the Kiwanis Club. The executives
and foremen of the company, as well as mem-
bers of the Cable-Nelson band, participated in
the event.
The Kiwanians and other guests were enter-
tained in the new south wing of the factory,
where tables were spread. The Cable-Nelson
band began the program, and following this
lively demonstration of an industrial organiza-
tion, the Cable-Nelson player-grand furnished
the music during the serving.
Following the welcome by Vice-President J.
L. Barron, with a response by the president of
the Kiwanis Club, there was a music memory
contest. W. A. Ratcliffe, song leader of the
club, read a few lines dealing with each com-
position, and then a few measures of it were
played, while the listeners wrote down their
identification. Then there were solos and group
singing, and the meeting concluded with a talk
by John H. Parnham, president of the Cable-
Nelson Piano Co., in which he told of the stead-
ily increasing number of Cable-Nelson instru-
ments that were being made and the popularity
of the Cable-Nelson throughout all sections of
the country.
Schaeffer Capital Increased
RIVERVIEW, I I I . , May 11.—The Schaeffer Piano
Mfg. Co., of this city, has increased its capital
stock from 25 shares of the par value of $100 to
500 shares with no par value. At the same time
the number of directors was increased from 3
to 5.
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