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The Music Trade Review
JULY 23, 1927
Hermann Irion, President of Chamber,
Appoints Standing Committee Members
Herbert Simpson Heads Finance Committee, M. P. Campbell, Music Advancement,
Fred P. Bassett, Credit, and Richard W. Lawrence, Legislative
D R E S I D E N T HERMANN IRION, of the Jerome F. Murphy, M. Steinert & Sons, Bos-
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, has ton, Mass.
Sigmund Spaeth, American Piano Co., New
appointed the various standing committees of
the Chamber for the coming year, as follows: York.
Finance Committee
Shirley Walker, Sherman, Clay & Co., San
Herbert Simpson, Chairman, Kohler & Camp- Francisco, Cal.
bell, Inc., New York.
Robert N. Watkin, Will A. Watkin Co.,
Max J. deRochemont, Laffargue Co., New Dallas, Tex.
Parham Werlein, Philip Werlin, Ltd., New
York.
Orleans, La.
Richard W. Lawrence, Bankers' Commercial
Edward H. Uhl, Southern California Music
Security Co., New York.
Charles Jacob, Jacob Bros. Co., New York. Co., Los Angeles, Cal.
H. H. Fleer, Lyon & Healy, Inc., Chicago,
C. D. Greenleaf, C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart,
111.
Ind.
R. H. Roberts, Lyon & Healy, Inc., Chi-
C. J. Roberts, Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., Balti-
cago, 111.
more, Md.
Credit Committee
A. Z. Moore, Kirk-Johnson & Co., Lancas-
ter, Pa.
Fred P. Bassett, chairman, M. Schulz Co.,
William J. Haussler, C. Bruno & Son, Inc., Chicago, 111.
New York.
James T. Bristol, James T. Bristol Co.,
William C. Hess, Hammacher, Schlemmer & Chicago, 111.
Co., New York City.
Fred A. Holtz, Martin Band Instrument Co.,
W. E. Guylee, Cable Company, Chicago, 111
Elkhart, Ind.
:
Mus c Advancement Committee
W. C. Hepperla, Premier Grand Piano Corp.,
Mark P. Campbell, chairman, Brambach New York.
Piano Co., New York.
W. W. Kerr, Cable Company, Chicago, 111.
C. C. Birchard, C. C. Birchard Co., Boston,
C. J. Mulvey, Story & Clark Piano Co., Chi-
Mass.
cago, 111.
Walter W. Clark, Victor Talking Machine
L. W. Peterson, Gulbransen Co., Chicago, 111.
Co., Camden, N. J.
R. P. Alexander, Chicago Talking Machine
M. V. DeForeest, W. C. DeForeest & Son, Co., Chicago, 111.
Sharon, Pa.
Legislative Committee
Franklin Dunham, Aeolian Co., New York.
Richard W. Lawrence, chairman, Bankers'
A. L. Walsh, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Commercial Security Co., New York.
Orange, N. J.
Carl H. Droop, E. F. Droop & Sons Co.,
C. D. Greenleaf, C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart,
Washington, D. C.
Ind.
Walter M. Gotsch, Walter M. Gotsch Co.,
P. O. Griffith, Griffith Piano Co., Newark,
Chicago, 111.
N. J.
William J. Haussler, C. Bruno & Son, Inc., William J. Haussler, C. Bruno & Son, Inc.,
New York.
New York.
Farny R. Wurlitzer, Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.,
H. E. Lawrence, Standard Pneumatic Action
North Tonawanda, N. Y.
Co., New York.
Henry C. Cox, Columbia Phonograph Co.,
H. Paul Mehlin, Paul G. Mehlin & Sons,
New York.
West New York, N. J.
Otto Miessner, Miessner Piano Co., Mil- C. C. Baxter, Victor Talking Machine Co.,
Camden, N. J.
waukee, Wis.
great "Detroit Music Carnival," sponsored by
the city government and leading organizations
and which will take place in the downtown
area of Washington Boulevard and Grand Cir-
Those Who Attend Michigan Convention Will cus Park for two evenings. Four large band
See What Can Be Done by City in Giving stands and four stages connected by a 2,000-
foot boardwalk, together with a throne and a
Recognition to Music
reviewing stand, will be erected by the city
DETROIT, MICH., July 18.—The plans for the authorities and the elaborate lighting arrange-
third annual convention of the Michigan Music ments will be taken care of by city engineers.
Merchants' Association, to be held at the Book- It is expected that close to a quarter of a
Cadillac Hotel here on August IS to 18, inclu- million people will turn out each night to honor
the 430 children who have been selected as
sive, are being developed rapidly, particularly
as they have to do with the finals of the second school champions in the piano-playing contest
annual Greater Detroit Piano-Playing Contest, and who will take a prominent part in the fes-
tival.
which will be made an official city event.
The newspapers are giving much publicity
A feature of the contest finals will be a
Great Music Carnival
for Detroit Convention
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to the contest and it is believed that music
tradesmen from many sections of the country,
including officers of the National Associations,
will attend the convention and the contest
finals.
Q R S Co. Reports
Earnings of $376,130
This I s Equivalent to $4.76 a Share on the 75,000
Shares of No Par Value Outstanding Stock
Officials of the Q R S Music Co., Chicago,
are particularly optimistic with respect to the
earning prospects of the company, which are
brighter than they have been at any time with-
in the last two years. Current bookings are
sufficiently large to keep most departments of
the business operating at capacity until Janu-
ary 1, 1928. The company's radio tube business
is expected to provide a considerable portion
of the current year's earnings, this division
being reported in especially good shape, with
bookings at the best level since the line was
introduced about two years ago. Net earnings
for the year ended June 30, last, were slightly
less than the figures reported for the year
ending June 30, 1926, which, after all charges,
were $376,130, the equivalent of $4.76 a share
on 75,000 shares of no par stock.
Ampico Proves Value in
Princeton Music Department
Prof. Alexander Russell, Director of Music of
Princeton University, Pays High Tribute to
Qualities of That Reproducing Piano
Prof. Alexander Russell, director of Music
at Princeton University, who some time ago
installed an Ampico for the use of the music
department, uses the Ampico in all his lectures
on music appreciation, and the popularity of
the courses is evidenced by the regular and
large attendance. In writing of the value of
the Ampico for such work, Prof. Russell said:
"We wish to tell you of the great usefulness
of the Ampico in the Department of Music at
Princeton, where we use the instrument for
our series of lectures on the History and Ap-
preciation of Music. This series has been
unusually successful this year and the Ampico
proves an invaluable help. With the splendid
additions you are making to your library of
recordings, we are more and more able to
extend the use of the instrument to cover the
pre-classic and ultra-modern periods. You
have our best wishes for continued success in
this educational work."
New Frederick Branch
The W. F. Frederick Piano Co., with head-
quarters in Pittsburgh and a number of
branches in western Pennsylvania, has opened
an attractive new store at 21 East Eighth
street, Erie, Pa., where a line of pianos and
musical merchandise has been installed.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
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