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VOL. 86. No. 12 Published Weekly. Federated Business Publications, Inc., 420 Lexington Ave. f New York, N. Y., March 24,1928
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Walker Heads No. Cal. Ass'n
Other Officers Are W. Cross and B. P. Sibley, Vice-Presidents,
and W. S. Gray, Treasurer — Columbia San Francisco
in New Quarters at 941 Mission Street
AN FRANCISCO, CAL., March IS.—The Music Trades Association of Northern California
showed its strength and popularity at the annual dinner meeting and election of officers
which took place last Tuesday evening at Hotel Stewart. Over 100 people were present
at the dinner, and most of thein were members of the Association. Shirley Walker, president,
read a very short but highly satisfactory annual report. The following officers and directors
'were elected unanimously: President, Shirley Walker, Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco; first
vice-president, Wm. Cross, Jackson Furniture
Co., Oakland; second vice-president, B. P. Sib- rooms, are continuing in operation for the pres-
ley, Western Piano Corp., San Francisco; ent under Kohler & Chase management.
G. A. R. Schiller Leaving for Chicago
treasurer, Walter S. Gray, Walter S. Gray Co.,
His many friends of Sherman, Clay & Co.
San Francisco, and directors: A. J. Schrade,
Columbia Phonograph Co., San Francisco; are expressing keen regret to lose G. A. R.
Henry Gardiner, Sonora Phonograph Co., Oak- Schiller, while at the same time they are con-
land; W. S. Gibbs, Fox Piano Co., Oakland; gratulating him and are pleased themselves at
George Q. Chase, Kohler & Chase, San Fran- his promotion. Mr. Schiller, who has been
cisco; Leon M. Lang, Sherman, Clay & Co., Pacific Coast representative for the Aeolian
Oakland, and H. C. Hanson, H. C. Hanson Mu- organ, has been promoted by the Aeolian Co.
to represent the organ in Chicago. He arrived
sic House, San Francisco.
Following the election there was an inter- from that city yesterday, and is leaving again
esting program, which included musical num-
bers by artists of KFRC. The speech of the
evening was made by Dr. Frederick A. Kolster, Convention Committee
chief research engineer of Federal Brandes, Inc.,
Discusses Program Plans
who spoke on "Reproduction of Recorded and
Broadcast Music." The noted inventor's talk
was very interesting and was illustrated by New York Members at Meeting Last Week
Decide to Introduce Outside Speakers of
various electrical devices for varying fre-
Prominence at Business Sessions
quencies.
Now for the First Time
At a meeting of the New York members of
The seventy-eighth anniversary announce-
ment of Kohler & Chase was made in the daily the Convention Committee of the National
papers of San Francisco and Oakland last Sun- Association of Music Merchants held last week
and attended by L. Schoenewald, chairman; E.
day. It read:
"Now for the first time in history these three Paul Hamilton, Alex McDonald and C. B.
pre-eminent pianos are to be found in one es- Amorous, it was decided that there should be
tablishment where the people of San Francisco a complete departure at the business sessions
of the Merchants' Association at the coming
(Oakland) may hear and compare them.
convention from the programs which have been
"Mason & Hamlin-Knabe-Chickering, to
gether with the supreme recreative instrument presented to the members in the past. The
committee believes that men prominent in other
of all time, the Ampico.
"Never before has one establishment in this industries and engaged in outside activities, but
part of the world been able to bring such an which have a bearing upon the problems of the
assemblage of noted instruments or such a far- music industry, should be invited to attend and
reaching service in the field of music." The address the members, and in some cases to lead
'full announcement covered an entire page of discussions on important subjects. As progress
is made in setting up these programs announce-
the paper.
This week the stores of Kohler & Chase in ments will be made from the office of the execu-
San Francisco and in Oakland are showing and tive secretary.
In addition to the members who are located
featuring in their windows the Mason & Ham
in
New York City the committee includes Fred-
lm, the Knabe and the Chickering.
erick P. Stieff, of Baltimore, president of the
The Lee S. Roberts stores, Chickering Ware
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to-morrow evening, to take his family to Chi-
cago, which is to be their future home. No
announcement has yet been made regarding a
Coast successor.
Columbia Phonograph Co. in New Home
Novel announcements have been sent out by
A. J. Schrade, manager of the San Francisco
branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co., stat-
ing that the San Francisco branch moved on
Monday, March 12, to its new building at 941
Mission street, a spacious new and modern
building, containing offices and warerooms,
which has been leased by the company. The
building was especially fitted up to fill all the
requirements of Mr. Schrade and his staff, and
the new facilities place them in a better posi-
tion to care for dealers' requirements.
Verses Win the Coveted Tom Thumb Piano
Fifteen hundred competitors tried to win the
Tom Thumb piano given by Sherman, Clay &
Co. in the Huston Ray contest at the Pantages
Theatre. Twenty-five words were the space
limit for answering the question: "What Effect
Does Music Have Upon You?" The award was
announced last Friday from the stage of the
Pantages Theatre to a crowded house. Miss
Ruth Sterner, of this city, was the winner.
Maryland Association of Music Merchants;
Frank J. Bayley, of Detroit, president of the
Michigan Music Merchants' Association, and
Shirley Walker, of San Francisco, president of
the Music Trades Association of Northern
California.
Alford & Fryar Co. Expands
CANTON, O., March 19.—The Alford & Fryar
Piano Co. has leased the storeroom adjacent
to its present store in Fourth street N.W. The
lease, which runs six years, also includes the
entire second and third floors of the building
occupied.
After alterations and complete redecoration
the Alford & Fryar Co. will add musical mer-
chandise and small goods. A complete radio
department will also be maintained.
Successful Piano Sale
DKTROIT, MICH., March 12.—The People's Out-
fitting Co., conducting one of the biggest piano
sales in the history of the store, gave up all
its windows on Michigan avenue the past week
to a display of the various instruments. Man-
ager Reddaway reports a brisk turnover of
instruments, especially on players.