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VOL. 87. No. 16
REVIEW
Published Weekly.
Federated Business Publications, Inc., 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. Oct. 20,1928
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Loomis Visits Music Trades
in Seattle and Tacoma
Executive Secretary of the National Association of Music Mer- Takes on Columbia Line
in Tidewater, Virginia
chants Welcomed by Retail Trade Upon the Pacific
The Paul-Gale Greenwood Co., owning and
Northwest Coast—Details of Reception
operating four music stores in the Tidewater
EATTLE, WASH., October 12.—For the first time in history the music merchants of
Seattle had the opportunity to-night of playing host to an executive secretary and direct
representative of the National Association of Music Merchants, in the person of Delbert L.
Loomis, who is making a tour of the entire Pacific Coast on behalf of C. J. Roberts, president
of the national organization, for the purpose of meeting the dealers and telling them something
of what the National Association has accomplished and plans for the future.
The affair was in the nature of a banquet held
at the Gowman Hotel and sponsored by the Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane for about a week,
Radio and Music Trades Association, one of making personal calls upon the dealers, whose
the livest organizations in this section of the reception of his message augurs well for the
country. About fifty retailers and wholesalers success of his mission here and throughout
of musical instruments attended the session and the country.
When asked his reactions to the people of
paid close attention to Mr. Loomis' talk. At its
close they expressed keen appreciation of the the Pacific Northwest and their reception of
work of the National Association and pledged the work he is doing, he was glowing in his
praise. This is his first visit to this part of
their support.
A. J. Lutz, newly installed president of the the country. He has found everywhere a
Radio and Music Trades Association, presided cordiality and a sincerity that matches his own
at the dinner and stressed the importance to and a response that proves beyond peradven-
the music merchants, individually and collec- ture the seriousness with which his efforts are
tively, of this visit of Mr. Loomis who was being received.
"They seem glad to see me all along the
accompanied up the Coast by Shirley Walker,
of Sherman, Clay & Co., who is a vice-president line," said Mr. Loomis. "They have treated me
of the National Association of Music Mer- royally everywhere. It would be hard to say
chants, as well as president of the Music Trades whose welcome has been the most cordial; but
I have been made to feel at home in each city.
Association of Northern .California.
When Mr. Lutz turned the program over to The response has been most gratifying."
Mr. Loomis and Mr. Walker were driven over
the visitors, Mr. Walker gave a ten-minute talk
in introducing Mr. Loomis., in the course of from Tacoma by Hugh Campbell, manager—
which he outlined the purpose of the National of the Sherman, Clay & Co. store in that city,
Association, and some of the methods followed. just in time for the scheduled banquet.
Tacoma has no music trade organization.
Mr. Walker was followed immediately by
Mr. Loomis, who in a lengthy address covered Nevertheless, when word was received of his
the National Association affairs in detail deal- coming, arrangements were immediately made
ing in facts and figures. He did not make a for a luncheon meeting at the Winthrop Hotel
heavy drive for membership, but did declare at noon to-day. Every music man in town re-
that the National Association needed the full sponded. Hugh Campbell acted as chairman.
support of the Pacific Coast trade, both morally Mr. Loomis was accorded a royal welcome, and
and financially, if its nation-wide program was at the close of his address, M. P. Clinton, head
of a leading piano company, urged all present
to prove fully successful.
President Lutz expressed the opinion that the to join the (National Association without delay.
Association and all of its members should give The response was unanimous. Those present
this support if for no other reason than the at the Tacoma meeting were: Myron Clinton,
selfish one of promoting their own interests Ben Almvig, Dave Mason, C. S. Sargent, Stan-
and making certain their future growth and ley McGill, Fred Lindquist, Galvin Hopper, H.
C. Campbell, Patman, Jensen, Evans, Hart,
development.
Mr. Loomis will remain in the vicinity of Morrow, Carpenter, Loomis and Walker.
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section of Virginia, and maintaining establish-
ments in Norfolk, Suffolk and other cities, has
taken on the Columbia line of phonographs,
records and radio combinations for its entire
chain.
Lerch Giving Free Lessons
CANTON, O., October 15.—The Lerch Piano
Co. announced this week it had entered into an
arrangement with the Nusly Piano School for a
free course of eight weeks on the piano. The
course is open to all persons who have had no
previous instruction on the instrument. The
company is now enrolling pupils at its store.
No piano is necessary for those who own none
at present.
Govington Buys Building
Lloyd L. Covington, of East Orange, N. J.,
has purchased the Parvin Building, at Franklin
avenue and Center street, Nutley, and will con-
vert the two Center street stores into a piano
and radio showroom shortly. Mr. Covington
has operated a piano store at 408 Central ave-
nue, East Orange, for several years.
Some Aeolian Hall Visitors
Among the recent visitors at the executive
offices of the Aeolian Co., New York, were E.
R. Weeks and G. H. Dickinson of Weeks &
Dickinson, Binghamton, N. Y., and also Ru-
dolph Steinert, of the M. Steinert & Sons store
at New Haven, Conn., and Allen Steinert of the
Victor department of the Boston Steinert store.
Harris Freedman Chartered
The music business of Harris Freedman, Buf-
falo, N. Y., has been incorporated with a capital
stock of 100 shares of common stock, no par.
J. Canter, of Buffalo, is the correspondent.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
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