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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Chicago Mdse. Men Name
F. W. Miller Treasurer
CHICAGO, lu.., March 9.—At the regular month-
ly meeting of the Association of Musical Mer-
chandise Manufacturers, Chicago Zone, held
F. W. Miller
Thursday, March 7, at the Auditorium Hotel,
F. W. Miller, sales promotion department of
Ludwig & Ludwig, was elected secretary-treas-
urer of the Association, succeeding W. L.
Rankin.
Mr. Rankin, who was also with Ludwig &
Ludwig for a number of years, has entered an-
other line of business and as he will not be
identified with the music trade he resigned
his office of secretary-treasurer for the Asso-
ciation which he has held since the first of the
year.
A short discussion ensued during the meeting
in regard to the plans for the convention of
the National Association of Musical Instrument
Manufacturers, to be held at White Sulphur
Springs, Va., this month. Reports on tentative
plans for the convention to be held in June
were also given.
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free of charge for men who desire positions.
New Edition on School Orchestra
Contests Now Being Distributed
1929 Year Book, An Imposing Volume Covering National and State Events, Has Just
Been Released by National Bureau for Advancement of Music
T~* H E National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music has just issued the 1929 year book
of State and National School Orchestra Con-
tests, an imposing volume, that gives very com-
plete details regarding the manner in which
such contests should be planned and conducted,
and the great progress of this movement with
which the Bureau has been co-operating since
last year, although it has done similar work in
connection with bands since 1924.
Last year, the Bureau assisted in fifteen State
contests, four of which were held for the first
time, and the history of these contests is told
in the year book, which also includes pictures
of thirty-six orchestras which won first place
in the different classes of the State events. The
great progress of the movement is indicated by
the fact that arrangements have already been
m '.dc for the holding of twenty-nine State con-
tests this year, and that there will be a few
more when the list is complete.
Those in which preparations are now being
made for contests this spring are: Eastern Col-
orado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich-
igan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Eastern Washing-
ton, and a New England Sectional Contest.
In many States there will be preliminary dis-
trict contests preceding the State finals, which
extends the benefits of the contest movement
to the more remote and financially weaker
schools. It is probable that within the next
yenr or two the school orchestra contests will
have reached as great a development as the
school band contests, and will be an equally
powerful force in the advancement of school
instrumental music.
Most of the contests, as indicated in the
booklet, are held under the auspices of colleges,
universities and State teachers' associations. The
rules have been worked out by the Bureau and
the Committee on Instrumental Affairs of the
Music Supervisors' National Conference, while
the prizes are donated by the Musical Mer-
chandise Association.
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The first National School Orchestra Contest
will be held in Iowa City, Iowa, May 17-18,
under the auspices of the University of Iowa.
It will present to the country in a. striking man-
ner what is being accomplished by the school
orchestral groups and will emphasize the va-
lidity of their claims to more adequate public
support.
Muller & Kaplan Offices
Now in South Norwalk
The firm of Muller & Kaplan moved their
executive offices to the factory, South Nor-
walk, Conn., this week. For several years, their
offices have been located at 154 East Fifty-fifth
street, New York, where Otto J. Muller has
made his headquarters, and has been recently
assisted by Stanley Kaplan, son of Ladislav
Kaplan, who has always directed the" manu-
facturing of Muller & Kaplan strings at the
factory in South Norwalk. From now on, Mr.
Muller and Mr. Kaplan, Jr., will also make
their headquarters at the factory.
Regarding this move, Stanley Kaplan stated
to a representative of The Review this week,
that by having the executive offices at the plant
in South Norwalk, a greater opportunity will
be given to assure prompt delivery at all times,
and take care of their continually increasing
business with greater efficiency.
Gaputo Opens Own Store
Charles O. Caputo, for the past ten years
manager of the musical instrument department
of Kaufmann's, Pittsburgh, Pa., has opened his
own store at 441 Sixth avenue, that city, where
he is featuring the C. G. Conn line of band
instruments.
Adams Vee & Abbott, Inc., 218 South Wa-
bash avenue, Chicago, has been incorporated
with capita] stock of $10,000 to engage in the
manufacturing and selling of musical instru-
ments. The incorporators are H. E. Deeren,
Af ],. Chittendcn and Gale Blocki.
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