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MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
WESTERN MUSICAL MERCHANDISE MEN
HOLD INTERESTING MEETING IN CHICAGO
A
N interesting meeting of the Western
members of the Musical Merchandise
Manufacturers' Association was held
at the Great Northern Hotel in Chicago on
March 12 at which time Harry Meixell,
secretary of the Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce, was one of the guests.
The meeting was presided over by Vice-
President H. J. Kuhrmeyer, who took occa-
sion to read a report from President Henry
C. Lomb relative to various association mat-
ters with particular reference to the business
situation and to credit conditions in the field.
Mr. Meixell, for his part, told of the suc-
cess of the new plan inaugurated by the
association for the interchange of credit in-
formation. More manufacturers are con-
stantly availing themselves of the opportunity
of checking up on their accounts by furnish-
ing credit information relative to their own
customers and in return getting similar in-
formation on other dealers. It was empha-
sized that in order to make the plan more
successful every manufacturer should co-oper-
ate with and support it, and it was also
suggested that a drive for new members be
made on the credit basis.
The speaker also outlined briefly what was
being done by the piano trade in support of
the piano promotion campaign by radio, spon-
sored by the National Broadcasting Co. He
explained that the single title "Keys to Hap-
piness" had been adopted for both the Tues-
day and Saturday broadcasts, that Dr. Sig-
mund Spaeth had been selected to give the
instruction and that the course was so
arranged that students could start at any
time. Several of the musical merchandise
men stated that they had prepared to tie-up
with the campaign on general principles.
There was considerable discussion regard-
ing music available for fretted instruments,
and several excellent instruction books were
referred to. It was felt that the National
Bureau for the Advancement of Music might
do something to encourage the publishing of
music for such instruments.
The plans for the annual convention for
the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
and affiliated organizations were also dis-
cussed and with the announcement that the
convention would be held during the same
week as the Radio Show and Convention in
Chicago, several of those present stated that
they would arrange special exhibits for the
benefits of both the music dealers and the
radio men.
The houses and their representatives pres-
ent were: Stromberg-Voisinet Co., by H. K.
Kuhrmeyer, president; the Harmony Co.,
Jay Kraus, president, and T. Werner; Amer-
ican Gut String Co., H. L. Diehl; Ludwig
& Ludwig, F. W. Miller; Walter Gotsch &
Co., Walter Gotsch; Regal Mfg. Co., A. E.
Hunter; Slingerland Drum & Banjo Co., H.
H. Slingerland ; Consolidated Case Corp., B.
R. Hunt, president, and Secretary Harry
Meixell, of the Chamber of Commerce.
PROGRAM COMPLETE FOR
BANDMASTERS' CONVENTION
On April 11 a revised constitution will be
discussed and there will be a meeting with
manufacturers of band instruments and pub-
The American Bandmasters' Association,
which will hold their second annual meeting
in Boston, Mass., April 9, 10, 11 and 12, will
be entertained by a most varied and educa-
tional program, according to Edwin Franko
Goldman, president and founder of the
organization.
One of the highlights of the meeting will
be the initial presentation of several new
compositions written especially for bands by
leading American and English composers. A
band of eighty pieces will be available for
this, as well as enabling attending band-
masters to experiment during a clinical ses-
sion in experimenting with changes in instru-
mentation.
The program includes a business meeting
on the morning of April 9, a luncheon given
by the Boston Rotary Club, another business
meeting in the afternoon, and a dinner given
by the Boston Musicians' Protective Associa-
tion in the evening with representatives of
the State and the city present.
On April 10 there will be a discussion of
band arrangements of music with actual
demonstrations, with a luncheon given by
the Federation of Music Clubs, committee
meetings in the afternoon, followed by a
dinner by the Framingham Rotary Club.
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lishers of band music, followed by the play-
ing of special compositions written for the
association by Henry Hadley, Leo Sowerby,
Dr. Carl Busch, Percy Grainger, etc., played
by a band of eighty musicians. There will
be a luncheon at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene in Weston, Mass.,
and a dinner in the evening given by Aleppo
Temple Shriners' Band.
On April 12 there will be a band rehearsal
in the morning followed by the Gilmore Me-
morial Concert at the Mechanics Building in
the evening with 400 musicians participating.
During the course of the evening the various
composers will conduct the band in the rendi-
tion of their own compositions.
SCHOOL BAND CONTEST
IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Plans for a state-wide high school band
contest at Little Rock, Ark., April 17-18, were
made recently at a meeting of the Arkansas
School Band Association, in the Little Rock
High School band office, Bruce Jones, director
of instrumental music in Little Rock public
schools, presiding. This will be the first
official school band contest ever held in Ar-
kansas. The association was formed in
December, 1930, and is a member of the Na-
tional School Bands Association. Winners
will be eligible for the national tournament
sponsored by the national association to be
held in Tulsa, Okla., the latter part of the
year.
The Will A. Watkin Co., Dallas, Tex.,
which will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary
next year, recently held its annual stockhold-
ers' meeting at which the same officers and
directors were elected, headed by Will A.
Watkin, president and founder of the busi-
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