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THE
OBITUARY
MUSIC
TRADE
Charles A . Eyles
Charles A. Eyles, a veteran of many
years' experience in the piano trade, died
in the Bryn Mawr Hospital, near Philadel-
Charles H . Parsons
phia, on December first, after an illness of
Charles H. Parsons, formerly an executive several weeks from heart trouble.
of the old Needham Piano Co., and an active
Mr. Eyles had been connected with the
factor in the piano industry, died at his piano department of the John Wanamaker
home in Brooklyn on December 9. He was store for the past two years and prior to
90 years old.
that had been associated with some of the
Mr. Parsons was born in Hartford, Conn., prominent manufacturers in the trade,
and came to New York in 1862, when he chiefly as wholesale representative, includ-
joined the Needham Piano Co., from which ing Charles M. Stieff, Inc., the Aeolian Co.
he retired some twenty years ago. He was and Sohmer & Co. In the course of his
also president of the Kneipp Malt Food Co., travels he made a host of friends in the
a director of the North River Savings Bank trade who will sincerely mourn his passing.
and a director of an advertising agency. He
His remains were shipped to Pittsburgh,
was also well known as an organist and a Pa., for burial. He is survived by a sister,
leader among musical organizations. While Mrs. Clyde Saville, living in that city, to-
in the piano trade he served as president gether with another sister and three brothers.
of the National Piano Manufacturers Asso-
ciation.
Roy S. Dunn
Mr. Parsons is survived by three daugh-
Word has been received of the recent
ters, all of them living in Brooklyn.
death of Roy S. Dunn, who for many years
acted as wholesale representative for various
J. Parham Werlein
prominent piano houses, including C. Kurtz-
J. Parham Werlein, head of the prominent mann & Co., the Haddorff Piano Co., etc.
New Orleans music house of Philip Werlein, Some few years ago he was also connected
Ltd., died in that city on November 22 after with the radio department of Thos. A. Edi-
a brief illness. Mr. Werlein had had his son, Inc., as wholesale manager in the
tonsils removed but was weakened by the Western territory. Mr. Dunn is survived
operation and finally succumbed to its ef- by his widow, whose home is in Port Byron,
fects. He was 42 years old and is survived 111.
by his widow and three children.
In addition to being head of one of the
Robert Sloane Gourlay
oldest and largest music houses in the South
Robert Sloane Gourlay, the prominent
Mr. Werlein was active in both national Canadian piano manufacturer, died at his
and local affairs generally. He served as home in Toronto on November 29 after a
president of the National Association of short illness. He was born in New York
Music Merchants three years ago and shortly but was educated and spent his entire busi-
thereafter headed the community chest drive ness life in Canada. He started as a book-
in his home city. He had also been exalted keeper with a Toronto piano house and ad-
ruler of the New Orleans Lodge of Elks and vanced to general manager, after which he
was president of the New Orleans Civic resigned to start and develop a successful
Opera Association which gave scenes of opera piano manufacturing business of his own.
for several years.
Mr. Werlein succeeded his brother Philip
Wilber F. Gould
as head of the music house in 1916 upon the
Wilber F. Gould, a well-known local piano
death of the latter and contributed much
to the further progress of that institution. technician and president of the Piano Tun-
He was a firm believer in child training in ers-Technicians Association, Inc., New York,
music and in the necessity of music mer- died at his home in this city on November 29
chants taking an active part in the musical from the effects of an operation.
affairs of their community as a direct means
of building their business. In his loss the IMPERIAL INDUSTRIAL CORP.
trade suffers a very severe blow.
MAKE WELTE-MIGNON ROLLS
The Imperial Industrial Corp. of New
York and Chicago, which was organized a
John C. McClain, secretary-treasurer of year or more ago with Max Kortlander as
the Utah Music Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, president, has taken over the manufacture
and active also in many other business enter- and distribution of the Welte-Mignon
(Licensee) reproducing rolls and since De-
prises in that city, died in a local hospital
recently. He was 82 years old and is sur- cember first has been taking care of dealer
demands for that product. The corporation
vived by a widow and one son.
John C. McClain
STORY & CLARK PIANO COMPANY
Manufacturers
REVIEW,
December, 1932
has, for some time past, been manufacturing
QRS and Imperial rolls, having taken over
that department from the C QRS-DeVrv
Corp. The Chicago offices are at 4829
Kedzie avenue and the New York headquar-
ters, where the cutting is done, in the mod-
ern plant at Walnut avenue and 136 East
135th street.
The Freeman Music Co., of which Morse
M. Freeman is proprietor, has opened a store
at 22S l / 2 North Brand street, Glendale, Cal.,
where he will specialize in classical and
popular music. He was for 20 years in
charge of a similar department in a Los
Angeles store.
Froemming-Grossfeld, sheet music house,
which was formerly at the corner of North
Broadway and East Mason streets, Mil-
waukee, Wis., is now occupying quarters at
730 N. Milwaukee street.
WHEN THAT FIRE COMES
ARE YOUR RECORDS SAFE
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The explanation for this appalling loss
was traced in most cases to one or more of
the following reasons:
(1) Inability to collect fire insurance in
full, because of the destruction of the rec-
ords with which to prove the loss.
(2) Inability to collect outstanding ac-
counts, because the records showing indebt-
edness had been destroyed.
(3) The difficulty of reestablishing busi-
ness without the records of the past, for the
records of the past are the guide posts to
the future.
(4) Inability to dispute unfair claims of
creditors, due to the destruction of receipts,
contracts, agreements, etc.
There is a fire for every minute of the
day and night. As you read this brief arti-
cle a dozen or so fires have broken out in
various sections of the country. You may
be next. And remember, if your business
burned you would need your books and pa-
pers to collect your insurance and accounts
and resume business.
Would vou have them?
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