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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, MARCH,
San Antonio Music Co Staff
Hear Wurlitzer Experts at Meeting
A gala sales staff meeting was recently
staged by the San Antonio Music Co., San
Antonio. Texas at which besides the var-
ious department heads there was present
the sales force and teachers of the San
Antonio Store and managers of the Branch
Stores. Guests present included. Everett
Rothschild, Assistant Sales Manager, Ralph
W. Sperry, Chief Piano Technician, and
he had returned to DeKalb from General
Manager Cagle who said in part: . . .
"I do wish to say for all the members
of our organization, that everyone of us
thoroughly enjoyed your visit and the
great amount of personal benefit which
we received from the splendid construc-
tive talks by you, Ralph Sperry, and John
McDonald.
Sales Meeting and Banquet of the San Antonio M usic Co.. San Antonio, Tex.
"With the many advanced ideas in
John McDonald, Regional Director, of the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., DeKalb, 111. An Wurlitzer piano construction, their many
elaborate banquet was held at the St. exclusive patented features, plus the
beautiful styling of your complete line, ii
Anthony Hotel.
The meeting was conducted by Isaac was not a difficult task for the San An-
Bledsoe, president of the company and tonio Music Co. to more than double our
Paul Cagle, general manager, and during retail sales volume on this particular line
their opening remarks both expressed of pianos in 1940 as compared to 1939.
"We had two of our stenographers
their thanks to the members of their organ-
ization for the exceptionally fine record take shorthand notes of your splendid pre-
achieved in 1940. Then plans were out- sentation of the Wurlitzer piano and also
the very fine talk on construction by Ralph
lined for the coming year.
After the general business discussion Sperry. We have had copies of same
the three Wurlitzer representatives were typed for each number of our sales organ-
called upon to address the guests. The ization and we shall review the many
success of the meeting was manifested sales points we received in our sales meet-
in a letter received by Mr. Rothschild after ings during the coming months."
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Those who attended the banquet and
sales meeting as shown in the accom-
panying photo included. Seated left to
right) around table; Alex Zaleski, Band
Instrument and Accordion Departments;
Gloria Gray, Accordion teacher; C. B.
Eastman, Sales Manager, Accordion De-
partment; Bill Emerick, Accordion Depart-
ment; Stephen Seffel, Bookkeeper; W. E.
Tisdale, Collector Harlingen Store; A.
Kleck, Shipping Department; T. LaBauve,
Sales Manager Austin Store; J. D. Pick-
thorne. Manager Band Instrument Depart-
ment Corpus Christi Store; E. Lucille Fitz-
Gibbon, Saleslady; Billie Stovall, Sec'y.
Accordion School; F. de Arrendondo,
Salesman; H. K. Wellborn, Manager Har-
lingen Store; Corinne Griffith, Accordion
teacher; Margaret Gallo, Piano and Accor-
dion teacher; Charlotte Sebastian, Accor-
dion teacher; foe O'Connor, Salesman;
Jacques Conrad, Manager Band Instru-
ment and Accordion Departments San
Antonio Store; Ray Fitzsimmons. Managei
Corpus Christi Store.
Standing (left to right): W. T. Mizzell,
Salesman, G. A. Hinckle, Office and Col-
Mgr. Cagle Entertains Ted Lewis
lections; Clarrisa Woodring. Credit Man-
ager Corpus Christi Store; Roy O'Neal,
Salesman; Helen Robinson, Sec'y. to the
General Manager; Paul H. Cagle, General
Manager; Isaac Bledsoe, President; Everett
Rothschild, Wurlitzer Assistant Sales Man-
ager; John McDonald, Wurlitzer Regional
Director; Ralph W. Sperry. Wurlitzer Chief
Piano Technician; C. P. Hughes, Service
Department; C. A. Huegele. Manager Ser-
vice Department; V. L. Pace, Service De-
partment; Ralph Dunning, Head Piano
Salesman, San Antonio Store.
Paul H. Cagle, general Manager of the
San Antonio Music Co., was recently
visited by Ted Lev/is, well known
vaudevillian and orchestra leader and on
that occasion he entertained him by play-
ing the Solovox attached to a Steinway
grand piano. So intrigued with this inno-
vation was Ted that a photographer
snapped the photo which is reproduced
herewith.
According to Mr. Cagle. December was
the largest month the San Antonio Music
Co. has had in 12 years. "We finished
up a very successful 1940" he said and
are looking forward to a record breaking
year in 1941." Mr. Cagle flew to New
York to spend Christmas but was unable
to stay for any length of time due to
business pressure.
The company is contemplating opening
a new store in Houston, Texas within the
near future in addition to those in San
Antonio, Austin. Victoria, Laredo, Corpus
Christi and Harlington.