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THE MUS1CJTRADE REVIEW, AUGUST, 19U
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1940 Convention
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Topped Em All
HE 40 Ih annual convention of the
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National Association of Music Mer-
chants from point of attendance, genuine
interest, sales and joviality chalked up a
record. Over 3500 persons came from far
and wide most of them not only to look
and inspect the new instruments dis-
played, but to buy. Practically all exhibit
instruments were sold long before the
convention was over and the orders that
-were placed for immediate and future de-
liveries ran into the million i. In spite of
the emergency which exists at present it
was one of, if not the most enthusiastic
convention ever held.
vention and offering its cooperation, from C. V. Buttelman secretary of the Music
the Piano Tuners Technicians Society and Education National Conference explained
another from the Chicago Musical Arts at length the purposes of that organiza-
Club seeking the cooperation of the asso- tion, what it is now accomplishing and
ciation in urging "Better Pianos for Public how the NAMM could cooperate with
Places".
it. It was voted that a committee with
The secretary's report revealed an in- power to act be appointed by the presi-
crease of 93% in membership over last dent to look into this matter.
year and that five regional chapters have
It was unanimously voted not to engage
now been formed the last of which was an attorney on a retainer. It was also
the Ohio chapter on July 14th; that this decided that in the future those members
year's convention was the largest held for who had branch stores would be furn-
ished with certificates to be hung in these
stores for which the charge "will be $5.00
each. The matter of having a decalco-
HARRY D. GRIFFITH.
1st Vice-President of the NAMM
MtLViLLE CLARK.
President of the NAMM
Board of Control Meeting
Melville Clark first vice president of the
National Association of Music Merchants
presided at the annual meeting of the
Board of Governors which took place on
Monday evening July 28th after a dinner
at 6:30. After a talk by R. A. Clevenger of
the Broadcast Music Institute on the pos-
sibility of a radio program to be so
sponsored by the Association and a report
by Lawrence H. Selz on his various pub-
licity activities during the year Secretary
W. A. Mennie read a letter from President
Paul S. Felder telling of an improvement
in health but regretting that he could not
attend the convention. Letters were also
read from A. D. La Motte, Charles E. Wells,
I. Edwin Butler and George L. Byerly
expressing their regret that they would
not be able to attend this year. Letters
were also read from the Chicago Piano &
Organ Association urging the association
to come to Chicago in 1942 for the con-
years with 266 rooms occupied by 170
exhibitors. The secretary also reported on
the work which was done on the new
installment law in New York state which
will go into effect on January 1, 1942.
It was unanimously decided to continue
the monthly bulletin now being published
by the association and to contribute to the
spring peak campaign as in the past. The
treasurer's report showed a surplus of
$25,548,68 and a letter was read from C.
L. Enck with which he had enclosed a
check which was part of the funds of the
old Pennsylvania Music Merchants Asso-
ciation which had been frozen with the
collapse of a bank several years ago, after
which that organization disbanded. The
letter stated that all remaining members
of that association had unanimously voted
that this money be given to the NAMM.
There was a discussion regarding the
National Association of Sheet Music
Dealers becoming affiliated with the asso-
ciation, no action taken at this time.
NEXT CONVENTION CITY
CHICAGO. ILL.
Dates and Hotel to be determined later
BYRON H. COLLINS,
Treasurer of.the NAMM
mania for store windows was laid on the
table.
Chicago was decided upon as the next
convention city -with the dates and hotel
selection left in the hands of the president
and secretary. Chester D. Anderson was
appointed chairman of a committee to
confer with Lawrence H. Selz on the clinics
for next year. Clarence S. Hammond was
appointed to represent the association at
the meetings of the National Music
Council. L. G. Le Mair was appointed to
attend the meetings of the National Con-
sumers Credit Conference which are held
in Chicago. According to the by laws a
standing committee was appointed con-
isting of the president, treasurer, W.
Howard Beasley, Jerome F. Murphy and
Thomas Dahl with power to act. The
meeting which lasted until 11.45 P.M.,
the longest in the history of the associa-
tion, then adjourned.
Those present included Edward F.
Droop, Robert N. Watkin, Chester D. An*
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