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OBITUARIES
MORRISON SWANWICK
Morrison Swanwick, vice president
and a director of the Music Trades and
Musical America for thirteen years
until his retire-
ment in 1942,
died March 28th
in his home at
Southport, Conn,
after a long 1 ill-
ness.
Born in Spring-
field, 111., in 1865,
he became a com-
positor, and later
served as a re-
porter on several
newspapers. I n MORRISON SWANWICK
1902 he joined the staff of Music
Trades, and for many years was a
familiar figure throughout the New
York area, the territory to which he
MAN POWER
Superintendent Wanted
An Eastern piano manufacturer
has an opening for a Piano Su-
perintendent to take charge of
pianos from and including belly-
ing department to completion.
Write Box 23, Music Trade Re-
view, Room 510, 1270 Sixth Ave.,
New York 20, N. Y.
M U S I C
B O X E S
Bought — Repaired — Sold
CLARK MUSIC CO.
416 S. Salnia Street
Syracuse 2, N. Y.
PIANO TUNER
We can offer an attractive, permanent
position to an experienced man.
KITTS, 1330 G. STREET, N.W,
W A S H I N G T O N , D. C.
W A N T E D
Good, sober tuner and repair man. Good
salary, good working conditions in good
city.
R. C. BRISTOW & SON
Petersburg, Va.
30
was assigned. Familiarly known as
"Squire" he had made a host of friends
throughout the industry due to his
quiet gentlemanly demeanor. Up to
the time of his retirement he was the
dean of the music trade paper rep-
resentatives and served faithfully for
over 40 years.
He leaves a widow, Lila, three
daughters and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at his home
in Southport, Conn., on Monday, April
1st.
LEWIS H. CLEMENT
Lewis H. Clement, long a leader in
musical circles in Toledo, died in Rob-
inwood Hospital March 28th after a
brief illness. He was 81.
Founder and conductor of the Toledo
Symphony Orchestra in the early 1920's
Mr. Clement also wrote considerable
music.
He is survived by daughters, Miss
Elsa Clement, Toledo soprano and
teacher of voice, and Mrs. A. J. Frank-
lin, New York City, and one grandson.
Born in Leonidas, Mich., Mr. Clem-
ent operated a piano store in Ann Ar-
bor, Mich., where he organized and
conducted an orchestra of University
of Michigan students.
He went to Toledo nearly 40 years
ago as president and manager of Whit-
ney & Currier Co., which later became
Grinnell Bros. Co. He went to New
York City for six years as manager of
Steinway & Son and then of Mason &
Hamlin, returning to Toledo in 1921.
While serving as president of the
National Association of Music Mer-
chants, Mr. Clement became known as
the father of the Better Business Bu-
reau because of his work against fraud-
ulent advertising.
As a handwriting expert, Mr. Clem-
ent was called upon for studies through-
out the nation. He frequently appeared
as a court witness to identifv signa-
tures, letters and other writings and
his opinion was accepted as authoritv.
Mr. Clement was past president of
the Toledo Advertising Club and was
active in Rotary.
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CECIL JAMES GOULD
Cecil James Gould, well-known piano
dealer in Pasadena, Cal., passed awav
March 24th at Saint Lukes Hospital
after a short illness. Born in Pasa-
dena 62 years aeo he entered the music
business after he graduated from High
School.
After being employed in various cap-
acities with the Baldwin Piano Co.,
Kohler & Phase, Wiley B. Allen in San
Francisco and Bush & Lane in Port-
land, he opened his own store in Pasa-
dena 25 years ago.
He is survived by two brothers—
—The Hon. Thomas Charles Gould,
Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles.
and the retired principal of all public
schools in Los Angeles, Arthur Gould.
While he was of a retiring nature
his love of the outdoors, companion-
ship, music, flowers and children en-
dearing him to all his acquaintances.
His greatest pleaseure was helping the
needy.
Funeral Services were held in the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Thurs-
day, March 28th and attended by a
large delegation from the music indus-
try as well as a host of friends.
EDWARD A. GEISSLER
Edward A. Geissler, 79, pioneer Los
Angeles businessman, and former pres-
ident of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association of that city, passed
away on March 9, after a brief ill-
ness in St. Vincent's Hospital. The
funeral service was conducted at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral in Los Angeles
on March 12, 1946.
Mr. Geissler was born in Evansville,
Indiana, on September 27, 1866. He
moved to San Francisco, California, in
1KH3, and was in the employ of Sher-
man, Clay & Co. for many years. He
moved to Los Angeles, in 1901, and be-
came vice-president and general man-
ager of the George J. Birkel Co. later
known to the trade as Birkel Music
Co. and retired from active business
in 1935. He was very active in civic
affairs, and served on many com-
mittees of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce.
Mr. Geissler was made a Mason in
San Francisco in 1889. His Masonic
activities earned for him the order's
highest degree, the Thirty-Third. He
was an active member of the Scottish
Rite Temple, Los Angeles; of the
Golden West Commandery No. 43; the
Los Angeles Council No. 10 of Royal
and Select Masters of California, and
held several important positions in these
organizations.
Mr. Geissler is survived by two
grandsons, Ted and John H. Geissler,
both of Los Angeles. He had a wide
circle of friends both within and with-
out the Music Trade, and the Masonic
fraternity, and he will be deeply missed
by all who had the privilege of know-
ing him well.
MRS. CLARENCE HAMMOND
Word has been received of the death
of Mrs. Clarence Hammond, widow of
the late Clarence Hammond who was
up to the time ef his sudden death
manager of the piano department of
Frederick Loeser & Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Hammond passed away in
Florida, while visiting her sister-in-law.
Funeral services were held at Mount
Blanchard, Ohio, where she maintained
her home.
She is survived bv one son Major
Homer Hammond and two grandchild-
ren.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 1946