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VOL. 110-No. 8
T H E
P I O N E E R
August, 1951
2,857th Issue
REVIEW
P U B L I C A T I O N
O V T H E M U S I C
I N D U S T R Y
Large Attendance at NAMM Convention
In Spite of Government Material Controls
T
HE 50th Anniversary Convention
of the National Association of
Music Merchants was held in Chi-
cago at the Palmer House on July 16th
to 19th with an attendance reported to
have been slightly less than the 8,000
plus that attended the Convention there
last year.
The meeting of the Directors of
N.A.M.M.. which was held after the
Godfrey of the Williams Piano Co.,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Some 200 exhibits opened up on
Monday. July 16th, at 9 o'clock and
visitors commenced to appear early that
morning. At ]() A.M. there was an
N.A.M.M. Press Conference and at 12
Noon the Golden Anniversary Lunch-
RAY S. ERLANDNOX
President
HARRY E. CAT.T.AWAY
Vice President
annual meeting on Tuesday, culminated
in the reelection of Ray S. Erlandson,
Vice-President of the San Antonio Mu-
sic Co.. San Antonio, Tex. as President,
and Harry E. Callaway, Vice-President
of the Thearle Music Co. in San Diego,
Calif, as Vice-President. Owing to the
untimely death of Gene Redewill, who
was Secretary last year, Tom Holland
of Glen Bros. Music Co., Salt Lake
City, Utah, was elected Secretary and
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, AUGUST. 1951
Ben F. Duvall of W. W. Kimball Co.,
Chicago, was elected Treasurer to suc-
ceed Russell B. Wells. William R. Card
was reelected as the Executive Secre-
tary.
The new Directors who were elected
at the annual meeting on Tuesday
morning are: R. 0. Grassmueck of
Grassmueck Music Co., Pasadena,
Calif.; John H. Troup of J. Troup Mu-
sic, North Lancaster, Pa.; Russell B.
Wells of Chas. G. Wells Music Co.,
Denver, Colo.; Parker M. Harris of
Philip Werlein, Ltd., New Orleans; H.
P. Avery of the Avery Piano Co., Provi-
dence, R. I.; Frank 0. Wilking of
Wilking Music Co., Indianapolis, Ind.;
Ted Brown of the Ted Brown Music
House, Tacoma, Wash., and A'thur E.
BKX E.
Treasurer
eon, which had a large attendance.
After a b ief welcome and the intro-
duction of those who were seated at the
Speakers' Table, President Erlandson
introduced James R. Lamb, Retail Anal-
yst of the Amos Parrish & Co., Inc.
who addressed the guests on "The Fall
Outlook for Retail Sales" which appears
on page 9 in this issue.
President's Report
The annual report of President Ray S.
Erlandson of the National Association