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A. D. Overdorff Elected President of NAPT;
Ways and Means Committee Appointed
had by everyone to take in all the
classes.
Joe Daurer, Advertising Manager of
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.. made an
address entitled, r 'Don't Be a Slave—
Be a .Star."
A new division was added to the as-
sociation, known as the St. Louis Di-
vision. Another feature of the program
was an address by Russell M. Tolley,
representing the Continental Casualty
Co. of Chicago, who explained the pos-
sibility of having a group plan of
insurance covering the members.
The technical panel was led by
Chairman J. E. Kohl. On this panel
were Percy Gatz, Richard Hale. Rob-
ert Johnson, Joe Providenti. Robert
Boelter, Clifford Geers, Edward Volz
and Norman Dasenbrook of the Wood
& Brooks Co. Edwin Trefz of the Otto
F. Trefz & Co., Philadelphia featured
some color slides of tools and work
done at the Trefz plant in Philadel-
phia. The Boelter film was also shown.
At the Convention gf the National
Association of Piano Tuners which
was held in St. Louis, Mo., the follow-
ing officers were elected: Anson D.
Overdorff, President; Robert MacDon-
ald, Vice-President; F. X. Friedel,
Treasurer; John M. Travis. Director,
and U. G. Jeffers. Director.
A Ways and Means Committee was
appointed, of which .Arthur Krop,
member of the Washington Division
and who lives in Arlington. Va. is
Chairman. The other members of the
committee are George Keller, Alexan-
dria, Va.; James H. Alversson, Jr.,
Atlanta, Ga.: John E. Kohl. Zenith.
Ohio; Chris F. Bath. Abilene. Kans.;
Leonard
Whitehouse.
Urichsville,
Ohio; Robert L F. Boelter Saginaw,
Mich.; R. L. Coberley. Lubboek. Tex-
as; Leland F. Shoop. La Junta. Colo.;
U. G. Jeffers, Charleston. Va.: John W.
Travis, Hyattsville, Md.: Robert Mac-
Donald, Fort Worth. Texas: F. X. Frie-
del. Cleveland Ohio and Anson D.
Overdorff Tacoma Park, Md.
C. Glenn Booth Now Jenkins
Manager in Tulsa, Okla.
The committee had -its first meeting
during the convention. The first report
was made by Mr. Kropp. It has been
made a permanent committee and the
national president has the power to add
to this committee at any time with the
full approval of the board.
At the opening session, Thomas F.
MeGuire, Associate City Councillor,
welcomed the delegates, and Chairman
J. E. Kohl also made an address of
welcome. President Laban A. Nichols
was unable to attend on account of
illness and the meetings were presided
over by Anson D. Overdorff who also
made a brief opening address.
Kenneth G. Gillespie, vice-president
and general manager of The Jenkins
Music Co., Kansas City, Mo., has an-
nounced the appointment of C. Glenn
Booth, of Tulsa. Okla.. as manager
of their Topeka, Kans.. branch store.
Mr. Booth has been with Jenkins
since 1923 when he entered the com-
pany as a band instrument salesman.
In 1924 he became manager of the re-
tail band instrument department here.
He held this position until 1935. For
the past 16 years he has been in the
Tulsa store, since 1947 as manager of
the piano and organ department.
Mr. Booth is married and has two
grown sons, 27 and 29 years old. He
plans to move to Topeka soon to take
over his new post.
The technical
classes included
stringing, refelting actions, regulating
grands, uprights and spinets and a
gadget session. These were conducted
each day so that an opportunity was
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A M C Notes
The American Music Conference
headquarters in Chicago is receiving let-
ters from recreational and educational
leaders in many parts of the country
commending the work and cooperation
of AMC field workers. Gerald Rotz.
chairman of the program section for
the Estes Park Conference, wrote field
man Ed Kalb that he "added that cer-
tain quality to the conference that leaves
delegates with the feeling that they
have picked up a lot of new ideas and
have secured some new skills for the en-
richment of our work/*
Typical of the work done by AMC
representatives that bring in laudatory
letters were the three piano workshops
conducted by Ed Borup in El Paso. Tex-
as; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
Davenport, Iowa. Borup also visited
schools in Los Alamos. N. M.. where a
comparative analysis of the school music
program is being made.
At Camp Woodlee. Tennessee. Marion
Egbert addressed more than 500 4-H
leaders during a session on music rec-
reation. Egbert also talked to 100 rec-
reation leaders of the various city
groups in Belleville. Illinois. During Ed
Kalb's western trip, in which he spoke
to 750 recreation leaders at the Tri-
ennial Conference of the YMCA in Estes
Park. Colorado, he also spoke at the
University of Wyoming, Colorado A. &
M., Colorado College of Education. Uni-
versity of Denver, Kansas State Teach-
ers College and Nebraska State Teach-
ers College.
AMC Interest High at Show
Dr. John C. Kendel, AMC vice-presi-
dent. Philip Lesly. AMC public rela-
itons counsel and the various field rep-
resentatives told music dealers of the
variety of AMC services and the proced-
ures for obtaining them at the Music
Industry Trade show in Chicago. Dr.
Kendel pointed out that the dealer must
take some of the responsibility of pro-
moting music in his own community,
and Lesly stressed the growing interest
in music resulting from continually in-
tensive AMC publicity. Ed Borup dis-
cussed piano workshops and keyboard
experience; Marion Egbert, school anal-
yses; and Ed Kalb, music in recreation.
Ntiorud Magazine Publicity
AMC publicity continues at a high
pace, with articles in national magazines
reflecting the country-wide interest in
instrumental music. A picture feature in
Look for July 28 was based on a child's
experiences in the National Music Camp
at Interloehen. Michigan.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1953