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One Hundred New York Piano Trade
Members Attend 41st Year End Luncheon
annual Year-End Luncheon
T place HE of on 41st
the New York Piano Trade took
December 29th at the Hotel
McAlpin. Approximately 100 members
of the industry were present. Seated at
the Speakers Table were Percy Gatz.
Vioe-President of the American Society
of Piano Technicians, who brought a
few words of greeting from President
Davis, of that association, and men-
tioned the fact to the members of the
trade present that plans are being
gradually formulated for the merging
of the A.S.P.T. and the National As-
sociation of Piano Tuners, a discus-
sion regarding which has been going
on for some time. He stated that an
important announcement would prob-
ably be made at the time of the next
annual meeting of the A.S.P.T.
Other members of the industry who
sat at the Speakers Table and gave a
brief greeting to those present were
Thomas Pritchett, Aeolian-American
Corporation, and Past President of the
National Piano Travelers Association;
William H. Steinway. Vice-President of
Stein way & Sons; John E. Furlong.
President of the National Piano Manu-
facturers Association; Howard Cush-
ing. President of the National Piano
Travelers Association; A. S. Zeisler.
Secretary of the National Piano Trav-
elers Association; Gustave Behning.
Kohler & Campbell. Inc.. and H. R.
Lullman, Vice-President of the Estey
Piano Corp., Bluffton, Ind., the person
who came the longest distance to at-
tend the luncheon.
At the close of the luncheon, Carle-
Ion Chace. Master of Ceremonies,
called for a silent moment out of re-
spect for the following members of the
industry who had passed away during
the year: A. J. Jacobson. formerly of
the Concourse Piano Co.. 58 years of
age; Charles H. Lemp. American Pi-
ano Supply Co.. 72 years of age; John
Kubicek, \ onkers. N. Y.. 63 years of
age; F. Fred Colber. Baldwin Piano
Co.. 80 years of age; Percy Temlett.
Campbell Temlett Piano Co., Paterson.
N. J.. 67 years of age; Dr. Alexander
Hussell, formerly General Manager of
the Wanamaker Piano Dept.. Syracuse.
N. Y.. 73 years of age; Samuel Orr.
piano dealer of Newark, N. J., 86
years of age: Melville Clark, President.
Clark Music Co.. Syracuse. N .Y., 70
years of age.
Mr. Chace then read a message of
regret from A. Dalrymple who stated
that he was unable to attend due to ill
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JANUARY, 1954
health, and also a letter from Max J.
DeHochemont who stated that he was
leaving for Louisiana the day before
the luncheon and wished to extend best
holiday wishes to all those present.
Mr. Chace then read a letter which he
had received from Joseph \\ . Martin.
Jr., Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Washington. D. C. in re-
sponse to an invitation he had sent him
to attend the luncheon, as follows:
"Thank you very much for your lunch-
eon invitation for Tuesday. December
29th. Whether I can do so must de-
|>end entirely on the urgency of my
schedule in returning to Washington.
Much as I would like to be with one
of the Fall Hiver Chaces, I am afraid
there is little chance that I can take
the time to stop over in New York so
close to the opening of a new session
of Congress. 1 regret this very much.'*
The guests were then entertained by
Marie Alvarez who also created con-
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