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Gumdrop Chamber Music Club Uses
Mason & Hamlin Grand in Concerts
Model 50 organ is shown being played
by one of the parishoners at the Mis-
sion.
Governor John Lodge Visits
Pratt, Read & Co. Plant
A recent visitor at the Pratt Read
Co. plant, Ivoryton, Conn., was Gov-
ernor John Davis Lodge of Connecti-
cut. He was accompanied by Commis-
sioner of Labor John J. Egan.
A very complete lour of the plant
was made and according to officials of
the company the Governor was amazed
at the numerous operations necessitated
in the process of manufacturing piano
actions and keys.
RECITAL OF THE GUMDROP CHAMBER CLUB HELD IN THE
MASON & HAMLIN PIANO SALON
The Mason & Hamlin Piano Salon
in the Schirmer Building at 3 East
43rd St., New York, was on the after-
noon of May 8th the scene of a very
interesting musical program given by
the Gumdrop Chamber Music Club, of
which Blanche Schwarz Levy is di-
rector.
As may be seen in the accompany-
ing illustration, young musicians com-
prise the membership of this orchestra,
and the five young ladies standing and
including the one seated at the Mason
& Hamlin piano, are all pianists.
The pianists are Joan Baiardi, Maria
Kent, Janet Stein, Kitty Stein, Joyce
Tuerk and Lois Tuerk. They are from
the Studios of Poldi Zeitlin.
The Mason & Hamlin piano was used
throughout this concert and also at a
concert which was held later on May
Wurlitzer Organ Used In
African Catholic Mission
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in North
Tonawanda, N. Y. in 1952 their Export
Dept. shipped a Model 50 organ and a
Model 75 tone cabinet to His Excel-
lency, Bishop Edoardo Mason, Vicar
Apostolic of Bahr el Ghazal, Catholic
Mission, Wau, Bahr el Ghazal, Anglo
Egyptian Sudan. Africa.
This organ was finally received and
installed after many delays. The success
of the organ at the Catholic Mission
has been manifested by the fact that
the Wurlitzer Co. only a short time ago
received a letter from His Excellency.
Bishop Mason, ordering an additional
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16th at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel.
The Gumdrop Music Club is a junior
group affiliated with the National Fed-
eration of Music Clubs, and they
offered a very varied program at both
of these concerts. At the one at the
Mason & Hamlin Salon, the ensemble
played the Masterworks compiled and
edited by Church and Glass. Then there
was a trio which played a Norwegian
folk dance, The Three Bears, Moderato-
Andante, Dance of the Sylphs, The
Sonata Opus # 1 and the Gavotte-
Allegro and the Trio in G Major by
Haydn.
GOVERNOR LODGE AT
PRATT, READ PLANT
In the accompanying illustration the
Governor is shown congratulating
Maria Coeapard who has been em-
ployed at the plant since 1906, 48
vears.
Other numbers were played by the
viola and piano and two violins and
J. Clifford Povey Resigns
cello. The String Quartet offered Ave
With Stetson Co. 45 Years
Verum by Gounod-Winslow and Port
Announcement has been made that
Royal, 1861 by George Frederick
J. Clifford Povey. secretary and direc-
McKay.
tor of the Stetson Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., resigned as of June 1, 1954, due
to ill health. He was connected with
the organization for 45 years. F. T.
Model 75 tone cabinet and advising
Fink, treasurer, will assume the duties
that it is his intention to have the Mod-
of secretary.
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