28
PRESTO
December 4, 1920.
got back to Marion they received a great ovation.
Senator Harding says it was the proudest moment
of his life."
HARDING ONCE A BAND MUSICIAN
The Musical Organization to Which He Belonged
Won Third Prize.
NEW SONGS ISSUED.
The new Chas. K. Harris songs now ready include
the following: "Like We Used to Be," waltz bal-
lad—De Luxe; "Show Me How," fox trot—novelty
song hit; "Mary, Where Will You Be?", Eddie Leon-
ard's big song hit; "A Little Brook, a Little Girl, a
Little Love," Chas. K. Harris' own ballad hit; "Why
Did You Make Love to Me.", a syncopated ballad
hit; "Kamel-Land," a Turkish rag novelty song;
"Ma Mississippi Babe," a mammy's lullaby; "Beau-
tiful Nights," dreamy waltz song hit; "When You
Look in the Eyes of a Mule," comedy song. The
frontispiece of each song is in six colors, drawn by
one of America's greatest artists. All the above
numbers are obtainable for all mechanical instru-
ments and word rolls.
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
Stray Items Concerning the Goods and People Who
Make and Sell 'Em Are Printed,
George Marsh is now in charge of the sheet music
department of the Oregon Eilers Music House, Port-
land, Ore. J. Scobie has been appointed his assis-
tant.
One of the surprises of the sheet music trade is
the number of productions from the Pacific Coast
that have attained popularity in the East.
Jt is in the holiday season the neglectful music
dealer feels regret when he hasn't a sheet music de-
partment.
The production of the J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music
Co., Kansas City, "12th Street Rag," continues a
good seller everywhere.
"Whispering," published by Sherman, Clay & Co.,
San Francisco, is a good seller produced on player
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
roll and record. The sheet music of the song is one
The Brambach Piano Company, New York, a? of the most popular numbers on the counters.
in the past years, is writing all its correspondence
"President Harding's March" is a new timely
on an especially printed letterhead which suggests march song published by the Triangle Music Pub-
the spirit of the coming festivities. This special let- lishing Co., New York.
terhead is printed in Christmas colors from an es-
Alex. Sullivan, who wrote "Florida Moon," lately
pecially drawn design and is a pleasing constant re-
minder that the holiday season is drawing near, added to his repertoire in "Sinbad" by Al Jolson, is
This original idea, instituted by the Brambach Piano a sporting writer on a New York newspaper.
Company several years ago, had several imitators
during the past year and bids fair to become a sort
The Baas Music House, recently opened in Rock
of custom in business.
Island, 111., carries the A^ictor line.
According to the current number of the Literary
Digest, Senator Frelinghuysen is responsible for
the following:
"Senator Harding loves to talk about his early
boyhood struggles in the West, and several times
has related to me the story of his playing the alto
horn in the Marion Band, of which he was manager.
"A great event in Ohio was the contest between
the bands of the State annually held at Findlay.
Young Harding was anxious to get the uniforms
of the Marion Band paid for, and so entered the
band in competition and took it to Findlay. The
uniforms had cost $100, and he thought if the band
could win one of the prizes it would pay for the
uniforms; He engineered the affair and, as he said
to me, 'we blew our heads off, but there were so
many bands from the big cities that I felt dis-
couraged and thought we had failed.'
"When the prizes were to be awarded, all of the
players had left except the bass drum, the clarionet,
and Harding with the alto horn. Suddenly, his name
was called and he was presented to the judges and
got the third prize, $200, and was told to follow the
bands which had won first and second prizes. The
three players formed and followed the other two
bands, playing as hard as they could. When they
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