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PRESTO
DEATH OF LENN DUCKWORTH
CAUSED SOCIETY FLUTTER
Former Piano Man Was Once Active in the Trade
of St. Louis.
The death, on January 3rd, of Lenn A. Duckworth,
for many years extremely active in the piano trade,
was the cause of sorrow to many. His last inter-
est was with the retail store of the Estey Company
in New York City. Some years ago Mr. Duckworth
was identified with the Jesse French Company and
the Estey Company in St. Louis, going to New York
some twenty years ago.
Mr. Duckworth discontinued his piano activities at
the time of his marriage to the former wife of Wil-
liam Ellis Corey, and has since spent much of his
time in traveling.
It seems almost like an odd act of the fates that
Mr. Duckworth should pass away at the time when
Mabel Gilman Corey, second wife, divorced Mr.
Corey. On account of these circumstances, it would
appear the demise of Mr. Duckworth had been
guarded against undue publicity to avoid the possi-
bility of again repeating the unhappy romances of
the Coreys.
January 19, 1924.
ington, was at the head of a big contingent of Elk9
from Bellingham at the ceremonies.
F, E. Watkins, president of Watkins Bros., Hart-
ford, Conn., is enjoying a winter vacation in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
MANY DEALERS CALL ON
CHICAGO TRADE THIS WEEK
LOUISVILLE MUSIC LOVERS SEE
BEAUTIFUL BALDWIN WINDOW
Trade Experiences After-Holiday Dullness, But
Dealers All Look for a Good Year.
Very simple, yet exceedingly attractive, is the front
window of the Baldwin store, Louisville, Ky. In it
are two instruments only, a $1,400 Baldwin Grand and
Different Sections of the Country Represented by a $375 Eighteenth.Century Edison phonograph.
The window also contains pictures and announce-
Active Merchants Are Reported Good Generally.
ments of the coming of Ignace Paderewski to
The latter part of last week and this week saw a Macauley's Theater, January 26; Louise Homer, who
host of trade visitors in Chicago. Trade conditions is to be at Macauley's next Thursday, and an an-
are in good shape in practically all parts of the coun- nouncement of the annual Charity Ball, to be held at
try at this time, and is far better than many dealers the Brown Hotel on January 22. Louisville is a musi-
cal city all right!
had anticipated.
H. T. Castello, Baldwin store Edison department
January is the clean-up month with a large major-
ity of merchants especially this year, after an excep- manager, says December trade beat all former years.
tional fall and holiday trade. Stocks are low and Cashier Kennedy, who skipped with a considerable
alert dealers are now replenishing in order to comply loot, as told in last week's Presto, has not been
caught, but Baldwin people are not worrying about
with the future demand.
The visitors to The Cable Company, Wabash and that, as they feel sure that the bonding concern will
Jackson boulevard, were. L. T. Ralston and D. L. catch him.
The Johnson Piano Co., which is Louisville agent
Greble, president and vice president, respectively, of
the Taylor Music Co., Columbia, Mo.; George for the Gulbransen players, is counting on a good
Cheatle, Springfield, 111.; A. W. Hunt and wife, of year after the first month's dull spell passes away.
Butte, Montana; and W. O. Dickenson and wife, of
Missoula, Montana.
Callers at the Gulbransen-Dickinson Co., Chicago
and Kedzie avenue, were Guy Smith and Stewart
Shrum, salesmen for the Heaton Music Store, Colum-
bus, Ohio; L. H. Beck, manager of the Lehman Music
Interesting Items About the Dealers and Salesmen Co., Nappanee, Ind.; Fred Leithold, music mer- M. F. Moesley to Open in Choice Location There
Featuring Automatic Instruments.
chant of La Crosse, Wis.
Gathered From Many Sources.
W. O. Warford, secretary and manager of the
Possibly within the month M. F. Moesley will open
Col. J. J. Daynes, of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., Southern Piano Co., Jackson, Tenn., and Carrie B.
Salt Lake City, Utah, recently presented a silver lov- Glass, progressive music dealer of Coshocton, Ohio, a new music store in a choice location in the business
ing cup to the L. D. S. high school and junior college called at the Q R S Music Roll Co., 306 S. Wabash section of Richmond, Va., and it is his purpose to
in that city. The gift was offered to the department avenue. J. E. Lawrence, Baldwin dealer, of Clinton, make it one of the most attractive stores in the Vir-
making the best showing on Founders' Day. Col Iowa, was a visitor to the office of that company, ginia city. Mr. Moesley will operate a general music
store, and he is now planning his line.
Daynes gave one of his pleasant talks in making the South Wabash avenue.
While in Chicago last week he arranged with the
presentation.
J. P. Seeburg Piano Co. for a shipment of Seeburg
One of the most ardent backers of the plan to
N E W YORK MERCHANTS TO MEET.
instruments, including one or more of each style in
bring grand opera to Cleveland is Henry Dreher,
the list. Mr. Moesley says he long ago saw the won-
John
J.
Glynn
is
arranging
an
alluring
program
for
head of the Dreher Piano Co.
the luncheon and meeting of the New York Piano derful opportunity for the coin-operated instrument
Harry Wunderlich, head of the Wunderlich Piano Merchants' Association to be held at the Annex and for pianos and orchestrions for theaters and other
Co., St. Louis, recently underwent an operation in Restaurant, in Thirty-third street, on January 22. public places. The new Richmond store will feature
the Research Hospital there and is now well along C. T. Purdy, president of the association, is looking automatic instruments in a particular way, but will
the way to complete recovery.
for an unusually big attendance, as matters of particu- not lose sight of the opportunities for profitable trad-
ing in other phases of the music business.
The choral singing at the dedication of the million lar importance will be discussed.
dollar Elks Temple, in Portland, Ore., recently was
Grover Clayton has opened a store on the east side
led by Paul P. Wells, secretary of the Harter &
Maurice Genensky is manager of the Maurice Music
Wells Piano Co., Bellingham, Wash. Mr. Wells, who Shoppe, which opened recently at Pleasant and Spring of the public square in Benton, Tenn., carrying a gen-
eral line of instruments.
Js deputy grand exalted ruler for northwestern Wash- streets, New Bedford, Mass.
PERSONAL NEWS IN THE
RETAIL TRADE RECORDED
NEW GENERAL MUSIC
STORE FOR RICHMOND, VA.
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Illustrations and cata-
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will be furnished piano
merchants on application,
The tremendous superi-
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in the absolute mechanism
and scientific perfection iu>
the bellows action and stop
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