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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924
bay to give the visitors a "close up" of the Statue of
Liberty. Arrangements are under way, Mr. Behning
added, for a spectacular fire-fighting exhibition of
lire boats along the river front.
Concert and Ball.
William C. Hcaton, chairman of the Reception
Committee, reported progress on the program for the
Details of Gladsome Events for the Week An- concert in the grand ball room of the Waldorf-
Astoria hotel Monday night, June 2. In regard to
nounced by Publicity Committee Certain
the reception of delegates to the convention who
to Add to the Attendance from
come east by special train from Chicago Mr.
Every State.
Heaton said that in view of the fact that the train
arrives in New York from Atlantic City very early
Monday morning tentative plans made to meet the
train when it was understood that it was to arrive
direct from Chicago Sunday afternoon had been
Besides Plans for River Trip, Those for Concert, abandoned.
Interesting the Golfers.
Ball and Convention Golf Tournament Have
Arthur L. Wessell, chairman of the Golf Commit-
Been Perfected.
tee of the Convention, reported that two golf courses
near New York were being considered for the con-
The success of the conventions of the music trades vention tournament Thursday, June 5. He announced
in New York in the week beginning June 1 is as- that William H. Alfring. general manager of the
sured by the enthusiasm of the New York trade Aeolian Company, and R. O. Ainslie, secretary of
organizations, business firms and individual mem- the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., Boston, have been
bers of the music trades. The officials of the various added as members of his committee. The tourna-
national trade associations have already made plans ment, Mr. Wessell said, would be self-supporting,
to have the- business sessions particularly .interesting each entrant paying his own green fees, etc. Many
and instructive.
prizes already had been donated, he said, and others
The details of the various contests promoted to would be welcomed. Trophies should be sent to
create the interest of the dealers promise to attract Mr. Wessell at 457 West Forty-fifth street, New
merchants and salesmen in greater numbers to the York City.
convention than ever before. The topics to be dis-
Max J. deRochemont, chairman of the Convention
cussed by the National Piano Manufacturers' Asso-
Committee, presided, and the following members
ciation concern every industry in a vital way, so that
a big attendance at the business sessions ts "looked were present: R. W. Lawrence, William C. Heaton,
for. The meetings of the National Piano Travelers' J. W. Stevens, Arthur L- Wessell, Alfred L. Smith,
Association .and the other associations all have attrac- Milton Weil, Calvin T. Purdy, Albert Behning, Val-
entine J. Faeth, Allan B.- Lane, Glad Henderson, J.
tive programs guaranteed to fill the house.
S. McDonald, George Albig,. Frederic A. Steele; Ar-
The Social Schedule.
thur Bergh, representing Otto Heinemann; W. A.
The social end of the convention is not being neg- Man ft, representing P. A. Ware; F. F. Diehl, repre-
lected, and what is assured in. the line of pleasure is senting B. B. Wilson, and H. Knowles, representing
W. J. Dougherty.
certain to attract great numbers in every trade.
Welcome to Piano Club.
Music abroad the Hudson river steamer Robert
Fufton, already chartered to convey delegates to the
Albert Behning. president of the Piano Club of New
National Music Industries Convention to "West Point
York, announces that the courtesies of the club will
Friday, J u n e 6, as guests of the New York music be extended to all visitors to the National Music
trades, will be furnished by the 100-piece band-.-of the Industries Convention at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel,
New York Police Department, if a suggestion ap- New York, the week of June 1. The club is located
proved by the Convention Convmittee receives the en- at Third avenue and 137th street, easily accessible
dorsement of Commissioner Enrrght.''
from all Bronx piano factories and less than half an
The suggestion was made by Albert Behning, chair- hour by subway from the Grand Central Terminal.
man of the Committee on Social Arrangements, in
the course of his report, presented before the Conven-
tion Committee last Thursday afternoon'in the board
room of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce,
on the plans already made for the entertainment of
the delegates to the big convention in New York the
first week in June, and- it met with the unanimous E. W. Simpson, Clarence, Mo., Buys Business Estab-
approvai of the Convention Committee.
lished Thirty-eight Years Ago.
Another Pleasurable Event.
The Mexico Music Company, Mexico, Mo., one of
Mr. Behning suggested that a tour of the New the oldest concerns in that section of the state, and
York Navy Yard in Brooklyn be arranged for the which recently has been owned and operated by B.
visitors. This suggestion also was heartily endorsed, K. Bunch and W. W. Boillot. has been sold to E. W.
and Mr. Behning will try to get the Navy Department
Simpson of Clarence, Mo. The change was officially
to convey a party of 350 of the music people from announced last week, although the deal was consum-
some convenient pier in Manhattan to the navy yard mated some time ago. Mr. Simpson has been in that
and back on Thursday, June 5th. Mr. Behning said city for some time.
that through the courtesy of Theodore Roosevelt,
The entire stock and fixtures have been purchased
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who, as already an- and an opening day will be announced later. Due to
nounced, will address the National Association of
replenishing following the recent fire in the store of
Music Merchants at its annual banquet at the Wal- the Mexico Music Comp"any last November, the stock
dorf-Astoria Hotel Wednesday night, June 4th, navy is practically all new.
officers will be assigned to escort the party about the
While Mr. Bunch will move out of the city, Mr.
navy yard.
Boillot will remain there and will retain his connec-
At West Point.
tion with the company as piano tuner.
Lee S. Roberts, vice-president of the Q R S Music
The company was owned by Bunch and Boillot for
Company, is composing a snappy march to be played
four years. Prior to them, the Upham family owned
for the first time in public on the occasion of the it for thirty-eight years.
parade of the cadets of the United States Military
Academy at West Point for the special benefit of the
TRAINED FOR HIS WORK.
visiting music representatives who go to West Point
H. D. Wheeler, Waco, Tex., is using to good ad-
aboard the Robert "Fulton. Mr. Behning said this
was suggested by the band master at the academy. vantage the piano tuning and repairing ability he ac-
Mr. Roberts composed "I'll Be There," the official quired in the plant of the Baldwin Piano Co., Cin-
march of the music industries convention in New cinnati This mechanical ability added to his mer-
chandising sense has enabled him to carry on suc-
York two years ago.
Before starting up^.the Hudson to West Point, Mr. cessfully the H. D. Wheeler Piano Co. & Flower
: "
Behning said, the Robert Fulton will sail down the Shop, at 723 Austin avenue-
SOCIAL FEATURES
OF BIG CONVENTION
PLEASANT SURPRISES
OLD MEXICO, MO. STORE
HAS CHANGE OF OWNERS
STORY & CLARK IN
NEW YORK CITY
Special Musical Program Inaugurates Work
in Perfectly Appointed Office and Whole-
sale Warerooms in Commodious
Building on Fifty-Seventh Street.
PHASE IN PROGRESS
Special Facilities for Taking Care of Visiting Dealers
Who Will Find Lines Presented in
Separate Sections.
The opening of the new headquarters of the Story
& Clark Piano Company on 57th street, New York,
is a pleasant phase in the progress of this active piano
house. With the plans for the most approved means
of showing the Story & Clark piano, playerpiano and
the Repro-Phraso carried out and all the details con-
ducive to efficiency attended to, the Story & Clark
Piano Co. is ready to formally receive the visiting
dealers and its friends generally.
Nothing has been left undone to make the new
York headquarters of the Story & Clark Piano Co.
the last word in completeness. The conveniences are
perfect and the appointments are as tasteful as the
uses of the warerooms required.
Work of Steady Growth.
Due to the steady growth in the business of the
company in the eastern states, in both the wholesale
and retail departments, the paramount importance of
this change to the new location has been uppermost in
the minds of the management for many months. Now
that the removal has taken place the entire six-story
building is open for the inspection of dealers.
George H. Beverly, eastern wholesale manager, will
have added facilities in caring for dealers in the New
York offices, where special divisions will be devoted
to the various lines, including a special section en-
tirely devoted to their latest creation—the ReprO-
Phraso.
Location Is Ideal.
Located in the music center of the city, within one
block of Carnegie Hall and its studios and adjoining
the present home of Sohmer & Co. and the new head-
quarters of Chickering & Sons, the new building is in
an advantageous business location.
Louis Schoenewald, general manager of the New
York Division, has planned a series of invitation
musicales. To the opening one on May 1 20,000 in-
vitations were sent out.
An Opening Program.
The first, that of Thursday of this week, had ['we.
splendid numbers in a program given under the
direction of Frank C. Barber. The artists were:
Maude Doolittle, pianist; Julie Roche, soprano; and
the Mozart Trio—Wesley Sontag, violin; Charles
Krane, Violoncello, and Frank C. Barber, piano.
The second invitatidn musicale, to be given Wednes-
day afternoon, May 7, will also be under the direction
of Frank C. Barber and Maude Doolittle, pianist, and
Helen Taylor, soprano, will aid iti^the programs
LANARK, ILL., FIRM DISSOLVES.
The Peters Bros. Music Co. of Lanark, 111., has
dissolved partnership. Frank G. Peters, the senior
member of the firm, taking over the Lanark store,
and John W. Peters, his brother, will take over the
Freeport, 111., store. These brothers are well known
in this section, having been doing business there for
many years. FVank G. has be^n ill for many months,
but now feels, able to again buckle down to work.
BEAUTIFYING VOSE FACTORY.
The Vose & Sons Piano Co., Boston, has begun
the spring work of beautifying the factory grounds
and the extensive landscape plans will soon be car-
ried out in the grounds of the new plant. The scheme
of beauty will be carried out as effectively as that of
utility within the walls.
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