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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924
PIANO IN PRESIDENT'S BIRTHPLACE
Square=Grand Vose & Sons That Still Does Duty in the First
Home of the Coolidge's in Plymouth, Vt.
On Tuesday last the
nation
spoke
loudly.
There could be no doubt
about the favorite son,
and, after a heated polit-
ical campaign, the people
probably feel better to-
day. Certainly business
feels better, also, and
whatever preferences the
average man may have
had, it is now settled, and
without fear of the ulti-
mate results.
The history of Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge is
well known. It has been
told countless times dur-
ing the past year, and it
had been told many times
before, ever since the
chief executive of today
was a minor official in
his early manhood.
The President's birth-
IXTEIUOR VIEW SHOWING VOSE PIANO.
place, in Plymouth, Vt.,
reader will be pleased. He loves music, and song
is naturally a point of interest. And the house in
has been a part of his upbringing.
which he first saw the light remains, staunch
And so we see that the Vose is a real "presidential
and hospitable as ever. Today the first floor is
used as a store, as the accompanying picture shows. piano," as much, if not more, than as if it stood in
the famous Green Room of the White House in
In the upper floor is a meeting room, and in one
corner of that room there stands a square piano, also Washington.
in good condition and as playable as ever.
The piano is a Vose, in all the splendor of former
years—"front round corners and full carved legs."
The photograph shows it plainly. The piano in the
President's birthplace has been in use for many
Piano Club of Chicago, in Celebrating Day, Will
Have Valuable Outside Aid.
Members of the Piano Club of Chicago are urged
to attend the Piano Club's Armistice Day luncheon
at the Illinois Athletic Club, Monday, November 10.
Al Gabel and his saxophone artists from Valentino
Inn and Patrick Henry Barnes, soldier-actor, will
provide features.
This will be a special meeting to honor our living
and dead who participated in the Great War. The
program includes: Invocation, prayer, songs, Alex
King and the Club; instrumental music, Al Gabel and
his saxophone artists; A. E. F. stories, Patrick Henry
Barnes; taps.
The chairman for this meeting will be Harry Rein-
wald, assisted by Joe Peirson, Alex King and Axel
Christensen.
SETS DEFINITE
CONVENTION DATE
Board of Directors of Music Industries Cham-
ber of Commerce Names Week of June 7
as Most Suitable for Annual Meeting
in Chicago Next Year.
INVITES BRITISH TRADE
Other Matters Relating to Trade and Industry Filled
Schedule of Important Meeting of
the Board.
The Board of Directors of the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting last week in New
York officially set the date of the annual music trade
gathering for 1925. After hearing from the presi-
dents of the various division member associations
present, and particularly from the National Associa-
tion of Music Merchants, concerning the desires as
to the time of the next convention, it was voted to
hold it in Chicago the week of June 7. This is one
week later than usual, but was decided upon in view
of the statement of merchants that an earlier date
interfered with their membership on account of the
Shriners' and Rotary conventions, which recently
have come at the same time as the music trade
gathering.
The following directors were in attendance: Charles
Denstchmann, H. C. Dickinson, George Fischer, E.
Paul Hamilton, Hermann Irion, E. R. Jacobson, A.
W. Johnston, Richard W. Lawrence, W. W. Smith,
C. Alfred Wagner.
There were also in attendance W. B. Williams,
representing C. J. Cunningham, president of the Na-
tional Piano Travelers' Association, and Max J. de
Rochemont and Charles Jacob, representing the
Chamber's Finance Committee.
British Federation Invited.
It was learned from President Lawrence, who was
a guest at luncheon of the British Music Industries
Federation in London last summer that certain prom-
inent officers and members of that association might
be in this country next summer, whereupon it was
voted to extend a hearty invitation to the British
Music Industries Federation to attend the convention
in Chicago next June.
Technicians Admitted.
The National Piano Technicians' Association, which
was organized at the convention in June and which is
now conducting a membership campaign among the
technical men in the piano plants, was admitted to
membership. The President of this Association is
A. K. Gutsohn, superintendent of the Standard Pneu-
matic Action Company. There was also admitted to
membership as an individual member of the Cham-
ber the Conway Financing Company, of Boston,
DAN NOLAN COMES BACK.
Massachusetts, whose representative in the Chamber
Dan J. Nolan, formerly prominent in the piano membership will be E. E. Conway, president. The
trade of Cleveland, Ohio, and who has been vice- resignation of the Carnes Artificial Limb Company
president and general manager of the Cleveland was accepted.
A resolution was received from the National Asso-
Cadillac Co., resigned from that organization, ef-
fective November 1. Mr. Nolan is a well known ciation of Piano Tuners asking the Chamber to take
figure in business circles in Cleveland. He also is the necessary action to establish if possible a stand-
vice-president of the Cleveland Automotive Manu- ard of musical pitch, and the recommendations were
facturers and Dealers' Association. He has not an- adopted.
;
nounced his future plans, though it is believed by his
Travelers Report.
friends that Mr. Nolan will again boost the good
W. B. Williams reported upon the work which
old piano game.
has been done by the National Association of Piano
Travelers, particularly through their connection with
KURTZMANN IN MILWAUKEE.
the National Council of Traveling Salesmen. This
The C. Kurtzmann pianos and players are being organization has been especially active in fighting for
featured in a spirited way by the Flanner-Hafsoos a reduced rate, interchangeable mileage book, good
Music House, Inc., Milwaukee, which is planning to on all railroads. The report was received with in-
do a big holiday business on the new style Kurtz- terest and plans were made for increased co-opera-
mann pianos. F. F. Flanner says that members of tion by the Chamber, to the end that the good work
the piano sales are very much pleased with the of the travelers will be better understood throughout
Kurtzmann instruments and veterans in the force are the trade.
confident the Kurtzmann will be a big factor in the
The Chamber voted to continue its membership in
Christmas sales.
the Chamber of Commerce of the L T nited states.
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR
ARMISTICE DAY LUNCHEON
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S BIRTHPLACE IN
PLYMOUTH. VT.
lyears, and often hard use. It is still in use upon
Ifestival occasions, and it is a part of the treasures
f the village of Plymouth.
It seems fitting that the famous Boston piano
should hold the place of honor. President Coolidge
kill no doubt be as pleased to see the picture of the
jld instrument, in his early home, as the average
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