February 4, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
PIANO SUPPLY MEN MEET
At the Meeting of Officials in New York Last
Week a Successor to W. C. Hess
Was Elected.
At the Piano Supply Association meeting at the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce in New
York last week Roy S. Hibschman, president of the
Motor Player Corporation, 340 West Erie street, Chi-
cago, was elected to fill the vacancy of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce, caused by the resignation of Wm. C.
Hess, of Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., who has
joined the Settergren Piano Co., at Bluffton, Ind.
George C. Seeley, of Comstock, Cheney & Co., was
elected vice-president to succeed Mr. Hibschman.
William C. Breckwoldt, of Julius Breckwoldt &
Co., was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mr.
Hess.
The Lisbon Mfg. Co. came in as a member of the
organization as successors to Young, of Lisbon, N. H.
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Greater Interest in Musical Merchandise Shows in
New Stores and Old Ones.
W. J. Purdy, who for thirteen years was with the
Sherman, Clay & Co. in charge of their sheet music
departments in San Francisco, Oakland and who was
sent to Portland, Ore., four years ago and estab-
lished the sheet music department in the local store,
resigned last April and has now gone into business
for himself in Portland, opening at 167 Broadway,
next door to the new Pantages Theater and on Port-
land's busiest street.
The Botefuhr Music Co., Sapulpa, Okla., has
moved from 126 Dewey street to 106 on the same
thoroughfare.
The line of band and orchestra instruments made
by C. G. Conn, Elkhart, Ind., has been installed by
the Euclid Music Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, Ore., is man-
aging a campaign to raise $25,000 as a guarantee for
the appearance in that city of the Chicago Grand
Opera Company in March. Eighty pledges of $250
each have already been received and the appearance
will be guaranteed, as Mayor Baker is enthusiastic
and he has the hearty support of the Portland musi-
cians and the business men. Plans are also being
formulated whereby the return of the company for
five successive seasons will be guaranteed.
The Music Box is the title of a new store opened
at 419 Ninth street, N. W., Washington, D. C, by
E. H. Koonen.
A new store building costing $25,000 was occupied
recently by the Badger Music Store, Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin.
The Codman Square Music Shop, Dorchester,
Mass., moved from 579A Washington street to 573
Washington street.
Wright & De Coster, St. Paul, Minn., has opened
a branch at 1466 Selby Street, that city.
The National Radio & Electrical Sales Co. opened
at 1212J/2 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo., recently.
Mitchell Bros, has moved from Columbia, Mo., to
Carrollton.
George Jaderquist has opened a store in the Miller
Building, Patterson, Cal.
W. D. Cross has opened a music store in Pennville,
Ind.
Joe W. Dick has opened a store in Tipton, Mo.
Gumbiner & Son, Galesburg, 111., has moved to a
new location.
T. J. Griggs, Kewanee, 111., has given out con-
tracts for the remodeling of his store.
The Auditorium Music Shoppe, 747 East 185th
street, Cleveland, is a new business in the field.
Henry Lorge has opened a music store in Neills-
ville, Wis.
The Columbia Music Shop, 451 Michigan avenue,
Buffalo, has increased its capital $25,000.
The Flint & Brickett Co., a department store, 1293
Main street, Springfield, Mass., has added musical
instruments.
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