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PRESTO-TIMES
March 24, 1928
NEWS FROM PORTLAND
New Department Added by Sherman, Clay &
Co.—Victor Manager Appointed—Cad-
man Plays and Other News.
Sherman, Clay & Co. of Portland, Ore., has in-
stalled a moving picture department, which has been
located on the third floor of its building at Sixth and
Morrison streets. Louis E. lloxie of the San Fran-
cisco headquarters, who has general charge of this
new department, was in Portland for the installation.
John •Armfield. who has charge of the phonograph
and radio departments, which are also located on the
third floor, will have additional charge of the new
department.
W. C. Rice, who has been in the phonograph busi-
ness in Seattle for the past 21 years, has been ap-
pointed manager of the Portland, Ore., branch of the
Pacific Northwest Victor Distributing Company, re-
placing Elmer Hunt, who resigned to take effect
March 1. Mr. Rice was in the phonograph business
in his home state, Wisconsin, for seven years before
he went to the Pacific Coast.
Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer-
pianist, was greeted by a large audience when he
appeared March 1 at the Shrine auditorium in Port-
land, Ore., in an all-Cadman program, when he was
assisted by Florence Beeler, mezzo-soprano. Cad-
man is well liked and very popular in Portland, hav-
Gerts, Lumbard & Co.
BRUSH MAKERS
ing directed and composed the music for the pageant
"'Kosaria," which was given in connection with the
annual Portland Rose Festival.
The sheet music dealers of Portland, Ore., were
visited the first week in March by Otto Schroeder, National Association of Musical Instrument
and Accessories Manufacturers Urged to
Henry Teller and Billy Wilman of Marks.
The popular numbers that are in big demand in
Join Banjoists' and Guitarists' Guild.
Portland, Ore., at present are "Among My Sou-
venirs," "Rain" and "The Song Is Ended," accord-
The desirability of supporting the American Guild
ing to Maybelle Elliott, in charge of the sheet music of Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitarists, which holds
department of the Seiberling, Lucas Music Company. its next convention in Hartford, Connecticut, on June
11, was the subject of much discussion at the last
meeting in New York City of the National Associa-
tion of Musical Instrument and Accessories Manufac-
turers. It was particularly recommended that mem-
At Two Notable Events in Chicago This Week Fa- bers subscribe for memberships in the guild.
A Privilege.
mous Pianists Play Steinway Pianos.
One of the important membership privileges is the
Guy Maier and Lee Pattison, pianists, appeared Fri- exhibition of instruments at the annual convention.
day and Saturday of this week with the Chicago Sym- This will be one of the chief features of the conven-
phony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall. The program in- tion this year.
cluded "Concerto for Two Pianos," by Mozart and a
Membership applications should be made to Alma
ballad for two pianos and the orchestra by Sowerby. N. Nash, secretary, 3110 Brooklyn avenue, Kansas
City, Mo., while exhibition information should be re-
Steinway pianos were used.
On Sunday afternoon Yolando Mero gave a piano quested from the convention managers, Walter Kaye
Bauer, 252 Asylum street, Hartford, Connecticut, or
recital at The Playhouse, Chicago, for the benefit of
the scholarship fund of Gamma chapter of the national Frank C. Bradbury, 54 Church street, Hartford.
musical sorority, Sigma Alpha Tota. The Steinway
piano was used by this artist.
NOMIS QUITS BUSINESS.
The door of the Nomis Musical Supplies Corpora-
tion on one of the upper floors of 5 Union Square,
REMOVAL VIOLIN SALE.
August Gemunder & Sons, 125-127 West Forty- New York, still gallantly carries the sign of the firm,
Second street, New York, announces a removal sale but when visited on Thursday of last week, a man
in which substantial discount will be made on all in charge of the rooms said that the company had
violins, old and new, and all other goods in stock, gone out of business.
on account of the removal about April 15 to larger
warerooms and studios at 119 West 42nd street, near
Sixth avenue, third floor. Every instrument sold with
the Gemunder guarantee. The firm was established
in 1846.
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