Presto

March 31, 1928
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
SHIRLEY WALKER IS
REELECTED PRESIDENT
Active San Francisco Man Made Head of the
Music Trades Association of Northern
California-—Other Officers Chosen.
THINGS SAID O R SUGGESTED
PROMOTION
Now is the time for promoting,
The world is full of big schemes.
Promotion engages the farmer,
Of crops big" and fruitful he dreams.
The farmer's promoting is potent
To output of factories swell.
And when a big harvest is •gathered
More instruments dealers will sell.
The dealers of course are = . promoting
Their prospects endeav'r:ng to sway;
Eoykin, Miessner and Curtis
Give aid in a powerful way.
Admen write words of enticement
With pens in philosophy dipped;
Sa'esmen go forth to the spieling
In flivvers Bowen-Loader equipped.
In the meantime:
Dressmakers busy promoting
The intimate study of knees.
Doc Stork promotes population;
The optimist talks as he sees
Bull-shooting candidates bellow:
"Vote straight for America first";
Bootlegger slips you a package
Promoting your decadent thirst.
* * *
A CHEERFUL
Shirley Walker, of Sherman, Clay & Co., was re-
elected president of the Music Trades Association of
Northern California to that office at a meeting last
acquainted with the piano folks there and all over this
state."
"I'm an eastern man," said the new acquaintance,
lying glibly. When you are in the west the east is
the safest setting for your fictions.
"Ever work in Chicago?" asked Mr. Edgar.
"Sure. I'm pretty well acquainted there. Many
and many a piano I've sold in that old burg," was the
answer.
"Then you know John H. Parnham of the Everett
factory across the lake from Chicago? He's a little
bit of a fellow about so high," Mr. Edgar added, indi-
cating the height of his third vest button from the
bottom. "Everybody knows the little chap," he added,
with an admiring glance at Mr. Parnham's six feet
three inches of stature.
"John H. Parnham! Shorty Parnham? Why,
we're as close as brothers!" exclaimed the liar, cheer-
fully.
"I never met Parnham, but they say he's about the
smallest sized man in Chicago," said Mr. Marshall,
with a quizzical survey of the long form of the Ever-
ett Piano Co. president and traveler.
"Yes, Parnham is sure enough a sawed off," ad-
mitted the liar. "But let me tell you that he has a
heart as big as the biggest," was the truthful addi-
tion.
* * *
THE ANTIQUE
PHENOMENON
LIAR
Frank J. Bayley intimates that he will have an
Frank Edgar of Ludwig & Co., New York; W. B. infant phenomenon contesting for first prize at the
Marshall of the Packard Piano Co., Fort Wayne, Ind., forthcoming piano playing tournament in Detroit,
and John H. Parnham of the Everett Piano Co., and the Piano Club of Chicago is grooming an in-
South Haven, Mich., were companions in the smoker fantile dark horse or, rather, a brunette baby of still
of a train approaching Los Angeles, Cal., recently. more tender years to astonish the judges and depart
Like all groups of piano missionaries in transit, it in its nurse's arms with the big stake, the main honor
was a joyous one. It was a time for the merry and the most e'aborate cup. Old stuff! The newest
quip and the piquant anecdote, but occasionally they thing for the tournament thrill is the ambitious old-
timer. Newton, Kans., has one.
talked shop for a change.
Mrs. M. C. Kiniston, aged 74, widow of a Civil
It vvas during an interval of this kind that one of
the other passengers in the smoker butted into the War soldier, of Newton, Kans., is one of the most
conversation. Piano travelers are used to all sorts enthusiastic students of the piano and owes her new-
and conditions of railroad travelers and the knights found pleasure in playing to the alluring propaganda
named did not resent the intrusion. The passenger of H. S. Dickey, the piano dealer of that city.
"All of her life the aged woman has wanted a piano
was of the companionable kind that likes the sound
of the human voice, his own best, of course. Rare and a chance to take music lessons, but it is only
romancists are occasionaly met with on trains. This within the last several weeks she has started to real-
ize that ambition," writes Mr. Dickey.
was one.
"Some folk think it queer that I should want to
"I heard you gents talk about pianos and I was in-
terested," was his opening excuse. "I'm a piano take music lessons as old as I am," said Mrs. Kin-
salesman myself and I flatter myself I know a few iston. "But why not? I believe I can enjoy music
more now than if I were young. Young people can
things about the goods."
"So you're a piano salesman. My name's Edgar. get out and go places and find many ways of enjoying
Happy to meet you, Mr.
," said the Ludwig themselves, while old people must sit at home. I am
alone a lot of the time, and my piano keeps me
traveler.
"My name's Strother. Loric B. Strother," supplied company."
"Some don't think I'll ever learn to play," the little
the fellow passenger.
"You sell pianos in Los Angeles, I suppose?" haz- woman continued with a merry, yet determined twin-
arded Mr. Marshall. "All four of us are pretty well kle in her eye. "But you wait, I'll show them."
SHIRLEY WALKER.
week. The other officers and directors elected are as
follows: William Cross, Jackson Furniture Co., Oak-
land, first vice-president; B. P. Sibley, Western Piano
Corporation, San Francisco, second vice-president;
Walter S. Gray, Walter S. Gray Co., San Francisco,
treasurer.
Directors: A. J. Schrade, Columbia Phonograph
Co., San Francisco: Henry Gardiner, Sonora Phono-
graph Co., San Francisco; George Q. Chase, Kohler
& Chase, San Francisco; W. S. Gibbs, Fox Piano
Co., Oakland; Leon M. Lang, Sherman, Clay & Co.,
Oakland; H. C. Hanson, H. C. Hanson Music House,
San Francisco.
A brief and satisfactory annual report was read by
Shirley Walker, prior to the election. Beeman P.
Sibley was chairman of the nominating committee.
The election was preceeded by a dinner at Hotel
Stewart. Over one hundred people partook of the
dinner, and as most of them were members, they par-
ticipated in the election of officers for the coming
vear.
McBrayer Bros, has opened a store on Commerce
street, Childress, Tex. The firm has other stores in
Paducah, Memphis, Wellington and Quanah.
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