July 7, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
HARDMAN GRAND PRIZE
IN PLAYING CONTEST
Fitzgerald Music Company, Los Angeles,
Holds Fourth Annual Piano Playing
Event Won by 14-Year-Old Boy.
The fourth Fitzgerald Music Company's Piano Stu-
dents' Contest, held each year, with a magnificent
Hardman Parlor Grand Piano awarded to the win-
ner, was recently held at the Philharmonic Audito-
rium recently. The winner was Everard Stovall, a
boy 14 years of age, of Santa Ana. For the past
right idea about work. The exuberance and joy of
youth, the vigor, initiative, imagination and judgment
of men and women are given impulse through heaven-
born motive.
"It is essential at times to bow the neck as does
the beast and to explode our utmost of muscular
energy in the accomplishment of that which is right
and needful, but it will be well for us to remember
that it is heavenly attributes and godly qualities which
influence right thought into dynamic action."
JUDGE ORDERS SALE
OF H. C. BAY STORE
Letter to Creditors of H. C. Bay Company
Mailed by Attorneys Tell Plans
of Committee.
The affairs of the H. C. Bay Company's Chicago
store came up this week before Judge Carpenter and a
sale at public auction was ordered, to be announced
later.
The auctioneers guaranteed that the sale would
bring not less than $16,000.
Follansbee, Shorey & Schupp, Chicago, under date
Go-Pony, a Plaything That Interests Children,
of June 29, has addressed the following letter to the
Suggested as Effective Method of
creditors of the H. C. Bay Company:
Advertising.
"Dear Sirs: Your committee, appointed at the
meeting held in Chicago on May 29, begs leave to
A circular sent out to the dealers last week, de- report that it became apparent almost immediately
scribed the "Go-Pony," which develops the children that it would be more convenient to administer the
as they play. "Mr. Piano Dealer, Meet Mr. Go- estate in this city and, consequently, the primary
Pony," says Iwantokno, the clever little house organ jurisdiction of the case has been transferred from
of the Schumann Piano Co., Rockford, 111.
Fort Wayne to this city and Mr. Fred E. Hummel
"Let me put you wise to a peach of a new stunt. is now acting as receiver and Mr. Will M. Frazee
Here's the dope briefly. The Schumann Piano Com- as ancillary receiver in Indiana. We have been in
pany will tell you more by letter. Better get in touch constant touch with these gentlemen, who have
shown a willingness to act, as far as possible, in
with them."
The enclosed circular tells you about the Go- accordance with our advice.
Pony. Here's its history and the story of what we
"You have received a notice of the sale of the
have to offer you:
assets in Chicago. After this has been accomplished
Moving picture theatres are constantly on the
lookout for new ways and means of boosting their the overhead here, such as rent, insurance, clerical
attendance. When the president of a well-known hire, etc., will be eliminated.
"Examinations of some of the officers of the bank-
film company saw the Go-Pony he conceived the
idea that here was the basis for an ideal matinee rupt company have been held on three days so far,
attraction.
but nothing definite has been uncovered as yet. Due
His inspiration took form in the following man- to the fact that Mr. Bay is in a sanitarium at Battle
ner. Public announcement was made through hand- Creek, his examination has not as yet been had, but
bills, newspapers, and on the screen. On certain it is expected that it will be, either here or there, soon.
afternoons of each week children attending perform-
"The receivers plan to ship from Bluffton pianos to
ances were invited to come up on the stage and
take part in a Go-Pony race; competing among rill contracts heretofore made and other orders now
themselves for the Go-Pony prize which was of- on hand. They do not plan to manufacture beyond
fered to the lucky winner.
that point, at least at the present time.
So much enthusiasm was aroused that the popu-
"It is expected that the Court will call a formal
larity of the attraction and the appeal of the toy meeting of the creditors in about two weeks, at which
itself spread rapidly. Today Go-Pony races are time a trustee will be elected. We will attend in
DECLARING THE WINNER.
being held in all of the leading theatres throughout order that your interests may be fully represented.
the United States.
"Enclosed herewith, you w T ill find a blank proof of
four years young Stovall has studied with Earl
Ushers have been literally pestered with inquiries
claim, with return envelope, which we ask you to
Fraser, a well known piano teacher of Santa Ana from attending parents as to where they might buy
Go-Ponies for their children who were not fortunate execute and return, making sure that the power of
and Los Angeles.
to win one in the race. Until recently, how- attorney is signed. These should be returned as
At the conclusion of the contest the judges, includ- enough
ever, the Go-Pony has not been put on sale.
soon as possible, in order that we may attend to
ing Modest Altschuler, orchestral conductor; Gage
We saw the Go-Pony and felt that, in addition
the proper filing of them. If your claim is based
Christopher, choral conductor; Frank H. Colby,
to its profitable sales appeal, why wouldn't a race
editor and publisher of the Pacific Coast musician; or at least an attractive window display bring a lot upon notes or other written instruments, those orig-
Susan M. Dorsey, superintendent of Los Angeles of people into a Music Store where no admission inal papers should be attached. If an open account,
schools; Kathryn E. Stone, superintendent of music is charged? It was tried out in our retail store here an itemized statement showing dates of shipments
should likewise be attached.
of the elementary schools of Los Angeles, and Pat- at Rockford. The result was so encouraging, both
"Melvin L. Gibbard, 137 South La Salle street, Chi-
terson Greene, music critic of the Los Angeles Ex- from the standpoint of a profitable business enjoyed
the sale of Go-Ponies and the piano deals cago, secretary of committee; Alfred L. Smith, C. D.
aminer, declared Everard Stovall the winner in the from
that followed from the people it brought into the
Morgan, T. B. Coppock, Hal P. Shearer, W. S.
contest, which was marked by a very high character store, that we were further inspired to obtain the
Cheney, H. C. Johnston, Mitchell D. Follansbee,
of playing.
exclusive national sales distribution of the Go-Pony.
chairman."
We
made
a
deal
and
are
now
in
a
position
to
Before making the formal presentation of the piano
to young Stovall, James Taber Fitzgerald, president offer Music Dealers all over the country an oppor-
NEW BALTIMORE FIRM.
of the Fitzgerald Music Company, in addressing all tunity to cash in, on the sale of this novel toy.
of the young men and young women who worked
The Lexington Music Shop, Inc., Baltimore, Md.,
A NEW SOUSA MARCH.
during the year with the hope of winning this prize,
is a new corporation which has entered the musical
said by way of encouragement to the students:
A new march has been composed by Lieutenant instrument field of the Baltimore market. The cor-
"The seed of right endeavor never fails to find lodg- Commander John Philip Sousa in observance of his poration has been capitalized for $20,000, consisting
ment in prolific soil. Music is a real human need. fiftieth year as a conductor. It is entitled "The of 2,000 shares of stock having a par value of $10.
What we need is ours but we must go after it in no Golden Jubilee March" and will be played in Atlantic The incorporators are Walter V. Jackson, Louis B.
uncertain or half-hearted manner. A lukewarm atti- City for the first time during his engagement with Bernei and Carrie M. Brightman. The headquarters
and offices of the concern are in the Calvert Building.
tude toward our work is never consistent with the his band at the Steel Pier this summer.
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