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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
April 1, 1929
pany, and Alfred L. Smith, secretary of the asso- what is now No. 19 West Adams street (Fraternity
Hall), then 171 Adams. Incidentally this same date,
ciation.
March 27, is the birthday of Ruth Hanna McCor-
James F. Hodgson of the Bureau of Foreign and
"Conntact" is the bright house organ which keeps Domestic Commerce and Kenneth S. Clark of the mfck, congresswoman at large for Illinois.
dealers in the instruments made by C. G. Conn, Ltd , National Bureau for the Advancement of Music also
Klkhart, Tnd.. posted on the happenings of the trade attended the Friday session.
A great deal of interest was aroused by plans pre-
and the incidents of progress in manufacture. The
contents of the current issue is set forth in a postal sented by Mr. Hodgson for the formation of an ex-
Effective April 1 Louis C. Wagner will be in
port corporation under the provisions of the Webb-
mailed this week:
charge of retail merchandising for the Ampico Hall
"1. 'The Biggest Market for Band Instruments Is Pomerene Act, which would represent manufacturers chain. Mr. Wagner is coming to his new responsi-
"1. The Biggest Market for Band Instruments Is of all types of instruments and be in a position to bilities with a wealth of experience, much of which
Untouched."—The leading article in which is shown offer a complete line to foreign customers.
has been gained within the organization of the
A great deal of time was devoted to discussion of
that 53 per cent of our total band instrument market
American Piano Company. He was formerly a
has nbeen neglected. Some dealers are doubling their the fretted instrument promotion of the National traveling representative for William Knabe & Co.
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, led by Mr.
business by working it.
and the Foster-Armstrong Company, and for the
"2. "Simple Record System for Handling In- Clark, who has this promotion in charge. Plans were past two years he had been manager of Ampico Hall
discussed
for
a
campaign
to
be
started
to
show
the
quiries.'—In use by various dealers for keeping track
in Boston. Mr. Wagner is highly esteemed, not only
of prospects and turning a high percentage into advantage of fretted instrument activities among by the executive personnel of the American Piano
summer
camps.
buyers.
Company, but also by the individual store managers
"3. 'Store or Studio Windows Are Valuable Sales-
because of his winning personality and spirit of help-
MRS. CHARLES GRUNDY DIES.
men.'—Some suggestions on effective ways of mak-
fulness, which auagurs well for his success.
ing show windows sell band instruments.
Double funeral services were held in Taylorville,
"4. 'Family Orchestra Stunt Gives Sales and Pub- 111., March 10, for Mrs. Lulu Fullenwider of South
ANOTHER BRUNSWICK DIVIDEND.
licity.'—An idea that can be utilized by everyone for Haven, Mich., and Mrs. Charles Grundy of Mor-
The
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago, has
breaking into the newspaper and developing sales and
risonville, sisters of Mrs. W. W. Calloway of Tay-
good will.
lorville, at the local Presbyterian church. Interment notified holders of the common stock as follows:
"We are pleased to notify you that the directors of
"These are a few of the articles. There are also was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
important announcements about new instruments and
Mrs. Grundy was the wife of Charles Grundy, this company have authorized a dividend of 75 cents
new pieces of advertising available to Conn dealers widely known in the piano trade. With the excep- per share on the outstanding common stock of this
company to stockholders of record at the close of
and agents.
tion of one year spent in New York city, they made business on April 25, 1929, and payable May 15, 1929.
"THE EDITOR O F CONNTACT."
their home in Chicago. She is survived by her hus- Remittance will accordingly be sent you on that date."
band, Charles Grundy, who with her was just moving
to the home farm in Morrisonville. Also by three
TOO LATE TO BE CLASSIFIED.
sisters.
CONTENTS OF CONNTACT
LOUIS Q. WAGNER IN CHARGE
N. A. OF M. I. & A. M. MEETING
One of the most successful meetings ever held by
the National Association of Musical Instruments and
Accessories Manufacturers took place at the Green-
brier Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia,
March 22 and 23. Among those in attendance were
H. C. Lomb, Waverly Musical Products Company;
H. O. Gable, Armour & Company; D. L. Day, Bacon
Banjo Company; Jay Kraus, Harmony Company;
B. R. Hunt, Consolidated Case Corporation; Frank
Kordick, Regal Musical Instrument Company; G. F.
Chapin, Standard Musical String & Manufacturing
Company; H. Kuhrmeyer, Stromberg- Voisinef Com-
MANY HAPPY RETURNS.
March 27, according to the "Many Happy Returns"
feature of the Chicago Herald-Examiner, was the
birthday anniversary of Peter C. Lutkin, dean-
emeritis Northwestern L T niversity School of Music,
Evanston, 111., now a teacher of music theory and
composition at the Northwestern Universiay. Al-
though for many years Dr. Lutkin has been engaged
in the profession of music, nevertheless when he was
a young man he was in the employ of Geo. Woods
& Co., manufacturers of reed organs, of Cambridge-
port, Mass., who had a branch, wholesale office «t
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