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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
Characterized by its Fine Tone
Presto-Times Received All Kinds, Including
Rhymes, Prose, Sentiment, and One with
the Entire Book of St. John.
The
A Good Will Card.
,
From Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., Baltimore, Md., came
the following:
The most valued asset of all is the only one that
money cannot buy—your good will. It is a pleasure to
extend to you the best of good wishes for a merry
Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Greetings from Louisville.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Pemberton, 130 Haldeman
avenue, Louisville, Ky., sent a card, saying "With the
best of the season's greetings and wishes for a Happy
New Year."
Action House to Its Customers.
The season's greetings were sent on a beautiful
card to the customers of Wessell, Nickel & Gross,
New York, in these words: "Not only because it is
an honored custom, but because of the sincerity of
our appreciation, we take this opportunity to thank
you for the part you have played in our business
prosperity and we wish you a good, old-fashioned
Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New
Year."
Art Map from the Story Family.
A gorgeously decorated map in colors, made from
an artist's pen sketch of a section of western Cali-
fornia and the Pacific Ocean, including Gum King
Wrigley's Catalina Island, w r as received from Grace
and Edward Story and their six grandchildren. They
sent holiday greetings and good wishes for the new
year from "sunny California, via Pasadena." E. H.
Story, president of the Story & Clark Piano Com-
pany, overdid all previous annual picture cards in this
one. Two whales are seen in the Pacific Ocean (do
whales frequent that coast, or is this a California
boast?), and nearer the shore are seagulls and steam-
boats. Lawrence is seen in athletic garb whooping it
up at Stanford; Edward is seen on a high-jumping
horse at (Thacher; Raymond is in military uniform
at Muir 'Jech.; Frances is dancing with a young man
at the Polytechnic; Penelope and Shelton are pn the
grounds of the Polytechnic—Penelope feeding doves
and Shelton guiding an airplane to make a safe land-
ing. As for Mr. and Mrs. Story, their limousine seems
to have come to a halt in front of their beautiful
home in Pasadena, "Nuestra Morado." High moun-
tains, a lake, orange groves and semi-tropical arboreal
decorations have not been left off this map, not to
omit mention of the golf links.
Greetings from Grigsby-Grunow Company.
A beautiful holiday greeting folder came in from the
Majestic radio heads to Presto-Times. It showed
Majestic's eagle flying just beneath the stars, and
lower in the sky Miss Majestic in an airplane, while
printed on the inside of the folder are the words:
"The personal greetings of all members of the Majes-
tic staff as voiced by B. J. Grigsby, Wm. C. Grunow,
Grigsby-Grunow Company."
MATHUHSEK
Piano has given Pleas-
ure to Several Gener-
a t i o n s of M u s i c
Lovers, and is Known
and designated as
"The most Durable Piano
in the World."
From South Haven.
Gigantic snowflakcs, linked in a striking pattern,
formed the background for the beautiful card sent
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stanley of South
Haven, Mich. In the selection of this intricate design
Mr. Stanley exhibited the judgment which won him
fame as the designer of numerous piano scales.
From a Reliable House.
Presto-Times wishes to include in this list of greet-
ings that of The Swigart Paper Co, Chicago. The
Presto Publishing Co. has enjoyed the most friendly
relations with that house for upwards of thirty years,
and previous to that time, with Mr. P. D. Swigart
while he was connected with another paper firm. We
heartily recommend The Swigart Paper Co. to any
of our friends in or out of the trade who are in the
market for paper stock of any kind.
Greetings from. Elkhart.
Six little musicians of the carol singing days of
the early nineteenth century help decorate the greet-
ing card received from the great band instrument
house of C. G. Conn Co., Elkhart, Ind. Prosperity and
happiness are their wish for all for the coming year.
From Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bush.
A coach and four crunching over a snow covered
road in an English countryside furnished the decora-
tion for the attractive card sent by Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam L. Bush, Chicago.
"From an Old-Fashion' Guy."
"Merry Christmas from an old-fashion' guy," says
Gordon Laughead on the greeting card he sent to his
friends in the trade. A cartoon decorating the card
shows Mr. Laughead in Baeu Brummel's complete
outfit: buckle-clad short boots, form-fitting trousers,
long-tailed double-breasted coat, and a ten gallon iron
hat. And lace cuffs and a cane. Four small views,
one at each corner of the card, show what may or
may not be Mr. Laughead's old-fashion' inclinations.
At one corner we see a carriage and four, at another
two setters, at a third a fireplace and a cozy chair,
and at the fourth the old-fashion' guy on horseback.
From a St. Louis House
Two particularly rich decorations enhance the
beauty of a card sent by Robert Conroy, son of the
late P. E. Conroy, former president of the Conroy
Piano Co., St. Louis. It employed the good old
thought of the three wise kings journeying toward
Bethlehem, a worthy subject for the skillful artist
who designed that eight-page folder for Mr. Conroy.
Tuning in on RMA.
"This is Station RMA, New York, broadcasting,
Bond Geddes announcing," was the season's greeting
flashed from an aerial suspended between two holly
wreaths. Considering his position as head of that
organization of radio manufacturers, Mr. Geddes
adopted a highly suitable means of greeting his
friends.
No Concern is Better
Equipped to Meet
Walter Kiehn Heard From.
Walter Kiehn, former managing editor of the Chi-
cago Musical Times and later for several years adver-
tising manager of the Gulbransen Company, who re-
cently transferred his activities to Toronto, Ont., sent
a beautiful card bearing the flag of the United States
and the Canadian ensign. A leading thought in the
card was "Christmas that strengthens the ties drawing
great nations together."
the Requirements of
The Gospel of St. John.
A little booklet containing the Gospel of St. John,
complete, reached Presto-Times as a New Year's gift.
Probably w r e needed to read it, and we thank the
unknown donor, who mailed it at the Englewood
branch postoffice, Chicago.
A Happiness Wish.
From F. D. Abbott to Henry MacMullan, a Christ-
mas card, saying:
May the spirit of this happy day
Forever and ever with you stay, •
Linking the present with the past,
Each day happier than the last.
the Climate of any
From an Ohio Traveler.
A welcome departure from the snowy scenes usually
depicted on Christmas cards was the colorful marine
scene used by W. P. Hare, Ohio representative of
The Waltham Piano Co. That glimpse of calm, sun-
lit waters in some semi-tropical place seems a far
cry from the rigors of winter in our more northerly
climate. Mr. Hare's headquarters are in Canton, Ohio,
but his greeting came from Washington Court House,
Ohio.
January, 1930
Dealers and no Piano
is More Adaptable to
Country; Due to its
Unique Features of
Construction.
For Particulars, Write to
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
Alexander Ave. and 132nd St.
NEW YORK, N. Y.
"And a Harmonious New Year."
An attractively embossed card in cream and gold
brought the greetings of the Yuletide from Roy E.
Waite, publisher of Piano and Radio Magazine. The
wish is expressed for a Musically Merry Christmas
for all.
From Pres. Brownell.
"Kind remembrances and best wishes for a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," was the
thought of Mr. and Mrs. Gurney R. Brownell as
Christmas drew nearer. This card from Mr. Brownell,
president of the Piano Club of Chicago, was distinc-
tive for its simplicity, its skillfully engraved message,
and the charm of the simple decoration that provided
the seasonal touch.
From "The Father of Television."
A photographic study of Dr. Lee De Forest exam-
ining a vacuum tube of his design and manufacture
was an unusual feature of the card which he sent out
to all his friends in radio.
From Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wessell.
A beautiful card with the following greeting:
Never a Christmas dawns,
Never an old year ends,
But somebody's heart grows glad
With the memory of friends.
Skies may turn blue or gray,
Pathways may roam or range,
But thoughts of old times and friends
Nothing can ever change.
Unique Card from Edison's.
"Holiday Greetings from the staff of Station TAE"
was the message on a unique card circulated by
Thomas A. Edison, Inc., among its friends. This card
consisted of twin disks riveted together. To the left
of the holly bordered top disk was a reproduction of
the bronze nameplate used on the Edison radio. An
opening cut in that nameplate in a position corre-
sponding to that of the kilocycle dial showed in sue-
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