PRESTO-TIMES
ANNUAL
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and every matter brought to the attention of this
Board and industry, no matter whether it required
consultations with men in high places or through his
own attorneys to further the interests of this or-
ganization and solidify its purposes, now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, that this meeting hereby expresses
It was also voted that, By-Law IX, regarding a
lo Mr. Wulsin ils grateful thanks and appreciation for
Code Control Committee, be eliminated from the By-
his wise and efficient services as president ol this
l.aws, and that By-Law X would then become By-
organization during the most trying period of its
existence, for his painstaking efforts at all times in
Law IX.
our behalf and for the devotion to his ambition to
Mr. Herman Irion, Chairman of the Nominating
again restore this industry to its rightful position,
Committee, presented the following slate for officers
and members of the Executive Committee for the ready to carry on with pride and a renewed energy.
Mr. Wulsin responded, thanking the members for
fiscal year June 1. 1936, to May 31, 1937:
the co-operation which he had received, assuring them
President: L. P. Bull, Story & Clark Piano Com- that
it would be a pleasure to continue his work on the
pany.
executive committee.
\ ice-President: C. A. lacob, ]r., Mathushek Piano
For the benefit of some of the newer members of
Mfg. Co.
the association, the secretary was asked to introduce
Treasurer: E. A. Schmitt, Hardman, Peck & Com- each of the members present.
pany.
Following the regular annual meeting above re-
The following were named as Executive Committee
ported the new executive committee for the current
for the ensuing year:
fiscal year ending May 31, 1937, had their conference
James A. Gould, Pratt, Read & Co.
at 4:30 that same day. This meeting was presided
Theodore E. Steinway, Steinway & Sons.
over by the newly elected president, Mr. Bull, as
Carl Ultes, O. S. Kelly Company.
chairman, VV. A. Mennie was secretary of the meeting.
Lucien Wulsin, Baldwin Piano Company.
There being no further nominations, it was regu- President Bull and Treasurer Schmitt were authorized
larly moved, seconded and unanimously carried that to renew the contract with W. A. Mennie, secretary
the Secretarv be instructed to cast one ballot for the of the association, on the same terms and conditions
as previously.
The matter of a special meeting of the members,
to be held in Chicago, was discussed at some length
and it was decided to leave same to the President and
Secretary and have them decide upon a convenient
time and place for this meeting. Notice of the time
and place will be sent out in the regular way.
There being no further business, the meeting ad-
journed.
MEETING OF NATIONAL PIANO
ASSN. OF AMERICA
Meeting of Executive Committees
UP. regular Annual Meeting of the
National Piano 'Manufacturers As-
sociation of America, Inc., held on
Tuesday, June 2, at the Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel, New York, was
preceded by the executive commit-
tee meeting. There were present
Lucien Wulsin. L. P. Bull, George
C. Seeley and Carl Ultes. The absent ones were W.
G. Heller, C. Albert Jacob, Jr., and Theodore E.
Steinway. The meeting was presided over by Mr.
Wulsin. Mr. Mennie was secretary of the meeting.
The audited report of the financial conditions of
the regular account as well as that of the publicity
account was read by Chairman Wulsin in the ab-
sence of Treasurer C. Albert Jacob, Jr. This report
was approved and ordered filed.
A discussion followed with reference to the financ-
ing of the association during the coining fiscal year.
In view of the favorable cash balance on hand it was
brought out that no further financing would be neces-
sary during the current calendar year and therefore
it was recommended that the new executive commit-
tee be advised that the suspension of payment of
dues be continued and that the executive committee
be empowered after January 1, 1937, to assess the
members on the basis of sales reported for 1936 in an
amount sufficient to cover the regular operating ex-
penses of the association for one year.
A letter from one of the members with reference
to a new booklet on the "Care of the Piano" was
read. After some discussion it was agreed to refer
this matter to the new Executive Committee.
The Regular Annual Meeting
The session of the annual meeting opened at 2:00
p. m. on Tuesday, June 2, in the Carpenter Suite at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and was called to order
by Mr. Lucien Wulsin. the president, who presided.
The following companies were present by repre-
sentatives noted:
Piano Manufacturers
Baldwin Piano Company, Lucien Wulsin; Bogart
Piano Company, E. B. Bogart; Gulbransen Company,
S. E. Zack; Hardman. Peck & Co.. E. A. Schmitt;
Krakauer Brothers, Frank Edgar; Kranich & Bach,
H. Kranich; Steinway & Sons. Herman Irion; Story
& Clark Piano Co., L. P. Bull; Vose & Sons Piano
Co., D. D. Luxton; Weser Brothers, W. H. Keating:
Winter & Company, Herbert Simpson; Wurlitzer
Grand Piano Co., Cyril Farny.
Supply Manufacturers
Comstock, Cheney & Co., Geo. C. Seeley and A. W.
Comstock; O. S. Kelly Company, Carl Ultes; Pratt.
Read & Company, James A. Gould; Wessell, Nickel &
Gross, F. A. Wessell. Jr.; Wickham Piano Plate Co.,
Henry Wickham.
President Wulsiu's annual report was unanimously
approved, adopted and ordered filed.
The report of the treasurer was unanimously ap-
proved and adopted. The secretary was instructed to
forward a letter to the retiring treasurer, Mr. C.
Albert Jacob, Jr., expressing appreciation of his re-
port and thanking him for his untiring efforts on
behalf of the association.
The matter of financing the association's activities
for the current fiscal year were discussed as they
had been by the executive committee and the plan as
proposed by that committee was agreed to that after
January first assessments will be made as referred to.
Mr. L. P. Bull presented a brief outline of the
activities for the publicity campaign and announced
that a special meeting of the Association, to hear a
complete report by Mr.Selz and the Publicity Com-
mittee, will be held during the Music Trade Confer-
ence in Chicago, on Tuesday evening, July 28.
In the matter of an amendment to the by-laws it
was moved and seconded as follows, that
"The Annual Meeting of the members of the Asso-
ciation shall be held on the first Tuesday of June of
every year at such place as may be designated by tie
Executive Committee, provided, however that in any
year when there shall be held a National Music Trade
Convention, the Executive Committee may set the
annual meeting of this Association to coincide with
said Convention wherever it may be meeting. Notice
of the time and place of such meeting shall be mailed
to every member at least ten (10) days before the
date of said meeting."
June-July, 1936
MFRS.
H O W HE COULD PLAY; BUT,
ALAS, HE COULDN'T SELL
Play? I should rather say!
He could skip along the keys
With the greatest kind of ease;
There's nothing he couldn't do
In the music old or new.
Y'ought to hear him swell
From the bass'way up to
Well, as far as he could ever go.
'Twan't no use to him, though,
'Cause he couldn't sell.
Say, s'pose a man can play
All the tunes y'ever heard,
Or can sing like any bird,
All his ripplings or his runs
Never rang a dinner bell—
Not to save his soul from —•
Sure, ev'ry player sometimes knows
No piano playin' goes if he can't sell.
U'CIEX WTLSIX. UKTIK1XO I'KICSIDKNT
nominees who were thereupon elected to hold office
for the current fiscal year or until their successors
are appointed. The Secretary reported that he had
cast the necessary ballot and the nominees were duly
elected.
Mr. Bull spoke briefly, thanking the members for
electing him to the office of President.
The Wulsin Resolution
The following resolution honoring the retiring
president. Lucien Wulsin, was adopted by unanimous
vote of all members present:
THAT, WHEREAS, Mr. Lucien Wulsin has been
president of the Executive Committee of the National
Piano Manufacturers' Association for a period of four
years; and
WHEREAS, he has during such time unselfishly,
efficiently and devotedly applied himself to the inter-
ests and affairs of this organization, even to the ex-
clusion of his own business interests; and
WHEREAS, he has brought into the organization
new energy, purpose and concerted action by his
ceaseless efforts to unify the interests of each and
every member of the organization, whether piano
manufacturers or supply houses, to a greater realiza-
tion of the principle that the interests of all and
not a few must be served; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wulsin did serve your Associa-
tion along with Mr. Theodore Steinway as co-ordina-
tor for this industry in all of the intricate and tedious
affairs pertaining to NRA. its hours, wages, etc., with-
out any expense or charge whatsoever to this or-
ganization, entailing frequent and long-drawn-out
visits to Washington, D. C : and, lastly,
WHEREAS, Mr. Wulsin did personally study each
GONE TO BEULAH LAND
Adam Schneider, the "one and only" of the Chicago
music trade fraternity, left his haunts in the hot, dusty,
summery Chicago life to take up his accustomed
summer home at his estate at Lake Beulah, Wis—the
Beulah he loves so well and that loves him. It is
feared his love of the country and his beloved country
home will keep him away from the big music trade
and industries convention in July, but perhaps not,
everybody hopes.
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE
The compliment extended to Mr. Lucien Wulsin
by his confreres of the executive committee of the
National Piano Manufacturers Association at the time
he retired from the presidency and ratified by unani-
mous vote of all the members, was a testimonial of
devotion. The resolution, preceded by five para-
graphs of preamble, was a notable expression of
friendship, comradeship and pride in the service of
one of their number. It was notable, too, by reason
of the reference in the resolution to Mr. Theodore E.
Steinway and the reference made to their united work
in behalf of the association by these two great figures
in the piano world and in the interests interwoven
with pianos and music.
The Haddorff Piano Co. is reported to have pur-
chased several months ago the stock of the Mann
Piano Co. in Seattle, Wash.
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