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Issue: 1940 2294

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Story '& Clark Piano Company will have their largest exhibit in
years at the forthcoming Convention. The attractive suite 5O5A —
506A occupied in 1935, 1936 and 1938 have been engaged again.
Additional rooms have also been engaged for the growing Story fc 5
Clark activities.
Story 6? Clark will give no particular special function for their
dealers. The officers of the company, however, will fully support
the Chicago Convention Committee. They will entertain with the
moonlight boat ride Tuesday night; at the Chicago Piano &? Organ
Luncheon Tuesday noon; at the "LIFE WITH FATHER 11 theatre
party for the Ladies Wednesday; and the Piano Travelers Jamboree
for men Wednesday night. Climaxing this eventful week they will
have as guests a large group of their dealers at the Music Merchants
banquet Thursday evening.
Story fe? Clark's exhibit is to be air conditioned. Rooms 512A
and 513A are to be used for the Storytone. In 512A Miss Martha
Sherman, Storytone concert artist, who last summer entertained at
the RCA Building, World's Fair, New York, will give a series of
Storytone recitals.
STYLES
In all, thirty Story &? Clark pianos, including new styles will be
exhibited. Featured will be the new 40 DeLuxe vertical with a
Joseph Klepac scale and attractive case design created by Nichols &
Palma. Two other new beautiful Nichols and Palma spinets will
also be exhibited.
The Storygrand designed by the late Everett Worthington, will
be outstandingg in the grand piano exhibit. The Storygrand is to
be displayed in Whitney maple, mahogany, and walnut, and Louis
XV walnut. Story fe? Clark's largest grand, style 54, with Joseph
Klepac scale, full sostenuto action and case by the late Everett
Worthington, will be exhibited in mahogany.
Shown for the first ime will be a new 4'7" grand created by
Nichols & Palma, with a Joseph Klepac scale. It is called the style 50.
Largest Personnel Present.
The largest personnel in history will represent Story &? Clark:
L. P. Bull, Vice-President and General Manager; E. F. Story,
Treasurer; Gordon Laughead, General Sales Manager; Win, H.
Bowles, Eastern Sales Manager; Harry V. Williams, Divisional Man-
ager, Southern States; Ivar H. Wernes, Divisional Manager, Mid-
wesern States; Donald Seymour, Assisting to the General Sales
Manager; Martha Sherman, Storytone concert artist; Elizabeth Becht,
Assistant Artist; H. W. Robertson, General Office Manager; F. F.
Story, Jr., Director and Factory Manager; Joseph Klepac Accountical
Engineer and Factory Superintendent; Jack Bersonnett, Chief Story-
tone Technical Expert.
By having a complete secretarial staff, Story & Clark dealers will
be urged to register.
C. G. Conn, Ltd., will hold its annual Convention on Friday and
Saturday, July 26th and 27th at Elkhart, Indiana. The Conn get-
togethers are the largest preconvention gatherings in the music in-
dustry and attract a full attendance of Conn dealers.
After tours of the Conn factory on the morning of the 26th the
group will meet at 2:00 p.m. to discuss "Man Power. 11 The titles
for discussion are: "Where Can We Find New Salesmen?" "What
Training Can We Give Them After We Find Them? 11 "Is This
Training Too Costly to the Dealers?" "What Results Should Be
Expected From These New Men? 11 "What Salaries Music We Pay
Them?"
The discussion of these topics will be fruitful because Conn ex-
ecutives are alive to the trends in the music industries. There will
be a very practical side to this discussion since Conn has been training
new salesmen for five years under the leadership of R. C. Poyser,
Conn Salesmanager. Friday's program will close with a dinner
having a surprise element.
Saturday will be devoted to discussions, a luncheon, showing of
new designs, and an explanation of Conn advertising. The Annual
Banquet will take place at 6:45 p.m. and its slogan is; "Hang On
to Your Kids." The Conn Company will have an unusual display
at the Chicago Convention.
JULY, NINETEEN FORTY
Raymond ]. Kelly, left, presenting Civic
Merit Medal to Fred A. Holt?.
FRED A. HOLTZ RECEIVES MEIRT MEDAL
Those who know Fred A .Holu will be quick to approve the
award of a community service medal to him. In a colorful cere-
mony The Thomas McCoy Post of The American Legion formally
presented its 1939 Civic Merit Medal to Fred A. Holtz, president of
the Martin Band Instrument Company, for "outstanding services to
the community." The presentation was made personally by Raymond
J. Kelly, National Commander of the American Legion who came to
Elkhart especially for this occasion on June 12th.
Mr. Holtz is not a native of Elkhart. He adopted this city as his
home some 20 years ago. For the last ten years his time has been
generously given to community activities. It would be difficult to
has not carried more than one man's share of the load. A few of
these activities are: He initiated the public celebration of Flag Day
last year. He served three years as chairman of the Budget Committee
of the Community Chest. He was elected chairman of the 1939
campaign and inspired the workers to a successful effort. He served
three years as a Director of the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce. He
is now its vice-president and chairman of the finance and budget
committees. Last year Mr. Holtz was re-elected to his second three-
year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Elkhart
General Hospital.
Mr. H. A. Wellbaum, Sales Manager of the Brook Mays &
Company at Dallas, Texas, recently sold fifteen Style 900 Wurlitzer
Spinnctts to the Gaston Avenue Baptist Church of Dallas for its
new $160,000 educational building. One of these fine pianos is to
be placed in each of the class rooms of the building.
Mr. Wellbaum is a student of his customers as well as of his
pianos, and his ability to select pianos for specific purposes has
created for him a reputation of national recognition. His thorough
knowledge of music also makes him more capable to render greater
service to the large clientele which the Brook Mays & Company
has built up over a period of forty years.
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take part that these end-of-the-year programs are almost of civic
interest."
"Curtis recitals are becoming more brilliant and interesting each
year, as the work of the rrwre advanced students — 11 years through
16 years of age — is including sonatas and concerti, played ensemble
and solo, often with orchestral accompaniment."
"Many more very young children — little tots, 4 and 5 years
of age — have enrolled this year in Curtis classes than ever before.
They all have been most interested in playing their pieces on these
programs, and playing them well."
Miss Curtis believes: that executiem is the object of most piano
study; that all pupils who study piano should play frequently and
well before audiences; that successful recitals make enthusiastic
parents and students. She feels that Curtis piano teachers through-
out the country are doing a splendid piece of work, musically and
pianistically, for their students.
BALDWIN PIAHO AT GRANT PARK
The following report has been received from one e)f the executives
of the Baldwin Company:
"Since its inception, and again this year, Baldwin has been the
official and only piano used at the Grant Park Concerts. The
assistant to the president of the Musicians' Federation, in selecting
the Baldwin, writes as folle)ws:
'I hereby submit a request in writing to have the piano delivered
at 9:30 the morning of June 1st, to be used all summer at Grant
Park.
Parthenia Vogelbac\
FIXE RENDITION OF GRIEG
COKCERTO
On Tuesday evening, July 2, the Editor of Presto Music Times
was invited with a number of others to occupy the reserved seat
section in Grant Park immediately in front of the Band Shell at a
most interesting program, the special feature of which was the
appearance of (Mrs.) Parthenia Vogelback in a Concerto for piano
and orchestra in "A Minor" by Grieg, featuring Allergro molto
moderato, Adagio, Boco animate). Mrs. Vogelback played the piano
mentioned on this page and received a splendid ovation. She is a
woman of most attractive appearance and delighted the vast audience
with her modesty and remarkable rendition of the Concerto. The
Women's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago lead by Rudolph Ganz,
Chicago's popular Conductor gave her splendid support.
'This decision was prompted by the fact that during the five years
of concerts at Grant Park the Baldwin Piano was used, and such
great internationally known artists as Moriz Rosenthal, Lily Pons,
Alec Templeton, and many others, were in favor of the Baldwin
Piano.'
"Last year the attendance was over 3,500,000 people. In addi-
tion to the artists mentumed above Jascha HeifeU, Lawrence Tibbett,
Albert Spaulding, Gladys Swarthout, and John Charles Thomas have
appeared. This year equally important artists are performing.
"All programs carry the fact that a Baldwin is used, and on the
most important nights, it is announced over the radio."
Worthy Daughter Of Worthy Sire
Miss Dorothy Clark of Ca^enovia, New York, daughter of Mel
ville Clark, President of the Clark Music Co. in Syracuse, and widely
known as an artist and music merchant, has just been awarded the
regional scholarship to Radcliffe. The announcement was recently
made by Mrs. Horace Eaton of Syracuse one of the members of the
committee for the Radcliffe regional award this year. The selection
was made from the high school seniors recommended by Radcliffe
Clubs in Buffalo, Schenectady, and Syracuse. Each city has fur-
nished two winners to date.
Miss Clark was graduated in June from Ca^enovia Central High
School where she has maintained a four-year scholastic average of
95 percent. She is reported to have attained an exceptionally high
mark in the scholastic aptitude test required of all Radcliffe scholar-
ship candidates. Miss Clark's extra-curricular activities have included
music. She specialised in piano playing and singing, school drama-
tics and outdoor sports.
Band Shell, Grant Par\, Chicago, III.
PIANO SALESMEN WANTED
Largest retail piano house in Southwest will employ two
THE CURTIS PIAHO COURSE
The Curtis Piano Course has had a very busy season this past
winter, Helen Curtis, director of all Curtis classes throughout the
country, reports: "The culmination of every year's work is a series
of recitals, during May and June, in all schools and studios where
the Curtis Course is taught. All Students enrolled always play one
or more numbers ensemble or solo. In many cities so many students
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high-grade piano men. Opportunity to manage piano depart-
ment, special sales work, city or country selling; state
preference, age and experience. Paul H. Gagle, Gen. Mgr.
San Antonio Music Go. San Antonio, Texas.
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