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A grand tim e was enjoyed by a ll a t the V irg in ia Association ba nquet held January 3 a t Richmond.
Photograph through the courtesy o f
Dan W ertz, Rock-O la d is trib u to r fo r V irg in ia and N orth C a ro lin a .
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION BANQUET
The annual banquet of The
Coin Machine Operators Asso­
ciation of Virginia was held at
H o t e l Richmond, Richmond,
Saturday, January 3, 1942,
from 7 to 12 p. m. Following
the welcoming address by A. E.
Sadler, president of the associa­
tion, cocktails and dinner were
enjoyed by the entire group.
Other officers of the association
are vi ce-presi dent , R. N.
Strange of Danville; secretary-
treasurer, D. M. Wertz of Rich­
mond.
The following attended: Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Saddler, Suffolk;
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Strange,
Danville; Mrs. Benefield, Bruce
Benefield, Danville; Frank E.
Page and William Best, Roan­
oke; C. B. Brooks and L. L.
Sebring, Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Parker, Emporia; Mrs.
Annie H. Smith, Miss Estelle
Skinner, M. L. Nicholson, Jr., S.
L. Britt, Bruce Harris, Lieuten­
ant Sam Y. Harding, and Miss
Mary Delbridge, Emporia; Mr.
and Mrs. K. A. O’Connor, Rich­
mond; John J. Hugh, W. O.
Jones, Richard Herring, Forest
Mitchell, C. S. Valley, Rich­
mond; Mrs. Marie Donati,
Humbert I. Donati, Mrs. All-
britton, Mr. and Mrs. George
Jordan, Mrs. Gallaher, Rich­
mond; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Oley,
Mrs. Anna Windish, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Oley, Fred Michael,
Severino Forney, and Winkie
Harris, Richmond; D. M. Wertz
and E. B. Alley, Richmond.
The Artists Bureau, under
the direction of Gordon Smith,
presented several novelty acts
and dance numbers. A special
feature was the “Chattanooga
Choo Choo” sung by Mr. M. L.
Nicholson, Jr., of Emporia
Amusement Co., Emporia.
The next regular meeting of
the association will be held on
March 14, 1942 at Norfolk, Vir­
ginia.
BEVERAGE DISPENSERS
The name of Beverage Dis­
pensers, Inc., whose New York
agency is located at 522 Fifth
Avenue, has been changed to
National Automatic Dispensers,
Inc. Headquarters of the firm
are at Montclair, N. J.
&
DEFENSE CO-ORDINATOR
For the three counties adja­
cent to Gaylord, Michigan, Ed­
ward Lynch has been appointed
Defense Co-Ordinator. He’s a
popular Coin machine operator.
RED CROSS "GRAND"
Fred L. Mills, president of
Mills Novelty Company, sent a
check for $1000 to James B.
Forgan, Chairman of the Chi­
cago Red Cross Relief Drive, as
Mills Novelty Company’s contri­
bution to the Chicago Drive.
Jan S avitt, center, p o p u la r recordin g a rtis t, and officers-directors o f the C levela nd Phono­
graph O pe rato rs A ssociation. S a vitt m et w ith the phonograph men at the association office.
January, 1942
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