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ilton, whose commander is a grandson of the famous
revolutionary commander of that name. Mr. Behning
was one of the few Grand Army men who took part in
the industrial parade.
DURING the celebration Messrs. Steinway & Sons, N.
Y., entertained Edward Droop, Washington, D. C ; Mr.
Leiter, of L.eiter Bros., Syracuse, N. Y.; M. Steinert,
New Haven, Conn.; Freyer*& Bradley, Atlanta, Ga.,
and Frank Schilling, of Oswego, N. Y.
THe undermentioned friends of Jack Haynes, the
pushing agent of Newman Brothers, Chicago, were en-
tertained by him in this city during Centennial week :
A. A. McClintock, Clearfield Co., Pa. ; G. W. Sheffield,
of Erie Co., N. Y.; Mr. Plaisted, of S. R.Leland & Son,
Worcester, Mass.; E. L. Irvine, of Macon, Ga. ; Pro-
fessor R. J. Lamb, of Guerto & Lamb, Butler Co., Pa.,
and W. F. Hubbard, of Lyons, N. Y.
AT the rooms of William Knabe & Co., N. Y., were
seen Mr. Gallup, of Gallup & Metzger, Hartford, Conn.;
Mr. Manly B. Ramos, Richmond, Va.; Mr. E. W. Tyler,
of Boston, Mass.; Mr. George F. Hedge, of Buffalo, N,
Y.; Mr. Louis Raymond, of Selma, Ala.
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WHEN in front of the revieving stand the piano trade
procession saluted President Harrison, who promptly
reciprocated the courtesy.
MR. A. WIEGAND was chief marshal of the Lieder-
kranz contingent.
ON military parade day Messrs. Albert and William
Strauch marched with the Seventh Regiment, N. G.
S. N. Y.
WITH the Twenty-second Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y.,
marched Mr. Valentine, with Horace Waters & Co.;
and Mr. Kaemmerer, Jr., of Steck & Co., paraded with
the Twelfth.
THE expenses or the piano parade were borne by the
various piano firms. Messrs. Steinway & Sons' share of
the cost, including the loss occasioned to them by the
closing of their factories, amounted to nearly $12,000.
THE factory of Wessell, Nickel & Gross was superbly
adorned, during the Centennial celebration, with flags
and bunting.
MESSRS. J. & C. FISCHERS' immense factory in West
KRAKAUER BROTHERS decorated their warerooms,
•28th street was also gay with colors.
40 Union Square, in the most gorgeous and lavish
style, and entertained a large number of their friends
and dealers there.
SOHMKR & Co. invited their employes, at the con-
clusion of the piano parade, to an excellent lunch. The
invitation was unhesitatingly accepted, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
THE warerooms of Sohmer & Co., corner Third
avenue and Fourteenth street, were conspicuous for the
beauty of their ornamentation, though not situated
near the line of march.
THE warerooms of Mr. R. M. Walters in University
place were gaily decorated with flags.
ALFJERT WEBER'S warerooms at Sixteenth street and
STURZ BROTHERS, of 142 Lincoln avenue, N. Y.,
Fifth Avenue were gorgeously illuminated with lamps.
On the stand before the building were many illustrious
citizens.
makers of upright pianos, duly honored the Wash-
ington Centennial. Every window in the front of
their factory was gaily decorated with flags and bunt-
ing; and over the doorway appeared a fine delinea-
tion of " The Father of his Country," framed with
the national colors and surmounted by two American
flags.
MESSRS. DECKER BROTHERS, N. Y., not only invited
their friends to witness the parades, but all their oldest
employes and their families. All were entertained in
the most hospitable way, and enjoyed the occasion
thoroughly. Among the two hundred guests who
crowded the firm's warerooms on each day were the fol-
lowing agents : E. W. Linebuck, Salem, N. C.; M. B,
Gibson, of the Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York, Pa.;
S. Q. Mingle, Williamsport, Pa.; Geo. Driggs, Water-
bury, Conn.; H. Sanders and J. N. Muller, of Sanders
& Stayman, Baltimore, Md.; and W. G. Fischer, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Persons wishing copies of this beautiful souvenir num-
ber of T H E MUSIC TRADE REVIEW should communicate
immediately with the proprietors, j East Fourteenth
Street, N. Y., who are supplying their numerous friends
at the rate of twenty-five cents per copy. Order at once.
A quantity of photographs of the piano-makers 1 parade, etc.,
also for sale at the same address. Price 50 cents.
SOHMER & CO.'S CONTINGENT*