Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 7 - Page 8
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Gettier. An elabo- is in favor of their paying only a nominal tax
rate collation was served, during which music of $100 per year for the first five years. Though
Big Demand for Knabe Grands—Praise for E. was played by Professor Daniel Feldman's Or-
a number of the Councilmen are opposed to the
chestra. The couple received many handsome proposed action of the Board of Trade, claiming
M. Shonert, the Well-Known Pianist—Mar-
gifts. After a wedding trip to New York, Dr. that it will set a bad precedent, it is believed
riage of Miss Kranz Attended by Prominent
and Mrs. Gettier will reside at 2943 North that the measure will_be passed in the end.
Piano Men—Fred P. Stieff and Family Off
Charles street, the home of the bride's parents.
to Europe—Business Reported Somewhat
The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Quiet, but the Outlook Is Good.
PRESCOTT PIANO CO. MEETING.
Charles Mehlin, Otto Mehlin, Stuart Perry, A. J.
(Special to The Review.)
Powell, New l o r k ; Walter Gehre, London, Eng- Thirty Per Cent. Increase in Business Re-
Baltimore, Md, Feb. 7, 1910.
land; John W. Gettier, Olando, Fla.; H. T. Keat-
ported—Directors and Officers Elected.
. Local business, if anything, has eased up a ing, Washington, D. C ; Wilson Gosnell, Atlanta,
little during the past week, but not enough to Ga.; Paul G. Mehlin, R. H. Reed, New York;
(Special to The Review.)
cause the dealers to complain. Several things Dr. and Mrs. Allen Stuart, Plainfield, N. J.; Mr.
Concord, N. H., Feb. 8, 1910.
have occurred which the dealers believe may and Mrs. Luther Conradi, Philadelphia, Pa.;
At the annual meeting of the Prescott Piano
have caused the little dropping off, mainly the Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wendell, Johnstown, Pa.;
Co. the stockholders received the pleasing report
unsteadiness of the stock market and the ex- Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Smith, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y.; that the business of the company for the past
treme cold weather that has been experienced Messrs. A. F. Adams, New York; A. W. Anthony, year had shown an increase of over 30 per cent.
here for the past two or three days.
Chicago, 111.; Dawson J. Blackmore, Cincinnati, The following directors were elected for the en-
It was reported at the store of Wm. Knabe & 0.; C. H. Eddy, Boston, Mass.; Alfred Meinberg, suing year: George D. B. Prescott, Willis D.
Co. that the factory is crowded with orders, partic- H Paul Mehlin, Sr., New York; L. Voell, Chicago, Thompson, Josiah E. Fernald, William M.
ularly because of the big increase in the demand 111., and 0. W. Williams, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mason, Frank P. Andrews, Arthur P. Morrill
for grand pianos of all descriptions. While all
Frederick P. Stieff, president of the Charles and Henry H. Prescott. At a later meeting of
grades of grands are in demand the most popu- M. Stieff concern, together with Mrs. Stieff and
the directors the following officers were elected:
lar of all have been the mignonette, 5 feet 2 inch. Miss Florence Stieff, his daughter, have gone to Willis D. Thompson, president; George D. B.
Manager J. H. Williams, of the local store, has New York, from where they will sail for Europe Prescott, treasurer; Henry H. Prescott, secre-
just received the following flattering note from on the steamship Cronia. They will go from tary; Messrs. Thompson, Prescott and Fernald,
Edward M. Shonert, concert pianist, regarding Naples to Alexandria, Egypt, where they will executive committee, and Arthur P. Morrill,
a Knabe concert grand piano which he played spend some time. The rest of the trip will be auditor and clerk of the corporation.
aj^a recital at Bucyrus, Ohio, February 1:
in Italy. They expect to return about May 1.
"The Knabe arrived in Bucyrus and was This will make Miss Stieff's sixth trip to Europe
AVIATION MEET BOOMS TRADE.
placed in the Opera House before I got home, and the twelfth time she has crossed the Atlantic
The various piano houses of Salt Lake City.
l i was certainly a beautiful piano. I have al- Ocean.
Utah, had a very busy week recently during the
ways had trouble in filling the theater, as the
Manager George Stieff will make a short trip
visit of Paulhan and his group of French avia-
acoustics are so bad, but this piano simply filled
to Clarksburg, W. Va. S. P. Walker, general
tors to that city, where they gave demonstra-
every corner, and it was admired by everybody manager of the Stieff branch stores, is away on
tions. The railroads running into the city of-
as well as. myself. We had a crowded house a trip to Pittsburg.
fered half-fare excursions, and crowds of people
and turned away 200 people."
Miss Clara Ascherfeld, pianist, and Mr. Bart
from the country took advantage of the oppor-
One of the principal events of the week was Wirtz, 'cellist, gave a recital a t Mount Vernon
the marriage last Thursday evening of Miss Seminary, Washington, D. C, last Saturday even- tunity to visit the city on purchasing tours. A.
Edna Regina Kranz, daughter of President G. ing, during which Miss Ascherfeld played a B. Carstenson, of the Carstenson-Anson Co., had
Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith Piano Co., local
Stieff grand piano. They will give another re- a prominent part in the making of the arrange-
agents for the Chickering and Everett pianos, cital next Friday evening at Trinity College, ments for the aviation meet.
and Dr. Frederick W. Gettier, of this city. The Washington, during which a Stieff grand will be
TRAVELER SUES DEALERS.
wedding took place at the First English Luth- used.
eran Church, and the pastor, Rev. Dr. Ezra K.
Joseph M. Mann, proprietor of the Joseph M.
T. U. Huston, a traveler and district manager
Bell, officiated. Miss Nellie Louise Kranz, cousin Mann Piano Co., reports an excellent demand for
for the Baldwin Piano Co., has brought suit
of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Miss Lenore "Inner-Players," made by the Cable Company.
against Marsh & Heilman, piano dealers of Fort
May Kranz was flower girl. Master John A.
Recent visitors were George K. Morehouse, of
Dodge, la., to recover damages for injuries al-
Sheridan was ring-bearer, Mr. Frank Conway the Biddle Piano Co., New York; Otto Heintz-
leged to have been sustained by Mr. Huston's
was best man. Perry C. Orem, well known in mann, of the Mansfield Piano Co., New York, and
falling through a trap door on the premises of
musical and piano circles in this city, was the Secretary Dalrymple, of the Estey Piano Co.
the defendants. $5,000 damages are asked.
organist. The bride was given . away by her
father.
WANT NEW INDUSTRIES TAX FREE.
EIGHT PIANOS AMONG PRIZES,
Before the ceremony members of the Musical
Art Club of Baltimore, of which the bride's
Among the ?10,00u worth of prizes offered in
In an effort to encourage new industries in
father is president, rendered several selections, Scranton, Pa., the Board of Trade is strongly the voting contest being conducted by the
including the bridal chorus from "Rose Maiden," in favor of assessing only nominal taxes on new- Tampa (Fla.) Morning Tribune, and ranging
by Cowen.
concerns for the first few years of their ex- from touring cars to cash awards, are included
The club also sang at Lehmann's Hall, where istence. In the case of the new Keller-Dunham eight ?400 pianos purchased from the Turner
the wedding reception was tendered relatives Piano Manufacturing Co., for instance, the Board Music Co., of that city.
MLTIMORE>S TRADE GLEANINGS.
Constant and Rapid Progress
have placed
Winter & Co. Pianos
on a higher level than has previously been achieved in generations
WINTER & CO.
220 Southern Boulevard
New York City
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
and friends of Dr. and Mrs. Gettier. An elabo- is in favor of their paying only a nominal tax
rate collation was served, during which music of $100 per year for the first five years. Though
Big Demand for Knabe Grands—Praise for E. was played by Professor Daniel Feldman's Or-
a number of the Councilmen are opposed to the
chestra. The couple received many handsome proposed action of the Board of Trade, claiming
M. Shonert, the Well-Known Pianist—Mar-
gifts. After a wedding trip to New York, Dr. that it will set a bad precedent, it is believed
riage of Miss Kranz Attended by Prominent
and Mrs. Gettier will reside at 2943 North that the measure will_be passed in the end.
Piano Men—Fred P. Stieff and Family Off
Charles street, the home of the bride's parents.
to Europe—Business Reported Somewhat
The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Quiet, but the Outlook Is Good.
PRESCOTT PIANO CO. MEETING.
Charles Mehlin, Otto Mehlin, Stuart Perry, A. J.
(Special to The Review.)
Powell, New l o r k ; Walter Gehre, London, Eng- Thirty Per Cent. Increase in Business Re-
Baltimore, Md, Feb. 7, 1910.
land; John W. Gettier, Olando, Fla.; H. T. Keat-
ported—Directors and Officers Elected.
. Local business, if anything, has eased up a ing, Washington, D. C ; Wilson Gosnell, Atlanta,
little during the past week, but not enough to Ga.; Paul G. Mehlin, R. H. Reed, New York;
(Special to The Review.)
cause the dealers to complain. Several things Dr. and Mrs. Allen Stuart, Plainfield, N. J.; Mr.
Concord, N. H., Feb. 8, 1910.
have occurred which the dealers believe may and Mrs. Luther Conradi, Philadelphia, Pa.;
At the annual meeting of the Prescott Piano
have caused the little dropping off, mainly the Dr. and Mrs. Frank Wendell, Johnstown, Pa.;
Co. the stockholders received the pleasing report
unsteadiness of the stock market and the ex- Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Smith, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y.; that the business of the company for the past
treme cold weather that has been experienced Messrs. A. F. Adams, New York; A. W. Anthony, year had shown an increase of over 30 per cent.
here for the past two or three days.
Chicago, 111.; Dawson J. Blackmore, Cincinnati, The following directors were elected for the en-
It was reported at the store of Wm. Knabe & 0.; C. H. Eddy, Boston, Mass.; Alfred Meinberg, suing year: George D. B. Prescott, Willis D.
Co. that the factory is crowded with orders, partic- H Paul Mehlin, Sr., New York; L. Voell, Chicago, Thompson, Josiah E. Fernald, William M.
ularly because of the big increase in the demand 111., and 0. W. Williams, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mason, Frank P. Andrews, Arthur P. Morrill
for grand pianos of all descriptions. While all
Frederick P. Stieff, president of the Charles and Henry H. Prescott. At a later meeting of
grades of grands are in demand the most popu- M. Stieff concern, together with Mrs. Stieff and
the directors the following officers were elected:
lar of all have been the mignonette, 5 feet 2 inch. Miss Florence Stieff, his daughter, have gone to Willis D. Thompson, president; George D. B.
Manager J. H. Williams, of the local store, has New York, from where they will sail for Europe Prescott, treasurer; Henry H. Prescott, secre-
just received the following flattering note from on the steamship Cronia. They will go from tary; Messrs. Thompson, Prescott and Fernald,
Edward M. Shonert, concert pianist, regarding Naples to Alexandria, Egypt, where they will executive committee, and Arthur P. Morrill,
a Knabe concert grand piano which he played spend some time. The rest of the trip will be auditor and clerk of the corporation.
aj^a recital at Bucyrus, Ohio, February 1:
in Italy. They expect to return about May 1.
"The Knabe arrived in Bucyrus and was This will make Miss Stieff's sixth trip to Europe
AVIATION MEET BOOMS TRADE.
placed in the Opera House before I got home, and the twelfth time she has crossed the Atlantic
The various piano houses of Salt Lake City.
l i was certainly a beautiful piano. I have al- Ocean.
Utah, had a very busy week recently during the
ways had trouble in filling the theater, as the
Manager George Stieff will make a short trip
visit of Paulhan and his group of French avia-
acoustics are so bad, but this piano simply filled
to Clarksburg, W. Va. S. P. Walker, general
tors to that city, where they gave demonstra-
every corner, and it was admired by everybody manager of the Stieff branch stores, is away on
tions. The railroads running into the city of-
as well as. myself. We had a crowded house a trip to Pittsburg.
fered half-fare excursions, and crowds of people
and turned away 200 people."
Miss Clara Ascherfeld, pianist, and Mr. Bart
from the country took advantage of the oppor-
One of the principal events of the week was Wirtz, 'cellist, gave a recital a t Mount Vernon
the marriage last Thursday evening of Miss Seminary, Washington, D. C, last Saturday even- tunity to visit the city on purchasing tours. A.
Edna Regina Kranz, daughter of President G. ing, during which Miss Ascherfeld played a B. Carstenson, of the Carstenson-Anson Co., had
Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith Piano Co., local
Stieff grand piano. They will give another re- a prominent part in the making of the arrange-
agents for the Chickering and Everett pianos, cital next Friday evening at Trinity College, ments for the aviation meet.
and Dr. Frederick W. Gettier, of this city. The Washington, during which a Stieff grand will be
TRAVELER SUES DEALERS.
wedding took place at the First English Luth- used.
eran Church, and the pastor, Rev. Dr. Ezra K.
Joseph M. Mann, proprietor of the Joseph M.
T. U. Huston, a traveler and district manager
Bell, officiated. Miss Nellie Louise Kranz, cousin Mann Piano Co., reports an excellent demand for
for the Baldwin Piano Co., has brought suit
of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Miss Lenore "Inner-Players," made by the Cable Company.
against Marsh & Heilman, piano dealers of Fort
May Kranz was flower girl. Master John A.
Recent visitors were George K. Morehouse, of
Dodge, la., to recover damages for injuries al-
Sheridan was ring-bearer, Mr. Frank Conway the Biddle Piano Co., New York; Otto Heintz-
leged to have been sustained by Mr. Huston's
was best man. Perry C. Orem, well known in mann, of the Mansfield Piano Co., New York, and
falling through a trap door on the premises of
musical and piano circles in this city, was the Secretary Dalrymple, of the Estey Piano Co.
the defendants. $5,000 damages are asked.
organist. The bride was given . away by her
father.
WANT NEW INDUSTRIES TAX FREE.
EIGHT PIANOS AMONG PRIZES,
Before the ceremony members of the Musical
Art Club of Baltimore, of which the bride's
Among the ?10,00u worth of prizes offered in
In an effort to encourage new industries in
father is president, rendered several selections, Scranton, Pa., the Board of Trade is strongly the voting contest being conducted by the
including the bridal chorus from "Rose Maiden," in favor of assessing only nominal taxes on new- Tampa (Fla.) Morning Tribune, and ranging
by Cowen.
concerns for the first few years of their ex- from touring cars to cash awards, are included
The club also sang at Lehmann's Hall, where istence. In the case of the new Keller-Dunham eight ?400 pianos purchased from the Turner
the wedding reception was tendered relatives Piano Manufacturing Co., for instance, the Board Music Co., of that city.
MLTIMORE>S TRADE GLEANINGS.
Constant and Rapid Progress
have placed
Winter & Co. Pianos
on a higher level than has previously been achieved in generations
WINTER & CO.
220 Southern Boulevard
New York City
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