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THE MD^iC TRADE REVIEW
PIANO CLUB'S BEEFSTEAK DINNER.
cup, a replica of the wooden cup won by the Moore, J. M. Simons, A. T. Plabey, A. Hahn, Wm.
Supply Men's Baseball Team at the outing H. Fischer, Dr. George Kosmak, James Davis,
this past summer. The cup, which is beautifully and Hon. James J. Hoey, Assemblyman of Bronx
wrought, was designed by L. D. Perry, of district.
Ludwig & Co. The cup was accepted for
the club by E. Rouvet, captain of the win-
FAILURES IN NOVEMBER.
ning team, and after a few pleasantries as to the
Number of Insolvencies and Liabilities Largest
prowess of the Piano Manufacturers Team ( ? )
Since 1908.
challenged them to play a return game next season.
He also said his team would like to play a game
The month of November continued October's
of football, and added that his team banked on bad record for failures of commercial establish-
. The second annual beeksteak dinner of the Piano winning both battles.
ments in this country. R. G. Dun & Co.'s figures,
Club of New York, which took place Saturday
The following gentlemen proved a most efficient just published, show the highest number of ind#
evening last, proved a delightful affair and both
entertainment committee, and at the close were vidual concerns going to the wall in November
members and t\jeir guests had a jolly time of it.
congratulated on the success of the evening: Al- since 1908. When it comes to the total of liabili-
The vaudeville program was of the highest order
bert Behning, chairman; J. R. A. Lang, W. I. ties, only the panic month of November, 1907,
and' the menu par excellence. Over 140 sat around
Mapes, George Holz, Alexander Lichtenstein and and the corresponding month of 1903 exceeded the
the festive board and enjoyed the following viands,
Joseph Oktavec.
big amount rolled up in the month just closed.
which were served in abundance: Oyster cocktail,
In number the increase in failures compared with
The following were in attendance: F. H. Abend-
broiled steak, table celery, broiled chicken, lamb
schein, G. F. Abendschein, Staib-Abendschein Co.; last year was the greatest among retail stores and
chops, cream ale, draught beer, White Rock,
Theo. P. Anderson, Murphy Varnish Co., Newark, trading establishments. In liabilities the manufac-
soda, etc. A string orchestra played popular airs
N. J.; Geo. L. Bantor, Ault & Wiborg Co.; Albert turers showed the greatest increase in losses. The
during the serving of the several courses, and
Behning, Behning & Limbach; Gus Behning, Henry large number of grocers, butchers and keepers of
when artist William Logan sang popular songs
Behning, Behning Piano Co.; E. B. Bogart, Bogart general stores obliged to suspend indicates either
all joined in the chorus, and it may be said that
Piano Co.; A. M. Bollerman, Bollerman & Son; that ultimate consumption is cut down somewhat
this added to the pleasure of the evening. After
I. E. Bretzfelder, Krakauer Bros.; T. F. Cheva- over the country or that the extreme conserva-
cigars the following program proved highly enter-
lier, George Chevalier, Chevalier Bros., Brooklyn; tism of purchasing at wholesale by many of these,
taining :
John Christman, Christman Piano Co.; G. A. Clark, with resulting depletion of stocks, is resulting in
Musical Comedian
M. Huehn
Hirsh, Stein & Co.; A. Conrow, Connorized Music an increase of the business of mail-order houses.
Singing Comedienne
Miss Mabel Burke
Co.; Adolph Doll, Anthony Doll, Jr., Wasle &
1. "You'll Do the Same Thing Over Again."
2. "Sing Me a Good Old Irish Song."
BIO PRIZES BEING OFFERED.
Co.; Wm. II. Dykes, Music Trade Review;
3. "Silver Threads Among the Gold."
John A. Engers, the Ault & Wiborg Co.; S. B. A $4,000 pipe-organ, two player-pianos and
4. "If I Had the World to Give You."
Eggleston, Matawan Steel & Iron Co., Matawan, six pianos are among the prizes offered in a
Songs and Dances
Miss Nellie Lynton
N. J.; Robt. Bruce Gillie, B. A. & N. G. Williams; contest now being conducted by the Dallas (Tex.)
Topical Song
Miss May Morning
Monologist
• •
Harry Elmer
Walter Goepel, C. F. Goepel & Co.; J. S. Harris, Democrat, a weekly paper. The prizes are all
Broadway Hits
William Logan
De Rivas & Harris; Louis Haas, Henry Haas & to go to churches, lodges and schools in Dallas
Comedy Magician
Fred Dunworth
Son; G. Heller, Winter & Co.; G. W. Hoffman,
This was Mr. Dunworth's second appearance Flood & Conklin Co., Newark, N. J.; George and surrounding territory, and the instruments
at the club, and as usual, made a hit. His tricks Holz, S. S. Mapes; Chas. F. Howard, Hammacher, were all purchased from the Leyhe Piano Co., of
that city.
were most mystifying.
Schlemmer & Co.; Eugene T. Harrington, -B. A. &
Joe Harris and John A. Engers, club members, G. N. Williams; L. M. Ide, the Laffargue Co.;
also took an active part in the program, ably as-
sisting Miss Burke and Miss Lynton in their B. H. Janssen, poet laureate; Robert L. Kapp,
Zeph Cory, the oldest piano man in Providence,
C. A. Kapp, Harry A. Kapp, F. Cornell, R. I., and who retired from the business a decade
dances.
At the close of the program Albert Behning, with Robert L. Kapp; Geo. E. Keeler, J. ago owing to poor health, is again in a position to
chairman of the entertainment committee, pre- Davenport Co., Stamford, Conn.; Charles Jacob take up active business and has again opened
sented to the club, in behalf of the C. D. Potter and C. Albert Jacob, Jacob Bros.; J. R. A. Lang, piano warerooms in that city, where he is handling
Co., of Stamford, Conn., a handsome bronze loving Estey Piano Co.; Alex. Lichtenstein, Mansfield a piano of New York manufacture.
Piano Co.; J. W. Looschen, Looschen Piano Case
Co., Paterson, N. J.; S. S. Mapes, W. Irving
Mapes, S. S. Mapes; Fred'k Mathesius, Jr., Fred'k
Mathesius, Jr.; Percy McFeeley, Chase, Roberts
& Co.; L. S. Macomber, Strich & Zeidler; Joseph
A SUPERIOR ACTION
Oktavec, the Laffargue Co.; C. D. Potter, C. D.
IS THE HEART OF A
Potter Co., Stamford, Conn.; C. O. B. Peuss,
SUPERIOR PIANO.
Cleveland Varnish Co.; Philip W. Parker, B. A.
& G. N. Williams; William M. Plaisted, Bogard
A SUPERIOR HAMMER
Piano Co.; Russell C. Price, F. W. Devoe & C. T.
Reynolds Co.; G. A. Rosenau, Isley & Held Co.;
IS THE HEART OF A
E. Rouvet, Wasle & Co.; R. H. Schroeder, C. F.
SUPERIOR
ACTION.
Goepel & Co.; Louis F. Schutte, Schencke Piano
Co.; A. V. W. Setley, Estey Piano Co.; Adolph
Stern, David T. Schmidt; Wm. Strich, Strich &
Zeidler; F. Von Schuckmann, Peter Cooper's Glue
Co.; Paul M. Zeidler, Strich & Zeidler.
Second Annual Affair of New York Piano Men's
Organization Proves Most Successful—Ex-
cellent Entertainment Provided for the Many
Guests—Supply Men Make Presentation of
Loving Cup to Club—Congratulations for En-
tertainment Committee Upon the Success of
Their
Efforts—Complete
List
of Those
Present, Both Members and Guests.
GETTING BACK INTO HARNESS.
A satisfied customer
is a real profit maker
-—the best salesman a
piano dealer can possibly
have
Every Packard owner is a Packard
booster. He is more than satis-
fied—for he has received more
than "full value" for his money
That's the reason Packard pianos
are easy to sell—and thaVs the
reason you will find profit and
pleasure in selling them. Also it's
the reason why we are finding it
easy ,to get the better d,ealers
everywhere to handle them. Write
The Packard Company, Fort
Wayne, Indiana—to-day. If we
are not already represented in
your territory, we may be glad
to make agency arrangements
with you—and it may mean for
you the one big opportunity.
Among other guests were: Col. W. A. Lytle,
on the Governor's staff of Massachusetts, guest of
Wm. M. Plaisted; George G. Foster, American
Piano Co.; Eugene A. Schmidt, with Hardman,
Peck & Co.; C. Logan, with Aeolian Co.; H. S.
Beckwith, with Henry Haas & Son; Henry Kuem-
mel, with Henry & S. G. Lindeman; C. H. A.
Bungart, with Chas. Roberts & Co.; J. B. Brouck,
B. B. Buckingham and J. H. Shanley, with Pratt
& Lambert; Henry Sandlas and C. P. Vogt, with
William Knabe & Co., Baltimore, Md.; Leonard
Foerschauer and William Schott, with Wasle &
Co.; Fred Lohr, of Hardman, Peck & Co.; Geo.
L. Bouton, with the Ault & Wiborg Co., Cincin-
nati, O.; R. Keiffer, with the Laffargue Co.; Will-
iam Heller, with Winter & Co.; H. W. Eschen-
brenner, with Krakauer Bros.; H. J. Becker, with
Kranich & Bach; Frank Fechteler, of Palm, Fech-
teler & Co.; Paul G. Mehlin, of Paul G. Mehlin
& Sons; James E. Jonas, Frank L. Simonton and
Edward I. Choate, with Illsley & Held Co.; Rich-
ard Wade, Thomas Moore, A. C. Fiske Hupfauf,
J. W. Schmidt, D. H. Schmidt, Fred W. Schmidt,
L. Munch, G. L. Bouton, A. Hahn, Mitchell May,
George G. Holz, W. J. Colihan, Joseph Wenner,
John H. Campbell, A. Kenyon, A. C. Fiske, Thomas
When you find this ham-
mer in a piano, you know
it is a superior piano.
It is the hall-mark of piano
superiority, and the life of
the music.
Ma e of superior German
felt.
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