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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS_HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Election of Officers the Feature of the Annual Banquet Held Last Tuesday Evening at the
Hotel Imperial—W. L. Coghill Re-elected President for the Present Year.
The annual banquet and election of officers of
the Greater New York Music Publishers' and
Dealers' Association was held Tuesday evening,
February 15, at the Hotel Imperial, over fifty
members of the association being present. In ad-
dition to the publishers and dealers, there were
representatives in attendance from several musical
merchandise concerns, supply houses and trade
publications. The banquet was served in the Palm
Room at the Imperial, the menu being an excellent
one.
In calling the meeting to order, after the dinner,
for the transaction of business, President W. L.
Coghill welcomed those present in an informal
talk, mentioning the various concerns represented
by the members of the organization, and calling
attention to the fact that the purpose of the as-
sociation was for the promotion of good fellow-
ship and better mutual relations between the mem-
bers, rather than for the transaction of business
or the discussion of business affairs.
Chairman E. B. Marks, of the board of gov-
ernors, gave a verbal report of the work of the
year, and stated that the association had passed
the experimental stage and was now assured of
permanency and success. His remarks were sup-
plemented by President Coghill, who announced
that since the last meeting, held at the Hotel Bres-
lin in December, it had been decided to ask mem-
bers of the musical merchandise and talking ma-
chine trades to join the organization, the result
being that a number of representatives from con-
cerns of this kind were now members, and that
many more were expected to join in the near
future.
The report of the treasurer, which was read by
Secretary J. T. Roach showed a balance on hand
of over five hundred dollars in the treasury. The
membership committee reported that fourteen new
members had joined the association since the first
of the year.
After attention had been called to the necessity
of electing officers who would and could devote
a proper amount of time to the affairs of the or-
ganization, the election was held, the following
officers being elected for the present year:
President, W. L. Coghill; vice-president, Michael
Keane; secretary, J. T. Roach; treasurer, J. A.
Glassmacher; governors, Walter Eastman, George
Fischer, Walter Fischer, E. 15. Marks and Joseph
M. Priaulx.
Joseph M. Priaulx and S. Ernest Philpitt were
tied in the election to the office of governor, but
Mr. Philpitt declined to accept the proffered of-
fice, stating that he would be unable to devote
much time to the work owing to the fact that he
expected to be away from the city most of the
time after April 1. On motion, his declination
was accepted and Mr. Priaulx was unanimously
elected to membership in the board of governors.
President Coghill and Governor Priaulx spoke of
the hard and conscientious work which Mr. Pfiil-
pitt had done during the past year, and a vote of
thanks was tendered to him for his valuable serv-
ices to the organization.
The meeting adjourned after the election, the
president stating that a meeting of the board of
governors would be called in the near future to
devise ways and means of furthering the interests
of the association, and that, inasmuch as there
were no musical merchandise men represented on
the board, any vacancies which might occur dur-
ing the year would in all probability be filled from
their ranks, as he believed they would be of val-
uable assistance to the organization.
The original plans for the annual meeting called
for a beefsteak dinner, but owing to the inability
of the committee to secure proper accommoda-
tions, a banquet was given instead. At the next
meeting of the association, which is planned for
the early spring, a beefsteak dinner will probably
be given, and over one hundred members are ex-
pected to be enrolled in the organization by then.
CLEARS UP j\LL DOUBT.
Eben E. Rexford Writes Concerning Author-
ship of "Silver Threads Among the Gold."
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 15.—Eben E. Rex-
ford, Shiocton, Wis., well-known author of the
famous song, "Silver Threads Among the Gold,"
cleared up all doubt which may have been aroused
concerning the authorship of his song by issuing
the following letter in reply to an article recently
published by the New York Tribune. The article
in question purported to give credit for the author-
ship of the song to Arthur Wells French, who died
recently at Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Rexford's let-
ter follows:
"Mr. French did not write the words of this
song, as the original copyright conclusively proves.
The song was copyrighted by C. W. Harris, its
original publisher, in 1873, 'Weirds by Eben E.
Rexford, music by H. P. Danks,' and our names
appeared jointly on the music at the time of pub-
lication, and have continued to do so ever since.
Mr. French wrote a song entitled 'Silver Threads
Have Turned to Gray,' a short time after 'Silver
Threads Among the Gold' sprang into popularity.
hoping to make it a success by similarity of name,
and it is this similarity of title that gives rise to
the statement that he claimed the authorship of
the other song. Mr. French never made any such
claim, neither did he claim that Mr, Danks claimed
the ballad as his own, as the clipping has it, for
Mr. Danks always gave me proper credit for the
words and claimed nothing but the music as his
share in it. Mr. French was too honorable a man
to claim anything that was not his own, and the
report that he did so, now that he is dead, doubt-
less originates with some newspaper man who
thinks he has an opportunity to make a sensational
item. An article in a Chicago paper for Decem-
ber 16 states the facts in the case as regards Mr.
French's 'companion piece' to 'Silver Threads
Among the Gold,' and effectually refutes the state-
ment that he laid claim to the authorship of the
words of that song.
"EHKN E. REX FORD."
HARRY DILLON ^ASSES AWAY.
Famous Actor and Song Writer Succumbs to
Effects of a Long Illness.
Harry Dillon, famous on the vaudeville stage
for many years, died last week at his home in O>rt-
land, N. Y., after a long illness. H e and his
brother John were favorites with theatregoers of
a decade ago. Mr. Dillon was born in Cortland,
the son of Michael Dillon and Mary Fitzgerald.
He left home at 1he age of fifteen years and, com-
ing to New York, entered the theatrical profession,
where he met with great success. He wrote many
famous songs that were sung throughout the
United States and in many foreign lands. Some
of them were: "Do, Do, My Huckleberry Do,"
"Why Did They Sell Killarney?" "Put Me Off at
Buffalo," "Every Little Added to What You've
Got Makes a Little Bit More," and more than a
hundred others, some of them going into large edi-
tions and making a fortune for their author.
The two brothers, Harry and John Dillon, both
possessed of fine tenor voices, were often seen on
the variety stage in 'Manhattan and Brooklyn in
the days when Tony Pastor's in Manhattan and
Hyde & Behman's in Brooklyn were the headquar-
ters for star acts and novelties in that line.
HAVING GREAT VOGUE THIS SEASON.
On another page of this section will be found an
announcement from T. B. Harms & Francis, Day
& Hunter, New York, bearing upon a number of
their publications which are having a great vogue
this season, and which are being stocked by music
dealers throughout the country in anticipation of a
still greater demand. These include numbers from
"Very Good, Eddie," "'Hip, Hip, Hooray," which
have scored quite a measure of popularity.
"WOMAN FOREVER" MARCH!!
By E. T. Paull
For though she almost blushes to reign,
Though love's own flowers wreathe the chain,
Disguise the bondage as we will,
'Tia woman—woman rules us still.
Just Published
The Latest, Up to the Minute March, One Step—Two Step.
Magnificent Title Page, Specially Designed for This Piece. Best Ever.
Handsome Women, Beautiful Flowers, Inspiring Music. Easy to Play.
DEALERS!
—
"Woman Forever" is positively the most striking name for a march title that could be used
at the present time. Will sell on sight. Nothing better published. One of E. T. Paull's
very best compositions. The coming march hit of the year. Will be used by women clubs,
women socials, women organizations, women receptions, in the home and by women every-
where. Every dealer should have copies of this piece on sale now. Special rates will be
given to any dealer who will mention this ad. Published by
E. T. PAULL MUSIC CO.
242 West 42nd Street
i E« T. PAULLi Composer of "Woman Forever" March
NEW YORK