Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 14 - Page 49
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MEMBERS OF VICTOR SALES STAFF IN MILITARY SERVICE
Seven of the Company's General Representatives Among Those Preparing to Fight for Democracy
—They Are to Be Found in Army, Navy and Ambulance Corps
CAMDEN, N. J., October 1.—The patriotism that
actuates the members of the sales staff of the
V i c t o r Talking Ma-
chine Co. is evidenced
by the fact that to date
no less than seven
members of the staff
have entered or are
about to enter the mili-
tary service of the
Government.
One of the latest of
the sales staff to enter
the service is Geo. A.
Lyons, who has been
Wm. G. Garlan
doing important work
in the office, as well as taking care of
special matters arising from time to time
in various territories.
Mr. Lyons made
several attempts to enlist in various branches
of Government service, but was rejected owing
to the fact that he did not measure up to the
W. G. Gaston, Jr.
Leonard L. John
height regulation standard of sixty-four inches.
He was, however, accepted in the draft and
ordered to one of the camps for training.
Leonard L. John, Nebraska representative, is
also to become a member of the National Army.
Mr. John left his territory early in July and,
being a Princeton man, made application for
appointment to the Second Officers' Training
Camp. He was rejected, however, owing to de-
fective vision, but in the same mail with his
rejection notice was a notification of his accept-
ance in the new National Army.
G. Harlan Miller, Victor representative in
Wisconsin, was fortunate enough to obtain an
appointment to the Second Officers' Training
Camp and left for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., on
August 22. Mr. Miller is a Harvard graduate
and has proved most successful in his work for
the Victor Co. He possesses the qualities that
should make him a most successful army officer.
Wm. G. Garlan, the Victor California repre-
sentative, is now a member of Troop D, First
New York
Cavalry,
which is now in Fed-
eral service. The latest
information
received
from Mr. Garlan on
August 15 was to the
effect that he antici-
p a t e d l e a v i n g for
France very shortly.
He carries with him
the best wishes of his
friends and business
associates.
Wm. G. Gaston, Jr.,
New York City repre-
sentative, enlisted and
was accepted in the
United States Coast
R e s e r v e , a service
known
in
everyday
parlance as the "mos-
q u i t o or submarine
chaser fleet." That Mr.
W. G. Gaston, Jr.,
Gaston has shown apti-
in Uniform
tude in his new role as seaman is indicated by
the fact that he has already advanced to the
rank of boatswain during the short time he has
been in the service.
Milton W. H. Holden resigned from the Vic-
tor service on May IS and left for France on
June 2 as a member of the American Ambulance
Milton W. H. Holden
G. Harlan Miller
Corps. Very shortly after reaching the other
s jd e he became interested in the aerial service
a n d entered the Lafayette Flying Squadron. Mr.
Holden has not yet seen active service, but hopes
to be given the opportunity very shortly. While
in the Victor service he covered the territory
embracing Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. He
is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Myron C. Schoenly, who represents the Victor
Co. in Boston and environs, enlisted in the Engi-
neering Corps in that city some time ago and is
now believed to be in France.
At the present time there is a likelihood that
several other members of the Victor sales staff
will enter the fight for democracy in various
capacities, and the other departments of the
company are also well represented in Uncle
Sam's service.
NEW COLUMBIA REPRESENTATIVES
Several Experienced Men Added to Sales Staff
by Manager Friedl, of the New York Branch,
to Work With Dealers in This Territory
Lambert Friedl, manager of the New York
branch of the Columbia Graphophone Co., an-
nounced recently the addition to his sales staff
of a number of experienced men who will
work in close co-operation with the company's
dealers in this territory, and enhance the effi-
ciency of the company's service along prac-
tical lines.
J. L. Matthews, well-known in local talking
machine circles, will cover New Jersey terri-
tory, succeeding J. A. Johnson, who resigned
to enlist in the United States Navy.
W. I. Brunner, connected with the Columbia
Co. for the past fourteen years, and one of the
real "veterans" of the local Columbia business,
has been appointed a member of the local sales
staff to cover the northern part of the State.
John I. Biro has joined the Columbia whole-
sale staff as an expert on foreign records, and
will render service to Columbia dealers and
the other members of the sales force in this
important division of the business.
The other members of the Columbia sales
staff, all of whom are thoroughly experienced
talking machine men and esteemed by the deal-
ers in their respective territories for their sincere
efforts to co-operate with and assist them in
the solution of their problems, are the follow-
ing: O. P. Graffen, C. M. Dalley, L. C. Ziegler,
J. L. Williams and R. R. Wilson.
Mr. Friedl was the host at a dinner given
the members of his sales force recently as a
"get-together" affair.
George W. Hopkins,
general sales manager of the Columbia Co.,
was the guest of honor at this dinner, and de-
livered one of the effective sales talks which
have made him one of the most sought-after
speakers in the country. He spoke at length
on general conditions, and more particularly
of conditions in New York territory. Other in-
vited guests were Frank K. Pennington, assist-
ant general sales manager; J. C. Button, local
Dictaphone manager, and George A. Baker, as-
sistant manager of the local branch.
49
Increase Your
Income
Piano merchants, who
have not investigated
the talking machine
field, will find that the
subject is one of deep
interest to them and
they will also learn that
talking machines con-
stitute a line which can
be admirably blended
with piano selling.
The advance that has
been m a d e in this
special field has been
phenomenal and every
dealer w h o desires
s p e c i f ic information
concerning talking ma-
chines should receive
The Talking Machine
World regularly.
This is the only publi-
cation in A m e r i c a
devoted exclusively to
the interests of the talk-
ing machine, and each
issue contains a vast
fund of valuable in-
formation which the
talking machine job-
bers and dealers say is
worth ten times the cost
of the paper to them.
You can receive the
paper regularly at a cost
of $1.00 a year and we
know of no manner in
which $1.00 can be ex-
pended which will sup-
ply as much valuable
information.
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Inc.
Publisher
373 Fourth Ave.
NEW YORK
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MEMBERS OF VICTOR SALES STAFF IN MILITARY SERVICE
Seven of the Company's General Representatives Among Those Preparing to Fight for Democracy
—They Are to Be Found in Army, Navy and Ambulance Corps
CAMDEN, N. J., October 1.—The patriotism that
actuates the members of the sales staff of the
V i c t o r Talking Ma-
chine Co. is evidenced
by the fact that to date
no less than seven
members of the staff
have entered or are
about to enter the mili-
tary service of the
Government.
One of the latest of
the sales staff to enter
the service is Geo. A.
Lyons, who has been
Wm. G. Garlan
doing important work
in the office, as well as taking care of
special matters arising from time to time
in various territories.
Mr. Lyons made
several attempts to enlist in various branches
of Government service, but was rejected owing
to the fact that he did not measure up to the
W. G. Gaston, Jr.
Leonard L. John
height regulation standard of sixty-four inches.
He was, however, accepted in the draft and
ordered to one of the camps for training.
Leonard L. John, Nebraska representative, is
also to become a member of the National Army.
Mr. John left his territory early in July and,
being a Princeton man, made application for
appointment to the Second Officers' Training
Camp. He was rejected, however, owing to de-
fective vision, but in the same mail with his
rejection notice was a notification of his accept-
ance in the new National Army.
G. Harlan Miller, Victor representative in
Wisconsin, was fortunate enough to obtain an
appointment to the Second Officers' Training
Camp and left for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., on
August 22. Mr. Miller is a Harvard graduate
and has proved most successful in his work for
the Victor Co. He possesses the qualities that
should make him a most successful army officer.
Wm. G. Garlan, the Victor California repre-
sentative, is now a member of Troop D, First
New York
Cavalry,
which is now in Fed-
eral service. The latest
information
received
from Mr. Garlan on
August 15 was to the
effect that he antici-
p a t e d l e a v i n g for
France very shortly.
He carries with him
the best wishes of his
friends and business
associates.
Wm. G. Gaston, Jr.,
New York City repre-
sentative, enlisted and
was accepted in the
United States Coast
R e s e r v e , a service
known
in
everyday
parlance as the "mos-
q u i t o or submarine
chaser fleet." That Mr.
W. G. Gaston, Jr.,
Gaston has shown apti-
in Uniform
tude in his new role as seaman is indicated by
the fact that he has already advanced to the
rank of boatswain during the short time he has
been in the service.
Milton W. H. Holden resigned from the Vic-
tor service on May IS and left for France on
June 2 as a member of the American Ambulance
Milton W. H. Holden
G. Harlan Miller
Corps. Very shortly after reaching the other
s jd e he became interested in the aerial service
a n d entered the Lafayette Flying Squadron. Mr.
Holden has not yet seen active service, but hopes
to be given the opportunity very shortly. While
in the Victor service he covered the territory
embracing Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. He
is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Myron C. Schoenly, who represents the Victor
Co. in Boston and environs, enlisted in the Engi-
neering Corps in that city some time ago and is
now believed to be in France.
At the present time there is a likelihood that
several other members of the Victor sales staff
will enter the fight for democracy in various
capacities, and the other departments of the
company are also well represented in Uncle
Sam's service.
NEW COLUMBIA REPRESENTATIVES
Several Experienced Men Added to Sales Staff
by Manager Friedl, of the New York Branch,
to Work With Dealers in This Territory
Lambert Friedl, manager of the New York
branch of the Columbia Graphophone Co., an-
nounced recently the addition to his sales staff
of a number of experienced men who will
work in close co-operation with the company's
dealers in this territory, and enhance the effi-
ciency of the company's service along prac-
tical lines.
J. L. Matthews, well-known in local talking
machine circles, will cover New Jersey terri-
tory, succeeding J. A. Johnson, who resigned
to enlist in the United States Navy.
W. I. Brunner, connected with the Columbia
Co. for the past fourteen years, and one of the
real "veterans" of the local Columbia business,
has been appointed a member of the local sales
staff to cover the northern part of the State.
John I. Biro has joined the Columbia whole-
sale staff as an expert on foreign records, and
will render service to Columbia dealers and
the other members of the sales force in this
important division of the business.
The other members of the Columbia sales
staff, all of whom are thoroughly experienced
talking machine men and esteemed by the deal-
ers in their respective territories for their sincere
efforts to co-operate with and assist them in
the solution of their problems, are the follow-
ing: O. P. Graffen, C. M. Dalley, L. C. Ziegler,
J. L. Williams and R. R. Wilson.
Mr. Friedl was the host at a dinner given
the members of his sales force recently as a
"get-together" affair.
George W. Hopkins,
general sales manager of the Columbia Co.,
was the guest of honor at this dinner, and de-
livered one of the effective sales talks which
have made him one of the most sought-after
speakers in the country. He spoke at length
on general conditions, and more particularly
of conditions in New York territory. Other in-
vited guests were Frank K. Pennington, assist-
ant general sales manager; J. C. Button, local
Dictaphone manager, and George A. Baker, as-
sistant manager of the local branch.
49
Increase Your
Income
Piano merchants, who
have not investigated
the talking machine
field, will find that the
subject is one of deep
interest to them and
they will also learn that
talking machines con-
stitute a line which can
be admirably blended
with piano selling.
The advance that has
been m a d e in this
special field has been
phenomenal and every
dealer w h o desires
s p e c i f ic information
concerning talking ma-
chines should receive
The Talking Machine
World regularly.
This is the only publi-
cation in A m e r i c a
devoted exclusively to
the interests of the talk-
ing machine, and each
issue contains a vast
fund of valuable in-
formation which the
talking machine job-
bers and dealers say is
worth ten times the cost
of the paper to them.
You can receive the
paper regularly at a cost
of $1.00 a year and we
know of no manner in
which $1.00 can be ex-
pended which will sup-
ply as much valuable
information.
EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Inc.
Publisher
373 Fourth Ave.
NEW YORK
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