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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MUSIC THE KEYNOTE OF THE ROTARY CLUB CONVENTION
Gathering in Kansas City Last Week Demonstrates the Need and Usefulness of Music—Many
Prominent Piano Men Attend Convention—Business Is Good, and Local Dealers Are Optimistic
KANS.-VS GTY, MO., July 2.—The keynote of
the international convention of Rotary Clubs,
held in Kansas City the week of June 24, was
music—music of every sort and condition, from
military bands which filled the heart with patri-
otic fervor during the war rallies to automo-
biles with sixteen-note Gabriel horns, and one
man with the keyboard of a reed organ hung
about his neck. The last mentioned, followed
by a flunky with hose and bellows attachment,
provided the music and entertainment for the
Plantation Grill as well as the entire lobby full
of fellow-Rotarians. Vocalists of renown and
otherwise amused themselves at the crowd's ex-
pense. Many of the delegations from nearby
cities brought their own bands along. The
Chicago Municipal Band was here and provided
some exceptionally fine mUsic. Wednesday
night, June 26, a big band concert was held at
Electric Park, Kansas City's Coney Island, in
which all the bands took part.
Edmund Gram, of Milwaukee, was chairman
of the musical instruments and supplies divi-
sion of the vocational section of the Rotary
convention which met at the Salon Mora, Thurs-
day noon, for luncheon, as guests of the J. W.
Jenkins' Sons Music Co. Fred B. Jenkins, vice-
president of the firm, was vice-chairman of the
division, and George B. Wiswell, Joliet, III.,
secretary. The round table held after luncheon
was attended by about thirty members from the
music trade, the largest Rotary music section
which has so far gotten together. Some of the
matters discussed were the forms of payment
to salesmen and the new regulations which have
been provided for by the Government. One of
the most interesting features of the meeting was
a paper which was read by H. G. Stanton, of To-
ronto, Canada, chairman of the organization of
resources committee, Toronto branch. Mr.
Stanton, who is also vice-president and general
manager of the R. S. Williams & Sons Co., Ltd.,
at 145 Yonge street, Edison phonograph job-
bers, had compiled some very interesting fig-
ures on the status of music during war times
as recognized by the Governments of England.
France and other Allied nations.
An extract from the paper, "Music During
the Great War and After," which Mr. Stanton
brought out in connection with expenditures for
music, follows: "Every man (excepting he
'with soul so dead') has been comforted or in-
spired by some form of music under normal
conditions. We can hardly appreciate the won-
der of its effect, when a national air is played
by soldiers whose souls are full of the spirit
RESERVE POWER
The turning of the tide—the one last push—the extra pound of reserve
power needed for complete victory—that, more than once, has been the
duty of the "tank."
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that extra punch, to bring out the full, rich tone of the bass chords or carry
the treble through without extra pumping.
You will find this a wonderful talking point and a winning feature easily
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No. 9 of a series of advertisementsr—Watch for No. 10 next week
JULY 6,
1918
of war, with a stage setting, so real that it
throbs and breathes and rattles with clouds and
shooting flame, clamor and terror. Then 'O,
Canada,' 'Rule Britannia,' the 'Star Spangled
Banner,' and the 'Marseillaise' have a meaning,
of such grandeur and such thrill that if only
for this our nation would be well repaid for all
we have spent on music." In line with this it
might be well to mention a letter recently re-
ceived by Fred Jenkins from W. Rushworth, of
Rushworth & Dreaper, Liverpool, in which he
mentions the plan which the Rotary Club has
inaugurated for the entertainment of American
soldiers in Ejiglish homes. He encloses a cal-
endar of the concert and entertainment season
in Liverpool. An interesting feature of this is
the increased number of recitals during war
times and the fact that soldiers and sailors are
admitted to many of the programs free of
charge.
T. E. Johnston, manager of the Kansas City
branch of the Smith, Barnes & Strohber Piano
Co., finds business holding up well and deliv-
eries reasonably good. The talking machine
branch of the trade has been better than usual
and the public is receiving the new Smith,
Barnes & Strohber entry in this field very well.
Sam Danberg, formerly of the Carl Hoffman
Music Co., who has recently been managing a
small goods and talking machine shop, with re-
pair work a strong feature of his trade, at 412
East Eleventh street, has moved to 402 East
Twelfth. The new quarters do not have any ad-
vantage in the amount of floor space, but the
location is fully 100 per cent, better, so far as
business is concerned.
The piano department of the Jones Store Co.
finds business holding up well, according to E.
M. Guise, manager. "We just received a ship-
ment of two carloads of pianos which we were
very badly in need of," said Mr. Guise, "and
more are on the way. Good results are being
obtained through an educational campaign which
permits a direct contact with the purchaser."
Colonel E. C. Wood, vice-president of the
Werner Industries Co., was in Kansas City re-
cently on his way from the convention and the
factories to his home in Berkeley, Cal. Colonel
Wood will meet H. J. Werner, president of the
company, in Denver. Mr. Werner is also en
route to his home in California.
Harry Wunderlich, of the Wunderlich Piano
Co., confirmed the statement that he has bought
out the entire Steger interest in the Wunder-
lich Piano Co. for spot cash. "Business is
holding up well," continued Mr. .Wunderlich,
"and our June business for this year should be
much ahead of last."
R. O. Wickham, piano salesman for the W.
W. Kimball Piano Co., will leave for Camp Fun-
ston about July 1.
M. Abernathy, of the Abernathy-Johnson
Music Co., Independence, Kan., was in Kansas
City attending the Rotary convention.
J. W. McMillan, of the McMillan Music Co.,
Jcplin, Mo., stopped in the city recently on his
way back from Chicago, where he went to buy
goods.
S. A. Legg, the Western representative for
Bush & Gerts, Chicago, was in the city last
week.
NEW BRUNSWICK CO. STORE OPENED
The Brunswick Munn Music Co., of Ft. Dodge,
la., opened its headquarters at 1021 Central ave-
nue last week. This store is one of four branch
stores operated by the same concern in Iowa,
the other branches being in Cedar Rapids, Cedar
Falls and Waterloo. A. L. Adams is the man-
ager of the new store, which will handle a full
line of pianos and players, in addition to Bruns-
wick phonographs and records.
ARRANGES TO RUN MUSIC PAGE
The Illinois State Journal, Springfield, 111.;,
is the latest newspaper to arrange to run regr
ularly a "Music in the Home" page, as a result
of the efforts of the National Bureau for the
Advancement of Music.