Music Trade Review

JUNE
THE
28, 1919
MUSIC
Tf'!E" ~
TRADE
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REVIEW
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ANNUAL PICNIC OF WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS EMPLOYES
Midsummer Night Festival of Employes of This Company Held on Saturday Last at North
Bergen, N . ]., an Enjoyable Event-A. L. Wessell, Vice-president of Company, in Attendance
uled, impro mptu gam es were indulged ill and
dancing on the fine Casino Aoor lasted until a
ve ry late hour. A numb er of Wesse ll, Ni c kel &
Gross e mployes w ho had been o cc upi ed doing
their bit overseas fo r th e last few y ears were
again presen t and rec eiv ed a heart y w elco m e.
Tw o who had just re­
turned
during
the
week were Gottfr ied
T heis and John J.
Daut. Th e form er had
wo n two gold service
st rip es and a wound
strip e re ce ived in th e
heav y fighting in the
A rgonne F orest, while
Daut had also seen ac­
tion in the Troyonne
sector w ith the Sev­
e'n ty-ninth
Di vision .
They could n ot help
comparing th e li n-e
wea th er of the . day
with the averag' e
The COmmittee Whose Untiring Efforts Made the Day a Success
weather of France,
ti on held at C hasm e r's Pa rk an d Casino, North where "it rains eve ry day and p ours all ni g ht."
Berg en, N . )., on Sa turday, June 21. Everybody
Arthur L. Wess ell, vice-p resid e nt of the C0111­
was t her e with their families as well and all pany, who had just- return ed from the Chi cago
entered hea rt ily in the enjoyable business of co nventiops, arriv ed later in the day and en­
ha v ing a good ti mc. Two yea rs had elapsed t ered heartily into th e s pirit of the affair. Mr.
s ince thc la s t outing, but it was plain ly evident Wesse ll's genial 'mann e r mad e him the p op ular
that the employes had n o t fo rgotten how to
man of th e day with the o ldest empl o ye as w ell
mak e this ev ent a gala on e to be remembered
;I S with the old est employe's grandchild . .
for a long time afterward .
Too much credit ca nnot be gi ve n to the com ­
Although there wer e no athletic events sched- ' mittee in charge for th e s ucc es s o f the da y ..
Dip lomatic negotiations between the Ben evo­
lent Society of We ss e ll, Nickel & Gross and thE:
V,Teather Department proved highl y successful,
fo r the best grade of wea ther known was se rved
on th e occasion o.f the annual pi c nic 'an d mid­
s ummer night festival of th e employes' o rganiza-
Th e present o fficer s of th e societ y are H.
Sc h wa lm, preside nt ; P. Mart hy, vic e-president;
:\ . B urti yc h, sec retary; :\. H a ue r, fina ncia l sec­
retary; Lo ui s Cook, tr eas ur e r, and E. B ue hl er
a nd P hillip L ein s, tr us tee s.
PIANO ACTION COSTS WILL GROW
That the co s t of piano and pl aye r ac tion s w ill
see a no t her in c reas e befo r e th e e nd of th e year
is the pre di ctio n o f ;\ rthur L. \V essell, vic e­
presid e, }t o f 'Ve ss ell , Nick el & Gro ss, t he w ell­
k nown a ctio n ma nufa c turers of T'\ ew York. In­
tervi ewed during hi s vi sit to C hica go recently
h e pointed o ut th at supply m e n wi ll be fo rc ed
to charge 1110 re for th eir pro du cts all acc o unt
0 ; th e in creased co st 01 the m ate rial s ent e rin g
into the manu fac tu re of their goods in a ll de­
par(m ~. nts.
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
OUR SPECIALTIES
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
For Automatic Pianos and Plano-Players
L. J. MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
Refer all Jnqulrie8 to Devt. X
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Makers of High Grade
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HAMMERS
A s k for our "Super Strong" Hamm e r. the Sides of
whic h are made double Strength by a S.Decia1 pro cess
279 Morris Ave., Cor. East 139th St., N. Y.
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PIANO &PLAYER
HARDWARE, FELTS & TOOLS
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INVISIBLE HINGES
"OUT OF STGHT
EVER IN MIND"
ASK FOR CATALOGUE NO. 178
PHONOGRAPH
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CABINET :: HARDWARE
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ASK FOR CATALOGUE NO. 179
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Let us quote on your "Special" Parts-we have excel­
lent facUlties for making all manner of Turnings,
Stamplngs, Small Castings, Wire Goods, Etc.
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HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
SINCE 1848
4th AVE. and 13th ST NEW YORK
THE CELEBRATED WICKHAM
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QUALITY
FIRST
PIANO PLATES
THE WICKHAM PIANO PLATE COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J.
When you fail to
~ see an unsightly
~ Hinge protruding
you know "SOSS"
is the answer.
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Soss Hinges
emphasize beautiful
wood finishes as
there . is no project­
ing metal on either
side of door.
Made in
numerous sizes.
Send for Catalog "S" .
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SOSS MANUFACTURING co.
Grand Ave. and Bergen St., BROOKLYN, .N. Y.
V'EN'EERS"
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity - 5 Million Feet
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