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MARCH 1,
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1919
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
McKINLEY MEN OUT OF SERVICE
Alfred L. Haase Again Takes Up Work as Pro-
fessional Manager at N.ew York Office
Alfred L. Haase, professional manager of the
New York office of the McKinley Music Co.,
has returned from Camp Jackson, South Caro-
lina, where he had been stationed several months,
and is getting back in harness in his old job.
It is also expected at the McKinley offices here
that Vincent M. Sherwood will shortly be out
of the naval service to return to his former post
as general manager of the Eastern Division.
FEATURE "THE BETTER 'OLE" MUSIC
Leo Feist, Inc., Take Full-Page Advertisement
in Daily Newspaper for Purpose
In the rotogravure section of last Sunday's
New York Tribune Leo Feist, Inc., inserted a
full-page advertisement featuring the songs pub-
lished by them and being sung in "The Better
'Ole." This is probably about as extensive and
expensive advertising as has ever appeared in
giving publicity to songs in standard or produc-
tion catalogs in a single announcement.
The
material used in the announcement was most
attractive and featured three of the leading
songs in the show, "When You Look in the
Heart of a Rose," "Tommy" and "My Word,
Ain't We Carrying On?" Besides the above
the following songs that appear in "The Better
'Ole" were mentioned: "She's Venus de Milo to
Me," "I Wish I Was in Blighty," "Trip Across
the Rhine" and "A Little Regiment of Your
Own."
BUYS A NEW "DEACON" SONG
The Meyer Cohen Music Co. have purchased
from the Skidmore Music Co. a song entitled
"It's a Mean Old Dog That Won't Scratch His
Mama's Fleas." This is the fifth number of the
"Deacon Series" by Skidmore and Walker.
THREE NEW FEIST NUMBERS
Among the new songs being published by Leo
Feist, Inc., are "Anything Is Nice When It
Comes From Dixieland," "Alabama Lullaby"
and a song called "Jerry." Billy Baskette wrote
the latter number, and Grant Clarke and George
W T . Meyer are the authors of the former songs.
A NEW
We beg to announce the publication of one of the best descriptive ballads ever
issued. A song that will live forever . . . a wonderful story, beautifully •
told by Byron Gay, set to the most exquisite melody Neil Moret has ever written.
MY
BUDDY
Probably no song has ever been so unanimously praised and accepted by singers
. . . it will soon be ringing thru the country from every concert and vaude-
ville stage, and the natural selling qualities of the song, coupled to this and other
publicity, will create an instantaneous and continuous demand. Send for a
sample copy "gratis"; we want you to hear it before you order.
"Some day, in a better land,
I will grasp you by the hand,
My Buddy."
Professional Headquarters: 145 West 45th Street, New York City
DANIELS & WILSON, INC., San Francisco, Cal.
PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS HOLD ANNUAL BEEFSTEAK
Members of the Greater New York Music Publishers' and Dealers' Association Make Merry at
Annual Gathering—Officers Re-elected, With New Board of Directors—New Title for Jack Bliss
The annual banquet and election of The
Greater New York Music Publishers' and Deal-
ers' Association was held on Wednesday even-
ing of last week at Castle Cave, 271 Seventh
avenue, one of the best known eating places in
New York. As is usual with the annual affairs
of the association a good attendance was on
hand and from the time the Singing Jazz Band,
composed of jazz experts of colored persuasion,
played their opening number until the close of
the meeting a lively time filled the program.
A beefsteak dinner was served as soon as all
the members and their guests were seated.
George Ehret's best (2 per cent.) flowed freely
and super-excellent service and the strains of
"Shimmie" music made the time pass quickly.
Early in the evening the band was applauded
as a means of encouraging them to further effort,
but as the evening wore on only numbers of rare
vintage and of unknown publishers received any
notice. Jack Bliss, the genial secretary of the
organization, took a leading part in applauding
such selections and it was only when after a
particularly loud outburst which caused ques-
tioning eyes to be cast in his direction that he
announced "No royalty." Then those prese/it
understood.
J. M. Priaulx, president of the association,
read a poem the words of which included the
titles of a number of songs. It was very clever-
ly written and Joe was forced to blush for once
in his life at the volume of applause.
The election of a new board of directors was
then announced (the offices of president, vice-
president, secretary and treasurer being filled
with the present incumbents), and Theodore
Morse and E. B. Marks acted as tellers. Arthur
Conrow led all candidates for the new offices
and J. T. Roach, B. N. Beck, E. F. Bitner and
George Fischer were the others elected. Short
speeches were then made by a number of those
present.
E. B. Marks spoke on the history of the
organization and gave it much credit for the
progress that has been made in the sheet music
industry during the past few years. He spoke
in favor of all of the publishers joining the
Music Publishers' Association of the United
States and of that body's affiliation with the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce. His
remarks received the strict attention they de-
served and were heartily greeted as splendid
sentiments.
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JIarp Carl
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