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JULY 3, 1920
THE MUSIC TttADE REVIEW
NEW EDISON APPOINTMENTS MADE
MARION HARRIS A COLUMBIA STAR
EDISON CONVENTION OPENS JULY 8
Four Prominent Edison Men Affected by Change
at Orange Laboratories
Prominent Comedienne Arranges to Record Ex-
clusively for the Columbia Library
Knickerbocker Theatre Will Be the Scene of
the Primary Event in New York—F. F. Chris-
tine of Stroudsburg to Preside as Chairman
Much importance is attached to a number of
new appointments just announced at the Edison
Laboratories at Orange, N. J.
R. L. Michie, heretofore manager of the order
and service department, succeeds F. C. Pullin as
The Columbia Graphophone Co. announced
this week that arrangements have been com-
pleted whereby Miss Marion Harris becomes
an exclusive Columbia artist. To properly cele-
brate this important anonuncement there will be
a special Marion Harris
week from August 28 to
September 3, featuring her
first Columbia records,
which will be ready for the
trade August 10.
Miss Marion Harris is
well-known
to talking
machine dealers and to
the general public from
coast to coast. Since the
advent of the "Blues"
style of song she has risen
to pre-eminent heights as
a singer of this character
of song. In fact, she is
F. C. PULLIN
R. L. MICHIE
known as "The girl with
the voice which chases the
'blues' away by singing
them."
Miss Harris is a Ken-
tucky girl and a descend-
ant of Benjamin Harrison.
For over six months she
has charmed thousands of
music - loving vaudeville
fans, and the announce-
ment of the Columbia
Graphophone Co. that she
is now an exclusive Co-
lumbia artist will be wel-
come
news to Columbia
A. M. H1RD
F. S. BROWN
dealers everywhere.
In order to co-operate
Columbia
Members of Edison Staff Given New Posts
with
Columbia
repre-
manager of the record service department; the sentatives in adequately announcing Miss Har-
latter having been made manager of the disc re- ris' engagement as an exclusive Columbia artist,
creation manufacturing division.
the Columbia Graphophone Co. has prepared an
F. S. Brown, who succeeds Mr. Michie, is intensive advertising campaign. This will in-
succeeded as office manager by A. M. Hird, here- clude window streamers for the dealers' win-
tofore assistant to the manager of the musical dows, units in the September window display,
phonograph division. Each of the above has hearing room hangers, advertising for the deal-
been Connected with the Edison Laboratories ers' local newspapers and a full-page advertise-
for a number of years and needs no introduc- ment to appear in the August 28 issue of the
tion to the Edison trade.
Saturday Evening Post.
The plans for the Edison Caravan Convention,
which will open in New York at the Knicker-
bocker Theatre on July 8, have been perfected
as announced in last week's Review. A change
has been made in the opening program and
F. F. Christine, of the Stroudsburg Music Co.,
Stroudsburg, Pa., jvill preside as chairman, fol-
lowing out the policy of the Edison Co. to have
a dealer in the chair during the business sessions.
Two new features hitherto unannounced include
a significant message from Thomas A. Edison
entitled, "Ten Years From Now," which will
be delivered by Charles Edison, his son. The
other feature will be a living picture of the
September national magazine advertisement pre-
sented through the co-operation of Signor
Friscoe, the widely known xylophonist and
Edison artist. The five one-act plays and the
lecture program remain the same as announced
in these columns.
Edison dealers, who will lead in the various
discussions, are: J. J. Menton, Paterson, N. J.;
H. Lester Marvil, Waycross, Ga.; S. A. Phillips,
Morgantown, W. Va.; H. W. Brooks, Spring-
field, N. Y.; Harry Somers, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Harry Meyer, Pittsfield, Mass., and A. D.
Lester, Meriden, Conn., who will lead at New
York; William Scott, Chicago, 111.; Clarence
Ream, Fairmont, Minn.. Berthold Newburger,
Joplin, Mo.; J. Adam Reinemund, Muscatine,
Iowa; William Ritt, St. Peter, Minn., and
Lowell Neff, Logansport, Ind., who will lead
at Chicago, and Mark A. Sawrie, Selma, Cal.;
R. A. Coates, Jerome, Utah; Harper N. Jamison*
McMinnville, Ore.; F. K. Joslyn, Riverside, Cal.;
H. E. Roberts, Wenatchee, Wash.; E. S.
Hockett, Fresno, Cal., and W. J. Carson, San
Francisco, who will address the dealers at the
latter city.
!
IMPORTANT COLUMBIA CHANGES
N. J. Wilcox Succeeds N. F. Milnor as Manager
of San Francisco Branch—Other Appoint-
ments to Managerships Effective July 1
Geo. W. Hopkins, general sales manager of the
Columbia Graphophone Co., New York, sent out
to the Columbia sales organization this week
an important announcement in connection with
of the Baltimore branch, and J. E. Bivens, changes in the sales staff.
H. A. YERKES RETURNS FROM TRIP a ager
member of the sales staff of the Atlanta branch,
Effective July 1, N. F. Milnor, manager of
Assistant General Manager of Columbia Co. who spent a portion of his vacation visiting the San Francisco .branch, resigns on account
Well Pleased With Conditions—F. K. Pen- the factories and executive offices.
of ill health.
nington and Other Officials in Town
Robert Porter, field sales manager of the Co-
N. J. Wilcox, formerly manager of the Phila-
lumbia Co., returned a few days ago from a delphia branch, has been appointed manager of
H. A. Yerkes, assistant general manager of the short stay at the Cincinnati branch and left im- the San Francisco branch, effective July 1. '•.'•
Columbia Graphophone Co., returned to his desk mediately for Philadelphia where he will spend
Pearson C. Cummin has been appointed mani
recently after a Western trip, upon which he a week or so. Mr. Porter is attaining signal ager of the Philadelphia branch. Mr. Cummii|
visited Columbia branches and dealers in Chi- success in his new post, and has already won the has had extensive experience in the sales field',
cago, Kansas City, Cleveland and Detroit. In esteem and admiration of the Columbia organ- having been connected with the National Gash
a chat with The Review, he stated that business ization.
Register Co., and more recently with the Sniith^
conditions basically looked very fine. There has
Kline & French Co., Philadelphia.
. ,j
been some embarrassment in certain sections of
Robert E. Rae, of the Columbia executive of-
MILHOLLAND WITH COLUMBIA CO.
the country because of the railroad embargoes,
fices, has been appointed manager of the new
but crop prospects are great, with maximum em-
R. J. Milholland has been appointed a mem- Columbia branch at Omaha, Neb. This new
ployment everywhere, and in Mr. Yerkek' opin-
branch will be one of the most up-to-date whole-
ion this will result in a substantial circulation ber of the sales staff of the Buffalo branch of
the Columbia Graphophone Co. Mr. Milhol- sale establishments in the West, and under Mr.
of money throughout the country.
land spent some time recently at the Columbia Rae's direction will undoubtedly be successful.
Frank K. Pennington, assistant general sales executive offices in New York and visited the
H. L. Pratt succeeds Mr. Rae in the executive
manager of the Columbia Co., spent a few cays factories at Bridgeport, acquiring an intimate offices. Mr. Pratt is well qualified for his new
recently visiting the Pittsburgh branch of the knowledge of Columbia merchandising and post, having been associated recently with the
company. He states that this branch reports manufacturing plans.
Roger W. Babson Co.
business as very gratifying, and that >ales are
keeping up remarkably well.
A complete report of the annual convention of the National Association of Talking
Among recent visitors to the Columbia execu-
Machine Jobbers will be found elsewhere in this issue of The Review.
tive offices were Kenneth Mills, manager of the
company's Chicago branch; W. S- Parks, man-