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MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Unique Custom of Decorating Graves of Deceased Members of the Stieff Family Carried Out by
Committee of Employes in Morning—Shaw Factory Beats Stieff Team in Baseball
D A L T I M O R E , MD., September 4.—The
eighty-second annual outing and picnic of
the Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., was held Saturday at
Arion Park and was one of the most enjoyable
of this time-honored institution of the firm.
Following the usual custom the graves of all
deceased members of the House of Stieff were
decorated in the morning by a committee con-
sisting of Fred Broening, chairman; Harry
Schuster, John Schiser, S. P. Walker, C. J.
Gross and George Suvermann, and the graves
visited were as follows: Charles M. Stieff, Mrs.
Catharine Stieff, Mrs. Sophia Stieff, Miss Au-
gusta Stieff, Charles E. Stieff, Michael Stieff,
John L. Stieff and Charles C. Stieff in Baltimore
Cemetery; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Stieff,
Greenmount Cemetery; Mr, and Mrs. Jacob
Gross, Capt. Conrad Vonettner and Harry
Schiser, Loudon Park Cemetery.
The general committee consisted of G. Gleich-
mann, chairman; Fred Broening, Philip Wag-
ner, Edwin L. Dannetteck, Robert Prozier, John
Schiser and William Schmuck.
The feature of the afternoon was the base-
ball game between teams representing the Stieff
factory and the Shaw factory and the ware-
rooms, which was won by the latter by the
score of 16 to 6.
The day was given over to athletic events of
various kinds, a Maryland style dinner was
served and the event was brought to a close
•with dancing, the music being furnished by
Professor Holmes' Orchestra.
About 1,000 attended the affair, including
members of the firm, with the exception of
President George W. Stieff, who is in Europe
and who sent a cablegram expressing regret at
not being able to attend the outing, down to the
office boys, and the affair was voted one of the
best ever held by the firm.
The guests, in addition to the members of the
families of the employes, included L. M. Miller,
of New York City; David W. Frush, manager
of the Hagerstown branch of the company; T.
F. Weber, Chicago; O. B. Link, manager of the
Harrisburg branch; J. C. Conliff, manager of the
Washington branch; Samuel K. Dennis, counsel
of the company, and Col. Joshua Harvey.
The one big disappointment of the affair was
the announcement made Tuesday that the
photographs taken of the outing had not turned
out and for the first time since the institution
of the annual outing no pictures of the affair
are obtainable.
Charles M. Stieff. Inc., announces the appoint-
ment of H. C. Steele as manager of the Lynch-
burg, Va., branch, succeeding the late Robert
Smith, who died on August 22. Mr. Smith had
been connected with the Stieff firm for about
ten years and was highly thought of by the
officials. S. P. Walker, general manager of the
firm, said he had brought the business of the
Lynchburg branch up to a high standard and
had inaugurated a system of quarterly meetings
of the sales force which was productive of very
good results. Before going to Lynchburg Mr.
Steele was connected with the Johnstown, Pa.,
branch of the firm.
A. R. Farmer to Visit
Western Manufacturers
is optimistic for the Fall and Winter business
of 1924 and for the early months of 1925. Busi-
ness with the Standard, he declares, is very
good, and will be still brisker for the remainder
of the year.
Popular Representative of Standard Pneumatic
Action Co. to Make Extended Trip Through
Several Middle Western States
Allen R. Farmer, well-known and popular
representative of the Standard Pneumatic Ac-
Preparations for a heavy Fall business in
music rolls have already been started by Her-
bert J. Brand, Eastern district manager of the
Vocalstyle Music Co., Inc., New York. During
the past week the entire stock of rolls in the
showroom at 34 West Fifteenth street has been
newly catalogued and shifted to better advan-
tage to make way for the large shipments of
Fall popular rolls, expected from Cincinnati
during the next few days.
In addition to this, Mr. Brand has put on two
new salesmen who are showing good results in
local and Eastern territory, respectively. George
J. Rest, who started with the New York office
of the company about a year ago as stock man-
ager, has been sent out to cover the trade
through Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland
and is making good in his new position. Myron
A. Lamson, the other salesman, is selling to the
New York dealers. He was at one time con-
nected with the Rhythmodic Music Corp.
1912 Lewis St.
CHICAGO, ILL.
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Preparing for Busy Fall
at Local Vocalstyle Branch
Stock of Rolls in New York Showrooms Newly
Catalogued and Replenished—Two New Sales-
men to Travel in Eastern Territory
Tonk Mfg. Co.
Publishers
1924
Charles M. Stieff, Inc., Employes Hold
Eighty-Second Annual Outing and Picnic
DISSATISFACTION.
Manufacturers
SEPTEMBER 6,
Standard Executives on Outing
A. R. Farmer
tion Co., is leaving New York at an early date
for an extended trip through several of the
Eastern Central States. Mr. Farmer will call
on the many customers of the company and will
investigate business conditions of the piano
trade throughout the te-rritory he will cover. He
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mennie and Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Farmer were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. K. Gutsohn over the week-end holiday, which
included Labor Day. Mr. and Mrs. Gutsohn
entertained at the White Beeches Golf and
Country Club, at Harworth, N. J. Golf, tennis
and dancing were enjoyed and the weather
proved ideal.