Music Trade Review
Issue: 1925 Vol. 80 N. 22 - Page 5
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30, 1925
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Complete Programs of the National
Conventions in Chicago
Meetings of the Chamber of Commerce, Association of Music Merchants, Piano Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, Musical Instrument & Accessories Manufacturers, Band Instrument Manufacturers,
Supply, Travelers, Musical Merchandise and O t h e r Organizations
L T H O U G H some of the convention pro-
grams have not yet been put into final
shape, in most cases only minor details
are lacking. The schedules, as they shape up,
would seem to insure the convention visitor
some interesting sessions wherein he can glean
information of direct value to him in his busi-
ness affairs.
Arrangements have been made for the dis-
cussion of a number of topics of direct im-
portance to the trade and particularly to the
retail division, one of the outstanding features
being a study of the advisability of establish-
ing a carrying charge on instalment accounts
in place of the usual interest charge with a
view to having the customer carry the burden
of the account and simplifying collections and
office work from the dealer's standpoint. Else-
where in The Review this week there is pre-
sented an extensive symposium showing just
what is being done by dealers in various sec-
tions of the country in this matter, as well as
a direct expression of their opinion on the rela-
tive advisability of these two systems.
Proper co-operation with music schools, vari-
A
will give a brief oral report upon the work and
accomplishments of the Chamber during the
past year.
On Tuesday the awards for the 1923 Retail
Richard W. Lawrence
President, Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce
Advertising Exhibits will be presented to Un-
successful advertisers.
Wednesday will be in the nature of a special
day for the various associations, when the
Presidents will "be on exhibition" at the head
table, and in a few two or three minute talks
by some of the presidents the trade will be
told of the size, importance and chief interest
of each association and the importance of the
branch of the industry which it represents.
On Thursday will take place the installation
of the president and other officers of the Cham-
ber for the coming year.
The Board of Directors of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce will hold their
final session of the year previous to the Con-
vention and annual meeting at the Hotel Drake,
Chicago, at 7 o'clock, Sunday evening, June 7.
E. R. Jacobson,
Prior to the meeting the directors will be the
President, National Piano Manufacturers'
guests of President Richard W. Lawrence at
Association
ous phases of the phonograph and radio busi- dinner. The chief business of the meeting will
ness, the question of service in the piano trade, be the discussion and action upon the annual
and a number of other matters will be taken reports which will be presented at the annual
up and discussed during the session of the Music meeting of delegates on Thursday morning, and
Merchants' Association, while the various other the recommendation of a report from the Fi-
trade bodies will consider those matters of di- nancial Committee to the various member asso-
rect importance to their own divisions of the in- ciations of the Chamber with respect to the
budget and assessments of each association.
dustry.
The annual meeting of delegates and election
Chamber of Commerce Meetings
of directors to fill unexpired terms will take
place at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and will
June 8-11
be followed immediately by the meeting of the
The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
new Board of Directors, the chief business of
has announced the brief business program for
which will be the election by the Board of the
its short session each day immediately follow-
officers for the coming year.
ing and in connection with the noonday lunch-
eons under the auspices of the Chicago Piano
Music Merchants' Convention
Club. These business sessions will conform
June 9-10
to the famous slogan of the Piano Club and
will be "short and snappy."
The twenty-fourth annual convention of the
On Monday President Richard W. Lawrence National Association of Music Merchants, of
which W. W. Smith, of Toledo, is president,
will be held at the Drake on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, June 9 and 10, and an elaborate pro-
gram for the sessions is now being whipped
into final shape.
The principal speaker at the first session on
Tuesday will be Prof. Osbourne McConathy of
Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., Direc-
tor of the Department of Public School and
Community Music, who will address the mer-
chants on "The Relationship Between Public
School Music and the Music Merchants."
Following a survey of the phonograph situ-
ation by C. A. Wessel, William Braid White,
Associate and Technical Editor of The Review,
will deliver an address on "What Is the Matter
With the Service End of the Piano Business."
An interesting feature of the session will be
an address by Alex. McDonald, of Sohmer &
Co., New York, a member of the Executive
Committee of the Merchants' Association, on
"Make America Musical." The talk will be
based upon the official convention slogan which
was coined by Mr. McDonald.
During the Tuesday afternoon session Alfred
W. W. Smith
National Association of Music
Merchants
L. Smith, general manager of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce; C. M. Tremaine,
director of the Bureau for the Advancement of
Music, and C. L. Dennis, manager of the Trade
Service and Better Business Bureaus of the
Chamber, will report to the merchants on the
activities of their respective departments during
the past year.
A number of pertinent trade subjects will be
discussed at the Tuesday sessions, including the
question of adopting the practice of making a
carrying charge on instalment accounts in place
of the usual interest charge to relieve the
dealer of some of the burden of carrying these
accounts.
At the Wednesday morning session Howard
A. Lewis of New York will talk on "The Radio
Problem of the Retail Merchant," after which
that subject will be discussed at length by the
members at large.
The Wednesday afternoon session will be
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President,
30, 1925
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Complete Programs of the National
Conventions in Chicago
Meetings of the Chamber of Commerce, Association of Music Merchants, Piano Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, Musical Instrument & Accessories Manufacturers, Band Instrument Manufacturers,
Supply, Travelers, Musical Merchandise and O t h e r Organizations
L T H O U G H some of the convention pro-
grams have not yet been put into final
shape, in most cases only minor details
are lacking. The schedules, as they shape up,
would seem to insure the convention visitor
some interesting sessions wherein he can glean
information of direct value to him in his busi-
ness affairs.
Arrangements have been made for the dis-
cussion of a number of topics of direct im-
portance to the trade and particularly to the
retail division, one of the outstanding features
being a study of the advisability of establish-
ing a carrying charge on instalment accounts
in place of the usual interest charge with a
view to having the customer carry the burden
of the account and simplifying collections and
office work from the dealer's standpoint. Else-
where in The Review this week there is pre-
sented an extensive symposium showing just
what is being done by dealers in various sec-
tions of the country in this matter, as well as
a direct expression of their opinion on the rela-
tive advisability of these two systems.
Proper co-operation with music schools, vari-
A
will give a brief oral report upon the work and
accomplishments of the Chamber during the
past year.
On Tuesday the awards for the 1923 Retail
Richard W. Lawrence
President, Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce
Advertising Exhibits will be presented to Un-
successful advertisers.
Wednesday will be in the nature of a special
day for the various associations, when the
Presidents will "be on exhibition" at the head
table, and in a few two or three minute talks
by some of the presidents the trade will be
told of the size, importance and chief interest
of each association and the importance of the
branch of the industry which it represents.
On Thursday will take place the installation
of the president and other officers of the Cham-
ber for the coming year.
The Board of Directors of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce will hold their
final session of the year previous to the Con-
vention and annual meeting at the Hotel Drake,
Chicago, at 7 o'clock, Sunday evening, June 7.
E. R. Jacobson,
Prior to the meeting the directors will be the
President, National Piano Manufacturers'
guests of President Richard W. Lawrence at
Association
ous phases of the phonograph and radio busi- dinner. The chief business of the meeting will
ness, the question of service in the piano trade, be the discussion and action upon the annual
and a number of other matters will be taken reports which will be presented at the annual
up and discussed during the session of the Music meeting of delegates on Thursday morning, and
Merchants' Association, while the various other the recommendation of a report from the Fi-
trade bodies will consider those matters of di- nancial Committee to the various member asso-
rect importance to their own divisions of the in- ciations of the Chamber with respect to the
budget and assessments of each association.
dustry.
The annual meeting of delegates and election
Chamber of Commerce Meetings
of directors to fill unexpired terms will take
place at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and will
June 8-11
be followed immediately by the meeting of the
The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
new Board of Directors, the chief business of
has announced the brief business program for
which will be the election by the Board of the
its short session each day immediately follow-
officers for the coming year.
ing and in connection with the noonday lunch-
eons under the auspices of the Chicago Piano
Music Merchants' Convention
Club. These business sessions will conform
June 9-10
to the famous slogan of the Piano Club and
will be "short and snappy."
The twenty-fourth annual convention of the
On Monday President Richard W. Lawrence National Association of Music Merchants, of
which W. W. Smith, of Toledo, is president,
will be held at the Drake on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, June 9 and 10, and an elaborate pro-
gram for the sessions is now being whipped
into final shape.
The principal speaker at the first session on
Tuesday will be Prof. Osbourne McConathy of
Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., Direc-
tor of the Department of Public School and
Community Music, who will address the mer-
chants on "The Relationship Between Public
School Music and the Music Merchants."
Following a survey of the phonograph situ-
ation by C. A. Wessel, William Braid White,
Associate and Technical Editor of The Review,
will deliver an address on "What Is the Matter
With the Service End of the Piano Business."
An interesting feature of the session will be
an address by Alex. McDonald, of Sohmer &
Co., New York, a member of the Executive
Committee of the Merchants' Association, on
"Make America Musical." The talk will be
based upon the official convention slogan which
was coined by Mr. McDonald.
During the Tuesday afternoon session Alfred
W. W. Smith
National Association of Music
Merchants
L. Smith, general manager of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce; C. M. Tremaine,
director of the Bureau for the Advancement of
Music, and C. L. Dennis, manager of the Trade
Service and Better Business Bureaus of the
Chamber, will report to the merchants on the
activities of their respective departments during
the past year.
A number of pertinent trade subjects will be
discussed at the Tuesday sessions, including the
question of adopting the practice of making a
carrying charge on instalment accounts in place
of the usual interest charge to relieve the
dealer of some of the burden of carrying these
accounts.
At the Wednesday morning session Howard
A. Lewis of New York will talk on "The Radio
Problem of the Retail Merchant," after which
that subject will be discussed at length by the
members at large.
The Wednesday afternoon session will be
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President,
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