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THE
FEBRUARY 21, 1925
Holton Orchestra Proves
Valuable to the Dealers
Braley and His Serenaders Prove Valuable Tie-
up With Dealers Handling Holton Instruments
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
Daily Eagle on Wednesday evening, February
11. Mr. Bacon has always been known as one
of the greatest banjo soloists in the country
and his performance stimulated sales in the
metropolitan districts.
The Landay Bros,
stores, which carry a full line of Bacon instru-
ments, made special window displays and did a
good business as a result.
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Co., local agent for C. G. Conn, Ltd., F.lkhart,
Ind. The orchestra, soon after securing its
Conn set of instruments, gave a concert in the
auditorium of the Kitt store, which resulted in
a good bit of excellent advertising and started
a number of sales of other Conn instruments.
KLKHOKN, WIS., February 16.—Warren Braley
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
.and His Serenaders is a dance orchestra that is
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
rapidly coming to the fore, according to reports
free of charge for men who desire positions.
received by Frank Holton & Co., manufacturers
of the Holton line of saxophones and band in-
Congratulations of the trade are being ex-
struments. This -orchestra is a traveling or- tended to Walter Grover, secretary of A. D.
ganization, and the Holton officials are con- Grover & Son, Inc., manufacturer of patented
W. Grover Has Daughter
DRUM
DEFT
IN
YOUR
STORE
MEANS
REPEAT BUSINESS
helps the dealer with—
newspaper ads—mats and
electros—cuts for all items
—broadsides for mail and
counter use—display cards
—catalogs and seivice.
Warren Braley and His Serenaders
tinually receiving reports from dealers that ap- specialties and hardware for the musical instru-
pearances of the Braley orchestra are creating ment trade, Long Island City, New York, on
calls for Holton instruments, for the band is the addition to his family of an eight-pound
Holton equipped.
daughter, born February 8 at the Grover home
Mr. Rraley is an ardent advocate of Holton
in Flushing, N. Y. Mr. Grover had been in the
instruments, for he attributes a good share of
Middle West on a business trip and arrived
the orchestra's rise to popularity to the adop- home just the day before the good news ar-
tion of Holtons for the entire band. Originally rived.'
there were only one or two Holtons in, the
orchestra, but the tone of these two made such
an impression on the leader that he insisted
upon a complete installation of Holtons.
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 9.—The La Java
Orchestra, one of the most popular dance or-
chestras in the city, is now equipped with Conn
band instruments and saxophones, the sale hav-
F. J. Bacon, president of the Bacon Banjo ing been consummated by the Homer L. Kitt
.Co., Groton, Conn., broadcasted a concert of
banjo solos from the offices of the Brooklyn
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