Music Trade Review
Issue: 1954 Vol. 113 N. 2 - Page 21
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Ralph L. Gates Wurlilzer
Organ Advertising Manager
Werlein Shows New Profits;
Officers Are Re-Elected
Don H. Manchester, sales manager
of the Wurlitzer Organ Division has
announced that Ralph L. Gates has
been appointed to the position of Ad-
At a joint stockholder and Board of
Directors meeting of WerleiiTs for
Music a new position, that of Comp-
troller and Assistant Secretary-Treas-
urer was created and filled by Emilc
B. Gregory. Mr. Gregory has been con-
nected with the firm for twenty-seven
years and during that time has held
increasingly responsible and trust-
worthy positions. The new post be-
comes effective immediately.
The following officers were re-elected
for the coming year: Parker M. Harris.
Chairman of the Board. Philip Wer-
lein IV. President. John Parham Wer-
lein. Vice-President, George Jeunesse,
Secretary-Treasurer.
In the course of the meeting Presi-
dent Werlein announced that the com-
bined Band Instrument. Piano. Organ.
Record. Sheet Music and Television
sales were off '3.2% in the last four
months of 1953, but that profit was
9.9% better than in 1952. This record
was made in the face of a sharp de-
cline in Television business which
shows the sales were actually ahead in
musical departments.
Among other views expressed by the
President concerning future business
was the statement that the recent great
increase in the demand for home or-
gans indicates a vast field for expan-
RALPH L. GATES
vertising and Sales Promotion Man-
ager.
Mr. Gates has served in several im-
portant assignments with the Com-
pany during the past 17 years. He
contributed to the original design of
the Wurlitzer Organ and was closely
associated with the entire development
program.
His background includes several
years in the field of sales promotion.
He has been responsible for presenting
many of the famous "name bands" to
the Buffalo area and has had consider-
able experience in radio and television.
He attained the rank of Captain during
World War II and was Public Rela-
tions Officer for his Division and re-
porter for the famous "Stars &
Stripes".
For the past 8 years, Mr. Gates, has
attended the Night School Division of
the University of Buffalo and has com-
pleted nearly all of his requirements
for a B.S. degree, majoring in Adver-
tising and Marketing.
Royal Yacht Pianos and
Minipiano a t British Fair
John Broadwood and Sons, Ltd..
London, England, supplied the pianos
for the royal yacht Brittania and the
S.S. Gothic during the tour of Queen
Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edin-
burgh.
Replicas of these pianos will be dis-
played at the British Industries Fair
and May 3rd and 4th. There will also
be a new model of the Minipiano
similar to the one manufactured by
Hardman Peck & Co. in this country.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1954
sion. The new year was looked forward
to with optimism as being one that
promises to be the best in the history
of the firm.
Piano Workshops at the
Music Educators Convention
The Music Educators [National Con-
ference will hold its Biennial Conven-
tion and Festival at the Conrad Hilton
Hotel in Chicago on March 24th and
25th. 26th and 27lh.
A feature of the March 27th activi-
ties will be a report and a workshop
on piano instruction in elementary
schools in which will participate work-
shop leaders Peggy Lagen. Rochester,
New York. Nellie McCarthy. Chicago,
111., Fay Templeton Frisch, New Ro-
ehelle, N. Y.. Charles M. Dennis, San
Francisco, Cal., Polly Gibbs. Baton
Rouge, La. and Dr. John C. Kendety,
vice president of the American Music
Conference, Chicago. III.
The piano instruction committee of
which Mrs. Frisch is chairman will
meet at breakfast on the morning of
February 26th.
Besides the workshops and demon-
strations there will be many distin-
guished speakers, over forty discussion
groups, numerous concerts by our out-
standing music organizations and many
exhibits.
I N C R E A S E
Y O U R
P R O F I T S
Use This Free A d v e r t i s i n g M a t e r i a l :
I. New display box with stand
2. Stuffers for mailing
3. One-column 2" or 3" newspaper
N O W
mats
Order From Factory Today
DAMPP-CHASER
ELECTRIC HEATER
Underwriters'
Approved
$ ^ 9 5 LIST
plus your installation charge
Standard Discounts to
dealers and technicians
• Easy to Install—Fits all styles
• Safe: For AC or DC current 117 volts
Other voltages on special order
• Five Year Factory Guarantee
• Packed in attractive display box
• Conies complete—ready to install
Order your DAMPP-CHASERS today, direct or
through your favorite supply house. Immediate delivery.
WRITE TODAY FOR FREE
DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE
DAMPP-CHASER, INC.
BOX 5 2 0 , HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.
21
Ralph L. Gates Wurlilzer
Organ Advertising Manager
Werlein Shows New Profits;
Officers Are Re-Elected
Don H. Manchester, sales manager
of the Wurlitzer Organ Division has
announced that Ralph L. Gates has
been appointed to the position of Ad-
At a joint stockholder and Board of
Directors meeting of WerleiiTs for
Music a new position, that of Comp-
troller and Assistant Secretary-Treas-
urer was created and filled by Emilc
B. Gregory. Mr. Gregory has been con-
nected with the firm for twenty-seven
years and during that time has held
increasingly responsible and trust-
worthy positions. The new post be-
comes effective immediately.
The following officers were re-elected
for the coming year: Parker M. Harris.
Chairman of the Board. Philip Wer-
lein IV. President. John Parham Wer-
lein. Vice-President, George Jeunesse,
Secretary-Treasurer.
In the course of the meeting Presi-
dent Werlein announced that the com-
bined Band Instrument. Piano. Organ.
Record. Sheet Music and Television
sales were off '3.2% in the last four
months of 1953, but that profit was
9.9% better than in 1952. This record
was made in the face of a sharp de-
cline in Television business which
shows the sales were actually ahead in
musical departments.
Among other views expressed by the
President concerning future business
was the statement that the recent great
increase in the demand for home or-
gans indicates a vast field for expan-
RALPH L. GATES
vertising and Sales Promotion Man-
ager.
Mr. Gates has served in several im-
portant assignments with the Com-
pany during the past 17 years. He
contributed to the original design of
the Wurlitzer Organ and was closely
associated with the entire development
program.
His background includes several
years in the field of sales promotion.
He has been responsible for presenting
many of the famous "name bands" to
the Buffalo area and has had consider-
able experience in radio and television.
He attained the rank of Captain during
World War II and was Public Rela-
tions Officer for his Division and re-
porter for the famous "Stars &
Stripes".
For the past 8 years, Mr. Gates, has
attended the Night School Division of
the University of Buffalo and has com-
pleted nearly all of his requirements
for a B.S. degree, majoring in Adver-
tising and Marketing.
Royal Yacht Pianos and
Minipiano a t British Fair
John Broadwood and Sons, Ltd..
London, England, supplied the pianos
for the royal yacht Brittania and the
S.S. Gothic during the tour of Queen
Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edin-
burgh.
Replicas of these pianos will be dis-
played at the British Industries Fair
and May 3rd and 4th. There will also
be a new model of the Minipiano
similar to the one manufactured by
Hardman Peck & Co. in this country.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1954
sion. The new year was looked forward
to with optimism as being one that
promises to be the best in the history
of the firm.
Piano Workshops at the
Music Educators Convention
The Music Educators [National Con-
ference will hold its Biennial Conven-
tion and Festival at the Conrad Hilton
Hotel in Chicago on March 24th and
25th. 26th and 27lh.
A feature of the March 27th activi-
ties will be a report and a workshop
on piano instruction in elementary
schools in which will participate work-
shop leaders Peggy Lagen. Rochester,
New York. Nellie McCarthy. Chicago,
111., Fay Templeton Frisch, New Ro-
ehelle, N. Y.. Charles M. Dennis, San
Francisco, Cal., Polly Gibbs. Baton
Rouge, La. and Dr. John C. Kendety,
vice president of the American Music
Conference, Chicago. III.
The piano instruction committee of
which Mrs. Frisch is chairman will
meet at breakfast on the morning of
February 26th.
Besides the workshops and demon-
strations there will be many distin-
guished speakers, over forty discussion
groups, numerous concerts by our out-
standing music organizations and many
exhibits.
I N C R E A S E
Y O U R
P R O F I T S
Use This Free A d v e r t i s i n g M a t e r i a l :
I. New display box with stand
2. Stuffers for mailing
3. One-column 2" or 3" newspaper
N O W
mats
Order From Factory Today
DAMPP-CHASER
ELECTRIC HEATER
Underwriters'
Approved
$ ^ 9 5 LIST
plus your installation charge
Standard Discounts to
dealers and technicians
• Easy to Install—Fits all styles
• Safe: For AC or DC current 117 volts
Other voltages on special order
• Five Year Factory Guarantee
• Packed in attractive display box
• Conies complete—ready to install
Order your DAMPP-CHASERS today, direct or
through your favorite supply house. Immediate delivery.
WRITE TODAY FOR FREE
DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE
DAMPP-CHASER, INC.
BOX 5 2 0 , HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.
21
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