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t past president's medal on
retiring president Howard M. Cushing.
entertained with a splendid show dur-
ing which four members of the audience
were drafted in one of the acts. These
were 0. Fred Rydeen, Vice-President and
Sales Manager of the Aeolian American
Corp.; Paul Murphy, M. Steinert &
Sons Co.. Boston, and present Vice-
President of the N.A.M.M.; Alfred
Knight, piano manufacturer from Lon-
don. England; and Charles K. White.
Vice-President of Kohler & Campbell.
Inc. as can be seen in the accompanying
illustrations.
The guests at the speakers' table be-
sides the officers and directors of the
Travelers Association were Russell B.
Wells, President of the N.A.M.M., John
E. Furlong, President of the National
Piano Manufacturers Association, and
William R. Card. Executive Secretary
of the N.A.M.M.
Participate at Conventions
Both Dr. John C. Kendel and Marion
Egbert attended and participated in
the annual conventions of the Catholic
Music Educators Association and the Na-
tional Industrial Recreation Associa-
tion. At the CMEA convention in Mil-
waukee. AMC was given booth space
to explain services available to the
Catholic educators. Kendel and Egbert
distributed specially printed pamphlets
outlining the kinds of assistance offered
by AMC. At the NIRA meeting in Chi-
cago, they were able to contact many
industrial recreation leaders and to
participate in discussions of music's
place in the plant recreation program.
From L. R.—O. Fred Rydeen, vice-president of the Aeolian American Corp. dons kilts and becomes a bagpipe player deluxe—Paul
Murphy of M. Steinert & Sons, Boston and vice-president of the N A M M toots on a trumpet; Charles Kohler White, vice-oresident of
Kohler <£. Campbell Inc., blows on a horn while Alfred Knight, managing director Alfred Knight, Ltd., London, England, plays the trombone
and Paul Murphy tries to lead with a limp baton. Then the quartet does it stuff much to the delight of the audience.
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