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Autographed Menu of 7th Annual Banquet of
the NPMA Shown at Convention by DeForrest
A
T THE Convention of the National
Association of Music Merchants,
which was held in Chicago last July,
M. V. DeForrest of Sharon, Pa., oldest
William Dalliba Dutton as President;
Charles S. Parsons. 1st Vice-President;
George P. Bent, 2nd Vice-President;
Fred P. Stieff, Treasurer; John D.
AUTOGRAPHS
cobs; George A. Gibson; Robert C.
Kammerer; A. H. Fischer and D. F.
Tracy.
An interesting adjunct to the menu
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FRONT PAGE AND AUTOGRAPHS ON THE NPMA BANQUET MENU IN BUFFALO, N. Y., IN 1903
living former President of the Associa-
tion, who hasn't missed a Convention
practically ever since he became a raem>
ber, displayed the moire silk covered
menu of the National Piano Manufac-
turers Association of America, which
was held in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1903. At
that time the Association was only
seven years old, and the first page of
the menu contained the announcement
reproduced herewith under the coat of
arms of the State of New York. One
page was devoted to a picture of Ni-
agara Falls and then followed the list of
officers of 1902 to 1903 which included
Pease, Secretary; and Herbert W. Hill,
Assistant Secreteary. The Executive
Committee was composed of H. Paul
Mehlin, Chairman; J. L. Mason, Secre-
tary, and the members were W. E.
Wheelock, L. P. Bach, George F. Blake
and E. S. Conway. The other committee
listed was a Committee on Grievances
of which Handel Pond was Chairman;
Nominating and Membership Commit-
tee, A. S. Fischer, Chairman; and the
Committee on Literature headed by
Charles H. Parsons. The members of
these committes included W. H. Poole.
E. H. Story; E. B. Price; Charles Ja-
which was particularly elaborate were
the wines which were served, including
Amorosa dry, 1868; Haut sauterne, Lar-
ronde Freres; Chateau Pontet Canet;
Cruse & Fils Freres, and Piper Heid-
sieck.
The speakers included the Hon.
Frank Brundage, and the Hon. Herbert
T. Bissell. The only other speaker mem-
ber of the organization besides Presi-
dent Dutton who made a welcoming
address was Charles H. Parsons whose
subject was "Where Are We At?"
A long list of committees was printed
on another page and many of the old-
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1954