Presto
Issue: 1920 1784 - Page 10
PRESTO
10
October 2, 1920.
His room in Lyon & Healy's was banked with
floral tributes from admiring friends in the trade.
The Feast.
The banquet, the music and the fun were all that
could be desired by the fun-loving guests. The fol-
lowing was the menu:
Menu.
Recognition by His Friends of His Having
Lobster.
Ravigotte.
Completed His First Half-Century's
Celery.
Assorted Olives.
Broiled Squab Guinea Fowl.
Work for the Chicago House of
Currant Jelly.
Lyon & Healy.
Sweet Potatoes.
Imperial.
Fruit Salad.
An appreciation was tendered in a joyful way on
Orange Fancie.
Wednesday night of this week at the Union League
Assorted Cakes.
Cluh, Chicago, to James F. Bowers, president of
Demi Tasse.
Lyon & Healy, who has completed the first half-cen-
Punch.
tury of devotion to the noble work of uniting the
peoples of the United States of America in the un-
Cigars.
Cigarettes.
derstanding and love of music—the universal lan-
One
page
of
the
booklet
used
by the banqueters as
guage of mankind.
combined
program
and
menu
card
contained the fol-
Those invited to be present included Raymond J.
Healy, Eugene Whelan, Otto Schulz, James T. Bris- lowing arrangement, characterizing Mr. Bowers:
tol, Earl B. Bartlett, Charles E. Goodwin, George
Our Jim.
P. Bent, Frank E. Morton, Adam Schneider, all of
J ewels of rhetoric
Chicago; Perry B. Whitsit, of Columbus, Ohio;
A nd pearls of virile thought;
Ernest Urhas, of Xew York; Edward F. Droop, of
M asterful attainments,
Washington, D. C.; Charles A. Woodman, of Dit-
E ngaging personality,
son's, Boston; Edwin S. Votey, of The Aeolian Co.,
Scintillating repartee;
New York.
"Columbus and Mark Healy were invited but
F aithfulness to trust—
could not attend. Others invited who could not at-
tend were Walter M. Bacon, who sent his regrets;
Broad-minded and fearless;
Benjamin F. Banes and Charles Ditson, who were
O riginality,
detained for physical reasons; George J. Dowling,
W isdom deep and kindly
who is out west; Frederick Steinway, who wrote
E mpiric. Self-made man.
regrets, saying it was impossible for him to attend,
R easonable and just—
and Charles E. Goodwin, who was taken suddenly ill
S ymbolize faintly "JIM."
on Wednesday morning.
C. A. W.
Mr. Banes mentioned here was formerly in the
The initials C. A. W. are for Charles A. W r oodman,
music business but is now with the General Pressed
of
the Ditson house, Boston.
Metal Co,, Philadelphia. Mr. Bacon is with the White-
A RECEPTION TO
JAMES F. BOWERS
Smith Publishing Co.; Mr. Goodwin is with the Talk-
ing Machine Shop, Chicago; Mr. Whitsit is head of the
Perry B. Whitsit Co., msic rolls, Columbus, Ohio.
The Gift.
The presentation was a Richard Grant White Book-
lovers' Limited Edition of Shakespeare, 18 volumes.
In the first volume a page was as follows:
A Tribute to
JAMES F. BOWERS.
A Half Century of
Progress Towards the
Goal of Life Glorifying
The Souls of Men by
the Way
"When I would know thee, my thought looks
Upon thy well-made choice of friends and books;
Then do I love thee and behold thy ends
In making thy friends books, and thy books friends."
Walter M. Bacon
Frank E. Morton
Benjamin F . Banes
Adam Schneider
Earl B. Bartlett
Otto Schulz
George P. Bent
Frederick T. Steinway
James T. Bristol
Ernest Urchs
Charles H. Ditson
Edwin S. Votey
George J. Dowling
Eugene Whelan
Edward H. Droop
Perry B. Whitsit
Charles E. Goodwin
Charles A. Woodman.
Raymond J. Healy
Congratulations Come In.
All day Wednesday telegrams of congratulation
poured in at Mr. Bowers' desk; he had a sheaf of
them by evening.
SOME BRIEF ITEMS
OF A PERSONAL KIND
ESTABLISHED 18«7
Makers of
Pianos and Flayers of Quality
Manufacturers cf f jur Brce. Planes
705-717 WHITLOCK AVENUE, NEW YORK
HALLET & DAVIS
PIANOS
Handled by the
most successful
retailers in the
country.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylston St., Boston
WAREROOMS, Boston, New York, Chicago
Thirteen New Ones Head List in Special
List of Chicago Company
This Week.
The following list of sacred music has been issued
by the Q R S Music Roll Co., Chicago. In it are thir-
teen new sacred numbers, which are:
"He Knows, He Cares, He Loves," played by Phil
Ohman; "He Leadeth Me," played by Phil Ohman;
"I Am Coming to the Cross," played by Phil Oh-
man; "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," played
by Phil Ohman; "I Love to Tell the Story," played
by Phil Ohman; ''I Need Thee Every Hour," played
by Phil Ohman; "Jesus Only," played by Phil Oh-
man; "Onward Christian Soldiers," played by Phil
Ohman; "Over Jordan," played by Phil Ohman;
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart," played by Phil
Ohman; "Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus," played by
Phil Ohman; "Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night," played by Phil Ohman; "Whiter Than
Snow," played by Phil Ohman.
This is a select list of other good sacred numbers
from complete catalog: "Abide with Me,"arranged
and played by Lee S. Roberts; (1) "Adeste Fideles
(Oh, Come All Ye Faithful), (2) "Holy, Holy,
Holy," (3) "Come Thou Almighty King," played by
Mme. Sturkow-Ryder; "Beautiful isle of Some-
where," played by Lee S. Roberts; "Brighten the
Corner Where You Are," Billy Sunday revival
hymn; "Calvary," played by Phil Ohman; "Christ in
Flanders," played by Phil Ohman; "Church in the
Wildwood, The," played by Richard Merton; "Cruci-
fix," played by Phil Ohman; "Face to Face," played
by Richard Merton; "For All Eternity" (words in
Italian and English), played by Phil Ohman; "God
Be With You," played by Phil Ohman; "Holy City,
The," played by Felix Arndt; "Holy Night," ar-
ranged and played by Lee S. Roberts; "I Am Pray-
ing for You," Billy Sunday revival hymn; "If Your
Heart Keeps Right," Billy Sunday revival hymn;
"Lead Kindly Light," arranged and played by Lee
S. Roberts; "Nearer, My God, to Thee," arranged and
Varied Activities of the Men Who Sell Pianos Here played by Lee S. Roberts; "One Fleeting Hour," ar-
and There Noted.
ranged and played by Lee S. Roberts; "Palms, The"
(Les Rameaux), played by Felix Arndt; "Rock of
E. W. Furbush, wholesale representative of the
Ages,"
played by Richard Merton; "Sail On," Billy
Haddorff Piano Company, has been out of Chicago
Sunday revival hymn; "Shall We Gather at the
on an eastern trip for a week past.
River", played by Richard Merton; "Softly and Ten-
E. L. Hadley, advertising manager for The Cable derly," played by Richard Merton; "What a Friend
Company, Chicago, has just returned from a short* We Have in Jesus," played by Phil Ohman; "Whis-
vacation which he spent mostly on a farm, belong- pering Hope," played by Richard Merton.
ing to his relatives, near Dayton, Ohio. He also
took a look-in at the Ohio Piano Merchants' con-
ANOTHER CHICAGO INDUSTRY.
vention at Youngstown.
T. W. Perkins is a new man on the retail sales
It may be set down as a fact that Chicago is to
force of Lyon & Healy, Chicago. Mr. Perkins for- have still another ambitious and well-equipped piano
merly was with the Haddorff Piano Co.'s branch in
factory. It will be very largely devoted to the pro-
Des Moines, la.
duction of electric, coin-operated and regular player
Charles F. Shaw has been appointed sales man- pianos. Its practical head will be a man well known
ager for the Kranz-Smith Piano Company, Balti- in the industry who has been active in the Chicago
more, Md., and assumed his new duties last week. trade for a good many years. The new industry will
Mr. Shaw formerly was with the F. C. Henderson be in operation within a very short time.
Co., Boston. The appointment was made by C. B.
Noon, general manager of the company, who be-
A concert that was artistic in every way was pre-
lieves Mr. Shaw's abilities fit him for the position.
sented at the First Christian church, Washington,
George C. Davis, well known to the trade of Bal- Tnd., recently, before a packed house, by Harvey
timore, Md., is now on the sales staff of the Gray- Hindermyer, tenor, and the Dann trio, under the
auspices of the Vonderschmitt Music Company.
Maw Music San Diego, Calif.
The concert was part of the celebration at the
Sheet music has been added to the line of
formal opening of the new store.
Wooley's Columbia Music Store, Meriden, Conn.
BJUR BROS. CO.
Grand
Small Grand
Upright
PJayer Piano
Q R S SACRED
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FACTORY: Boston
The Si^n of
The Sign of
HONEST
PIANOS
LIBERAL
VALUES
WESERBSOS.Inc.
NEW YORK
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
fhe Line That Sell* Easily and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO. 0 F F 1 $ s K E r 6 CHICAGO
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10
October 2, 1920.
His room in Lyon & Healy's was banked with
floral tributes from admiring friends in the trade.
The Feast.
The banquet, the music and the fun were all that
could be desired by the fun-loving guests. The fol-
lowing was the menu:
Menu.
Recognition by His Friends of His Having
Lobster.
Ravigotte.
Completed His First Half-Century's
Celery.
Assorted Olives.
Broiled Squab Guinea Fowl.
Work for the Chicago House of
Currant Jelly.
Lyon & Healy.
Sweet Potatoes.
Imperial.
Fruit Salad.
An appreciation was tendered in a joyful way on
Orange Fancie.
Wednesday night of this week at the Union League
Assorted Cakes.
Cluh, Chicago, to James F. Bowers, president of
Demi Tasse.
Lyon & Healy, who has completed the first half-cen-
Punch.
tury of devotion to the noble work of uniting the
peoples of the United States of America in the un-
Cigars.
Cigarettes.
derstanding and love of music—the universal lan-
One
page
of
the
booklet
used
by the banqueters as
guage of mankind.
combined
program
and
menu
card
contained the fol-
Those invited to be present included Raymond J.
Healy, Eugene Whelan, Otto Schulz, James T. Bris- lowing arrangement, characterizing Mr. Bowers:
tol, Earl B. Bartlett, Charles E. Goodwin, George
Our Jim.
P. Bent, Frank E. Morton, Adam Schneider, all of
J ewels of rhetoric
Chicago; Perry B. Whitsit, of Columbus, Ohio;
A nd pearls of virile thought;
Ernest Urhas, of Xew York; Edward F. Droop, of
M asterful attainments,
Washington, D. C.; Charles A. Woodman, of Dit-
E ngaging personality,
son's, Boston; Edwin S. Votey, of The Aeolian Co.,
Scintillating repartee;
New York.
"Columbus and Mark Healy were invited but
F aithfulness to trust—
could not attend. Others invited who could not at-
tend were Walter M. Bacon, who sent his regrets;
Broad-minded and fearless;
Benjamin F. Banes and Charles Ditson, who were
O riginality,
detained for physical reasons; George J. Dowling,
W isdom deep and kindly
who is out west; Frederick Steinway, who wrote
E mpiric. Self-made man.
regrets, saying it was impossible for him to attend,
R easonable and just—
and Charles E. Goodwin, who was taken suddenly ill
S ymbolize faintly "JIM."
on Wednesday morning.
C. A. W.
Mr. Banes mentioned here was formerly in the
The initials C. A. W. are for Charles A. W r oodman,
music business but is now with the General Pressed
of
the Ditson house, Boston.
Metal Co,, Philadelphia. Mr. Bacon is with the White-
A RECEPTION TO
JAMES F. BOWERS
Smith Publishing Co.; Mr. Goodwin is with the Talk-
ing Machine Shop, Chicago; Mr. Whitsit is head of the
Perry B. Whitsit Co., msic rolls, Columbus, Ohio.
The Gift.
The presentation was a Richard Grant White Book-
lovers' Limited Edition of Shakespeare, 18 volumes.
In the first volume a page was as follows:
A Tribute to
JAMES F. BOWERS.
A Half Century of
Progress Towards the
Goal of Life Glorifying
The Souls of Men by
the Way
"When I would know thee, my thought looks
Upon thy well-made choice of friends and books;
Then do I love thee and behold thy ends
In making thy friends books, and thy books friends."
Walter M. Bacon
Frank E. Morton
Benjamin F . Banes
Adam Schneider
Earl B. Bartlett
Otto Schulz
George P. Bent
Frederick T. Steinway
James T. Bristol
Ernest Urchs
Charles H. Ditson
Edwin S. Votey
George J. Dowling
Eugene Whelan
Edward H. Droop
Perry B. Whitsit
Charles E. Goodwin
Charles A. Woodman.
Raymond J. Healy
Congratulations Come In.
All day Wednesday telegrams of congratulation
poured in at Mr. Bowers' desk; he had a sheaf of
them by evening.
SOME BRIEF ITEMS
OF A PERSONAL KIND
ESTABLISHED 18«7
Makers of
Pianos and Flayers of Quality
Manufacturers cf f jur Brce. Planes
705-717 WHITLOCK AVENUE, NEW YORK
HALLET & DAVIS
PIANOS
Handled by the
most successful
retailers in the
country.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylston St., Boston
WAREROOMS, Boston, New York, Chicago
Thirteen New Ones Head List in Special
List of Chicago Company
This Week.
The following list of sacred music has been issued
by the Q R S Music Roll Co., Chicago. In it are thir-
teen new sacred numbers, which are:
"He Knows, He Cares, He Loves," played by Phil
Ohman; "He Leadeth Me," played by Phil Ohman;
"I Am Coming to the Cross," played by Phil Oh-
man; "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," played
by Phil Ohman; "I Love to Tell the Story," played
by Phil Ohman; ''I Need Thee Every Hour," played
by Phil Ohman; "Jesus Only," played by Phil Oh-
man; "Onward Christian Soldiers," played by Phil
Ohman; "Over Jordan," played by Phil Ohman;
"Since Jesus Came Into My Heart," played by Phil
Ohman; "Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus," played by
Phil Ohman; "Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night," played by Phil Ohman; "Whiter Than
Snow," played by Phil Ohman.
This is a select list of other good sacred numbers
from complete catalog: "Abide with Me,"arranged
and played by Lee S. Roberts; (1) "Adeste Fideles
(Oh, Come All Ye Faithful), (2) "Holy, Holy,
Holy," (3) "Come Thou Almighty King," played by
Mme. Sturkow-Ryder; "Beautiful isle of Some-
where," played by Lee S. Roberts; "Brighten the
Corner Where You Are," Billy Sunday revival
hymn; "Calvary," played by Phil Ohman; "Christ in
Flanders," played by Phil Ohman; "Church in the
Wildwood, The," played by Richard Merton; "Cruci-
fix," played by Phil Ohman; "Face to Face," played
by Richard Merton; "For All Eternity" (words in
Italian and English), played by Phil Ohman; "God
Be With You," played by Phil Ohman; "Holy City,
The," played by Felix Arndt; "Holy Night," ar-
ranged and played by Lee S. Roberts; "I Am Pray-
ing for You," Billy Sunday revival hymn; "If Your
Heart Keeps Right," Billy Sunday revival hymn;
"Lead Kindly Light," arranged and played by Lee
S. Roberts; "Nearer, My God, to Thee," arranged and
Varied Activities of the Men Who Sell Pianos Here played by Lee S. Roberts; "One Fleeting Hour," ar-
and There Noted.
ranged and played by Lee S. Roberts; "Palms, The"
(Les Rameaux), played by Felix Arndt; "Rock of
E. W. Furbush, wholesale representative of the
Ages,"
played by Richard Merton; "Sail On," Billy
Haddorff Piano Company, has been out of Chicago
Sunday revival hymn; "Shall We Gather at the
on an eastern trip for a week past.
River", played by Richard Merton; "Softly and Ten-
E. L. Hadley, advertising manager for The Cable derly," played by Richard Merton; "What a Friend
Company, Chicago, has just returned from a short* We Have in Jesus," played by Phil Ohman; "Whis-
vacation which he spent mostly on a farm, belong- pering Hope," played by Richard Merton.
ing to his relatives, near Dayton, Ohio. He also
took a look-in at the Ohio Piano Merchants' con-
ANOTHER CHICAGO INDUSTRY.
vention at Youngstown.
T. W. Perkins is a new man on the retail sales
It may be set down as a fact that Chicago is to
force of Lyon & Healy, Chicago. Mr. Perkins for- have still another ambitious and well-equipped piano
merly was with the Haddorff Piano Co.'s branch in
factory. It will be very largely devoted to the pro-
Des Moines, la.
duction of electric, coin-operated and regular player
Charles F. Shaw has been appointed sales man- pianos. Its practical head will be a man well known
ager for the Kranz-Smith Piano Company, Balti- in the industry who has been active in the Chicago
more, Md., and assumed his new duties last week. trade for a good many years. The new industry will
Mr. Shaw formerly was with the F. C. Henderson be in operation within a very short time.
Co., Boston. The appointment was made by C. B.
Noon, general manager of the company, who be-
A concert that was artistic in every way was pre-
lieves Mr. Shaw's abilities fit him for the position.
sented at the First Christian church, Washington,
George C. Davis, well known to the trade of Bal- Tnd., recently, before a packed house, by Harvey
timore, Md., is now on the sales staff of the Gray- Hindermyer, tenor, and the Dann trio, under the
auspices of the Vonderschmitt Music Company.
Maw Music San Diego, Calif.
The concert was part of the celebration at the
Sheet music has been added to the line of
formal opening of the new store.
Wooley's Columbia Music Store, Meriden, Conn.
BJUR BROS. CO.
Grand
Small Grand
Upright
PJayer Piano
Q R S SACRED
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
FACTORY: Boston
The Si^n of
The Sign of
HONEST
PIANOS
LIBERAL
VALUES
WESERBSOS.Inc.
NEW YORK
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
fhe Line That Sell* Easily and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO. 0 F F 1 $ s K E r 6 CHICAGO
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).