Presto
Issue: 1925 2025 - Page 3
Presto Buyers' Guide
Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Fheir Makers.
PRESTO
E«abu.h*d 1*4.
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Year Book
The Only Complete
Annual Review of the
American Music In-
dustries and Trades.
/» c. n t, : tt.oo « i w
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925
LATEST PLANS FOR
THE CONVENTION
Monday's Meeting of Executive Committee
Reported Arrangements for Accommoda-
tion of Visitors in Chicago June 8-11,
and Discussed Events of Week.
BANQUET AND "PEP" PARTY
Everything Ready for Reception of the Crowds of
Music Men Who Will Attend the Silver Anniver-
sary Convention at Drake Hotel.
An important and interesting meeting of the Exec-
utive Committee of the Music Trade Convention
took place at the Drake Hotel Monday evening this
Hotel. Cars may be left in care of the doorman at
the Drake, and the other hotels, and the dispatch
man from the garage will take cars to the garage
and deliver on call by 'phone. A rate of $1.00 per
day or $6.00 per week has been secured for storage
and service charge.
Mr. Hewitt also calls attention to excellent accom-
modations offered for parking throughout the city.
There is a splendid outdoor parking space across the
street, facing the main entrance to the Drake Hotel,
where cars may be taken in and out as often as
desired.
Reception Committees Ready.
The numerous motor drives in and about Chicago
for miles and miles should be an added incentive
to visitors to the convention by auto. For hotel
reservations and all information on garage accom-
modations it is well for intending visitors to write
the Hotel Committee chairman, Harry D. Hewitt,
711 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, as early as possible.
Word was received from Albert Behning in New
York that sleeping accommodations on the special
train arranged to leave that city over the New York
Central had all been taken and that additional cars
.MAIN lUXlXG ROOM, DHAKIO HOTHL,.
week. The session was a snappy affair, full of pep
and enthusiasm.
All the committees reported, and every report
brought rounds of applause in appreciation of the
splendid way in which the arrangements for Chi-
cago's biggest Music Trades convention is moving on.
Headquarters Hotel Fills Up.
H. D. Hewitt, chairman Hotel Committee, re-
ported that the Drake is "filling up" rapidly for con-
vention week, but that several big hotels in the
vicinity of the Drake will be able to take good care of
the throng.
Notable among these hotels is the Lake Shore
Drive Hotel, closely adjoining the Drake; the Pear-
son Hotel and the Hotel Ambassador, both con-
veniently located, and within short walking dis-
.tance from the Drake. The rates at these hotels have
been made very liberal.
Mr. Hewitt urges that reservations be made early
as by so doing superior accommodations are assured.
Accommodations for Autos.
Arrangements have also been made for first-class
automobile garage accommodations in close prox-
imity to the Drake, and other hotels, for those who
motor to the convention, and indications point to
a great pilgrimage by this mode of travel.
A special rate is arranged for at the Tower Garage,
215 Chicago avenue, three blocks from the Drake
were being secured. The Chicago Piano Club Recep-
tion Committee will meet the Xew York and Boston
train at Gary, Monday morning and on arrival at
the Van Ruren street station they will be met by
the "Automobile Committee" with their hundred cars,
from whence the caravan will move to convention
headquarter? at the Drake Hotel. At Gary the keys
to their rooms will be handed to guests who have
already engaged accommodations at hotels.
Chairman J. G. Childs reported that the arrange-
ments for the noonday luncheons—Monday, Tues-
day, Wednesday and Thursday—had been com-
pleted and that books good for the four noonday
meals will be ready this week. The price for a book
is $6.00; the rate for a single meal is $2.00. Mr.
Childs" address is 532 Republic Building, Chicago,
from whom the books may be secured.
Wednesday's Big Banquet.
Chairman Bristol said that all preliminary arrange-
ments for the banquet Wednesday night, Jane 10,
had been made and that already many reservations
had been spoken for. Seven dollars per plate has
been agreed upon, which is a dollar below the price
of two years ago at Chicago. Reservations of tables
seating seven or eight persons, and reservations for
one or more persons, can now be secured by address-
ing Tas. T. Bristol, 1408 Kimball Building, Chicago.
A great treat is in store in the way of entertain-
ment on this occasion, The names of the principal
WILL EXHIBIT AT THE
FOREIGN CONVENTION
Miss M. Boyd, Export Manager of Jesse
French & Sons Piano Co., Will Leave
June 1 for Seattle, Wash.
Miss M. Boyd, manager of the Export Department
of the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co., will leave New
Castle, Ind., the first of June to attend the Twelfth
Annual National Foreign Trade Convention, to be
held at the Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash., June 24
to 27 inclusive, where she will have a display of
Jesse French & Sons playerpianos.
At the convention named the New Castle piano
industry will have one of its new models, style 302,
in burl walnut, and also other models in choice ma-
hogany. An invitation is extended to all who antici-
pate attending the convention to look over the dis-
play. Miss Boyd will visit San Francisco, Los An-
geles, and other western cities on her return to New
Castle.
The Jesse French & Sons Piano Co. enjoyed the
best export business in April of any month this year,
and, from reports received daily, the Jesse French &
Sons line is meeting with great favor. One day's
shipment last month covered the following coun-
tries; Venezuela, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Argentina,
South Africa, Cuba, Chile, Porto Rico, and Mexico.
The display at the Foreign Trade Convention will
include instruments equipped with special actions,
which are used in all our export shipments, and
which requirements in every particular, give the
least trouble of any action on the market.
speakers cannot be announced at this writing, but
men of national reputation will be among the guests,
and to miss the night of June 10 will be regrettable
to any one who is so unfortunate. The entertain-
ment committee has several surprises in store along
this line of possible guests, so it will be well for
every music man to keep close tab on the committee's
announcements. An interesting feature of the eve-
ning's musical entertainment will be the piano play-
ing of George Liebling.
Pre-Convention Event.
The night of Tuesday, June 2, was chosen for a
gala occasion. This is the Pre-Convention Pep Party.
The last big affair of the Piano Club prior to the
convention the week following. The slogan of this
"Eat-and-Be-Merry-Fest" is, "if you miss this meet-
ing you'll regret it." It promises to be the greatest
club affair of the season. The place is the Great
Northern Hotel, Tuesday night, June 2. Two dol-
lars per plate. It is dubbed "Athletic Night." Sur-
prise after surprise is promised.
Frolic night, Thursday, June 11, is well provided
for. Visitors will have all they can comfortably
digest and assimilate convention week and they will
return home satisfied that they have seen the "great-
est ever'' in music conventions and convention enter-
taining.
Local Associations and Press.
The matter of state and local association head-
quarters during the convention was brought up, and
it was arranged that rooms would be set apart at
the Drake Hotel for all state and local music trades
associations.
After this had been decided upon Matt Kennedy
said there should be a similar arrangement made for
the music trade press. This was acquiesced in by
the entire committee present and a music trade press
room has also been set aside.
The boom is on and Chicago—all of Chicago, all
the great commercial and industrial organizations—
are ready with open arms to welcome the piano trade.
The Reception Committee.
The honorary Reception Committee of the conven-
tion has been selected and it will assist in lining
up members and stimulating attendance at the con-
vention. The committee consists of the following
active workers in the cause:
Alabama, B. B. Burton, Birmingham; Arizona, Eu-
gene Redewill, Phoenix; Arkansas, Col. F. B. T.
Hollenberg, Little Rock; California, E. A. Geissler,
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Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Fheir Makers.
PRESTO
E«abu.h*d 1*4.
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Year Book
The Only Complete
Annual Review of the
American Music In-
dustries and Trades.
/» c. n t, : tt.oo « i w
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925
LATEST PLANS FOR
THE CONVENTION
Monday's Meeting of Executive Committee
Reported Arrangements for Accommoda-
tion of Visitors in Chicago June 8-11,
and Discussed Events of Week.
BANQUET AND "PEP" PARTY
Everything Ready for Reception of the Crowds of
Music Men Who Will Attend the Silver Anniver-
sary Convention at Drake Hotel.
An important and interesting meeting of the Exec-
utive Committee of the Music Trade Convention
took place at the Drake Hotel Monday evening this
Hotel. Cars may be left in care of the doorman at
the Drake, and the other hotels, and the dispatch
man from the garage will take cars to the garage
and deliver on call by 'phone. A rate of $1.00 per
day or $6.00 per week has been secured for storage
and service charge.
Mr. Hewitt also calls attention to excellent accom-
modations offered for parking throughout the city.
There is a splendid outdoor parking space across the
street, facing the main entrance to the Drake Hotel,
where cars may be taken in and out as often as
desired.
Reception Committees Ready.
The numerous motor drives in and about Chicago
for miles and miles should be an added incentive
to visitors to the convention by auto. For hotel
reservations and all information on garage accom-
modations it is well for intending visitors to write
the Hotel Committee chairman, Harry D. Hewitt,
711 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, as early as possible.
Word was received from Albert Behning in New
York that sleeping accommodations on the special
train arranged to leave that city over the New York
Central had all been taken and that additional cars
.MAIN lUXlXG ROOM, DHAKIO HOTHL,.
week. The session was a snappy affair, full of pep
and enthusiasm.
All the committees reported, and every report
brought rounds of applause in appreciation of the
splendid way in which the arrangements for Chi-
cago's biggest Music Trades convention is moving on.
Headquarters Hotel Fills Up.
H. D. Hewitt, chairman Hotel Committee, re-
ported that the Drake is "filling up" rapidly for con-
vention week, but that several big hotels in the
vicinity of the Drake will be able to take good care of
the throng.
Notable among these hotels is the Lake Shore
Drive Hotel, closely adjoining the Drake; the Pear-
son Hotel and the Hotel Ambassador, both con-
veniently located, and within short walking dis-
.tance from the Drake. The rates at these hotels have
been made very liberal.
Mr. Hewitt urges that reservations be made early
as by so doing superior accommodations are assured.
Accommodations for Autos.
Arrangements have also been made for first-class
automobile garage accommodations in close prox-
imity to the Drake, and other hotels, for those who
motor to the convention, and indications point to
a great pilgrimage by this mode of travel.
A special rate is arranged for at the Tower Garage,
215 Chicago avenue, three blocks from the Drake
were being secured. The Chicago Piano Club Recep-
tion Committee will meet the Xew York and Boston
train at Gary, Monday morning and on arrival at
the Van Ruren street station they will be met by
the "Automobile Committee" with their hundred cars,
from whence the caravan will move to convention
headquarter? at the Drake Hotel. At Gary the keys
to their rooms will be handed to guests who have
already engaged accommodations at hotels.
Chairman J. G. Childs reported that the arrange-
ments for the noonday luncheons—Monday, Tues-
day, Wednesday and Thursday—had been com-
pleted and that books good for the four noonday
meals will be ready this week. The price for a book
is $6.00; the rate for a single meal is $2.00. Mr.
Childs" address is 532 Republic Building, Chicago,
from whom the books may be secured.
Wednesday's Big Banquet.
Chairman Bristol said that all preliminary arrange-
ments for the banquet Wednesday night, Jane 10,
had been made and that already many reservations
had been spoken for. Seven dollars per plate has
been agreed upon, which is a dollar below the price
of two years ago at Chicago. Reservations of tables
seating seven or eight persons, and reservations for
one or more persons, can now be secured by address-
ing Tas. T. Bristol, 1408 Kimball Building, Chicago.
A great treat is in store in the way of entertain-
ment on this occasion, The names of the principal
WILL EXHIBIT AT THE
FOREIGN CONVENTION
Miss M. Boyd, Export Manager of Jesse
French & Sons Piano Co., Will Leave
June 1 for Seattle, Wash.
Miss M. Boyd, manager of the Export Department
of the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co., will leave New
Castle, Ind., the first of June to attend the Twelfth
Annual National Foreign Trade Convention, to be
held at the Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash., June 24
to 27 inclusive, where she will have a display of
Jesse French & Sons playerpianos.
At the convention named the New Castle piano
industry will have one of its new models, style 302,
in burl walnut, and also other models in choice ma-
hogany. An invitation is extended to all who antici-
pate attending the convention to look over the dis-
play. Miss Boyd will visit San Francisco, Los An-
geles, and other western cities on her return to New
Castle.
The Jesse French & Sons Piano Co. enjoyed the
best export business in April of any month this year,
and, from reports received daily, the Jesse French &
Sons line is meeting with great favor. One day's
shipment last month covered the following coun-
tries; Venezuela, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Argentina,
South Africa, Cuba, Chile, Porto Rico, and Mexico.
The display at the Foreign Trade Convention will
include instruments equipped with special actions,
which are used in all our export shipments, and
which requirements in every particular, give the
least trouble of any action on the market.
speakers cannot be announced at this writing, but
men of national reputation will be among the guests,
and to miss the night of June 10 will be regrettable
to any one who is so unfortunate. The entertain-
ment committee has several surprises in store along
this line of possible guests, so it will be well for
every music man to keep close tab on the committee's
announcements. An interesting feature of the eve-
ning's musical entertainment will be the piano play-
ing of George Liebling.
Pre-Convention Event.
The night of Tuesday, June 2, was chosen for a
gala occasion. This is the Pre-Convention Pep Party.
The last big affair of the Piano Club prior to the
convention the week following. The slogan of this
"Eat-and-Be-Merry-Fest" is, "if you miss this meet-
ing you'll regret it." It promises to be the greatest
club affair of the season. The place is the Great
Northern Hotel, Tuesday night, June 2. Two dol-
lars per plate. It is dubbed "Athletic Night." Sur-
prise after surprise is promised.
Frolic night, Thursday, June 11, is well provided
for. Visitors will have all they can comfortably
digest and assimilate convention week and they will
return home satisfied that they have seen the "great-
est ever'' in music conventions and convention enter-
taining.
Local Associations and Press.
The matter of state and local association head-
quarters during the convention was brought up, and
it was arranged that rooms would be set apart at
the Drake Hotel for all state and local music trades
associations.
After this had been decided upon Matt Kennedy
said there should be a similar arrangement made for
the music trade press. This was acquiesced in by
the entire committee present and a music trade press
room has also been set aside.
The boom is on and Chicago—all of Chicago, all
the great commercial and industrial organizations—
are ready with open arms to welcome the piano trade.
The Reception Committee.
The honorary Reception Committee of the conven-
tion has been selected and it will assist in lining
up members and stimulating attendance at the con-
vention. The committee consists of the following
active workers in the cause:
Alabama, B. B. Burton, Birmingham; Arizona, Eu-
gene Redewill, Phoenix; Arkansas, Col. F. B. T.
Hollenberg, Little Rock; California, E. A. Geissler,
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).