Presto
Issue: 1927 2115 - Page 16
PRESTO-TIMES
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ORGANIZING TOWN BANDS
How to Proceed to Take Advantage of Band
Tax Law Subject of Instructive
Folder.
The Conn National School of Music, 64 East Van
Buren street, Chicago, "without charge, furthers the
municipal band movement in your town." The band
promotion plans are accelerated in many ways by the
Conn school. "Let Us Band Together" is the title
of a folder of informative advice and suggestion
issued by the Conn National School of Music in fur-
therance of the band promotion cause, which has 'this
to say about band tax laws:
The enactment of the Illinois state band law in
1925 permits all cities of 500,000 population or less
to levy a tax, not to exceed two mills, upon its
citizens, for the organization and maintenance of a
community band. Such a law was first passed in
Iowa through the efforts of Major George W.
Landers in 1921 and has proved so welcome an
innovation that in the few years intervening one
hundred Iowa towns have availed themselves of this
opportunity and not one has used the repeal which
is also a part of the statute.
Hundreds of communities have taken advantage
of these laws since they have been in force in their
respective states, and hundreds more are waiting
only to have some enterprising organization take
hold of the idea and put it into active operation in
their community.
The actual machinery of getting the law into
effect is very simple. Circulate petitions among
registered voters petitioning that the proposition
be brought up for voting at the next general muni-
cipal election. The number of signatures needed is
five per cent of the registered voters in the commu-
nity. These signatures must be sworn to before a
notary and presented to the village or city clerk
at least thirty (30) days preceding the election.
Blank petition sheets may be secured without
charge from the Conn National School of Music, 64
East Van Buren street, Chicago, Illinois.
Emphasis should be laid on the fact that the as-
sessment may be repealed at any time in the future
by the same method of petitioning and voting; also
it may later be reinstated by the same process, so
that the voters are not committing themselves to a
REMICK SONG HITS
Hello, Blue Bird
Blame It on the Waltz
Baby Face
Breezing Along with the Breeze
For My Sweetheart
I'm Looking Over a Four-leaf Clover
All I Want Is You
Moonbeam, Kiss Her for Me
I've Got to Get Myself Somebody to Love
I Need Lovin'
If I'd Only Believe in You
Here Comes Fatima
Gone Again, Gal
What Could I Do
Bye, Bye, Black Bird
levy which will be foisted upon them forever if cir-
cumstances should make it undesirable or unneces-
sary.
This is not a matter of money. It is a call for
interest, enthusiasm, and a little organization and
publicity work. A possible small printing bill and
notary fees will be your only expenses.
ACT FOR CLEAN MUSIC
New York Piano Merchants' Association Puts Ban
on Suggestive Words and Titles.
The New York Piano Merchants' Association, of
which half a hundred firms are members, adopted a
resolution last week binding themselves not to offer
for sale any sheet music, phonographic record or
piano word roll, the title of wording of which "is
lewd, lascivious, salacious or suggestive."
A copy of the resolution was mailed to the National
Association of Music Merchants, state associations,
sheet music publishers and record makers.
SONGS FOR BRITISH SOLDIER.
Something a bit more highbrow for the British
Tommy to sing than "Tipperary" and "Whitewash on
the Wall" is wanted by the British army authorities.
Realizing that organized singing helps men to march
well even when fatigued, efforts of recent months
have been centered on encouraging the boys in bar-
racks to tackle such songs as "Oh, Who Will O'er
the Down with Me" and "Forty Years On" and "The
Comrades Sing of Hope." To further the plan of
better vocal efforts it is suggested in Infantry Train-
ing that community singing in the army shall be
revived.
CLAYTON F. SUMMY JOINS.
The Clayton F. Summy Music Company, Chicago,
has joined the group of music houses contributing to
the support of the Annual Greater Chicago Chil-
dren's Piano Playing Tournament. This brings the
list up to thirty-seven. A final drive for contribu-
tions from forty other Greater Chicago music houses
was launched a few days ago.
WINS WINDOW PRIZE.
The Rorabaugh Store, of Hutchinson, Kans., was
the winner recently of the first prize in the annual
window display contest promoted by the Century
Music Publishing Co., New York. The other prizes
in the contest were won by the Actuellc Music. Co.,
Youngstown, O.; Weeks & Dickinson, Binghamton,
N. Y.; Universal Music Co., Philadelphia, and the
Haven Music Co., Schuylkill, New Haven, Pa.
GEORGIA TUNERS ELECT.
C. X. Mullenix was elected president of the Georgia
division of the National Association of Piano Tuners
at a meeting held recently in Atlanta. Other officers
elected were: David B. Evans, first vice-president;
W. H. Childs, second vice-president, and W. E. Tilli-
son, secretary-treasurer.
February 12, 1927.
CZAR OF JAZZ IS NAMED
National Association of Orchestra Leaders to Pay
$25,000 a Year to Keep Art Pure.
Julian T. Abeles, a New York attorney, has been
created a czar of jazz by the National Association of
Orchestra Leaders which met in New York City
last week. Mr. Abeles, who slides into his niche
alongside Will Hayes and Judge Landis, the gentle-
men who publicly tidy up whatever Augean stables
may appear in the movies and baseball, is said to be
paid $25,000 a year "to keep that great art pure,
noble, and worthy of American womanhood," accord-
ing to the announcement, which sa}'s:
"Jazz can be made mean and lowdown, a certain
modicum of that is all right for the hotsy-totsy
night clubs, where joy is more or less unrefined. But
for the main, the jazz maestros are anxious to suit
the great majority, and for this reason they have
appointed their legal guide and mentor as the abso-
lute czar of syncopation."
NEW SPARKLING SONGS FOR YOUR
COUNTERS
Your Arms Are Home Sweet Home to Me.
Yes, Dreams Come True. (Waltz Ballad.)
We Don't Know Where We're Going. (Comic.)
Memories Dream. (Very Pleasing: Ballad.)
My Heart Calls, My Love, Come Back, Be True.
The Man That Catches Me Must Have the Good
Hard Cash. (Now All the Rase.)
Our catalog Is coming: to the front from all points
of V. S. A. Write for our special trade rates.
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE, Music Pub.
Reading, Pa.
POLKS
TUNING
The Only
Completely
Equipped
School in the
United States
In Successful Operation for 24 Years
In its own new building especially designed and
equipped for its purposes.
Every branch taught, including Repairing,
Regulating and Voicing—All Player Actions,
with Demonstrating Specimens to work with.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Pri-
vate and class instructions. Both sexes.
School all year. Catalogs on request.
POLKS COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
WILLARD R. POWELL, President
LA PORTE, IND.
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
FOR TRUE ECONOMY BUY
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always
STYLE 25
Send for catalog and price list
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
15141520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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ORGANIZING TOWN BANDS
How to Proceed to Take Advantage of Band
Tax Law Subject of Instructive
Folder.
The Conn National School of Music, 64 East Van
Buren street, Chicago, "without charge, furthers the
municipal band movement in your town." The band
promotion plans are accelerated in many ways by the
Conn school. "Let Us Band Together" is the title
of a folder of informative advice and suggestion
issued by the Conn National School of Music in fur-
therance of the band promotion cause, which has 'this
to say about band tax laws:
The enactment of the Illinois state band law in
1925 permits all cities of 500,000 population or less
to levy a tax, not to exceed two mills, upon its
citizens, for the organization and maintenance of a
community band. Such a law was first passed in
Iowa through the efforts of Major George W.
Landers in 1921 and has proved so welcome an
innovation that in the few years intervening one
hundred Iowa towns have availed themselves of this
opportunity and not one has used the repeal which
is also a part of the statute.
Hundreds of communities have taken advantage
of these laws since they have been in force in their
respective states, and hundreds more are waiting
only to have some enterprising organization take
hold of the idea and put it into active operation in
their community.
The actual machinery of getting the law into
effect is very simple. Circulate petitions among
registered voters petitioning that the proposition
be brought up for voting at the next general muni-
cipal election. The number of signatures needed is
five per cent of the registered voters in the commu-
nity. These signatures must be sworn to before a
notary and presented to the village or city clerk
at least thirty (30) days preceding the election.
Blank petition sheets may be secured without
charge from the Conn National School of Music, 64
East Van Buren street, Chicago, Illinois.
Emphasis should be laid on the fact that the as-
sessment may be repealed at any time in the future
by the same method of petitioning and voting; also
it may later be reinstated by the same process, so
that the voters are not committing themselves to a
REMICK SONG HITS
Hello, Blue Bird
Blame It on the Waltz
Baby Face
Breezing Along with the Breeze
For My Sweetheart
I'm Looking Over a Four-leaf Clover
All I Want Is You
Moonbeam, Kiss Her for Me
I've Got to Get Myself Somebody to Love
I Need Lovin'
If I'd Only Believe in You
Here Comes Fatima
Gone Again, Gal
What Could I Do
Bye, Bye, Black Bird
levy which will be foisted upon them forever if cir-
cumstances should make it undesirable or unneces-
sary.
This is not a matter of money. It is a call for
interest, enthusiasm, and a little organization and
publicity work. A possible small printing bill and
notary fees will be your only expenses.
ACT FOR CLEAN MUSIC
New York Piano Merchants' Association Puts Ban
on Suggestive Words and Titles.
The New York Piano Merchants' Association, of
which half a hundred firms are members, adopted a
resolution last week binding themselves not to offer
for sale any sheet music, phonographic record or
piano word roll, the title of wording of which "is
lewd, lascivious, salacious or suggestive."
A copy of the resolution was mailed to the National
Association of Music Merchants, state associations,
sheet music publishers and record makers.
SONGS FOR BRITISH SOLDIER.
Something a bit more highbrow for the British
Tommy to sing than "Tipperary" and "Whitewash on
the Wall" is wanted by the British army authorities.
Realizing that organized singing helps men to march
well even when fatigued, efforts of recent months
have been centered on encouraging the boys in bar-
racks to tackle such songs as "Oh, Who Will O'er
the Down with Me" and "Forty Years On" and "The
Comrades Sing of Hope." To further the plan of
better vocal efforts it is suggested in Infantry Train-
ing that community singing in the army shall be
revived.
CLAYTON F. SUMMY JOINS.
The Clayton F. Summy Music Company, Chicago,
has joined the group of music houses contributing to
the support of the Annual Greater Chicago Chil-
dren's Piano Playing Tournament. This brings the
list up to thirty-seven. A final drive for contribu-
tions from forty other Greater Chicago music houses
was launched a few days ago.
WINS WINDOW PRIZE.
The Rorabaugh Store, of Hutchinson, Kans., was
the winner recently of the first prize in the annual
window display contest promoted by the Century
Music Publishing Co., New York. The other prizes
in the contest were won by the Actuellc Music. Co.,
Youngstown, O.; Weeks & Dickinson, Binghamton,
N. Y.; Universal Music Co., Philadelphia, and the
Haven Music Co., Schuylkill, New Haven, Pa.
GEORGIA TUNERS ELECT.
C. X. Mullenix was elected president of the Georgia
division of the National Association of Piano Tuners
at a meeting held recently in Atlanta. Other officers
elected were: David B. Evans, first vice-president;
W. H. Childs, second vice-president, and W. E. Tilli-
son, secretary-treasurer.
February 12, 1927.
CZAR OF JAZZ IS NAMED
National Association of Orchestra Leaders to Pay
$25,000 a Year to Keep Art Pure.
Julian T. Abeles, a New York attorney, has been
created a czar of jazz by the National Association of
Orchestra Leaders which met in New York City
last week. Mr. Abeles, who slides into his niche
alongside Will Hayes and Judge Landis, the gentle-
men who publicly tidy up whatever Augean stables
may appear in the movies and baseball, is said to be
paid $25,000 a year "to keep that great art pure,
noble, and worthy of American womanhood," accord-
ing to the announcement, which sa}'s:
"Jazz can be made mean and lowdown, a certain
modicum of that is all right for the hotsy-totsy
night clubs, where joy is more or less unrefined. But
for the main, the jazz maestros are anxious to suit
the great majority, and for this reason they have
appointed their legal guide and mentor as the abso-
lute czar of syncopation."
NEW SPARKLING SONGS FOR YOUR
COUNTERS
Your Arms Are Home Sweet Home to Me.
Yes, Dreams Come True. (Waltz Ballad.)
We Don't Know Where We're Going. (Comic.)
Memories Dream. (Very Pleasing: Ballad.)
My Heart Calls, My Love, Come Back, Be True.
The Man That Catches Me Must Have the Good
Hard Cash. (Now All the Rase.)
Our catalog Is coming: to the front from all points
of V. S. A. Write for our special trade rates.
J. S. UNGER MUSIC HOUSE, Music Pub.
Reading, Pa.
POLKS
TUNING
The Only
Completely
Equipped
School in the
United States
In Successful Operation for 24 Years
In its own new building especially designed and
equipped for its purposes.
Every branch taught, including Repairing,
Regulating and Voicing—All Player Actions,
with Demonstrating Specimens to work with.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Pri-
vate and class instructions. Both sexes.
School all year. Catalogs on request.
POLKS COLLEGE OF PIANO TUNING
WILLARD R. POWELL, President
LA PORTE, IND.
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
FOR TRUE ECONOMY BUY
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always
STYLE 25
Send for catalog and price list
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
15141520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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).