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WOC; Omaha, W O W ; Boston, W E E I ; Provi-
dence, WJAR; Portland, WCSH; Washington, WRC;
Buffalo, WGR; Cleveland, WTAM; Cincinnati,
WSAI; St. Louis, KSD; Des Moines, W H O ;
Kansas City, WDAF.
These programs have also been offered to the fol-
lowing stations in the cities indicated but these sta-
tions have not thus far signified their desire to carry
these programs:
Minneapolis, WRHN or W r CCO; Denver, KOA;
Nashville, W S N ; Atlanta, W S B ; Milwaukee,
WTNJ;
Louisville, W H A S ; Memphis, W M C ;
Charlotte, WBT.
Merchants located in these last named cities might
get in communication with the manager of the broad-
casting station and suggest to him the desirability of
taking the programs which have already been of-
fered by WEAK, New York.
These events are the luncheon, Monday, June 4,
which will go on the air at 1:45 P. M., Eastern Day-
light Saving time. The principal speaker will be
Professor John Erskine, President of the Juilliard
School of Music, New York; distinguished educator
and lecturer and author of the "Private Life of Helen
of Troy," and other works, and there will also be
a musical program.
The annual banquet of the National Association of
Music Merchants will be on the air at 9 P. M. East-
ern Daylight Saving Time, Thursday, June 7th. There
will be a musical program and the principal speaker
will be Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland.
It is important to give all possible publicity to these
important broadcasts and dealers are advised of the
desirability of placing in their show windows a card
telling of these events and indicating their local sta-
tion through which the broadcast will be made.
T H E CHAMBER EVENTS.
The luncheon and mass meeting at noon on Mon-
day by the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
will formally start convention proceedings, but the
formal annual meeting of the chamber will not occur
until Thursday afternoon. It will be of vital im-
portance and at this meeting the budget for the
ensuing year will be announced.
PIANO MANUFACTURERS' MEETING.
The first meeting of trie National Piano Manufac
hirers' Association will be held at the Commodore
on Tuesday, June 5, following a meeting of the
executive committee of the association on Monday.
The principal business will be the National Piano
Sales Promotion Plan and at the meeting over which
President W. E. Guylee will preside, E. C. Boykin,
executive secretary of the Sales Promotion Commit-
tee, will present his report of its activities. A com-
prehensive exhibit illustrating the work that has been
carried on under his direction will be made by Mr.
Boykin and some of the results presented in tangible
form.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION O F MUSIC
MERCHANTS.
One of the most interesting convention schedule?
in the history of the association has been prepared
by President Roberts, Executive Secretary Loomis
and the various committees appointed by the
executive.
A number of men of national prominence will talk
at the business meetings of the association, and in
order that their words may have the widest circula-
tion, President Roberts has invited members of all
associations to attend the sessions and participate
in the discussions.
The speakers at the first.session will be Philip T.
Clay, president of Sherman, Clay & Co., San Fran-
cisco, the only member of the trade on the speakers'
list, who will talk on "Dealer Operation"; Major
Herbert H. Frost, vice-president of the Radio Manu-
facturers' Association, who will talk on "What Radio
Means to the Music Merchant," and F. E. Moscovics,
president of the Stutz Motor Co., Indianapolis, whose
addr os will be on "Knowing Your Market."
At the second session Wednesday morning at 9:30,
the first speaker will be S. L. Rothafel, "Roxey," of
movie and broadcast fame. Other speakers at this
session will be Fred W. Shibley, vice-president of the
Bankers Trust Co., New York, who will talk on
"Installment Selling and Budgetary Control," and
Homer McKee, president of Homer McKee, Inc., a
prominent advertising expert, who will discuss
"Modern Advertising Methods."
At the final business session on Tuesday at 9:30,
the speaker will be J. D. Maddy, chairman of the
Committee on Instrumental Affairs of the Music
Supervisors' National Conference, and also chairman
of the Piano Section of that committee, who will tell
June 2, 1928
To Discuss Installment Paper
The Merchants' Convention Committee has secured
an acceptance of an invitation extended to J. I. Bur-
bans, general manager of the credit and collection
department of the General Motors Acceptance Cor-
poration, who is eminently qualified to discuss the im-
portant subject of installment paper. He has been
connected with the General Motors Acceptance Cor-
poration since it was organized in 1919 and was in
charge for some time of the branch offices in
Detroit and Omaha. He has more recently been
connected with the executive office of the Acceptance
Corporation in New York.
In being so fortunate as to secure Mr. Burhans
as a speaker at the Tuesday morning session of the
convention the Merchants' Convention Committee has
followed its policy of inviting as speakers at the busi-
ness sessions men prominent in various industries,
but in every case men who do not represent any com-
panies which are in any way in business where they
have products to sell to the music merchants. In
this respect the coming business sessions will present
programs totally different from any which have ever
been presented in the past at the national conventions.
It is the belief of the committee that the members
of the association, and also members of all of the
associations which will hold conventions during the
same week at the Hotel Commodore and who have
been invitied to attend the sessions of the Merchants'
Association will have an unusual opportunity to ob-
tain valuable information and ideas which can be
utilized by the music merchants ni the conduct of
their own business, and entirely without any thought
that the addresses are benig delivered with a com-
mercial purpose. As has been previously stated, those
men who come from outside of the city to address
these sessions will do so entirely at their own ex-
penses and purely because of their desire to spread
the gospel of good, sound, business methods and to
help the music merchant on his way to more suc-
cessful business.
Plea to Illinois Dealers.
The Illinois Music Merchants' Association has sent
a message to members calling attention to the very
interesting program which is being prepared for the
convention of the National Association of Music Mer-
chants in New York city June 4, 5 and 6.
"Music dealers of the State of Illinois ought to
appreciate more than dealers in any other state what
the value of an organization means. Just think of
the enormous gasoline tax which we would all now
be paying if there had not been a Chicago motor club
to fight this legislation at Springfield. In addition
to discussing matters of mutual interest at our State
HERMANN IR1ON,
and National associations and hearing men from other
President, Music Industries Chamber of Commerce.
industries come to us to talk to us on problems of
of how the supervisors' conference endorse the prin- mutual interest, our organization would be well worth
ciple of group-piano instruction in the schools of the while to meet an emergency which may arise at
country, and what has already been accomplished any time in the way of detrimental legislation," is
the statement.
along that line.
"Our state association plans to follow the example
At this final session the election of new officers set by the National Association when we have our
will take place.
convention in September in having men from outside
of the industry address the convention on matters
BAXD INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS.
The first meeting of the Band Instrument Manufac- of keen and mutual interest concerning problems of
turers' Association will be held at the Commodore the industry."
on Monday afternoon and will be presided over by
President C. D. Greenleaf. An interesting feature of
ILLINOIS DEALER MOVES.
the meeting will be the telling of results of the
The Pfingsten-Leutz Music Store, Glen Ellyn, 111.,
promotional work of the association, partciularly in is holding a removal sale. The house is an active dis-
the organization of school bands and the encourage- tributor for the Baldwin Piano Co.
ment of band contests.
NATIONAL PIANO TRAVELERS.
The annual dinner and business session of the Na-
lional Piano Travelers' Association will be held at 6:30
p. m. on Monday evening, June 4, at the National
Republican Club, 54 West 40th street, New York.
The arrangements for the dinner and the entertain-
ment are in the hands of George H. Bliss and a com-
mittee including Albert Behning, secretary, and
Gordon Laughead, president.
MUSICAL SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Musical Supply Associa-
tion of America will be held June 5, at 2 p. m., fol-
lowing a meeting of the board of directors. Various
matters of particular interest will be discussed.
W. E. GUYLEE,
President, National Piano Manufacturers'
Association.
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATION.
The National Musical Merchandise Association will
hold its annual convention at the Hotel Commodore
on Wednesday morning, June 6. Win. J. Haussler,
president of the association, will preside.
The Musical Merchandise Manufacturers' Associa-
tion (Eastern District) will entertain the visiting
manufacturers in that line at a luncheon at the Hotel
Commodore on Wednesday, June 6.
NATIONAL PIANO TECHNICIANS.
The National Piano Technicians' Association will
hold its annual meeting at the Hotel Commodore on
Tuesday afternoon. President A. K. Gutsohn will
preside.
CHARLES JACOB,
Treasurer, National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
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