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CHICAGO, ILL., JULY, 1930
AFTERMATH OF NEW YORK CONVENTION
Not Mere Flotsam, Jetsam or Ligan, But Live Items of the Holdover and
Leftover Type and AH Very Interesting
MUSIC INDUSTRIES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
the Accessories Association for special promotions
which, if included, would add many thousands of dol-
lars more.
Of this $978,131.14 the sum of $26,534.75 was allo-
cated to the National Association of Music Merchants,
leaving a net sum of $951,596.39, which has gone to
support the general activities of Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce, including the National Bu-
reau for the Advancement of Music during the decade
in question.
Of this net amount of $951,596.39 the sum of $540,-
441.91 was derived from the National Piano Manu-
facturers' Association of America and the National
Association of Music Merchants in the following
amounts:
Piano manufacturers. $297,297.44 or 31% of total of
$951,596.38.
Music merchants, $243,144.47 or 25.5% of total of
$951,596.01.
Both, $540,441.91 or 56.5% of total of $951,596.39
If we take away from the total of $978,131.14 con-
tributed to Music Industries Chamber of Commerce
by its individual and divisional members for the past
decade the sums raised by the Piano Manufacturers
and Music Merchants, we have left $411,154.48 or
43.5% of the grand total paid into the chamber's
treasury from other sources.
Part Played by Combination Stamp.
This financial support supplied the chamber by the
manufacturers and the merchants year by year has
been supplied first from receipts from the sale of the
so-called combination stamp and second, from special
contributions.
In the matter of receipts from the sale of com-
bination stamps the grand total produced by the two
organizations during the ten-year period under con-
sideration ending May 31, 1930, was $527,335.11, from
special contributions $39,641.55; adding these two to-
gether, a total of $566,976.66 results.
The following-were elected directors of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce to serve for two
years: Louis Sterling, Alfred L. Smith, Lucien Wul-
sin, Richard W. Lawrence.
Upon nomination by the National Piano Manufac-
turers' Association the following were elected to serve
as directors for one year: W. E. Guvlee, Terome Mur-
phy, C. D. Bond.
Upon nomination by the National Association of
Music Merchants the following were elected to serve
as directors for one year: Parham \ \ erlein, C. J.
Roberts, Edmund Gram.
Upon nomination by the Musical Supply Association
of America the following were elected to serve as
directors for one year: Arthur L. Wessell, J. T. Pat-
terson.
In accordance with the constitution the following
newly elected presidents of the affiliated organizations
of the Chamber by virtue of such election became
directors of the Chamber to serve one year: National
Piano Manufacturers' Association of America, Fred P.
I'assett; National Association of Music Merchants,
Otto R. Heaton; Musical Supply Association of Amer-
ica, William A. Mennie; National Association of Musi-
cal Instrument and Accessories Mfrs., Henry C.
Lomb; National Musical Merchandise Association
of the United States, Charles Sonrield; National Asso-
ciation of Sheet Music Dealers, John Harden; National
Piano and Music Travelers' Association, Ralph Day;
National Association of Piano Tuners, Nels C. Boe;
National Piano Technicians' Association, A. K. Gut-
sohn.
The following directors have one more year to
serve: Walter W. Clark, Raymond E. Durham, C.
Alfred Wagner. Due to the resignation of George
Urquhart there was a vacancy left on the board, and
upon recommendation of the nominating committee MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND
Gordon Campbell was elected to fill his place.
ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURERS
The following were automatically elected in accord-
ance with the by-laws by virtue of their being the
three most recent past presidents of the chamber:
At the meeting of the National Association of Musi-
K. R. Jacobson, Hermann Irion, Mark P. Campbell. cal Instrument and Accessories Manufacturers held at
The recommendations of the board of directors to the Hotel New Yorker at convention time, it was
the members of the chamber regarding the financial decided that the' sum of $8,000 should be raised by
program were presented and accepted by the meeting. means of pro-rated assessments. Of this amount,
The report read by the secretary stated that not less $4,000 is to be allocated to Music Industries Chamber
than $50,000 must be raised and spent to enable the of Commerce to cover the general activities of the
efficient functioning of the chamber's activities, includ- chamber and its National Bureau for the Advancement
ing the work of the National Bureau. As to the dis- of Music. The additional amount of $4,000 is to be
position of these funds it was decided that first and used, first, for the payment of the expense involved
foremost out of the revenue derived one-half, or in the maintenance of the association as a separate
and independent organization and, second, for the
$25,000, shall be held for the uses of the National
Bureau for the Advancement of Music, the balance to special promotional work through the National Bureau
be allocated to the general supervision of the cham- for the Advancement of Music.
ber's affairs.
The following organizations were present at the
meeting: Armour & Co., Bacon Banjo Co., L. A.
Elkington, Gibson, Inc., Globe Music Co., A. D.
KEPT THE POT BOILING
Grover & Son, Inc., Harmony Co., Jackson-Guldan
Violin Co., William L. Lange, Ludwig & Ludwig,
The special committee on combination stamps, con- Stromberg-Voisinet Co., The Vega Co., Waverly Mu-
sisting of Herman Irion, chairman; Herbert Simp- sical Products Co... Standard Musical String & Mfg.
Co., National Musical Tnst. Co., American Gut String
son, Otto B. Heaton, C. Alfred Wagner, Parham
Werlein, Charles H. Yahrling, Mark P. Campbell, Mfg. Co. Present by proxy: Geib & Schaefer Co.,
member ex-officio, and Harry Meixell, secretary, Regal Musical Inst. Co.
made exhaustive reports on the means employed in
With regard to the reorganization of the associa-
raising funds to keep the pot boiling.
tion for purposes of merging the eastern and middle
During the 10-year period, June 1, 1920, to May 31, western divisions a new constitution and by-laws were
1930, the individual and divisional members of Music presented and accepted. President Lomb will appoint
a committee of three officers to investigate and report
Industries Chamber of Commerce have produced in
the desirability of incorporating the association.
the way of dues and assessments for the chamber
$978,131.14.
The nominating committee, consisting of Guy Hart,
chairman; L. A. Elkington and Jay Kraus, in its
This sum, $978,131.14, does not include sums of
money provided by affiliated organizations, such as report nominated the following who were elected:
President, Henry C. Lomb, Waverly Musical Prod-
the National Association of Piano Manufacturers, the
ucts Co., New York; vice-president, H. Kuhrmeyer,
Band Association, the Merchandise Association and
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Stromberg-Voisinet Co., Chicago; secretary, Harry
Meixell, New York.
Upon resolution being made by the meeting it was
recommended to the annual meeting of Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce that they consider the
advisability of holding the future conventions the same
time and place as the Music Supervisors' Conference.
This recommendation will be taken up and acted upon
at the next meeting of the directors of the chamber.
COMBINATION STAMPS,
ONE DOLLAR EACH
Effective July L 1930, the price of the combination
stamp purchased by piano manufacturers and music
merchants of the United States for the purpose of
providing funds for the general promotion of music
and the special promotion of piano playing was placed
at $1.00 each.
As in the past, the stamps will be purchased in the
first instance by the piano manufacturer who will
pass on to his dealers one-half of the cost thereof,
namely 50 cents, and absorb the other half himself.
It was decided that each member of the association
should be requested to underwrite immediately his
stamp requirements for the fiscal year ending May 31,
1931, and agree to take the stamps quarterly, paying
for them immediately upon receipt thereof.
The National Piano Manufacturers' Association of
America and the National Association of Music Mer-
chants recognizing the tremendous importance to the
interests of their membership of general and special
promotional activities conducted by the National Bu-
reau have undertaken to provide at least $25,000 for
this work during the course of the fiscal year ending
May 31, 1931.
To this end the whole-hearted support and co-
operation of the members of both organizations is
essential.
MUSICAL SUPPLY
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
The following companies were in attendance at the
convention of the Musical Supply Association of
America: American Musical Supply Co., American
Piano Plate Co., Julius Breckwoldt & Son, Inc., A. C.
Cheney Piano Action Co., Comstock, Cheney & Co.,
Cornwall & Patterson Mfg. Co., Rudolph C. Koch,
Lisbon Mfg. Co.. Mapes Piano String Co., Motor
Player Corp., Philip W. Oetting & Son, Pratt Read
Player Action Co.. SchafT Piano String Co., Standard
Action Co., Standard Felt Co., Standard Pneumatic
Action Co., United Piano String Co., Wessell, Nickel
& Gross, Wickham Co. of New Jersey, Wickham
Piano Plate Co., Vincent Vilim.
The following officers were re-elected to serve for
the ensuing year: President, William A. Mennie,
Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New York; vice-
president, Henry Wickham, Wickham Co. of N. J.,
Matawan, N. J.; treasurer, David A. Smith, Standard
Felt Co., New York; secretary, Harry Meixell, New
York.
The following directors were elected: H. P. New-
quist; J. T. Patterson, George C. Seeley, C. L. Mc-
Hugh, David A. Smith.
The board then was shown to consist of these mem-
bers: W. A. Breckwoldt. L. R. Bressler. Geo. L.
Cheney, Roy S. Hibshman, W. A. Mennie, C. L. Mc-
Hugh, H. P. Newquist, Philip G. Oetting, J. T. Pat-
terson, Joseph F. Reed, George C. Seeley, David A.
Smith, A. I,. Wessell, Henry Wickham.
Elected to serve on the board of directors of Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce: Arthur L. Wes-
sell, I. T. Patterson.
NATIONAL MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATION
At the June convention of the National Musical
Merchandise Association of the United States in New
York it was decided to revive and reorganize the
association.
The following were elected officers of the associa-
tion for the year: President, Charles Sonfield, C.
Bruno & Sons, Inc.; vice-president, Murice Berlin,
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