Presto
Issue: 1931 2262 - Page 9
l ' R E S T O - T l MES
October,
YEARS AGO IN THE TRADE
A correspondent writes Presto-Times that he has
been greatly interested in several of the features that
have appeared in this paper from time to time and
mentions the items bearing the captions, "Where They
Are; Where Are They"; "Years Ago in the Music
Trade," and other special features, concluding his
letter with the sentence: "Why not keep it up?"
Well, here is another old-time picture. This one,
a Country." The speaker that night included Dr.
Hale, Col. K. S. Conway, George P. Bent, and E. H.
Krehbiel, for many years the New York Tribune's
distinguished musical critic. At that banquet among
other prominent ones, were Henry F. Miller, A. H.
Fischer, Robert C. Kammerer, Robert Proddow, Wil-
liam P. Bourne, Freeborn G. Smith, Charles H. Par-
sons. Charles Jacob, Ben H. Janssen, Nahum Stet-
Association at that time were: President, Henry F.
Miller, 88 Boylston street. Boston; first vice-president,
A. H. Fischer, 417-423 West 28th street, New York;
second vice-president, Handel Pond, 114 Boylston
street, Boston; secretary, Robert Kammerer, 11 East
14th street, New York; treasurer, George 1'. Bent, 211
Wabash avenue, Chicago.
Executive committee: Charles H. Steinway, 109
East 14th street, New York; Louis I'. I'.ach. 235 East
22nd street. New York; Theodore 1'. Brown, Worces-
ter, Mass.; George F. Blake, 785 Washington street,
Boston; Fred I'. Sticff, Baltimore. Md.; Robert A.
Widenmann. 134th street and Brook avenue. New
York: Henry F. Miller (ex-ofticio). 88 Bovlston
BANQUET NATIONAL FIANO MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AT THE HOTEL, BRUNSWICK, BOSTON, MASS., JUNK 8, IN',18.
taken in 1898, on the occasion of the Piano Manufac-
turers' Association banquet in Boston the week of
June 8.
On tliis occation the convention was brightened by
the presence of many noted men. Among them was
Edward Everett Hale, author of "The Man Without
son, Capt. Franklin A. Shaw, Will Burgess, John
Evans. Fred Lohr, Myron A. Decker, C. A. Daniell
and William H. Poole.
Among others present were Alexander Steinert,
John Evans and James G. Ramsdell.
The officers of the National Piano Manufacturers'
street, Boston.
Nominating and membership committee: George A.
Gibson, 114 Boylston street, Boston, chairman; Wil-
liam Dalliba Dutton, 138 Fifth avenue, New York;
Robert Proddow, Southern boulevard, corner of Lin-
coln avenue, New York.
HADD
STYLE A
SMALL PROFESSIONAL GRAND
LENGTH 5-FEET, 6-INCHES
Nothing finer can be built in
a piano of this size.
It is the ideal instrument for
the music room or studio of
the accomplished musician.
HADDORFF PIANO COMPANY, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
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October,
YEARS AGO IN THE TRADE
A correspondent writes Presto-Times that he has
been greatly interested in several of the features that
have appeared in this paper from time to time and
mentions the items bearing the captions, "Where They
Are; Where Are They"; "Years Ago in the Music
Trade," and other special features, concluding his
letter with the sentence: "Why not keep it up?"
Well, here is another old-time picture. This one,
a Country." The speaker that night included Dr.
Hale, Col. K. S. Conway, George P. Bent, and E. H.
Krehbiel, for many years the New York Tribune's
distinguished musical critic. At that banquet among
other prominent ones, were Henry F. Miller, A. H.
Fischer, Robert C. Kammerer, Robert Proddow, Wil-
liam P. Bourne, Freeborn G. Smith, Charles H. Par-
sons. Charles Jacob, Ben H. Janssen, Nahum Stet-
Association at that time were: President, Henry F.
Miller, 88 Boylston street. Boston; first vice-president,
A. H. Fischer, 417-423 West 28th street, New York;
second vice-president, Handel Pond, 114 Boylston
street, Boston; secretary, Robert Kammerer, 11 East
14th street, New York; treasurer, George 1'. Bent, 211
Wabash avenue, Chicago.
Executive committee: Charles H. Steinway, 109
East 14th street, New York; Louis I'. I'.ach. 235 East
22nd street. New York; Theodore 1'. Brown, Worces-
ter, Mass.; George F. Blake, 785 Washington street,
Boston; Fred I'. Sticff, Baltimore. Md.; Robert A.
Widenmann. 134th street and Brook avenue. New
York: Henry F. Miller (ex-ofticio). 88 Bovlston
BANQUET NATIONAL FIANO MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AT THE HOTEL, BRUNSWICK, BOSTON, MASS., JUNK 8, IN',18.
taken in 1898, on the occasion of the Piano Manufac-
turers' Association banquet in Boston the week of
June 8.
On tliis occation the convention was brightened by
the presence of many noted men. Among them was
Edward Everett Hale, author of "The Man Without
son, Capt. Franklin A. Shaw, Will Burgess, John
Evans. Fred Lohr, Myron A. Decker, C. A. Daniell
and William H. Poole.
Among others present were Alexander Steinert,
John Evans and James G. Ramsdell.
The officers of the National Piano Manufacturers'
street, Boston.
Nominating and membership committee: George A.
Gibson, 114 Boylston street, Boston, chairman; Wil-
liam Dalliba Dutton, 138 Fifth avenue, New York;
Robert Proddow, Southern boulevard, corner of Lin-
coln avenue, New York.
HADD
STYLE A
SMALL PROFESSIONAL GRAND
LENGTH 5-FEET, 6-INCHES
Nothing finer can be built in
a piano of this size.
It is the ideal instrument for
the music room or studio of
the accomplished musician.
HADDORFF PIANO COMPANY, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
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).