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Herman Irion
Entertains
A Number
Of
Old Friends
QUICKLY
Miss Mary Frances Laughead, a senior in the School of Speech,
Northwestern LIniversity, Evanston. Illinois, eloped following the
recent music trade convention with M. Dick Kahlow, a famous
football player and college athlete from Marquette LIniversity. The
21-year-old bride is the daughter of Gordon Laughead of Story &
Clark. The young couple resides in New Jersey. Mr. Kahlow is
an engineer in a New Jersey submarine parts factory engaged
in defense work.
PIANO PUBLICITY
The Lawrence H. Selz Organization, publicity counsel for the
National Piano Manufacturers Association announces the follow-
ing comparative total figures on clippings :
Hermann Irion, who for many years was an executive of Stein-
way & Sons,, was host to a number of his old friends at Luncheon
on Thursday of the Convention. Attending the event, held at the
New York Athletic Club, were some of the leading figures in the
piano industry.
Discussion regarding old days in the piano business as well as
new, was general. Many of those present called on memories span-
ning more than half a century of piano manufacturing and retailing.
Among those present were Charles S. Andrews .Charlotte, X. C ;
F. W. Baumer, New Rochelle. N. Y.; \Y. Howard Beasley. Dallas,
Tex.; Perry Chrisler. St. Louis. Mo.; Melville Clark, Syracuse.
N. Y.; James Francis Cooke, "The Etude", Philadelphia, Pa.;
R. W. Elam, Los Angeles, Cal.; Edmund Gram, Milwaukee, Wis.;
Harry D. Griffith. Newark. N. J.; T. Armistead Heincll. Rich-
mond, Va.; John F. Huber. Buffalo, N. Y.; Carl F. Kob, Chicago.
111.; Max Leichter. New Haven, Conn.; D. F. McCormack, San
Francisco, Cal.; Edward R. McDuff, Detroit, Mich.; Jerome F.
Murphy, Boston, Mass.; R. C. Rolfing, Cincinnati. Ohio; William
Rush, New Haven, Conn.; Lawrence H. Selz, Chicago, 111.; Robert
J. Shackleton, Louisville, Ky.; Lynn Sheeley, Norristown, Term.;
and Carl Ultes, Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Irion has promised that the
luncheon will be held regularly each time the Convention meets in
New York.
CLIPPINGS
1940
1939
1938
2.843
2.830
2.116
THE HENDERSONS:
INCHES
CIRCULATION
23,349
25.2831/,
14.023V"
426.000,000
424,500,000
328,500,000
FATHER & SON
There are many fine family sagas in the American Music in-
dustry, among them is the one of J. C. Henderson and his son
Jack. The senior Henderson has played a long and active part
in the piano industry and is well known and highly respected. His
son Jack has just recently joined the field forces of Gulbransen
Company. Jack will take over a part of his father's territory in
the Southeast, and in addition, will cover Texas, Oklahoma.
Arkansas, and Kentucky.
Jack Henderson has never traveled before, but has been in the
retail piano business since boyhood. His last venture was at Tampa,
Florida, in partnership with J. A. Turner, prior to which he had
been in the employ of the Griffith Piano Company of Newark,
New jersey, for a number of years. This retail experience will
no doubt be of great value to Jack in his forthcoming wholesale
activities. As father so is son. Jack will make good as has his
father. We wish him the best of luck. Below is a picture of Jack
with his father.
./. C. Henderson ik his son Jack
ANSLEY REPRESENTATIVE
FOR WEST COAST
REPORTS WIDE DEALER INTEREST IN DY NAP HONE
Since the first of the year Bill Lancles. who is widely known
and well-liked in the radio and appliance trade in the West Coast
area, has been representing the Ansley Dynaphone in the states of
California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah. Montana and Ari-
zona. Mr. Landes reports constantly growing interest on the part
of the dealers in the fine tone quality and beautiful design of the
Dynaphone. A number of outstanding Western dealers are now
carrying the Ansley line and report excellent customer response to
the Dynaphone.
With headquarters and display rooms in San Francisco at the
Western Furniture Exchange. Mr. Landes covers the northern
section of his territory actively, while supervising the efforts of Mr.
Frank Barstow who contacts dealers in the Los Angeles and south-
ern areas. On his longer trips. Mr. Landes uses a smart trailer
which provides demonstration space as well as living quarters.
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