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THERE A N D EVERYWHERE
Frederic Worrall Eckcr
NAMED
STEIN IV AY
DIRECTOR
Frederic Worrall Ecker, Vice I'resident of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company today was elected a Director of Stein-
way & Sons. Mr. Ecker, a graduate of Harvard, served as a first
lieutenant overseas during the World War, being awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre for
bravery in action. His election to the Steinway Board fills the
vacancy caused by the death of the late Frederick A. Vietor, Gen-
eral Manager, Steinway & Sons.
Mr. Ecker is a trustee of the Excelsior Savings Rank and of
the Children's Village at Dohhs Ferry. He is a member of the
Blind Brook Country Club, and Manursing Island Club, and the
Harvard Club. He resides with his family consisting of his wife
and four sons at 151 E. 79th Street, Xew York City and at Green-
wich, Conn.
Dwight F. McConnack, Vice Pros. & Geo. E. Chaquct, Asst. Treas.
SKI'TKMISKR,
The above picture shows the first record of Irving Berlin's
"Any Bonds Today," and "Arms For the Love of America" made
by Key Kyser being presented by the composer to Col. Richard
C. Patterson and Mrs. Lytle Hull, whose respective appointments
as N. Y. State Chairman of the Committee for the Sale of Defense
Bonds and Stamps and Vice Chairman in charge of the Women's
Division, was announced last week by Secretary of the Treasury
Morganthau. Photo shows: (L. to R.) Emanuel Sacks, Columbia
Recording Corp. executive, which is issuing the record; Irving
Berlin; Mrs. Hull; and Col. Patterson. The latter declared that
"Mr. Berlin has done a magnificent job in writing these two songs,
which belong in the home of every patriotic American." Berlin
has assigned the copyright of "Any Bonds Today" to Mr. Mor-
ganthau and "Arms For the Love of America" to Major General
\\ isson of the l T .S. Armv Ordnance Division.
SHERMAN CLAY WINS ADVERTISING
CONTEST PRIZES
One of the interesting features of the Convention is the Annual
Newspaper and Window Display Contest for it always draws a
large number of clever advertising items by Music Merchants
from all over the country. The prizes are coveted by all dealers
and the competition is always keen—but the rivalry is always good-
natured. This year the maior honors were won by Sherman, Clay
& Co., whose exhibit was both interesting and suggestive. Since
this contest was instituted much progress has been made by dealers
in newspaper advertising and in window displays. Every year
dealers and their agencies can obtain many helpful hints from this
contest with its diverse exhibit. According to reports by Mr. \\ .
A. Mennie this contest has grown to be one of the outstanding
features of the Convention and attracts great attention.
Shown in the picture above are: Dwight F. McConnack. Gen-
eral Manager, and George E. Chaquet, Assistant Treasurer of
Sherman, Clay & Co.. in a Candid Camera Shot taken at the Con-
vention as they stand at the side of some of the winning advertise-
ments. Credit for these prizes was given by Mr. McConnack to
Elmer Goldthwaite, Advertising Manager, and Katherine Ban-
croft. Display Manager of the Company.
The judges who awarded tfie prizes were: Earle Pearson, gen-
eral manager of the Advertising Federation of America; F. D.
Gonda. vice-president of Einson-Freeman Company, Inc., origina-
tors of window and store displays; and Lester Beall noted adver-
tising artist and designer.
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