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May 26, 1928 PREST 0-T I M E S SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE CONVENTION Joyous Interludes to the Business Periods of the Big Meeting at the Hotel Commodore and Elsewhere Have Been Provided and List Is Long. In compliance with the well-understood rule that "all work and no play makes Tom, Dick or Harry a dull boy," the observant and alert promoters will provide the necessary joyous distractions. They remind prospective visitors to Xew York of the fun in store for them at the 27th annual convention of the National Association of Music Merchants, to be held at the Hotel Commodore. New York City, during the week of June 4, 1928. "Golf, yes sir! Bring along your sticks and if there is any question as to where you will play and when, just ask 'Art' Wessell or 'Herb' Hill or "Billy' Heaton or 'Jack' Bliss or any of the other 'pros.' They will make arrangements," is the printed advice, freely distributed by means of special slips. "There are p'enty of good beaches not too far from the Commodore," is another suggestive reminder. Luncheons. There will be one big get-together luncheon Monday, June 4, and possibly others during the week. At the get-together luncheon of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce, at the Commodore, Monday, June 4, the guest of honor and principal speaker will be Professor John Erskine, president of the Juilliard School of Music, New York, well-known educator. The Merchants' Banquet. On Thursday evening, June 7, there will be a repast served in the Commodore's best style in the big ball room at the convention hotel, to which every man, woman and child attending the convention will be welcome. The guest of honor and principal speaker will be Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, who as Maryland's "'Favorite Son" is in line for nomination for president of the United States. The dinner entertainment will include an extraordinary musical entertainment, and afterwards there will be dancing. In addition to the regularly scheduled functions there are some very remarkable dinners, breakfasts and suppers* planned, not to mention other most desirab'e features. The Seeburg Dinner. The J. I'. Seeburg Piano Co. of Chicago will entertain the dealers at dinner, Wednesday evening, June 6, at the Commodore Hotel, New York, an annual feature which contributes to the pleasure of every convention week. Steinway & Sons' Dinner. Steinway & Sons, New York, has invited all its dealers to attend a dinner at the Lotus Club, on West 57th street, New- York, Tuesday, June 5, of convention week. American Piano Co. Function. The American Piano Co. will give a theater party, supper and dance a the evening of Tuesday of convention week. It is an invitation affair. The supper and dance, after the theater, will be held in the ballroom of the Hotel Riltmore. The Cable Breakfast. That annual convention function, the "Cable Breakfast," at which The Cable Company, of Chicago, is host, will be held on Wednesday, June 6, at the Hotel liiltmore. At this invitat'on affair the guests will be Cable dealers, their families and friends, as well as other old friends of the company. President George J. Dowling will preside. The Gulbransen Banquet. The Gulbransen Golden Jubilee breakfast will be held Wednesday morning, June 6, at the Hotel Belmont. New York. This will also be the national report meeting, at which a report will be made to the Gulbransen dealers of the regional meetings held since the first of the year at Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Atlanta, New York and Chicago. A convention breakfast is an annual affair with the Gulbransen Company. It will be given at the Hotel Belmont inasmuch as that hostelry has been chosen as the Gulbransen headquarters during the piano conventions. LANDAY BROS.' NEW BRANCH STORE. Landay Bros., who recently closed the store branch at 427 Fifth avenue, announce that the company has signed a lease for a new store at 581-583 Fifth avenue. New York. This new addition in the Landay ilia'n will feature displays of the latest developments in radios and phonographs and their combinations, and of fine art cabinets. New York headquarters will remain in Landay Hall, at Sixth avenue and 42d street, and no change is contemplated in connection with Landay auditorium, at the same address. SPECIAL CONVENTION EXHIBITS BIG ARRAY OF PIANOS Verified List of Music Firms Holding Displays in Rooms at the Convention Headquarters Including All Phases of the Industry. The following is a list of reservations for display space at the Hotel Commodore for the week of the convention beginning June 4: Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company. Auto Piano Company. Auto Pneumatic Action Company. Bacon Banjo Company. Baldwin Piano Company. Bankers Commercial Security Co. Bay, H. C, Company. Brambach Piano Company. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. Buescher Band Instrument Company. Bush & Lane Piano Company. Carryola Company of America. Caswell Mfg. Company. Conn, C. G., Ltd. Everett Piano Company. Epiphone Banjo Corporation. Fischer, Carl, Inc. Gibson, Inc. Gretsch, The Fred, Mfg. Co. Gretsch & Brenner. Gotsch, Walter M., Company. Harmony, The, Company. Hazelton Brothers. Holton, Frank & Company. Ivers & Pond Piano Company. Jacob Brothers. Kohler & Campbell. Krakauer Brothers. Kurtzman, C, Company. Leetly Mfg. Company. Lester Piano Company. Ludwig & Company. Ludwig & Ludwig. Lyon & Healy. Lange, Wm. Maas & Waldstein. Martin Band Instrument Company. Mayer, Julian T. Mathushek Mfg. Company. Milton Piano Company. New York Band Instrument Co. Packard Piano Company. Pan American Instrument & Case Co. Perlberg, Harry. Pratt Read Player Action Company. Pooley Company, The. Radiola Piano Attachment. Reinhold, E. Schmitt, Company. Ricca Brothers. Schulz. M., Company. Schwartz, J., Music Company. Seeburg, J. P., Piano Company. * Selmer, 11. & A., Inc. Settergren, B. K., Company. Simon, S. Simson & Frey, Inc. Slingerland Banjo Company. Stadlmair, Henry, Company. Steinert, M., & Sons. Steinway & Son. Straube Piano Company. Stromberg-Carlson Mfg. Company. Vega Company. Weaver Piano Company. Western Elec. Piano Co. Weymann, H. A., & Son, Inc. Weser Brothers. White, H. N., Company. Winter & Company. Wurlitzer, Rudolph, Mfg. Co. York Band Instrument Company. DISPLAYS AT COMMODORE Autopiano Company, Rooms 1100-1101-1102. Exhibit in charge of Corey Gibson, president; W. H. Bowles, E. J. Fitzgerald and Charles H. Burtzloff. Will show complete display of uprights, players and electrics, special finish cases, Peroid models. The Bacon Piano Company, Rooms 1500-15011502. Exhibit in charge of W. P. H. Bacon, Guy L. Mclntyre, Harry Holmes and Charles H. Burtzloff. Wi 11 show complete line of uprights, players, electrics. Period models, new designs baby uprights. Auto Pneumatic Action Company, Rooms 10001001. Bert Lajoie, Wallace Reynolds and E. H. Vogel will present complete techniccal exhibit WelteMignon (Licensee) reproducing action; electric expression action; also will present to dealers complete promotional plans on Welte-Mignon (Licensee) for balance of vear. Behning Piano Company, Suite 1600-1601-16021603. Exhibit in charge of Gustav Behning, H. Pi. Pattison, Charles H. Burtzloff and Guy L. Mclntyre. Will exhibit principally grands and Period grands, including several new distinctive models. Representatives of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich., who will be in attendance at that company's exhibits at the Hotel Commodore in New York at the annual convention of the national music industries are Chester L. Beach, president, treasurer and sales manager; E. P. Stephan, general manager; William B. Tunstall, New England and New York City territorial representative; A. W. Holgate, territorial representative for the South Atlantic states, and Frank D. Van Nostrand, export manager. Brinkerhoff Piano Co., Chicago, will exhibit during the conventions in Room 904, Hotel Commodore. Exhibit will consist of Brinkerhoff upright pianos, player pianos, grands and reproducing grands, also Schriver & Sons uprights and p'ayers. Features of the display will be a new 3 foot 8 inch upright piano. Period model, a Louis XIV Period grand, hand carved case, and a Mayfair, 5 foot grand. The display will be in charge of F. P. Bassett, secretary and treasurer, and W. S Lanz, salesmanager. Behr Bros & Co., Rooms 1100-1101-1102. Exhibit in charge of William J. Behr, W. H. Bowles, E. J. Fitzgerald, Guy L. Mclntyre and Charles H. Burtzloff. Will show complete line uprights, players and electrics, including several new7 Period models, uprights and players, and also new distinctive cases in baby uprights. Brambach Piano Company, Rooms 1200-1201 1202. Will show complete line Brambach baby grands, both conventional and Period models. Exhibit in charge of Mark P. Campbell, Gordon Campbell, L. O. Rogers, Guy L. Mclntvre and Charles H. Burtzloff. The Hobart M. Cable Co., Commodore; Blue Ribbon line upright, player and grand pianos. Hobart M. Cable, Howard B. Morenus. Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Commodore and New York warerooms. 449 West 42nd street; new line of upright and player pianos. Davenport-Treacy Piano Company, Suite 1700-17011702. Exhibit in charge of George W. Allen, A. Wensley, A. E. Schmalzigan, Guy L. Mclntyre and Charles H. Burtzloff. Will exhibit distinctive line Davenport-Treacy uprights, players, electrics, upright Welte-Mignon, ned Period model upright cases, also new upright baby cases. De Luxe Reproducing Roll Corporation, Rooms 1000-1001. Exhibit in charge of John T. Gibson. Estey Piano Corp., suite 604, 606; Estey grand pianos in conventional and Period models. B. K. Settergren, W. C. Hell, E. B. Fox, E. W Furhush. Hazelton Bros, Tnc, Suite 1600-1601-1602-1603. Exhibit in charge of Joseph B. Schwarcz, H. B. Pattison, Charles H. Burtzloff and Guy L. Mclntyre. Will show complete line grand and period grand pianos, including several new authentic models. Kohler & Campbell, Inc., Suite 1500-1501-1502. Exhibit in charge of Herbert Simpson, Harry Holmes, Charles Burtzloff, Guy L. Mclntyre and E. H. Vogel. Will feature new upright cases, also several new upright baby cases, in addition to complete display of uprights, players, electric players and Welte-Mignon reproducing upright pianos. Kroeger Piano Company, Rooms 1500-1501-1502. Will show complete line uprights, players and elec(Continued on page 14) 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. 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