The talking machine world (July-Dec 1920)

July 15, 1920 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 127 BRUNSWICK DEALERS AT BANQUET Southern California Representatives of Brunswick Phonograph Entertained by BrunswickBalke-Collender Co. in Los Angeles Los Angeles, June 28. — Brunswick dealers of Southern California were entertained by the local distributors on Monday, June 21, at a banquet given in their honor. Howard L. Brown, sales manager of the phonograph department of the Los Angeles branch of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., planned a most attractive program for this "Harmony Meeting'' and, in addition to a very pleasing dinner, there was music with some tenor solos by Edward Humphrey, manager of Hamburger's music department, and interesting addresses by Messrs. Tucker, La Motte and A. F. Tanner. Mr. Tanner, who had just returned from a trip to Chicago and a visit to the Brunswick factories, spoke of the things which he had seen there. He said that the wonderful machinery and equipment was inspiring to a degree but that the harmony which existed among Brunswick employes had impressed him more than anything else. The treatment which these workers received from the Brunswick Co. was bound to instill loyalty, and loyalty plus good material and equipment meant tirst-class goods. E. P. Tucker, general manager of the Wiley B. Allen Co., Los Angeles, spoke of the talking machine industry and its elevation in the realm of music. A. D. LaMotte, general manager of the Thearle Music Co., San Diego, impressed his audience with the paramount importance of advertising and selling quality rather than terms. J. O. Smith, general manager LyonMcKinney-Smith Co., Los Angeles, talked of the impression which the talking machine business had made on himself and his firm. A. G. Farquharson, secretary of the Music Trades Association, summed up briefly. The following Brunswick dealers and their sales forces were present: Merickel & Gillett of 'Whittier; Thearle Music Co., of San Diego; Wiley B. Allen Co., of San Diego; Louis Danz of Anaheim; Riverside Music Co.; Matson Bros., Redlands; A. F. Tanner Co., Monrovia and Covina; Long Music Co., Pasadena ; Henry Lezy Co., Santa Barbara; R. M. Matson, Long Beach; A. J. McAllister, Santa Monica; Padghem & Son, Santa Ana; Wiley B. Allen Co., Los Angeles; A. Hamburger & Sons and Lyon-McKinney-Smith, Los Angeles. Experience, unless you sell it to others for more than it cost you, is a dead loss. DEATH OF MRS. E. D. WILSON Mother of Associate Editor of The World Passes Away at Her Home in This City — A Cultured Gentlewoman of the Old School The death is announced of Mrs. Elizabeth D. Wilson, mother of B. Brittain 'Wilson, Associate Editor of The Talking Machine 'World, which occurred at her home, 74 'West 102nd street, New York, on Sunday, June 27, after a protracted illness. Mr. Wilson was at Atlantic City at the time of his mother's death, attending the various convention activities, and hastened homeward when the sad news reached him. Mrs. 'Wilson was born in the South and was of the Brittain family who have long been prominent in that section. She was a cultured woman who possessed many charming traits of character, a loyal friend and a good neighbor. She was noted for her broad sympathies, always seeking to aid and to encourage those around her. All who knew Mrs. 'Wilson intimately loved and admired her, and her passing is to them, as to her family, a source of extreme sorrow. The funeral services took place at the home of the deceased on Tuesday, June 29, and were largely attended. The interment was in Oakland Cemetery at Yonkers. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband and an only son, B. Brittain Wilson. NEW PATHE DEPARTMENT MANAGER Miss Gertrude Krantz Now in Charge of Doll & Sons' Talking Machine Section Miss Gertrude Krantz has joined the sales force of the retail store of Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc., Forty-second street, New York, succeeding Sam Herrmann, who left with his orchestra for Lake Hopatcong some time ago. Miss Krantz will have charge of the Pathe department of the store. She was formerly with F. A. Jenkins in Honesdale, Pa., where she has had several years' experience in selling machines and records. BUREAU EDITORIAL WELL RECEIVED Newspapers Commend First Article of New Editorial Service Instituted by National Bureau for the Advancement of Music The growing influence which the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music is exerting in the newspapers of the United States is being felt on all sides and the results of the first editorial sent out to the press have been distinctly gratifying. This editorial was sent out to a selected list of newspapers as the first step in a regular monthly editorial service in the interests of the cause of music. Several of these newspapers have sent letters to the bureau commending the editorial. The Florida Metropolis of Jacksonville, Fla., placed the bureau's editorial as the leading article on the editorial page. The editor of this paper declared that he was willing to co-operate in every way for the advancement of music in his community. He further said that since the inauguration of a music page in the Metropolis the interest in things musical has greatly increased in Jacksonville. Other papers which commended the work of the bureau and the value of the first editorial were the Washington Times and the Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer. The editorial in question was based on the tribute paid to music by Bernard Shaw in a recent address. 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