The talking machine world (Jan-June 1919)

June 15. 1919 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 141 Now there's a Grafonola Trunk! We had to make it to meet a real demand. Columbia Grapiiophone Co NEW YORK EDISON DEALERS' CONVENTION TO BE RECORD BREAKER More Than a Thousand Dealers to Attend Session at the Hotel Commodore, New York, June 25 to 27 — Elaborate and Interesting Program Prepared — Banquet Features All New York banquet records for size will be broken when more than a thousand dealers sit down to the Edison Dealers' Convention banquet, which will be held at the Hotel Commodore on Friday evening, June 27. Over 1,200 dealers have already sent in acceptances. Previous to the opening of the Hotel Commodore no banquet room in New York would have been large enough to hold such a gathering. Another record breaker will be the dinner show, which will be the most elaborate entertainment ever provided for such a banquet. Elsie de Wolfe, the noted authority on piano furniture, who is still in France doing war work, is making every eflEort to get back in order to address the convention. Another prominent speaker will be Reginald de Koven, the famous composer of "Robin Hood" and many other operas, and who is busily engaged just now in writing an opera which will be produced by the Chicago Opera Company. On June 25 there will be exhibited in the grand ballroom a display of the entire Edison line of period cabinets, which includes instruments ranging in price from $155 to $6,000. Two new cabinets, a Louis XIV and an Italian model, which have not yet been announced to the trade, will be shown. "Eye Value,", a one-act play,, which is now in rehearsal, will have its first and only production at the convention. It is mildly satirical of certain well-known figures in the phonograph world. An address will be made by R. C. Aimone, of the Aimone Galleries, New York. He is one of the most famous furniture designers in the world, and makes phonograph cabinets exclusively for the New Edison. Mr. Aimone will make a talk on the materials and workmanship employed by him in making these cabinets. An open forum will be a special feature of the convention. It will be attended by a conference committee consisting of prominent executives of the Edison Co., therefore enabling an immediate and authoritative response to be given to any and all questions or suggestions. Numerous prominent Edison dealers will address the Dealers' convention, as well as several men of national prominence in other fields of endeavor. A very important address will be made by G. M. Dahl, vice-president of Chase National Bank, whose subject will be "The Business Outlook as We See It." Among the Edison dealers there will be addresses by James P. Lacey, of Peoria, III.; E. F. Carroll, of Waco, We distribute at Wholeiale THE TOURIST PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH A real high grade Phonograph in a convenient, compact form. Retail price $35.00. Write for illustrated circular COLEMAN MERCANTILE CO. 4421 Manchester Ave. St. Louis, Mo. Texas, and Frank A. Franch, of Manchester, N. H. A ver)' important announcement to dealers along the lines of co-operation will be made by the Edison Co. at the convention. These plans are of such importance that they contemplate the expenditure of several hundred thousand dollars by the company. In the room adjoining the banquet hall there will be an exhibit of advertising material of all kinds that is supplied to dealers, including sev eral new and unusually attractive window displays that will surely interest the visiting delegates. Each session of the dealers' convention will end at 1 p. m., giving dealers a daily opportunity to taste the delights of a June afternoon in New York. The seaside, an auto ride and a well-cooked supper at a wayside inn, a bigleague ball game, the races — -wherever they decide to go or whatever they determine to do, there will be plenty of time. Altogether the plans of the Edison Co. will make this convention noteworthy in its history and it certainly will be a record breaker both for attendance and for practical value and interest to dealers. LOOK OUT FOR STOLEN VICTROLAS New York Talking Machine Co. Trying to Locate Whereabouts of a Truckload of Victrola ll's and 14's Which Were Stolen The New York Talking Machine Co., Victor wholesaler, is trying to locate the whereabouts of a truckload of eighteen Victrola ll's and 14's which were stolen on Saturday afternoon. May 31. The company had sent its truck for these Victrolas and the driver left the truck standing at Thirty-seventh street and Eleventh avenue while he went into a store to look for a rope. When he came back to the spot where the truck had been standing he found that the vehicle with its load of Victrolas had disap peared. The empty truck was found Sunday morning on Charlton street, but there was no sign of the missing Victrolas. The following are the numbers of the machines that are missing, and the New York Talking Machine Co. will appreciate any assistance that the trade can give it in locating these instruments: Victrola 14's in mahogany Nos. 194390, 193592, 193281, 193315, 193359, 194381, 193664, 194401, 193663. Victrola ll's in mahogany: 527792, 530078, 530356, 530035. 530017, 530024, 530256, 529807, 530213. Arrangements have been made with the Unit Construction Co., Philadelphia, Pa., by the Bailey Music Co., of Lancaster, N. H., for the installation of the Unico equipment. PLAYER ROLLS We have opened a completely equipped department for the wholesaling of the products of The Standard Music Roll Co. 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