The talking machine world (Jan-June 1923)

164 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD April IS, 1923 Watch this Baby GROW! COLUMBUS Central Ohio Retail A'l ercJuiiits Convene — C. J. I/'illiams Elected President — The Month's Activities Cor.UMBUs, O., April 9.— C. A. Williams, of the Williams Music Store, Zanesville, was elected president of the Central Ohio Retail Dealers' Association at its second annual meeting held at the Hotel Deshler, this city, on Wednesday, April 4. Another Zanesville man, in the person of O. E. Callander, secretary and manager of the Spence Music Co., 21 North Fourth street, was elected secretary. E. M. Levi, manager of the Victrola department of the Otto B. Heaton Co., this city, was elected vice-president, and M. L. Phillips, Mt. Gilead, was re-elected treasurer. An executive committee, consisting of three members, was also elected at this time. The members who have been elected to serve on this committee are: Carl S. Wilkins, Elite Music Store; E. A. Bowron, Caldwell, and C. C. Baker, C. C. Baker Music Store. Mr. Williams announced to the delegates present that he intends to instruct the secretary to call a big meeting of Victor dealers in the near future. At that meeting a program in which prominent educators and business men will participate will be offered. According^ to Mr. Williams, the executive committee is already working out plans whereby the meeting will be the most important ever held not only in central Ohio, but in the entire State. The latest developments of the Ohio State Music Memory Contest were brought to the attention of the delegates by T. T. Frankenberg, this city. Mr. Frankenberg also pointed out to his audience the many advantages which are to be derived from organizations. Many of the broadcasting stations are cooperating with the Ohio State Depaxtment of Education in the State-wide Music Memory Contests. On Wednesday evening, April 4, an interesting program, consisting of the reading of a paper written by Robert J. Coleman, educational lecturer of the Victor Talking Machine Co., and fifteen selections of the music memory list were broadcasted over Station WPAL, of the Superior Radio & Telephone Equipment Co. Mrs. Esther Reynolds Beaver, educational director of the Perry B. Whitsit Co., 211 North Fifth street, read the paper by Mr. Coleman, who, on account of illness, was unable to broadcast his speech. "The Music Memory Contest is undoubtedly the biggest and most far-reaching movement for better music ever attempted," stated Mr. Coleman in his address. "Of all arts music has probably the most universal appeal. In war times it is the medium through which men are moulded into a unified fighting machine and through which those who remain at home keep spirits high. It is the builder of that elusive and necessary thing — morale. In times of peace, too, we find music on all sides of us," read the address in part. Three of Ohio's foremost educational institutions have taken the lead in offering prizes for the individual competitors in the State Music Memory Contest. Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O. ; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, and the Morrey School of Music, Columbus, have each promised a scholarship in music in their respective institutions for the young people with the highest records in the final contest on April 28. J. E. Slingluff, of Slingluff's Victrola Store, Masonic Temple Building, Cambridge, reports that keen interest is being manifested by both teachers and school children in the Music Memory Contest in his community. In fact, interest is running so high that Mr. Slingluff has offered a number of Victrolas as prizes to the schools which will make the best showing in the preliminary contest in each county. O. E. Soderberg, Victrola dealer, Sandusky, 'O., has just announced that he has booked the Eight Famous Victor Artists to appear in his city on April 12. The concert will be given at the Sandusky High School auditorium. The Blatt Music Store, 133 South High street, this city, and one of the most prominent music merchandisers in this section of the State, was destroyed by fire recently. The damage to building and stock is placed at approximately $80,000 by R. F. Blatt, proprietor. One of the greatest musical successes of this season was the Paderewski concert given at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday, April 3. Every seat in the hall was filled and standing room was at a premium. So well pleased was the vast audience with his program that at 10.35 o'clock an added program began and the concert-goers lingered until after 11 o'clock to hear more of his renditions. Many of them even gathered around the stage, clamoring for more. They kept this up and got four added numbers. As A New Model in the Natural Voice Line To the models already manufactured to meet the needs of the trade we have added this new style. 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