The talking machine world (July-Dec 1924)

12S THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD August 15, 1924 Greater New York Talking Machine and Radio Men Enjoy Their Annual Outing Two Hundred Members of the Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., Their Families and Guests Motor to Roton Point Park, Conn., for Annual Picnic — Aquatic and Other Sports Enjoyed Wednesday, August 6, will be remembered by many as being the hottest day of the Summer, but to the talking machine and radio trade this fact was overshadowed by the fact that on this Point Park, South Norwalk, Conn. Luncheon was served immediately upon arrival at the park and the entire day was given over to water and field sports. The one disappoint The baseball game was between Sol. Lazarus' Radiola Out-Door Aerials and J. J. Davin's Victrola In-Door Aerials and lasted but two innings, when by common consent all the players rushed to don bathing suits. The Radiolas won to the tune of six to four. Josephson pitched for the winners and Archie Mayers was on the mound for the losing team. Irwin Kurtz, Henry Conn and O. P. Graffen were the umpires and in the opinion of the spectators it was these gentlemen who decided the issue. The Members of the Metropolitan New York Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., at day the most successful outing of The Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., was held. Nearly two hundred members of the Association, together with their families and friends, left Lenox avenue and 124th street, New York, in a caravan of motor cars and drove to Roton ment of the day was the absence of E. G. Brown, secretary of the association, who was seriously ill with an attack of acute indigestion. A telegram was sent Mr. Brown assuring him of the good wishes of the members, and the hope for his speedy recovery. Measure your Distributor's service by his average— we all miss at times. On the average, BLACKMAN Service cannot be excelled. Annual Outing at Roton Point Park ladies' field events drew a large number of entries and the following were the winners: Miss Wagner, in the fifty-yard dash, closed to members' families; Miss Duff, in the open fifty, and Miss L. Broadman in the potato race. The water sports were keenly contested and were the real feature of the day. A. Getzou won the fancy diving contest with Miss Weidener a close second. In the fifty-yard dash for ladies Miss Weidener was first and Miss Goldfinger second. In the dash for members O. P. Graffen and M. Minkowitz finished one, two. The 150-yard relay race because of the large number of contestants was run in two sections, M. Berlow and O. Graffen winning the first section and P. Faucalla and M. Minkowitz the other. The golf tournament was held at the Westport Country Club, arrangements being made for the use of the course by James Donnelly, a South Norwalk dealer. The tournament was conducted by Lloyd T. Spencer and attracted twenty entries. Messrs. Salzman, Nightley and Patterson were the winners, finishing in the order named. In the field events A. Mayers won the fifty-yard dash, Mr. Graham the 100yard dash and Mr. Sklar was the winner of the fat men's race. The event that attracted most enthusiasm was the horse race with lady jockeys. J. J. Davin was the winning steed with Miss Weidener the Earle Sande. Nathaniel Kramer won second money, with Miss Wagner plying the whip. The three-legged race was won by N. Kramer and Miss Wagner, and the concluding event, a horse race, open, was won by A. Mayers and R. Daugherty. The awarding of prizes took place at the conclusion of dinner and the evening was passed in dancing in the park pavilion over the waters of the Long Island Sound. At 10 o'clock the procession started homeward. The manufacturers and jobbers who were rep