Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10
TWO CONVENTIONS IN CITY
Representatives Of $50 Firms to At
tend First Assemblage.
MANUFACTURES MEET FRIDAY
Second Convention to Open Monday
Morning-social Functions in
Honor Of Visitors.

Many questions of utmost importance to
the piano trade will come up for discussion
at the tenth annual convention of the Ma
tional Plano Manufacturers Association of
America. which will be in session tomorrow
and Saturday. Today will be devoted to
arrangements for the convention Many
delegates have already arrived in Washing
ton, and more are expected this morning.
Representatives Of $50 firms from all parts
OF the country will be present.
Among the many subjects which have
been scheduled for the attention of the con-
vention, two are regarded as of the most
Importance They are: Should not the
manufacturer establish uniform selling
price Tor his Instruments. so that the retail
price of pianos OF every make will be as
Wen known to the people as the selling
prices of other standard commodities p
ana, second, What can be done to bring
members of our association closer together,
| In order to make the association a stronger
working body for the benefit of each mem
Der and the trade at large? We have now
the majority of all the manufacturers with
US, either as members or in sympathy wit n
the work Of the association. and should we
not use our united strength to better ad-
vantage?'
1t Is advisable to hold general and mu-
seal industry exhibit In New York similar
TO automobile shows.
Meetings of the executive. credentials,
press, reception and Introduction commit
tees were held late today and prepare tons
made for reports to be submitted to the
convention, which will meet in It's first gen
eral session at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The business session viii be held Sat
urday at 10 am.
Concert Saturday Evening.
A concert will be given Saturday evening
nv the TTnftad ba
large ball room of the New Willard in
honor of the piano Dealers who will con-
vene in the fifth annual convention of the
National Association of Plano Dealers OF
America Monday next. Many excursion
and pleasure trips have been arranged for
the visiting delegates.
The banquet to be given Tuesday evening
by the dealers association, in which the
delegates Of the manufacturers association
will participate, Is to be an elaborate affair.
Many prominent men will be present to
make addresses. among them being Vice
President Fairbanks, Secretary Shaw. COM
missioner Mcfarland, Representative ].
Adam Bede. Paul H. Mehlin, president OF
the manufacturers association, and Col. E.
B. Hay of this city.
The association officers who will complete
today the preliminary work of the conven-
ton are: H. Paul Mehlin, president; Daw-
son ]. Blackmore first vice president; Ed
ward S. Payson, second vice president; t.
E. Dougherty, secretary George Miller,
treasurer, and Herbert w. Hill, assistant
secretary.
The committees are as follows:
Executive-H. Paul Mehlin, general chair
man. Eastern states. Henry F. Miller.
chairman; George A. Gibson and F. H.
Owen Middle states, Charles H. Parsons,
chairman; Daniel F. Treacy and Frank C..
Decker. Western states, Frank W. Teeple,
chairman; w. L. Bush and Jonas M Gle
land.
Membership-Fred P. Stieff, chairman:
George P. Bent, A. s.. Bond, Charles H.
Parsons and Henry F. Miller.
INSTRUMENTATION Tonk chairman !;
Francis Connor and Daniel F. Treacy.
Nominations-Otto Schulz, chairman; w.
H. Poole and B. H. Jannsen.
Traffic-A. s. Bond. chairman: w. L..
Bush. John D. Pease, Edward 8. Payson
and Frank c. Decker.
Views of Assistant Secretary HILL
Mr.. Herbert w. HILL assistant secretary
of the National Piano Manufacturers Asso-
citation Of America. said today:
IT'S a hard task to get together the
many representatives and harder, to get
them to work. To them the trip seems
more pleasure excursion than business
trip. We have already arranged a private
and informal subscription dinner for Fri
day evening at 7 O'clock for the benefit of
the entire piano trade"