The Washington times., 1906-04-28
PIANO MEN COMING
TO ANNUAL MEET
Manufacturers and Dealers
Delegates.
IN SESSION FULL WEEK
VIII Bring 1000 Representatives of
Musical Trades to National
Capital MayIo-I6.

Washington will be visited May 1915
by the leading piano manufacturers and
dealers throught the United States. the
occasion being the tenth annual meeting
OF the National Piano Manufacturers
Association. which will convene May 10.
and the fifth annual convention of the
National Association Of Piano Dealers
of America, which will convene May Is,
with headquarters at the New Willard
Hotel.
Each association will continue its ses-
sions for three days, thus completing a
full week of musical discussions.
Manufacturers Officers,
The officers of the Piano Manufacture
ers' Association are as follows: Presi-
dent. II. Paul Mehlin. New York city.
vice president. Dawson j. Blackmore,
Cincinnati, Ohio; second vice president.
Edward S. Payson. Boston. Mass: secre-
tary, 7. E. Dougherty. Chicago. III. !:
treasurer, George Miller. Philadelphia /;
assistant secretary. Herbert w. Hill.
New York city.
Inc executive committee is as follows:
H. p Mehlin, general chairman lex
orlcio)-Eastern States: Henry z. Miller.
chairman; George A. Gibson, F. HI.
Owen. Middle States: Charles II. Par
sons, chairman: D. F. Treacy. Frank
c Decker. Western States: Frank w.
Teeple. chairman: W l. Bush, J NJ.
Cleland.
Membership committee-Fred p. Steiff.
chairman; George p. Bent. AS. Bond.
Charles II. Parsons, Henry f. Miller.
nominating cOmmittee-Otto Schultz.
chairman; w. II. Poole. B. II. Jansen.
Literature committee-WiIliam Tonk.
chairman; Francus Connor. Daniel r.
Treacy.
Dealers Chiefs.
The officers of the National Associa-
ton OF Piano Dealers are as follows.
President. Philip WerIein. New Orleans.
La; vice president. ]. p. Byrne. Chicago.
H.; second vice president, w. II. CrP
rler. Toledo, Ohio; third vice president.
r. A. Leland Worcester, Mass; fourth
vice president, C. Wright Nicols. Balti-
more. Nd; secretary. Percy S. Foster
washington. d c; treasurer, f. IL
Droop. Washington u. c.
Executive board-B. B. Crew Atlanta
IA X. T. CasseN, Denver. Col: d ID
Boston, Mass
Advisory cOmmittee-James c Miller
PhlladelpEia; Henry Dreher. Cleveland
ONO, r B. T Hollenberg Little Rock
Ark; Chandler w Smith. Boston. Mass
Mem bership committee-C- A GrinneiI
Detroit, Mich; j. .. Twitchen. Chicago
III; c. A Chase. San Francisco. Cal
Press committee-D. =. Woolley. Phil
adeiphia; j, 2. Simmons. New Orleans.
La; ID. 9. Pfeiffer. Washington. d. c.
Detroit, Mich; NJ. ]. Chapman. New
449rw city: Frank W. Teeple, Chicago.
Bring Many Here
The two associations viii bring to this
city probably not less than 1000 repre-
sentatives Of the trade This will in
clude the manufacturers, dealers. tbs
National Association Of Piano raveIars
piano player manufacturers. organ man
ufacturers, manufacturers of talking
machines, and various other interests
allied with the piano business, which to-
day IS chief industry Of America and
probably leads the world in the produc-
uon OF pianos and organs.
The general outline Of the program vii
be as follows:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Nav
10, II, and r. Will be devoted to business
sessions, when subjects OF vital Interest
10 the manufacturers will be discussed
Saturday evening. May u, a receDtIou
ana orchestral concert will be given In
the large ballroom Of the Willard
The program OF the Dealers Associa-
ton is as follows.
Monday. May 1+Reception day and
sightseeing. Every visitor will be sun
piled with booklet, Something About
Washington" as a guide.
tuesday, May 15-l0 a. m. first bust
ness session Of the convention will he
held in Convention Hall, Hotel Willard
2:3O D. m second business session
p. m, reception In ballroom, Hotel VII
lard; 7:30 p. m, banquet
Wednesday, May 1910 a. M, hnH1
business session in Convention Hail: 2:@
2. M, reception to manufacturers and
dealers by the President in the East
Room OF the White House.
EUhNGEI CMITu