The Washington times., 1906-05-13
PIANO DEALERS,
CONVENTION NEXT
Fifth Annual Session Begins
Here Tomorrow.
PROGRAM Is MAPPED OUT
Business Will Be Combined With Pleas
ure and Sightseeing During
Delegates Visit.
PROGRAM IS MAPPED OUT

The National Association of Piano
Dealers Of America will hold its fifth
annual convention in Washington to-
morrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday. the
sessions TO be held at the Willard Hotel
Many Of the members of the association
have arrived in the city, and last night
attended the concert and reception given
by the National Piano Manufacturers
Association, which closed its three days
convention yesterday. The program for
the piano dealers convention will be
concluded with a reception by the Presi-
dent at the White House Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2:3O O'clock
Program for Tomorrow.
According to the program. tomorrow
will be spent in sightseeing and a gen.
eral reception at the headquarters Of the
association. in the Willard Hotel. The
convention will be formally called to or
der by President Werlein. Of New Or
leans. Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
There viii be another business session in
the afternoon. 70 he followed by the an
nual reception in the convention hall of
the Willard Hotel at 80 O'Clock.
The annual banquet will be held Tues
day night AT o'clock. and the commit
tee on arrangements has promised the
most Ella aborate affair in the history Of
The organization. Toasts will be respond
ed 20 by Vice President Fairbanks. Sec
retary Of the Treasury Shaw, H-R. +.
Macfariand, president of the Board of
commissioners Of the District of Colum-
Ola; Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme Court. Senator John w. Daniel
or virginia. Representative Bede Of Min
7esota, and President Mehlin Of the Ma
tional Piano Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
The committee in charge Of the ban
quet is composed Of J. A. Coffin
chairman; E H Droop. D. z. WooIley.
and G. Wright Nicols.
Interesting Addresses.
One Of the features of the convention
will be the large number of interest
ing addresses on topics dealing with
the active work Of a piano dealer. by
various members Of the association w.
+. Van Wickle, OF this city. will talk
upon Value Of Local Association %
other interesting subjects TO be dis
cussed are The Associa ton a Clearing
House OF the Music Trade" by Henry
Dreher; Advertising, and a WAY to
Regulate Fake Propositions" by ]. p.
Simmons; How to Organize and Man
age Sales Force in Order to Get the
Best Results J. H. Williams, and
Organs and Their Relation to the
Piano Trade" w. p. Borough.
The national officers OF the associa-
ton are as follows: President. Phflin
Werlein,. New Orleans; first vice presi-
dent, J. 2. Byrne, Chicago: second
vice president. w. II. Currier. Toledo
third vice president, F. A. Leland
worcester. Mass; fourth vice presi-
dent C w Nichols. Baltimore; secre-
tary, Percy S. Foster Washington.
treasurer. Z. H. Droop. Washington.
New Nominations.
One OF the most important pieces of
business TO be transacted during the
meeting here Will be the election OF
ofhcers The nominating committee
has nominated the following, who will
be voted upon Wednesday morning.
For president, J. P. Byrhe, Chicago;
first vice president, b. B. Crew. Allan
ia; second vice president, w II. Cur
Grinnell. Detroit; fourth vice president
z H DroOp. Washington: secretary,
Percy ;. Foster, Washington: treas
-urer, ID. E WooIley, Philadelphia.
1t is understood that between ZOO
and 500 piano dealers. from every sec
tton OF the country, will attend the
convention Hundreds of them will
d1cauons point to the biggest meeting
of it's kind in the history Of the or
ganization.