The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-18
wheeler is to the turbine of the Lus-

wheeler is to the turbine of the Lus-
itania.
The field Is becoming scarcer every
day of the unsteady educated-those
who have by years OF practice learned
to play the piano by hand. The player
piano of to-day is popular. particularly
appealing to the man who cannot play
the piano.
one of his customers, said Mr.. De-
Moll. has made a new home out of his
household in buying such a piano. The
family has anything it wants from
rag-time to the classics. n when
breakfast is late the old man" IN
stead of .'mufHing his crouch" with a
pipe. rattles off at the player piano
| Rings on MY Fingers and Bells on
My Toes or a Chopin funeral march,
as his mood demands.
Dolinrs and Morals.
s. a. woodford, OF Columbus. Ohio.
read the third paper, his subject being
Dollars and Morals" His theme was
that to bring about effective results
from the ethical principles OF the piano
trade. the individual member must be
approached, not with an attack upon
his moral beliefs, but by a demonstra-
ton that unethical conduct will make
his pocketbook suffer. Moral view, he
said. differed in almost every man, and
the work for the association to do is
to inculcate the inseparable and auto
matte relation the consistent dollar
bears to righteous doing. The business
value OF moral business conduct is
what needs to be harped On, he
thought.
Newspaper Advertising Best.
Robert n. Watkins read an interest
ing paper on Piano Advertising as 1t
should Be- Newspaper advertising
for the average piano house is by far
the cheapest and is probably the only
kind OF advertising that will, in It
self. he self-sustaining. Newspapers
reach individuals. give the name of the
dealer n his line of pianos. The pa
per is the best medium for the piano
dealer.
puzzle and guessing contests. as
now often employed. are Objectionable"
he said. "'They are to be deplored.
| for their se~nsationalism, in that they
wrongly teach piano buyers that pianos
are sold at enormous profits"
Travellers In Session.
The first session OF the National AS
ISOLATION OF Piano Travellers came In
the afternoon. and about 100 members
We're present, representing almost half
the entire membership.
President w. e. Hall. of New York,
delivered his annual report, saying that
the association is now In a position to
cooperate with the other two piano
associations In their reform OF trade
thics He thought the power of the
travellers In disseminating the princi-
pies of the association a very III
dous one.
Secretary Frank f. Edgar, Of Con
necticut. made his report, showing
everything in great shape, and then
Treasurer NJ. A. Williams. Of New York
brought down the house by showing In
his report that every member had paid
his dues. that the association owed no
a cent and had a good balance in its
Golfers,
Officers Elected.
Election of officers for 19lo-1oll Their
took place, resulting in the following
choices: a, Dalrymple. New York, pres
ident; Thomas fletcher, Chicago. FIRST
vice-president; w. NJ. Plaisted, New
York, second rice-president; Y. II. ED
gar, Connecticut. third vice-prcsident
II. B.. Shearer, Ohio, treasurer; l., NJ
lde, New YORK, secretary. EH'Gu'iN'
committee-B. +, Owen, Boston; Il
Walter, Chicago. Some OF the elections
We're pretty close.
Chicago was selected as the mex
meeting place, the time TO be nea
that set for the dealers.
Former President Payson. OF the Mar
, ufacturers' Association, and Presiden
! Droop. of the Dealers, We're present an
+ made brief speeches OF encouragement
declaring that the Travellers are IN
real 1.-Two wires OF the trade.
Presiden, D%alrymplc Was formal
g installed, the gavel being presented I
him by Mr, Payson in an a%ppropriat
speech, TO which the new officer ~
t!ngly responded.
Adjournment was ordered until TIL
morning. when a few matters OF rot
e tine will be cleared from tho docket.
AZ the banquet OF the National Assr
citation OF Piano Dealers tonight II
principal speeches Will be made /
President Droop, P~resiTent-elect Glen
ent and Sir Herbert Marshall.
p, Charged with Breaking In.
a, John Lawrence, white. was arrrsts
,e last night on a charge of breaker
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