The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
PIANO MEN bR|NG
SESSION TO CLOSE
Retiring Officers and Departed
Members are Ne
morialized.
NEW HEAD TAKES CHAIR
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Manufacturers Also Devote Time
to Public Questions Before
Adjourning.
W HEAD TAKES CHAIR

AdJournlng.
; Piano makers In fourteenth annual
convention at the Jefferson brought
their sessions 70 close Saturday
morning by passing resolutions pay
i ing tributes TO members who have
I passed away since the last conyen-
/ lion. These Were Victor Hugo Math-
: ushek, Joseph Cramer. Edward v.
{ Church and Hobart NJ. Cable. Copies
i of the resolutions were ordered sent
| To the families of the departed men,
Ders.
RESOLUTIONS were also adopted
thanking the retiring officerA for their
active work in conncction$with the
association during the past year.
Retiring Presiuent Decker yielded
/ the chair to his successor, Major
Jonas NJ CIeland, who was elected
head officer Of the association Friday
Major Cleland addressed the MEM
-eers briefly, declaring that ne APP
: rrrcfated very highly the honor that
mad been conferred upon him ana
I would do all in his power to MI the
7 position OF president as 1t should be
lied.
/ To Name Committees.
Among the first duties to be per-
( formed by President Cleland will be
( the naming of Il. special committee
| TO consider commercial questions OF
/ vital interest to the association.
! Among these are the tariff, ship sup
I! sidy and development or the re-
! sources of the country, including In
/ land waterways.
The piano makers say they are not
I going into politics. but they do be-
tfeve their best interests viii be con-
cerned II they keep alert and see that
+ public measures bearing on their bus
mess are not promoted to their detri-
i ment.
The executive committee of the as
7 ISOLATION was in session for q while
Saturday morning, considering mat
tiers OF great Importance, according to
bulletin board In corner OF the
Jefferson lobby. These matters were
/ later referred TO the members In a
secret session.
Protect Against Increase.
II was learned that the projected in
crease of freight rates throughout the
country was one OF the matters under
discussion. and hearty endorsement was
given the special meeting TO be held
In Chicago on May II for the purpose
I of protesting against such movement
on the part of the railroads. Thomas
/ e. Moore. In charge OF the freight
bureau of the Pianomakers' Associa-
! tion. VIII be present at this meet
] ing.
Commercial questions were also the
keynote of the banquet which the max
! ers held Friday night AT the Jefferson.
Sir Herbert Marshall, president OF the
Piano MaRufacturers' Association of
Great Britain, who was among the
guests. said that German raade pianos
are poured into his country by the
thousand every year. owing to the low
tariff in England. He thought the
Americans should regard themselves as
fortunate in having better protection.
otner speakers were w. Il. Hall. E.
:. Conway, w. T. BUSH. Frank II. Lee,
r. w. Lawrence.
Dealers Pouring In.
Members of the National Piano
Dealers Association are pouring into
| the city. preliminary to their annual
convention, which meets Monday
Among the dealers who have already
arrived at the ASSOCIATION are f.. H.
Droop, Washington, president; Colo
mel. r. Il II, Berry. Little Rock, Ark.
henry Drear, Cleveland, o.
Mir. Drear came down from New
York. where he has been in attend
ahcs upon the convention OF the Piano
Trade Goif Association. The president
OF this association Is A. 5. Bond, of
fort wayne, Ind, who was elected
second vice president OF the Piano
makers Association Friday. MI. Bond
mas peen In Richmond tor several days.
AMONG otner arrivals is frank ~.
1 Doibeer, Orange, N. j., general man.
ager OF the National Phonograph Co..
one OF Tnomas A. Edlsons concerns.
Edison Sends Regards.
Mr.. EDISON. VINO also resides at
orange, sent his regards to the piano
men by MIR. Dolbeer ard expressed
regrets that he could not lind IL con-
ventent to attend the piano exhibi-
ton. 1t appears that he IL planning
for trip to st. Louis at an early
date. when he will be honored by an
association OF electrical men.
"Mr. Edison 10 In the best of
health" said Mr.. DolDeer. and is
Just az active as he eyer WAS. de-
/ spite his sixty-three years. He has
/ just completed = new storage battery
4 for runabouts and other light motor
purposes, and he believes 1t will be
( a marked Improvement over old bat
+ teries OF the same kind. With one
srge the new battery will propel
q runabout 100 miles as against a
so-mtle capacity possessed by old
/ batteries"
Mr.. Drear expects to exhibit u
number OF the Edison musical fhven-
cns next week.
Geyn0r Incident Discussed.
1 The plano men are still discussing
an informal talk which II. w, Law
| renee, OF New York, gave some Of
! them at dinner at Rueger's Thurs
day night. MIR. Lawrence, who is
/ publisher OF Printers Ink. was among
! those who attended the recent news
/ paper mems banquet In New York,
! at which Mayor Gaynor scored w, r.
Hearst In a speech that stirred the
/ country, Mr.. Lawrence recited a
/ Tact or two about the meeting that
+ has yet to appear In the newspapers
nd incidentally expressed the opin-
ion that New York thought q good
deal more or Mayor Gaynor as 4 re-
Eult OF the episode. Mr., Lawrence,
however. was not willing to venture
n opinion az to how the episode had
affected aaynor's presidential chances.
Mr.. Lawrence acts as Official news
dispenser for the piano makers when
shey emerge from their secret ses-
siGns.