The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-21
MUSIC HOUSE
GIVES DINNER
STRING OF HARMONY STRUCK
LAST NIGHT BY EMPLOYEES
AND EMPLOYEES
Davis, Burkham, Tyler Company Dimes
Salesmnn From City. Clarksburg
and East Liverpool
The chord Of harmony was struck nS

/ The chord Of harmony was struck by
Mcssrs. Burkham. Davis and clemens
: and IL vihrated through the Davis
Rurkham and Tyler rnmnanHs employees
who gathered about tho table Of plenty
i and eoodfcllowshin Mt tho Gct-tnEethcr
dinner in the Hotel Windsor last owe
ming.
This musica! firm nf notc-no pun
intended-hes wide reputation az the
; store Of harmony. but none of its IN
! struments could produce tho equal OF
the euphonious blending Of notes OF
/ pleasure that wero manifested when
! the employers broke the bread Of pleas
, ure with their employees and drank the
java Of corporation.
1t was one of .thc most enjoyable III
tie gatherings nf tho kind that has hcen
held in Wheeling for some time. j.
was Just n little informal affair for al
tho mon Of the company from this city.
ClarleshurG and East Liverpool. In the
latter two cities arc branch musical eS-
Establishments Of the local house.
The thrrr present heads Of the firm.
E. c. Rurhnm. y. f. Davis and William
NJ. Clcmcns-nrranEcd the delightful
affair and had all their statesmen from
tho branch houses como in. There was
No speech making after the delicious
rerast. Mr.. Rurkhnm said that they
were too busy al present to spend time
In talking: that each knew the othc"
and that all arc working hand-in-hand
for bigger and hotter business all IN"
time. Tho dinner WAS just n Get-to''
gcther affair. and in celebration OF the
opening Of our new stores Mt West IN
lon. DoddridGr county. and Cambridge.
Ohio. We wanted tho boys ~ know
that No appreciate their work and there
is nothing that will draw men closer
~ -gt
The Davis. Rurkham and Tyler COM
pany nf l416-1S Market street Is per-
haps tho lnrGcS, musical concern in the
state and one Of the largest in tho Ohio
valley. II has had u wonderful success.
Eighteen years aEo Mr.. Rurkham open
cd small place In this city. 1t grew
and grew until today it stands second
to none in this section in it's line. The
company has branches Mt Clarkshurg.
East Liverpool. Ohio: CAMBRIDGE. OHIO:
and West Union. Almost any thing
! that will produce music may he found
In tho stores. running from Jews harp
In Stcinway. Knabc. Krukaucr or
Hartman nIano. =
! Mr.. Burkham Withdrew from tho firm
five years ago. with tho understandings
= that he would not enter the piano nusi-
ness in this city for that length nt
time. He won't to Fast Liverpool. opened
Il store and mot with success from the
start. Last spring. just fv" years ago
10 tho day nf his withdrawal hc re-
turned In this city and rn-nctered inc
firm. Il had IT, return 10 may first
love" said Il" last night" for Wheeling
is the hest place on narth."
The members of tho navia. Burkham
and Tyler company and tho statesmen In
attendance at the delightful dinner last
evening were:
From WhoelinE-N. T.. Davis William
". Clemens. &. T. Rurkhanr. \. r. OK.
J. G. Mcclure. Ed Hurley. Bernard
Becker William Kelley. r. *. D. Beatty.
James Giffen. e. H. RruhauEh.
From East Lircrpool-E'. .. Roush.
| II. G. Cochran. David r. Mcintosh,
Earle W. Maxwell. Philir Anthony.
From Clark shurE viriniiy-S. w
Wright. George l.. Jolt. S. Ralph
Thompson. Willam NuctzlnE