SEPTEMBER, 1949 VOL. IX No.1 "Lincolo Memorial"~Wa8hlngton, D. C. © Rideout
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER is a guild of quanet singers who collectively compose the SINGING CAPITAL CHORUS Director DR. ROBERT HOWE I-IARMON
Assistant Directors EDWARD A. CAREY FRA ·CIS H. TOWi'lSEND JA~IES L. EWIN CAPT. H. H. COPELA:--ID This great chorus which participated in the ceremonies attending the inauguration of President Truman and Vice-President Barkley and which made for the Treasury Department of the United States the recording of HKeep America Sabin,," will appear in Constitution Hall in the HARVEST OF HARMONY OF 1949 October 28, 1949
and it will be featured in the HARMONY GALA January 21, 1950 during tlte meetin.g oj the Inler1'1alionalBoard oj Directors THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION "'NO ENCOUR"'GEMENT OF S"'RBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN ... MERIC .... INC.
VOLUME IX NO.1 SEPTEMBER. 1949
CHICaGO'S MID STaTES TaKE CROWN Those incomparables, Chicago's Mid States Four, song·and-dance men, INT'L. BOARD MEETS, BUFFALO SCORES comedians, and by the most exacting standards, serious harmonists, made MEETS AND MEETS "WOODSHED" SUCCESS their third Medalist flight at Buffalo, In a successful singing society all is The Society's first Woodshed on Stat and took back the Int'!. Champion not song. Whether chapter, district ler mezzanine at Buffalo was so suc ship to disJ}lay it proudly to Chicago or internati011aI·wise, somebody's got cessful that there is no doubt about 10 . 1 Chapter alongside those already to deal with the immediate practicali 'won by the Elastic Four ('42), the the important part it will play in fu Four Harmonizers ('43), and the Mis ties and to plan for the future. At ture International, and perhaps Dis Buffalo, the Int'l. Executive Commit fits ('45). The Mid States achieved tee meetings got under way on Tues trict gatherings. Conceived to give third place :Medalist status in '47, day evening with 42 items on the the unattached singer it place '.... here and took second in the final-finals in age n d a, and continued through he could find three others just as ~48. Fbarbershop quartet and chorus sing Music Hall, with its perfect acollstics Woodshed lor the first time. decide and setting, surpassed even the Med ing wherever troops are stationed, re who'll sing which, and what, and can ceived enthusiastic approval. alist competition in Municipal Audi do a creditable job without any re torium where it was difficult in some (vmlimud tm fllX: pug,) heal·sal. spots to hear the quartets clearly. IN"TERNATIONAL OFFICERS FOR 1949-50 More Than Four Parts From the beginning, the beautifully serious business of quartet selection was enlivened by the quips of Past Presidents Hal Staab, Phil Embury, and Frank Thorne and Imm. Past President Charley Merrill who l\LC'd. the preliminary sessions and the Sat urday afternoon Jamboree in which the 25 eliminated foursomes made many ..vonder "·Why?". The audience got its highly satisfying innings in these meetings with John Hanson, Thorne. and Tom Needham giving the downbeat. The Steuben County Chor us, ' .... ith Robert. Hughes directing, performed harmon.iously at the Jam boree. To open the Medalist show. Int'!. President King Cole presented the Niagara Frontier Chorus, under di rection of Walter Reitz. The audience, again, participated while George W. Front Row-L. to R.-Founder etc. O. C. Cash, Tulsa. Okla.; Charles M. Merrill, Reno, Nev., Imm. Past President; O. H. King Cole, Manitowoc. Wis., President: j. D. Campbell played one section against Bel.'ler. Evansville. Ind.. First Vice Presidenl: Standing-L. to R.-James F. Knipe, another. On this show, former cham Cleveland, Treasurer: Clare E. Wilson. Omaha. Neb.; Jean Boardman, Washington, pions Harmony Halls, Misfits, Garden D. C.; Arthur A. Merrill. Schenectady, N. Y.; Vice Presidcnlli: Carroll P. Adams, Detroit, Secretary. (Yes. Adams had a coat on). (CI)"titl/({:d 1)11 flO:1 pag~) SEPTEMBER, 1949 ----- 4 The Harmonizer
MID STATES TAKE BROWN IN DEFIANCE (Continutd from pr~(,Jj"g pag,) States, and the outgoing Pittsburgh ers were on hand to prove "once a champion, always a champion". The judges, who had pre'....ious!y gone through three sessions of elimination, were: Mark Bowsher, Buzz Haeger (Warren), Wm. Hotin, Joe Jones. Jim Knipe, Arthur Merrill, Chas. Merrill, Maurice Reagan (Assoc. Ch'm'n.), Frank Rice, .Mark Roberts, Ed Smith, Frank Thorne (Ch'm'n.) and Joe Wodicka. Jean Boardman, Jim Em!'ley, Bob Irvine, and Berney Sim ner (Ch'm'n.) acted as Secretaries. . Singing at Joe. E. Brown Day. Holgate, 0., Brown's birthplace. L. to R.-Fran Geographical distribution of the SIebert, "Happy" Chandler. Maj. Gt'n. Beightler. Brown and behind him Jim Imber, Bob Gallit'rs aDd Bud Hanawalt.-Crescent_New.7 Photo. judges was from the eagt coast to '------ one-state-removed from the west coast. INT'L. BOARD MEETS AND MEETS (Contino.d) Mutual Network carried the show Location of the Regional Preliminaries lapel buttons, to be passed on to their from the Auditorium stage from 11:00 in the future will be determined by successors. (The President, lmm. to 11:30 E.n.T. time, with coopera the District Boards, rather than the Past President, Foundel' and Secre tion of Buffalo station WEER. Int'1. Exec. Comm. The Board voted tary already have theirs.) to recommend to the new Laws and A recommendation of the Laws and More Than Singing Regulations Committee that it give Regulations Committee that all four For flavor and atmosphere of the serious consideration to abolishing vice presidents be of eqnal rank, and Society's 11th annual convention and proxy voting by absent Int'I. Board that the Executive Committee be re-= contest, Stub Pencil Notes in this is members. duced from six to four members was sue records a host of on-the·spot inci Date of the annual audit of the Int't. withdra';vn. dents, while reports of the many spe Secretary's and Treasurer's records Toledo in 1951 cial meetings are also scattered will be July 1st, rather than June 1st, through the magazine. lnt'l. Sec. in the future. ..o\..fter cal'eIul study of invitations Adams set another record. Although from Kansas City, Minneapolis and The work of the Contest and Judging Tampa, the Board selected Toledo as at past conventions he had been at Committee, Frank H. Thorne, Ch'm'n.. only two places simultaneously, re· throu~hout the 1951 Int'I. convention and contest the last half of '48 and city in 195]. liable authorities testify that, on num cont.inuing into the '49 contest, re erous occasions, he was working at ceived high praise. The Category Adoption of three recommendations three separate spots at the same Chairmen of the Committee consisted by the Committee on Quartet Ethics time ... M. of Webster and Knipe, Cleveland; (Beeler, Ch'm'n., C. M. Men-ill, and Embury, Warsaw, N. Y.; and Reagan, Sandy Brown-two of them in long Pittsburgh; with Boardman, \Vash established quartets) provides for: ington. D. C. as consultant. Examina 1. Establishment of the status of the tions for membership on the perma Society's quartets, including the Omaha Dales nent panel of judges continued into requirement of annual registl'a Changed August. tion. At the Mid·Winter Meeting, 'Vashing· 2. Establishment of quartet rank, ton, D. C., January 20·21, '50, the re with certificates and ribbons to in • port and recommendations of the dicate status. June 7th through 11th are Committee on Districts will receive 3. Recommendation to all chapters action which was impractical at Buf that no adult male quartet, other the dates for the Society's falo because of necessity to study than Society quartets, appear on 12th Annual Contest and further the broad, comprehensive pat SPEBSQSA sponsored public per tern presented by Ch'm'n. HStub" fOl·mances. Convention in Omaha in Taylor and Committee members Sim In the Iuture, a standing committee ner, "Mean-s, and Common. 1950. on Quartet Ethics and Procedure will In the future, the Int'1. Treasurer and continue to deal with the multi all vice presidents will have special tudinous problems as they arise.
Barbershop Bafflers by Charles M. MerrilL _ 41 Keep America Singing-George W. Campbell .. _... __..... 37 Barbershop Bafflers (Answers to) __ __ .. 42 Keep Posted ...... _,, __ ,,___ .. ._. ..__ . 45 Coming Events .___ _ .. _. __ . ._ .._.. .. _. _._ 51 New Chapters Chartered _ _._ . 10 Community Service __ __ 20 Old Songsters, The-Sigmund Spaeth 14 Directory of Districts _.._.. .._ _. ._.. _.. __ _._ ._ _ 50 Over the Editor's Shoulder Do You Remember?-J. Geol'ge O'Brien _ _.... __ 38 25 Dil'ectOJ-Y of Int'I. Officers and Board Members _ 12 PresidenL's Column-O. H. King Cole 7 Editorial Pages _._ ._.______._.. 12-13 Public Domain Songs __ ._ 46 Efer Iier-W. Welsh Pierce __ _ .._ __ ... __ 24 Song Arrangements, List of .._.... . 39 Founder's Column __ .._ __ _. _ 9 Stub Pencil-at. Buffalo _._._ .. __ __ .... 27 Information You Want (about songs) 39 S\vipes-From the Chapters _ _....._ 54, etc. lnt'I. Committees ______.. __ _.. __ .._ _.. 16 The Way I See It-Deac Martin 40 J See by the Papers ______._. __ . ._ .. .. 21 With the Int'1. Champions ... __ .... . 43 SEPTEMBER, 1949 7he Harmonizer 5 RUNNERS-UP AT BUFFAl-JO CONTEST
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.. THE ANTLERS. Flint, )Iich. L. to R-Willard Schindler, bari; Harry Morton, tenor; Hap Augs burg, bassj Barney Brooks, lead.
THE SONGMASTERS Lansing, Mich. L. to R.-Burdette Bottom, lead; Homer Winegardner, bari; Howard Hawkins, tenor; Harold McAtee, bass.
THE VARSITY FOUR Lafayette, Indiana Cloc1."wise from the bottom-Bill Wainwright, bass; "Doc" Ruggles, tenor; Bob King, bari; Ed. Easley, lead.
CLEF DWELLERS Oakhmd County, Michigan Clockwise from the bottom-Dick Wiseheart, tenor; Bill Johnston, bari; Hal Bauer, bass; Duncan Hannah, lead.
SEPTEMBER, 1949 ------~--~~~----- • 6 The Harmonizer NEW MEMBERS OF INT'L. BOARD Answering Complaints about Buffalo Broadcast All of these men, with the exception Int'J. Hq. has heard from at least 300 individuals in all parts of the COUIl of Tony Martin, have been elected t.o try that they were unable to pick lip the Mut\Hll Chain bl'oadcast of the full three-year terms as members of new Champions from Bufralo at 11:00 P.M. EDST, night of June 11th. the International Board of Dh'eetol's A word of explanation is called for. of the Society. Tony Martin was eJected to nil out the unexpired one In most cases, component stations of a chain are not required to year term of Clare E. \Viis-on. of carry sustaining (non-paid-for) programs that originate some Omaha, who was elevated to a vice where along the chain. The choice is up to the Program Director presidency. of the local station. There are two reasons why he may not schedule a program ...
George Chamblin (1) The time may have been sold locally. Columbus, Ohio (2) Program Directol' may not think there's enough local in Past President, Colum terest and may prefer to carry some other "free" stuff, bus Chapter, Past VP Ohio-SW Fa. District When the Int'!. Public Relations Committee, largely through "ralter Bass of Ihl! Buu: Saws Stephens efforts, succeeded in lining up the broadcast, a notice went '48 District Champs an'" two time Int·1. Finalists. out to every Chapter Secretary urging him to have his membership get in touch with the nearest Mutual outlet to ask them to carry the program. In nearly every case where this was done by a number of members. the program was carried. e. W. "Wes" Enman 80ston, Mon. In Cleveland, the time was supposed to have been sold. Cleveland Chapter offered to pay for a transcription to be cut so that the pl'ogram could One of Boston Chap ter founders. Past Chap be aired on Sunday. Letters, phone calls, etc., went back and forth be ter VP and Pros. Past tween the station and the Chapter. When it turned oui that the time VP. N.E. District. was available, Pinkey Hunter. Program Director of WHK, was very glad to run the program because he knew there was plenty of local interest. Radio station PI'ogram Directors are human. Jf we let them know we J. 8. "Joe" Hermsen want something, they'll hreak their necks to try to give it to us. If we Madison, Wis. don't let them know we're alive, don't expect them to come around and Past Secretary Madi· son Chapter. Past Area dig us up. Governor and current Pres. Land O'L"kcs Dis· If you missed the broadcast, you now have a fine chance to heal' it. Too trict, good Recording Company, 221 N. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill., has a set of master records of the entire half-hour broadcast. A set of 3 12" records. 2 sides, can be had fOI' $13.50. A number of Chapters have already purchased these with the intention of building a Chapter meeting B. F. "Monty" Marsdon program around them_ The records are absolutely top notch. Detroit, Mi ATTENDANCE AT BUFFALO "WHILE STROLLING THOUGH THE STATLER LOBBY" ... OR "I'M A Based on the number of books sold, L. V. "Tony" Martin STRANGER HERE MYSELF" WolI~cebur9. Onto New York state led the attendance at Instrumental in found Buffalo with 635 present. Due to the "Golly! There are a lot of people ing of Wallaceburg and Chicago-Buffalo boat influence, in , don't. know around this year! Hi [or three years its Pres. Johnnie . 0 0 Must be a lot of new Active in Ontario District. put, Illinois came second with an at members from this Buffalo area ... tendance of 290. Marine travel also Hello, Chuck ... Greetings George had some bearing on Michigan's at ... At that, they've got over 2,000 tendance of 276. Ohio rated fourth members in this District and T can't C. A. (Charley) Ward with 270 registrants. Then came a possibly have met. more than a htln~ Chicago, III. sharp drop of almost 100, with On dred of them ... 'Lo Len ... Hi Cy, Past Sec. and Pres. tario and Quebec rating fifth in at how's Polly? .. , Nice to see you Joe Southtown (C II i c: ago) . .. Hi Sandy ... Regards Tim ... Chapter. Past Sec. anel tendance with 172 members. This current Pres. Illinois Dis gave sufficient attendance from Cana Hello Al . 0 0 Well, l know a few trict. anyway, but Gosh! J still feel like a da so that practically everybody from strang- ... Hi Rob and )'ou Bill, the states, at some time or other, had how's your father? 0 • , Hi Harry 0 • , the opportunity to hob-nob with mem 'La Pete 0 • 0 Wonder where all , .. Ken Way bers from across the line. Hello Helen, ",here's Bernie, Oh, I'll Centralia, Mo, see him later . 0 Hello Charlie. 0 0 There were 2595 books purchased by Past See. Milw~ukee, Hello, Art , .. Hi Frank, how's cow Wis. ChapU!r Past Sec, repl'esentatives of 38 states. The country? .. Afternoon liay . , . Centralia Chapter. Activ() books do not represent the total at~ in Centra] Stotes District Funny, there aren't more of the old affairs. tendance of members because some, timers around .. , Greetings, i\'Jollie, who could not come until Saturday, what Lime is it br your clock? ... purchased seats for the Medalist Con Howdy Dick . . . Funny, I hardly test. onl)'o. And since everyone didn't seem to know anyone around here. Worren Zinsmoster register, it is impossible to state the 'Tain't like old times when you Miami, Flo. exact membership present. Obviously couldn't. walk across the lohbv of the it was well above the two thousand peo~ One of the founders of Hq. hotel ,,-ithout stumbling o'ver Miami Chapter l:Ind it, mark, wives and children constituting pIe yOll knew. Oh well, that's the first Pre'. First Pres. and possibly another thousand. In othei penalty of getting big. Can't see more c:urrent Sec_ Dixie Dis· words substantially 10% of the Socie trict. than 50 friends at a glance any more ty'S membership was at Buffalo, based Hi. I\'lonty, Henry, Sam, Carl, upon the June 30th figure of 28,528. Jasper ,. SEPTEMBER, 1949 ...... PRESIDENT'S COLUMN by O. H. King Cole tions, Laws and Regulations, Old one of you that wasB't a credit to Songs and Resolutions all discharged our Society". To those· of you who their duties to the credit of the in failed to make the Medalist Contest, dividuals in charge. The work of these do not be discouraged. .Resolve to work Committees is bound to make the hardel', practice oftener and get into way a bit easier in t.he future. The the competition again next year. This new International standing commit· ye~l.l·'s experience will stand you well tees selected for 1949-50 r am sure in hand. 1'0 the Medalist quartets will carryon the good work and will "You all did a fine job. Each a po J believe that the proper way to start not be found lacking when it requires tential champion, anyone of you could my column this issue is to say-"Well their personal efforts. wear that crown with dignity." To the ~here r am again!" Whether )'OU Mid-States, the current International like it or not, you are going to have Value of Conventions Champions, I doff my hat. "Congrat to put up with me for another year as It was a pleasure to see many of ulations to a fine qllartet-givin~ your Intel'oational President. Your our members at the Buffalo Conven· proof to the Horatio Alger axiom, ;'If Board of Directors must have felt tion. I t was good to see old friends at first you don't succeed-try, try that I hadn't quite finished my job, and nice to meet new ones. To me-it again." Persistence and good singing so following the old custom at school. is always a source of regret that finally paid off. they ~ave me an incomplete with an all our members cannot attend the other term to work it off. International events_ I think that it The Semi·li'inals and Finals were nm gives one a clearer conception of off in truly professional style. Jt. was Seriously though, J am appreciative of what makes our Society tick. You get unfortunate that the Public address the signal honor in again being chosen an over-all picture of the Society's system failed us in the large Auditor to head this grand society of ours for functions. You learn more about its ium on Saturday night dm·ing the another year. The last year was olle aims. You see its various departments Medalist Contest. This is something of progress in which many additional at work. The serious thought that we will guard against in the future chapters came into the fold and thou goes into all phases of the Society's when we are performing in large sands of new members affiliated with act.ivities is impressive. Then again auditoriums which are notorious for llS. Still w(' can consider it as you have an opportunity to rub shoul having poor acoustics. ders with others who are there for a year of normal growth. Emphasis o \\'35 also placed all strengthening ex much the same purpose. You have a isting' chapters that needed a firmer chance to compare notes. There is With the uncertainty that exists footing. much that tan be learned. throu~hout the world today-we em Tribute Every Chapter Officer and every dis bark on the New Year with a confi trict Officer should make it a point dence that is all-abiding. We are finn I would Hke to pay tribuie at this ly convinced that in barbershop har time to those indefatigable members to attend. They would return with a fresh zeal for the work at hand. mony we offer the greatest boon to who made up the personnel of our mankind. Surcease from pain-relief 1948·49 International standing com Each convention seems to be bigger from wOlTy--escape from the pres mittees. There never was a more dili· than the preceding one. Maybe it's sure of today's problems, we continue gent ~roup and the efforts of many because we are constantly changing to ;'Keep America Singing"_ cQmmittee members were nothing th~ pattern. Already we are planning short of heroic. Some of the projects for the 1950 Convention and Contest undertaken involved a huge amount of at Omaha incorporating things we DIS·ORGANIZED FOUR detail and research. Time meant noth have learned from past performances, ing to those who went about their Despite careful planning, occasionally tRsks of solving perplexing problems somethin~ goes amiss because of the and smoothing the way (or the So· Illany details involved in staging such ciet~"s operations. Overhauling the a spectacle. The delegation of duties to Contest and Judging rules, providing others and the frailties of human na a Jud,g'es school and other details kept ture conspire to create difficulties the C & J Committee at a peak all that are annoying and sometimes em· year. The Committee setting up a barrassing-. new District Procedure has had a vast amount of work that is still being But to get back to the Buffalo Con carried over into the New Year. The vention. our Buffalo friends spared no new committee on Quartet Ethics and efforts to make the event noteworthv Procedure, inaugurated last year and and my oersonal thanks goes to the which is working in a new field, has members of the various committee digested a lot of material and is COin who contributed ~o much to the sue· ing up with some ~pecific recommen cess of the convention. In behalf of dations that. will solve many of our the membership J also want to thank problems of the past. The Song A r the Judges who served so faithfuJly: ovel'~ the Emcees for the various events who rangements Commillee, always San F@rnando Valll"}--. (Van Nuys). worked, has had a particularly busy did outstanding jobs; also our In Calif.), Chapter boa~ts 3 disorg9ni:r.ed season and it has given us a fine folio ternational Champions of past yea.·s four. H@re they are--L. 10 R.-Waher ..vho appeared on our Saturday night Wall;». leoor: Jack Bergh, lead; Larry to work with. Our Public Relations Thompson. bari. (also Chapter prexy); Committee has kept us very much in nerformancei the members of the W. A. Salr., bass. the public eye and its work in con Press and our Buffalo friends who nection with the Savings Bond Drive helped to publicize the events, as well is worthy of special mention. The as any others whom I have failed to Extension Committee was particularly mention, but who may have contrib~ Each Chapter President and each active and J am sure it helped to ac utpd their share to the perfonnance. Chapter Secretary should have a count. for t.he nice increase in th~ Chapter Reference Manual and should "Thanks for Coming" number of Chapters. The Committee8 refer to it frequently. on Chanter Methods, Community To the competing qual'tets-"thanks Service, Ethics, Tntel·-Chapter Rela- fOl' coming ... There wasn't a single SEPTEMBER, '949 7 T_h,_H_,,_rm_"_n_iZ-'-'_, 8 MODEL CHAPTER MEETING "MY NAVAJO" By Stub Taylor An innovation at the Chapter Officers' Conference at Buffalo was a model Chapter meeting by forty members of the Schenectady, New York Chapter. A complete meeting was demonstrated in 75 minutes. As the model meeting progressed, it was described by a narrator, Jim Peel. It started with the .arranging of chairs, arrival of members. dis tribution-by Frank White-of lapel cards identifying each member and guest, followed by a chorus rehearsal -directed by "Doc" Fendley. Several of the old songs SlUlg inel uded ar rangements by Schenectady members, and a new song was tried. It included a five-minute business session, con ducted by President-elect Jim Stew art, in which visitors were introduced, announcements of future plans and events made, and pick-up quartet re hearsals, doughnuts and coffee, the Rhythmaires, the Mohawk Clippers and a pick-up quartet, closing with a rousing Schenectady chorus ar rangement of "Ain't Dat A Shame". Int'l. President King Cole, who pre sided, stated that the exemplification Geoffrey (Old Songs) O'Hara hu been interested in Indian music ever sioce he accomplished more than reams of bul received an assia:nment years ago from the Dept. of Interior to repon on primitive music. Vacationing at Ganado Mission, Ariz. earlier this year, Geoff ran true to form letins. and here he is with a four-Indian quartet. The boys are: Back, Thomas Gorman Floyd Ball, Secretary of Berea, (Ohio) (Navajo-Hopi); L. to ~.: Dick Servilican (Wtt Shoe); Alvin Chaca (Hopi·Tewa); Chapter, exhibited excellent charts and Joe Watson (NavaJO). to schedule and show completion of necessary actions required of a Chap ter Secretary, and to provide a visual CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT "EVERTHING BUT MERMAIDS" record of attendance. OFFICERS AT BUFFALO By R. George Adams The Holland (Mich,) Windmill was cited by President King Cole as an By W. P. Hinckley, On Tuesday, June 7th, 1949, a group excellent example of a fine Chapter Reading, Mass. Chapter of ardent barbershoppers and their bulletin. It is edited by Matt Wilsoll. The Buffalo meeting Ior District Of wives cast anchor at Chicago and Int'l. Associate Secretary Bill Otto ficers, held Saturday, was attended by set sail on the Steamship North said that in the tremendous amount nearly 40 men representing 12 of the American of the Georgian Bay Line of mail received daily, there were 14 District.s. Discussion was led by bound for the convention at Buffalo. many questions asked that could be Chairman Stub Taylor of the Inter Those hardy souls, who were outnum answered by the Chapter Reference national Committee on Districts. It bered by the passengers on another Manual or the Guide For Chapter covered a detailed study of the new famous voyage-the Mayflower, were Officers. Proposed Uniform Plan of District unanimous in their expressions of The discussion brought out the value Organization, plus the district prob pleasure concerning the trip, praise 'of "crows" to a Chapter, and the in lem in all its phases. Most of the dis for the superhuman efforts of Charley spirational influence of a good chorus cussion hinged around the live prob Ward, Illinois District President in director. President Cole recommended lems of Representation, Finances and working sa hard for its success, and that quartet members be put to work Chapter Supervision. All opinions ex sorrow for those who missed it. on Chapter Committee assignments, pressed indicated a firm belief that a Di~tl"ict We did our best to live up to the as this would give them a continued more active and stronger advance notice as depicted by Dick stron~ tie-in with the Chapter affairs. Function should be an early goal. Sturges' cartoon in the June Har President Cole concluded with advice monizer-we had everything but the to: plan every Chapter meeting in District Meetings are tending to get a bit umvieldy due to the number of mermaids. advance; hold an Executive Commit Chapter Represenlatives and, in many tee meeting once a month; find the cases, proper meeting room facilities As testimony to our industry a crew right man for chorus director and are not available at reasOllable rates. quartet is now in the making to be convince him that barbershop chorus More limited, but fail', Chapter Repre added, someday, to the ship's com direction is a field worthy of his pany of permanent entertainers. Our talents. sentation is the problem here. arrival in Buffalo harbor on Friday The Financial picture hinges around morning was made memorable by JUDGES AND CANDIDATES MEET the method of obtaining income, loud demonstrations from fire boats, Frank H. Thorne, Chairman of the whether by a':5sessment or by alloca coast guard, and shore installations Contest and Judging Committee, re tion from Chapter Parades. Both -a worthy tribute to that little band ports that the school session for methods have been used successfully of voyagers. But the noise those judges and candidates at Buffalo ex but District activity is considerably things made was mild compared to hampered by limited income. plored the four main categori~s of the the reception accorded the new cham· pions - the Mid-States - when they contest rules, by explanation followed The committee requested all Districts by discussion. J. F. Knipe, specialist came aboard ship immediately after to send their ideas and opinions on leaving Buffalo Memorial Stadium. in Costume and Stage Presence, dis the Pl'oposed Organization plan to W. cussed many of the details which can G. Taylor, 1181 Ardsley Road, Sche The Pioneer Chapter prepared an af lead to fair, good or excellent ratings nectady 8, New York. terglow on the spot where all could in that category. Maurice E. Reagan, listen to the Mid-States Four, the Chairman of Arrangements charted The adoption of a uniform pattern for Big Towners, The Chicagoans, the and explained the rights and wrongs District operation was postponed by Chief's Men (Passengers from Wich of arranging, utilizing the '48 cham the International Board but it will re ita, Kansas) and others. With the pion Pittsburghers to (with great ef ceive further consideration at the sweet singing of the quartets still in fort) demonstrate the wrong ways. Mid-\Vinter Meeting in Washington. the air we headed back toward home. SEPTEMBER, 1949 ~ FOUNDER'S COLUMN By O. C. Cash filled the church to overflowing, a column sometime ago that I would whereas in the summer months the like to heal' some quartet at Buffalo pastor had previously preached to sing "Red Rose Rag" and "Sing Me only a handful. Since its organization To Sleep." One of the quartets in OU.r Society has been helping '\'arious the preliminaries sang "Red Rose enterprises with.ut hope of reward. Rag" very well and later some of the The enjoyment of singing and the Brothers from down around Poland. l suppose most of the famous column satisfaction in being of service to the Ohio cornered me and Brother McCon ists who Wl'ite for the Harmonizer community has been sufficient com oico of Tulsa, dragged us into an open will have something to say about the pensation. Now the opportunity to stairway and showed us a very fine Buffalo Convention. Like the rest, I help churches by showing up the va arrangement of the ;'Red Rose Rag." enjoyed myself to the fullest and was cationing choir, should appeal to our These boys also ripped off one that amazed, as I am at each succeeding choruses everywhere. The typical thrilled both of us (we have never Convention, at the improvement in quartet is never embarrassed by an heard it before) called "Be Waiting quartets and choruses. I talked to nouncing to anyone who will listen. At The Station," or something like many chorus directors. Since this is "Let us show you a chord." So the that. George O'Brien ought to have a very important phase of Society ae· chorus might just as well say to the that one in the Society collection and tivities, in my opinion, I was inter preacher, "Doe, let us fill up that va some of you quartets would do well ested in the ideas and plans of these cant choir loft for you this summer to steal it. men. and show you how sacred music really should be sung." Then why should Then John Hanson told me his chorus we confine it to summer? Why not had been working on lOSing Me To For a long time r have had an idea Sleep," that it was a stem-winder for that while emphasis should be laid move in every once in awhile on a Sunday mortling or evening service chorus work and the next time I was upon barbershop harmony in choruses, available I could heal' it as only the each group should have in its reper in winter time, too. And why not visit around among all the churches "\vorld's greatest barbershop chorus" toire a few selections of a more or less can sing it. John may have been classical nature. Have you heard Bob in town-Jewish, Catholic and all of them-if we can invite ourselves suc bragging a little, but when we have Ising's Louisville gang sing the "Sum our National Chorus Contest some mer Time" thing? That's not barber cessfully. We've got sOme old sinners in our outfit like me and Frank time, we will see how good his outfit shop, it's a simple piece, not difficult is. By the way, letls get the champion like our stuff, but it simply "curls Thorne, who ought to go to church once in awhile anyway. Wish you chorus of each district established your hair." These numbers should be and then bring them all together performed occasionally just to show boys would write me pro and con about this suggestion. What's wrong around January or February, 1950 and the audience that barbershoppers settle this argument. "came up the hard way"; that is, they with it? I-lave you ever done it? mastered these high-brow pieces and There have been so many explana this type music preliminar)' to gradu· In my column which appeared just be tions, claims and stories about the ating into barbershop choruses. J fore my family and I started to Buf origin of "Sweet Roses of Morn" that think we ought to give our audiences falo, I made a facetious remark I want to give you the real low-down a taste of typical glee club, c1a~sical about expecting some of the Brothers on this tune in my next column. [ or operatic music just to show them to meet us at the filling station, as have waited a long time to do this that barbershoppers can sing any we passed through their towns. Much so everybody could get their llecks thing, and sing it well. Too, it will to my surprise the column reached the stuck out. Now I expect to chop them help those men who have spent a life Brothers at Jamestown and Geneva, right off, by giving you the correct time singing this so-called "longhair" New York in time for them to wire story of the song's origin, authenticat type music to realize that their time me at Tulsa, inviting me and my ed by affidavits and pictures if neces has not been entirely wasted. By ap women to visit them. The entertain sary. I have known about how this plying themselves assiduously they ment which these folks pro\'ided was piece came about ever since my visit can still hope to progress upward and the highlight of our trip. On our to Shreveport, Louisiana back in 1938 maybe get into one of our choruses way to these two beautiful cities, we or 1939. There certainly will be some and have some fun yet before they passed through and spent several days red faces when I tell my story. die. in Virginia. For the benefit of Betty Hoping you are the same, Anne we visited some of the Civil The chorus directors I talked to War memorials and refought many of o. c. seemed agreeable to this idea. Some, the battles of the Rebellion. Since in fact, had already put it into prac many of our forebears were support LET YOUR COMMUNITY HEAR tice. One man told me he had worked ers of the "Lost Cause," our young THE FIVE MEDALISTS out .IStout Hearted Men" which he daughter became pretty much worked used as an introductory number, being up and concerned about our side los Official recordings of the five '49 sung as the chorus marched on stage. ing the last fight and the war. When Medalist quartets are available to Another said he was working with an Mrs. Cash remarked to Betty that radio stations Lhrough the In1'1. office. arrangement for male voices of. the she was overwhelmed with the hos Members will do the local station a "Hallelujah Chol'us.~· pitality and friendship of the folks at favor and certainly the community, by .Jamestown and Geneva, Betty said, calling the Program Director, and This immediately brought to my mind I'Don't let that fool you. It's just a asking him to include these in the the service which our choruses could Yankee trick. They are just trying station's library. be to churches at Easter time by sing to make up for whipping the living They are pressed on vinylite. A set ing the uHallelujah Chorus" or other daylights out of us in '64." Well, what of three, double faced, 10" records similar numbers. One of the chorus ever the reason was, it was mighty in an album is offered to radio sta men told me of a pastor, whose choir nice of "you all" up North to receive tions at the special commercial price had taken its usual vacation during us so cordially. of $5.00, which is a dollar less than the summer, asking the local barber the regular retail price, for obvious shop chorus to substitute for the reg. The brothers seem to be paying a little reasons, ular choir. The novelty of the idea more attention to my suggestions The ·station ordel's direct from the and l'esulting news in newspapers than they used to do. I suggested in Int'1. office. SEPTEMBER, 1949 9 EXTENSION - . CHARTERED SINCE APRIL 30th, 1949 No. of Date Narne of Chaptel' Members Sponsored by Name and Addl'ess of Secretary 5/2/49 Roswell, N. Mex. 17 Cu-rlsbad, N. Mex. Jacob Smits, 114 S. Missouri and Lubbock. Texas 5/5/49 Newbury, Mass. 23 Reading, Mass. Austin M. Hartwell, 96 High St. 5/9/49 Oshawa, Ontario 28 Toronto, Ontario .J. H. Snyder, 82 Highland Ave. 5/9/49 Little Falls, N. Y. 20 Onondaga (SyT8cuse) N. Y. Nelson Frye, Box 60 5/9/49 Colton, Calif. 27 San Gabriel, Calif. Dane F. KalT, 221 W. 1 St. 5/12/49 Clearwatel', Fla. 22 St. Petersburg, Fla. John J. McCabe, 1134 Stevenson Ave. 5/16/49 Sarasota, Fla. 49 Boston, Mass. Martin J. O'Neil, JI'., P. O. Box 66 and Tampa, Fla. 5/16/49 Hammondsport. N. Y. 26 Bath, N. Y. Norman R. Emilson, 28 Lake St. 5/18/49 Puyallup. Wash. 16 !\'It. Rainier, Wash. F. L. Murphy, 327 AIde" Ave" Sumner, Washington 5/26/49 Chandler, Ariz. 24 Phoenix, Ariz. J ames Trees, Box 23 5/26/49 San Marcos, Texas 27 San Antonio, Texas Claude Elliott, 434 N. Comanche St. 6/7/49 Havana, Ill. 43 Peoria, Ill. Kenneth L. Moullce, Havana, Illinois 6/7/49 Newark, Ohio 19 Columbus, Ohio Henry L. Richardson, 260 Moull St. 6/15/49 West Bend, Wise. 38 Wauwatosa, Wise. Harold Fuchs, 711 Maple St. 6/15/49 Westfield, N. Y. 28 Jamestown, Dunkirk Dr. Chas. A. T. Johnson, 90 Elm St. and Fredonia, N. Y. 6/16/49 Throggs Neck 16 Bronx, N. Y. George J. Harold, 2873 Bainbridge St., Bronx 58, N. Y. (Bronx) N. Y. 6/17/49 Easton, Pa. 29 Philadelphia, Pa. Fred A. Butler, 1711 Northampton St. 6/20/49 E1 Reno, Okla. 48 Oklahoma City, Okla. Rupert M. Fogg, 1103 S. Hadden 6/22/49 Ventura, Calif. 41 San Gabriel, Calif. C. L. Magee, Mission Hotel 6/24/49 Charlottetown, Prince 18 Boston, Mass. Howard McInnis, P. O. Box 185 Edward Island 6/27/49 Brookings. Ore. 32 Klamath Falls, Ore. Charles Gra~!shel, Box 177 6/28/49 North Kingstown, 16 Providence, R. 1. George T. O'Neil, Sr., 63 KalMus St., Wickford, R. I. Rhode Island 7/5/49 l\1t. Vernon, Ill. 18 st. Louis, Mo. James Hampton, P. O. Box 88 7/11/49 Manchester, N. H. 24 Boslon, Mass. Harold Brousseau, 44 Garmon St. 7/13/49 Calgary, Alberta 47 Winnipeg, Manitoba C. Nev York, 307 2nd Ave., N. E. and Samin, Ontario 7/18/49 Roseburg, Ore. 16 Eugene, Ore. S. W. McLaughlin, clo U. S. National Bank 7/25/49 Huron Valley (Milford) 19 Northville, Mich., :"\nd Met-Edward !\ Nealer Mich. ropolitan Detroit Chorus. . CASH INSTALLS JAMESTOWN IT'S FUN TO SING By At Learned By Captain H. H. Copeland When O. C. Cmih of Tulsa, Okla., A, visit to. any chapter of SPEBSQSA revered founder and third assistant, wlll convlIlce you - Army Special pennanent, etc., installed Jamestown, Services Officers and Service Club N. Y. officers, the chapter felt highly Directors-that it is really fun to honored. O. C. said he did too. Here's sing as barbershoppers do. 11ake it a why: point to visit a near-by chapter on The regular chapter manual installa their regular meeting night and see tion ritual was used. In it, there are at first-hand the electrifying enjoy a few places during the installation ment as expr~sscd on the faces of that say, "In doing this, I assume these singing men. Watch them as the role' of our dear brother and be they concenh'ate on harmonizing the loved founder, O. C. Cash." strains of "Tell Me Why," "After park," "Sweet Roses of Morn," With a twinkle in his eye, and a pre Coney Island Baby," and Illany other liminary clearing of the throat, Owen tunes. solemnly read the lines. His manner nearly broke up the meeting. One of your big problems will be find. ing the conductor for the barbershoo In Geneva the next night, he wowed quartet meeting each week at your 'em by claiming not one, bU,t three service clubs. He may be an engineer, distinctions. AdmittiJlg to bemg not a medic, an infantryman, a bands only the World's Greatest Baritone, man, a truck d!'iver or a mail clerk. he 'said he was the only private in However, it is believed that this in World War 1, and the only Okla diYidual is somewhere on each army homan who had never known Will "Carolina in the Morning" post. He may have never been in the Rogers, though his folks lived prac,; service club before and it may take tically next door to "Uncle Clem, a special invitation in order to gain his Will's father. 0' assislance, but do not give up-keep looking! Always keep in mind-and Owen's fund of stories was the near "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" est thing to Will Rogerian humor use as yoU!' selling point-"lt's Fun Geneva had ever heard. to Sing." 10 The Ha"noni'{er 11 f"'12!:ll':<12121212=12"""="""""""""'''''iIi'''''='''='''''''''==''''''l:l''''''l:l'''=rJtd....",..",,,,,,,=,,="'. § SECOND ANNUAL § !'l -+c -+c III ; CHORUS CONTEST § § ~ ill SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2:30 P. M. ill ~ ~ 0 ill ill ~ ~ B MURAT THEATRE ill ~ INDIANAPOLIS ; § ~ ill -+c -+c § l:! TICKETS From ALVIN J. MINNICK, 4945 Primrose Avenue ill I $1.80 & $1.20 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA I § * 0 * 0 * 0 * § ill ill ~ ill S ill ~ I ill - § § § ill ill S § !'l ill § ill § * 0 * 0 * 0 * I ~ -+c DISTRICT QUARTET CONTEST -+c ~ § 0 and BOARD MEETING 0 § I ~ · ~ I § OCTOBER 15-16 ARMORY LAFAYETTE, IND. ill ~ 0 0 I ~ RESERVATIONS F. A. GOODRICH ~ IS HEADQUARTERS TICKETS From 328 LawD Ave. § § -+c HOTEL FOWLER $1.20 W. LAFAYETIE, IND. -+c § § * 0 * 0 * 0 * § ill ill § For InJormatio1l abolJt Botb Contests § § ill ~ DICK TWICHELL, District President JOE JUDAY, District Secretary ~ I:S 328 E. Crawford St. Route 1 l;l § ELKHART, INDIANA GRABILL, INDIANA § ~ Wfl '" 6fl ,e;~tfJn;n' § ~n~~n~~nVVrJaOu~~~~~n~~~npnnnnn~~n~~n~~~~n~~~n~QUQaooo~~~J§ SEPTEMBER, 1949 12 ~" •• - ~< DE\OlEO TO THE II' Published quclt'erly by tho Int.rnalioflol Officers and the oth.r member. of the Inlernaliono/ Boord of Directors of Iho Society for 'h, Pr.tervotion ond Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing "WHAT BARBERSHOP DOES" in Amorieo, Inc., for distribution 10 the member, of the Sociely. By odd coincidence, in late July, a letter came to the Int'!. office in a theme which ties exactly into "The VOLUME IX No.1 Way I See It", this issue, which was SEPTEMBER, 1949 written in early May. The letter: SOc per Copy "Frequently, something happens in barbershop that gives you t.hat warm, all over feeling. But here's one that EDITORIAL ANn PRODUGrIOK gave a real thrill, and shows what CARROLL P. ADAMS barbershop can really do to John Or 20619 Fenkell Ave., Do:troit 23, Mich. dinary Citizen. Phone: KEnwood 2-8300 "A nice, ordinary chap was stuck in a DEAC (C. T.) MARTIN, J. F. KNIPE humdrum job. He went on )'ear after )'ear, unrecognized, doing his daily BUSINESS MANAGER stint, raising a famil)', Jiving quietly, but not going any place. Then he CARROLL P. I\DAMS heard of barbershop. He liked music, joined. CO~"R18\ITING EDITORS "The fellows instinctively recognized j.,ao Boardnkln O. H. King Cole W. Welsh Pierce his true worth, quiet though he was. George W. Campbell Charles M. Merrill SigmUnd Spaeth O. C. Cash J. George O'Bricn He did a great job on several com mittees, joined n quartet, finally head ed a parade, was elected president DISTRICT EDITORS of the chapter. Noreheoste-rtl- Rec Rogers. Schenectady; /Hid-Atlantic - Ed Place, \yashington: Di:de - Bob Holbroo:<. MiamI: Cenrral·JJ!esrern New York-AI Learned, Geneva; 01110-5. W. P.mna. -jim "It did something for him. Heretofore, Emsley. Canton; ltrdiana-Kenrllcky - Fred Gregory. Brazil; Ontario - Harold Deadman, London; he had been content to stay in his Mic/ugan - Roscoe Rennett, Grand R:lpids: Land O' Lakes -- Bill Ohde. Manitowoc: llfinois - Welsh little niche. He and his wife hadn't Pierce, Chica~o: Central Stutes - Ken Way. CentI"31ia: For Western - Dick Schenck, 5:\11 Gabriel: Pacific. Northll'est - L. H. StOne. Klamalh Falls: Southwesrern - Dr. W. Calvin Jones. F'nmp:4. mixed much; they seemed shy. Now, suddenly, barbershop made him real ize that he was a man among men INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS, 1949-1950 after all. President...... •.• , •.. . O. H. KING COLE, Box 76, Manitowoc. WIS. "Anyhow, he suddenly blossomed forth (Prcsid~l and General Manager, Kingsbury Brew('nes Co.) from his hum drum post, was inter. Im",,-diCllr Pa.v PTrsidtllt ...•. CHARLES /1.·1. MERRill•• 414 First National Bank Bldg.. Reno. Nevada viewed for a high position, a great (Attorney) advancement, and was almost instant· FiTst Vict-Pnsitltlll j. D_ BEELER, 1830 West Ohio St.. Evansville 2. Ind Iy accepted. (Vice.Pres. and Gen. Mgr., Mead Johnson Terminal Corp.) Sene/my.. . CARROLL P. ADAMS. 20619 Fenkell Ave., Detroit 23. Mich. "Reading between the 1ines of a TreasuTn. . _...•...... JAMES F. KNIPE. 640 Caxlon Bldg.. Cleveland 15. Ohio few remarks his wife dropped, we (Presidenl, The Martin Printing Co.) gathered this impression: 'J( it hadn't been for barbershop, weld Ilever have Vic~P,uidtlll.... JEAN M. BOARDMAN, Shoreham Bldg., Washington. D. C . (Attorney) gone anywhere.' Vice-Plesidml...... ARTHUR A. MERRILL, 1567 Kingston Ave.. Schcnect:tdy 9, N. Y. HThat's what barbershop does for the {Commercial Engineer, General Electric Co.) quiet, shy ones." Viet-Presidelii. _ CLARE E. WILSON, 614 Elec:tric Bldg.. Omaha. Nebr. (Div. Sales Agent. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.) Foum/er (JIld Pe",:al1fnl Third As",jMal~ Tempo'ar.v Vice...(;hai"mm... O. C. CASH. Box 591. Tulsa 2. Okl "KEEP IT CLEAN" Vice President Jerry Beeler, Chair man of the '48.'49 lnt'}. Ethics Com mittee, suggests that the Society add a third slogan to "Keep America Singing" and (Frank Thorne's bond song) "Keep America Saving." The Beeler contribution is-[{eep It Clean. He says: HWe are giving the people the finest type of musical entertain ment ... One of the outstanding rea sons for our public acceptance has been our clean, untarnished presenta tions where the entire family can listen without fear of contamination." Beeler reports that, despite the great number of public appearances made ! by SPEB quartets (no one knows how many. since a host of them are never « reported) reports to his Committee of infractions of the Code of Ethics have been few. On receipt of any such re· pm·t it has been the Committee's prac tice to take it up directly with the quartet or M.C. "We are glad to know." he states, llthat in every case the quartet or individual accepted the suggestion to discontinue what was considered \Vl"ong." A few of the instances have dealt with the use of questionable quartet names. Beeler suggests that new quartets think in terms of names that are original, apt, snappy, but which could in no sense be suggestive of "dirt." He says that a comment of Franl< Thorne's when briefing a quartet sets a safe rule for song selection. An swering the question as to what would constitute a smutty or inappropriate "COOL WATER" or song, 'Thorne said: 'ljf there's an}' "DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM" doubt in your mind, don't use it." Beeler doesn't want the Society to be known as finicky or purists, but he SCREENING AND SUCH NEW OCT. 1 TAX DEADLINE adds: UNeither do we want our popu The" Harmonizer hopes to clear up two October 1st l1ai' replaced November larity to come from that level of hu misunderstandings, the first one a 1st. as the official deadline date for manity which requires something sub repetition of a rumor that continues payment by Chapters of per capita versive to promote laughs." to crop up, and which has been partly tax. For several years, chapters had scotched before. until November 1st to pay the per capita tax for the fiscal year which Once again, let it be known through starts July 1st, in other words a foul' S99 GREET 600! out your community that memberships month's grace period. MallY Chapter in the Society are in singles. Some officers felt that this was more time Dear Brothers of Brookings, how, the word got around that Ore. Chapter: than was needed and suggested that SPEBSQSA Hwon't let you join unless the deadline date he moved up to Oc Five hundred and ninety-nine you come in \.... ith a quartet." Ridic tober 1st. This was done by the Int'!. SPEBSQSA chapters, ranging ulous as that is to the membership, it Board at the Mid-winter meeting in in age from more than eleven is taken seriously outside, as witness Toledo in January, 1949. years to a few weeks, send you, the recent surprise of a member of the BOOth chapter, our sincere another singing organization who was 8 MAN 4S0ME wishes for a happy and success· asked for names of men who might be The Four Sharps of Binghamton ful first year. interested in joining the Society. "1 Johnson City, N, Y. Chapter have pro· Based on our experience, your can't give you any," he said. l'we don't vided for the future, according to initial enthusiasm is likely to have any organized quartets." Buckie Shields, original member of carry you pretty well through The other misapprehension: The the foursome, by replacing the prima that period, Don't make the mis rumor that it is a rule of the Society ry foul' with younger men, yet keep· take that some of us have made that anyone who applies for member ing the quartet name and entity. and think that you can coast on ship must be accepted. This is ab The quartet was formed in '43 coin that momentum forever. solutely untrue. Most chapters have cident with the chartering of Bing. After you are well organized, had a "screening committee" pr3c· hamton Chapter, later merged into we suggest that you study all tically from the beginning whose sole the R-J. C, combination. Four years the material that the Int'1. Of duty was, and is, to investigate a later, Jack Kanick replaced Joe fice will send you on the con prospective member on the simple, Yanuzzi. In '48 Shields withdrew in duct of a successful chapter to but necessary, requirements: Is he favor of Doug Beach. In the summer learn what other chapters have the kind of person we want to as~ of '49, the two remaining originals. done to keep on a sound keel, sociate with in chapter affajrs-Can Frank Daley and Sid Violet decided to and keep in close touch with he sing? step down in favor of two younger your District officers. You could men, Eddie Johns and Joe Hogan. go a long way merely by study Some chapters do not include the sec The Harmonizer puts its blessing ing' this issue of the Harmonizer ond requirement which is rigidly en· upon this gradual separation because and applying the wisdom, that forced in others. In either case, mem (1) Two quartets now grow where can come only from experience, bership in the Society is selective, the only one used to be (2) The younger of many as it crops out of these selection being entirely in the hands men can definitely Hpresel've" while pages, of the chapter as to whom it will or the older ones continue to uen_ will not admit. courage." SEPTEMBER, 1949 ~~~---_._---- ... by Sigmund Spaeth The great Bert Williams introduced It was a pleasure to have Jack Nor Play That Ba?'ber Shop Chord at worth write from California a note Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre (now of thanks for including his Shine On, the Rialto) and it was an immediate Harvest Moon in the list of the ten sensation. Eventually Macdonald de most fopular. songs of this century, cided to claim his proper share of recent y pubhshed in the New York credit, and when Helf refused to Times Magazine (and reprinted to recognize it, the lyricist persuaded Ed some extent in this column). Ray T looks as though we were in for a Marks to bring suit. The decision Walker (Good-night, Nurse) writes I solid revival of the songs of Lewis (according to Gilbert) cost J. Fred again from Miami Beach, where he F. Muir. That name may be compara Helf $37,000 and put him out of busi has a broadcast with Arthur Fields, tively unfamiliar to a lot of people, ness as a publisher. offering to identify and perform prac including barbershop harmonizers. tically any song that the listeners But not many will fail to recognize When the copyright came up for re want to hear. He naturally makes the titles of some of the smash hits newal in 1937, all of Muir's music frequent reference to the History, as written by this composer of the was assigned to the Alfred Music Co. do many of the disc joc.keys through "Golden Era." while the lyrics of Play That 8arbe'l~ out the country. Shop ChQ1'd went to Shapiro, Bern It was a surprise to find that the great Take your pick of this list and then stein & Co. For some years the song Negro composer, James Bland (Ca1~)l1 marvel that they all came from the lay dormant because of this divided same creative musical brain: Waiting ownership, but the publishers finally Me Buck to Old Virginia, Ok, Dem 1m' the Robe-l·t E. Lee, Play That got together and the present genera Golden Slippers, In the Evening by Ba.l'be?' Shop ChOl'd. Ragti1ne Cowboy the Moonlight, etc.) has a sister liv tion will now have a chance to hear ing in New York City, She took ex Joe, Bitchy 1(00, Hel'e Comes My Dad one of the classics of barbel'shop har dy Now, Mwmmy Jinny's Jub·ilee, Take mony it!. the authentic style. ception to your editor's implication Me to That Swanee Shore, Ok, What that it was a compliment to Bland to a Night and I had a Gal, I had a Pal. . compare him with Stephen Foster. Most of them are natul'als for close EWIS F. MUIR wrote most of his (The compliment still stands.) harmony, and, confidentially, the L songs with L. Wolf Gilbert, now an active figure in Hollywood and an Dominic LaRocca, organizer, manage!' necessary arrangements are on the and leader of the original Dixieland way. outstanding member of ASCAP. Most Jazz Band, is living at 2216 Con of the numbers in the Alfred collec stance St., New Orleans, He is a bit The Alfred Music Co., 145 West tion are the work of this highly SUCM 45th St., New York, has just published cessiul team. Muir died when he was indignant at finding his first name only 32 years old, and there is no tell fancied up into "Dominique," but for a comprehensive collection of the this he must blame Rudi Blesh, a lead songs of Lewis F. Muir under the title ing how far he might have gone with ing authority on jazz, who spells it of Golden E1'U Hit Songs. These are even an average span of life. He had of course straight vocal versions, but a distinctive style and sometimes de that way in his book, Shining Trum all the numbers above will soon also liberately repeated himself in the use pets. LaRocca claims to be the com appear in barbershop qual'tet style, of musical phrases and patterns that poser of Tiger Rag (remember the with Ragtime Cowboll Joe and Wait he had made familiar. His command Four Chords' version?) as well as the famous Livery Stable Blues. Here ing for the Robert E. Lee scheduled of ragtime effects was impressive, and again Mr. Blesh fails to give him for first publication. all of his tunes had a drive and a credit, and another noted authority. sparkle that even modern singers and Allan Lomax, now writing a book on EANWHILE Shapiro, Bernstein listeners find irresistible. His highly M & Co. (1270 Sixth Ave., New individual harmonizing is most ap uJelly Roll" Morton, is inclined to be York) is publishing what this depart lieve that both of those numbers and parent in Play That Bal'ber Shop others of a similar character grew up ment modestly considers a wicked ar Ch01·d. rangement of Play 7'hut Barbe1' Shop almost like folk-music, with various Chord, which is featured in the MGM musicians contributing to th'!ir final Strictly speakingl the song refers to form. film, The Good Old Summ.er Time. a singing pianist (":Mr, Jefferson elaborately sung by Judy Garland and Lord") rather than to a quartet, but The last correspondent is Mrs. Theo the King's Men. There is an interest it lends itself naturally and easily to dora ("Dolly") Morse, widow of the ing story behind that song, n@w final four harmonizing voices. The arrange great Tedd)' Morse, for whom she ly made available to barbershop quar ment in the motion picture is far too wrote lyrics under the pen name of tets, after years of squabbling among elaborate for amateur singers, besides D, A. Esrom. (It works like Serutan.) the publishers. breaking all the rules of barbershop She seems to have been responsible harmony by adding a female voice for the words of Hail, Hail, the Gang's According to the late Douglas Gilbert and an instrumental background. All Here. fOT which every convivial (in his gossipy book, Lost Chords), Even in strict barbershop style it is gentleman owes her a debt of grati· the lyric was originally written by not an easy number, but it should tude. Ballard Macdonald, who was also re prove exceedingly effective as Parade sponsible for the words of Beautif1.1l and contest material for quartets that Ohio, Rose of Washington Sq-ua1'e, are willing to work at it. CORRECTION Trail of the Lonesome Pine, There's a Girl in the Heart of Maryland and When the Iinotyper dropped an en many other hits. Macdonald was then HERE is always a thrill in hear tire linE from the June Harmonizer under contract to Ed Marks and Joe T ing from some famous name in report of the Bond Song competi Stern (Jos. W. Stern & Co.) and the field of popular music, particularly tion l and the proofreader missed the therefore asked Muir to keep his name when it turns up like a voice from the error, Bd. Member Ted Haberkorn got out of it. Muir had the lyric complet past. This editor continues to get let credit for Arnold McPhee's (Evans ed by William Tracey, a singing ters from people mentioned in his ville) "Get on the Bond Wagon", while waiter at the Third Avenue Rathskel Histo?'y of Popular Music in America, Ted's "Savings Bonds Keep That Wolf ler, and placed it with J. Fred Helf, some complimentary and some critical, Away" got no mention at all. Since who was both a songwriter and a but all full of associations and occa then, the typographer has been shot, publisher. sionally real surprises. the proofreader has been one half. SEPTEMBER, 1949 THE SIXTY-ONE MEM HER CHAPTERS ILLINOIS ALTON AURORA "DISTltl'ET of CHAMPI BARRINGTON BEARDSTOWK BELLEVILLE ,~ BELVIDERE 1J.f0M BLOOMINGTON CAMBRIDGE CANTON to attflna it~ CHAMPAIGN URBANA CHARLESTON DI TRICT QUARTI:T CONT~Sif CHICAGO CHILLICOTHE CLINTON at DANVILLE DECATUR DE KALB DrxON PE@RIA DOWNERS GROVE DU 'DEE Saturday and Sunday, October 8th and 9th DWIGHT EFFINGHAM ELGIN A. GALA EVENT YOU'LL LONG REMEMBER FOX RIVER VALLEY (GENEVA) New Champions in the Making GALESBURG HAVANA HIGHLAND PARK 'Tat' .!ln6t>t",atit>n 4na J2tlJtttv4tit>'u JACKSONVILLE JERSEYVILLE "'tittt tt> JOLfET LA SALLE ROLLIE M. MYERS, GeneTol ChoiTmon LINCOLK 619 Main Street (Apt. 3) Peoria, III. LOMBARD MACOMB DISTRICT OFFICERS MATTOON C A. WMD, Prelidenl c.. L MORGAN, Im·~of! 'residonl MONMOUTH ROUlE AA. MYfll:S, Vke-'residenl MORRISON R. GEORGE ADAMS, Secretary MI'. VERNON (121 ..... C.o•• 1'.-. Oa. , ....., III OAK PARK DR. J. H. HERMETET, i'lIC1s"re. OTTAWA PALOS PARK RIDGE PEORIA PIONEER (CHICAGO) PRINCETON Q-SUBURBAI', (LAGRANGE) QUINCY ROANOKE ROCKFORD ROCK ISLAND RUSHVILLE SOUTH COOK (HOMEWOOD) MIDSTATES ••• 1949 MISfITS· •• 194.5 SOUTHTOWN (CHICAGO) SPRINGFIELD STREATOR TUSCOLA WASHBURN WAUKEGAN WHEATON-GLEN ELLYN WINNETKA WOODSTOCK HARMONIZERS - 19.1 3 ELASTICS _ •• 1942 16 The Hllfmonh:.er 1949-1950 INT'L. COMMITTEES - President King Cole has made the following appointments to International committees for 1949-50: Army Collaboration -Dean Snyder, Chairman; E. Wesley Enman and Edw. G. Fahnestock. Chapter Methods -Leonard Field, Chairman; Edward G. Fahne stock and J. B. Hermsen. Community Service -Arthur A. Merrill, Chairman; Howard Mellow and Warren W. Zinsmastel'. Contest and Judging -Maurice Reagan, Chairman; Arthur A. Merrill, Edwin S. Smith and Frank Thonle. ~ Districts -\Y. G. TayIm', Chairman; J. Z. Means and Ber Compiled and Arranged ney Simner. ~ ~r ~ Ethics ---Jean Boardman, Chairman; Sandford Brown and uMa10 Vri t Ceo. Chamblin. RE Executive . -King Cole, Chairman; Carroll P. Adams, J. D. Beeler, James F. Knipe, Charles M. Merrill and ~ ~ Frank Thorne. Extension and Memb~rship -J. Z. Means, Chairman; L. V. Martin, Russell C. Stanton, C. A. Ward and Ken Way. Finance -J-ames F. Knipe, Chairman; E. Wesley Enman, ~ ~ J. Z. Means and George Chamblin. Harmonizer -Carroll Y. Adams, Chairman; James F. Knipe ~ and Deac Martin. , Historian -w. L. otto, lnter-Chupter Helations -Berney Simner, Chairman; Chas. Glover and B. F. Marsden. Laws and Regulations -James l:.:msley, Chairman; Fred Gregory and ~ ~ Edward Spinnler. Nominating -Bill Coddington, Gh., Mat Hannon, Howard ~ Mellow. ..l1l1I 28-S0NGS-28 Old Songs -J. George O'Brien, Chail'man; Russ Cole, James ,- -.u ad HUt4te , H. Emstey, Donald S. Grenfell, Ted Livingston, Wm. J. McKenna, Sigmund Spaeth, Arthur THE GANG THAT SANG "HEART OF MY NEART" Sweeney and Jerry Vogel. ~ OH, WHAT A PAL WAS "WHOOIIS" ,01IIII Public Hclations -James F. Knipe, Chairman; Edward R. Place, DOWN AMONG TNE SHElTERING PALMS ,- Associate Chairman and 'Valter .lay Stephens. I DON'T KNOW WHY Quartet Ethics and Procedure -J. D. Beeler, Chairman; Sandford Brown and ~ THE CURSE OF AN ACHING HEART ..l1l1I Charles M. Merrill. HOHEY ,- Resolutions -George Chamblin, Chairman; Leonard H. Field ,01IIII ill SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS , and Edward Spinnler. ,- DEAR OLD GIRL Song Arrangements -Charles M. Merrill, Chairman; Willis A. Diek IRELAND MUST BE HEAVEN ema, Edwin S. Sntith and Don Webster. Advisory Members: Phil Embury, Maurice Rea ,01IIII AT SUNDOWN ..l1l1I gan and Frank Thorne. ,- I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD , I CRIED FOR YOU ..l1l1I ..l1l1I NOI NO! A THOUSAND TIMES NO!! ,- SPELL IT BORDERLINE AREA JAMBOREE ,- WHEN YOU WORE A !ULIl' By Karl Haggard WHEN FRANCIS DANCES WITH ME ,01IIII Sec., Ohio-So W. Penna District ..l1l1I M,O,T·H·E·R , Forging another link in the strength ,- THE OARKTOWN STRUTTERS' BALL ,01IIII of the Ohio-S.W. Penna. District, lI'l lilA JANE ,- Shenango Valley Chapter (Sharon, , MAYBE Pa.) sponsored an Area Jamboree ROLL ALONG PRAIRIE MOON ,01IIII which included the Warren, and JEANNINE , Youngstown, Ohio Chapters and the New Castle, Pa. Chapter. ~ WNEN I DREAM OF OLD- ERIN ~ K·K-K-KAJY July 16, representatives from the four MY BLUE HEAVEN chapters gathered in Sharon. Organ ized quartets included the Draw Bars ~ THAT'S HOW I NEED YOU ,01IIII IN ALL MY DREAMS, I DREAM OF YOU , from Youngstown, The Song Vendors ~ from Warren, the Sharonaders and SLEEPY TIME GAL Keystone Quads from Sharon and the ,- IF WE CAN'T BE THE SAME OLD SWEETHEARTS ~ Foursome from New Castle. fnformality was the key-note. Group ~ PUuII.OO~ singing was led b)-' Shenango \·alley's Chorus Director Uob Lytle. One of the ~-~~;':;:':;;;~~;;O~;T~O-;'-~ highlights '\vas a new quartet includ ing Bob Lytle, Tenor, Ray Turner ~ :""",:::Y~",::;.~' ~ (Shenango Valleys' new president) ''', ::::::: Y. lead, John Brubaker (Sharonaders) ~ "BAR8ER SHOP MEMORIES" ~ bari and Hoy Skyrm (Shenango Val· ~ ~ ley's basso-profundo). The boys held @ $1.00 eoch. their first and only rehearsal, public performance and disbandment for the benefit of the Jamboree. Ralph A. Hopf, former Sec. Wau ~ Nom. " '" By unanimous decision the J~dnboree kesha, Wisc. Chapter, made the above was made a permanent organization, sign for use Ilt After Glows and other to meet foul' times per year, '\vith places where quiet is desirable while each of the four chapters responsible ~:~,,;,~ qUll.ftets Ilrc doing their stuff. for one meeting. SEPTEMBER, 1949 17 1------1 KOBOLD TOUCHES TENOR PROBLEM I WI"ln gn I By Int'l. V. P. Jean M. Boardman : CHICAGO i "Well," said Koby, the harmonizing A...l'thur Merrill and r are common or I I kobold: "I see that you have been garden variety vice-presidents." I you can I elected vice-president of the Society." "Exactly the right numbel'/' approved "Yes," I replied proudly: "1 am really Koby: "We will put Clare in charge I "WOODSH ED" I coming lip in the world, barbershop of the tenor department and Arthur pingly speaking." in charge of the lead singing depart I[ TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT [I AND AT THE SAME TIME "Very true; but, pl'ofessionally, eco ment. Logically the important bari nomically, and matrimonially ~peak tone department should be in charge I ENJOY I iog, how have you been doing as a of the first vice-president, but to put lawyer, provider, and husband?" baritone singing under the supervision of anyone other than yourself would i GOOD FOOD : "No man has time to do everything, be unthinkable-" you know," I defended. I a~ ~he "Anyway, now that you are the vice ;'Of course," 1 agreed. president in charge of baritone sing "~and besides there is a special rea I ing you will have a wonderful oppor son why Jerry should be put in charge I SHIP'S CAFE CLUB tunity to-" of the bass department, as you will see." I "CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS "But I am not in charge of baritone FOR 8ARBERSHOPPERS" singing." aSince you are planning all this," I I 913 RUSH ST. DEL 7-9626 "Don't tell me they have put you in intel'rupted, !llet me say that Arthur I charge of tenor singing!" and I have about the right number of leads and baritones in our depart I When in Chicago. you can "woodshed". UNo. I am not in chalge of any kind ments but there are twice too many enjoy a delightful dinner. and spend a of singing." basses and not half enough top-tentlrs. I pleasant evening among good friend! uWell, then, what al'e you in ('harge Do you know of any way to convert I at THE SHIP'S CAFE CLUB. Here. of?" some of these surplus basses into any night in the ll,'eek you will find Barbershoppers from all over the land. ill don't think I am in charge of any tenors ?II I thing although theoretically a couple "The only way we can relieve the The nut time here, have fun singing, of committees are under my super tenor shortage is to have Clare put I try one of Our famoU!l dinneMl. enjoy vision," into immediate operation the Deae I yourselL Write for FREE GUe!lt. .:I.1em Martin Plan for the Propagation of hership admittance card today. In t.he "Oh, that's all right, then, All you I meantime, carry this ad in your ~'our Tenors which employs the techniques will have to do is to tell com 1 pocket-book for our address, WES mittee on baritone singing that it's of cross-breeding, prenatal influence, and birdseed dieting. Of course, this GUNTZ-The Society's Grent.egt about time to-" I Listener, Proprietor. I I'But we don't have any committee on is all going to take time; but in the baritone singing, We don't have any interim Clare should explore fully the 1 1 committees on any kind of singing," 'Possibilities of whistle grafting." "r don't understand how you expect to "1 can see you have given this matter preserve and encourage barbershop much thought; but what are we going quartet singing if you don't have to do with all these surplus bass somebody in charge of the different singers ?II voice departments. What. kind of or "Unfortunately, there is only one "Honey-Rum-Cured" ganizational set-up do yOU have any solution. \Ve have got to liquidate way?" 'emF' "Well, you see," I apologized: "When "Then, why in the name of common Chmdthief Cash started this Society sense do you propose to put Beeler in he calculated on doing all the baritone charge of the liquidation of bass sing singing himself and he figured that ers? You lmow full well that out of the other parts were not important the twelve or fifteen thousand surplus enough to require any supervision." bass singers in the Society gentle "That was all right in the early days; hearted Jerry, with his deep sense of but now that you have all these justice, will liquidate only those who thousands and thousands of members sing bass worse than he does!" you have just got to adopt modern HThat's just the point," exclaimed methods and get on a mass production Koby: "This thing is in the experi basis with a vice-president in charge mental stage and we have got to go of each of the major departments." easy until we get the public reaction. "Well, it so happens that we have four We don't want to kill off more than vice-presidents: Jerry Beeler is the four or five during this administra first vice-president, and CIar.; Wilsoll: tion." UNUSUAL SHELL Reg Mannine. na tiooally known car' toonist and member Dl Phoenix chapter did "Not A Dry Smoke" the saguaro cacti cen· ler; Jimmy Julian the 2 wiog$. The shell drew a burst of ap plause at the 2nd Annual Fest;val. R, R. TOBIN TOBACCO CO. Detroit, Michigan SEPTEMBER,1949 18 Thl Hanl1onJ~" MEMBERSHIP INCREASES PUT "MEM-O-REES" OR HOW TIMES HEAVY LOAD ON INT'L. OFFICE HAVE CHANGED Cyrus A. Davis, San Gabriel, Calif. Indicative of increasing service from the Int'l. office to meet demands of Chapter really got his singing start in a barbershop. He writes in part: 600 chapters and keep the standards "A barber in Jeannette, Pa., who of the Society at top level of the serv played the guitar and sang baritone. ice clubs of America, there were 17 used to have a quartet of us gather people on the Int'l. staff at Buffalo, after hours to harmonize. I played performing duties beyond those of a mandolin at that time, and sang Buffalo's own committees. In addition, bass. From the fellows who gathered the "statT" might also include two of LAKESIDE'S MOONLIGHTERS in the barber shop we formed a qual'· ficial photographers, Kermit Hause The Moonlighters or Lakeside, Calif., tet, called the Crystal Quartet. The and Art Merrill, Ed Place of the Int'1. sine:. L. to H.-Dic.k Hoffman. tenor; high and low marks of our career was Public Relations Committee whose ad T0l!' Barkdull, lead; John Metcalfe, ban; Bnd Ale): Metcalfe. ban. winning an amateur contest and get vance work brought fine publieity re ting pinched for singing in the door sults, and J. F. Knipe and Walter Jay way of an apartment building. Stephens of that same committee who took over many duties during the con III moved to Irwin, Pa., where I joined vention. This, compared with a staff another quartet. The bass, Ross Owen tests which now goes to Districts, had a bil'thday and we were invited of two, Ml'. and Mrs. Adams, 011 part gl'eat increase in circulation and cost time and using their home for the to a party at his home, below the of preparing this magazine and rising tracks, to help him celebrate. His Int'L Office when Adams took over costs all along the line as larger mem the secretaryship, is typical of the mother had bought him a nice gray bership brings needs which did not suit for the occasion. After we had changes necessary to serve 600 chap exist before. ters instead of the 35 which existed dined and sang all the songs we knew when he became National Secretal'y in A principal source of income has al several times, it was time to go home. 1942. ways been from the Int'L contest As is customary we ahvays sang sev finals (Medalist Contest) to which the eral parting numbers-'Goodby, Fare Since then, cost of services has sky public has contributed. well, My Own True Love,' 'Good rocketed. The 1948-49 fiscal year Night Ladies,' etc. budget was low in the face of natural Now, from all around the country, comes the appeal to limit this event "We were through the first number increases in services and their costs, and bearing down on the second, when plus several unprecedented drains on to members only. That is possible. sur~ly an Irish lady on the second flom the treasury such as moving to new !1nd would be more enjoyable, opened a window and emptied her pot and enlarged headquarters, loss of in If other substitute source of income come from Regional Preliminary con- were available. SINGING SIGNATURES By Bd. Member Jas. H. Emsley • The original purpose of Singing Signatures was to publicize the ingenuity of those phrases, giving credit to those who I knew had used them, in the hope that others w / / ./ / We are NOT music publishers - but send us your new manu scripts and we will print them for you at reasonable prices. We will reproduce your manuscripts exactly as we print the music for S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. Please send your IJut1Juscript with your request for immediate q/lolatio1/, ---- "I GET THE BLUES WHEN IT RAINS" The GRIT MORE ON THE SUBJECT OF "K. A. S." ALWAYS APPRECIATED Printing Company "FUN GONE" A goodly number of members have 745 So. Emporia .. Telephone 2~8441 In the June issue a member of a well written to the Harmonizer about the WiCHITA t1, KANSAS known quartet wrote that much of uses to which they have put "Keep the fun of getting into the top spots America Singing," The book has been is gone because such a quartet is used as "gifts to him" (and even gifts "owned by the Society" and has such to her to let her know more about his a killing schedule that something organization), awards to quartets in ought to be done about it. Otherwise a District or Regional contest, gifts the Society will end up some year RIDGEWOOD, N. J. with its current champions in a com to public libraries (which often got Chapter 18 'Plete state of collapse. good publicity for the chapter), and many other uses. A member of one of the best known Mid Atlantic States four's in the Society commented on These gifts to libraries "and otller "Fun Gone" as follows: uses" are of lasting benefit to the District invites your "It's rather sad to arrive in town, chapter and to the Society, since the attendance full of vim and vigor and be met at book becomes a reference work usable the station by an obviously well-mean· for man~r years by all library users at ing and lproud-to-know-you' host, who seeking information on American immediately takes you in tow and music. shows you off to his friends. He re SECOND quests just one number for Joe, and A most natural "other" use is to pre how about one number for Jim, until sent the book to schoal libraries. call show time. There you are expected to ing the gift to the attention of the ANNUAL do one, or sometimes, two spots. while music teacher or department, In its people wonder why your voices, which, unfortunately, are expendable, sound earlier days the Society carried no INVITATIONAL tired. weight with pTofessional musicians. But its popularity and its demonstrat "Parade Committees know beforehand ed ability to interest pupils in music: "Harvest of Harmony" whether the quartet will do one or when they are hard to reach in the two spots on the show, It seems to more formal COUI'ses, has given the Saturday, October 8th me it would be fairly simple for them Sodety real standing among a host to let you know there's a second spot of music teachers. The Harmonizer involved beforehand. We don't mind at doing them, but we would like to has reported many cases of joint sponsorship of courses or meetings know beforehand so that we can plan RIDGEWOOD our show accordingly. which take barbershop harmony di rectly into the school with full bless HIGH SCHOOL "Then there's the minor detail of get ing and cooperation of the music ting off of a late afternoon train with teachers. nary a bite to eat and immediately being swept up in a whirl of well "Keep America Singing" as a gift to timed events -leading up to and in cluding the show and into the after your local schools is a natural wedge glo, with no time out for even a to interest them in some form of co Tickets $2.40 and $1.80 snack. (And then they offer us beer operation among the juniors, who will and pretzels!)" be tomorrow's potential members. SEPTEMBER, 1949 20 The Harmonizer S.P.E.B.S.O.S.A. Community Service by lut'l. V. P. ARTHUR A. MERRILL, Chairman InrI. Committee on Community Service This quarter, our SPECIAL COM STARTLING ITEMS chapter members-have something to MENDATIONS go to three North DEPARTMENT: work on ... something to lean on eastern chapters - and Wichita. and give your chapter purpose ... Among' the scores.of Community Serv We're used to new ideas-but this Here's another idea, from Schenec ice items these four stand out like item made us blink: tady: Program a Project a Month. the proverbial pajnful most preaxial Pasadena Chapter and the East Pasa Schenectady is setting up a sched digit (sore thumb, that is). dena Chapter Lions Club) entertained ule to sing to some hospital or county that sunny city recently with nine home or boys club EACH Month. HARTFORD: innings of Donkey Baseball .. be Each prog-ram \vill be different as the lieve it or not, all players, excepting chapter and the quartets learn new This chanter has always been out numbers ... new members will be standing'. Last year they topped the pitcher and catcher, were mounted on donkies. Proceeds went to charity. well seasoned veterans by the time of country in their earnings for charity the Fall Parade. ... they may do it again. Their big HO\v were the acoustics in the dug show May 27 earned $1500 for the out: Cerebral Palsy Assn. If we count in the $6500 they raised last November HARMONY UNLIMITED for the St. Francis Hospital, they've earned $7800 in the past year. That's the head for a recent editorial in the Gratiot County Herald ... and Their last show included other sing we like it. ing groups in Hartford, including three other choruses and some miscel It's a slogan well earned by the laneous acts. But the newspaper next Gratiot County, Michigan Chapter. day reported "The Hartford Barber Organizations \vhich have benefited shop Chorus brought the evening to a throu~h their efforts this year are wo\v finish". Barbershop always the St. Louis boy scouts; the Ameri triumphs. can Legion welfare fund; the Red Cross; the American Legion baseball BURLINGTON, VT. team; the Carson City high school !!ton,en,ine ~JED'I band: the Forest Hill Church; the QUARTET BOOK ENDS Here's a city with a population of American Legion Welfare Fund. 25,000. How much should their bar ,86.95 per pair bershop chapter donate to a Cancer Community Service Suggestions: -Place C1Iristmas Orders NQw- Clinic? $10? to $100: $500? Bur Usually the most popular part of any MERCURY PRODUCTS lington Chapters answer: $4000! Good community service entertainment in a Box 427 Salina, Kansas going, Burlington. hospjtal ... county home or other in stitution, is the part where the audi • WICHITA: ence joins in the singing. Don't skip If I may leave New England for a it. Massillon Chapter, when they sang minute . . . I'd like to lead a cheer to the local Boys Club, let the boys COLORFUL to Wichita. This chapter recently pre start the show themselves with a sented a check for $2240 to the Insti cracker eating contest and a blind BARBER POLES folded marshmallow eating contest. tute of Logopedics. That's an organi 18 inches high zation that aids speech-handicapped Get your audience into the act! children. And our society-through $4.50 lhe p:ood \vork at Wichita-is help DISASTER ing ... 12 inches high After the fire in the Effingham (IlL) Hospital, which took more than 70 $2.25 NEW HAVEN: lives, SPEBSQSA was one of the -Shipping Prepuid- Well, l'm back in the Northeastern first organizations to volunteer help. District again. New Haven put on an A show was put on by SPEB mem outstanding sho\v recently: Barber bers from Champagne, Decatur, Ef shop Varieties. They wove several fingham, and Charleston, on June 5, changes of scene, several characters, which raised about $3000 for the has· several quartets, and a chorus into a pital. fast moving entertainment ... Result: $2500 was earned for the New Haven Boys Club. SMALL J'OWN: The printed program was outstanding Community Service can flourish in the ... no ads, but 20 pages filled with small town-The Bath, New York, pictures of Boys Club activities. An Chapter entertained in Savona, a aspiring bit of work, New Haven! town of 300 . . . and raised $200. Count it up, men-Four chapters. for the Masonic Rheumatic Fund. $10,240. How did they divide the proceeds: Fund: 100%. Chapter: 0%. TRIPLE MASSILLHIO Community Service reports have re NEW IDEAS DEPARTMENT: cently corne from: Fred Gregory of Bra"zil suggests why shouldn't every chapter Adopt A Springfield, MassachuseU.s: Enter Charity? Wichita has picked out the tained convalescent home. Institute of Logopedics . . . Several Spring-field, Illinois: Helped dedic."te chapters have established high school Ideal gifts for Chapter officers. a National Cemetery. music scholarships ... Saint Peters quartets, friends. Perfect for burg, Fla. helps to send the High meetings, dens. Springfield, Ohio: earned money for School Band to the state contest ... Order from lot'l. Office band uniforms. Some chapters give uniforms to high SPEBSQSA school bands . . . some send volun 20619 Fenkell Ave. Better ~et my glasses fixed ... I'm teers to summer camps. "When you DETROIT 23, MICHIGAN seeing triple. adopt a charity, your chapter-your SEPTEMBER, 1949 The Harmonizer 21 ing room only," according to the "AS LONG AS SPEBSQSA I SEE Wyoming County Times. This is in DOES ITS STUFF" .•. dicat.ive of what the smaller to\vn can E. S. Van Olinda, columnist of Al BY TIlE __ do without going outside its own dis bany (N. Y.) Times-Union, writing trict for talent, when proper promo of James A. Bland, famous Negro PAPERS:~ tion is added to good selection of quar composer of songs that are sung daily, - .....,Ij tets and chorus personnel and r:nusi~ said that of 600 Bland songs the - ...::..~ cal numbers, with a dash of variety .. ';,-, composer got copyrights on only 53. added. "The Andrews Sisters", Ed He died "impoverished and unknown, Kessler, Dick Nagel and Ed Lauffer no newspaper considered the event of Dansville Chapter, and an instru worthy of mention", this composer of mental trio furnished the variety. a song-of-songs UCarry Me Back to Past Pres. Phil Embury says: uFilled Old Virginn)'''. In 1946 the Lions Club our 500 capacity house at $1.20 each, of Virginia erected a monument to no seats reserved, and everybody left him in the Merion cemetery, Cyn happy asking for more." wood, Penna. flRis songs will be re "BARBERSHOP BEDLAM" membered as long as SPEBSQSA Editorially, the N. Tonawanda, N. Y. 000 does its stuff," wrote Van Olinda. Evening News commented upon the 000 Medalist finals at Buffalo: "After Sat JOE E. BROWN, urday evening ... our opinion of the "BARBERSHOPPERS Barbershoppers is higher than ever, MAJ. GEN BEIGHTlER, LIKE A TONIC" ... and of the Buffalo Council and its HAPPY CHANDLER Garland Mac Cullum, writing in the auditorium board lower than ever ..." Dallas News, reported a trip to Carls The paper states that with reluctance HAPPY IN DEFIANCE . bad. N. M. where he noticed a ban the board had voted about $8,000 At a testimonial dinner in Defiance, ner at his hotel welcoming the "bar for new sound equipment, which 0., for comedian Joe E. Brown, he bershoppel's". "Imagine our surprise "echoed and reverberated in the huge joined with Maj. Robert S. Beightler to be greeted with a first class rendi hall ruining the show. It seems in and baseball's Happy Chandler to tion of 'I ·Want a Girl . . .! After credible that someone in authority outsing the Defiance Oldsmobilers. a long drive, it was like a tonic." Then it dawned upon him that "barher wouldn't know this would happen ... It ended in a septet, with Beightler hearing was out of question ... lovers shoppers" didn't mean a convention of barbershop singing got-free-in aiding the lead, Bro'....n booming 3 of barbers. "Never before had we the Statler Hotel more and better double bass, and Chandler "chiming seen such a lively, colorful and mel music than ... in the auditorium. The in with a high tenor" according to ody-infused coffee shop. And never barbershoppers blamed no one. Like the Defiance Crescent-News. Chand again probably." Dallas Chapter good sports they canied on ... they ler is a member of Louisville Chap please note. Mac ought to be a good even thanked the Council for install ter. Brown and Beightler now carry prospect. ing the new sound equipment. " bona-fide paid-up cards from Defiance. (CMfimreti on page 23) 000 ------ SPEB LEADS .. Don Knowlton, Cleveland Chapter, sent the Harmonizer a clip from a Buffalo radio column with the com ment U A good newspaper man always leads with the most important item" whicH in this case was a report of Mutual's b. c. of the Medalist, taking precedence over a notice of Pres. Truman's address. He won't mind, being a member of K. C. Chapter. 'HOW A30u"( SCM' CLOSE' 000 MRMONY "QUARTET WIDOWS" fOR A (HAN(i-E" The IJrovidence, R. 1. Bulletin wrote "Z of Elaine Gulliver, Cranston, R. I., fiancee of George Esser, bass of the Tune Stranglers. Said Miss Gulliver: "Those barbershoppers! Singing at all hours while their poor sweet.hearts and wives remain home, wondering where their wanderin~ boys are to night, and if they are' Cruising Down the River", chanting the virtues of "Dear Old Girl" about whom the robins are singing about whom . . . and then hitting "Good Night, Ladies" and feeling ... like they'd taken us out for the evening ..." Her feelings are shared by Eleanor Arnold. When they got together "it was more like a duet than a conversation". Her husband, Bill, was one of the foun ders of the first R. 1. Chapter. The girls intend to form a chorus. then quartets. "Men will be barred at all times." 000 "STANDING ROOM ONLY" When Warsaw, N. Y. presented its third annual Parade it was "stand REPRINTED BY PERMISSION OF THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE SEPTEMBER, 1949 Tht Harmonizer 2J I SEE BY THE PAPERS High Note Continued ILLINOIS ALUMNI NEWS ... of any evening "Keep America Saving", by Illinois alumnus, Past Pres. F. H. Thorne, Clear as a bell, like your own s~ar came in for complete comment in tenor Kingsbury, ATis~ocra~ of Beer the May }ssue of Illinois Alumni News, which reveals that Thorne sounds ~he perfect high no~e of en plays only the mandolin, accordion, joymen~ wherever good fellows ga~her piano, violin, clarinet, trombone "and a few other instruments" as well as in friendly harmony. holding down the bass in the '42 Champion Elastic Four. MOROCCO LEATHER CASE $1.25 Ask for a next time. You'll agree, 3 INITIALS SOc ~here's a full measure of pleasure in 000 ...... «:::...... -= every golden drop. COLLIER'S PRESENTS MEMBER = §2.50 Prepaid = TOMMY HENRICH ... OLIN B. RISLEY That scourge of opposing pitchers, 60 Anderson Pl., Buffalo 13, N. Y. Tommy Henrich, formerly of Massil~ lon, U., and tenor when the Tom Cats took Ohio's district champion ship, does his right field work for the "HOME MADE ENTERTAINMENT" .. Yankees with such "easy competence" that the "stadium fans take Henrich In March this year the Topeka State for granted", according to Bill Fay Journal carried an editorial about in Collier's. He sa)"s: "Tommy can "the old songs", mentioning about 50 plaster a ceiling. He's a crack pho of them from the '90s to the '30s. tographer. He beats everybody on the W. B. Heywood, chairman of Topeka ball club at bridge, gin rummy, hearts, Chapter's public relation committee, cryptograms and anagrams . . . he wrote the editors about the Society, plays the piano and is a prime mover "the place where one can turn loose In SPEBSQSA". Massillon Chapter's with ... the old tunes.. and not loss was t{,tdgeway, New Jersey's be thought corny or queer ... Home gain ",,'hen the Henrichs recently made entertainment is important to a moved east. community". The Journal agreed, in far more space than it had devoted 000 to its original l.:omment. And it ended with a statement which in various "ALLEGED SINGERS" forms has appeared in the Harmonizer Cedric Adams "In This Corner", Min. for years. 1t said that "as the only neapolis S ta r- J 0 u rn a I, asked: organization whose initials will not "Breathes there a man wtih soul so pronounce, SPEBSQSA deserves to dead \vho never to himself hath said: live forever:' That should put a per 'Those other guys have lousy voices' manent quietus on uSpebskwa". The ... Rarely is there a social gath last "s" is what makes SPEBSQSA ~ring that, at one point, doesn't break unpronounceable. up into two factions - the alleged singers. and those who wish the 000 alleged singers would shut up." Adams, speaking of the Society said: "STREET LIGHTERS" . "I've followed some of those quartets Walter Fuller in the Detroit News on entertainment programs. Trying to says that the Society must have been top them from an audience recep· started by a lot of "city dudes". He tion standpoint is like trying to fol claims that, in his country town, the low Ringling Brothers Circus!' barber shop closed at six o'clock "and the real harmonizers gathered around 000 in the evening after supper, under the street lights ... they could sing "CREAMY-SMOOTH" like nobod)"s business!' Fuller is right, and wrong. There was no rule The Society Editor of the Elgin (Ill.) barring the local lawyer, vet, town Courier-News wrote that Elgin's third marshal or others not too busy at Parade presented hal'rnony that was noon or around 4 o'clock, from drop "creamy-smooth with a texture hardly ping into the shop for a bit of close duplicated in any other form of sing harmony work. And it kept open till ing". 9:00 on Saturday nights. Maybe one 000 reason was because Lars Clausen, who lived 4 miles out on the Pike, had to "THE DEMOCRACY OF MUSIC" do the milking before he could come Sigmund Spaeth wrote in the March in for his weekly shave (1Sc) and to issue of Think about the American contribute the best bari in Augusta Int'!. Singers, a New York City choral County. group of 40, representing 22 different 000 races and nationalities. He added: "Still more definitely in the amateur "OUTSTANDING ALTO HORN" class, but with an impressive record of achievement are the foursomes Guy S. Williams in the Omaha World and choral groups of SPEBSQSA. Herald takes exception to being la The humanitarian work of these sing belled by the Harmonizer as a non ing citizens in hospitals and for vari professional musician. The magazine KINGSBURY BREWERIES CO. ous charities has proved as impor had quoted Williams on the subject tant as the fun and goodwill created of the tenOl' dearth, then nnwittingly MANITOWOC & SHEBOYGAN. WIS. by their musical efforts." (Cpntimud pn next pa!,t) SEPTEMBER, 1949 24 Th, HilfmOlfiztt I SEE BY THE PAPERS sing as if it hurt all over." The Leader ath-ibutes in part the dearth Continued of virile volume, since the days when added the fighting word, amateur, in even a soprano "could be heard six some lines about him. "Since when" blocks on a clear afternoon," to the Williams bristles "has it become the fact that Rudy Vallee "made a million custom in musical circles to brand as dollars through his nose, and a host a rank amateur a man who was an of youngsters whinnied a few times By 'V. Welsh Pierce outstanding player of the Alto Horn and headed for Nooyawk to do like before he was well into his 'teens, who wise." The paper considers the big took at least one voice lesson in high attendance at Buffalo as an encourag Well, Sir, they done it agin! scbool ... and who claims to be the ing sign in these decadent days. IMember a while back I was beefin' champion self-taught piano player of 000 about the eager beavers who start the world?" The Harmonizer is most applaudin' before a quartet finishes apologetic at having under-stated a ANY OLD SHAVING MUGS? the last chord? Well, they was out man of such accomplIshments. If the The New Bedford, Mass., Times has in mass at Buffalo in June. 'Course editor of this column does nothing aided the local chapter in its search there are them who'll say that nothin' else at Omaha in '50, he will search for old shaving mugs for permanent r-ould hurt what happened at the out. this Williams paragon of parts, decoration of the chapter hdq. It Medal and it was pretty much like bow low (as is proper to one who has quoted Geo. R. Young, heading the television with the sound off, but the had a voice lesson) and present the collection committee, as offering cash irleer is the same. Them peepIe half musical journalist with a genuine, prizes for the most ornate mugs to be told so why not uncorpOl'ate a hand-carved, weather-proof, 000 turned in. The official depository will few instructions to all Em Seas to woofing any-tempel'ature-ol'-hour alto be the Hotel Harvey barber shop tell folks not to go hand-hammerin' embouchure. where three barbers are members of until the boys backs up away from the Harpoon Harmonizers. The prize 1he mikes. Then we know they is 000 offer closes October 14. through. Either that or make like "LAST STRONGHOLD" the radio folks. No sound until a half 000 pint miget comes out with a sign that'! The Richmond, Va., News Leadel'. "MEMORIES WRAPPED IN A SONG" says "Applause." For them that can't commenting editoriall~l upon the read, do like I do. When I see a Society's 11th convention, refers to Papers in Canada as well as the States still consider "Keep America miget with a sign I turn to some the organization as the last strong neighbor and say "Pardon me, I seem hold Hof a once mighty art." Outside Singing" as news. As late as June 25, the Toronto Globe and Mail reviewed to have left my boficles home. What of opera ... the country hasn't pro kind of beer is he advertizin'?" By duced half a dozen singers in the past the book with comlnent about the "Wholesome psychological effect and then who gives a whoop whether he 10 years who can be listened to with claps or not. out an itching urge to give them a therapeutic value of singing together ... Nothing that man has invented blood transfusion or a box of vitamin Guess you heard ahout us Past Di pills. Pl'actically all of our radio remains so immediately potent as the memories wrapped in a song." rectors being sued by Monty Marsden singers, as John Crosby observed. , because we wouldn't let him join up with us Arthritics Anonymous when he gets re-elected to International of fice. Trouble was he had a bum lawyer who \vas easy for us guys who never pass a bar-I mean never passed the SENSATIONAL Bal'. Fellow named Cash who hisself i~ barred '.cause he got hoggish one BARBER SHOP CERAMIC tIme and Signed up on the Big Board for life. We got us a Wood Shed now that CUP shore is nice fo:r chordin' up with th4 b,?ys.. ~ome of the boys is called logs, kmdlm, fire-wood, etc. Me, I'm just a little chip. Sing-cerely, Efer lier POSTPAID • LANDINO TROPHY TO "'STATES'" In winning the Int'!. championship the ONE SIDE REVERSE Mid-States Four were the fh:st quar tet to receive the Benjamin Landino permanent b)'onze trophy, to be held BEAUTIFULLY COLORED GAY-NINETY each year by the Society's champions, and to be passed on at the end of QUARTET IN RAISED FIGURES their reign. BARBER POLE IN RED, WHITE 'nd BLUE Landino is a member of Grosse Pointe, Mich, Chapter, sings in a quartet, and CREST AND LETTERING IN GOLD is a master craftsman in shaping sheet bronze. The trophy reproduces A Unique Gift For Birthday or Christmas. the Society's emblem and represents A Worthy Prize For Song Competition, more than 200 hours of work by the maker. Al Steiner, also Grosse Pointe member, did the engraving. Mail Check or Money Ordl/;r to: GAlY.l'IIl'IIET" £UP £0. Landino placed the ownership of the trophy in the Int'!. Board which will 2307 Rugby Row .. Madison 5, Wisconsin draft rules for its award to each year's current champions. SEPTE~BER, 1949 The Harm~njze, 25 Over the Editor's Shoulder A Public Forum for Constructive Criticism as well as general Comment. Contributions [ welcome. Keep'em telegraphic. J "HONKERS", "JACKASSING", for visiting and (for the 1.U1organized) OR .••? to get together for harmony." Hec White of Kansas City says: "I The June Harmonizer asked for a agree with Murphy that afterglows word to describe, off-key bellowing, should be a place of fraternizing, and such as we hear too often when non should not be conducted as parades. members of the Society get together Visiting members do like to chat in Bill's kitchen or at the Trade and after the main show is about th~ Agents' state convention. "Crow-king" only time \vhen they can exchange or "cawcous" were pretty good, but ideas. Let the afterglow emcee an er took the Province of Manitoba the editors wanted better ones. Ray nounce ten or fifteen minutes before Manillia, Louisville Chapter, suggests away from Land 0' Lakes, and gave the next quartet, so neighbors can it to Ontario. (Map of Districts). "Honkers, for that is just what the get a little closer . . . Each Har bass section sounds like at times". If that there cartographer ever should monizer gets better. This (June) is attempt to venture over the boun Ray suggests also that any member the best. I like the freedom and com of an SPEBSQSA chorus who starts daries of LOL Dist., he'd better be plete frankness of the contribu well supplied with white flags . . . before the director's signal be dubbed tors ..." an "Eager Beaver". No doubt you will have your atten 000 tion directed to this 2,300 times "Buzz" Haeger, member of Lafayette, "A VERITABLE there are 2,300 members in LOL". Al Ind. Chapter and brother of Bob TREASURE TROVE" len says that Tampa, Fla. got the Haeger, active in "Q" Suburban, La tip on Sarasota (Tampa Extends Grange, Ill., says: "cro,vldng called to Maynard Graft, Cleveland, former Int'l. Ed. member, writes to Sec. June) through an Oshkosher winter mind my original name for sour ing in Sarasota. barbershopping, 'Harmonoise'." Buzz Adams about "Keep Ameriea Sing says that harmonoise not only cov ing": "1 feel that fiction could not 000 ers bad harmony but also includes produce a more thrilling tale for hon "that fifth member who insists on est-to-gosh harmony lovers than this "FEUDIN' BLOOD BOlLIN'" chiming in with sour notes just when easy-flowing, factual, clever and hum orous recounting of the major events Early this year Clyde R. Salmons, your quartet is making sincere effort D. D. S., Hartford Chapter, wrote to sing sweetly." Buzz does not carry that occurred up to and including Oklahoma City ('48) ... For younger "Nowhere except in SPEBSQSA can a gun, for fear of what he might do you escape the guy who thinks he at such a juncture. members it is a veritable treasure trove of invaluable background ... is singing bass because he carries Chris Davis, Redford-Detroit area, If [ were a millionaire, which sounds the air an octave below the lead". suggests that singing without har like a good idea, my first philan This was important, and good news, mony is "Jackassing". Also, Chris thropy would be to send a copy to good enough to reproduce in the practically gets on his knees to beg every member who does not own one." March Harmonizer. But somehmv the Sigmund Spaeth to include "I Had a word l/except" got dropped out. Hor Dream" in his next list of the 10 Most 000 rors! Imagine what happened to Sal Popular, (The Old Songsters-June). UNITED BY mons at the next chapter meeting after the Harmonizer appeared! As Then he suggests, sagely, "don't dis "KEEP AMERICA SINGING" count the boys who stand around at the result, he \vrote: "After a sleep meetings, and finally screw up enough Henry D. Schubert, former president less night of schemin' and dreamin' courage to sing ... The next thing of Detroit Chapter, wrote the author of getting even with Deac Martin, you know, they'll hit a chord, and of "K. A. S.": "In addition to writ the perfect means came to mind ... eventually do a fairly decent job in ing a bang-up history of the Society, I thought first of guns, but that is the the chorus." Chris \vould like to see you brought two barbershoppers of gentleman's way of settling disputes more missionary work by experienced 30 years ago together after many ... and I hate the sight of blood, quarteters among this "fringe" group. )'ears of separation". Schubert had so knives were out ... but my feudin' And Carl L. Poth, Manistee, Mich. sung in Pittsburgh with Donnie blood is bailin', and T know what submits "Cacapharmony". O'Donovan who, the history reported, I'll do to that baldheaded old coot. contributed one fourth of the harmony I'm going to make him sing with me Memb61's pleo,se note: Something has to the first son~ ever sung under in the Woodshed at Buffalo ... I've been added to the Society's vocabu the Society'S auspIces ("Down Mobile" sworn revenge . . ." lary. Do not be sU?'pr'ised to see -p.ll). They lost track of each other "erowking", "cawcous", "harmonoise" until Schubert spotted O'Donovan's Salmons failed to get revenge at Buf 01' "hurmonoisy", "honkc?'s", OVER THE ED'S SHOULDER Points for Stage Presence can be add Continued ed or deducted from the minute they appear on the stage until they exit. "MISSED SIX YEARS Poor exits were made at Buffalo. Three OF ENJOYMENT" in one quartet removed their hats, the Mat Wilson, Holland, Mich. Chapter, fourth bebtedly tore his off as if it wrote to Sec. Adams: "Since reading were red hot. In leaving several were "Keep America Singjng" and start pulling at their noses Or l'ubbing their ing in the school for judges, I ap4 faces. preciate more what you old timers have done to build, in fact, save, the Good stage presence and costuming Society in its early years. If I had CQVel'S good taste in every day life. known of the Society before, I'd not If you are careful about your pel'sonal have missed out on six yem's of en· appeal'ance in your everyday life you joyment." could not be otherwise in a public ap 000 pearance. "BY ALL ODDS THE 000 BEST ON RADIO" "THOSE MIN(E)R CHORDS" Prejenlinfj A Bostonian (non-member) wrote, From Milt Plapinger, Philadelphia following the Buffalo b. c.: ''It was Chapter: HThis is not a gripe! Just the Gay Nineties China by all odds the best I'adio appearance some constructive criticism which of barbershop quartets 1 have heard could help put all 'Barbershoppers' QUARTETTE BEE R MUG . . . The charming artistry of the on the rig-ht path. Hand Paimcd singing, the fine range and contrast Fired in colors gold lettered in the choice of numbers, and the "Our theme, 'The Old Songs', is a pip. consciousness of a vital human move I~ has a catchy melody-affords ter SPEBSQSA ment in SPEBSQSA, all were super nfic harmony-the words are 'tops'. well handled 16 oz. capacity lative ... It was a fine event by any But too many of us slip up when standard of radio entertainment. King we sing it. .4 lplordid gifl fa brlghltll yOur tomt: J tHler/Olning, as wrIt as a filrt gifl fro... Cole's part was just right, especially [ tIlapUrrlo I:"ust quar/tls, flrs;I;,'l!: fir( his use of technical terms in a semi In the first line we have 'The good Hltll, aulgoj'lf officers, cl£. serious way." {,ld son~s for me'. Why do so many $2.75 each 000 of our boys sing 'those' good old songs'? 5et of 4-$10.00 "50,000 BY JUNE 1950" POSlai"~ Floyd Ball, conscientious sec. of Berea, In the second line we have-'I love prepaid send check or monl:yorder O. Chapter, agreed to the use to hear those minOR chords. Why - Sorry No. C. O. D. of a letter to Int'l. Hq. in the Har do so many sing it minER. We are R. L. TIGNOR monizer, but requested that it be not a societ.y of gold diggers or even P. O. Box 1370 .. Akron, Ohio "from Berea Chapter". This, then coal digg-ers. is from Bel'ea Chapter: "Since we have 600 chapters and about 30,000 Attention all chorus leaders, quartet members with our present efficiency, spokesman, e\'en the indispensible what could we accomplish if we just woodshedders. Let's all make it increase that efficiency? . . . Let's 'THE' good old songs for me and resolve to increase our own efficiency Those 'minOR' chords". just 250/0 ... By so doing, let's reo 000 solve to bring the membership to 50,000 by Convention time in June "JUMBO WANTS TO 1950. Berea resolves to do all in its power to contribute its share ..." SING FIRST" Sweet ntusic to the ears of Pres. Jumbo Smith, tenor of the '47 cham King Col.c, who admits he Jws been. pion Doctors of Harmony writes from is, and 'Will continue to be Extension experience: l'It is naturally assumed Minded. that nearly everyone who attends a 000 parade is anxious to again hear the 'Imported quartets', if for no other "STAGE PRESENCE SLAMMED" reason than that they have often A keen observer, who prefers to be heard the local quartets. 'lAo Nonymous" \'\'rote about Stage .. A great man~' After Glows put the Presence: local and nearby quartets on first. The "At a Regional Preliminary Contest r result is that they consume so much was astounded at the appearance of time that the majority gets tired of some of the quartets. Shoes unshined, waiting to hear the 'Imported quar faces unshaved, hair not combed, tets' and ahout half of the crowd goes MID STATES brown shoes with black or blue trous home ... Why not reverse the sing ers, and other faults which should not ing order of the quartets so that the be allowed by any quartet, especially 'Imported quartets' can be not only FOUR in a contest.. Jleard while the crowd appreciates HOPE TO ANNOUNCE The qunrtets at fault were mostly them, but said quartets can then get those \vhich had not competed before a few hours sleep before starting back but they are supposed to have read home. THEIR NEW ALBUM the rules. Many Quartets travel hundreds of [ would blame the older members of OF RECORDS IN THE miles to sing on a parade and they the chapter to which a quartet be appreciate a little rest. Upon return longs for not seeing that the quartet DECE~IBER HARMONIZER" ing to the hotel, they are also asked is advised of what should he done. to .5inK in several of the rooms before In the International in Buffalo. one retiring. quartet appeared poorly tailored. Their t suits matched, but one coaL \vas too I'Many of the progressive chapters al MID STATES FOUR long and the sleeves too short. In an· ready have the 'Imported quartets' other case, three coat!' matched in sing first at the After Glows, and it 612 Revere Road color and the fourth did not. This is to be hoped that all chapters will GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS quartet hnd one new voice and appar adopt this method which has proven ently one new suit for it. so successful". SEPTEMBER, 1949 Th, Hdrmoni~tr 27 rangements. If they sang "In the Hills Former Int'I. V. P. Jim Knipe, now of Old Kentucky" an old favorite of Int'l. Treas., donated an 8 ball to the Bob Shre\'es (St. Louis) and this Board. Any director muffing a cue dept's., we missed it. found himself behind same in a jiffy. 000 Permanent ownership on the basis of Bob Hufst.edler, Bob Dennis, J. M. most frequent possession went to the Hall, and "Roby" Roberson. the Plains "Gentleman from India11a", who sings men from Lubbock, Tex. chapter, in all 4 parts, wears his hair in a com competition for the first time, rank plete part, and had an orange juicer high in the respect and affection of named for him. those who got to know 'em. 000 000 Pres. Bill Quinn of Honolulu chapter The experience of the current and Hank Wright, Oklacity, has a hands· unquestionably turned in the longest several former champions should be across-the-horder interest in the Pipe mileage report of any at Buffalo. Past an inspiJ'ation to all who earned the liners, Wichita Falls, Tex. that he Pres. Staab's daughter Marilyn ar right to sing at Buffalo, whether they won't sell short. rived from that same port in time to "tied for 6th" "or 16th" 01' made the attend the Sunday Breakfast ,,,ith Medalist (final-finalist) contest. The 000 mother and Hal. Hal'mony Halls were 5th in '43---topS "That Man" 'Vhalen from Boston! 000 in '44. The Misfits were 5th in '42 Anybody who can reach into a Wood -"6th" in '43-2nd in '44-Champions shed audience, pick out four shy and What the Society needs at Int'l. con in '45. The Garden States made 5th in protesting wives, get 'em up to the tests is an 1\1. D. member specializing '44--"6th" in '45-and were the 1946 platform and make 'em sinj{ ... and in respiratory complaints, and with a champions. The Doctors of Harmony purty good considering they were sure-fire pill to "clear it up quick". landed in 5th in '45-31'd in '46-nnd st.rangers from 4 different states. He'd have had two immediate patients topped 'em all in '47. And this year's belongs in the Unity Dep't. of U.N. at Buffalo: Bob Freeland of the '46 champ Garden States and .Janet Ertle, Int'I, champion Mid States wm'e 3rd in 000 '47-2nd in '48-and made the final bass of the Chordettes, among others. grade in '49. The Toledo-in-1951 Committee pacing the corridor, biting its nails, doodling, 000 000 staring into space, eagerly asking; Cy Perkins, bari of the '45 champion In an International contest the stand· anyone from bellboys up "Heard Misfits claimed he had gout. Art Bie ings of the 5 Medalists are announced anything from the Board meeting?" lan. lead, said the continuing pain was in reverse order. Each responds with . _ . hardly recognizable as the We because Joe Murrin. tenor and Chicago a song. The third place Antlers gave Got-It·for·Toledo - in - '51 Committee, Police Lt.. stepped on the Perk's toe. Of with "Keep on Smiling ••• and they when the decision became official. 000 d;d. 000 000 On entering the vast spaces of the Me Cracked Osmund J. 'l'hil'klow, Numas· All-purpose Registration Books came morial Auditorium to judge the Med mitic, Conn. "It's a good thing those within 5 of Oklahoma City's 2.600 pur alist contest. Frank Rice, Wichita, Medalists didn't know what was com· chased last year. "the sweetest lead this side of heaven" ing out of the p.a. system where I sat 000 according to Rice, Temal'ked that it ill the hall. If they had, the contest The 5 Medalists soon learned the "PCIl looked like a good place to store hay. would have had to start all over again alty of leadership". Some of the re 000 ... which would be harmollious with COl-dings made for Neff had to be done me". over, and over, and again, before the Pres. Charley Ward of Ill. Distr. Ass'n. 000 listening five judges would sa)', took his sman daughter across the "That's n·'. border at Niagara Falls. 'Vhen t.he When son2' leader Campbell called for customs inspector asked her where "1\]y Old Kentucky Home", the Kain· 000 ~roup she was born, she replied "In a has· tuckians leaped to their feet in a Enroute to Buffalo the new champ pitaI". as one man. Said Campbell "They're Mid·States made a pact - no matter 000 proud as Texans", and added later at what any of the 4 might do, in or out the Breakfast table: "1{entuck~' is the of competition, they would "bend over "Doc" Callinan, Cleveland chapter, re place where men are men, and smell backward to avoid words until after ports George Chamblin. bass of Ohio like horses". the 81111day breakfast·,. Came time for S.W. Penna. '48 champion Buzz Saws, 000 the first rehenrsal-tenor Bob Mack complaining "Our quartet just can't That double qual·tet, made up of not there-sleeping. 'Vhen he joined sing in the morning", immediately af Louisville's Troubadors and Firesiders the other three. there they stood, bent ter being a main hit of the Morning made friends for L'ville wherever they until their back hair practicatl)· touch Glow. according to Doc. sang ... some of 'em Bob Ising's ar ed the floor. (C,»>linMIa #R r.exl PIIAI) MEMORIES OF SECOND CONVENTION - 1940 Geo. M. Lucas, Wilmington, Do:ol. chavter contributed this Quartet; Geo. McCaslin, tenor of the first SPEB champions, tho picture, taken at Times Sq., N_ Y. City durmg the 1940 conven Bartlc~vil1c Barflies; Blld, etctreme right. Harry Hall. lead of the tion. On left, the Flatfoot FoW', Oklahoma City (]ohny Whalen. Barflies. Traffic snarled while the smiling N. Y. police tumed deceased-tenor at sign); their mascot, one O. C. Cash; K. C. Police it over to the weste1'n. singing cops. SEPTEMBER, 1949 28 The Harmonlzer Many concur in St-aab~s comment on STUB PENCIL (Continued) contest songs: •. At Milwaukee there Past lnt'l. Pres. (darned good emer seemed to be a tendency to over-swipe. gency tenor) Phil Embury ducked out Cleyeland represented by a brand new Sat. morning to attend his class re 4some, formed enroute to Buffalo. Arrangements two years later at Buf falo were just as brilliant, but hardly union at Hamilton College ... and George and Annabelle Cripps with ever overdone". The Latins had two ducked right hack in that evening. Charley and Eva (4 part) Dickinson. words for it - experienta docet. In Question-not necessarily to Embury Hubbies sing in the Ramblers. New American - there's no substitute for -which are stronger-barbershop ties mixed quartet christened "The Ramb experience - live and learn. or college tics? The answer might be lusses" ... and good. "Because there's a B in Both", to pui! 000 000 Much talk went 'round after the Med out an ancient Ruggles' creaker. As General ehmn. Alex Grabhorn and alist contest, still goes 'round and 000 Mrs. were about to pull away from the more will continue to buzz throughout Charming Jessica Wellner, author of Statler on Sunday afternoon, headed the Society: "Can we confine the "Time for Laughter" attended many for their new, never lived-in Buffalo .Medalist contest to our own member events with Associated Press hubby home, Mrs. Grabhern was handed a ship in a smaller place, like the pre "Chuck", who sent out many colorful gorgeous bouquet, symbolic of I'Flow_ liminary contests. Too big a hall! stories over the wires from Buffalo. ers to Alex and you for your fine work Can't see or hear well. Why do we 000 at the convention". ha\'e to ha\·e the public?" Mrs. Art (Thelma) Meyer, Buffalo. 000 000 This Dep't. heard two good reasons made two cakes for Mid·States Marty When Past Int'1. Pres. Hal and Mrs. presented for Hhaving the j>ublic" ... Mendro and Forrest Haynes whose Staab drove away, it was to a chorus A well handled Medalist contest under birthdays were on Sat. and Sun. The of "Let's have some more songs, Hal". propel' conditions is excellent public cake furnished the calories to carry Only four (4) of the Staab composi relations for the Society. Secondly, t.he recipients through the happy, but tions were sung officially in competi· the Society's income from increased wearing, succession of congrats. Art UViolets Sweet", "Yawning", Gracey, bass. said his right hand felt tion. membership has not gone up in pro like he felt all-over when he realized "When the 1\1an in the Moon Sa)'s liel portion to the increasing obligations 10", and "A Limburger Sandwich and to serve membership, and the increas they were in-numb. You" got into the finals and semi-fi ing cost of that service. Therefore, 000 nals. At other activities four more until a substitute can be devised, the Carl Lang, tenor of Ohio·S.W. Penna. were applauded: "Smoke Rings Curl Society needs that income from the current champion Jolly Fellows had ing in the Air", "I Love the Way You Medalist-Past Champ show. Several his car cracked up between Dayton Roll Your Eyes", "Want to Take a have said "I'd be willing to pay twice and destination, but arrived in time Sail with Me?", and "Beautiful Tsle of as much for the over-all Registration to sing in semi's. Make Believe". And of course "Col Book if that would allow us to keep 000 leen 1\1)' Own" and "LoYe is Like a the final big party to ourselves in a Dream" rolled out sweet and often in smaller place". But would everybody The joy of the outgoing champion corridor and corner singing. Not bad feel that way? Buzz-buzz will decide Pittsburghers at seeing last year'!' for one composer. Did lIny other do that policy. Enough members wanting runner·UIJ Mid-States take over the better? something will get it. (CQ1/filllled on page 30) Seen and heard with "Frankie," the singing mascot each Dog-gone Good Harmony Wed, Eve, 8,30 The famous Frankenmuth quartet-ambassa WXYZ-TV dors of good cheer for good beer-Michigan's Ottrolt most applauded quartet. Mellow and smooth, just like good old Frankenmuth-beer and ale. FRANKENMUTH BREWING CO., Frankenmuth, Michigan 3FranltenmufIi BEER and'ALE Tile Harm,niz.tr 29 BUFFALO PICTURES Top, L. to R.: Frank Thorne tells the Judges. ''It's a cinch." Pres. King Cole on stage Saturday night. The Judges. Secretaries and Timekeepers. Mid-States Four after winninll:. Clef Dwetters, Ant!ers. Bottom left, the 1944 Int'l. Champs Harmony Hatls, Grand Rapids .. , Ilt right the Pittsburghers, last }'ear's Chomps, SEPTEMBER 1949 30 STUB PENCIL (Continued Founder Cash has never, never found a four (except his Okies) which can top spot was sincere and real. Thosa do true justice to the opening phrase Pittsburghers are as modest as they're of "Johnnie Dough Boy Found a good, plenty in the last case, therefore Rose ...". Came with the :.\fissus unusually modest. Ever since Oklacity. and Betty all the way to Buffalo with the '48 Champions have felt 'badly that hope in his heaI·t, and almost succeed they'd crowded out their Mid~States ed, but he'll still be searching at friends. When they hung the '49 med· Omaha next year_ als on the new champs they were 000 ReH lIy Hung rrom t he Heart. Russell Leech, member of Buffalo 000 chapter and the City Council really worked for the Society's interests for What a job Maurice (CLock·system) a solid )'ear ahead of the com'ention. Reagan, perennial chairman of Int'1. STATION WAGON FOUR He fought many public battles, and judging till this year. handed The Here's that CQmbination of L. to R.: se\'eral private ones when the Sodet)' Pittsburghers when he hailed them in Gedrowe. Cuthbert. Boardman, and needed a man behind the scenes most. Miller, ""hich didn't do enough singing 000 to the Judges School, and. had them to please the customen at Buffalo. sing bad harmony sequences to dem Theodore Krueger, Manager of Hotel onstrate to the judges how not to har· Statler, wrote to Sec. Adams; "'\Fe en monize! Greater love hath no Jnt'1. Can you Ilick a highlight? To man)' it was when the crowd was pouring joyed having you and your nice group Champ than to give with IOllSy har here ... T think that the number of mony to help a fl'ielHl. But that's typ· through the Turnstiles for the Final finals. the I?bby packed :'llmost solid, people who gathered to listen as the ical of the conduct of The Pittsbnrgh. quartets sang, many of them our ers throughout their championship everybody In good humor-AND somebody started "The Old Songs". guests, should indicate that your year ... anything for t.he good of the group and its music were thoroughly Society. With no apologies to Cnp Campbell. John Hanson. Frank Thorne. song enj?yed ... Thank you for our oppor 000 leaders extraordinary, that lobby n!J.m tumty to serve you and fo1' your kind bel' was probably tops for the week· remarks about our service." "Lefty" Walker of Oklahoma Cit.y was 000 the first registrant at Hq. The Mid end in mass singing. Stat.es were the first foursome to ar· 000 Assoc.. Sec. Bill Otto says that t.he rive "The first shall be firsf'-at last. Jersey City brought its own chartered geographical scope of the Society was bus to do ferry service between the epitomized b)' the chance meeting of 000 hotel and auditoriums. Everybody who the Mountainaires of Mt. Rainier, rode with 'em, free, voted it a Grand Wash. chapter and the Flo rid a Past Pres. Phil Embury writes: "The I\:nights from Tampa; furthest N.W. outstanding characteristic of the eon Idea. 000 and furthest S. E. vention was the happy, friendly crowd. 000 It was a tonic (and I don't mean Three smull potential members, the 8 chord) just to be in the midst of it. year old trilllet.!', suns of Joe Harris. One of Bill's hardest job~ during the N~ c~stomers, no politics, just people Muncie Chapler, never failed in hil convention was to convince a barber enJoYlIlg harmony. What a Society!" ting the jack pot of allplause wherever supply salesman who came to the they sang. (um/j"u~d 011 1;'Xt pag') 000 Embury's comment on S1. Louis con \'e.ntion '41 is recorded in "Keep Amer ica Singing" (p. 41). "Such a session ~as gra~u:lted from things describable In Enghsh or a reasonable facsimile thereof". Eight years later he writes English. What a Society indeed. 000 Good to see Len Horton and Johnnv Buitendorp of the old Unheard of Four, Muskegon, Mich.; Noel Ross Safford, bass of Harmony Ltd., Green Bay, 'Vise.; Max Cripe of the '47 champion Doctors; Huck Sinclair of the Four Harmonizers, Chicago '43 champs; Roy Frisby of the '42 cham. pion Elastics; Ed Schwoppe who help ed found Mich. No.1, Detroit along with Joe Wolff who was als~ there ~vil;h his Detroiters; the popular West mghollse Quartet; Charley Brennan of Winnipeg, and] and, and, and. 000 That Washington, n. C.-Baltimore combination, The Station Wagon Four reading from the left Gedrowe. Cuth bert. Boardman. Miller. must be criti cized. Nobody heard 'em often enough. 000 Flowers and a Big Hand to the Trans portation Eight of Buffalo Chapter ~ho not. only did an outstanding job III ferrylTlg several thousand people TRANSPORTATION EIGHT back and forth, but earned the ap Buffalo's singing ~reeteo .and transportation committee: L. to R.-Front-Bob plause for a splendid singing job on McFarren, Henry LeWIS, Marvm Adams. Chris. Breidenstein. Middle-Paul Golden. Friday night. Stan Baker, Art Mey STUB PENCIL (Con';nued) wood, 111. girls find the Chordcttes of something to a quartet. 'Vherever K. Sheboygan sang for each other there. C.'s Hy Power Serenaders, or the Flor Desk that this convention was nol the No doubt about a Gnde-A girls' four ida Knights, or those Plainsmen of best place for him to get new business some being just as appreciated by the Lubbock, Tex.. went, there was usual or meet old customers. Otio explained Society's members as if the girls car ly a group foJlo'wing close-up to their in detail and at length. The salesman ried membership cards. More power propeller wash hoping the gay cos closed the conversation with "Okay. La 'em is the general feeling, and let tumes would slop ... and give. but where's the Profit?" them put on 'heir own shows some 000 000 day with us as guests, strictly. Two sets of happy guls in spite of Big thrill to those at the Registration 000 their labels, "Quartet 'Vidows" of Desk-when the Candy Stripers, Kirk· Costuming does identify and add (Continued otJ JI~xt pall) SEPTEMBER,1949 32 Tht Harmoniz.er STUB PENCIL (ConHnuod) They were entitled to plenty of irrita M~ Special price in quantities 000 And finally ... as far as this depart (for use by choruses) given ment knows, Champion Conventioneer of the Society is now Glenn Howard. on request. Cisco, 111., who made the Buffalo con~ vention his eleventh out of 11. Glenn . is one of the better baris, though able to substitute anywhere else in a pinch. Co-holder of the honol" up to this year Make checks payable to and mail to was Harry Hall of the original champ S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc. Bartlesville Bar6.ies. 20619 Fenkell Avenue • DETROIT 23, MICHIGAN The Chapter Reference Manual should be the Bible of all Chapter officers. SEPTEMBER, 1949 33 OMAHA, NEBRASKA :-: AK-SAR-BEN CHAPTER YOUR 1950 CONVENTION CITY PRESENTS ITS 5th ANNUAL PARADE of QUARTETS AT THE CITY AUDITORIUM, SATURDAY NITE, OCT. 1st at 8:15 P.M. FEATURING OLD FAVORITES • THE MISFITS, Chicago, 1945 Champ, • THE FLYING L, Tul.., Oklahoma • The CHORDETTES, Sheboygan, Wi,c. • KEY MASTERS, Lincoln, Neb,..ka • THE CARDINALS, Madi'on, Wi,c. • THE FOUR KERNELS, Omaha • AND OTHER OUTSTANDING QUARTETS • THE AK-SAR.BEN CHORUS under direction of HUGH WALLACE FOR INFORMATION WRITE FOR TICKETS WRITE GEORGE A. EKLUND, Gen. Chai,man WALT MUNSON 808 Omaha National Bank Bldg. 321 Park Avenue OMAHA 2, NEBRASKA OMAHA 2, NEBRASKA THE LAND O'LAKES DISTRICT (AMERICA'S VACATIONLAND) ft'U4eHU (t4. FIFTH ANNUAL DISTRICT QUARTET CONTEST to determine a successor to the HILOS 0 KEYNOTES 0 CARDINALS 0 HARMONY LIMITED • WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN (Host Chapter) Chordially invites you to be present SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1949, Afternoon and Evening GEORGE BODETTE, Ch. Contest Comm. J. Z. 1\'1 EANS, eh. District Advisory Camm. ADMISSION - $1.80 and $1.20 (Order from William Seidel, Wisconsin .Rapids) QUARTET AND HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE OF NECESSITY IS OCTOBER 20 SEPTEMBER, 1949 THE 40 COMPETING QUARTETS AT BUFFALO AND Hy-Power Serenaders, Kansas City, Mo. Potomac Clippers, WashingtOli, O. C. ChicOIaoans. ChkaiO, Ill. Mountain·Aires, Center - Columbians, Weshinaton. D. C. Timekeepers, 01e8.n, N. Y. Hi-Los, Milwoukee, Wis. Top - Riu·Rhythmaire~, Kansas City. Mo. Clef Dwellers. Oakland County, Mich. Maple Sugar 4, Burlington, Vt. Harmony Ltd., ( Top-The Jersey City delt[l;ation with their Top-HiLes of Milwaukee At New York Cen Top--Whtlt are they listening to? ? L. 10 R. chartered bus which saved mOllY a weary step boo tral SUtion. L. 10 R.-Mu, L\leblow, Web Lllch_ (?????), Art Bielan. Misfits: O. C. Cash ('Founder tween hotel lind hall. tow, Bill Oestreich, Paul Ale:Jlandroff, Bill Ro of SPEBSQSA): "HailPY" Woodruff and Huck Below-Vicw of pan of the crowel on the $.5. mayne, Mn. Oestreich. Sinclair, Four Harmonizers. both of Chicago. North Amo:.rican, charteTed from Chicago to Buffalo Below-Typical scene in the "Woodshed "-L. Below-One of the ~'indow'S in the Kleinhanr. -Reddy Kilowatts quartet from Ft. Wayne, Ind. to R.-Carl Kuhner. Charier Ankne)·. Bert Jeffrey, 'Store. in the middle. Ralph Louge, Tom &::01100, East Aurora, N. Y .. Jack Moore. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Johnnie John· ston. Cleveland, O. VMsity Four, Lafeyeth.'. Ind. Four Nubbins, Spencer. Iowo Keynotes, Appleton, Wis. Closell.i.!"es, Mid& Center Four Flushers. Oak Park, Ill. Quaker City 4, Philadelphia, Pa. Florid.. Top - Buzz Saws, Columbus, Ohio Buffalo Bill., Buff.lo, N. Y. Crown City Four, Pasadena, Cal. Antlen, F~ FORMAL SHOTS OF SPEB'ERS WHO WERE THERE Top--DcallS of HarUlony, Buffalo ChOpl'!f, Top--Golden Four, Buffalo Chapter-L. to R. Top--Two Squirts and Two Jerks. oadC3Stinl: at WEBR. L to R -Bob Kerner. John Gold!;'n, Paul Golden, Hank G .... (whoops) Below-Noisy Four-L. to R.-Mark Bowsher, TV;n Adam", Don Van Stone, Chris Breidenstein. Lewis (how'd he slI(oak in?). Pete (papa) Golden. Washinitoo, D. C.; Chuck Dougherty of the Colum~ Below-Four Shades of Buffalo. (Photog didn't 8o:-low-No Name Four-L. to R.-Jerry hians. Wash, D. C.; Roy Frisby, Elastic Four. Chi. t nomes). Clarence Marlowe. former Int'l. Beeler, Int'!. First vP: Fritz Dr)"brough. Louis cago; W. Carl",tOfl Scott. Birmingham, Mich. . Member from Clayton, Mo., registers some ville; Carl C. Jones and Carl A. Jones, father and 'Olt or other in the backltround. 5On-bs$$ and bari of the Ind.-Ky. District Champ Minor Chords of Tene Haute. Jolty F",Uows. DRy tOil, Ohio Bilt Towners, Chicago, Ill. Pipeliners, Wichita Fans, Texas Mid-States Four. Chic9So, 111. Harmonaries, Gary, Ind. Firesiden. LouisviHe, Ky. Four Chorders, London, Ontario Plainsmen, Lubbot:k, Texas 36 The Hf1fmonizer Top, L. to R.: Registration Desk at the StatleT. Community ServIce Committee at work. Past Pres. Mernll reports to Int'l. Board. Colonel Bishop talks to the Int'l. Board. VP Jean Boardman makes a POint. Susman's hohday, for Ed Smith at plano, 8.11 D,ekema and Jean Boardman kibitzing. Pres. Cole thanks VP Beeler for Board's gift of tape recorder. "Stub" Taylor reports to Board on new District setup. The new Int'l. Board. 1st VP Beeler reports on Ethics Camm. Roy Harvey with "Deerepits" tie. King Cole addressing chapter officers conference. Relaxing at Niagara Falls. Schenectady presents model Chapter meeting. Schenectady's Clippen. Section of dinner for Judges and wive~. Another ditto. Mesdames Smith, Embury, Martin, McFarren with Bob McF in the middle. Mesdames Simner, Cole, Fahnestock, Adams, Harvey, Wilson. Chordettes and Merrill. Buffalo Hospitality Comm. Schenectady delegation. Sun day morning. "Antiques," "Deccepits," (wbat have you?") luncheon. SEPTEMBER, 1949 Th, Harmoni'{tr 37 "Row're 'Ve Doin'? II it takes high courage for an organ ization to look at itself objectively, and in a critical way say: HHow are we doin'?" This is good mental health practice for the individual, and it is certainly a healthy organization prac tice. The administrative branch of our Society recognizes and commends the practice, I note on page four of the Buffalo program announcements for conferences, classes and a school for judges; all of which nre a vital part of the "How al'e we doin'" tech nique. It is terribly important that we look at ourselves critically, par ticularly in the field of our public per formances. I think it only fair to say. not boastfully, that today we have a public acceptance on a high level of By George W. Campbell expectation. This was not so apparent in years past, This acceptance is to be apPl'eciated and cherished. Only a This must be said: representing practically every section few years ago we were accepted as a of the country. The keen interest novelty. We were funny; but now if Butralo! Warm-hearted, hospitable. manifested in both classes seems to hustling, bustling Buffalo! Congratu indicate that similar opportunities we are funny it must be good and fun lations! Thanks for sending us off on should be offered at District meetings ny. Our public is expecting greater a grand start for the second "Ten as \"'ell as the annual conventions. things of the Society. To meet this Years of Harmony." Be assured, Suggestions have been made for the high level of expectation it demands we'll never forget you. continuation of the class for mcees faithful and conscientious planning that had its beginning at the Okla and a powerful lot of cl'itical analysis. r remember: Genial all-round Perma homa City Convention. nently Present Pete Golden, chrm. "How are we doin'?" men's hospitality committee smoking The demand upon the local chapters White Owl tail-feathers ... The love for community services is ever on the ly Mrs. Alex Grabhorn constantly but increase. Reports from the members --e- always graciously carrying on as of the song leaders training class that chrm. of the women's hospitality com· more singing was being "singed" un mittee ... "Chappy" Chapman of the der the leadership of SPEB chap"ter Toronto Chapter, self-appointed as members than ever before in the his sistant to Mrs. Grabhorn, assuming tory of the Society, More evidence: his official duties to be that of greet· audience singing is becoming a must ATTENTION ing all the ladies wit.h a kiss as they on all chapter parades and programs; entered the Statler ... and not one fewer chapters are importing mceer EXECUTIVES objected ... Those beautiful Favinger for their local parades; have you at • An idcd i.cm for gir•• wu..cnir twins, Betty Jean and Shirley Anne tended a parade recently that did not ,00 premium usc; good·will and of Detroit; secret: Shirley Anne being proudly present its own chapter chor tCt!lcmbun("e advertising ... spotted by a truant officer demanding us? These are healthy signs! to know why she was not in high Attending the chorus directors class CHRISTY school, seeing as how "you can't be s~ ZttuU more than fifteen," an insistent broth at Buffalo were men of high capabili er; truth was Shirley Anne graduated ties in chorus directing seeking the fundamentals in presenting barber KNIFE from high school tln'ee years ago, now ...ith n~me. Ir:I,k·n>:uk or ochcr 21, a senior music major at Michigan shop quartet harmony; men with insigni:l. nutly and ptrmanclll!y State College and was not Society was organized to perpetuate. the first to indicate an interest in the r could cheerfully execute those ar little lady who might well be a star rangers who change the melodies of if she only had a good tune. the oldies-in order to construct a " nuance or harmonic phrase which Robert 8. Pe'rkins, Valley RQnd, Box does not and never did belong to the 440, Paterson, RFD No.4, New Jersey original" end quote. sends us a list of about two hundred old song'S of which he has recordings. This Is .4n Old Songs Page intended NO1/) [t's 7'wo Men's Opinion for Included are Alice Of Old Vincennes, only to bring back fond memories of Hthem's our sentiments" exactly. Don't Daddy You've Been A Mother To 'Me, the sweet long ago. As long as we get us wrong. The harmony we heard Good Night Angeline, Don't You Re stay in character there shouldn't be at Buffalo was out of this world and member the Time, Pucker Up and much chance for arguments, but every we were thrilled as we listened to ... Whistle, On A Good Old Time Sleigh n~w and then your Olde Editor gits not one but dozens of marvelous four Ride, When I Was A Dreamer and riled up about something and simply somes and we were certainly glad that many other old favorites. If you has to "pop off." Well here we go we didn't have to pick the winners. want re-recordings of out-or-print wit~ one that will probably end up by songs write Bob. He may have the To OU?' Old-Fash·ioned Way of Think ones you're looking for and will fur gettmg us exiled to the Fiji Islands ing howevel' when the arrangements but maybe we've been around too long nish them at just the cost of the cut anyhow. get so complicated that it takes four ting and postage. vocal contortionists to sing Honey It All Stm·ted When we decided to (with nine key changes) barbershop Belie·lJe It o?' Not there's a Vice Presi take the family savings out of the ping has gone strictly "high bicycle." dent of OUI' chapter in Medina, Ohio milk can, load the wife and kids into We find ourselves yearning for moon· and his name is J. GeOl'ge O'Brien. As our 1928 Essex and head for Buffalo light on a lake and four guys named if one wasn't enough, Hi J. George. to find out first hand what this bar Joe blending their voices in the sweet Hi J. George. bershopping is all about. simplicity of Down V.'here the Cotton Blossoms Grow. No key changes ... Things That Keep An Old Sontl Cmn It Ca'me To A Head when one of the no diminishing sevenths just good 'In'ittee chairman awake nights. Did fifteen finalists sang one of am' favor old four part harmony sweet, you tell Chuck Grovers about Cruising ite numbers ... Mammy's Little Coal close, and pretty ... singing it be Down the River and E. A. Howse Black Rose and being one of the ca~se they FEEL it, not because they about Ellie Rhee? Did you tell Chet finalists you can readily realize that learned it from an arrangement that Hutchings where to send the old songs they did it beautifully. Trouble was was intended primarily to out-do any collected by the Salem Chapter and it was one of those ultra-modern ar thing that had been done before. There what a grand idea it was to sponsor rangements where the arranger we said it and we're glad we said it a city wide contest with prizes fOl' changes the melody completely in or , , , fi-re when ready, Gridley. the oldest songs submitted~ 'Yonder der to create thirty-seven more swipes why more chapters don't do this? ~han any other quartet ever swiped Does Anyone Know the Correct Title. Did You. Tell Dl~nny Shea about Sweet III three and a half minutes, and they composer's name, copyright date, and Marie, Hal Staab about Lucy Lindy were ove~ half way through the song publisher of 0 Mister Moon Moon before thiS old fogey found out what Bright and Silvery Moon. etc. Every Lady and Maynard Graft about they were singing. He still wouldn't one it seems knows the song, but Brother Noah1 What can you tell know if he hadn't recognized the where did it come from, huh1 fellows like Munson Hinton, Bill Fitz lyrics. Gerald and Wayne Fool' who write E'ureka! ! ! We've Struck Oil. At long for al'l'angements of numbers they When Dick Whiting and Ray Egan last our campaign for a published ar hear other foursomes sing? Swell wrote Coal Black Rose they created a rangement of OR JOE has born fruit. idea if all quartets would file their beautiful melody. Your Olde Ed has Jerry Vogel has the original Kansas arrangements with headquarters, then heard some grand quartets sing it just City Serenaders version complete with someday we could publish a book that the way it was written and it's the chorus of Honkey Tookey Town would real1~' be something. Speaking nothing short of Harmony Heaven. and it's available to all members at of books did you tell Joe Young that When you try to kick it around like fifteen cents pel' copy, Write Jerry headquarters has one containing the that ... it's nothing short of sacrilege Vogel Music Co., 112 West 44th St:, words to many of the old favorites .. , and we just can't go along with New York City. available to members at a reasonable you. Now wait a minute ... don't fee? Did you answer A. E. Stull's re start throwing things ... yet for so Last Call Po)" Tille Tootie. If you quest for That's Kentucky's 'Way Of far this is just one man's opi~ion. plan to submit a new tune for Tillie Saying Good Morning and Olin Ris Tootie get it to \1<; BY NOVE,MBER ley about MyOwn Cabin Home Among The Payoff Ca'me the other day when FIRST. That.'s th'" date that we are the Hilhs1 we received a letter from Bill l\'1cKen· I!'oing to send all the suggestions to na of Jersey City who cut his teeth the Song Arrangement Committee and Did You Tell A'l'·t S1veelley that his on a pitch pipe and has been mixed ask them to pir~k the best. So far we song might be Anatol Frledland'~ up with our kind of music since the have ent"ies from Bill Bourg-ess of Shades Of Night, and send the dope day the doctor slapped him on the Bloomington, G. M. Upstrom of Wash on He Fought For the Cause He bare fanny and instead of crying he ington. Pa., F. H. Tucker of Gales Thought Was Right to Steve Lynch started to sing. From a portion of burg, Albert G. 'l'caehman Jr., of and Whispering Hope to Walter Col Bill's letter, we quote ll••• I decry Glendale and Harry Denni and Bob burn 1 Did you tell Romayne Bakel" the tendency toward intricate ar Doherty of Kansas City. Wonder that Ed Fleming's song is In the rangements that, to me, defeat the what happened to sueh geniuses aR Sweet. Long Ago, and Chal'1ie \Vallace fundan~entals of good barbershop. Frank Thorne, Phil Embury, Hal the number he \\'ants is When This There IS something of simple artistry Staab, Charlie Merrill, Art Sweeney, Cruel War fs Over, an old Civil War in four guys getting their heads to Nate Bel·thoff, and several others we baby sometimes called Weepin~ Sad gether to chirp real barbershop har could mention if you want us to name lind Lonelv 1 Did you write R. M. mony-but the trend to the ultra· names. Maybe Tillie just Hisn't their Gaston about It's A Sleepy Little mode~n arrangements is diametrically type." And where is Paul Tzdepski Village Where the Dixie Cotton Grows - . opposite to the style of singing the and the Tone Poets who were among (Cominued 011 11')<" PIJ&') SEPTEMBER, 1949 T_D_'_H_arm_D_n_i~_" --.:.39 Do You Remember? ARRANGEMENTS XI5 Won't You Please Come Back to Me. (Cfmfi1JJlGd from prduding page) SPEBSQSA ARRANGEMENTS: Ex X16 Sing Brother Sing. tra copies of the following in and did you thank Walt Harding, Bill X17 Keep America Singing-Thorne. McKenna, Deae Martin and Rus Cole loose leaf form may be obtained from for helping to unravel all these'? the Int'!. Office. Price lOc each for XI8 When the Man in the Moon Says single copies; 5c each in lots of ten Hello. Okay . .. Then Get Ont of Bed and or more of anyone song. Order by X19 Daisy-Annie Rooney Medley. write Jean Boardman that the song symbol number. All 35 in a binder X20 Honey Gal. he wants is May Be. Tell him it was $2.00-01' $1.50 in lots of 10 or more. written in 1901 by Frank Tannehill, X21 SPEBSQSA, Incorporated. Jr. and George Rasey or he won't get Extra copies of "Songs for Men No. X22 That Old Quartet. the right one as there are hundl'eds 1"-1948 Edition, and "Songs for X23 Gentle One. of songs with Maybe in the title. Tell Men No. 2"-1949 Edition, which all X24 Juanita. paid-up members have received can him that his other number is Strolling X25 America (God Save the King). Home With Jennie ... not Mary, and also be had from the lnt'I. Office at then go back to bed and go to sleep. 50c each. X26 God Made a Wonderful Mother. But Hell ... it's morning now ... Xl After Dark. X27 Don't Send around Tomorrow. might just as well get up and get X2 In the Evening by the Moonlight. X28 Keep America Singing-Diekema. breakfast. X3 Sailing on a Moonheam. X29 How Can I Leave Thee. Contributions to the Lib1'ary from Joe X4 Love is Like a Dream. X30 The Old Songs. Templeton, George Lucas and Hal X5 I'd Love to live in Loveland. X31 Give Me the Right to Love You. Staab recently added gems like X32 Sweetheart of Sigma Nu. Smarty, Just Because She Made Dem X6 Silent Night. Goo Goo Eyes, I'm Sorry .T Made You X7 Hymn for the Home Front. X33 In Walked an Angel. Cry, Can't We Be Sweethearts Again, X8 1t Came upon the Midnight X34 Dreaming of the one in Love and many others. Thanks boys, keep Clear. with You. right on pitchin' and our library will X9 Cantique De Noel (0 HolyNight). X35 Melancholy Lou. continue to grow ... and GROW ... XIO Beautiful Isle of Make Believe. It Was A Real Th?'ill £01' your Olde X11 You Tell Me Your Dream. Ed to meet and visit personally at X12 I Want a Date at a Quarter Past Buffalo with Art Sweeney, Jerry Eight. Beeler, Jean Boardman, Art Merrill, XI3 0 Come All Ye Faithful. Harry Brown, Nate Bertholf, Dr. J. S. Putnam and many others that he's X14 Colleen My Own. known for a long time by correspon dence. It was an education to attend one of the Board meetings and to McNamara, Don Grenfell, Doc Put learn first hand how serious these fel nam, Art Sweeney, Walt Harding and lows are about the affairs of this Deae Martin and to just tUl'n the great organization. It was a rare pages back to about 1910 and take off. privilege to visit again with old }".our G?'andpa}JJJY Yodeled Angel friends who came from all four corn Gabriel which was written in 1875 by CAPITOLIANS ers of the U. S. A. But we sure missed Frank Dumont and James E. Stewart. Russell Cole. The Capitolians of Wa5hington. D. C. The chorus went: I will shout and I'll Chapter arc neither Uncle Remus, Uncle Owr Idea of Heaven on earth would dance, and I'll wake up early in de Tom. Old Black Joe, or the ghost of be to be locked up in a big room for morn; and I will arise and rub my Lew Dockstader. L. to R. they are; Frank Shore, tenor; John Cullen, lead: a week-end session ... rememberin' eyes, when old Gabriel am blowing Jerry Bachman, bad: and Walter Bog ... with Rus, Bill McKenna, Dan his born. Do you remember? ley, bass. INFORMATION YOU WANT Each issue carries IOformation on 25 60ngs. To lighten the load 01 the Old Songs Committee, members are uried to refer to bac!. numbers of the H.rmonizer before a.kin~ the Committee for aid. TITI.E YEAR COMPOSER PUBLISHER Any Little Girl That's A Nice Little Girl 1910 Gray & fi~c11er Shapiro, Bernstein Bells Of SI. Mary'~ (The) 1917 Furber & Adams Chappell & Co. Brother Noah Gave Out Checks for Rain 1907 Arthur Longbrake Joe Morris Cubanala Glide 1909 Bryan & H. Von Tilker Harry Von Tilzer Dardanella 1919 Fischer, Bernard & Black McCarthy & Fischer Everybody's Doing 1l 191 I Irving Berlin Irving Berlin For Me and My Gal 1917 Leslie, Goetz & Meyer Waterson Berlin & Snyder Good Morning. Carrie 1901 McPherson & Smith 1erome H. Remick How Ya Gaona Keep IEm Down On the Farm 1919 Young) Lewis & Donaldson Mills Music In the Sweet Long Ago 1916 Heath. Lange & Solomon Joe Morris It's A Sleepy Little Village Where the Dixie Cotton Grows 1922 Leslie & Wendling Mills Music It·s Tulip Time In Holland 1915 Radford & Whiting Jerome H. Remick K-K-K-Katy 1918 Geoffrey O'Hara Leo Feist Kellys Are At It Again, The 1913 Norworth & Williams Jerry Vogel Music Co. Last Night On the Back Porch 1923 Brown & Schraubstader Shapiro. Bernstein Lucy Lindy Lady 1904 Dave Reed, Jr. Witmal'k & Sons May Be 1901 Tannehill & Rasey Edw. B. Marks Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet 1909 Murphy & Wenrich Jerome H. Remick Rufus Rastus Jol-tnson Brown 1905 Sterling & Von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer Sheik Of Araby, The t92t Smith, Wheeler & Snvder MiIls Music~ Strolling Horne 'Vith Jennie 1906 Thorna$ S. Allen . Walter Jacobs Take Me Back To Babyland 1909 Tannehill & Rooney Jerry Vogel Music Co. That's the 'Nay That I've Missed You 1919 Kahn & Alstvne 1erome H. Remick \Vhen l-ou're A Long, Long Way From Home 1914 Lewis & Meyer Broadway Music Corp. ,",Vould You Like To Change From Miss To Mn. 1905 Burkhardt & A. Von TiIzer Jerry Vogel Music Co. NOTE: The publishers listed may not be present pUblisher, as songs can change owners several times over a period of years. listing, however, will enable your dealer to locate the number for you. SEPTEMBER, 1949 ~ THE WAY I SEE IT by Deae Martin ") disagree with what you NY. but ) shall defend to the death your right to say it:' AUri1)uttd to I'oflairt. Ifi94-1778 was to pass the hat among the faith ful. And him rolling in $200,000 worth of wealth! This revelation is going but his decisions were unchangeable, to be a shock to Doc Nelson, Hank in his own mind. Then, he started to Wright, Frank Rice, Doc Rathert, Joe sing in a quartet. Those who heard Wodicka, Rupe Hall, and a lot more some of the early arguments stilt of us "Decrepit" former Board Mem take-off like startled sparrows, if bers of those days. We'didn't know Human nature is a pliable sort of someone sa:,.'s "No" above a whig· we were slaving away for some New thing. For better or for worse, it per. But. as gradually as a star York syndicate. usually adjusts itself to changing swings into a new position in the sky, conditions and continued stresses, even this man found that others knew a It is just possible that the tale-teller though the latter are applied gently. little about song selection, arrange is mixed up, and refers to the In some cases these changes are ment and presentation and that the $200,000.00 that Phil Embury of War very apparent. I am thinking of the Society's functioning while not per saw, N. Y. paid to Owen to be allowed alterations I have seen in individuals fect, was improving through trial and to join, so he could try to prove offi whom I have known long in the So error, the only method available in cially that he was a better hari than ciety, and I arrive at the conclusion the absence of precedenL the Founder. 1 had previously given that continued activity in our organi O. C. some $85,000.00 to secure the zation has been directly responsible The more he realized it, the more organizing rights in Ohio. Then there for re-moulding some temperaments he learned, and vice versa. And, over was that little item of $131,000.00 into new patterns, even better than several years, the old arrogance be t:hat the Bartlesville Bar Flies handed their original form. came tolerance, patience, regard for to Owen just ahead of the first con others' opinions, in all a s.weetness test in Tulsa. I recall dimly too the These changes for the better, the of character that made him pleasant certified check for an even $75,000.00 way I see it, fall into three gen to work with, quartet·wise and chap· that Joe Wodicka slipped to the Foun eral classes: (1) Building something teT-wise. It even carried into his daily der to get the 1941 convention to come constructive into a man, without re life. All wrought by singing old songs to St. Louis. (I clearly remember placing anything already there. (2) in a quartet! lendjng car fare to Joe and Pres. Forcing something unbeneficial out of Norm Rathert after the Convention). a man, and replacing it '"ith some· And now to No.3, the men at low It seems to me that this was also the thing very worthwhile. (3) Picking ebb who got a salutory tift from convention where Owen handed me up the man who was at low ebb, and membership and associations. In the $187,000.00 in mixed denominations giving him a spiritual re-birth with "Keep America Singing" chapter to hold for him while he worked on resultant benefit even to his physical about the war years, I made the gen Cy Perkins to teach him the proper self. None of these changes came eral observation: "The Society became bari slide on "bri-i~ide" in Bright aBout over night, or over a year. the safety valve for thousands, hard Was the Night. I forgot to return it, But I lmow their results over a dec pressed physically and mentally by and of course, he's forgotten it long ade of contacts within the Society. war work and worries. Some members ago. How the money rolled in to him, found at least temporary relief from those day! I can't understand why he Take the case of a man who, accord otherwise unbearable anguish, while still works at his job for an oil and ing to his own statement, was not others eased the strain by pulling gas company. a Ufront" man. He dreaded to talk down a harmony curtain". That re in public. He didn't like to speak up lief from stress has been apparent in a Society meeting. He felt embar since the Society's earliest years. I rassed at even taking a bow at a have heard personally, and have read Parade. But something (he doesn't in letters, hundreds of references to • know what it is) about the Society this safety valve feature, and in made him feel differently toward do Chapter 32 of K.A.S. I referred to one ing things for it, things that he case where the Society was the der " ... WITH MY PICCOLO" didn't want to do personally but rick which pulled an individual out of which were for the good of the order. the Slough of Despond and put his The charming little book of reminis Now he says: "I had to wear sponges feet on firm ground, even as Chris cences "... And There I Stood With on the palms of my hands to absorb tian in Pilgrim's Progress. My Piccolo" (Doubleday & Co.) by the perspiration, and pads to keep musician Meredith 'Willson includes an my knees from being fractured as I will vouch for the truth of another incident of a cross country trip with they knocked together. But lately, case concerning a former alcoholic the New York Philharmonic. Several I've dispensed with them, and darned who changed his habits in order to of the members had been sipping if I don't sort of enjoy making talks". keep in the good graces of his local Dutch gin when the incident occurred. He had taken a course in public speak chapter. This silly business of sing "Just about that time the conductor ing, but: "The Society has given me ing old melodies in four-part har· started to sing 'In the Evening by the something I could not buy nor acquire mony can do a lot for people, most of Moonlight,' and being an old quartet before. It has a definite. day-to-day, it for the better, the ,"vay I see it. man, I naturally jumped in on the on·the·job value which can be trans tenor part. Well, it was no good as lated into income .•. and has been". • • • a duet, so [ started to hunt up a bass How's that for building something and a baritone. • that wasn't there belore? It's an al A letter informed me that a man who most incredible off-shoot ol quartet claims to be a "charter member of ing-just-for-fun. Tulsa Chapter" (U. S. No.1, 1938) is "Now on this train were one hundred telling in 1949 that D.C. Cash in and five of the world's finest orches Now, in No.2 spot, take the case of the Society's early years had "sold tral musicians, and I couldn't find one a man who was positive in his opin it out for $200,000 to some New York man who could fake a little barbershop ions and statements to the point of ers." The old fox! There was I, work harmony-not one. We ended up as arrogance. When he had spoken, that ing shoulder to shoulder with Owen a trio-the Pullman conductor, Jim ended it. The Supreme Court and in those years when the only way to my Carrol, the orchestra's baggage United Nations might rule otherwise, get anything, costing over $4.00, done man, and myself!" SEPTEMBER, 1949 Th, Harmoni~" 41 S.P.E.B.S.QU. MEMBERS • Something for your den ~f~F~ or recreation room! A beautiful wall ., .:~ 5;,,;;:~th:,. " r plnque-a half shav. Ina mull of moulding plaster, attractively No. 22 patDted and mount By ehas. M. Merrill, Imm. Past Int'l Pres. ed, along with the SocleQ". emblem, on The answers are on page 137 of your 6. 2nd place Westinghouse a walnut plywood copy of KEEP AMERICA SINGI G. 3rd place Continentals background. How many of you can get these with 4th place Lamplighters out peeking? Fill in the name of the 5th place Doctors of Harmony Champ and give the year. Price $4.50 L 2nd place Misfits 7. 2nd place Barberpole Cats 3rd place Westinghouse «::H"PTIER8 3rd place Phillips 66 Barflies For Jour meetings! 4th place Gipps-Amberlin 4th place Harmony Kings 5th place Garden State 5th place Misfits Here la a beautiful 2. 2nd place Barberpole Cats and appropriate 3rd place Phillips 66 Barflies 8. 2nd place Serenaders Shavlnl1 Mull Gavel, 4th place Harmony Kings 3rd place Mid-States 4 made of hardwood, 5th place Capitol City 4 4th place Chordoliers painted Inrich colora, 5th place \Vestinghouse with the Society's 3. 2nd place Mid-States 4 emblem attached. 3rd place Clef Dwellers 4th place Westinghouse 9. 2nd place Barflies 5th place 4 Shades of Harmony 31'd place Commuters Price $5.50 4th place K. C. Police 4. 2nd place Serenaders 5th place N. Y. C. Police Writ. 3rd place Doctors of Harmony L. C. McROBERTS 4th place Chordoliers 396 HIII Street 5th place Hi-Los 10. 2nd place Barbel'pole Cats 3rd place l\1ainstreetel's LONDON, ONTARIO. CANADA 5. 2nd place Capitol City 4 4th place Aristocrats Send mo,zey order for article.] 3rd place Flat Foot 4 5th placo Harmony Hulls [ 4th place Pay duty mid postage on receipt. 5th place (For an;;:wer;:;, see next paRe) THE CHICAGO No. 1 CHAPTER ======S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc. ====== ~lJiII present a llAJLJLliD''v\\fJIEJIEN J/rAJ\'1I[][BliD ]QJIEJIE SUNDAY OCTOBER 30, 1949 2:15 P.M. and 8:15 P.M. AT THE EIGHTH STREET THEATRE While the evening performance is sold out, we are holding a number of choice seats for the afternoon performance for our out of town fri end s. For Tickets Write For General Information Write GEORGE P. HILL "BOB" CORBETT 5.3 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 7007 N. Ridge Chicago, Illinois SEPTEMBER, 1949 ------_._-~--~_._-- <:!\~ ~'-' 42 The Harmonizer EVANSVlp~~'~nl~HAPTER I t WHERE YOUR $3.00 TO THE • Ho .... Your $3.00 was Spent in 1948-49 Something New and Different INTERNATIONAL GOES Based upon the June 30, 1949 financial MINSTREL -ADE audit and report, V. P. Arthur A. Mer rill, Schenect..1.dy Chapter, has \vorked CombinedOldFashioned Minstrel oul a pie chal"t to show the distribu and Quartet Parade of Time tion of the $3.00 which goes to the In = ternational from each member. Featuring The cost of this magazine to the mem . Il.'...•.... MID STATES FOUR bel', 261h cents per copy, is not out of line with current prices in special t 1,06 EVANSVILLE'S QUARTETS magazines. The Hcontribution" of 88 cents per member per year to keep FlOll' a EVANSVILLE'S CHORUS the International office force on the Olliu u~"u • 0 . .52 SOLOISTS DANCERS job is highlighted by a remark of a member after a recent visit of the • S~t~,I .. • ACTION GALORE Terre Haute, Ind. chorus to a Berea, Ohio, Chapter meeting. Said he: "If HARMONY A'PLENTY any proof were needed for the ad vantages of a strong international tie Hear and see the Real Talent that up that brings us parties like this, A locol Chapter Con Produce we've had it tonight. It was worth five bucks. U - J Performances Naturally, printing of bulletins, the cost of booklets now available such as Answers to Barbershop Bafflers SATURDAY NIGHT-I:OO PM-Dee. 10 the Chapter Reference Manual and SUNDAY MATINEE-2:15 PM-Dec.U many others isn't hay. They and the (Stl prlctding PlI&') SUNDAY HIGHT-I:OO PM-Dec.U Harmonizer are the "hinder" that ties 1. Harmony Halls-1944 600 chapters into a unit, by keeping 2. Chord Bustel's-1941 Tickets S2.40 • SUO· SUO everybody informed. The Society has 3. Pittsburghers-1948 not always been able to boast of a 4. Garden State Quartet--1946 For Tickets Write "Rent and Upkeep" slice of pie. Even 5. Bartlesville Barflies-1939 ~j\. ~ within Sec. Adams' time, the Interna fl. Misfits-1945 A. P. EBERLIN tional office was in a spare bedroom 7. Elastic Four-1942 Jj Clwmber of Commerce -':~t" at his home, and "upkeep" was by oR. Doctors of Harmony-1947 SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT FIRST DISTRICT QUARTET CONTEST ~ CITY AUDITORIUM BEAUMONT, TEXAS 8:00 P.M. NOVEMBER 5, 1949 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Write, Phone or Wire MAURICE "BUD" WALMER, 308 Gilbert Building SEPTEMBER, 1949 The Harmon~er 43 WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS "Once a Champion, Always a Champion" The Bartlesville Barflies, '39 The Flatfoot Four, '40 The Chordbusters, '41 Bal'tlesville, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. The Elastic Four, '42 The lo'our Harmonizers, '43 The Harmony Halls, '44 The Mi!>fits, '45 Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Grand Rapids, Mich. Chicago, Ill. The Garden State Quartet, '46 The Doctors of Harmony, '47 The Pittsburghers, '48 Mid States Four, '49 Jersey City, N. J. Elkhart, Indiana Pittsburgh, Fa. Chicago, Illinois "WHAT TO DO NEXT, OR HOW IT FEELS MISFITS FIT IN AT TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL CHAMP" MARQUET'IE By Marty Mendro, Lead of the Mid-States Four Frank Hawn, Pres" Kawhawgam We were asked to set down some "Josephine" and "When I lost You" Chapter, Marquette, Mich., in report events leading up to the big moment · .. then interminable wait until the ing to the Int'!. office about his chap at Buffalo. Frankly we are still ill afternoon Semi-Finals are over and ter's second annual parade wrote: such a dither that we don't exactly the announcement of the Fifteen "From the standpoint of developing know whether it's us or four other Qualifying Quartets _ .. Number ten the Society, I must hand it to the Mis guys, but here's a little diary for · .. eleven twelve ... thirteen fits. On Friday they entertained the what it's worth: fourteen Wha' Hoppened?? 1? guests of the Northland Hotel, mem · .. finally liThe Mid-States Four" bers of the Upper Peninsula Bankers Monday morning, June 6 ... Art's \Vow back to the Hotel to re Ass'n., and Saturday evening attended house . . . trying to stuff six suit hearse relax (hah!) ... wait a dinner of the Ass'n., introduced cases, two sets of golf clubs and two again the long wait ... here we go, themselves as members of the Society, plastic clothing bags into one trunk! now ... on ... bow . .. "Happy and sang as members of SPEBSQSA. Finally giving up and throwing it all Valley" and "Lullaby Medley" . They are doing a wonderful job to in the back of the car and going to bow . . . off . . . and wait for the create interest, and cause new chap Forrie's house '" the \vhole mess announcements once again ... Top ters to be formed." all over again-this time with More Five coming up ... Songmasters of of same . , . finally on our \yay to Lansing, Michigan . . . Mid-States Hawn tells how the '45 Champ::> did Detroit and Customs, where a song Four . . . Whee!!! We're still in!! their stuff at the parade, after-glow, helped expedite our 'way into Can back to our rooms and to bed . . . ada .. " On to Chatham, where cold Saturday morning ... rehearse ... the Marquette Club, the Centennial winds blew thru unheated cabins, relax ... off to Buffalo Memorial Audi Breakfast, and then "travelled to and the shower houses were out torium; introduction of Judges . Marquette Prison ... It was apparent where the West begins ... Tuesday Community sing ... At last! . that some prisoners \vere not im A. M. off early to Niagara Falls and "from Lansing, the Songmasters . pressed, so the Misfits took off their a wonderful afternoon of sightseeing, and from Chicago, the Mid-States coats and really went to work. Before picture-taking and breathtaking rides Four" ... on ... bow _ .. "Carolina they finished, they had tears of laugh on cable cars, boats, etc.... Amazed Sunshine" and "Fingerprints" .. , off ter running down the faces of the to find ourselves the FIRST quartet · .. wait " (and folks wonder why prisoners. After that they sang at to arrive ... Settled down and then we get nervous!) Songs by for the Elks Club, and when last heard rehearsed. Up Wednesday A. M. mer Champions the reading of the ... rehearse ... relax ... rehearse winnel's by President Cole .. 5th they were singing to the Midway Club relaxed with nine holes of golf, com .. Varsity Four ... 4th ... Song guests ... For building lip our Society. pliments of Bill Coddington ... re masters .,. 3rd . . . Antlers . . . you've got to hand it to the Misfits." hearse ... (If you haven't noticed, Antlers ... 2nd . . . Clef Dwellers no mentioll of meals . . . lived on . Yippee!!! " .. They tell me I During the summer, they hung up orange juice, salads, soups ... you'd jumped four feet off the stage ... their gloves, according to bal'i Cy think we were in training!!) . . . hands offered all around ... what to Perkins, and tried to catch up some Thursday morning. . more of same do next ... lost week ends. Cy reports that ef . and early to bed. There's no feeling like it in' all the forts of lead Art Bielan to get Mrs. world ... A Gold Medal, a beautiful ("Grandma") Bielan to caddy for him Friday A. M Judges' meeting trophy, lapel pins ... wires ... phone failed dismally. Instead she took up at 9:15 A. M then off to Klein calls . . . letters . . . plaques . . . golf herself. Bass Pete Buckley visit hans where we sweat it ·out to the We thank everybody sincerely for ed his old Stutgart, Ark. neighbor nineteenth spot . . . on . . . bow all their good wishes. hood to sing with his two barbershop ping brothers and a harmony loving friend. Tenor Joe Murrin was sup~ PITTSBURGHERS STILL "THRILLED" to do during our "big year." posed to take it easy on vacation in By Bill Conway, Bass Again we thank every member of our Mt. Vernon, N. Y., but wore himself Our appearance in Buffalo, on June Society for theu" wonderful support out trying to find just the right har 11 th climaxed the most exciting year and good will, and are looking forward mony combination. Busman'~~ holi of our lives, During that time, we to seeing all our old friends and sing day! And, vacationing in Grand travelled 12,000 miles by air, 8,000 ing for a lot of new ones this coming year. Rapids, his old home, Perkins regi miles by rail and 6,000 miles by car, mented every fOUl"some in the neigh and fully attest-there are no finer people than barbershoppel's. LYTLE BROTHERS ACCEPT borhood, and kept 'em busy while there. Of all the wondrous things that took FUSSNER CHALLENGE place during our reign as champions, In response to the challenge issued in The Misfits are most appreciative of none was quite so great as the sight the last issue of the Hannonizer, by the "beautiful job done by Alex Gl'ab of that bal'bershop audience in Buffalo the Fussner Brothers of Cleveland hom and his hard wOl'king commit as it rose to its feet at the conclusion area, the Lytle Brothers of Shenango tees at the Buffalo convention ... and of our closing number. It was a thrill Valley Chapter (Sharon, Pa.) were all we are proud of our new Champs from second only to the night in Oklahoma ready in Buffalo to sing out that City when we were proclaimed "cham brothers quartet championship. But our home town and the other fours pions of 1948." We were not only what happened? No Fussner brothers who pushed them Tight down to the thrilled but inspired to carryon in -so the Lytle bo~rs are claiming the finish. As for the Pittsburghers, the future as we have always tried championship by default. tlwy'll Always Be Champs." SEPTEMBER, 1949 loth aNNuaL PARADE or QUARTETS IN DETROIT ===== where the Parade of Quartets Was Born .r_""'\ MASONIC TEMPLE :-,.,~~ SATURDAY ~~ , , NOVEMBER 5th, 1949 ./·"';r,. Sponsored by DETROIT and OAKLAND County Chapters . HARMONY HALLS WESTINGHOUSE CLEF DWELLERS GARDENAIRES ANTLERS CHORDETTES SONGMASTERS i PLUS OTHER QUARTETS METROPOLITAN DETROIT CHORUS ... Thomas F. Needham, Dir. I GEORGE W. CAMPBELL ... gtM1 j!gtLdgt 1!xtttL~tdi"tLt'f!! ---- TICKETS $1.20, $1.80 and $2.40 --- Including Federal Tax On Sale August 15th at GRINNELL MUSIC HOUSE Ticket Office: 1515 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan FOR HOTEL RESERVATTONS .... HOWARD TUBBS, 16534 Geeenv;ew Avenue KF.. (-0786 The Harmonizer 45 In HRhymes and Remnants" column of Fox River Valley (Ill.) may hold the as an extension of a Parade. The main the Chicago TTibune under the head~ record for small chapters in extension purpose of the Afterglow, the)' agree, line "Crumb of Comfort" these two wOl·k. Woodstock, Ill. was the 6th is a Get Acquainted session. lines appear: i SEPTEMBER, 1949 S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A.• Inc. PEORIA, ILLINOIS IS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN OF SERVICE TO ITS COMMUNITY THE PEORIA CHORUS smd" tlirtUion '/ S~'!ITH APPLEGATE A LIVE Chapcer-JI fine singing chorus and its several quartets, "'\...\ have gladl), given of their time and dimes to manr WOrthy organizations, including "The Red Cross-The Communit)' Fund-Polio Benefit-Sal\.·ation A.rmy-American Legion-.Veterans Foreign Wars-To B. SanitOrium--Service Hospital, Dwight, III. State Hospital-Methodist Hospital Project-Gold Star Mothers- Pleasant Valley School Benefit-and many Churches-PT.A. Clubs-- and Welfare Associadons", We have made every effort to make this a HAPPY nation as well as a SINGING nation PEORIA, ILLINOIS CHAPTER "The Haven of Harmony" HOSTS TO THE ILLINOIS DISTRICT QUARTET CONTEST AND MID- YEAR CONVENTION .... OCTOBER 8th & 9th 48 The Harmonizer SOCIETY TO COOPERATE WITH BEELER SAYS NEW ARMY IN PROMOTING B. S. H. RECORDER IS TOPS In the December '48 Harmonizer, Vice Lt. Col. W. Austin Bishop, Chief of the Army Re<:n~ational Service and Cap tain H. H. Copeland, Chief of the Music Section, Office of the Chief of Special President Jerry Beeler ran a full Services, Department of the Army, 3ppear('d before the [nt'l. Board at Buffalo, page ad announcing formation of the and requested that the Society assist the Army in the organization of Army Beeler Corporation, and offering deal. Barbershop QuaTtets in Service Clubs on all Army posts. This proposal was erships to the Society's members. approved. Now, once again, Jerry offers the President King Cole has appointed a National Commiilee, Dean Snyder, brotherhood first crack at a pro Washington, D. C. (Chairman), Wes Enman, Boston, Massachusetts, and Ed duct which he believes "Will have Fahnestock, Wichita, Kansas, to work on this project. Seven additional members instant appeal to all barbershoppers", have been appointed to work with th~ seven army area special services officers. and is backing his belief with another These teams are: page. In submitting the copy he wrote: "I am enclosing copy for another full SPEI3SQSA page ad announcing our distributor Advisers Special Services Officers ship of the Sound Magnet, the finest J. Bailey Harvey Col. R. W. Whitman and most economical unit of the type For Maine, Vermont, New 240-17-144th St. Special Services Officer on the market today. Hampshire, New Jersey, Rosedale, Long First Army "Not only is it a high fidelity wire Connecticut, Hhode Island. Island, N. Y. Governors Jsland recorder but record player and ex New York 4, N. Y. cellent public address system as welL For Pennslyvania, Ohio, Ken. John C. Bell Col. Sarett T. Hames It will do everything any other re tucky, West Virginia, 2616 Mura St. Special Services Officer corder ,.... m do plus the new and un Maryland and Delaware. Baltimore, Md. Second Army usual feature of blending sound with Ft. George C. Meade, Md. sound. This means that one of our boys who thinks he is a good tenor For Tennessee. North Caro AI Ostuni Col. W. C. Skelton can put a Bing Crosby record on the lina, Mississippi, Alabama, 59 Simpson St., Special Services Officer phonog1:aph, set the dials and cut Georgia, South Carolina, N.W. Third Arm)! loose with his tenor to Bing's lead (we and Florida. Atlanta, Ga. Fort McPherson, Ga cannot 1{uarantee the results from a Judge's viewpoint) but we can guar For Texas, New Mexico, Harvey McDonald Lt. CoL Harold E. Brooks antee that ,.... hat is put on the wire is Oklahoma, Arkansas, and 706 Clark St., N.W. Special Services Officer an exact and true rendition of what Louisiana. San Antonio, Tex. Fourth Army actually happened. Jf it develops that Ft. Sam Houston, Texas it was so bad that it's not worth For Indiana, Michigan, Wis Robert L. Irvine Lt. Col. Jesse S. Burbage keeping, then all he has to do is try consin, TIlinois, Missouri, 914 Jackson Ave. Special Services Officer it over and he has automatically Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, River Forest, Ill. Fifth Army erased the first effort. North Dakota, South Da 1660 East Hyde Park Blvd. "Think of what can happen here kota, Nebraska, Colorado Chicago 15, Illinois any member can add his melodious and Wyoming. (sic) tenor, lead, baritone or bass to For Washington, Oregon, John A. McDonald Colonel Fay Ross the recordings of his favorite quartet, Arizona, California, Utah, 465 CaliIomia St. Special Services Officer provided, of course, that he has that Nevada, Idaho, and Mon San Francisco, Cal. Sixth Army quartet's record. tana. Presidio of San Francisco, A threesome can sing their respec California. tive parts on a record and then the For posts around ·Washing· James L. E'vin Lt. Col. William F. Nee fourth man can come along and add ton. D. C. 4331 Hawthorne Special Services Officer his part-isn't that a unique, yet sure St., N. W. Military District of Wash. way of quartets finding out who is Washington 16, ington wrong, where and maybe even why? D. C. Washington 25, D. C. "Ch~pter chorus can be recorded the The letter from the Office of the Chief of Special Services which announced same way, then, when announcements this program, "As an incentive for the organization of these quartets, the are to be made at regular or other Department of the Army is plannin~ to give official recognition to the service meeting-s, this same machine becomes clubs and/or organizations and to llldividual participants ... the public address system by the mere turning of a s\\dtch. "This project wm furnish a most worthwl1ile opportunity for soldiers tt) become s£sociated with one of the finest types of American recreational music HBehind the finest music recorded on organization. It will also provide a social relationship for military personnel discs or played on the radio, Society with representative members of the local community and acquaint civilians at voices, or our instrument playing first-lland with the fine quality of young men who make up our peacetime members, can be recorded with such Army." music in the background, effects that The President of each chapter adjacent to any army post has been asked to were never dreamed of can be ac be the adviser to the local special services officer. complished. .IIShows, plays, radio broadcasts, speeches-all forms of entertainment can be permanently recorded and 1 OTTO AND NEEDHAM MAKING CHANGES see possibilities of wire spools: being exchanged among our chapters to pro Assoc. Sec. Bill Otto has been want post of Society Historian for the vide diversity of programs, etc. ing to retire for some time and, except 1949·50 fiscal year. for a few days a month when he will Assoc. Sec. Tom Needham is also leav uWe are ver~' fortunate to be able busy himself with Society bookkeep ing the Society's Hq. Office to devote to sell to barbershoppers anywhere on ing reports and inventories at De the major portion of his time to a direct basis. Here is an opportun troit. he will concentrate on I"retir_ MCeeing and Chorus direction. As ity for barbershoppers to get out this is written, Tom intends to con 'ahead of the hounds' and it will ing" in the little town of Mia, Michi centrate in the greater Detroit area be interesting to see how effective ~an, 200 miles north of Detroit on so if there are any choruses in 11eed Harmonizer advertising is on a prod. the AuSable River, (lucky guy!). Bill of capable guidance and direction, he uet that should have a special appeal has acce-ped the appointment to the will be available. to our Society". SEPTEMBER, 1949 NEW! DIFFERENT! BETTER! BEELER PRODUCTS, INC. 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THIRD STREET : : EVANSVILLE 8, INDIANA 50 The Harmomzer DISTRICT IMPORTANCE INCREASES District Directory and Membership Repeating part of "Board Business Buffalo," this issue: The lnt'I. Board As of July 1, 1949 membership by dis 2484; Michigan-3055; Mid-Atlantic placed the decision of location of Re tricts was as follows: Central States 2397; Northeastern-2243; Ohio~S. W. gional Preliminaries in the hands of -2721 (after 1662 members were Penna.-2466; Ontario-852; Pacific the Districts, starting with 1950 pre transferred to Southwestern District) ; Northwest-477; Southwestern-1662; C W.N.Y.-2048; Dixie-1057; Far Outside-220; ... Total 28,528... lims. It authorized also a new form Western-1347; Illinois-3201; Indi Following are the 1949-50 Presidents of charter, defining District bounda ana-KentuckY-2298; Land O'Lakes~ and Secretaries of the 14 districts: ries. These are but slight ad.ditions to the duties and privileges of the 14 Dis tricts which have increased regularly 1949 DISTRICT OFFICERS since the first (1VIichigan) territorial CENTRAL STATES MICHIGAN area was formed. In the Society'~ Pres.: Floyd D. Strong, 230 New Pres.: C. W. Coye, 223 Auburn Ave. formative years lieverybody knew England Bldg., Topeka, Kansas. S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan. everybody." That is impossible with Sec.: Russ Gentzler, 1117 Grand Sec.: Louis R. Harrington, 2222 625 widely scatteTcd chapters. There Ave.~ Suite 327, Kansas City 6, Mo. National Bank Bldg.. Detroit 26, fore, more and more the Districts Mich. CENTRAL WESTERN NEW YORK have been delegated responsibilities MID-ATLANTIC STATES formerly handled readily by the chap Pres.: Alex Grabhorn, 307 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo 9, New York. Pres.: Ray Sandiford, 17 Windsor ter members on the Int'l. Board. It Place, Bloomfield, N. J. is reasonable to assume that continued Sec.: Dr. Howard Foote, 52 Genesee St., Warsaw, New York. . Sec.: R. Harry Brown, 3403 Madi growth, or refinement of operations. son Street, WUmington 105, Del. even were the Society to remain static, DIXIE which is unlikely, will call for in· NORTHEASTERN Pres.: Sam T. Breedon, 1612 S. Vir creasing importance of the District in ginia Ave., Tampa, Florida. Pres.: John O. Emerson, 9 Everit handling matters which, in some Sec.: Warren ,,,'. Zinsmaster, 917 St., New Haven. Conn. cases, differ widely from problems in First National Bk. Bldg., Miami, 32, Sec.: Record H. Rogers, Ind. Eng. other sections. Fla. Div., General Elec. Co., Schenectady 5, N. Y. FAR WESTERN W. P. Hinckley's (Reading, Mass.) re· OHIO-SOUTHWESTERN PENNA. port of the District meeting at Buffalo Pres.: Dayton Colville, 232 W. First St., Reno, Nevada. Pres.: F. C. Armstrong, R. R. No. is but one indication of the work that 3, Warren, Ohio. is now carried by District officers. Sec.: Richard N. Schenck, 853 Gari. baldi Ave., San Gabl'iel~ Calif. Sec.: Karl J. Haggard, P. O. Box 142, Sharon, Penna. ILLINOIS ONTARIO Pres.: C. A. Ward, 7861-A South Pres.: A. C. Chapman, 331 Bay St., Shore Drive. Chicago 49, Ill. 8 ....II:.D.8.Q. 8.~•• Inc. Toronto 1, OnL, Canada. Sec.: R. George Adams, 728 N. Sec.: George Marks, 14 Glenmanor HIGHW}\Y SIGN Grove Ave., Oak PaTk, Ill. Drive, Toronto, Ont., Canada. for INDIANA-KENTUCKY PACIFIC NORTHWEST '-:ut.. SEPTEMBER, 1949 The Harm,,,iZIf 51 Don't Miss The ton, Mass.. Parade: Hamilton, Ohio, Parade; Patel'son, N. J .. Parade: Detroit and Oakland Seventh Annual County, Mich., Parade. 6-Burlington, Iowa, Parade: Hutchinson. Kansas, P If variety is the spice of life, the new Song Arrangements in the sense that, distributes the annual Folio free to 1949 "Folio" (Book II, Songs for basically, they are representative ex its members and does not sell it Men) will add to the barbershoppel"s amples of barbershop harmony as the through music stores. (No revenue joy of living for many years to come. Society defines it. Although each no royalty.) Dated July I, 1949, and already mailed chord and each progression has been (in care of your Chapter Secretary) given a thorough 'going over,' they Thus the Song AlTangements Com to those whose 1949-50 per capita tax obviously cannot be, and do not pur mittee is particularly interested in re has been paid to the Detroit Office, it port to be the one-and-only, agreed ceiving suggested arrangements of contains 18 new. approved arrange upon, very~best alTangements for good original 01' public domain ma ments, some of which were used by every quartet and every ChOl'US. They terial, where no copyright problems competing quartets at Buffalo in June. may need tailoring to your style or are involved. If any membe)· is itl possession of such, and would like to It opens with statement by the Inter your range. Perhaps for one they could stand some embellishment- submit it to the Committee for review national Committee on Song Arrange- it will be welcome. Just mail yom; song to the Detroit Office and it will be forwarded promptly to the current Here's What's in the New "Songs for Men" Chairman of the Song Arrangements Committee. Form is not important. Titles Words and Music By Arranged By The more complete, the better, but It's Easier To Say "Susquehanna" Geo. P. Hill Diekema any legible copy of title, words, and melody would give the reviewer sOllle I Love the Way You Roll Your Eyes Staab Tiffany idea of the possibilities. And who Someone Else Turned Up Lynch-O'Hara O'Hara knows-who might have another Till The Day Hart Diekema "Coney Island Baby." So give, broth Great Smoky Mountains in Dixie Bel'thoff Boehler ers, give! I Crave You Hibbeler-Geise Merrill Protection For Composers An Evening Prayer Battersby-Gabriel Diekema Submitting an anangement (or a Smoke Rings Curling in the Air Staab Webster melody, etc.) does not mean that you Moon Over the Prairie Bolds-Diekema Diekema sacrifice your copy)'ight ownership of any original number. You give the Yawning Staab Hotin Society permission to publish its bar I Wish I Were Back In My Cradle Hibbeler Detjen bershop arrangement. If the Society Here's To You, Old Timer Diekema Diekema publishes it, the)' will copyright that Abide With Me Lyte~i\'1onk Palmer arrangement, but you can still sell the song to any publisher (Iuck-to Cruisin' In My Model T John Hill John Hil! you, mister!), and you will retain all My Mother's Lullabies HiU-Diekema HiU-Diekema the usual rights to royalties. And in When the Good Lord Takes Me Away Staab Merrill cidentally, wide usage by Society You Can't Convict the Mother Martin Rowe quartets and chol'uses might make a Reverie market. \Ve in SPEBSQSA don't Porter Diekema usually think about money coming in from Society work. But a composer need never hesitate about submitting ments: "Book II, Songs for Men, con by the International Committee on to the Society because he sacrifices no tains ... ballads; hymns; mountain while fol' another might require sim~ ownership rights, except the right songs and moon songs; ladies' night plification. So, embellish or simplify (without permission) to publish the specials; herc's-to-you toasts; remind to your heart's content. Originality particular b81'bershop arrangement ers about mother's lullabies and has never been barred in SPEBSQSA. printed by the Society. cradle days; an elderly negro's ver The doors are wide open. You are al~ sion of an inevitable coming event; a ways at liberty to experiment in an Our own membership is now large rollicking rhythm-ride in a 'Model T'; effort to find a musical combination enough, and talented enough, to pro a tongue twister; a talk·l'ight-back-at that works better for you than the duce all the songs we need to fiU a her, turn-of~events tune; a rolI-your one you See printed." hundred folios. But your particular eyes roundelay; dreams~of-you dit song can never "make the Folio" un ties; till-I-die love songs; a 3~0'clock Send In Your Song less you write it up and se11d it in. in-the-A.M. yawn in barbershop hal'· W. A. (Bill) Diekema, Chairman of mony: a bubbling bit of pOlice-court the 1948-49 Committee, spread the burlesque: a nostalgic reverie: all good word that the Song Arrange these and more have won a place in ments Committee will always be glad the Folio of '49, and we hope they'll to review arrangements, made by any soon win a spot in your repertoire. member of the Society, of original or H(Jw u'(Juld 10M tiki II' hear Ih(JJe Arranged by our own Society mem~ public domain material. Bill explained bel'S, in the traditional 'barbershop that copyrights on published songs "OLD QUARTETS" idiom', some of the songs presented run for 28 years, with options of re~ here are considered all-purpose selec~ Avon Comedy 4 Peerless newal for another 28 years, and that tions, suitable for use in Chorus or Hayden Quarret Stellar, etc. Quartet Contests as well as in all the most all copyrights are actually re other customary Society Events. nev,'ed. Thus an arrangement of any The "Old Sougs" cau he )'ollrs Others are included for their special song published less than 56 years ago A Collectors Item, Everyone is likely to run into copyright trouble. value as general entertainment num IF YOU HURRY bers, for use on a wide variety of oc On rare occ:l.sions, copyright owners casions both inside and outside of do give permission to the Society to Your first 6 records SPEBSQSA circles." publish a special barbershop arrange 55,00 ment, but ordinarily this is difficult "Approved Arrangements" carries to obtain. The main reason pel'haps is ->=>-<=to the following explanation: "The ar that there is never ally direct com~ G. l. CROSSETT :: 4043 N. 83rd St. rangements selected for publication in pensation to the copyright owners by Milwaukee 13, Wisconsin Book II, Songs for Men, are 'approved' way of royalties, since the Society SEPTEMBER, 1949 '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000606006 THE GREATEST THING SINCE HSWEET ADELINE" WAS WRITTENI EAREER SHOF ARRANGEMENT ~G' D· OF-THE-MONTH CLUE 4@4L WHA T IS IT? .. A quartet arrangement service offered WH~ T YOU RECEIVE! ... A new arrangement every exclusively to SPEBSQSA members. Brand new arrange month for 12 months. plus special surprise bonus arrange ments "on-the-house." ments; program material unobtainable from any other source. * Four copies with each arranQ.ement. one (or every member of your quartet! WHO'S DOING IT? .. OZZIE WESTLEY-One of the * Several dlffereat "swipel" in everyarranQ.ement-takeyouT pick! * Startlln~ new introductIons! Completely new chord structures! country' ji foremost barber shop quartet arrangers-WLS Flashy endln~8! Musical Director. AL RICE-Prominent barber shop * Brand new 1949 arnlnl1.ements-nothlng "warmed-over"- quartet authority-Baritone of the "Maple City Four" for completely new! 23 years-Heard every Saturday night on the famous WHAT'S IT COST? ••. Only S12.00 a year ... just two WLS National Darn Dance. bits a quartet member per month! QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Question: .•• What can we expect in the way of material? Question: ••• Are we gODDa get all the old hackneyed stuff? such as "Shine"~"Mandy·Lee"-"Bill A nswe,: .•. A balanced proportion of ballads-rhythm Bailey". etc ... etc ... ? tunes-novelty songs. juSt aboUl everything [0 make up a doggone good evening's Answer: ••• Absolute]}' nOll To the best of our knowl program. edge, none of [he arrangements you wiU receive have ever been offered in barber Question: .•• None of us read music ... what can we do shop form. with arrangements? Question: .•• Would you supply us the names of quartets who are now subscribing to the Barber A ns wer: ••• Ge[ someone of your piano playing pals to Shop Arrangement Of-The-Month Club? "thump it out" for you note-by-note ... arrangemeo[s are written so [hal all parts Answer: • •• You bet we wilJ! Simply send a POSt card lead naturally. By the second or third [0 Al Rice. They're "woodshedding" our rehearsal, you'll be surprised how easy i[ firSt arrangement now. Ano[her "Coney will come (Q you. Island Baby Deals"! \ THEY'RE GOING LIkE HOTCAkESl BETTER I TEAR THIS OllT AND MAIL IT RIGHT NOW., ':: \ TO: , ...1 1230Avts~~~~BIVd. ONLY $12.00 PER YEAR ( CHICAGO 7, ILLINOIS ------) - Enclosed find $12.00 for our 1949 Subscription (12 Mos.) to the BARBERSHOP ARRANGEMENT OF-THE-MONTH CLUB. ...... Address City .. . State . J0000000090000000000090QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOO?9000099999990oooooooo0000000Cl '?4JJ_ 7(/uf«,e S "ot~M.te for the Governor in support of Bond grams. Colton with a roll of 27 has Drive, thJ'ee quartets busy helping on three quartets and chorus telling the By Dick Schenck community functions. One foursome story to their community-West Los Once more, the time to glean the "The Evans Brothers" joined chapter Angeles ver)' active at Veteran's Hos newsworthy bits from the reports as unit. Have chapter qual'tet con pital and trained quartet that took has rolled around-Pasadena has t\\'o test and also weekly bulletin which third place in Int'J. V. A. quartet con new foursomes, Termites and Four is excellent.-The city by the Golden test. Peninsula (San Carlos) took Tune Hunters, Chorus has made Gate, San Francisco concentrating on part in county "I am an American" three appearances at hospitals and inter-chapter relations. Held joint Program and have been active at Fort chapter taking an active interest in meeting with San Jose and Peninsula Miley Veterans Hospital-Glendale training high school students-Down (San Carlos), Also keeping organ had inter-chapter dinner with La Mexico Way San Diego is really on ized units busy at civic affairs. San Canada. Have taken in as members the ball-Presented charter to new Jose put on show for local Jr. Cham the flSportsmen" of radio fame chapter at EI Centro, Calif., Chorus ber of Commerce benefit and two Hollywood giving their share of en and t}U81'tets put on show at Naval quartets so busy they do not get time tertainment in a city that teems with Hospital and T. B. Sanitarium. Had to practice.-Tri-Cit:r (Bell, Hunting entertainers. - Newhall put on 3 SPEB da)' at county fair and chapter ton Pal'k, Maywood) one of most ac half hOllr shows on one day and 7 put on entire program, gave check to tive chapters in district in interchap shows next day at Community Annual Cancer Fund and has so many worth tel' }·elations. Held joint meeting with Old West Show, had a steak dinner while projects it would take all our Long Beach and has several other with Bakersfield chapter-No activity space for them alone-Salt Lake City, visitations planned. Very proud of reports received from othel' 16 chap Utah is up and coming, chorus and having four quartets in membership ters; secretaries must all be fishing, quartets have put on two programs of 35,-Phocnix, Ariz. sponsored new group at Chandler, Ariz. and expects more in the fall-San Gabriel gave :-~-: two $100 scholarships to two boys ~~~ from local high schools and made 7l'7 secondal'~' awards to four others-45 ,.~ members traveled to TI'i-City for in S~~F~~~E~~~ ir' SAN Q S P E B 5 5 A, INC. 0 ter-chapter visitation, Two new chap l~ ters sponsol'ed at Colton and Ventura. wi II present ils l' GABRIEL One new quartet tiThe Lost Chords" If CALIFORNIA '~\ taking its place on community pro- SECOND ANNUAL CHAPTER PARADE of presents Its Fourth QUARTETS Saturday, November 19, 1949 ANNUAL SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM featllring INVITATIONAL THE CHORDSMEN CAMELLIA CITY 4 and GRANT HI 4 Parade of Quartets Plus SOME 20 OTHER QUARTETS Friday and Saturday Oct. 7 & 8 FROM THE FAR WESTERN DISTRICT oE»G<. AFTERGLOW-Travelers Hatel F~aturins FOR PARADE TICKETS th~ Top Quart~ts of th~ at 1.20 - SI.80 - $2.20 Wrile Murphy Box Office Far W ~st~rn District 1312 K 51. Solc.ranH!ntu. California THE SPORTSMEN .~ CLYDE L. FILBERT Best known for their "M-m-m-m-m" 811 8hlCkwood St. on Jack Benny's program, the Sports North Sacramento. California For information write men of Glendale, Calif. Chapter are BILL COCKRELL, Sec. just about the busiest men on the air, FOR 1l0TE14 RESERVA nONS Bill Days is the "top" literally in the 409 N. Stoneman quartet and in the picture, Next down Wrlle Travelers Hotel ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA the InddE'r is Bob St()Venll, lead; then 5th \lnd .J Su, Sacramento, Calif, comes Mart Spt.'1"zel the bari. and Gurney Bell furnishes the base and bass, SEPTEMBER, 1949 The Harmonizer 55 ------~ SAN GABRIEL'S SCHOLARSHIP ~4IUt 0'Ldu ~(J9 By Bill Ohde, Jr. A quick perusal of the Qr·ly reports from God's country (Land 0' Lakes, natch), shows that more & more chapters are getting on the air via local radio stations. This is an excel) tion to the rule that "getting the air" is not good, and we commend it to those who have not tried it as yet. Excellent method: make the local sta tion manager a member of the chap ter, even if he is a "ero\v". Wisconsin Rapids was recently aired over WFHR, also helped out a local band concert. Hope they don't give up on the idea of an area picnic with nearby chapters; Waupaca, Marshfield, Wau· sau and Eau Claire-answer that neighborly invite! Winnipeg, Mani· Arnold Smith (R) and James Wood, not present, were winners of the $100.00 vocal scholarship awarded for the second time by San Gabriel, Calif. Chapter. L. to R .. toba has really been on the ball this Julian Sanders, Doyle Mitchell, E. C. McLaughlin, chairman of committee, Edward' year, and it gladdens these hannony Vander Meulen, Alvin Hidalgo. Bnd Smith. sensitive ears to learn that both [{enora, Onto and Brandon, Man. wllJ soon be added to the roster. The The appearances were at Casco, Wis. ties. We can't list 'em all here, but Winnipeg sec. says (all in caps, too) and Denmark, ditto. The Delta County they made mighty fine reading, and "PEOPLE IN WINNIPEG CANNOT Cancer Drive committee is grateful to the same kind of listening, we'll stake SEEM TO GET ENOUGH BARBER the Escanaba, Mich. full chorus for our last jitney. Favorable editorial SHOP SINGING." Brothers, there appearances on amateur shows there comment from the local newspaper just ain't enough of that there stuff! and in Gladstone, Mich. (No, children, was attached to the report as proof Waukesha, Wis. recently put on a that's not where the bags come from.) of the pudding. Ashland, Wis., is a Racine night, and the latter chapter News of ladies nights isn't legit. copy smallish chapter with a bi~gish con sent 55 boys up ,vith a )'en for wood for this column, but we think the one ception of what a good group should shedding. Mission was accomplished, Eau Claire sponsored is, 'cause they be, and if they could donate $100 to a according to report. (Toronto got made it a.n inter-chapter shindig with couple of worthy local charities, well, and deserved-a mighty nice press re La Crosse. Menomonie and Sparta as so could most any chapter who hasn't port on their March 6 gathering of the guests. The (eager) Beaver Dam, yet done so, nicht wahr? Their mem clan, and the Toronto Globe and Wis., fellows make with another of bership drive is starting to include Blade told the story of one member those detailed reports of all sorts of the surrounding towns of Mellen, who had driven over from a neighbor the rig-hi kind of SPEllSQSA activi (Continued on page 56) ing city and not returned as soon as the little woman thought he should. She thereupon sent telegrams to six officers of the host chapter, asking after her husband; he, meanwhile, ar GEE Wjj,)2 rived home safe and sound, to be fol lowed shortly by six nearly identical ~ telegrams reading: "Harry OK. stay ing with "me tonight") Oshkosh, Wis. toted up proceeds of last Parade, toted check for $101.59 over to local +fOLD C(lo Children's Home to use as the insti tution saw fit. We bet it was appre :EV:ERY~ ciated, right down to that last $1.59. HINGf Has YOUR chapter placed copies of "Keep America Singing" in your li braries and school music depart ments? Minneapolis, Minn. Chapter SAN DIEGO CHAPTER joins the growing list of those who SPRBSQSA have. They've been on the go, too, with entertainment for various hos will be host chapter io the pitals and sanitariums, and by the ,vay of inter-chapter doings are pro ---SECOND ANNUAL--- mating- the idea of a joint parade \vith Winnipeg. Milwaukee, Wis., as usual, lists more reportable chapter and DISTRICT CONTEST quartet activites than \ve can con dense here. '1'0 mention only one, the Far Western District Association of Chapters chapter pledged and then delivered to the Children's Hospital a check for SATURDAY EVENING .. OCTOBER 22, 1949 150 smackers. ]{awbawgam (Mar quette), Mich. Chapter members felt Russ Auditorium :: San Diego, Califortlia that they had got "more of a lift than the patients" when they sang for the Morgan Heights sanitarium, and by Pre-finals eliminations will be held the same that they aren't meaning that the day at a time to be announced later. music was bad, either! Green Bay, - Barbershoppers only. Wis. is proud of their Packer City FoW', whose singing at a community Bond Drive program put people in Come all yOIl barbershoppers I'tnd hear your favorite Quartets perform. such a good humor that $20,000 worth of Bonds were sold. Two "benefit per FOR TICKETS AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS WRITE formances" by the chorus and three quartets are mentioned in G'Bay's re A. S. BARRER, 4449 Iowa St., San Diego 4, California. RAndolph 7003 port, but it doesn't say whose benefit. SEPTEMBER, 1949 ------~~""""'---- 56 Magnolia Chapter O(~ie O"fu S. P. E, n. S. Q. S. A., Inc. By Bob Holbrook presents its Noted an item in the last Harmonizer which stated my power laden friend, Second Annual John P. Whalen, from Boston, "lent" a hand in the organization of the PARADE OF QUARTETS Sarasota, Fla., Chapter. For the rec Saturday, September 17, 1!49 ord John was solely responsible for the organization of this chapter and CITY AUDITORIUM after everything was over but the Jackson, Mississippi shootin' the Tampa Chapter came to the organization night with a couple "CRUISING DOWN THE cases of ammunition for his shootin' RIVER" -F~turing- iron ... That's the "whodunit" for In Shreveport's (La.) annual police this quarter-mystery solved-Defec dept. minstrel show, the local chapler THE MID_STATES FOUR lent-L. to R.-EmiIe Disiere, Tom 1949 International Champions tive Sing Low now lolling on beach Dees. Fid Sharum and Wilbur Watson THE FLYING L recuperating. Sarasoto, Fla., hereby to do some "cruising" numbers. They of Tulsa, Oklahoma officially welcomed to the Dixie Dis sang also on a Shreveport good-wiU lour. THE BORESOME FOURSOME trict. New Orleans, La., had a tough and time g'etting a report in the hands THE OUTLAWS of this editor and if their previous veloping- and polishing the chorus of Oklahoma City ones were as good as the one on hand so that ",,'hen called upon a creditable THE REBELAIRES we have been missing something. of Memphis, Tennessee community service can be performed. Jefferson B. Dishongh, Jr., a profes That's '130" for this issue. THE MAGNOLIA STATERS sional chorus director, recently took and N. THE LEFT OVER FOUR over the baton of the O. Chapter of IackJIon, Mississippi chorus and the enthusiasm generated plus on both sides portends a great future VET CONTEST CLOSED THE MAGNOLIA CHAPTER CHORUS for the chapter. Several quartets are The second contest among Veterans organized within the chapter but for Administration hospital patients, in the present the Chanticleers is the competition for the best recordings AFTERGLOW-H.lel Heidelberg one hopes are being pinned all. They, made by a V. A. quartet, closed May plus an unnamed four, took a prom 15 with a total of 23 recordings from For tickets and information write inent part in the Opportunity Drive- 20 hospitals. This was far below the War Savings Bond Campaign and are number of recordings expected from ARTHUR H. CHRISTIAN active in Veteran's hospitals. Clear 126 V. A. hospitals. 141 Robin Drive :: Jackson, Miss. water, Fla., verified their organiza tion by the Sunshine Chapter of St. Winners were: First: Kennedy Vt. Pete and their first official request Administration Hospital, Memphis, from the community was to serve as Tenn., J. W., B. H., F, B., G. F. ushers for the Choral $ociety Con Second: Vet. Adm Hosp., St. Cloud, cert. Next year they will be on the Minn., E. Lundgren, D. Ackerson, L. stage and the c. s. will ~o the ushe: Sundgren, H. Larson-Third: Vet. YOU'RE INVITED! jng if this writer recogmzes enthusI Adm. Hosp., Los Angeles, Calif., asm. Atlanta, Ga., had two quartets enjo)' the Steve Allen, Leon Wilson, Earl Gir in operation with the Sentimental vin, Julius Albritton-Fourth: Ken * MID STATES FOUR Gentlemen singing for the Veteran's nedy Vet. Adm. Hasp., Memphis, 1949 Internationul Chllmpions Hospital No. 48 and a pick up four Tenn., L. W.; F. B., B. H., D. F. assisting in a performance for the Fifth: Vet. Adm. Center, Dayton, * DOCTORS OF HARMONY Grove Park Boy's Club, Tampa, Fla., Ohio, J. Schroefel, C. Cooper, T. Sam 1947 International Champions sent 12 members to Orlando, Fla., to son, J. Blaise. * FLYING L RANCH FOUR help organize and sponsor a new chap of Tulsa ter there. The Florida Knights, who Ed. Member Edw. G. Fahnestock, re won the reg\onal in Miami, did not ported at Buffalo that 9 of the 13 * MAGNOLIA STATERS fare so well in Buffalo as far as com District presidents on the V. A. com of Jackson, Miss. petition was concerned. However, none mittee worked hard to make the event of the boys had ever been to an InC!. * WONDER STATESMEN a success. The committee recom of Jonesboro, Ark. Convention and their experience put mended that these V. A. contests be goose bumps on top of goose bumps. dropped from the Society's activities, * REBELAIRES 'l'hanks fellows for representing the due larg-ely to the lack of interest and of Memphis Dixie District in such a creditable cooperation among the recreational mallieI'. Many fine reports have come KING COTTON FOUR directors within the hospitals, and * back. Grapevine has it that Bill Bond, the Board so voted. of MClllphis the Bass with a smile, of the F. K's, * MEMPHIS CHAPTER CHORUS transferred to Detroit. Who got him? Secretary Robertson's report as all at the usual is full of chapter chorus and Land O' Lakes, Continued MEMPHIS CHAPTER quartet activities i:r:' t~e field of c0!U Washburn and Bayfield-which idea S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A .. INC. munity service. MIami, Fla., conSId other small-to-mjddling chapters ered it a real tribute and honor to might well take up. There's a terrific PARADE OF QUARTETS have our past president, Warren W. amount of good singing talent going Zinsmaster, 917 First Trust Bldg., to pot in small communities for lack SATURDAY. OCT. 8, 1949 • 8:00 P.M. named to the International Board to of invitations to join slightly larger represent the Dixie Di~trict. Warren, groups within easy commuting dis ELLIS AUDITORIUM who is also past preSident and now tance. Let's tap those sources. men! MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE secretary of the D. D., has done a Could be that the summer weather has For Parade Tickets at $2.40 - $1.80 - $1.20 real job in less than a year and a something to do with it, but we hope and Afterglow Tickets at $1.50 write Steve half as an official barbershopper. to goodness that mOre was going on Stephens, 86 So. Second Street. Memphis Those in the district who know him in Fond du Lac, Marinette, Manitowoc, For Hotel Rese",atlons write Hotel know that his genuine interest in the Madison, LaCrosse, Janesville, Sault Claridge, Meolphls, Tennessee future of barbershopping locally, na Marie (Mich.) and Sparta, Wis. than tionally, and in the Dixi~ .n.istrict will their scanty reports indicate. For the COME AND HAVE A DANGED GOOD TIME remain undimmed. ActIVItIes of the secretaries of the above chapters we chapter have been confined to the de have but one word to say. TSK! SEPTEMBER, 1949 The Harmonizer 57 THIRTY-FIVE IN SALEM, MASS. CHORUS It is evident that Salem chapter's widespread community activity has a sound base in this big chorus. fits throughout their State. New of broadcasts over Station WESX. Ha"en, Conn. put on a big benefit This was a big project well done. By R. H. "Rec" Rogers for the New Haven Boys Club Alumni. St. Albans, Vt. is forming a Chorus "Let's put the show on the road", Northampton. Mass. helped organize and building a repertoire. They took seems to be the cry of our chapters. a quartet in the Leeds Veteran's Hos a trip to take part in the Montpelier Both Burlington and Barre, Vt. Chap pital. They have sponsored three chap charter night. Schenectady quartets ters traveled to the Sf. Albans and ters so far this quarter and are ' ....ork have been very busy. Their outstand Montpelier, Vt. charter nights. Bos ing on several more. The Providence. ing job was the model meeting which ton and Reading, Mass. co-sponsored R. J. quartets have been very bu~y. they put 011 at Buffalo. They are the the PorHand, Me. Chapter. Both chap· The entire membership sang at the first chapter in our district to in tel'S traveled quite some distance for Norwood Stock Car races for an audi corporate. The Terryville, Conn Chap the charter night ceremonies. A group ence of 14,000. Ueading, Mass. put ter san~ for the Cancer Drive in their from Conway, Mass., went to Spring on a benefit for the Reading Visitmg to,vn. They also helped with a benefit field, Mass. for an interchapter night, Nurse Association. Rockville, Conn. for the Bristol Boy's Club of Bristol, sang for the Ashfield Convalescence besides raising $1722 at charity bene Conn. The Bristol Chapter received Home and had 100 percent attend fits made several chapter visitations. its charter on the same program. The ance at the Rockville Parade. Fall They are also incorporated. This lS Waterville, Conn. Chapter put on a River, Mass. raised money for the a big step in the right direction. show at the Newington Veterans Hos benefit of the free dental clinic in Salem, Mass. has finished a series pital. the Gardner School in Swansea, Mass. Hartford~ Conn. raised $7800 at two benefit shows,and turned it all over to charity. GoOd work boys. Holyoke, Mass. sang for the \Vestfield State Hospital for Tuberculosis Patients. Montpelier, "t. is whipping a chorus into shape. also a quartet which thoug-h still unnamed has made two appearances. The New Bedford, Mass. Chapter raised money for the Cacha lot Boy Scout Council camp fund also NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT CONTEST for a church charity drive. Their quartets are traveling all over. New sponsored by the Britain, Conn. Harmoneers (group of 16) participated in five cancer bene. WATERBURY CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Advertillement. SPEBSQSA. lnc. The Society·.f jaste.!t growing DiJtrict chord-ialty invite.! you to attend if.! Fourth Di.rrrict Contest to be held at WATERBURY,CONNECTICUT Octabe,' 8th, 1949 Tickecs-S1.80 (Reserl'ed) and $1.20 FOR CONTEST AND AFTERGLOW TICKETS AND ALL OTHER INFORMA TION THOMAS F. NEEDHAM 7274 Burnette Avenue Write, mre or phone Detroit 10, Michigan TVler 5-1352 CARLTON G. PROVOST, Chairman Now A!Jail(J/II~ As Northeastern District Contest J. Community SQng Leader. 2. Malller of Ceremonies. 3. Chorull Clinic Director. 39 Pritchard Road .. Phone 5-6282 (Dire<;lor Metro. Detroit Chorus, SPEBSQSA; E. DetroIt Chapter Chorus; Formerly Director of WATERBURY 63. CONNECTICUT Milwaukee Chllpter Chorus). SEPTEMBER, 1949 58 The Harmonizer ()I€~, 'U', ELYRIA'S H. S. TROPHY April 12. Sixteen members mcludmg S, 'Pa. two Quartets made the trek. The By James H. Emsley Chamberlain Brothers Cjuartet of Akron's Beacon-Journal spread the So Mishawnka made four church appear· dety story over northern Ohio. ances during the qU3l:ter. Kendallville Berea's h U S II i n g barbershoppers Chapter has another new quartet, the bussed to Olmstead Falls where their Kendalkords. The Wabash Chapter talents helped produce uniforms for chorus, with 20 members presented the fire laddies. Bowling Green now an hour's entertainment at the Wa has three new quartets, The Four bash Count)' Home. The Gary Har Fathers, The Jewelaires and the No monaires sang for the Gary Bond Name Foul', as well as a new chorus Drive at the cit\T's main intersec director, Robed Borough, a college tion. Five Ft. \v"a)'ne quartets, the student. Carrollton's Carrolltones and Sentimental Four, Colonial Four, Toneless Four aTe making hay in that Wayne-Aires, Reddy·Kilowatts, and rural eommunit),. Charleston, W. the HObbv-Harmonizers, all have Va., has Don Nolen, former bad of been busy entertaining at various Terre Haute's Minor Chords as its church affairs. The Ft. Wayne chorus chorus 4irector and the chorus with is once more under the direction of The Harmony Grits and Charlestonairs Nate BerthoA', editoc or Obio-$. w. its first director, Fred Bloemker. 35 (U. S. Treasury medalists) heard the Penna. "Quarter Note," presents the members of the Louis\'ille Chapter at Elyria. O. ch9pter trophy to the Welling. cream of the crop on its combination ton Higb School four which won in the tended the Buffalo convention to back quartet-parade night. Cleveland's Deae chapter's contellt for H. S. students. the Firesiders. The Elkhart, South Martin packed the house when he Bend, MiShawaka, Goshen, and Niles, told with sound effects "How Our Michigan, Chapters have been holding Popular Songs Got That Way:' as ington, Pa., staged church and fire de joint meetings at Christiana Lake. did their novel Ladies Hat Contest all partment benefits. Wellington's Well Two weeks after the tornado disaster their ladies night, Columbus benefited in-tonians and Silver-liners are the at Shelburn and Terre Haute, the the brotherhood of Chillicothe's newest foursomes, keeping pace with Sullivan Chapter staged a show for Methodist church where its newest the female Merriettes. Youngstown's the benefit of Shelburn's disaster foursome, the Buckeye Song Buster~ director Oliver P. (no kin) Cash has struck I)ojmlace. Besides the Sullivan busted forth, Dayton's prexy, and ban prepared the chorus for a series of chorus and quartets, the Terre Haute of the Sleepless Knights is coaching shows, and the chapter defrayed the and Vincennes choruses also appeared. four blind veterans who call them expenses of a high·school bo)' to the Quartets on hand included the Royal selYes the Day Dreamers. Fairmont, Buckeye BOJ's State. Four of Sullivan Chapter, The Elks W. Va., is proud of its Fairmonters, Reports were received also from De Four of Vincennes, the States Men, The Four Fathers and The Mountain fiance, Findlay, Hamilton, Lorain, Minor Chords, and Four Shades of eers ...vho are contributing to the com· Spl'ingfield and Wellsburg, W. Va. Harmony of Tene Haute, Rippleaires munity life. Fremont's Four-Tune (Secretal"ies of the other chapters of Indianapolis, Mis-Fortunettes of Hunters and The Fremont Four bene failed to send in reports.) Indianapolis. FranUort, Indiana, has fited the Birchard Library and enter a new chorus director in Al Stubley. tained old soldiers and sailors. Gal Quarterly activities reports were also ion's two quartets traveled 70 miles to 1ttdla..a-'Kut«d'l received from Marion and Franklin, SanduskY'S charter night. Lakewood Indiana. and Paducah, Ken. lists ten'benefit shows and the mirror By Carl A. Jones pasted inside its secretary's meeting Michigan City Chapter staged a big announcement showed who was wan~ chorus and quartet concert on May 22 'Pact6~-~e4t ed at the next meeting. Lima's first and 23 to raise money to take the parade featured two local high school chorus to the Buffalo convention. Paid 'Dut-.td 7teetJ~ quartets. Mansfield visited its first off well, too, The chonts made num born chapter and strolled \vith it erous appearances at the convention By L. H. Stone thru the park. Massillon paid tribute and were royally received. Connors New Chapters are: Puyallup, spallsored to Sherlock Holmes Evans, their ville Chapter has been holding THE LAMPLIGHTERS '45 THE RAMBLERS '46 THE TOM CATS '47 THE BUZZ SAWS '48 THE JOLLY FELLOWS '49 at CINCINNATI, OCTOBER 8th IN THE TAFT THEATRE 5TH & SYCAMORE, AT 8:00 P.M . .4.. T Preliminary Contest CRYSTAL ROOM •.. HOTEL METROPOLE 1:00 P.M. 'lE>oGa(• .For Hotel Reservations at Hotel Metropale (Headquarters Hotel) and far tickets to Finals at $2.50, $1.85, $1.25 (Inc. taxes) address RAY GREENFIELD, 714 First National Bank Bldg., CINCINNATI 2, OHIO Conlesl General Chairman, JACK J. MOORE, 304 Highland Ave., Ft. Thomas, Kentucky ----- QUARTET ENTRIES MUST BE MADE BY SEPTEMBER 25th TO ---- Secrelary of Ihe Dislriel. KARL J. HAGGARD, P. O. Box 142, Sharon, Pa. Meeting of District Board of Directors 10:30 A.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9th, Hotel Metropole ASK YOUR CIIA PTER SECRETARY FOR ENTR Y BLA NKS 60 The Harmonizer Bloomsburg Chapter ?1tid-rltf4..t« SMtu FORE 'N AFTERS S.P.E.R.S.O.S.A.. Inc_ By Ed Place presems its Baltimore, No.1, accounted for five Tbi,.d Anl1ual Savings Bonds programs and three veterans hospital shov~"s (Perry Point PARADE of QUARTETS and Fort Howard) with the Societ)' Four, Monumental Four and 4 Hits Salurday, October 29, 1949 ... Bloomsburg, Pa., meeting out Bloomsburg High School doors and welcoming Jersey Shore Auditorium and Williamsport visitors in e::'\.-tension drive ... Bronx, N. Y. staged Variety BLOO:\1SBURG. PENNA. Shows for Cit), Home on '''eHare This is [he Fore 'n Aft four. Wash ington. D. C. Chapter. L. to R.: Harry Island and Sister of the Poor Home Smith, ban; Danny Veibmeyer, tenor; Featuring for the Aged ... Prederick, Md., held Ray TorTillo. lead; and Jack Cha!le, organizational meeting May 9 and bass, THE GARDEN STATE QUARTET first public meeting May 20 with 1946 fnternational Champions quartet entertaining at Monocacy Val Paterson Eveni.ng News' Fund·for ley A~sociation June 23 for a fine Children, Heart Fund, Community WESTINGHOUSE QUARTET start ... Jersey City's Garden State Chest, Damon Run)'on Cancer Fund, 1947-48 1m'!. Finalists Quartet sang for the Bond Drive and Elks' Cerebral Fund ... 35 mem BUFFALO BILLS June 20 at State Theatre and wer.:'! bers of Reading, Pa. chorus traveled on hand for Princeton Universit.y 45 miles to entertain patients of Val GARFIELD FOUR quartet contest May 17 ... Lebanon ley ForA'e General Hospital at and Pa., chorus, Men About Tone and Phoenixville. Chorus and quartets FOUR OTHER OUTSTANDING newly-organized Pitchblenders active plugged home city's regional contest in Bond Drive, on Flag Day and in series of radio broadcasts and show BARBERSHOP QUARTETS Mothers' Day, besides Veterans Hos window appearances at Zeswitz Music pital and COlmty Home turn-outs ... House, Also active in Chamber of Afcerooon-3:OO P.M. Paterson, N. J. going all out for Commerce Drive and Rotary enter charitable institutions, with talent tainment at the Home for Widows General Admlssion-II.OO including Withered Four, made up of and Single Women. Chapter Prexy E\'eoing-9:OO P.M. Chapter President Jim Matthews, Da\'e Evans presented lO-year-His Rli!ser'l'ed Seats-$1.75 Ray Klee and Joe Durkin alternating tory to Reading's Senior High School General Admlsslon-$1.50 at tenor, George Small and Hec and Public Library, , . Philadelphia's Corbo; Paterson Four; Hill Toppers; chorus and Sharpsters appeared on Riverside Four; comedy singing team Variety Club's Charity Program at For Parade Tickets Write of Kunitz and Thompson, assisted by Shibe Park, with Frank Sinatra, guest HARRY R. FAUX Dob Donnelly, pianist. Chapter artist. Quaker City Four in demand 112 W. 6th Slrcl!t Bloomsburg. Penna. passed resolution donating to Paterson for community affairs ... Newark's Morning Call's Save-a~Child Fund, Suburbanaires helped s\vell building fund of \V"estminster Church at Lynd hurst, while the Minute Men put zip into Newark Red Cross Blood Don Our Chapter meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month ors' meeting ... Ridgewood, N. J. honored "Pop" Nichols on his 92nd THE PATERSON NEW JERSEY CHAPTER 3 birthday. "Pop" may be Nation's old No. est barbershopper. A committee is s. P E. B. S. Q. S. A.. Inc. considering a singing scholarship in connection with the local high school will present. -its · .. Teaneck, N. J. chorus sang at Elks' flag-raising at Hackensack, and ANNUAL plans local band concert appearances · .. Washington, D, C. probably led PARADE of QUARTETS all Chapters in Bond Drive partici pation. Six quartets filled 23 engage Saturday, November 5th, 1949 at ments, with the Treble Shooters doing a bond song for President Truman in EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL PATERSON. NEW JERSEY one of their 14 appearances. The Sing ing Capitol Chorus received a Treas Featuring ury Citation for recording Frank OUTSTANDING TOP-NOTCH QUARTETS- Thorne's "Keep America Saving," }o award being made at a ,ioint concert WITH A NEW AND MODERNISTIC VERSION C/ with the National Press Club chorus OF ENTERTAIN:,IENT FOR YOUR PLEASURE. · .. Appearances at Lyons Hospital, Camp Kilmer Hospital and Ben AFTERGLOW Franklin P.T.A. featured Westfield, Headquarters - 38 Park Avenue. Paterson, . ew Jersey N. J, activities. The Chapter will FOR PARADE TICKETS sponsor a new chapter planned at Sec Co-Chairman Emil Battaline, 25 Doremus St., Paterson, N. J. Warren Township, near Plainfield, IJARADE TICKETS 51.06 and $1.50 N. J.... Wilmington, Del., took part in the (Deal Hobby Show in April, with FOR AFTERGLOW TICKETS Wildela Four singing there as well St:c Michael Hanley, 434 Union Avenue. Paterson, Ncw Jersey as in later benefits such as at Woods town, N. J" for a hospital fund and FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS for Ihe l\'Iomkus Club for Ilolio vic See Chairman William Brokenshire, P. O. Box 326. \~lyckoff. N. J. tims ... York, Pa., entertained 38 A rmy personnel, headed by Major "THE CHAPTER THAT IS K::\'OWN FOR ITS English, at chapter meeting April 28. FAMILY OUTIXG A::\'D GOOD FELLOWSHIP" The chorus performed as the floor N"cr Falllily Olliint. (0 he IJlId aIIVrrr.tr's Grqt'r-Norrh H"ledon, N. j. show before Pennsylvania K. of C. Sunday, Sepumlur II, 1949-GatnlS-Food-PriZts Convention April 29. A surprise fare well party was held on June 30 for Chaimul1J, J()seph HaJlcodt.. Co-Chairman, Edward Spilml". W. P. (Tiny) Ferris, organizer of 'rICKETS 53.00 the York Chapter who is moving to Chicago. SEPTEMBER, 1949 61 OLD SONG COLLECTION"GROWS TOM CATS The gift to the Old Songs Library of several thousand songs collected by HOWL Joseph Henry Jackson, Literary Edi Tommy Henrich Night tor of the San Francisco Chronicle, - July 20th - Cleve land Stadiuro-75,OOO focuses the attention of the Int'!. Of· fans - reunited with flee and J. George O'Brien's Old Songs the other three "cats". Committee upon a condition which Tommy Henrich, New York Yankee, pitched may make it advisable to house the a mean tenor with Society's collection at some point other Massillon's Toro Cats than the Int'I. Office. - L. to R. - Bernie Harmelink, lead; Hap This treasure trove of Jackson's, 360 Goudy. bari; AI Gret zinger, bass. In 1947 pounds of old popular music, is so im when Bob Smith, reg portant that it is worthy of the atten ular tenor of the Tom tion of a full-time librarian to classify, Cats couldn't make the Contest, Tommy catalog for cross-checking, repail', and filled in so very cap integrate into the thousands of old ably that the quartet won the Ohio-SWPa. songs already in the Int'!. Office files j which also are crying for a librzrian's District Contest. PITCH PIPES AND EMBLEMS The International office announces the Announcins- availability of the popular Kratt Chromatic "Master Key" Pitch Pipe The Second Annual Instrument. Also an official Society emblem in metal suitable for attach HARMONY BOLIBA Y ment to this type of Pitch Pipe. The Pipe, with emblem attached, is priced Featuring at $3.50, 01' the emblem alone for at THE WESTFIELD CHORUS tachment to your own Pitch Pipe may AND QUARTETS be had at $1.00 each, Pitch Pipe only, and other well known 4. $2.50. saturday, December 3,1949 Send order to SPEBSQSA, 20619 Fenkell Ave., Detroit 23, Michigan and shipment will be made promptly. -@ postage prepaid. The availability of WESTFIELD CHAPTER the emblem alone makes it possible for present owners of this type of instru SPEBSQSA, Tnc. ment to really "show their colors on Westfield, New Jersey Key." J. George O'Brien, Chairman of the Old Songs Committee, was so interested in this treasure trove that he went to The Baltimore Chapter No. 1 of Int'l. Hq. from Saginaw to personally inspect the packages as they were s. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A., Inc. opened. wit! preswt its services, Yet, the fact remains that the membership's use of the Old Songs THIRD ANNUAL Library hardly warrants the part time of a filing clerk. This collection is now about two years PARADE OF QUARTETS old. Yet too frequently members who are, more-or-less, authorities on the Saturday, November 26,1949-8'30 P.M. at oldies l'eceive requests about this-or that number from another member THE LYRIC THEATRE BALTIMORE, MD. who, apparently, has no knowledge of the Society's central collection and Old Songs Committee. Featuring Weighing these facts, it is possible that the Int'I. Board may authorize THE PITTSBURGHERS WESTINGHOUSE transfer of the SPEBSQSA collection to a location such as the Detroit or GARDEN STATE POTOMAC CLIPPERS Dearborn libraries where expert li brarians' services are available, and HARMONY HALLS WITHERED FOUR where more people will have the use of this outstanding collection, which CLEF DWELLERS STATION WAGON FOUR will remain the Society's property. At Buffalo, the Board passed a reso Plus Local Quartets and Chorus lution of gratitude to Jackson and to member Don Grenfell, also San Fran cisco, who arranged with Jackson for For Parade Tickets and Hotel Reservations Write the mammoth gift. Recent additions to the Old Songs STERLING A. HERBST Library have come from Ed Fish, 1601 N. Ensor St. Baltimore 2, 1Vld. Three Rivers, Mich.; George Lucas, Wilmington, Del.; Paul Miller, New Telephone LE)(ington 2607 Haven; Staff Sgt. Jack Shelly, San Francisco; Eddie Ackersville, Sted man Rohn, Ludington, Mich.; Richard Tickets-$1.80 and $2.40-AII Seats Reserved N. Schenck, San Gabdel, Calif.; and Hal Staab, Northampton, Mass. SEPTEMBER, 1949 62 The J-lannolliz.rr day breakfast ... Down in Fox Val 1«t-i4 1dtu.94 ley they don't mess around. They By W. Welsh Pierce, always send in a Jist of some twenty May we in Illinois be permitted to or more civic, church and charit)' throw our chests out a teeny weeny dates. which naturally keeps the lo little bit and proclaim in a modest cals well aware that they are alive. way (that is \\'ithout making 3ny F.R.V. also reports that they have body angry or jealolls) that every presented a copy of our len year his body ou~hl to 'fess up now and ad tory to the local library. Wonder how "TIME TO mit that we really are the District of many others have done the same thing Champions! All Hail the Elastics, ·i:he .. Jacksollville does a good job HARMONIZE" Harmonizers, the Misfits and now the of gettin~ around to all the known Mid States! Address: Illinois. Down places, and some unknown. Intriguing Two Wonderful Folios of Alton-'way the local chapter min was the fact that they entertained America's Favorite strelled the Kiwanians in between sev at the "Anti-Thief Association". No\\- eral visits to entertain veterans at I suppose the Pro's will want in Barbershop Quartettes Scott Field Air Base Hospital Lombard did a repeat performance BarrinKton's good deed for the ses for the Am. Legion Post at Maywood. Volume J sion was in co-sponsoring (with Q. It's nice to be invited back ... i\h In the Good-Old Summer Time Suburban) a new chapter in Down· comb has a new musical director in When the Bell in the Lighthouse Rings er's Grove ... Beardstown has them Mr. Edwin Harris. Those Macomb In the Baggage Coach Ahead selves a foursome called the Stern boys g-et around so much they must l-leart: o~ My I-Ieart wheelers and another bUllch called the have worn out the old director. Seems Paper 0011 Crackel' Jacks that don't seem to do the Chapter and quartets made over tmd 24 others anything but go around entertain· 18 public npl'earances in the last sem Volume II ing Chambers of Commerce meetings, ester ... Paloli Heights has joined PTA ,t;3therings, church affairs and the lal'g-e number of other wide I-Iot Time in the Old Town Tonight Lodge benetits, Beardstown also has awake chapters by establishing a Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider teamed up with Springfield. Jac.kson musical scholarship from chapter Two Little Girls in Blue ville and Rushville to form a new funds . . . Peoria's chorus and quar M.other Wu a lady group called the Illinois Men's Chorus tets good-deeded for the Pleasant Unde, the Bamboo Tree .. Bloomington sent a handsome Valle)' School District and the Meth dud 25 others group to Veteran's Hospital at odist Hospital Nurses Fund, in addi Dwight. III. and just so we would have tion to umpsteen other appearances - each volume $1.00 to mention it twice they inter-chavter around the community front. Oak visited the Dwight Chapt.er on the Park came up with six chorus shows, EDWARD B. MARKS same nigoht. What some guys won't do five for Church, Vets, Hospital and MUSIC CORPORATION to get their names in the paper ... P.T.A. affairs, and the other for their On April 2nd the Pioneer (Chicago) annual Scholarship Award Contest, RCA 8uUdlnl Radio City New York chorus was in jail! Natch, 'twas only an unknown named C. P. Adams a visit, but doesn't it seem redundant officiating:. Oak Park believes in start to vou for those amateurs to be show ing them young. TJley already have a ing those "guests of the County" all High School quartet, the Foul' Flush about Swipes! Am told the hit of the ers, in the Chapter, good enough to eveninl{ was a nostalgic plea by be sent to Buffalo in the same group wlten ill clticago someone's offspring to his Pater fnr from Illinois that produced The Mid • immediate assistance in obtaining re States, and as if that isn't young visit lease from durance vile. Pioneer's enough they now are coaching a • leadinl{ quartet the R Flats made 27 grammar school quartet, ages 13 and tlte appearances at every kno\,n type of 14. ·Wouldn't be at all surprised to • civic meeting, besides attending all hear next that they have a quartet chorus rehearsals and meetings. Nice called the Nipple NipPf'rs from the Sitore 1 • going- .. Champaig'u-Crhana Chap 8th Street Hospital Maternity 'Yard. ter has started a nne thing by in ... Streator's chorus and quartets LI.,ne augurating a quartet contest at the gave out with a long list of local af. • University of 111. Winners are guar fairs, all very worthy and significant cocktail anteed a spot on the Chapter's fall of chapter strength. Their Secretary • show. Champaign also sparkled in pens: ;'On our last two appearances, lounge June by putting on two big charity the Chorus was all dressed up in • Shows in onp. week. Seems that while new grey jackets, complete with Red rehearsin~ for a civic improvement Ties, lon,lt significant of the local or fund drive at St. Joseph they ·were ganization." That I wouldn't brag importuned by Effingham to help in :.t about! ... Decatur sent an M.C. to hospihll drive. So, after civicing up aid and abet the Belleville Chapter St. Jost"ph on June 3rd they took 3 on its charter night, whereas the en night off and then bobbed up in Ef tire chapter drifted Over to Assump fingham on June 5th for another suc tion, Tl\., for a show to help buy uni cessful show there .. Dwight Chap· fOMns for the High School band ... tel' is in a spot to do a lot of good Lincoln came up with a PTA show at deeds! being so close to a Veteran's Cornland. and also one for the Junior Hospital, and they take advantage of homemakers at Hartsburg, 111. ... this fact by appearing there regularly. Highland Park, ha.... ing acquired the Also they get to entertain a lot of services of 3 new chorus director, in outside chapters who make frequent the person of Robert S. Childe, i:-; a91,..yyty~~ visits to the hospital .. Downers now ready to meet all comers. Re Grove seems to be off to a good start. rent activities have included Great Chartered on April 1, '49 and haye Lakes Naval H03pital, YMCA and c!)to""d~'(t# 65 members and 2 Quartets 31ready other Hi,g-hland Park functions ... Elgin ticked off its 3rd annual South Town (Chicago) gets around. _proprietor_ April Showers of Harmony, netting but anonymously. Our spotters, how about $~OO for the Daily Courier ever, did place the Mystery Four at 7048 South Shore Drive Ne\vs Shoe Fund, a project \vhich the Odd Fellows Horne and the Beth BUTTERFIELD 91-40 every year furnishes shoes to needy any Hospital ... Quarterly activitie::> childre.n. The boys from Elgin crll reports were also received from the Opposite South Shore Cou"try Club tinue their innovatioll of installlng followin,l{ chapters: Cambridge. Dixon their newly elected officers at a SUIl and Charleston. SEPTEMBER, 1949 63 ~_'HIe4U- Cortland Chapter 110. 100 s. P. E. II. s. Q. S. A., InC'. 1t- ~".w gfJlt9 (3kzu will present ils By A. M. Learned Most monumental event in CWNY's Fourth Annual history, hosting International con vention in Buffalo. gave whole dist.rict PARADE of QUARTETS prideful feeling, l1e\v thrill, vision, at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL life. Two district outfits, Niagara Cortland, N. Y. Frontier chorus (specially convened for convention) and Steuben County Saturday Evening :: Sept. 24 at &.00 PM Chorus of five chapters covered selves with glory there ... Next biggest event. Felliurnlg O. C. Cash, himself in person, in FOUR FROM HAMTRAMCK stalled Jamestown and Geneva officers Sunoundcd leographically by Detroit, THE GARDEN STATE QUARTET on succeeding nights. His lovely wife, and by 14 chapters in thaI area. 1946 Intll!lnltion.1 ChlmpionJ Hamtr-affick chapter ll.ourishes. L. to R. pretty daughter, added much to both -Frank Matulewkz, city council presi Jersey City, N. J. ... Corry, Pa. Swipe Hunters and dent: Founder Dr. Stephen S. Skrzycki Ray Spring Four helped big local who is Mayor of the cit)·; John J. Koz. THE FOUR CHORDERS arell. ell'mn. Mich. LiquOT Control celebration, worked on starting new Corom.; Bnd Jos. L. Wisniewski. U. S. Ch.mpions 01 C"nad. chapter 48 miles 3\Vay ... Olean Time Marshall. Mich. Eastern Distr. AND Keepers, who got ~n big time at Buf· falo, and Clark Angles, brightened Adams, "Deae" Martin; scared me 8-0THER-8 Rocky Crest San patients twice. Chap· to death. Space lack. Baby Clifton CENTRAL WESTERN ter happily busy "Inter-chapter-train Springs, foaled by Geneva, did mag QUARTETS-INCLUDING ing" Jamestown, \Varren, Pa. Elmira, nificent job, even before getting offi DISTRICT CHAMPIONS potential chapter from Port Alle cial start, singing for Masons, raising gheny, Pa. Empire Staters of Onon funds (or Girl Scouts ... Another Past and Present daga (Syracuse) helped St. Joseph's new chapter, Auburn, planning its PLUS THE Hospital ... Lockport started local Charter night Oct. 21 with Daddy radio community service broadcasts. Geneva g-iving name ... Last but not Cortland Barbershop Chorus Its Stewards of Harmony aided sev least. bang·up, tremendous task mar BUD HARQUIST, Director eral local charities ... Gowanda "in ll velously done with good grace by fanticipating again, probably Sala Buffalo Chapler members in many AFTERGLOW manca. "Inter-tained" Big Little Four, and varied duties of entertaining dele American Legion Hall Spring-ville, Hamburg', E. Aurqra, gates to International. Surprise num feting- ladies. Whole chapter due Per ber by octet of Transportation Corps Parade Tickets • $1.20 rysburg' State TB Hospital after In one of happy highlights, and drew A-Lather .Four sang- at Tl'i-County especial mention from Captain Camp Afterglow Tickets - $1.00 Hasp. .. Binghamton dittoed at bell as "typically barberShop." Broome County TB, gave cash to Cerebral Palsy group, Lourdes Hos· pital building fund, proudly fathered Utica Chapter ... Addison visited Painted Posl, Hornell, Bath, aided All Central-Western New York Woodhull firemen, ",illage recreation fund . J(enmore brought joy to many invalids, including )1eyer Mem Quartets and Barbershoppers orial, Batavia Vets, German R. C. Orphanage, Buffalo, (second time). At Will Be Heading latter, Pres. Dave Schoepf to form quartets among orphaned lads, las sies, give prizes to all. Chapter hap for pily parented new West Seneca Chap ter ... New Sydney (Susquehanna THE DISTRICT CONTEST Valley), sired by Walton-Downsville, rescued Zor GroHo benefit minstrel at when its chorus fell al,art.• repeated in nearby Franklin for Boy Scouts JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK ... Jamestown not only visited Olean 50 stron~, but held organizational session for Grape Belt Chapter, West on field ... Newly chartered Hammonds port sent 18 of its 26 members to -0C T 0 B E R 29 t h, 1 949 Buffalo (Steuben chorus) ... JNother baby, LitUe Falls, sent quartet to JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Utica Charterite, before its own re ceived. Chuck Glover called it only • one he knew to meet in a barber Prt.'litl1illari~s 1:30 shop. Chorus helped dedicate lndian r.M. Finals 8:30 P.i\'I. Castle church, oldest still standing in state ... Brand new Utica, already Contest Headquarters: Hotel Jamestown selling- SPEB, held sample meeting for Cherry Valley, its Four Barber Polecats sold new U. S. bonds via Jamestown Chairman old songs . . . The bigger they are, (For Ticktls and Rt;,Vi/af;(J/Is) harder they fait ... for barbershop. :\IILTON ECKSTRO:\f. 242 Broadhead Street Past Int'l. Pres. Phil Embury accepted chapter leadership of Old Warsaw Di;.:trict Secretary who did show for Batavia ,'ets hos pital. Mt. Morris TB San. Other {For Contl's/ RI'/:;s(raIiQns) reports received before deadline from DR. HOWAR D FOOTE Cortland, Hamburg, East Aurora, 52 Genesee Street .. \Var~w, New York Ithaca, Springville. Thif'i my debut; if swipes too telegraphic blame SEPTEMBER, 1949 64 The HartnOtlizer KEARNEY CHAPTER'S GIFT {!e.tt-ul( St4te~ By Ken Way Ransas City, Mo. made a strong bid for the 1951 International contest but graciously bowed to Toledo. May be 1952 is QUT year. The entire chorus and all organized quartets partici pated in the organization meeting of the Community Chest held in the Municipal Auditorium. A large dele gation including the HI Power Seran aders and Vaudevillians traveled to Jefferson City to participate in their Charter Day festivities. The en tire chorus and all organized quartets put on a program for disabled veter ans at 'Vadsworth. The quartets went from room to room to sing for the bed-ridden. Loveland, Colo. has or ~anized quartets to sing for a Father & Son Banquet in Harrison and at Kearney, Neb. Chapter gave the net proceeds of its pBrBde to the City Fire Dept. home. They also entertained for the for the pu.rchase of a portable lung for use by city or county. L. to R.: Ford Lana, Pres.; Don Asher. Treas.; Gilbert L. Carver, Imm. Past Pres.• banding check to Pres. YMCA Camp. Great Rend, Rans. has John R. M~u:e of Keamey Fire Dept. 00 right, Walter Fowler. chairman of lung 3 organized quartets that have sung raising fund. . at innumerable benefits. Independence. Sioux Falls and Beresford, S. Dakota side of the border, Hughbert J. Ham. Mo. has kept its two organized quar put on a show for the Dakota Hos ilton of the London, Ontario, Chap. tets busy wiU1 benefit appearances. ita1 Benefit. The free will offering ter who passed away suddenly June Ponca City, Okla entertained visiting amounted to $223.00. Other chapters 29. 1949. Members of SPEBSQSA quartets from Arkansas City, ({ans. please copy. Jefferson City, Mo. he19 will long remember the one who has and Blackwell. Okla. Held Charter a Charter Day Parade with good at worked so tirelessly and enthusiastic Day Parade June 25, proceeds to Can tendance of members from Clayton, ally in the interests of development of cer Fund Drive--other chapters please St. Louis, Union, Herman, Windsor, the Society in Canada. Hughbert copy. The Cornhusker Chapter of Kansas City, Centralia and Mexico served as Chapter President, as Sec Lincoln, Nebr. proudly turned over a on hand to participate. The Little retary, Advisory Director, as repre Dixie Chorus-men from the above $776.00 check to The Cedars Home sentative of tile International Public Chapters appeared on the show as did Relations Committee, District Presi for Children--orchids to you Corn the exceptionally fine Jefferson City dent, and as editor of this portion of huskers-other chapters please copy. Chorus. The Capital·Aires assisted Chapter Swipes. A good man is gone, The Keymasters and Salt Flat 4 sang in makin.'t the Bond Selling Program but his many accomplishments will be at the Veterans Hospital} April 26. a success. The Tune Tellers as well an everlasting tribute to his memory. Kearney, Nebr. promoted a successful as the Chorus have appeared at sev Am herstbur~ held their first parade Parade with proceeds going to help eral Church functions. Hats off to May 6, and proceeds were donated the Fire Department purchase a port the Burlington, Ia Chapter in helping to Local Charities. On May 26, the able lung-. Other chapters please copy. to organize the Fort Madison Chapter, Chapter Chorus and the Border Bar chartered April 3, with 45 charter ons sang- at the adoption of the town The Lexington, Nebr. Chapter gave members. The chorus under the direc park's new floodlights. On May 29 the a good example of inter-chapter rela~ tion of John Hanson appeared on chorus and the Sunparlour Four con tions by their appearance at the the Memorial Day Program at West ducted the evening service at Wesley Kearney show. Wichita, Kans. prac Point, Iowa. Sixteen members traveled United Church ... The Medway Four. ticed good inter-chapter relations to Burlington, Ia., on June 24, to the Casualaires, and the Four Dia· when 35 members and families char participate in their meeting. During monds of London Chapter entertained tered a bus and traveled to Kiowa, July and August, meetings will alter. the patients of Parkwood Hospital I{ans. for their Spring Parade. You nate between Ft. Madison and Bur and of Westminster Military Hos can't dampen the enthusiasm of the lington, inter·chapter relations at its pital during the last quarter. The best! Burlington, Ia. extension com Medway Four also gave their services Chief's Men. Losing out at the San mittee is working hard to organize to garden parties sponsored by Med· Antonio prelims didn't stop them from Chapters in Keokuk and Muscatine W3)' Community Centre, the United going to Buffalo on the Illinois Dis Good luck fellows. Manhattan, Kans. Church and the Anglican Church. trict chartered boat. Being the only Chorus and quartets have appeared at The London Chapter donated $300 organized quartet on the trip, we many charitable and civic functions. to the Children's War Memorial Hos hereby proclaim them Champions Hutchison, Kans. is to be congratu· pital ... Toronto's Parade Under Afloat the Great Lakes. The Enid, lated on chartering a new Chapter The Stars. sponsored by the Gibson Okla. chorus also traveled to I{iowa at Dodge City, Kans. Chorus appeared Park, Limited, a philanthropic organ and did a grand job on the show. The at Elks Flag Day Ceremony. Con· ization, was held June 25, and was a Des Moines, Ia. Chapter chartered tribuled $100.00 to member whose huge success ... Over 1000 barber wife died of cancer. The Osborne shoppers and over 30 quartets were a bus and traveled to Newton, Iowa County~ Kans. Chapter now has 4 entertained at Canada House during for a joint chapter meeting-while organized quartets all in unifoml. the Buffalo Convention and hundreds there. the chorus sang for The New The extension committee is also at of guests took part in the draw for ton Business & Industrial As!;ocia~ work attempting to organize new the Hudson Bay Blankets ... Since tion. Always looking ahead, a mem chapters in Nebraska. S1. Louis, 1\10. the last report to Chapter Swipes bership card has been tendered the Chapter to be congratulated in or there have been two new Canadian son of Director Denton Jones, born g-anizing Chapters in Belleville and Chapters formed. Guelph, Ontario 1\1t. Vernon. III. A Chapter Activities Chapter was chartered on May 25, May 7-tenors are scarce in Des ,\"a~ Moines. The Hawkeye 4 assisted in report received from Abilene. \vith 29 members and one organized Kans. quartet. And Oshawa, Onto Chapter putting- on the Dowling College Min joined our Societ)· on April 28, with strel. Denison, la. Chapter has been 30 members and one quartet . . . boosling attendance at High School tJ..t4.,t4 If~(J..u Sarnia Chapter now boasts four quar· Band concerts by the appearance of tets, the Cleftones, the llilltop Four, their Chapter chorus. The Vermillion, By Harold W. Deadman the l\finstrelaires, and Unpredictables, S. Dakota Chapter aided by Chapters Canadian Chapters mourn the loss and civic functions are keeping them from Sioux City, Iowa, Elk Point, of the ~reatest Barbershopper this busy. SEPTEMBER,~1949 The Harmonizer 65 HARMONY 4 - CORPUS old Bosworth served as a Judge in ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. CHRISTI the Reg-iona! Preliminary Contest, held in San Antonio. Springer, New lHexico, Organizing community band. Local Chapter sponsoring and fur~ nishing director and coaches for the bass and reed sections. Wichita Falls, Texas, Preparing for appearances at Sheppardfield where will put on a show for the men in uniform and endeavor to get a chapter started there. Abilene, Texas, First Annual Harmony Show and Parade of Quar~ tets May 7. A huge success. Net profits donated to the Junior Service League for child welfare work. Total of $1750 presented to these ladies. Corpus Christi, Texas, Social high point of the quarter was a picnic The Harmony Four of Corpus Christi, cruise on Corpus Christi Bay aboard The Duke City Quarte.t, Albuquerque, Texas Chapter was one reason (or suc N. M. working on the Opportunity bond cess of chapter's recent boatride, the "Sportsmen" May 2nd. Vernon, Texas, Meeting at the Liberty Cafe drive. L. to R.-J. R. Wade, tenor: Bill planned for organization of new chap· Hess, lead; Dr. E. R. Harrington, bad; StJ«dWe4te- 'Ot4t-zid Harold Hedman, bass and '49 chapter tel', Wichita Falls is sponsoring. president. In the chair, Louis Bayhyl1e, By Dr. W. Calvin Jones Pampa, Amarillo and Borger planning music consultant and 4-part singer, not for bus load of barbershoppers to Pampa, Texas simultaneously, The "Dukes" participat attend. ed in the June anniversary of the U. of Enid, Okla., Our Chapter helped the N. M. Ponca City Chapter plan their Char er Nip-ht Show which was held Sat urday, June 23rd. Pampa, Amarillo f2«dee. (?aHada and Borger, Texas: Three Inter-Chap The two~language problem is real in folks song'S into barbershop harmony ter relations progra"ms have been held Grand'Mere Chapter in a city of patterns. The Antlers, scheduled for at Amarillo. First was held in Pampa 10,000 of whom 9,000 speak French Grand'Mere in October, will test out during- May. The second in Borger as their primary languag-e. Two ap~ the latter method by singing several June 5th and the third in Amarillo. proaches are possible: To translate folk song's barbershop style. Brass All were Ladies Nights and swell popular song English into French band experience in French schools affairs. At the Amarillo meeting, Canadian (which would take a deft usually g-ives the graduates a better Movie Star Wills of his most recent linguist-lyricist indeed in order to musical background than those from show "Tulsa" sang bass with an im preserve the original flavor of the English-speaking schools, according to provised quartet. Oklahoma Cit),. Har words) .. or to put local French Ted Hanna, chapter sec. Q Ever wonder why so many \} Q songs have been written Q~ about Dixie? ••• Come See! ~~ DIXIE DISTRICT 2nd Annual Convention and quartet Contest November 25-26-27 Tampa, Florida • FOR TICKETS WRITE: Come, thaw out your vocal pipes in the Sunshine State! R. E. "RAY" LANSBERRY 2912 Alline Avenue You'll enjoy the Barber Shoppers own harmonious Tampa, Florida version of southern hospitality. Seventy-five members • FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS: of the host chapter are hard at work to make this the J. B. "JIM" PICKARD outstanding District Convention of the year... It will Manager, Floridan Hotel be, if you're here! Tampa, Florida CONTEST FINALS AND SHOW, SAT. NOV. 26th. Tickets, $2.40-$1.80-$1.20 (inc. tax) SEPTEMBER, 1949 ------~------66 The Harmonizer ~a"'4 elected to a third term as president 'Pad 'P¥e · .. G. Marvin Brower, Santa Monica, ANNUAL By Roscoe D. Bennett Calif., returned to Grand Rapids for a We're g-etting old and mellow in month and a round of SPEBSQSA fun DISTRICT SPEBSQSA up here in Michigan. It · .. Harry Fik will be the maestro in has been jl.tst 10 years in July since charg"e of the 1950 Great Lakes In QUARTET CONTEST the movement, which has now encom vitational, an event of April ... Kala passed the upper half of this hemi. mazoo chartered a bus and took its phere, first struck this commonwealth. membership to Dowagiac to join in the It was in July 1939 that Detroit regular meeting there _ .. It is part Chapter was chartered, the first in of a plan of "exchange nights", to Michigan this slate. That the seed was planted be carried out more amply in the fall on most fertile ground is shown in · .. Manistee did the same thing vis iting the new Crystal Chapter . . . DISTRICT ASSOCIATION the fact that today Michigan is prob· ably the leading barbershopping state The Notable Knaves is the name of OF CHAPTERS in the nation, boasting 68 chapters the newest quartet of the Mt. Pleas... and more than 3,000 members. Monty ant Chapter .. Alfred C. Haynes, Marsden, secretary of the Detroit secretary of the Owosso Chapter re Chapter, points out in his quarterly ports, llsteadily growing membership report that Detroit is observing its as Owosso enters its second year" tenth year properly and has completed · .. John A. Merrill, chapter chorus its most successful year. More, conductor, has taken over the music Frederic Pease Auditorium throu~h its Accent on Youth pro department at Alma college and is grams, it is preparing for another 10, therefore lost to the Owosso boys · .. Dowagiac is moving into perma aye many more tens of ~'ears of sen' on nent club rooms shortly ... Members ice. only will have the key. . It 'will be Michigan State One of Michigan's most important dedicated on the afternoon of the events comes up over the Labor Day Dowagiac parade ... The membership Normal Campus week-end, the annual Charlevoix did the cleaning, decorating and fur Chapter Jamboree ... Another old nishing without cost . . . Redford timer. this will be the seventh annual presented its past president's pin to YPSILA TI three day fete of harmoni'l.ing in our Frank Lewis ...'This pin has some state's beautiful northland .. , Jack thing of a sentimental attachment. , . Dollenmaier is taking over as general It was the property of Earl Wood, boss of the eyent this season and is baritone of the Canadianaires who makin~ plans to make this one more suffered a fatal heart attack last colorful than any before ... Every year " Quarterly activities reports SATURDAY body is invited ... l\'tuskegon Chap were also received from the following: ter completed a recent big show, a Dearborn. Jackson. Marcellus, Ham OCTOBER 15, 1949 music festival in connection with that tramck, White Lake. community's annual summer fete, the Aquapades ... It lured 4,000 cus tomers, which is really something ... East Jordan, Boyne City and Charle HEAR THEM BOTH! ! voix are participating in a county MID-STATES FOUR Sponsored Jointly by chorus venture which is amounting to something ... Rance Overbeck is 1949 International Champions Ypsilanti ltlld I'Vuyne Clia pters the new president of the Holland CLEF DWELLERS Chapter ... A new quartet, the Home sleadaires, is singing around HoI 1949 1nternatlooal Runners-up Preliminaries at land and making good in a big way on ... Bill Diekema is again holding 9:15 A.lVl. and 11:00A.M. forth as the chorus director . . Dowagiac, Michigan This chapter boasts 63 paid up mem Chapter's bel's ... More than that attended the last meeting out in C. C. Wood's back FINALS yard ... Grosse Pointe is sponsoring Second Annual a new chapter at Mt. Clemens ... 8:00 P.M. Grosse Pointe is setting up an an PARADE 01 BARBERSHOP nual trophy for the international champions as well as the Michigan HARMONY champs _ .. Bill Landino made the September 24 .. 8,15 P.M. trophies ... There is jO)' in Ypsilanti us the boys ready for the annual HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM MichiR"an District championships in DISTRICT October. . Pease Auditorium, seat ing 1900. will be the site. . Edwin and Ihese, 100 BOAR D BUSI]\' ESS Smith, president of Wayne, past dis trict prexy, is general chairman, . HARMONAI1I£~ OF GARY MEETING Ralph McCarthy is the new president TONE POETS OF SO. BEND 2:00 P.M. of the Sturgis Chapter ... Art Far rand of Flint is the director of the TUNE VENDORS of DOWAGIAC Ortonville Chapt.;;.T chorus. . Three Hivers boasts a membership of 30 and Dowagiac Chapler Chorus Seven quartets ... which is unques tionably a record of some kind . . . ..,... And in addition it has a chorus ... For Further Information Virite In June this same chapter sponsored a TICKETS new chapter in Lagrange, Ind, ... 51.00 $1.21) SI.50 Commillu Choirmoll Saginaw is proud of its attendance EDWIN S. SMITH record of 70 per cent at all meetings Write 34660 Michigan Avenue over the year .. ' Grand Rapids Chap ROBERT A. MULLEN WAYNE. MICHIGAN ter mournfully records the unexpected 408 Oak Street Dowagiac, Michigan death of Harold Wright, a charter member ... Cecil H. Fischer has been SEPTEMBER, 1949 J:.§TJS GO TO For the THIRD ANNUAL CENTRAL STATES DISTRICT CONTEST OF QUARTETS ------OCTOBER 29, 1949----- Sing (or listen) in an auditorium that will hold 4,000 intent listeners. And you can bet your last swipe the place will be packed. There wag standing room only at our Spring Parade and the audience voted 100% for the Fall Contest. You can be sure of a warm welcome and a hot time. So Let's Go To Wichita! TICKETS-$2.44 - $1.83 - $1.22 AFTERGLOW - Tickets Available al door, S1.00, and presentation of paid-up membership card. For Contest eotry Blanks 'write to For Tickets to the show write to EDW. G. FAHNESTOCK WILLARD C. HAMILTON 1600 E. Douglas Wichita, Kansas 1600 E. Douglas Wichita, Kansas For Hotel Reserva.tions write [0 FRANK RIPPLE, Mgr. Allis Hotel Wichita, Kansas TWO THINGS NO BARBERSHOPPER CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT! .11/~eep f/metica .S'ln9ln9" 3 RECORD ALBUM the book with all the answers about SPEBSQSA by the 5 1949 MEDALISTS MID-STATES 4 CLEF DWELLERS ANTLERS SONGMASTERS VARSITY FOUR FINEST, HIGH FIDELITY RECORDS 50 postpaid $2. . . . PROCESSED ON VINYLITE . . . A book you'll be proud to show ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF SURFACE NOISE your family and friends, who want to know "what barbershop is". $6.00 postpaid Your Chapter Secretary Should Have Copies IF NOT, ORDER FROM Make check or money order payable to and mail to 5 P E B 5 Q 5 A, Inc. 5 P E B 5 Q 5 A., Inc. 20619 Fenkell Ave. .. 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