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PUBLISHED BY AUGUST 1)he SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT VOL. VI. 1 9.4 6 OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC. No. 1 ..... :J..-/V 5~-rc.1-f 1%, #£I;..L ~/ I ,i6A-t6I1!c !!.I ~>5 /;~Y;I/ :!1/u HARMONIZER i RETIRING PRESIDENT EMBURY "T,,6:_ REPORTS TO BOARD 1E1t~j~~~~~~-f~~1~ In his relJOrt to the Internationa H Board at Cleveland, President Phi oJ DEYOlED TO THE ItHElle:f,TS OF Embury called attention to the trc SARBER S!19P OUAPIET H,I.~...oHY mendous growth of our Society dur ing the last two years. From June 1944, to June, 1946, the organizatiol Published quarterly by the International Officers and the other members of grew from 4490 members to 12,772 the International Board of Directors of the Society for the Preservation and from 96 chapters to a total of 242 Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. Inc., for free distribution to the members of the Society. Phil paid a fine tribute to the excel lent work of chapter officers and said VOLUME VI AUGUST, 1946 No.1 "We have barely scratched the sur face of our potential in the United 35c per Copy States and Canada. Only 6 states ------have over 500 membersi only 7 have 10 or more chapters. SPEBSQSA is Carroll P, Adams - Editor and Business Manager America's only singing·service organ ization and it is on the way to being Warren D, Devine - Editorial and Business Associate one of its greatest men's clubs." 18270 Grand River Avenue, Detroit 23, Michigan Speaking of THE HARMONIZER Phone: VE 7-7300 Phil pointed out that it has "doubled in size to become a mainstay of the Society's success. With a new format expert news reporting and depart CONTRIBUTING EDITORS mentalization comparable to com ROSCOE BENNETT JAMES F. KNIPE SIGMUND SPAETH mercial IHlblications, the magazine GEORGE W. CAMPBELL J. GEORGE O'BRIEN WALTER JAY STEPHENS promises to play an ever more sig O. C.CASH W. WELSH PIERCE R. H. STURGES nificant part in maintaining the Socie ty on a steady course:' One of the major problems touched INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS. 1946 _ 1947 upon by the retiring President was PrtsidenL FRANK H. THORNE, 6216 W. 66th Place, Chicago 38, lIlinois that of extension activities. He (Vice-President. National Aluminate Corporation) warned that the time had come when Immediate Post Preside/II...... PHIL EMBURY, 30 Park Street. Wal1>aw, N. Y. a closer supervision should be exer (President, Embury Mfg. Co.) cised over this work. He struck a First Vice-Presidtml. .CHARLES M. MERRILL, 414 First National Bank Bldg., Reno, Nevada (Attorney) keynote when he said, "The quality Stcrttary. ...CARROLL P. ADAMS, 18270 Grand River Ave., Detroit 23, Mich. of our growth will outweigh the Trtasuru ...... JOSEPH E. STERN, 311 R. A. Long Bldg., Kans;)s City 6, Mo. quantitative factor in plans for (Joseph E. Stern & Co.• Realtors) further Society expansion." Vitt:- Preside"!...... J. D. BEELER, 1830 W. Ohio St., Evansville 2, Ind. (Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr., Mead Johnson Terminal Corp.) "A major challenge," Phil said, "is Vice-President. C. W. COVE, 1714 John St" Muskegon, Mich. that of meeting the demands of our Vice-Presidt1lt. MAURICE E. REAGAN, 325 Casllegate Road, Pittsburgh 21, Pa. chapters for practical information on . (Eioc. Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corp.) successful conduct and operations." H istenion...... R. H. STURGES. Box 1228. Atlanta I, Ga. (Outdoor Advertising) Phil told the Board that much yet Founder owl PUIIl(Jntnt Third AssistQnt Temporary Viet-Chairman .. O. C. CASH, Box 591, Tulsa 2, Okla. remained to be done in the matter of (Att'y & Tax Commissioner, Stanolind OJ( and Gas Co.) chapter aid, but added that l'as much as these char-tel' aids will help, the ultimate success of our chapters de pends largely on local leadership. No BOARD OF DIRECTORS chapter can go far without it. The '(he Officers (e:l:cept Secretary) and leadership I refer to is not so much Term txpiTi1lg ill J,mf-, 1949 A. H. FALK, 219 W. Commercial St., Appleton, a matter of ability as it is steadfast O. H. KING COLE. 901 Marsh:lll St., Manitowoc, Wis. (Buyer, H. C. Prange Company) ness, loyalty and character." Wis. (Vice·President, Kingsbury Breweries) ROBERT L. IRVINE, 914 Jackson Ave., River W. LESTER DAVIS, 210 Huron Street, London, Forest, 1lI. Praise for the achievements of the Ontario (Treasurer, John Labalt Limited) (Asst. Credit Mgr., Sears, Roebuck & Co.) membership in the matter of com E. H. DICK, 305 N. W. 27th, Oklahoma Cily 3, GUY L. STOPPERT, 1326 W. Dartmouth St., munity service was a highlight of Okla. (President. General Const. Corp.) Flint 4, Mich. (Exec. Sec., Associated Male Choruses of Phil's report. He said, "Community TED E. HABERKORN, Sr., Medical Arts Bldg., America, Inc.) Fort Wayne 2, Ind. service reached a new high in the (Vice-Pres.• The Medical Protective Co.) present year when the Michigan As ROY S. HARVEY. 141 E. Cleveland Ave., Mus Term iXpirillg ill Jlme, 1947 sociation of Chapters set up a district kegon Heights, Mich. OTTO BElCH, c/o Paul F. Beich Co., Blooming plan of weekly quartet visitations to (Genl. Pur. Agent, Sealed Power Corp.) the Percy Jones Veterans' Hospital at ARTHUR A. MERRILL, 1567 Kingston Ave., lon, Ill. (President, Paul F. Belch Co.) SChenectady 8, N. Y. LUMAN A. BLISS, 4001 Lowell Court, Midland Battle Creek. That is singing serv (Commercial Engineer, General Electric Co.) Mich. (The Dow Chemical Company) , ice, plus." W. L. on'O, P. O. Box 1074, Pontiac, Mich. W. P. FERRIS, 225 Springdale Ave., York. Pa. (Sears, Roebuck & Co.) (President. Ferris "actories, Inc.) In the matter of our standards of MAYNARD L. GRAFT, 1350 Belvoir Blvd., conduct, he reports this, wrhe Ethics Tum expiring ill June, 1948 Cleveland 21, Ohio Committee provided a timely ex G. MARVIN BROWER, 107 Michigan, N. W., (Service Engineer. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.) planation of controversial point No.7 Grnnd Rapids 2, Mich. WILLIAM W. HOLCOl\ffiE, 869 Broadway, in a recently published leaflet. It is (Proprietor, Brower Memorials) Paterson 4, N. J. (Social Work Director) SANDFORD BROWN, 30 East 42nd Street, good advice to quartets which have New York City 17, N. Y. JOSEPH J. MURRIN, 3340 Beach Ave., Chica~o been striving to maintain Society 51, ilL (Lieutenant, Police Dept.) WALTER E. CHAMBERS, Robinson Bldg.• ideals while at the same time trying Rock Island, III. VIRGIL E. PILLIOD, 2910 Olive St.. St. Louis 3, (Secretary, Merchants Credit Association) Mo. (president, Nu-Process Brake Engineers) to work out practical means of levy W. D. COMMON, P. O. Box 1018. Dayton 1, Ohio EDWIN S. SMITH, 34660 Michigan Ave., Wayne, ing charges that would balance in (General Manager, Moraine Box Co.) Mich. (Real Estate and Insurance Broker) come and expenses. Our quartets. making many thousands of appear (Concluded on Next Page) COPYRIGHT, AUGUST 1946 The Society for the Preservation and Encourgement AUGUST, 19<46 of Barber Shop Quartet SlnaiDt: in America, Inc. Detroit, MlchlgaD ~. HARMONIZER 3 GARDEN STATE QUARTET WINS 1946 CONTEST Finals in Cleveland Public Hall Break Society Attendance Records Thirty-one champion quartets, finest sell-out crowd of nearly 8,000 har Medallions, furnished for the third among the seventy-five great quartets mony-hungry fans. Finalists (listed consecutive year by the Oakland which entered the Society's 1946 alphabetically) were: Allen Four, County, Michigan Chapter were hung regional preliminary competitions, Chordoliers, Clef Dwellers, Detroiters, around the necks of members of the went to Cleveland in June to demon~ Doctors of Harmony, Gardenaires, winning quartets by Mary Dublin, strate their talents in the Society's Garden State Quartet, Gary Harmon beautiful Cleveland Sesquicentennial Eighth Annual Championship Contest. aires, Gipps-Amberlin Four, Hi-Lo Queen, who kissed Joe Marrese, of the Semi-Finals and Finals were held in Quartet, Kansas City Serenaders, Garden State Quartet with such Cleveland's magnificent Public Audi Mid-States Four, Smeets Brothers, resonance that it was even enjoyed by torium on Friday, June 14. Songfellows and the Westinghouse those in the farthest regions of the Quartets appearing in the Semi-Finals Quartet. big auditorium. The new Kings of (listed alphabetically) were: Allen Raised the Roof Barbershop Harmony then showed everyone how they did it with "We Four, Pittsburgh; The Baltimore Spectators were advised to "Sit back, Three." (Md.) Harmoneers; Belding Airs, relax and enjoy the singing" and "Let Belding, Michigan; Bonanza Four, the judges do the selecting," but The Greater Cleveland Chapter Com Reno; Chordoliers, Rock Island; The everybody was picking 'em. Anyhow, mittees won the admiration of the Clef Dwellers, Oakland County Chap the judges had their "say" and the Society which acknowledges their con tribution toward making the Conven ter, Michigan; The Detroiters, De boys and girls raised the roof when troit; Doctors of Harmony, Elkhart, tion the tremendous success it was. the Garden State Quartet became the Nearly 2,000 people from all parts of Indiana; The Flexibles, Muskegon; 1946 International champions. The Food City Four, Battle Creek; Forest winners were finalists in 1945 and took the United States and Canada attend City Four, Cleveland; The Four ed the three-day festivities, which be fifth place in 1944. For the fourth gan Thursday, June 13. Chords, Newark; The Gardenaires, time in six years, second place went Rosedale Gardens, Michigan; Garden to Kansas City Serenaders. Third State Quartet, Jersey City; The Gar place was awarded to Doctors of Clevelanders Worked field Four, Garfield, N. J.; Gary Har Harmony, fifth in 1945; fourth to Representing the International Board monaires, Gary, Indiana; Gipps-Am Chordoliers, finalists in 1944 and 1945; as Co-Chairmen of the Cleveland berlin Four, Peoria; Hi-Lo Quartet, and fifth to the Hi-Los, who entered Chapte.r Committees were Interna Milwaukee; Kansas City Serenaders; International competition this year tional Vice-President James F. Knipe The Lamplighters, Cleveland; Mas for the first time. and International Board Member May sillon Harmonaires, Massillon, Ohio; 12 states represented in the Semi nard L. Graft. Among the others on MelD-Chords, Holyoke, Mass.; Mid Finals indicate how quartet quality is the Committees who worked hard for States Four, Chicago; Morgan County spreading. Seven states were repre the success of the Convention were Four, Jacksonville, New York III.; sented in the Finals, four quartets Sydney A. Hesse, George Cripps, C. City Police Quartet; The Ramblers, T. Deac Martin, L. J. Callinan, Rudy Cleveland; Schenectady (N. Y.) Har from Illinois, three each from Indiana and Michigan, two from Pennsylvania Verderber, Walter Karl and Ross moneers; Smeets Brothers, Joliet, Ill.; Selfridge, of the Cleveland Chapter; Songfellows, Evansville, Ind.; Trav and one each from New Jersey, Wis consin and Missouri. H. W. Green,/E. B. Kehres, John R. elers, Grand Rapids; and Westing Wells, 'William Pfeil, Arnold Eppink house Quartet, Pittsburgh. The Panel of Judges which sat for and Bill Robinson of the Lakewood both Semi-Finals and Finals was com Chapter, and President Larry Moore Top Talent posed of the following Society mem~ and Walter Beyer of the Berea Chap bel's: Maurice E. Reagan, Pittsburgh, ter. The talent exhibited by these top Chairman; Arvid Anderson, Chicagoj quartets made the task of the hard J. D. Beeler, Evansville, Ind.; T. Pleasant Ending working judges a tremendous one. James Doyle, Chicago; Dr. N. T. But, out of the harvest of melody, Enmeier, Tulsa; Ray W. Hall, Grand The II All-Champions" Show Saturday . were selected fifteen quartets to ap Rapids; William W. Holcombe, Pater afternoon jam-packed the Rainbow pear in the evening Finals before a son, N. J.; Dewey Kistler, Gary, Indi~ Room of the Carter with listeners ana; Dr. Mark Nelson, Canton, Ill.; and participants. Former champs Carleton Scott, Birmingham, Michi who appeared at this show were The Report to Board gan; H. K. Sinclair, Chicago; Joseph Elastic Four, 1942; The Harmony (Con/inned from PreviOltJ Pagt) E. Stern, Kansas City, Mo.; R. H. Halls, 1944; The Misfits, 1945, and ances free for Society and altruistic Sturges, Atlanta; and D. D. Webster, the Garden State Quartet. In addition events, are entitled to a fair return Cleveland. Leo Ives and Huck Sinclair, of the on other engagements. Four Harmonizers (1943 champions) President-Elect Frank H. Thorne, teamed up with Herman Struble and "The Society was organized by a Chicago, was Master of Ceremonies at Jim Doyle, of the Elastics, to present group of high-type men and its de· the morning Semi-Finals, while Im several numbers. It was a thoroughly velopment has been continued on the mediate Past International President enjoyable afternoon and made a won same high plane established by the Hal Staab emceed the afternoon Semi derful wind-up the best Convention founders. Every member in every to Finals. yet. The affair was emceed by Inter~ chapter shares the responsibility of national Vice-president Jim Knipe. holding up the Society standards of Fast Moving Show Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, emceeing at the Retiring President Phil Embury in conduct. The charm of this organiza troduced our new International Presi tion is that it enables us to enjoy Finals, kept the show moving at a fast pace. Another big feature of the dent, Frank Thorne. International music in a delightfully informal way. Secretary Carroll P. Adams presented Many of our chapters are operating evening was the community singing, led by Captain George W. Campbell, the other International Officers and with gl'eat success without resorting new Board Members. Guy L. Stop to any drinking at meetings. Our \vho had every man and woman in the vast audience singing their hearts out. pert, Chairman of the Achievement conduct is more and more in the pub Awards Committee, announced the lic e)'e as each season shows a The Misfits, 1945 International Cham heavier schedule of parades and con pions, charmed the audience with awards. certs that require hotel accommoda three numbers while the judges were President Phil also presented gold tions over week-ends. Fortunately computing the score. International medallions to representatives of the we have a sufficient guide to conduct President Phil Embury then an Bartlesville Barflies, Flat Foot Four in our Code, the observance of which nounced the eagerly awaited decision and the Chord Busters, champions in will hold us in favorable regard." of the judges. 1939, 1940 and 1941 respectively. AUGUST, 1946 [!Jf,e HARMONIZER Thorne to Head Society for 1946-1947 Muskegon and Maurice E. Reagan of constitution as a representative of Pittsburgh, Vice-Presidents; Joseph E. the 1945-46 International Champion Stern of Kansas City, Missouri, re Quartet, the Misfits. elected Treasurer; Richard H. Sturges Pictures and personal sketches of the of Atlanta, re-elected Historian; and 12 new Board members appear else Carroll P. Adams of Detroit, re-elect where in this issue. ed Secretary. SPEB ON CBS The panel of officers was completed by the automatic inclusion of Phil Embury as Immediate Past Interna tional President and of O. C. Cash as Founder and Permanent Third As sistant Temporary Vice-Chairman. Elected to three-year terms on the Board were: O. H. "King" Cole of Manitowoc, W. Lester Davis of Lon FRANK H. THORNE don, Ontario; E. H. Dick of Oklahoma City, Ted Haberkorn, Sr. of Fort SPEBSQSA is thrice blessed that its Wayne; Roy Harvey of Muskegon, The above foursome from our Los new leader honors the highest office Arthur A. Merrill of Schenectady and Angeles Chapter was heard for ten William Otto of Pontiac, Michigan. minutes July 18 on the CBS coast-to with an outstanding executive capaci coast program "That's Life," emceed ty, a natural musical talent and a de Sandford Brown of New York City by Jay C. Flippen and originating in votion that impels him to serve the was named to a two-year term, and Hollywood. L. to R.-Phil Sutter, organization without thought of per tenor; Jim Kassens. lead; Merle Cole, Luman Bliss of Midland, Michigan, bass; and Tom Rawlings, bari. "Flip" sonal sacrifice. and W. P. Ferris of York, Pennsyl interviewed each man and gave the vania, to one year terms. Joseph Society a million-dollar plug. Tom Taking office July 1, Frank H. Thorne is a former member of the Oakland brings to the Presidency an all 'round Murrin of Chicago became a one year County. Michigan Chapter and Merle and highly skilled leadership. Identi member of the Board pursuant to the is a Flint "former." fied with the Society since its earliest days, he is responsible for laying many foundation stones in the sound INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEETS structure of SPEBSQSA. He has brilliantly chairmanned such key com The annual meeting of the Society's Tampa for 1947. Clare Wilson, Presi mittees as Laws and Regulations, International Board was held on June dent of the Omaha Nebraska, Chap Ethics, Song Arrangements and, since 13 at the Hotel Carter during the ter, presented his proposal that the its inception, the Contest and Judging Convention in Cleveland. A busy and Convention be held in that city. May Committee; he has ably served as In productive session carried through the nard Graft, President of the Cleveland ternational Director, Vice-President afternoon and finally adjourned at 11 Chapt€r. invited the Society to con and First Vice-President. p. m. vene .in 1947 at Cedar Faint, near One of the major actions of the Board Sandusky, Ohio. Jim Knipe, Interna These few words cannot begin to tell was to adopt the recommendation of tional Vice-President, suggested that you the many fine qualifications Frank the Executive Committee that no the Convention be held on a suitable possesses. .But even a brief story District Associations be allowed to boat in the Great Lakes. A proposal would not be complete without men give prizes in District Contests which that the 1948 Convention, or that of tion of the convincing evidence that a subsequent year, be held in Atlantic would be suspended around the neck City or New York City, was made by' our new President both knows and can on a colored ribbon, or in any way sing barbershop harmony-the gold imitate the medallions presented to James Matthews, President of the medallion he has worn with distinction the five top quartets each year in the Paterson, N. J., Chapter. since June, 1942, when the Elastic Finals. Other actions included the election of Four, in which Frank is bass, won the Warren D. Devine of Detroit, as Asso Society championship at G ran d At the meeting President Harvey S. ciate Secretary of the Society, effec Rapids. Jacobs, of the Oakland County, Michi tive July 1st, in response to the need gan Chapter, presented to the Board of our growing Society for a larger In the world of business Frank is the 20 medallions to be awarded to full-time executive staff. It was also Vice-President of the National Alumi the top five quartets in the Inter voted that the charter fee for new nate Corporation. He serves the national Finals. This was the third chapters be raised from $5.00 to $10.00 Chicago Chemical Company in a like consecutive year that the Oakland as of July 1st, and that the required capacity and is President of the Viscol County Chapter had done this. number of charter members be raised Products Company of Houston, Texas. H \vas voted unanimously to accept from 8 to 16. Frank will give the Society the same the invitation of the Milwaukee Chap_ capable executive talent he has long ter to act as host to the Society's 1947 JANU'ARY, 1947 BOARD demonstrated in his business connec Contest and Convention. The invita MEETING tions. tion was extended in words by Jack Dollenmaier on behalf of the Milwau The location of the January meeting Let's all pledge Frank our whole kee Chapter, of which he is the 1946 of the International Board has not hearted cooperation and good will to 47 President, and in song by the Hi been definitely determined although the end that our Society will enjoy a Los. The Milwaukee Convention will several cities are under preliminary year of the greatest progress in its again be held the second week in June, consideration. The dates have been history. with the Finals scheduled for Satur set as January 17th and 18th. Any day, June 14th. chapter interested in acting as host to Other officers were named by the the Board on those dates should send Board, as follows: Charles M. Merrill Other invitations were extended by in a fonnal invitation either to Inter of Reno, First Vice-President; J. D. Robert Aldrich, Secretary of the national President Frank Thorne or Beeler of Evansville, C. W. Coye of Tampa, Florida Chapter, in behalf of to the International Secretary's Office. AUGUST, 1946 gt.~ HARMONIZER 5 DISTRICT RULINGS ESTABLISHED Remember? BY INTERNATIONAL BOARD As a result of discussion and action by the International Board at the January meeting in Evansville and the June meeting in Cleveland, the following rules affecting the operation of District Contests have been estab lished. (A) A District Contest to be recognized as official by the Inter national Board must be conducted un der the Society's rules of judging. (B) A District Contest to be recognized as official by the International Board must be handled by judges chosen from the approved list compiled by the Executive Committee. (C) No prizes shall be given in District Con tests that will be suspended around the neck on colored ribbons or that shall in any way resemble, either in desjgn or method of wearing, the of~ ticial medallions given to the five top quartets in the Society's official Con test Finals each year. (D) All quar tets competing in District Contests shall be given, upon request to the Chairman of the Society's Contest and Judging Committee within 30 days J1'iGARDEn STATE. ,?UAl\T£TTL following any Contest, information as InT. Ct-lAIT\PS_ 1946 S.P c.e.s.q~", to where the quartet stood, in relation to the other competing quartets, in As Beaudin saw the new champs - costumed for their first appearance in Inter each of the four categories of judging. national competition at Detroit in 19-44.
Convention Comments by Clevelanders From letters and comments we gain Society scaled higher rungs because surer, HI am just beginning to realize some idea of what Clevelanders (non of the Cleveland show, and everyone what the fellows who have been of members) thought of our Convention who had a hand in it deserves a ficers and directors of the Society and Contest: salute." have been pouring into the thing for Lester Taylor, M. D., President of the • • • years. Anybody who has the nerve to criticize, other than constructively, Cleveland Health Museum, U ••• It Edward T. Butler, Jr., attorney, U • was out of this world, the apotheosis a fascinating experience •.•" the way things are done in the Society, of harmony ..•" should receive very little, or no, at • • • tention." * * * Allen James Lowe, Managing Director John Wasie, Manager of Cleveland of Hotel Carter (the Society's Con • * • Public Auditorium, 'I ••• We never vention Headquarters), llAs I have Elizabeth Agnes Knipe, aged 8, who have heard so much comment about said before, we enjoyed every minute attended the morning Semi-Finals, any show we've had here in our 25 of the time the barbershop group was perhaps best expressed the feeling of years of operation." in the hotel. It was lots of fun.... many ... "I wanna go to Milwaukee." * * * I just hope the future will bring us Charles A. Otis, Co-Chairman of the the pleasure of again extending our Cleveland Sesquicentennial Celebra welcome." ELASTIC FOUR RECORDS AGAIN tion Committee, liAs far as I am con • * * AVAILABLE cerned, our 'Sesqui Celebration' be Fred M. Hauserman, President, E. F. A limited quantity of Elastic Four gan on the morning of June 14th and Hauserman Co., " ... wouldn't have records wilt become available before ended at 11 :10 that night with the an missed it on a bet .•." the end of August. These are to be nouncement of the winners. Come , . . handled through the International Of back - next year, and every year Carl Himmelman, Promotion Man fice and the price is $6.25 per set, thereafter." ager, Cleveland Plain Dealer, II ••• F.O.R Detroit. The set contains the * • • Our party of 12 was so enthused that following numbers: "Maple Leaves," Reverend John M. Powers, Pastor, St. we went out singing and kept it up "Peggy O'Neill," "By the Mill," "Lazy Ann's Church, Cleveland Heights, "It for a couple of hours afterward/' River," "White Christmas," "Tell :Me was very good enjoyed it You'll Forgive Me," "Mill Stream," thoroughly." * '" * "Mood Indigo," "The Lord's Prayer,~' Clem Young, resident manager of "Silent Night," "Now the Day Is • • • COll Hotel Carter, "Ordinarily when a Over," "Just a Dream of You Dear," Severino P. Severino, reporter for the vention keeps your house awake all and "Indiana." Cleveland News, H ••• I want to con night, we get a good many complaints, gratulate you on staging one of the but this is the first conventio"n I've finest shows I have ever witnessed in worked with that the guests enjoyed my life. Similar sentiment was ex being kept awake by the quartets' Public Relations pressed by others in the office. Nat singing...." Int'l Comm. Chairman Walter Jay Howard, our editor, told me he liked • • • Stephens recently came up with this the show a lot. The editorial he wrote And from a member who worked hard potent definition of "Public Rela was a good boost to the Society. I'm before, during and after the Conven tions:"" . "Good Conduct and getting Sure the prestige and dignity of" the tion, Sydney Hesse, Convention trea- credit for it.n Let's remember that! AUGUST, 1946 g", HARMONIZER 6 ------'-'---- Stub Sets All Kinds of Records at Cleveland Question-Which was the most en out.goin'g Officers, Board and Inter· order. Two presses plus 6 people did joyable? The exciting prelims, held national Committee members retiring it. largely before our own people. or the to well-earned rest. Several have • • • big show (by far the largest in served through the Society's most This department has searched the Society's history) in Public Audi crucial. period. country from coast to coast and the torium, or the Saturday afternoon Gulf to Canada, and has not yet found • • • such bland, beneficent HBless·you· Parade of Champions, or the informal a Comment from dozens of non-mem my-children" expression as Ted Rau's lobby-room quarteting, or which? bers in audience at Public Hall-98o/r when emitting those ethereal high Maybe Phil Embury, out-going presi "high praise." Two most frequent notes. dent, shed some light in grouping all criticisms heard, "Wish we could have • • • these under "Event." Says Phil, "This been closer to see the quartets better," The Garden Staters learned the penal event broke all records for skillful and "Why don't more quartets wear ties of championship before the sun quartet singing, exciting contests, and period costumes 1" rose on the 15th. In the interim they all around successful handling. But • • had been photographed by numerous above all the very spirit of harmony • papers and news services, and worked reigned throughout . . . good will, Regret frequently stated by members for two hours under blazing hot lights tolerance and good sportsmanship." throughout three-day session that no while Pathe News ground out the pic Canadhlll four made the semi·finals. tun~s for your local theatre. (Inci Added Founder O. C. Cash "The con Everybody hopes '47 session at Mil· dentally they were required to sing a vention was a complete success, the waukee will be truly "international." public domain number). This, plus weather nice and everything lovely; "God Save The ]Gng" played by or- singing countless times for lobby and e x c e p t the absence of a the r informal groups. Frank Rice," to which Then on Saturday, broad· eve r yon e who knows casting over Col u m b i a Frank agrees. Network, WGAR, and on • • • Sunday night on "We The Joe Stern, International People" ... and all of this Treasurer, got his biggest graciously. They look like thrill, as did many others, r grand champs in every from wrhe sight of 8,000 way. people in the Auditorium • • • and that long row of 14 Front page picture of judges and timekeepers, them with s tor y about these, of course, as scen contest, Cleveland Plain ery for the main actors, Dealer, Saturday, June 15, the 15 finalists." enlivened by com men t • • • from O. C. Cash about the To old timers, the thrill of shortage of good bari chapter attendance from tones. uIn fact," cracked such cities as York, Pa., the founder, Hthere are 34 members to Cleveland. only two others in the And 25 from Louisville, country besides m y s elf headed by Pres. Fritz Dry that can sing Bari right." brough. A few years ago • • • they would have consti Ladies at Directors' wives' tuted a convention in Tea on Thursday appreci themselves. ated Mixed Up Four from • • • St. Louis, as did everyone Number 1 barbershop fan MISFITS IN TELEVISION BROADCAST else who he a r d their unique harmony. presents his credentials The Misfits as they appeared in a Television broadcast. over J. C. Hare, San Francisco Station WBKB Chicago on Tuesday night. April 23rd. An effective • • • -was in New York before barbershop setting was arranged with Bob Wright, news commenta In add i t i 0 It to splendid preliminary con t est tor originally in the barber's chair, gosaiping with the barber, Fol lowing a bit of news information, in strolled the Misfits, and with sin gin g by out-going stayed to attend prelims Cy Perkins replacin~ Bob in the chair as seen above, the boys gave champs, The Misfits, Cy at Paterson, N. J.-went out with Sweet Adeline and other numbers to wind up the broadcut, Perkins' silent Waltz Clog to Chicago - stayed an about WGAR studio while extra day for a Chicago meeting chestra at Finals brought tears to waiting to come up, delighted visual bitten again violently by barbershop the eyes of certain Canadian visitors audience at Columbia Broadcast. The bug-stayed in the East for Finals at and appreciative comment. Misfits are novrmembers of the group Cleveland and was last seen by this officially labelled "Past Champions," Department at midnight June 15 • • • but each member is still llchamp" in singing. Many had opportunity to meet War the minds of Society members. • • • ren Devine, Carroll Adams' new as~ Leo I ves and Huck Sinclair unable to sistant. All pleased with the meeting. • • • bring other half of former champ Those in the know doubly pleased. Least seen member was Harry Brown, Four Harmonizers from Chicago They know how frequently Carroll has Chairman of Society Movie Commit Darn it. returned from state or sectional tee. Harry worked and waited and • • • Society affairs in the wee small hours, waited and worked while others en. gone directly to the office and worked joyed themselves. At least his other Regrets also that full quartets of straight through the day. committee members didn't have to other past champions wasn't possible. • • • keep their eyes glued to camera McCaslin and Hall represented Bar DID YOU KNOW lhat Jim Knipe's sights. Committee promises best flies. Massengale and Enmeier batted printing company received names of movie yet sometime this fall. for Chord Busters. 15 finalists at 4 :50 P. 1\1. when an· • • • • • nounced and delivered programs to • Pleasant breezes of CleveJand aug auditorium IN TWO COLORS two Flowers to retiring co·chairman In mented by gusty sigh of relief from hours later, with finalists in proper ternational Vice-President Jim Knipe AUGUST, 1946 HARMONIZER 7 .9iIe::.::..:~~::.:::::_------and Maynard L. Graft, retiring Cleve ter flew in for the evening. Sec. Sam RECORDINGS OF 1946 CONTEST land President, but still member of Martinez of Tulsa seemed to be every WINNERS NOW AVAILABLE International Board. They say "De where at once. Shepherded by former Director Rudy Heinen, Pres. Clare The much discussed sets of records of posit the posies where really earned. the 1946 Medallion Winners are now To Hy Green, President Lakewood Wilson and Sec. Frank Arndt of Omaha did plenty ·of electioneering available to members. These record Chapter, Ed Kehres, Arnold Eppink, ings were made on the day following Ed Koerner, Jack Wells, etc., of Lake for the '47 convention. But the Corn Husker State lost. the Finals at Cleveland. The records wood and to George Cripps, Syd are in sets of three with the Interna Hesse, Walt Karl, Ross Selfridge, etc. • • • tional Champions, The Garden State of Cleveland. Past President Hal Staab commenting Quartet, singing HWhere the Dreamy • • • on friendly spirit so manifest among Wabash Flows" and "Way Down in Jane Embury reports 'phone call in all quartets back stage at the contest Georgia"; The Chordoliers, "Dear Old her room delayed by request of hotel and in extra-curricular singing adds: Girl"; Doctors of Harmony, uSome operator "Won't you wait 'till this "I'm most hopeful that before long Day"; The Kansas City Serenaders, quartet in lobby finishes. I want to we can hold conventions at some re "Garland of Old Fashioned Roses" and hear 'em." And also: Two Carter tele sort where we can have the hotel all the Hi-Los, "My Dreams Are Getting phone operators begging "Leave both to ourselves and not be fettered by Better All The Time." our phones down so we can hear" handicaps prevalent at any large city while Cleveland's Debonaires serenad conventions." Many other individuals The records are made of the best ed Red Masters in his room. Joe Stern ready to pray for success of Hal's quality vynalite, standard 10", grooved so enthusiastic about this girls' quar hope. He adds "the spirit of 8,000 for automatic play on any home ma tet that he dragged 'em down to sing people listening in rapt attention and chine. on lobby stairs. the spirit of intense anticipation pre They are available at $6.00 per set, • • • vailing in the immense audience await ulmpromptu" quartet of Cash, Em ing the judges' decision will live long through the International Office. Make bury, Staab and Graft broken up in the memories of every person checks payable to the Neff Recording when Embury realized they'd maneu present." Company but mail them to the Inter vered him into a spot in front of his • • • national Office at 18270 Grand River own portrait, painted by talented His Founder John J. Wicker, Jr. and Avenue, Detroit 23, Michigan. Ship torian Sturges. Treasurer Leonard K. Baber of Rich ping charges are included and safe de • • • mond (Virginia) Chapter arrived un~ livery is guaranteed, Immediate de Those stairs in a state of permanent expectedly for the convention with an livery can be made. congestion, blocked solid, ['rexample, invitation for the 1948 affair to be when the Harmony Halls sang im held in their home city. mediately after the Parade of Champs. FLYING L. QUARTET IN MOVIES • • • • • • Harry Hall, of the Flying L Ranch Fall guy of the meet, during last Dr. Sigmund Spaeth of New York did Quartet, writes that they just re week, was Edw. B. Kehres, Lakewood a wonderful M.C. job at the Finals, turned from HollY\.... ood where they Chapter, who in a moment of kindly lieeping the affair moving smoothly appeared with Roy Rogers in the cooperation offered to take all calls with his excellent presence. Sig planed forthcoming picture "Home in Okla about tickets at his office. Ed's glass in a few hours before the main event homa." Reports that the studio pea· business will recover; but will he and and departed the same way a few, pIe went wild about their Barbershop his associates? hours after. • • • • • • quartet singing. Comment on judging. Several have The Floradora Girls were in from told this department that they picked Tulsa and added plenty of delightful "Fibber and Molly" Script the first five-none in the exact order harmony to the activities at the of the judges-but all willing to ac Carter, as also the very talented Writer Hails Members cept judges' verdict because each McPhee Family from Joliet, Illinois. judge wus specializing. The McPhees spellbound the listeners • • • in the hotel lobby and were one of the Minutes after his election, incoming hits of the Saturday afternoon festivi· President Frank Thorne was hard at ties in the Rainbow Room. work on Society business. Doubt that anyone in Society would drive himself • • • as hard as Frank will for good of Says Rudy Heinen of Halbur, Iowa: organization. He, has seen Society ''The Board knew that if we go to develop from small potatoes to inter Tampa, we'll get orange juice, if to L., our el,"n ,.eal'. of b",,'JouHn!; national giant; knows policies, many Omaha, it'll be beef extract; so they t~•• ·n~l>.r "cw'M .,,<1 II.olly" prOl';r-r, VI h&v~ of which he helped fonnulate; who's ibM an,. n",,-.be .. or ",pettal lull'•••" eh..... decided on Milwaukee. Ilu! ,,"Ve'" hl.t '. ~cei... d .ueh • >lIontanQo,," who in Society; and as a successful and Ipp""d,U... ","~n.., fro.. the I",bjech business administrator, knows how to • • • the""ot, .. fro", ttl. S.P.i.D.S.Q.S •.l.. operate. 1'10 nO Clth:>rlt1 on ~ho>dort.... In!c Don't let this go to your heads, you I hn'•• th"o..,. that t~. poOI.,t10n .. r.
AUGUST, 194~ ~ PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
brass gaboons in which, at times, the gagement, singing all of the chorus uninformed public places it. Let's numbers. Another Chicago chorus keep it up. quartet did a fine job in the state In spite of the unfortunate demand, contest. we should also avoid the use of ques Recently I was head judge of a con tionably phrased lyrics and stories. test, the requirements of which were There are so many fine and beautiful that members of the quartet must also things that we can preserve and en be members of the Corn Belt Chorus com·age. Let's keep our shows clean and never have won a medal in any and jealously guard our reputation in quartet contest. Even to the amaze Took mv own medicine at Cleveland that regard. ment of John Hanson, 25 quartets en contests; so kept no score. Instinc I am greatly honored to be your tered the competition a month in ad tively eliminated five in the finals. president. I will succeed only with vance and 21 actually appeared. The probably seven. Scores must have your sympathetic support. caliber of the singing was remark been close as any of the remaining • • • ably good, considering that practically eight could have finished in any or Strange as it may seem, there have all of the quartets were only a couple der, with not even a mental twinge been complaints from a few members of months in existence. Most of them from me. The secretary of the judges that our chapter choruses are not in had, in fact, learned numbers other is the only one who can guess, as the keeping with our Society for the rea than the chorus sings. The winners specialty judges can have no idea son that they do not produce quartets. were: where anyone stands. Our Chicago Chapter has two very 1. Rock Islanders, Rock Island • • • good quartets composed of chorus 2. Harvesters, Monmouth Chairman Walter Stephens (Fox River members. One of them was put to 3. Commodores, Decatur Valley Chapter, Geneva. Illinois) says, gether one afternoon when the Red 4. Hi Life Quartet, Galesburg upublic Relations is good conduct and Cross was desperate, as was the chap 5. Four Alley Cats, Mattoon getting credit for it." We will help ter special events committee because The usual fine sportsmanship that him. One way is to be particularly of conflicting engagements of all of marks our quartets was very notice careful to avoid bars, liquor bottles our name quartets. able and the ·winners were roundly ap and glasses as a background for pub The Big Town Four was then im plauded by the losers, as well as by licity photos. OUT Society is far above mediately formed by chorus members the large audience which attended. the atmosphere of sawdust floors and and filled the Red Cross hospital en F. H. T.
Resolutions Adopted by In!,l Board Five resolutions were adopted and to Arnold Eppink, Ed Kehres. Hy Green. this Board of Directors does herewith ex Bill Pfeil and Jack Wells of the Lakewood press its deep regret at the retirement from made a part of the permanent min Chapter; and to the many others whose the Board of Its esteemed co-worker, Hal utes of the International Board Meet personal efforts contributed to the success Staab, and desires to convey to him its ing at Cleveland. They were prepared of this meC!t1ng and the furtherance of the most sincere thanks, and appreciation of objects of this Society and BE IT his untiring labors in behali of the Society. by the International Committee on FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolutions, consisting of: W. W. resolution be. by the secretary, sent to the Resolution No.4-WHEREAS the Society for Holcomb, chairman; R. Harry Brown, OfflCel'fi of the Cleveland and Lakewood the Preservation and Encouragement of Ch:lpters. BariJershop Quartet Singing in America, John Buitendorp, Charles Merrill and Incorporated, has been most fortunate In Virgil Pilliod. Resolution No.2-WHEREAS the Chapters its selection of the high type of leadership In Paterson, New Jersey; the Detroit area. it has been the Society's good fortune to Gary, Indiana; and the St. Louis area have possess during the difficult years of growth Resolutlon No. I-Whereas the 1946 Annual assisted the Society and its International and expansion, and Meeting of the Board Directors of this ot Board of Directors most materially through Society has completed its assigned tasks conducting the Regional Preliminary con· WHEREAS the two terms of the outgoing and with the knowledge that the coopera incumbent of the Presidency have been tion of many groups and individuals was tests in their respective geographical loca tions, and marked hy his capacity to absorb an n~cessary to succe:osfully plan for and carry infinite amount of work, his skill in mak through the many detaUs of the AnnuaJ WHEREAS Maurice Reagan, Frank Thorne, ing wise decisions, his ability to cooperate Convention and to whom proper recogni Joseph Stern and Ray Han have so gen harmoniously with his fellow Board Mem tion should be i'lven and thanks expressed erously and efficiently served as Prelim bers, thus achieving to a great degree the NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED inary contest Judges despite the personal high moral plane and financial soundness THAT the members of the Board and the sacrifices involved, the Societ)' now enjoys, therefore Offlce~'s of the Society acknowledge, with BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Board does BE IT RESOLVED THAT for his genuine deep appreciation, their thanks and grati herewith record its debt of gratitude to the tude--To the Host Chapters. Cleveland and interest in the welfare of this Society, his aforesaid Chapters and to the Panel of earnest application to the many and valied Lakewood, their officers. members and Judges. and express its sincere thanks for duties which devolved upon him, ant:! his committees lor the time and effort so free capable service so generously bestowed. fidelity to exacting position of leadership. ly given and the consideration shown the an International Board; Resolution No.3-WHEREAS this Interna· this Board of Directors does herewith ex tional Board of Directors shall lose, by press to Its retiring chief executive. Phil To the Manngement of the Hotel Carter for statutory limitation, one of its most ardent Embury, Us deep thanks and abiding ap its 1riendly cooperation and genial hospital spokesmen and a most capable leader. one preciation of his splendid accomplishments ity; Who has seen his vision of the growth 01 for the benefit of the Society as a whole To the following quartets for their delight our Society approach its fulfillment and during his period of office, an administra ful and entertaining contrIbutions to the one who. through his forceful pel'sonality tion which will leave a lasting Imprint on mC!eting-Lamplighters. Ramblers. Song and keen abUlty, has accomplished so the history of the Society. fellows. Hi-Los, Chordoliers, Elastic Four, much to advance the objects of this Society. Resolution No. 5--BE IT RESOLVED: by the Harmony Halls, Misfits, Garden State Quar BE IT RESOLVED THAT for his many International Board of Directors that to tet, and one-half of the Foul' Harmonizers; services to the Society as member and the "MISFITS,., our current champions, we Individually to our Fellow Board Members. chairman of varioU!: committees: as Presi~ express our appreciation for the splendid Maynard Graft and Jim Knipe. and to dent: and Immediate Past President for the manner in which they have. with great Doctor CalHnan. George Cripps. Syd Hesse. past two years. all of said services having credit to the Society. conducted them Walter Karl, Deac Martin and Ross Self been performed with universal satisfaction selves and borne the responsibilities of ridge, all of the Cleveland Chapter. and and to the great betterment of the Society, their incumbency, AUGUST,1946 g/,~ HARMONIZER 9
New Members of the International Board
Maurice E. Rugan-Pitts Luman Bliss - Midland, Sandford Brown - New King Cole - Manitowoc, burg, Vice-Pres. Authority Michigan-Member of Mid York City-Charter Member Wis. - Founder and First on barbtrsh.op harmony. Has land C hap t e r Executive and original Vice-President President of Manitowoc and served as chairman of the Committee for four yean; of Manhattan Chapter, con firmed and hard-working Sheboygan, W i s con sin Society'l; panel of judges. Vice-President, 19 44- 4.5, chapters. SlilI president of On two previous occasions barbershop quartet addict. also served as a V·P of the President. I 9 4 S - 4 6. Dow Vice-President. B a k eli t e b 0 I h. Vice-President of Society. Westinrhousc Elec Chemical Company. Corp. Kingsbury Breweries Com tric Corporation. pany.
W. Lester Davis - Lon Ernie Dick (E. H.) W, P. "Tiny" Perris Ted Haberkorn, Sr.-Fort don, Ont.-Charter Member Oklahoma City - One year York, Pa. - Founder and Wayne. Ind.-Charter Mem and Firat Secretary, Lon as Chapter Secretary, Chair First President of York. ber, Vice-President and Ex· dOD, Ontario Chapter, re man of Entertainment Com Pa. Chapter. Member of ecutive Committeeman of cently elected President of :nittee of the chapter's pa Chapter Executive Board Fort Wayne, Indiana Chap s. m e. Helped organize rade lut February. Presi for current year. Treasurer ter, 1944-45. Parade Com chapters in Hamilton, To dent of General Construc of Mid-Atlantic Slates Dis mittee Chairman, December. ronto, Orillia, Sarnia and tion Corperatiol1. triCt Association of Chap 1944. President, 1945-46. Chatham. Treasurer of John ters. President of Ferris Vice-President of The Med Labatt, Ltd. Factories. Inc. ical Protective Company.
Arthur A. Merrill-Sche· William L. (Bill) Otto Roy S. Harvey-Muske_ Joseph J. Murrin-Chi nectady, N. Y. _ Founder cago, ILlinois - Known to Pontiac, Michigan-Charter gon, Michigan-Served last and First President Sche nearly everybody as a Char member and former Secre two years as Chapter Secre nectady Chapter; Secretary, ter member of the Chicago tary, recently elected Chap 1945-46. Also Secretary of Chapter and tenor of the ter President. Editor of tary. Elected Chapter Vice Misfits, 1945 International Chapter Bulletin for put the Northeast Association President, 1946-41. General Champions, since its organ twO years. Secretary-Trea of Chapters. Commercial ization several years ago. surer Division No. 1 Michi· Purchasing Agent of the Engineer, General Electric Lieutenant on the Chicago gan Association of Chapters. Scaled Power Corp. Company. Police Force. Sears Roebuck Company. by Sigmund Spaeth
courtesy of Elliott Shapiro, a great ness. broad stories, aching harmony, collector of musical Americana: current events, gossip and revelation, as beards began to come off and man CLEMENTINE emerged in his true value as a shave a-day or every-ather-day asset." In the centre of a golden valley Naturally there is a barbershop quar Dwelt a maiden all divine, tet: "In the background Alex Coble, A pretty creature, a miner's daughter, champion eyesore of the county but HIS department has been receiv And her name was Clementine. with a tenor as sweet as taffy, began T ing inquiries about that classic of Her noble father was the foreman to hum 'The Drunkard's Daughter,' close harmony, Play that Barber Shop Of a very valued mine, and Frank Smith's bass rumbled in Chord. The song has quite a history And ev'ry miner and ranchman deeply, and Lloyd got lured in and and is still definitely protected by Was a brother to Clementine. Ben joined them and a quartet copyright, with the Alfred Music obliterated politics and dreamy joyful Company and Shapiro, Bernstein shar Chorus sadness filled Ben's shop,-this haven, ing the l'ights. Oh, my darling, oh, my darling, this oasis, this fane of completely re Oh, my darlmg Clementine, laxed happy males. This is what we Originally this famous number was You are lost to me forever, needed." credited to William Tracy and Lewis Dreadful sorry, Clementine. HThe official quartet settled down to F. Muir, but later Ballard Macdonald Abraham Sprague, tenor, Lloyd Slo claimed to be its real creator. At one The foreman miner, an old forty-niner, cum-when present-lead, Ben and time a suit was brought against J. In dreams and thoughts sublime, Frank Smith. Ben was not bad, A. Fred Helf, the publisher, by Joseph Lived in comfort with his daughter, Sprague was a real good tenor, Lloyd W. Stern (not to be confused with our His pretty child Clementine. was exceptional, but Frank Smith's Kansas City TreasurerL but Stern's When far away, he would often pray bass was notable. They were the best That in his sunny clime partner and successor, E. B. Marks, No harm might overtake her, quartet to Vincennes, and at a smoker eventually relinquished his claim. His favorite nugget, Clementine. in Danville sang before the greatest It is not likely that the vocal glori Rep\lblican of them all, Uncle Joe fication of Mr. Jefferson Lord and his When the day was done and the Cannon, Speaker of the House of technical command of Hthat barber setting sun Representatives of the Congress of shop chord" will be reprinted or pro Its rays they ceased to shine, the United States of America. They moted in the near future, but there Homeward came the brawney miner broke out Ben's song for him, the only is nothing against its performance To caress his Clementine. song Ben ever made, and really let None was nearer, none was dearer, go with it ... Uncle Joe laughed his by male quartets, choruses or even Since the days of '49, soloists. In fact this columnist has a cigar to pieces, they sang it again When in youth he had another, and he and everybody joined in, and fairly elaborate arrangement of Play Who was then his Clementine. that Bcurber Shop Chord which might who knows, maybe it was heard in the cloakrooms of Congress and other be worth the attention of any four She led her ducks down to the river, some above the average. The Elastic The weather it was fine, dubious places?" Four are looking it over at the Stubbed her toe against a sliver, moment. Fell into the rageing brine. HILE we are in a quoting humor, He heard her caUing, caUing 'father' W here is a bit of history from a Incidentally, the song is by no means Her voice was like a chime, , typical barbershop harmony, as we letter recently written to your cor But alas he was no swimmer, respondent by that great baritone, know it today. It actually has an in So he lost his Clementine. strumental rather than a vocal charac Reinald Werrenrath, whose memory ter, and its hero was distinctly de goes back a long way for such a scribed as a pianist, not a singer. But BOOK to be recommended to of young-looking man. He says "My first there are some fine swipes and pro Aficionados of barbershop harmony association with Barbershop Singing gressions here and there, and a good (that means connoisseurs, enthusiasts, began at Camp Dudley on Lake interpretation should be most effec fans, son) is I HEARD THEM SING, Champlain the summer of 1899. There ti,:"e, es~ec!ally. in a contest. Rhyth by Ferdinand Reyher, published by were originally four Negro cooks, who mlc~lly It IS qUite an exciting piece of Little, Brown & Co. It is a complete sang as a quartet; the baritone be mUSIC. and detailed description, in novel coming ill and having to return home form, of a real old-fashioned barber for overhauling, I was initiated into EIEMBER that old-timer about shop and a life history of the man the mysteries of the swipe and slide R Clementine, whose shoes were who Tan it. technique, and sang with the three number nine, and who was drowned cooks almost every evening for two \vhile tending her ducklings by the One or two quotations will give you months. A group at Boys' High in riverside? It is a good gang song an idea of the author's style (by per Brooklyn benefited by my training, mission of the publishers). Here are thDugh without much harmony, and also a gang at New York University. its composition is generally credited two typical sentences: "Paging all good ballad makers and roundelay I am, therefore, probably one of the to a certain Percy Montross, which veterans at the game, and heartily in may have been a pen-name. stitchers, trobadours and minstrels, to sing the Barbershop in its heyday! favor of men getting together who There is a curious version of the story, Now was its day of living folk-lore really can sing by ear." dated 1885, and credited to Barker complete with lyrics, tunes, libretto, Werrenrath is a splendid example of Bradford (also a pseudonym?). The funny jokes, friendships, deals, mel the highly trained soloist who can still words are supplied here through the lowness, satire, brassiness, shrewd (Continued on Page 19) AUGUST,19-46 IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO THE FOURTEEN FINALISTS WHO PULLED THEIR PUNCHES SO THAT WE COULD BECOME THE 1946 CHAMPIONS
Jack Briody Bob Freeland Joe Marrese Ted Rau GARDEN STATE QUARTET This space provided by GARDEN STATE GLEE CLUB (Jersey City) CHAPTER-NEW JERSEY NUMBER ONE ...... FOUNDER'S COLUMN
by O. C. Casb
written by Brother V. E. Kinsey, of and gals. I went home in the throes Royal Oak, Michigan, who got barber of a very severe and critical prog shop religion, it appears, rather by nosis. The mystical repetition of accident. Let me quote ~e brothe:, the program of that evening is still as he Htestifies" as to hiS lIexperl· with me. Most of it is very lovely ence" very interestingly: as the flowers in May, though the While at Cleveland some brother, or basses and the leads making up some brother's barbershop widow, told "Kind Sir: quartets bother me at times, also me of a brother, who, before he be uSince I haven't time to go to New when I hear a deep bass voice say, came a brother, was in Chicago on York and counsel with Mr. Anthony, 'whom we all know and love.' business and came into the Morrison and trusting that the difficulty "Perhaps you have sufficient detail Hotel late one night, tired as a dog, whiclt confronts me is one you have to give me a diagnosis. Or should jerked off his britches, took a short already hurdled, will you he so kind I consult a psychiatrist? Do you shower, raised the window and hit the as to permit me to explain my prob think I will be able to throw this hay. He had just sunk down in the lem to you? elephant by its tail? Do all barher good old soft feather bed, anticipat "As far as I can discern my back shoppers go through a similar ing a fine night's sleep, when he was ground is fairly normal. My paren~s diaper stage? brought up '\Vith a start by the sweet and home were average, when still "I am trying desperately to retain strains of a barbershop quartet. He in my tender years I was told about my dignity. It looks like hell for me called the Assistant Manager of the the birds and the bees. Eventually to be going down the street in the Hotel and asked that two bell boys be I married the most wonderful girl funeral coach singing 'He's a Jolly sent to his room immediately. 'lit's in the world and have always tried Good Fellow.' (The brother is pro an emergency," he told the A. M. The to do my job as best I know how. I prietor of a funeral home.-Ed). bell hops arrived pronto, out of even have successfully avoided run What will act as a good antidote? breath, and our tired business man ins with the laws and courts of our instructed them as follows: UHear fair land. Four Times Second Place Winners "-.-- ., JIM HURLEY BEN FRANKLIN BERT PHELPS DON STONE KANSAS CITY SERENADERS Sponsored by the Printograph CO. R. B. KIDWELL, Pres., Membe, Kansas City Chapte, , . ~ THE WAY I SEE IT by Deac Marlin "1 dIsagree with what you saY. but I shalt defend to the death your right to say it." Attributed to Voltaire. 1494-1778 What is it that makes a baritone, Spaeth had a story in that same issue. singing darned good .tenor te~porari There was a shortage of tenors. There ly insist that he WIll now smg low was a camaraderie among barbershop ba'ss, and take this fast tempo, see?" pers even though not enlisted under And so the story went, on and on, the Society's emblem. There was that Having been born lazy, and suffered laying bare the idiosyncras-ies of desire to Uget the harmony ... words a relapse, the way I see it I'm going what I then called the Guild, though are less important" which later be to do my hot weather column largely none existed actually. came part of the Society's official by quoting from a story I did for I've exhumed the foregoing from the definition of barbershop hannony (un· ESQUIRE 'way hack in '35. Bob Dun dear dead past for one real reason. til we get a better one) on which can, who borrowed it six years ago What I was thinking then, Barbershop Frank Thorne, Maurice Reagan and I ·just returned my only copy. Mentioned worked all one winter. as a compliment, since he's more Quarteting Unlimited, had been in the prompt than most. It started this minds of thousands of others around At the risk of being accused of hog way: (Remember this was 1935). the country even before 1935. But ging space, I shall add another quota none of us did anything about it. tion from ESQUIRE. The story '·Six seconds after somebody whammed Three years later, Owen Cash popped closed with a "Glossary of Technical the opening bars of Sweet Adeline on with the Big Idea. Its development Terms for Barbershoppers." Excerpts a venerable ship's piano, the best has brought comfort, satisfaction, read: "Air-The line of least re barbershop quartet with which I've fullness of life to thousands of us who sistance; Chord-That which is con~ ever had the honor to associate ma were just yearning up to the time the ceived in the mind, in contrast with terialized from the open sea. Six bari Society was started. what actually exists; Encore-Self tones constituted the quartet. Incidentally, the brief quotations show praise •.. egotism to the nth degree; lIThat fact was mentioned once in a that life in some respects was not so Tenor-A baritone who can take it." book on locker room singing. And different in pre-Society days. Sig That's the way I saw it, then. ever since, cultured strangers have dropped in, usually with slide rules or Latin grammars to prove that I'm neither a mathematician nor a mu sician. That needs no demonstration. I've never pretended to be anything more than an incurable harmony ad dict with a mania for knocking on doors of total strangers when strains of the Last Roundup seep into apart ment house or hotel corridors. "Having knocked, I button on my best smile. 'Good evening, brother. Par don the intrusion, but unbiased in vestigation proves that you need a baritone.' The reply has never varied in thousands of tests. 'My God! Do we know it! Can you sing it?' To which I reply 'I invented it.' "This reply hints delicately at the in nate conservatism of members in our Barber Shoppers Guild. (See O. C. Cash statement in "Stub Pencil" this issue). What if every third word is missing? Each singer knows a bet ter one that will fit rhyme and rhythm. Results may lack uniformi ty, but the average catch-as-can quar tet consisting of a decisive indi vidual who thinks he can sing tenor, assisted by several shaky leads, doesn't worry about details of words. It's the major harmony swipes that count .•. Adeline harmonists need neither approbation nor listeners. Deaf mutes make the perfect audi ence for all concerned. "This self-reliant attitude is but one quirk that sets us apart. Why is it that we will tunnel under walls to Pathe News Pictures Champs get together? Why do we immediate· L. to R.-Spaefh, Embury, Thorne, Cash, Mary Dublin (Cleveland Sesquicentennial Iy embrace the shoulders of men to Queen) and the Garden State- Quartet. But where was Bari Jack Briody? Look whom we've never been introduced? closely for his feet behind the Queen's. For further details see story on Page 16. AUGUST,19<46 < ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER Illinois Chaptor Numbor 7 - Rock Island is proud and happy to congratu late L to R.-Waltor E. Chambors, Bass; Louis P. J. Coopmans, Load; Harold J. Gray, Tonor; John A. Gustafson, Baritono International Medalists, Cleveland, 1946 16 .0/66 HARMONIZER WHERE THERE'S MUSIC Garden Staters Pay the Price of Fame THERE'S HOPE The Garden Staters know now what Onlookers, watching the camera grind, (AND THE K. C. SERENADERSj the movie stars have to endure. Com decided that Tony was taking a three ing from Public Auditorium after reeler. But, when the film editors in winning the International Champion New York had their say, the film runs ship medals, they really went to work. about two and a half minutes. Sound Herded into the English Room at Hotel Carter, they worked for two might be better; but, 'twas taken in a solid hours beneath blazing hot lights hotel room with no acoustical treat (air conditioning was off in that room ment. Comment from most members that night) graciously doing what~ who have seen it, coast to coast, ever Pathe camera man Tony Caputo flSwell!". told them to do. The Ustill" on Page 14 was shown First, they couldn't sing a champion in lobbies of most theatres showing ship number because they were re stricted to public domain numbers for the newspix. Blown up from 32 mm this type of news distribution. So, to full size, then reduced for the HAR good old HRoses of Morn" was re MONIZER, it loses something. What? Taken at the Bob Hope broadcast peated, close up, medium, distance Why Jack Briody, of course. The from Kansaa City on July 4th. L. to shots until it's doubtful they'll ever Sesquicentennial queen had just kissed R. - Jimmie Hurley, tenor; Bert Phelps. bass; Hope; Bob Kidwell want to sing it again. Joe Marrese. (Sponsor of the Serenaders) j Ben Franklin, lead; Don Stone, bass. CLASS FOR SONG LEADERS that more of the same a're wanted. HARMONY INSPIRES DENTIST ATTRACTS and it is hoped we can prevail upon Capt. Campbell to inaugurate a regu Int'l. Pres. Frank Thorne tells a good More than 50 members of the Society lar series of such meetings. There one he heard while attending the attended Captain George \V. Camp is no doubt that the members who Northampton, Mass. Parade. IIIt was bell's class for song leaders at the attended will carry back to their chap so good," he said, Uthat one member Cleveland Convention. The meeting ters the full story of the ideas and identified as a dentist--one Dr. Glea came near overflowing the room as technique which Capt. Campbell of son-seemed to best express the senti signed to it, and the attendance was fered. ments of the audience when he said: a tribute to the popularity of "the llf I meet anyone who did not think greatest song leader of them all. he got his money's worth out of that The interest shown by so many mem The Chapter Reference Manual should show, I will kick his teeth out and bers in Capt. Campbell's class means be the Bible of all Chapter officers. put them back in again for nothing.' JJ ON WISCONSIN! Second Annual Wisconsin State Quartet Contest Madison, Wisconsin, October 26, 1946 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM ==== Headquarters: Hotel Loraine ==== For all information pertaining to the contest, contact: J. B. HERMSEN, 831 Williamson St., Madison, Wis. STATE OFFICERS: Jack Dollenmaier, Milwaukee. Pres. A. H. Falk. Appleton, Sec'y Ed. W. Warrington, Madison. V.-Pres. R. A. McPhail, Green Bay, Tress. Wisconsin's 22 (there'll be more by the time you read this) Lively Chapters Cordially Invite You Lots of Fun for Lots of People! Guest Quartets: MISFITS - ELASTIC FOUR - HI-LOS ON TO MILWAUKEE FOR 1947 INTERNAT'L CONTEST AUGUST 1946 by J. George O'Brien, 400 S. Franklin St., Saginaw, Mich. Thanks to th6. efforts of Chief JerrY "oldies" our red face is redder still Russell Cole, Bill McKenna anal when we realize that we didn't get a others, the YNEWDEU Dept. has wrinkle on the Joe Stern inquiry in wiped out a lot of unfinished business the last issue ... and we did so want in the last fortnight. For Don Gren to come through for Joe. Now listen fell we found "You're Like the Young you guys •.. somebody surely remem Apple Blossom," "I Called You My bers that number. Joe and your oIde Here's the biggest news since Lydia Sweetheart," ffTime After Time," Ed aren't the only barbershoppers Pinkham made her great discovery. uEileen Aroon," and "Who Will Be who recall it. The little girl Hwanted Ye olde "Remember" Editor has an With You When I Go Away." We lo some lovin' like her sister Kate" but assistant. BliYs, meet the new Com cated copies of HBy the Watermelon mammy thought that she was alto mander-in-Chlef of the "You Name Vine, IILindy Lou" and "Bedelia" for gether too young for that there sort of 'Em We'll Dig 'Em Up" Department. Rudy Heinen. "Dry Bones" for Guy stuff and things. We remember the His name is Jerry Vogel, he's Presi Stoppert. "In the Wildwood Where number back around 1907 (it's prob dent of the Jerry Vogel Music Co., the Blue Bells Grow" for Rhinehardt ably much older than that) and it Inc., 112 \Vest 44th Street, New York Schmidt. "Much Obliged to You" and started, ul'll be seven years old pretty City and he's definitely the answer to "Sympathy" for Rus Cole. "Sugar soon, An' my mammy don't like for me "where can I get a copy of .•• ? ? ?" Moon" (an old favorite of yours truly to spoon," etc., etc. Joe insists that for if it was ever printed Jerry can and I wonder wliy more quartets she was going to be fourteen instead and will dig it up. don't sing it) for Shelton Bunting of of seven but we still think seven is the Tigertown Four. And ... believe correct as we happened to know any Just for the record Jerry's business is it or not ..• a copy of "Kentucky number of experienced spooners who old song research and he's the guy Blues" for Ye Olde Editor hisself pus were on the shy side of fourteen even who digs 'em up for Bing Crosby, sonally. back in 1907. Now come on gang, Singing Sam and the other celebrities. dust off the cobwebs and let's see if You may have read about him in an We didn't find "patatoes in the oven" we can't run this one down. article that appeared in the Saturday as yet but we did find a fellow who Evening Post about a year ago. On sang it in a quartet when he was RU88ell Cole, one of our favorite cor~ no less an authority than Sig Spaeth fifteen years old, Fred Foster, the bass "cspondents, who has more good ideas who's a pretty darn good "digger up singer with tlJ.e present Michigan per square inch than anyone we know per" in his own right "... he is a Champs, the Acoustical Persecutin' suggests more II vaudeville" to dress real authority on old songs." He's a Four of Jackson. No wonder they're up some of our song arrangements. member of the Manhattan Chapter, champs, they must have started bar "F'rinstance," says Russell, "The old thinks the SPEBSQSA is a grand bershopping when they were still in park bench flirtation with one mem idea, and he's been so swell about their three-cornered pants. ber (the top tenor) playing the girl helping with our numerous perplexing with pink parasol, etc., etc., would be problems that we're making him Co Into each life 80me rain must fall. a swell way to dress up numbers like inchief of the YNEWDEU Depart \Vith all our good help and good luck 'While Strolling Through the Park' ment. Hail to the Chief! ! ! in digging up the aforementioned (em/if/MId #1f IUxt Pill') INFORMATION YOU WANT TITLE YEAR COMPOSER PUBLISHER Break the News to Mother 1897 Charles K. Harris Charles K. Harris Coax Me 1904 Sterling-Von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Eileen Aroon None Lady Caroline Kappel Jerome H. Remick Every Night There's a Light 1898 Paul Dresser Paull Pioneer Music Co. Good-bye Flo--From: "Little Johnny Jones" 1904 George M. Cohan Jerry Vogel Music Co. Bitchy Koo 1913 Gi Ibert-Abrahams La Salle Music Co. The Holy City 1892 F. E. Weatherly-Stephens Adams Boosey & Co. • In Dear Old Georgia 1905 Williams-Van Alstyne Jerame H. Remick & Co. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree 1905 Williams-Van Alstyne .Remick Music Corp. Kentucky Blues 1920 Clarence Gaskill M. Witmark & Sons Maggie Murphy's Home 1890 Edward Harrigan-Dave Braham Jerry Vogel Music Co. Mammy Jinny's Jubilee 1913 L. 'Volfe Gilbert-Lewis F. Muir La Salle Music Co. Mid the Green Fields of Virginia [898 Charles K. Harris Charles K. Harris Moon Winks 1904 George Stevens Will Rossiter Much Obliged To You NODe Benj. Hapgood Burt Remick Music Corp. My Little Persian Rose 1912 Edgar Allan \Voolf Remick Music Corp. Oh Promise Me 1889 Clement Scou-R. de Koven G. Schirmer The Picture That h Turned Toward the 'Vall 1891 Charles Graham M. Witmark & Sons Round Her Neck She 'Wore a Yeller Ribbon 1917 George A. Norton Jerry Vogel Music Co. Somewhere 1906 Charles K. Harris Charles K. Harris Sugar Moon-Underneath the Sugar Moon 1910 Stanley Murphy-Percy Wenrich Time After Time 1921 J. K. Brennen-Ernest R. Ball M. Witmark & Sons When I Was A Dreamer, And You Were My Dream 19[4 Lewis-Little-Van Alstyne Remick Music Corp. Who Will Be ""ith You When I Go Away 1913 William H. Farrell Jerry Vogel Music Co. Vou're Like the Young Apple Blossom Is To The Old Apple Tree 1911 George A. Liule~Earl K. Smith Jerry Vogel Music Co. .... UGUST,1946 • 18 !71u HARMONIZER MISFIT WATCHED DO YOU REMEMBER? At the July 12 meeting of the Chicago (Continued from Previous Page) Chapter, Pete Buckley, Art Bielan and Joe Murrin, of the 1945 champion or Billy Emerson's IJust As Happy As quartets and thinks there are several Misfits, presented Cy Perkins a beau A Big Sunflower.''' Y'got something verses. Anyone know anything about tiful Lord Elgin gold wrist watch in there, Rus, no doubt about it. Clayton's "Nightie 1" recognition of his hard work as the John M. Beaudin of Pontiac. Michigan A s we go to rrress comes a' swell letter quartet's business manager during its remembers the verse of a song that from our old friend Marvin Lee of big year. The presentation was made starts, "I was jealous and hurt when Chicago with a flock of "oldies" that by Art Bielan who outlined the activi your lips kissed a rose, and your eyes will make grand copy for the next ties of the Misfits. from my own seemed to stray" ... issue. Thanks, Marv, come and see He wants to know the name of the us more often. SPEB and KIWANIS song and we can't help him. Can you? Our list of old semus front now on BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN F01' the "Youngest Quartet" contest will be right up to date and the pub Dr. D. C. Nettleton of Charlevoix, lisher listed will be the present pub Mich. suggests their own "Minor lisher, not necessarily the original. Chords" with Ed Novateny, age 17, This is another service that has been lead; Bob Crain, 18, bad; Wm. Poole, made possible through the kindness 17, bass; and C. Riley. 28, tenor. Hey, of (we don't know how we got along Doc, how'd old man Riley get in without him) Jerry Vogel. there? If you want copies of any old songs Pat Voyce of Wilnuwding, Pa. is hav he can get them for you. If they're ing Ohio trouble. It seems about still in print they'll cost about fIfty thirty years ago he used to sing one cents per copy. If they are originals that goes, "Please take me back to or photostats they run around $2.00. dear old Ohio, back to the state where PUT THIS ADDRESS IN YOUR the buckeyes grow, I long to see my LITTLE BLACK BOOK . . . and mother dear, I left long years ago, so please take me back to dear old write Jerry direct when you want a Ohio." Can anyone tell us anything copy of an old song. JERRY VOGEL, The members of the Fallen Arches JERRY VOGEL MUSIC CO., INC., quartet of Jamestown, N. Y., were about this one? charter members of our chapter in that Clayton Carlson of Jamestown, N. Y., 112 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW city and are also prominent members is a.nxious to locate a number called YORK CITY, N. Y. Please send us of the local Kiwanis Club. "The Nightie On the Line." Says it's copies of your letters to Vogel or be L. to R.-D. Lawrence Carlson. bass; Charles Schofield, bari; Dr. good harmony, comical, and clean. sure to mention the SPEDSQSA so Herbert A. White, lead; Guy Saxton, He's heard it done by two different that we'll know ... who's asking. tenor. CHICAGO THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS PRESENTS ITS Third Annual PARADE OF CHAMPIONS Sunday Afternoon, October 20, 1946 AT Medinah Temple Auditorium An"A II Champion" Show With all the Champions Honorary Guests of the Chicago Chapter-3 of the Flat Foot Four and Mrs. Johnny Whelan You can make this ..fine show without losing a day from work. The early afternoon curtain Write to WAYNE FAULKNER for information permits most everyone to be home Monday and prices. His address is 223 West Jackson morning. Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. AUGUST. 1946 ,0/,,_ HARMONIZER 19 CHARTERED SINCE APRIL 24th. No. of Date Charter Sponsoring Chartered Location Members Chapter Name and Address of Chapter Secretary 4/29/46 Aurora, Ill. 29 Fox River Valley C. J. Nebergal, 1348 Galena. 5/17/46 Denver, Colorado 54 Kansas City John A. Otto, 909 Pearl Avenue. 5/17/46 Harrisburg, Pa. 61 York A. F. Moyer, Hotel Wayne, 25 S. Fourth Street. 5/20/46 Cairo, III. 15 Terryville Harold Hartley, 420 Union Street. 5/20/46 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 8 Grand Rapids A. R. Robertson, 805 S. E. 6th Street. 5/27/46 Charleston, III. 15 Mattoon & Brazil 'William A. Reat, 12 National Bank Building. 6/3/46 Blackwell, Okla. 43 Oklahoma City Ed Bagby, 206 S. Main Street. 6/3/46 Danville, III. 51 Peoria John D. Mitchell, 15 W. Madison. 6/5/46 Dallas, Texas 22 San Antonio N. O. Reed, c/o Dallas Power & Light Co. 6/11/46 Austin, Texas 36 Tulsa Chester E. Ollison, 707 E. 20th. 6/11/46 San Diego, Cal. 43 San Gabriel Justus R. Kent, c/o Activities Office, Army & Navy YMCA. 6/12/46 Wausau, Wis. 22 Appleton V. E. Gurholt, c/o Employers Mutual. 6/12/46 Walron, N. Y. 27 Binghamton Samuel H. Pond, 121 Delaware. 6/13/46 Sacramento, Cal. 29 Reno John Kimble, 523 Fairfield Road. 6/17/46 Port Angeles, Wash. 46 Reno & San Francisco H. B. Molchior, 126 W. 1st Street. 6/26/46 Pittsburgh, Kansas 27 Wichita W. Howard Millington, Box 226. 6/26/46 Algoma, Wis. 16 Manitowoc W. Scott Canney. 6/27/46 Hamilton, Onto 12 London, Onto Herb Hodgson, Apt. 2, 2 Connaught Avenue. 7/3/46 Shawano, Wis. 8 Appleton Harold Reichel, 414 W. Richmond Street. 7/3/46 South Town, 40 Chicago C. A. Ward. 7861A South Shore Dr. (49). Chicago, Ill. 7/5/46 Colorado Springs, Col. 12 Denver William C. Mason, 1715 N. Tejon. 7/9/46 Ludington, Mich. 35 Muskegon M. J. Anderson, 204 S. James Street. 7/15/46 Wellington, Kansas 17 Wichita Ernest G. Whoman, 117 E. Harvey. • 7/14/46 Portland, Oregon 35 Jackson, Mich. E. L. Casey, 6904 S. W. Canyon Crest. 7/14/46 Barrington, Ill. 10 Fox River Valley C. J. Easterberg, R. R. No.2. 7/14/46 St. Petersburg, Fla. 14 Tampa Burl McCarty, 2636 4th Avenue N, 7/23/46 St. Louis, Mich. 16 Saginaw R. T. Paulus, Breckenridge, Michigan. 7/23/46 Geneva, New York 11 Rochester Homer L. Scott, 38 Ver Planck Street. 7/23/46 Memphis, Tenn. 12 Tulsa John L. Fitzgerald, 742 West Drive. 7/24/46 Beardstown, In. 27 Peoria L. L. Simpson, 802 Washington Street. 7/25/46 Topeka, Kansas 76 Kansas City Dr. Luther A. Dodd, 927 Kansas Avenue. 7/29/46 Cambridge, Ill. 43 Rock Island Herbert Schamp. The Old Songsters ilrusic in the Air ... Somebody Else TEMPLE QUARTET (Continuedjrom page 10) 1S Taking my Place was suspiciously Colorado Springs Chapter get a kick out of a less formal type close to Harry von Tilzer's Please Go of vocalizing, He is as good at bar Way and Let Me Sleep. , . Aura Lee bershop harmony as he is on the con and Army Blue have the same tune cert stage, which he has ornamented .. , Benny Hav6.1tS is sung to the Irish for many years. Today he adds Wearing of the Greea . . . and the teaching and lecturing to his solo famous Marines' Hymn (LaGuardia's work, besides conducting several male favorite) has a melody lifted bodily choruses, such as that of the New from The Two Gendar-mes. a duet in York Athletic Club, the Mendelssohn Offenbach's light opera, Genevieve of Club of Albany and the National Brabant. Don't tell it to the Marines. Press Club Chorus in Washington. This foursome spark-plugged the: formation of our new Colorado Springs He is a charter member of the Man Chapter. hattan 'Chapter of SPEBSQSA. WAUWATOSA BUSY L. to R.-Walter Bybee. Bernard Vessey (Pres." George Miller (V. P.), Wauwatosa has scheduled a lake trip and Kenneth Brown. JUST a snatch of tune detecting for to Muskegon, August 24, with all Wis a close: The Hawaiian Aloha De consin chapters invited to participate. The Chapter Reference Manual is full of Chapter aids and represents the is a combination of an old song, The Ladies Night, May 17, brought out 170 greatest forward step taken by the Rock Beside the Sea, and the slowing members and guests and more such Chapter Methods Committee in the up of George Root's chorus, There's affairs are planned. past year. AUGUST, 1946 20 .9i!~ HARMONIZER London, Ontario Chapter Ladies' Night 13. "1 still hear you calling me back BARBERSHOP BAFFLERS (No. 10) to your arms once again." Compiled by Charles Melllll, (Reno (hapter) Illtern.lion.' Flnl Viet-President In the process of kicking the old songs 5. "When you smile at me so sweet- 14. "Stariight and dewdrops are around we seem to do a goodly bit ly my heart beats quite indis waiting for you." of flowery (or corny) talking to the ereetly." 15. "When all your dancing is through members of the fair sex. Here are 6. uYou1re the only g-g-g-girl that I'll build a cottage for you. You'll 20 typical statements made by us in I adore," learn to cook and to sew. What's more, you'll love it I Imow." our more sentimental, silly or reck- 7. 'jWhy for miles around they're less moments. To whom did we make waiting to start in celebrating 16. "Noone else, it seems, ever them? Name or characterize the gal when you say 'I do!" shares my dreams and without you, dear, I don't know what I'd as she was named or characterized in 8. "Like to feel your cheek so rosy. do." the song. Like to make you comfy, cozy." 17. "After all is said and done there 1. "If I could just hold your charms 9. "Can you hear the song that tells is really only one." again in my arms, then life would you all my heart's true love 7" 18. "I'm half crazy just for the love • be complete." 10. "All your fears are foolish fancies of you." maybe. You know, dear, that I'm 2. "Everybody loves a baby, that's in love with you." why I'm in love with you." 19. "Your hair is red, your eyes are 11. "Yours truly is true, dear. When blue; I'd swap my horse and dog 3. "I can forget you never; from you accuse me of flirting, I for you." you I ne'er can sever." wouldn't; I COUldn't, I love you 20. "Lay this pistol down, babe! Lay 4. "If you ever leave me how my so." this pistol down!" heart would ache. I'd love to hold 12. "Lordy, how I mjss yo', gal 0' you but I fear you'd break." mine." (See Answers on Page 391 AUGUST,1946 .0/;[" HARMONIZER 21 QUOTABLE QUOTES from the Nation's Press Each In the Subway Improvisation and Culled from the June, 1946 issue of From a Washington, D. C., Times the READER'S DIGEST: Herald article written by Glenn Dil "Near midnight last winter, I was lard Gunn comes a thought on im Every member walking through one of the cavernous provising: deserted passageways of the BMT "The value of the Barbershop Quar of the subway in New York when suddenly tets and of the pure jazz exponents sweet music struck my ear-the per lies in the natural desire of each man fect blending of male voices in close to make music for himself, as opposed harmony. Turning a corner, I came to the present habit of having it made upon a quartet, well bundled against for him by the record. As a revolt MILWAUKEE the chill, blissfully attacking 'Down against the numbing reaction upon in by the Old Mill Stream.' dividual expression exercised by the machine it cannot be too highly com CHAPTER "Barbershop singing is a fraternity (WISCONSIN NO.5) demanding no password but a clear mended. Beyond its stimulus to per voice; no qualifications other than sonal musical effort its service to the solid knowledge of part singing and art and its development is not im of about 30 old songs. Being an ad mediately evident. is mighty proud dict, I joined in, while the fifth man, "For it must be remembered that withdrawn a few paces, cocked his spontaneous musical creation such as head and listened critically to the is supposed to be accomplished by any of their 'blend.' At 12:30, we stopped and I form of improvisation is only a delu said, 'Hope I can get together with sion. The improviser does not create. you fellows again. It did my heart He remembers. Whether he is a good to sing with you,' learned organist who fashions a fugue seemingly on the spur of the moment "The 'lead' pulled out his notebook. or an amazing genius such as Alec 'Give me your name and address and Templeton who moves the multitude I'JI drop you a card the next time we to laughter or to tears by the com meet: positions he contrives in their pres .. 'Do you always meet here in the ence from absurd themes which they subway l' I asked. dictate, tone by tone, the performance .. 'Yes,' said the baritone. 'We've is for the most part pure memory. - been singing here most Thursday The improviser repeats that which he nights for nine years. Nobody inter already knows. Sometimes he finds rupts us, no amateurs can barge in a new expression and if he happens and spoil the harmony and,' he looked to be a schooled musician as Temple up and down the empty passageway ton is, then the art may gain a new where the slightest whisper is sur masterpiece, but only then." prisingly magnified, 'this particular Past President Phil Embury com spot has the best damn acoustics in ments, "I don't know that I would New York City!'" agree that improvision is always a By John W. Little, matter of memory. Recalling a past (New York City, N. Y.) experience is memory but where Our only wish was that Mr. Little memory leaves off some other sense had given names, but maybe that has to come to the aid of improvisa would have been asking· too much. tional harmonizing." s Perhaps the acoustics angle might be Come on, Barbershoppers, what do looked into by the New York chapters. you think about it? 5th Place Winners 1946 International Contest PROSIT! OAKLAND COUNTY QUARTETS VISIT HOSPITAL WESS • SILL Six quartets and four members of the Executive Committee of the Oakland CountX. Michigan Chapter, shown above, are en route to Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek. PAUL AND HANK Michigan on Sunday. May lZth, to spend the afternoon and evening doing "Ward Singing" for the hundreds of wounded and ill service men under treatment there, The Wayne Oakland bank of Royal Oak furnished the transportation for the Z50-mile trip in the form of a comfortable JZ-passenger Greyhound Bus. AUGUST,"1946 22 (!ll", HARMONIZER To the fifty~one members of the K~ g~ Society at Cleveland who said: "We'll )) Ilffle/l,ka- )) help to keep America singing" let me say: "Don't doubt for one minute that By George W. Campbell America is a singing nation." "l Hear America Singing" is the title of Walt Fifty-one barbershoppers from Toron serves every bit of it) all the credit Whitman's poem. If you don't kno'"" to to Tampa, and from California to for bringing into being the organiza it, look it up and read it. It ex New York signed up for the song tion that has done and is doing for presses in part at least why such a leaders class which was held in Cleve our people (who just "love to sing") Society as the SPEBSQSA could be land during the great convention and what the music educators are doing born and why it lives and grows. Any contest of the Society. I have never for our young people who love to ex audience you may be called on to lead felt so encouraged about keeping press themselves through study and in singing will know words and music America singing as I did after that participation in serious music. to dozens of the old songs-the songs two-and-one-half haur session. The r met these young people in the army people love to sing. During the past interest was high; the give and take by the thousands. I can testify what two or three months "I heard America on the basic purpose of why people it meant to them, under the strain of singing" in groups like these: 7 bar sing and what happens to them when training for war, to release emotional bershop quartet programs with a total they do sing was sparkling, eloquent tensions through music. It meant high audience of 24,900; 3 business and and intelligent. The group, to a man, morale and even contributed to their professional men's conventions, total was dead in earnest, and I don't mean well-being. The founding of our audience 2,700; 4 industrial men's con more dead than earnest! While these Society has done just that for ferences, 2,600; 9 service clubs, Ki 51 members of the society were in no thousands of business and profes wanis, Rotary, etc., 985; Smokes Fund position to take any official action for sional men. Nearly a thousand or Show, Buffalo Civic Stadium, 34,753 the Society nor the individual Chap ganized quartets are on record in the they sang and howl 42 high school ters they represented, the consensus International Office in Detroit. Tie groups, 32,500; Illinois PTA Congress, was that any Chapter that could make that, will you? As I have said before, 3,000; General Federation of Women's available to their respective communi and will say again at the risk of too Clubs convention, 2,300; Tulip-Time in ties the services of song leaders frequent repetition, and at the risk of Holland, 6,000. Over a hundred would certainly enhance its value to being "too serious," that our Society thousand people is a pretty good that community, thereby making a was born for such a time as this. chunk of America. It was a lot of real contribution towards a real ques (That's a scriptural paraphrase, son). fun. Let's multiply that by 51 in the tion that faces our country today: Let those of us who now enjoy the next three or four months. Write the "Are we to become a nation of listen benefits of membership in the Society office in Detroit about your song lead ers?" I am optimistic! O. C. Cash be grateful to our Founder and all ing successes and your problems. May is a modest man. He would not think those who, with him, are so ably be we can find the answers, to some of taking unto himself (but he de- carrying on. of the problems. • To Pour Boys Prom New Jersey! A couple of years ago, into the lobby of the Book-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit strolled four fellows with a smile. "Where is this Barbershop Convention?" you asked rather dubiously. Remember? Before we had a chance to answer your question, a quartet from Oklahoma, dressed to kill, came out of the elevator and decided to "bust one loose." The expression on your faces turned from incredulity to sheer amazement. Before that Convention came to a close, you were awarded four bronze medallions and the Garden State Quartet became the Society's first four from the Atlantic Seaboard to enter the Hall of Fame. The following year you again came to compete, this time with greater assurance and perhaps a bit of cockiness. But yon ran into some stubborn resistance and ran out of the money. This was the real test of sportsmanship. Instead of :venting your wrath on a bunch of judges (God Bless Them!), you quietly slipped back and went to work. In the role of converts, you covered much ground implanting the seeds of IIBarbershop" in the East. We didn't forget. On June 14th at Cleveland a comeback, outstanding for thrills, was witnessed by some 8,000 folks. And when President Embury, "of the Warsaw Emburys," announced you as the winners, this hard-bitten writer's eyes were a bit moist with joy. Our Society will never forget the Garden State Quartet. We are certain that you will never forget us. And when the curtain comes down on your reign in 1947, it will come down for only a moment to welcome a new team into the ranks. It will rise again quickly, never to come down again, on foul' real, friendly old Hcusses" from New Jersey whom we have learned to love and respect-the Garden State Quartet. H. M. "HANK" STANLEY KLING BROS. ENGINEERING WORKS MANUFACTURERS OF Combination Sh~ar. Punch and Copers; Rotary. Bar and Angle Shears,' Single and Double End Punches: Plate, Angle. Bar Benders. High Speed Friction Saws and Grinders 1300 N. Kostner Ave. CHICAGO 51, ILL., U. S. A. AUGUST, 1946 g". HARMONIZER 23 THE EDITOR OPENS HIS MAIL From a Semi-Finalist 14th was a day that shall n'ilver escape 'Ed, the Garden State.' We listened "We want to thank you and all the my memory and we will strive to do and then the Misfits came on and then officers and board members and every even better next year." the Garden State came on again. one concerned with the grand Conven Walter E. Chambers, What a marvelous surprise for a tion held in Cleveland. It will be (Bass of the Chordoliers). dreary Saturday evening. something we will never forget, the "I put a call in to the station in Cleve grand people we met, the fine treat· ment we received, the splendid way land and within 5 minutes I was talk the contest was handled and the sight • ing with Jack Briody, the baritone, of the Auditorium filled with all those Million $ Show and· believe me, nothing could have made a couple sitting in the quietness Harmony lovers and the silence while "First a 11earty congratulation to you of our home, more happy than to hear the Quartets sang was something that and all of the others in SPEBSQSA their voices, not having heard the cannot be described. To me the for the million dollar show that we announcement but realizing that they Society is what I have wanted all my were privileged. to witness at Cleve wouldn't be on the air unless they life for the good fellowship and sing· land. It was the finest display of Bar were champs." ing that it encourages, but the sight bershop talent that anyone could de Mass. Edward J. Reidy. of that Auditorium made me breath sire and I am sure that I speak not less. It was wonderfu1." only for myself, but for everyone else who was fortunate enough to be New Jersey. present:' • Illinois William R. Spencer. Gets Great Kick • "Thanks a lot for the copy of THE Convention Best Ever HARMONIZER ... It's a swell job "First I want to say to you and to • and very interesting and informative. Jim and to the officers of the Cleve Turned on Radio I've received a number of letters land Chapters, that I was more im "Finally I have found the accident for about my article .. from oldtimers pressed with the procedure of this which no insurance policy is written. who remembered some of the names Convention and Contest than any I About 30 minutes ago, at 10:50 p. m. I mentioned. It gave me a great have witnessed in the three years I Mrs. Reidy, working the dials of the kick. have been in the competition. It ap radio, struck a station from which "Thanks ~gain and my very best peared to me that everything was ef came beautiful harmony, filling the wishes for the Harmonizer never go ficiently scheduled and that the plan room, and immediately she turned to ing off key." was carried out in good order. June me and in the most happy tones, said, Joe Laurie, Jr. ==WE WILL DO IT AGAIN== "ONCE IN A LIFETIME~~ Sunday~ September 29 ======MACOMB, ILL. ====== ELASTIC FOUR KANSAS CITY SERENADERS MISFITS MID-STATES FOUR FOUR MORGAN HARMONIZERS COUNTY FOUR LAMOINE CHORDOLIERS CHORUS In Morgan Gym. on Western's Beautiful Campus, seating 3000 Southern Hospitality + Saturday Nite Pre-Glo + a Grand Show = a Gala and Pleasant Week-End $1.80 and FOR RESERVATIONS AND TICKETS WRITE $1.20 ERNIE KUENZEL Hotel Lamoine MACOMB, ILL. AUGUST, 1946 ·o/I.~ HARMONIZER CET YO(JRS NOW.! IMMEOIATE DElIVERyl ======@).~~~.~.@.®.n. DECALCOMA.NIA. BARBER SHOP DIAMETER EACH 01 AMONG TIll fllIST lJAIH}OHI-/OPP[R5 TO DI5PlAV TtII; OiflCIAl [;I1BL{;M ON YOUII WIND5t11UD FORT WAYNE CHAPTER 810 Soulh Barr S1. fort Wayne Ill. Iud. We Specialize in PARADE OF QUARTET HITS No.1 RAISED PROCESS PRINTING CONTENTS Robert E. Morris & Son CAROLINA MOON • KENTUCKY BABE SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI • ANGRY Expressive Printing o PROMISE ME • BASIN STREET BLUES I AIN'T GOT NOBODY AFTER YOU'VE 5267 Second Avenue GONE MARINES' HYMN GO U NORTHWESTERN WE THREE and Detroit, MichilJan MANY OTHERS. Arranged by Top·Flight Barber Shoppers PHIL EMBURY FRANK H. THORNE ~ . Official Stationery Printers for the S.P.E.B.S.O.S.A. HAL STAAB M. E. REGAN CHAS. MERRILL JOHN HANSON Approved Arrangements by SPEBSQSA WHIZ PRICE 60e IN U. S. A. ~"''' .. '''', ~ .. ,. -,.'..'\.... ", , \/ EDWIN H. MORRIS & COMPANY, INC. EDWIN H. MORRIS & COMPANY, INC. H 1619 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 19, N. Y. I am enclosing $ _ for copies of BARBER SHOP PARADE OF QUARTET HITS NO.1 Name _ Address _ Cily . Zone State BLOOMINGTON, ILL. ======; AUGUST,1946 g,~~~H~A~RM~O~Nl~Z,:"ER~ ---=25 President Thorne Appoints Committees III appointing the members of the In RESOLUTIO S COMMITTEE - Bill ternational Committees for 1946-47, Holcombe, Chairman; Dick Common. President Frank Thorne sounded a Tiny Ferris and Charlie Merrill. ke)'llot.e when he said "Let us never SONG ARRANGEMENT COMMIT be satisfied with what we have done, TEE-Phil Embury, Chairmanj Lem but let us find a way to improve the Childers. Bill Diekema. Charlie Mer job we are now doing. I will be count rill, Dean Palmer, Molly Reagan. Ed ing heavily upon your support which Smith, A. R. Stull and Don Webster. you can be~t ~emonstrate through TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION proper functlOnmg so as to launch AND CONTEST COMMITTEE.(1948) and ~~rry Qll.t com1l'!'lttee asslgn -0. C. Cash and Ernie Dick, Co- Good fellows-close hOTmony ments. CommIttee assIgnments were Chairmen. as follows: and Kingsbury Pale BeeT. A ACHIEVEMENT A WAR D S COM CLEVELAND'S DEBONAIRES MITTEE-.Arthur Merrill, Chairman; combination you can't beat! Monty Marsden, Ed Smith and Guy Stoppert. CHAPTER METHODS COMMITTEE -Dean Palmer, Chairman; Al Falk, Roy Harvey, Bob Irvine, Art Merrill and Guy Stoppert. COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMIT TEE-Walter Chambers, Chairman; Luman Bliss, Marv Brower and King Cole. CONVENTION MOVIE COMMITTEE -R. Harry Brown, Chairman; AI Falk, Deac Martin and Dick Sturges. CONTEST AND JUDGING COM MITTEE-Maurice Reagan, Chair man; Jerry Beeler, Walt Chambers, Ray Hall, Joe Murrin and Huck Sin clair. ETHICS COMMITTEE-Charles Mer Reading left to right which is bass rill, Chairman; Walt Chambers, Shad to tenor in this case-Helen Larsen; Coye, Roy Harvey, Bill Otto and Ed Edith McKay; Jeanne Zarth; Virginia Smith. Pattison. The McKay·Pattison gals were born into the Society as daugh EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Frank ters of Lou Dusenbury and Deac Mar Thorne, Chairman; Carroll Adams, tin respectively. Phil Embury, Charlie Merrill, Hal Staab and Joe Stern. SEE PICTURES OF COMPETING EXTENSION COMMITTEE - Jerry QUARTETS AT CLEVELAND ON Beeler, Chairman; Marv Brower, King Cole and Ernie Dick. NEXT TWO PAGES FINANCE COMMITTEE-Joe Stern, The new Champions you've already seen on the Iront cover. At tOP of Chairman; Sandford Brown and Wil left hand side of the spread on next liam Holcombe. pages appear the four other medallion HARMONIZER COMMITfEE - Car winners-the 2nd Place Serenaders of Kansas City. Mo.; the 3rd Place roll Adams, Chairman; Tiny Ferris, Doctors of Harmocy. Elkhart, Ind.; Jim Knipe, Deac Martin, George the 4th Place Chordoliers of Rock O'Brien, Welsh Pierce, Walt Stephens Island. 111.; and the Sth Place Hi-Lo's and Dick Sturges. of Milwaukee. Starting at the top of the right I STITUTE OF BAR B E R S HOP hand page ue the other ten Finalists, HARMONY COMMITTEE - Joe arranged in alphabf!ticaJ order:-(A) Stern, Chairman; Phil Embury and -Allen Four. Pittsburgh; (B)-Clef El:mB~ Molly Reagan. Dwellers. Oakland County. Mich.; (C) IOUIf "0 IIIHIt " -The Deuoiters. Detroit; (D)-The 'II' sa V R y BR f W (R I fS (t INTER-CHAPTER R E L A T ION S Gardenaires. Rosed.lIe Gardens. Mich.; ''''''0_0(. WIH,.SI COM M I TTE E - Ted Haberkorn, (E)-Gary Harmonaires, Gary, led.; Chairman; Joe Juday, Bill Otto and (F) - Gipps.Amberiin Four, Peoria. IlL; (G)-Mid-States Four. Chicago; Clare Wilson. (H)-Smeeu Brothers, Joliet, 111.; (I, JUNIOR CHAPTERS COMMITTEE -Songfellows, Evansville, Ind.; (J) -Art Merrill, Chairman; Bill Hol \Yestin2'house Quartet. Pittsburgh. combe, Bob Irvine and Joe Stern. The other $ixteen quartets in the Semi-Finab ... (still in alphabetical LAWS & REGULATIONS COMMIT order), were. . (K)-The Baltimore TEE-Hal Staab, Chairman; Shad (Md.) Harmoneers; (L) Belding Airs, Coye and Bill Holcombe. BeldinI', Mich.; (M)-Bonanza Four, Reno; (N)-The Flexibles. Muskegon. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE-Shad Mich.; (O)-Food City Four, Battle Coye, Chairman; Sandford Brown, Creek, Mich.; (P)-Forest City Four. Les Davis, Maynard Graft and Bob Cleveland: (Q)-The Four Chords, Newark, N. J.; (R)-The Garfield Irvine. Four, Garfield, N. J.; (S)-Lamp NOMINATING COMMITTEE - Hal lighters, Cleveland; (T)-Massillon Staab, Chairman; Phil Embury and (Ohio) Harmonaires; (U) - Melo Joe Stem. Chords, Holyoke. Mass.: (V)-Morgan County Four, Jacksonville, Ill.; (W) PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE -New York City Police Quartet; (X) -Walt Stephens, Chairman; Carroll -The Ramblers. Cleveland; (Y)_ KINGSBURY BREWERIES CO. Adams, Tiny Ferris, Jim Knipe and Schenectady (N. Y.) Harmoneers; (Z) Minifowol & Sheboyrln - Wisconsia Sig Spaeth. -Travelers, Grand Rapids. Mich. AUGUST, 1946 28 gk HARMONIZER WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION SCORES TWO FIRSTS District Picnic at Oshkosh was THE BIG DAY for Wis Milwaukee Chapter chorus. Lower Left-Wauwatosa group consin chapter choruses. Upper left-Joint Neenah-Menasha led by Director Dr. M. A. Holzhauer. Lower Center-Harvey and Appleton choru,s is directed by Leon Villard. Upper Vorpahl. of Beaver Dam Chapter. directs the massed chapter Center-Part of the hundreds or SPEBSQSA members and choruses. an outstanding feature of the program. Lower Right wives in attendance. Upper Right-Tom Needham leads th~ -Milton Detjen leads Manitowoc's fine chorus. For the first time in the history of In connection with the picnic, the Roberts and Jessup performing on two the Society, a District Association of Wisconsin Association on Sunday, guitars and two mandolins. Chapters planned and carried through July 21, staged a Contest of Choruses, Oshkosh Chapter members worked successfully a Picnic for the members which resulted in a tie between Mil· early and late every day for weeks to of its chapters and their ladies. waukee and Manitowoc, with third make the affair a success. place going to Sheboygan, and fourth place to Beaver Dam. The six other ******** choruses in the Contest did extremely * * * * * * * * creditable work and the judges had a difficult time making the final awards. SHEBOYGAN The Manitowoc Chorus had 49 men MANITOWOC Proudly Presents Its singing, Milwaukee 44, Sheboygan 26, Beaver Dam 18, Madison 23, Waupaca Proudly Presents FIRST ANNUAL 17, Racine 27, Green Bay 15 and ITS SECOND ANNUAL Wauwatosa 25. The affair was held at the American Legion Home on PARADE beautiful Lake Winnebago at Osh ---OF kosh, and was preceded on Friday PARADE night by the Annual Business Meeting of the State Association, which re A STAR - STUDDED PROGRAM QUARTETS sulted in the election of Jack Dollen· or CHAMPIONS and FINALISTS Featuring maier of Mil"waukee, President; Ed Warrington of Madison, Vice-Presi· * Harmony Halls * * THE MISFITS * dent; A. H. Falk of Appleton, Secre tary; and Rod McPhail of Green Bay, Westinghouse Quartet * HARMONY HALLS * Treasurer. * ST. LOUIS POLICE * * Mid-States Four * Beside the Choruses appearing on the * HI-LOS * Sunday afternoon program, scores of * Hi-Los * With Other Famous quartets appeared, including The Mel and other low Fellows of Wauwatosa; The Four WISCONSIN QUARTETS Chordials of Manitowoc; The Four Wisconsin Quartels Clippers of Sheboygan and as a guest *2 BIG CHORUSES* quartet the Four Frets of the Oak - WINNERS IN STATE CONTEST Park, Illinois Chapter, which gave out Manitowoc's Famous SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 not only with vocal but also instru mental ill u sic - Kolditz, Runkle, * Chorus * North High School "WISCONSIN CO·CHAMPIONS" Auditorium Barbershop quartet records now avail. FOR RESERVATIONS WltITE able. Records made by the five leading Saturday, October 12 J. A . SAMPSON, Sec. quartets at the Cleveland Contest and Lincoln High School Phoenix Chair Co. the Elastic Four may be ordered Auditorium SHEBOYGAN, WIS. through the International Office. For the Four Harmonizer records see ad WIHTE FOR RESERVATIONS NOW on Page 35. AUGUST,1946 QUARTET INDIVIDUAL PORTRAITS PORTRAITS NOTIC!: FROM TH!: !:DITOR: Dick Sturges contracted for this page to run an ad about his painting oi quartet and other portraits. He now says that he is so busy making a cover for the Harmonizer and doing a portrait commission that he has no time to write and prepare his ad, and wants u,s to release him. He has given us this same Hstall" before, and we are not letting him get by with it this time, and are billing him for this page. He sent us three photos of some paintings that he has done, and we are displaying these in order that the old buzzard will get something for his money. He mentioned to us at Cleveland when he was all het up about his ad, that the personnel of the quartets would write testimonial letters about the paintings. He also mentioned that his fee for a quartet painting was $500.00 but that if he didn't like the quartet he would not paint them at all, mentioning particularly that he would not paint the Slap Happy Chappies for $10,000.00 or even more! So that's the status of this full page ad, if we can call it one. Oh, yes, he also mentioned that he would include a gold leaf frame on the first 967 orders! These paintings are 20" x 24". Dick charges by the acre. (Note from tbe editor) r have personally seen these three paintings and though I hate to admit it, I am of the opinion that the old llRclic" bas "someth iug on the pallete" when it comes to painting portraits and if you arc in the market for something a little better for your grandchildren to gaze upon with awe, that you might do well to give him a commission-that is, if you happen to be one of the quartets Hhe likes." (Second note from the editor) I might also add that if the old fossil doesn't get some results from this ad, the Harmonizer will most certainly lose his advertising account, as be says he has been advertising in it now already for three years, with the sale and only inquiry being a request for a portrait of a jackass, and that he doesn't think the Harmonizer reaches a class of people who have any perception of things artistic-only blondes and barbershop swipes. DICK STURGES - PORTRAITS - BOX 1228/ ATLANTA 1/ GA. (Adverti.llement) JUANITA AS SUNG BY THE CHICAGO CHORUS , ~ , 4 J~J ." L L '- L I l J, .h ... • SOFT O'ER THE FOUN -TAIN t LING -'RING FALLS THE 5OUTH- ERN MOON. __ ~ ..J. l ,I I I J. .1 JiJ. -J- ".J.....-----J '\ • 5 • "' 8 FAR o'ER THE MOUN - TAIN, BREAKS THE DAY ~ / u • J. l '0 I I " .1 J. J. "J. J ,J •• IN THY DARK EYES SPLEN - DOR, WHERE THE WARM LIGHT LOVES TO DWELL. l .J, I J. J I ~ ~ .J, .J1 .JJ. )J. ,J r , , 14 " " .J. .1 J I ,s ..h. J 1 I. I I I - WELL. __ WEAR - Y LOOKS YET TEN - OER t SPEAK THEIR FOND FARE ~ l J, I j, J I. -J. -J- -.L ,J , I r I r /, \1 1 , .. I , .. l .II .J. cJ >oJ, .1 .J. , • • '-2-/ NI TA. JUA - NI - TA t LET ME LIN - GER BY SIDE. T:1 I I :J J J .JJ ~ ..I. .JJ. ..Ji .J . , L J '-, , , ?4 1 ~ NI - TA t JUA NI - TA t BE MY ·OWN FAIR_ BRIDE. II I I J .J J I ~~ r THIS ARRANGEMENT COPYRIGHTED 1946 BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBER5HOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC. GENERAL OFFICE - DETROIT, MICHIGAN. fI7/u HARMONIZER 31 CONGRESSIONAL QUARTET -Washington, D. C. MID·STATES FOUR FEATURE TELEVISION PROGRAM The Mid-States Four, 1946 Illinois State Champions, really panicked the air waves July 23, when they ap peared on a television broadcast at 8 p. m. over the Balaban and Katz Tele vision Station WBKB in Chicago. It all happened as follows: After a regular news analysis by Commentator Bob Wright, reference was made to the Queen of Lake Michi gan Contest wherein a contestant would be chosen from hundreds of ap plicants and crowned Queen aboard '. the excursion boat S. S. Theodore Roosevelt. As part of the human in terest angle, Bob selected one con testant for her beauty and dancing ability and the other just for her, well, 'er-Iooks. Harris &- Ewing After Wright's interview with the On extreme left, Senator Chan Guerney of South Dakota, a member of the Yankton, young ladies, reference was made to South Dakota Chapter, leading the quartet compo!>ed of, L. to R.-Representatives the fact that many young swains Leslie C, Arends (member of our Bloomington, Ill. Chapter) tenor: Harry L. Towe. would be serenading the young misses New Jersey. lead: Harve Tlbbolt, Pennsylvania, baritone; Frank Fellows, Maine. bass. as they sought the title of Queen. At This quartet was heard in a radio contest June 26th. presided over by Senator Claghorn. this point an example of handsome rendered "We're All Ready for the AUDIENCE RESPONDED virility was injected into the proceed Summertime," "By the Sea," and ings by the surprise entrance of the A large and appreciative audience Mid-States Four. "Moonlight Bay," The deliberately arranged speedy en cheered May 29 at Indianapolis Chap Thp. boys plunged into the telecast in trance of the Mid-States foursome ter's first Parade and they're already their complete Gay Ninety bathing precluded any preliminary introduc asking for another. Among the out regalia, plus mustachios and straw tion. However, after their first num of-town quartets were The Misfits, hats. After some of the excitement ber they were interviewed and the caused by the entrance of these hearty purposes of SPEBSQSA explained. Gipps·Amberlin Four, Four Harmon heroes of the good old days had sub The second song was followed by in izers, Doctors of Harmony, Harmon sided, the quartet quite appropriately troductions of the individual singers. aires, and Gardenaires. Come to MILWAUKEE'S WINTER CARNIVAL of HARMONY DECEMBER 6, 1946 ••• for the best in Barbershop" Hear these Famous quartets THE HARMONY HALLS MID-STATES 4 THE MISFITS NEW '46-'47 WIS. STATE DOCTORS OF HARMONY • CHAMPS AND OTHER TOP HI-LOS NOTCHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED -READ THE NOVEMBER HAR."ONIZER FOR DETAILS AUGUST,19-46 - 32 £Jk HARMONIZER STEEL BLENDERS Society's Public Duty Stressed Lorain, O. Chapter On another page of this issue will be ter Publicity Committees should be found a "box" containing a four-point guided: program of the Society's Public Re "Chapter Publicity Committees and lations, written by Walter Jay in fact all of our chapter officers Stephens, Chairman of the Society's and members need. to be careful in the issuing of all local publicity Public Relations Committee. Each items or interviews to be sure that issue of The Hannonizer will elab all material conforms to the high orate on one of the four points out ideals and fine principles set up by lined. Herein Walter explains the first our Society and to guard against all of the lour principles by \vhich Chap- statements that are offensive to L. to R.-Syd Lynn. tenor; john public interest. Lambie. aecond teoor; Stanley Bro· beck, bad; Bill jahn. bass. All ~m· "The right kind of publicity-and rloyed by the U. S. Steel Co. PARK CITY 4 plenty of it-is greatly needed by Bridgeport, Conn. Chapter the Society-because good publicity FOUNDER URGES CHORUSES is to the Society what gasoline is Organization of choruses in chapters to an automobile. has been called. by our Founder O. C. "It is a vital factor in our program Cash the best development since the of expansion, of 'selling' or 'telling' Society came into existence in 1938. the American Public about the good O. C. urges that this phase of chap- qualities and fine activities of our tel' activity be emphasized, especially 'grand organization. with regard to chapters just being organized. "Thus our publicity performs to ex plain and justify to the public the ]n his report to the International nner things for which we stand and Board at Cleveland, O. C. said: "J function. wish there were some way to prepare a folio with at least two or three med "We of the Public Relations Com- leys which have been successfully used L. to R-james Cannon. tenor; mittee recognize the fact that the in other chapters. This would be Steve Dondero, lead; Frank Esposito. h· h h· . h bari: Anthony Esposito, hass. At table Ig est ac levement m t is great just a sample to start the chorus off -Sam Traub. sports radio commenta. field as far as the Society goes is and then the director could build up tor: Mayor jasper McLevy; Supt, of yet to be reached. Your co-operation his own arrangement from there on Police john Lyddy, "Rabbit" Maran· will greatly help in accomplishing out." (OK, O. C., if the copyright ville, former big league baseball player. this objective." owners will allow il) :: ssssssssss~~sS::::S:::::S5~SSS::3SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs:::::sss::::~"SSSS::3SSS THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHAPTERS OF SPEBSOSA Announces the forthcoming State Contost to be held at MEMORIAL HALL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, on NOVEMBER 30, 1946 Columbus will greet you and you'll have a grand time I AKRON-Meets-Portage Hotel, 1st COLUMBUS-Meets-Variety C I u b, LAKEWOOD-Meets-15905 Detroit. and 3rd ·Wednesdays, Pres. Floyd J. Alternate Mondays, Pres. Geo. H. Avenue, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Davis, Sec. Harry Matthews, 125 S. Chamblin, Sec. Harry A. Johns, 101 Pres. H. W. UHy" Green, Sec. Ted Main St, N. High. Spieth, 1385 Warren Rd. DAYTON - Meets - Hotel ALLIANCE-Meets-Lexington Ho- Biltmore, LORAIN-Meets-Eagles 2nd tel, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Pres. third Tuesda)', Pres. Howard Marshall, Bldg" Sec. Charles W. Krick, 115 E. Third and 4th Tuesdays, Pres. Sid Lynn, Phil K. Singer, Sec. Wilbur Martin, Sec. Bill Jahn, 2209 Harborview. 736 Hartshorne St. St. DEFIANCE - Meets - Lincoln .\IASSILLO r - Meets - American BEREA-Meets-City Hall, Every Club, Legion, Every Wednesday, Pres. Fred other Wednesday, Pres. Wallace 1st Mon. and 3rd Tues., Pres. George Briggs, Sec. Veatch Smith, City Hall. Justus, Sec. Paul Rutherford, 3178 Force, Sec. Ron Garlick, 71 Adams St. Wildwood Dr., S. E. CANTON-Meets-Elks Club, Every ELYRIA-Alternate Thursdays, Pres. NEW PHILADELPHIA-Pres. Guy Wednesday, Pres. Ralph Norwood, Charles DeBracy, Sec. Nathaniel Kimmel, Sec. Terry .Moore, c/o Van Sec:. Jim Emsley, 300 Citizens Bldg. Berthoff, Box 27, Y.~l.C.A. Lehn Hardware Co. CINCIN ATJ-Meets-Hotel Metro- TOLEDO-Meets-Swiss Hall, 1st and pole, 2nd and 4th Mondays, Pres. Ray FI~DLAV-Pres. Die Davis, Sec. Joe 3rd Fridays, Pres. Carl J. Murphy, Greenfield, Sec. Lou Fischer, 6728 Roether, McComb, Ohio. Sec. Melvin E. Dunlap, 2461 Holly- Doon Ave. wood Ave. .CLEVELAND-Meets-Hotel Carter, KENT-Meets-Elks Club, 1st and WARREN-Meets-Elks Club, Alter- Alternate Fridays, Pres. Tom Brown, 3rd Mondays, Pres. J. K. Bramsby, nate Tuesdays, Pres. L. H. Geisinger, Sec. Rudolph Verderber, 1407 Tenni- Sec. B. J. Amick, 526 Vine St. Sec. B. E. Zipperer, 518 Atlantic, N. E. nal Tower. OFFICERS OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF SPEBSaSA NELSON T. WHITE, President, Columbus, Ohio RI)DY VERDERBER, Vice·President, Cleveland, Ohio E. B. SCHULTZ, Treasurer, Defiance, Ohio JAMES H. EMSLEY, Secretary, 300 CiUrens Bldg., Canton 2, Ohio ~~;:::::SSSS:::::~~SSSSSS::S~SSSSSSSSS~S::::::S:::~ AUGUST,1946 33 f!1t.e HARMONIZER It Helps. • • to Know About a Song With each new arrangement released Chel:k this number over for your LEAVES," as we refer to it, as one by our International Committee on chorus or quartet. of their selections. What a thrill that was! Now here it is, exactly as the Song Arrangements, a brief bulletin is I Want a Date at a Quarter-past-eigh I issued telling' something about the composer wrote it, and almost exact origin and history of the number. (Ju.,ne ReLease) ly as the Elastics sang it, the extend Here is another composition by one ed range passages having been re It was suggested that we reprint vised. these bulletins in THE HARMON of our members and none other than the International Historian, Dick Because another song bearing the IZER, because in that way, the Com· same title was copyrighted by Irving mittee can be sure that the back Sturges of Atlanta, Georgia, who can now say that he not only records his Berlin Publishing Company in 1931, ground of the songs is brought to the it is suggested whenever this number athmtion of each Society member. tory but has actually produced somc. This is a fine, lilting song that would is announced that mention be made You Tell Me Your Dream make a splendid number for a chorus of the fact it was written by Tell Taylor. Incidentally, both choruses (lIIwi'ch Release) to present, because it has excellent It is of note that Sigmund Spaeth audience appeal. and quartets' will enjoy knowing and sin gin g "WHE:-l THE MAPLE gives a very interesting description When the Maple Leaves Were Falling of this number in the May, 1946 LEAVES WERE FALLING." (July Release) We are grateful to a good friend of HARMONIZER. As this number is Here is a number so typically barber in the "public domain" with the the Society, Mr. F. J. A. Forster of shop as to delight the hearts of all Forster Music Publisher, Inc., Chica original words and melody, the com Society members, whether the young mittee take great pleasure in supply go, TIL, for permission to use this er generation or old timers. Many song. The previous Committee com ing an excellent arrangement of it by of you sang it years ago and because Phil Embury. pleted the work which enables the the original sheet music has long been Society to start a new fiscal year in It is a number we all enjoy singing, out of print, it isn't surprising that top harmony form. and if you would prefer to sing it in numerous variations have crept into the four/four time that is used by so both melody and lyTics. And no won Juanita. many of our quartets, it will be der we all love it, considering that it Elsewhere in this issue is a fine num found easy to do so. Tt might even wus written in 1913 by none other ber in the public domain, "Juanita." be fun to sing the verse in the waltz than Tell Taylor, composer.of "Down Your committee has selected the ar time as written, and then change the By the Old Mill Stream." rangement as sung by the great Chi rhythm for the chorus. Those of us who were privileged to cago Chorus. Starting \vith measure 65, Phil has witness the Finals at Grand Rapids This number is particularly adapted written a very excellent tag for those in 1942 heard the Elastics cop the to male chorus singing, but is as well who can reach the higher tones. C ham p ion s hip using HMAPLE :l beautiful number for quartcts. Greetings and a Pledge of Loyalty to International President Frank Thorne and the Other International Officers and Board Members . We're with you One Hundred Per Cent ... You Know you can Count on Us, Frank ... That was a Grand Party in Cleveland and It's Going to be a Whale of a Convention you Found a Flock of Our 181 and of next June and Figure Right Now Michi Michigan's 2923 Members Hailing the gan's Finest will be There ... So we Say Champion of Champions: to You: THE GARDEN STATE QUARTET ON TO MILWAUKEE SAGINAW CHAPTER Michigan No. 6 .!:Iome of The Chord-Combers, Slap Happy Chappics, Valley City Four and The Saginaw Chord-Painters; Howard Heath, Secretary of the Michigan Association of Chapters; and J. George O'Brien, editor of The Harmonizer's "Do You Remember" column. Saginaw's Sixth Annual Parade of Quartets Saturday, March 22, 1947 AUGUST, 19046 gil" HARMONIZER NOBLE-AIRES SERENADE KEYSTONE BARBERETTES CHAPTERS RECEIVE Peoria, III. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Nine chapters were honored in tne re port of the Achievement Awards Com mittee at the Cleveland Convention. Presented by Guy L. Stopped, Chair man, awards were as follows: Group No. 1 (1 to 10,000 population), 1st place - Charlevoix, Michigan; 2nd place-Macomb, Illinois, and Warsaw, N. Y.; Group No.2 (10,001 to 50,000), 1st place-Northampton, Mass., 2nd place - Appleton, Wisconsinj Group No.3 (50,001 to 150,000), 1st place Schnectady, N. Y., 2nd place-London, Ontario; Group No.4 (over 150,000), 1st place-Chicago, Illinois, 2nd place -Cleveland, Ohio. Honorable Mention was given to the following chapters: Group No. l East Aurora, New York; Brazil, Indi ana; and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Group No.2-Reno, Nevada; Muske~ gall, Michigan; and Canton, Illinois; Group No.3-Lakewood, Ohio; Oak Park. Illinois; and Oakland County, Michigan; Group No. 4--Kansas City, Mo.; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Jersey City, N. J. THE PEORIA JOURNAL Chapter achievement awards are based Keystone Barberettes of Peoria. Ill. L. to R.-Dorothy Starcevich, bass; Elnor on community service, extension of Key, bad; Vera Vide, tenor; Mildred Frank, lead. The serenadcf$ are the Mohammed Chapter and Society activities, Inter Shrine Noble-Aires of our Peoria Chapter. L. to R.-A. C. McKinley, bass; Harry F. Jones, bad; Benjamin F. Williams (Canton Chapter), tenor; Kenneth F. Flick, lead. Chapter relations, and development of John Hanson, Peoria Chapter, is coach of the Barberettes. quartets and choruses. On November 9th,' 1946 ALL ROADS LEAD TO MASONIC TEMPLE, DETROIT I'OUJlRcrH ANNUAL QUAJIRcrEcr JUBILEE Presenting Matty oj the Society's Leading Quartets • Garden State Quartet, of Jersey City, N. J., 1946 • Mid-States Four, Chicago, 1946 Illinois State champions Interna.lional. c~ampions, and the other Four 1946 • Acoustical Persecutin' Four, Jackson, 1946 Michigan Medalhonowmnmg quartets: State champions • Kansas City Serenaders, Kansas City, Mo. (2nd) • The Gardenaires, Rosedale Gardens, 1945 Michigan • Doctors of Harmony, Elkhart, Ind. (3rd) State champions, 1945 and 1946 International Finalists • Chordoliers, Rock Island, Ill. (4th) • Progressive Four, Detroit, 1945 lote.rnational Finalists • Hi-Lo Quartet, Milwaukee, Wis. (5th) • The Detroiters, Detroit, 1946 International Finalists • Elastic Four, Chicago, 1942 National champions • The Clef Dwellers, Oakland County, Mich., 1946 • Harmony Halls, Grand Rapids, 1944 International International Finalists champions • AND OTHER LOCAL QUARTETS PLU5 CAPTAIN GEORGE W. CAMPBELL (Community Song-Leader Extraordinary) Sponsored by DIV ISION No.1, MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHAPTERS ______Consisting of ------ DEARBORN NORTHVILLE ROSEDALE GARDENS GARDEN CITY OAKLAND COUNTY WAYNE GROSSE POINTE PONTIAC WINDSOR HAMTRAMCK REDFORD ASSUMPTION COLLEGE Tickets go on sale OCTOBER 1st at GRINNELL BROS., 1515 Woodward Ave., Detroit AUGUST, 1946 Stu HARMONIZER 35 1946 Convention Movies Available to Chapters Facts Concerning Public Relations Principles of SPEBSQSA The Convention Movie Committee, By Walter Jay Stephens, Chairman, consisting of R. Harry Brown of Wil International Public Relations Committee mington, Delaware, Chairman; Monty 1. Good Publicity - functions to explain and justify to the public the high Marsden of Detroit; Deae Martin of ideals and fine principles of OUr Society. Cleveland, and Dick Sturges of Atlan 2. Good Publicity - recognizes our social responsibilities in perfonning ta, has announced that this year's film publicly to serve the public interest. consists of two reels, with showing 3. Good Publicity - intelligently promotes our Code of Ethics and raises time about 40 minutes. Those who the standard of public opinion as concerns our Society. have seen a preview report that the 4. Good Publicity - conforms to the accepted standards of good taste. It picture is the best ever. The film is seeks public acceptance of the Society on the basis of its good conduct 16 MM and can be shown by means and tries to avoid practices that are offensive to the public. of any standard projection machine. The rental is based on the size of the K. C. SERENADERS ENTERTAIN "Just cut loose and bust one," Fibber chapter and the rates are as follows: answered4 "Molly and I will tell you Chapters of 50 or less members FIBBER AND MOLLY whether you are good or not." $7.50 plus shipping charges, one way Just like ordinary folks, even Barber shoppers, Fibber McGee and Molly, So the Serenaders sang, "That's Ken Chapters of 51 to 100 members who recently devoted an entire radio tucky's Way of Saying Good Morn $10.00 plus shipping charges, one way program to the Society, spent a week ing" and as an encore "Sweet Chapters of over 100 members vacationing in the southern part of Adeline," with Hurley, the tenor, tak $15.00 plus shipping charges, one way Missouri on a fishing trip. ing a special chorus in a high register. "j Write to the International Office for As one small way of showing the available dates. Society's appreciation for the broad "That arrangement's out of this cast, the Kansas City Serenaders world," Molly commented to Fibber, QUARTET GETS NEW BASS (Bert Phelps, Jimmy Hurley, Ben and an appreciative crowd of specta Art Gracey, formerly of the Fort Franklin and Don Stone) met Fibber tors applauded. "We'll have to tell Dearborn Four (Illinois State third and Molly at the Union Station. The the King's Men (the quartet on the place winners in 1946), has joined the McGees were checking their railroad Fibber McGee and Molly broadcast) Mid-States Four in the bass spot, re tickets and Bert said to Fibber, about it." (Incidentally, the King's Men are SPEB members also), placing Bob Corbett who was forced "You're a member of the Peoria Chap~ to give up singing with the quartet ter. We bring greetings from the Yes Sir, we hope every year to have because of the pressure of business Kansas City Chapter and would like Fibber and Molly in our corner, we obligations. to give you a tune." hope, we hope. PeT Set $5.68 Postpaid - Address HARMONY RECORDS 20 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago 4, III. SUITE NO. 602 AUGUST, 1946 36 ."lite HARMONIZER SOCIETY ADDS AN Results of Card Survey Show ASSOCIATE SECRETARY Popularity of Harmonizer In March, 300 members of the Society, teresting publications I have ever had picked at random, were asked in a the pleasure of reading," card survey to voice their opinion of "Always look fOr\ovard to receiving my THE HARMONIZER. Five questions next copy. You deserve a great deal were asked: 1. Do you receive your of praise. THE HARMONIZER is copy of the Society's quarterly maga emblematic of as fine a group of zine, THE HARMONIZER, promptly American citizens as can be found all as released? 2. How much of the over our United States, and of citi magazine do you read? 3. What are zens of our goad neighbor Canada. the most interesting parts to you? They must be good if they want to 4. Do you think THE HARMONIZER sing." should be continued? 5. Any other comments? "You take away my HARMONIZER, send for my membership card." Although question number four was asked by the Harmonizer Committee "It is well designed, interesting and with its collective tongue in its cheek, most attractive. Have often displayed since there was no intention of discon it with pride to non-members." Because of the ever.increasing vol tinuing the magaztne, the 100% re Some hints as to the value of THE ume of work in Secretary Carroll sponse that THE HARMONIZER HARMONIZER in prompting exten Adams' office in Detroit, the Inter· should be continued brought an atomic sion activities were gained from the national Board has appointed Warren card response. A few of these com D. Devine as the Society's associate glow of satisfaction to the face of secretary. Warren Is a life-long resi every committeeman. In most cases, ments follow: dent oi Detroit and is a member of members not only were satisfied in "A lost Harmonizer will not be found the Red for d Area Chapter of 'answering, "Yes," but replied with SPEBSQSA. For the last four years in a waste basket. We pass them he has been with Vickers, Inc" De· such comments as: around to prospective members with troit, as co·ordinating marine sales "Best magazine I take." a 'Please return to' inscribed thereon." engineer. He is a member of the Adcraft Club of Detroit and the Ad "Marvelous publication. Carry each "The magazine is after all the motor vertising Federation of America. In issue with me until the next one ap which helps the National Organiza previous years Warren has been edi pears!' tion keep going, and it gives impetus tor of the Detroit Legal Record, copy to local interest and activity." and publicity writer at Grace & Holli uJust a good all around bit of reading day, Detroit advertising agency; edi· HWhat would the chapter be without tor of the Detroit Bridle & Golfer matter. The only one magazine that Maiazine j and Director of Public Re I read thoroughly." THE HARMONIZER? Keep it com tations, Intercollegiate Alumni Club of ing." Detroit. In 1926 he graduated from uOne of the most absorbing and in- Answers to question nwnber three, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. revealed an almost unanimous desire on the part of the membership for more chapter news. Some thought that a better job of editing could be Announcing JACKSON done, and your committee has this under advisement. Good words were MICHIGAN No.7 said about all of our departments and columnists, and many members re Second Annual quested the publication of more musi Presents cal arrangements. One member wrote that the most interesting part of the Parade of Quartets magazine was the enjoyment he saw in new chapters being organized, and (Invitational) The Fifth Annual Brother, so do we all! Another member replied that he was interested in more and better articles Midland Chapter on the lidos" and "don'ts" of a suc Fall Parade cessful chapter. This is one of the Michigan No. 12 most important phases of the editorial problem, and there is going to be a • The Best Quartets lot heard about it in THE HARMON Saturday, October 5 • The Liveliest Show IZER columns. 8:15 P. M. One member said, "Could THE HAR • The Finest Audienc.e MONIZER con t a i n arrangements, especially for chapter choruses? I believe we must provide more interest $1.20, tax inc!. Jackson for choruses if we are to keep chap ter interest at high level." The answer High School to this, or at least some pointed sug 12 QUARTETS gestions in the right direction, can be Auditorium found in other columns of this issue. M. BROWER, M. C. Many members voiced the hope that the magazine could soon he published For tickets write Saturday, Sept. 21 monthly, or at least bi-monthly. All 8:15 P. M. we can say to this is that, uGood things come to him who waits." G. W. ABBOTT, Sec. Answer us this-Do you know of any Tickets $ 1.20, Tax Incl. other service-club mag a z i n e as 208 Harrison 81. thoroughly read and as universally en joyed as the Harmonizer? AUGUST, 1946 .o/It~ HARMONIZER 37 was a thing of the past, and I wrote FOUR OF A KIND to him along the same lines. By George H. Monroe Several months ago, Louis Sobol, the bari of a quartet was the forgot The mention of uFour of a Kind" here whose column for the New York ten man (although perhaps the most just means four men who would Journal-American is widely syndicat important) with the women waxing rather sing than do anything else, and "Oh!, hasn't he got a sweet tenor," such fours usually laugh off with a ed, used his aBoted space in bemoan song the belief that quartets are u· ing the fact that the old-time hannony and the men with uGee!, that guy has tinct. fours passed out with vaudeville. He a wonderful bass," and that if he had related also how he regretted he was the patience I would make a bari of A real harmony quartet (call it bar never capable of filling in on any of him. bershop, if you will), can harmonize his old neighborhood quartets when Louis got around to commenting on at the drop of a hat. Just let them they gathered on the street corners. his quartet column about a week later, hear a lead-then try to stop them. Ever anxious to correct mistaken im saying he had been deluged with re They don't need music. In fact, few pressions, I wrote him his idea that plies since his statements, and hon of them can read notes. The hannony quartets are extinct was in error, and is in their bones. that barbershop quartets were never. ored me with publicly announcing my so numerous as they are today. I also reply to him. However, he never did The writer's parents were of the informed him that I was the bass on take me up on my invite, although stage, known as HMonroe & DeAtley," the American Legion quartet, liThe he satisfied me with acknowledging and shared headline honors with "The in his column that he must have been Four Cohans," uGenero & Bailey," Four Legionaires," and hThe Parade in Grounds Four"; that under the latter wrong believing quartets were no and other well-known acts of the time. name we won the Barbershop Quartet more. Yes, and I had that inherent urge to Championship of the Borough of Damon Runyon, the columnist for the follow that profession. Dad passed Brooklyn, run by the New York City same syndicate, also filled his entire on when I was six, and Ma decided to Park Department in 1943, 1944, and space about two years ago, naming give up her career to be with her two 1945. I invited him to meet with us the old-time vaudeville fours, at the baby girls and only boy. I was a boy some night. I also pointed out that ~ame time believing that such sport soprano at St. Mark's Church, Stuy vesant Square, in New York City, at that time, but I wanted to be a "big PARTIAL LIST OF COMING EVENTS feller" and sneaked into the bass sec (As repoTted to the Intemational SecTetary to Aug. 9th, 1946 inclusive.) tion of the glee club at the public August 17 'Warsaw, New York C. W. N. Y. Dist. Meeting school, and I'd fool around with tenor August 17 Neenah-Menasha, Wis. Quartet Parade bari and bass on the neighborhood August 18 Indianapolis Ind.·Ky. Dist. Bd. Meeting street corner fours. Result, Georgie's Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Charlevoix, Mich. Jamboree soprano descended, and he lost his job September 7 Sheboygan, Wis. Quartet Parade in the choir. I settled for bass at September 10 Ludington, Mich. Charter Night the age of 17, although with sufficient September 15 Joplin, Mo. Quartet Parade coaxing I will try to sing tenor and September 21 Jackson, Mich. Quartet Parade bari. September 21 Beaver Dam, Wis. Charter Night September 29 Macomb, Ill. Quartet Parade October 5 San Gabriel, Cal. Far Western Parade October 5 Cortland. N. Y. Quartet Parade We Specialize In October 5 Dearborn, Mich. Quartet Parade October 5 Midland, Mich. Quartet Parade October 11 Pittsburgh, Pa. Quartet Parade October 11-12 Oak Park, Ill. Minstrel Show Barbershop October 12 Manitowoc, Wis. Quartet Parade October 13 Monmouth, Ill. Quartet Parade Harmony Music October 19 C-W New York Assoc. District Contest October 19 Adrian, Mich. Quartet Parade Barber Shop Ballads and October 19 London, Onto Quartet Parade How to Sing Them $1.96 October 19 Bay City, Mich. Quartet Parade Barbershop Harmony .60 October 19 Sparta, Mich. Quartet Parade More Barber Shop October 20 Beardstown, TIL Quartet Parade Harmony -- .60 October 20 Chicago, Ill. Parade of Champions Barber Sbop Ballads .25 October 25 Lorain, Ohio Quartet Parade Barber Shop Parade of October 26 Madison, Wis. District Contest Quartet Rita No.1 .60 October 26 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Quartet Parade l\lishawaka, Ind. Album of Favorite October 26 Quartet Parade Barber Shop Ballads 1.00 October 26 Northampton, Mass. District Contest November 1 Schenectady, N. Y. Quartet Parade Mins Favorite for November 2 Flint. Mich. Festival of Harmony Male Quartett .75 November 3 Mattoon. Ill. Quartet Parade Two Barber Shop November 9 Detroit Area Quartet Parade Ballads-Spaeth .50 November 15 Paterson, N. J. Quartet Parade Modern Airs for November 16 LansinK", Mich. Quartet Parade Men's Voices .75 November 16 Buffalo, N. Y. Quartet Parade ~ Others will be Published SOOt~ November 23 Louisville, Ky. Quartet Parade November 30 Columbus, Ohio State Contest Send for complete list of male December 6 Milwaukee, Wis. Quartet Parade quartet music available and December 7 Cincinnati, Ohio Quartet Parade suitable for bar b e r s hop December 7 Elkhart, Ind. Quartet Parade January 17-18, '47 Int'I Board Meetings singing. January 25 York, Pa. Quartet Parade February 23 Bloomington, Ill. Quartet Parade Waupaca Choral Supply March 16 Jacksonville, Ill. Quartet Parade March 22 Saginaw, Mich. Quartet Parade ROLF I. SUNDBY, Prop. April 5 Grand Rapids, Mich. Great Lakes Invitational Box 23 Waupaca, Wis. April 12.13 Kansas City, Mo. Quartet Parade April 19 Oklahoma City, Okla. Quartet Parade June 18-14 Milwaukee, Wis. Tnternational Contest AUGUST,1946 38 9116 HARMONIZER INCREASED INTEREST IN CHAPTER LOUISVILLE RECEIVES CHARTER CHORUSES NOTED Increased interest in, and activity by, make a detailed report of their activi chapter choruses was recently brought ty. No chapter will be obligated to to light through a short card ques divulge its personal operational de tionnaire sent to all chapter secre tails, some of which will be financial, taries, which revealed more of a if they desire not to do so. However, chorus "population" than anyone had it is hoped that enough will voluntari dared guess. This splendid showing ly cooperate to provide a sizable file has encouraged the Society Chapter for every type of show held. The Methods Committee to follow up with overall highlights of this data will go a more detailed study of chorus or into the Chapter Reference Manual, ganization and methods, the results of whereas the detailed information. too which will be issued in bulletin form lengthy for publication, will be cata to all chapter officers in the Chapter loged and filed, and used as a basis Reference Manual. In addition to for advising chapters requesting issuing operational ideas, the Chap specific data not found in the pub ter Methods Committee further hopes lished bulletins. to officially register all choruses and -Dean Palmer, Chairman to work with the chorus director~ for the mutual benefit of all. Chapter Methods Committee * * >!< In spite of the many Parades, Ladies A REAL INSPIRATION Nights, Carnivals, After & Pre-Glows, Words are inadequate to describe the Louisyill~ T;m~s Minstrels. and the like, which have emotions that creep over one when Courtesy-Cour;er·!ournOiI been held throughout our Society in he is singing in a chorus or quartet Founder ,0. C. Cash presenting the recent years, the actual percentage of before a group of hospitalized vet Charter to President Fritz Drybrough, chapters successfully engaging in such erans, or in the wards of a civilian of the Louisville Chapter. At the activities is relatively small. There hospital. It is the same sensation that right is International Vice-President is a feeling that more chapters might is experienced when patriotic fervor Jerry Beeler, also President of the hold annual shows if they were better is at its height, and when to the Evansville Chapter and a charter acquainted with the details of how strains of martial music one salutes member of the Louisville Chapter. the various types were run. a passing American flag. It brings Charter Night was celebrated on June The Chapter Methods group is there a lump to the throat, mist to the eyes, 10 at'the Henry Clay Hotel where a fore working on a standard form, and a choking in the voice. It is one dinner was given in honor of Mr. and copies of which, when completed. will of the emotions that is the quintes· Mrs. Cash and their daughter, Betty be sent to secretaries of chapters sence of gratification; the superb Ann. In presenting the charter holding shows, whereby they can satisfaction that comes from knowing "0. C." said that even though he is that you are bringing joy and pleasure the daddy of all chapters the Louis· to unfortunate people. ville charter was the first he had ever The Northampton Chapter Chorus personally presented. The barber CENTRAL NEW YORK'S and Quartets sing regularly at the pole at the right was the gift of Jerry Veterans Facility, and on the Sunday Beeler. before Christmas we always sing at In the words of Reporter Paul Bulleit, ==FIRST== the civilian hospital. At the Facility, of the Louisville Courier-Journal. who the concert is given in the assembly covel·ed the meeting: "Nothing would PARADE OF hall, but at the Dickinson Hospital, make Owen Cash happier than to see the groups sing in all of the wards the earth's 2,139,958,919 inhabitants and in the corridors on each floor squared off into fours. Thus more QUARTETS where private rooms are located. than 500,000,000 additional barbershop The radiant faces of the patients are quartets might be formed-providing SpoT!Sored by more than ample reward for the sing each foursome got a bass singer-and Frank W. Lanigan Chapter ing, and letters received after the con the people of the world could shed certs testify to the pleasure that we some of their cares." No. 100 have afforded. The note below is a CORTLAND, N. Y. typical example: "You will never know how much SPEB CONTESTS FEATURED High School Auditorium the carols and songs that you sang brightened an 0 the r w i s e drab IN SEP STORY Christmas. I think that the work Oct. 5, 1946, 8:00 P. M. you are doing is wonderful." Be sure to get a copy of the I wish it were possible for every chap August 17 issue of the Saturday ter in our Society to have its chorus Evening Post and read the story 14 and quartets enjoy the thrill of sing- titled "Those Minor Chords." New York State Quartets a ing for patients in hospitals, and I It's not an article about the know that every man in our Society Society, but a humdinger of a who has participated in this activity story that has everything in it Also the 1946 will second my feeling that it is a that makes a good yarn. Back b'ter1Jatio1Jal Champs, the wonderful work for every chapter to undertake. ground is SPEBSQSA contests, and the young man who would Garden State Quartet -Past Jnt'!. Pres. Hal Staab. sing in a quartet, regardless of the villain. Love interest, CLAUDE BABCOCK, Sec. Have you, Mr. Chapter President. and suspense, dirty work at the you, Mr. Chapter Secretary. a Chap crossroads, stern father, young HOMER, N. Y. ter Reference Manual? If not, we man makes good. suggest you order one today from the International Office. AUGUST,1946 Elhe HARMONIZER 39 ELASTIC FOUR MAKE V DISC HOME TOWN WELCOMES CHAMPS FOR ARMY Members of the Garden State Quar tion by City Commissioner Frank Eg The Elastic Four were in New York tet, were fittingly welcomed back to gers, the boys were taken to the recently and took advantage of their Jersey City, following their Cleve State Theater where Commissioner visit there to record a 12" V disc for land sweep. The quartet was enter Arthur Potterton, representing Mayor the United States Army. Approxi tained July 1 at Bruno's Restaurant Hague, introduced them and gave each mately 15,000 of these records are to and, after a few words of commenda- member of the quartet an individual be distributed. scroll of the city of Jersey City. They started the recording with HI Then, according to Baritone Jack Had a Dream Dear" and Dick Grant Briody, the quartet showed its ap of the Army Special Service Music CHICAGO CHAPTER HOPES TO preciation by, "singing a song about Branch, introduced Sig Spaeth, :"ho ENTERTAIN 1940 CHAMPIONS Indiana and one about Georgia. Un gave a brief history of the SOcIety Following is a letter written by Welsh grateful, I calls it." Jack says a very from the time of its founding by O. C. Pierce, past president of Chicago good job of emceeing was done by the Cash. Chapter, to Red Elliott, baritone of Society's good friend, Bill McKenna introduced by Spaeth, the Elastic the Oklahoma City 1940 National (nationally known writer and curator Four then gave out with "Roll Dem Champions, the Flat Foot Four: of old songs). Bones" "Up a Lazy River" and "On a hot Summer's night in 1940 in Jack also reports that Maud Nugent, "Good-bye My Coney Island Baby." the Hotel Stevens, the young and very composer of "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" Dr. Spaeth suggested in his talk, that small Chicago Chapter of SPEBSQSA appeared with them on the stage and the Service men form their own bar was sponsoring the first Illinois State sang her own number. He recalls that bershop quartets. He said, "It may Quartet Contest. It was a pretty this song was written just 50 years not be the best harmony in the world, feeble affair as viewed from present ago and was sung for the first time it may not even be good, but believe standards and was in fact bogging by Miss Nugent at Tony Pastor's on me it'll be fun. You can find barber down completely for a lack of quartet 14th St., New York, although Jack sh~p quartet arrangements in many participants when we were honored of the issues of your "Hit Kit" and it by a visiting quartet from Oklahoma swears he was not present at that will help pass away hours until that City on its way through to the Na time. glorious day when all of you ar~ back tional Contest in New .York. That Also on the bill was Alice· Lawlor home with us and we can meet m our quartet was the Flat Foot Four and whose father wrote the "Sidewalks of favorite gathering spot again." to say that it took our membership New York" and who was privileged to by storm is putting it mildly. We sing it for the first time. Dick thought then (and we know now) that SANTA MONICA we had never heard such singing and Gerard, the man who collaborated George Dunn, charter member but in when they went on to New York to with Harry Armstrong in composing active during the last few years be win the National Championship we of "Sweet Adeline," was on the pro cause of the pressure of war work, Chicago were thrilled beyond words. gram and sang the number to the de has been elected President of the Then and there the Flat Foot Four light of all. chapter. George is taking up where moved into our hearts permanently he left off. He and the other officers and not once in the intervening years have big plans afoot including. a have iliey been replaced. True, our special invitation to Santa MOTHca hearts have been pretty crowded at veterans to attend chapter meetmgs times but if anyone got shoved out London, Ontario Chapter and enjoy barbershop ·harmony. it has not been the Flat Foot Four. "We didn't have an occasion while you were intact when we could invite you Second Annual Answers to fellows to Chicago, but we see no rea Barbershop Bafflers son now why we can't honor the memory of a quartet that did so much (See Page 20) for the Society in the early and fonna 1. uGirl Of My Dreams" tive years. It is my distinct honor Parade of and privilege, therefore, to have been 2. "Pretty Baby" selected to extend to you, as a mem 3. "Heart Of My Heart" ber of the Flat Foot Four, an invita 4. 'jOh, You Beautiful Doll" tion to be the guest of the Chicago Quartets 5. "Peggy Dear" thapter, (with expenses paid) on the 6. "K-K-K-Katy" occasion of our Third Annual Parade 7. "Mary Lou" of Champions on Sunday afternoon, SATURDAY, 8. Lovey mine ("Cuddle Up A October 20, 1946. This same invita Little Closer") tion is being sent to Sam Barnes and October 19, 1946 9. Little Gypsy Sweetheart ( 14 Gypsy Britt Stegall, also to Mrs. Whalen on Love Song") behalf of the late Johnny, and we 8. P. M. 10. "Melancholy Baby" would certainly feel mighty proud if 11. Norah (UNo, No, Norah") the four of you could accept. We sug gest that you come either Friday or 12. Caroline ("Can't You Hear Me H. B, Beal Callin' Caroline") Saturday before the show so we can have a chance to limber up our hos 13. "Marcheta" Tech Auditorium pitality and let a few of the local 14. "Beautiful Dreamer" yokels inveigle you into their four 15. "Sleepy Time Gal" some and be able to brag for the rest For information regarding tickets and other 16. "Sweet Sue" of their lives that one of the Flat Foot Inquiries ~ please address the Secretary, 17. "Margie" Four "sang" in their quartet. R. W. HALL 18. "Daisy Bell" "We hope you can make this trip and 428 Richmond St. London, Onto 19. HSioux City Sue" if you can we will do our level best 20. "Pistol Packin' Mama" to make the visit an enjoyable one." AUGUST,1946 40 8~ HARMONIZER · £ th Ch t {(Ncwsltcm. culled from Chapter Secretaries' } WIpeS rom e ap ers Qu'rterly A~iyiti.. ~eports-Our only S source 0 news InFormahon.) Many of these Chapter reports are full of good stuff Don't just read about your own Chapter on the Doodlesockers program over Fair with real success. This same WJW ... Alliance Chapter gave half chorus and a newly formed quartet Representatives from every chapter in the net proceeds of its Parade to the aided and abetted Beardstown at a the state were on hand during the High School band to be used for special meeting on July 14th. A Convention in Cleveland ... and how traveling expenses during the coming neighborly gesture and a habit every they loved it . . . State Association football season •.. Defiance plans an chapter should form.... Danville was met June 15. Chose Columbus for outdoor "Community Sing" in the organized in May with 42 charter next State Contest. November 30 is high school stadium for August 25 members and by the end of June had the date. New officers-Nelson White, and a minstrel show for October ... 51 dues payers. With 50% of the Columbus, President; Rudy Verderber, • On May 21, Lakewood's Arsenic Four chapter membership as members of Cleveland, Vice-Presidentj Edward travelled to Sandusky to highlight the the local Elks Lodge, you have just Schultz, Defiance, Treasurerj Jim 31st Annual Banquet of the Chamber one guess as to where they hold meet Emsley, Canton, Secretary . . . Cin. of Commerce ... Dayton Chapter has ings. Danville's President and Chorus cinnati and Columbus are holding a stag party lined up for September Director is an "Old Minstrel Man" meetings outdoors through the sum 14th. and naturally has some fine plans for mer months •.. Defiance had a very stage productions for this fast grow successful fish fry in June . . . AI~ ing chapter. • . • Oak Park again Hance, Canton, Da:rton and Defiance 9~(4 9"~d comes up with a page full of veterans' held Parades of Quartets in the clos hospital, civic, church and business ing quarter of the Society year. Lorain Mattoon has recorded an upsurge in association dates made by their seven will have its 2nd Annual Parade Octo chorus activity since joining the Corn quartets and chorusj 29 dates, to be ber 25 ... Cincinnati, its first on De Belt Chorus. Perhaps this is in an exact, which makes an average of a cember 7. effort to keep up with the many pub public appearance about once every 3 lic appearances of their "Dischords" days. Our hats off to the "Largest Berea Chapter, the state's newest, and the "Alley Cats" who have lately Village in the World." . . . North dropped in en masse on Lorain's June been joined by a newly formed quartet Shore Chapter, out Kenilworth way, 25 meeting . . . Cleveland Chapter calling themselves "3 Quarts and a lost the services of Joe Eliff, their with three quartets qualified for the Pint." By "volume," we presume.... Chorus Director, hut President Re Semi-Finals, led the Society in that Bloomington recently staged one of its elect Don Beeler has taken over this regular meetings out-of-doors. This spot and all is well again.••. Chicago respect ... Columbus, Cincinnati and expects to stage another super-attrac Dayton quartets have been appearing procedure is being proven a grand Summer attendance pepper-upper by tion in its Srd Annual Parade of many chapters. More ought to con Champions. All the existing Inter sider the idea.... Canton still shows national Champions will be on the bili a remarkable attendance percentage; nnd in tribute to the Flat Foot Four, 64 members in chapter and 60 in at 1940 National Champions, the three OFFICIAL tendance at meetings ... While Cairo remaining members of this quartet is a new chapter as chapters go, the)' and Mrs. Johnny Whalen have been take "Barbershopping" pretty serious invited to be there as guests of honor. S.P. E.B.S.().S.f\. ly down in HThe Point." Their weekly meetings are bound to produce some ~, 9«. Past Chapter fine results.... Rock Island is proud of its new quartet "The Rock Island The newly organized Charleston ers," and rightfully so. In a contest Chapter has made a fine start toward President's held within the Corn Belt Chorus, with that ideal goal of all chapters - to 21 quartets participating, these boys have fun and harmony within the came in first. With the HChordoliers" chapter and at the same time become Lapel Emblems as pacemakers they are following in an integral part of the community in ---10 K. Gold-- fine company.... Lincoln is looking which it serves. Secretary Bill Riat forward to a gala date on August 4th of Charleston gives us as nice a pic when this up and coming chapter will ture of chapter activities as we have conduct the opening day program of seen. For growth a 350/0 increase in $5.00 the Logan County Fair. This will be known as Veterans Day.... Charter EXPERIMENTAl 4 PLUS 20% LUXURY TAX Night of the Aurora Chapter on June Niagara Falls, N. Y. Chapter 8th was a huge success and a packed house of Aurorans heard a fine pro Send ).'our order to Int'l Sec. gram. The Fox River Valley Chapter CARROLL P. ADAMS sponsored this fine new chapter.... 182'70 Grand River Ave. Macomb is still having weather Detroit 23, Mich. trouble. Last time out Sec. Wagner complained of "spring fever" and this time it is "heat." Nevertheless Ma comb won a second place International Manuruclured by Achievement Award so perhaps Bro. Wagner and his gang work better under WEYHING BROS. adverse conditions. Already they have Orrldal S.I'.E.D.S.Q.S.A. Jewelere all plans and arrangements completed for their second annual show on Sep DETROIT, MICH. tember 29th in Western State Teach L. to R.-Waltcr Bell, tenor; Stub ers Gym. . . . Rushville presented a Whitmire (Scc.). lead; John Glue (TrUll.), bari; Jack Moore (Prel.). chorus of 50 at the Schuyler County baal. AUGUSI, 1946 ETA.. HARMONIZER 41 "BLUE NOTERS" trip to Chanute Field, at Rantoul, il linois, with a swell program for the Hutchinson, Kansas Chapter boys in the hospital there. He says "they were a grand audience and really showed their appreciation." ()'';aItu, 1«. O'Fallon Chapter is small but packs a mighty wallop in their section of Illinois. Fresh after sponsoring and presenting a charter to the newly cre ated Alton Chapter, O'Fallon is now working hard on Steeleville. Jerry Beeler will love you for this. O'Fallon's quartet "The Dischord Dodgers" is kept very active and never fails to spread the gospel wherever it goes. These boys took part in the Sectional Preliminary in St. Louis and a group of 75 rooters from the O'Fal lon territory went along to cheer This miniature chorus, under Director Payne, gave out with real barbershop harmony them on. This from a chapter with at the Hutchinson Diamond Pow Wow in May. L. to R.-Scanland, Chambers, Fisher, Fleming. T. FOlter, Cornish, Payne. Colladay, Schmidt, Lohrey, G. Foster, Beyer. but 13 members is mighty strong Dickerson, Goodman. "rooting" in any language. ied 1d4.u(, 1«. membership since charter day; in quartet activity their "Kiwanis Quar ~ Rock Island had a good quarter, as tet" consisting of four Kiwanians has Chicago's and the Nation's Interna usual, and was very active in both become well known by visiting various tional Champions, the lIMisfits," civic and Society doings. uThe Kiwanis Clubs in the Charleston area, "Harmonizers" and IIElastic Four" Chordoliers" started the quarter by while the "Friendly City Four" has ranged far and wide during the past being the feature attraction at the Il been extra busy entertaining at Ki Quarter. Between them they made linois State Contest Finals in Chicago. wanis, Rotary, Country Club, College, over 70 stops at chapter meetings, As retiring Illinois Champions for two Musical, Church, picnics and other so parades, veterans hospitals and other years they showed some 2600 people cial engagements. This quartet also civic affairs, all of which means that what real champions they are. The appeared at two Country Fairs in a lot of people heard some real bar next affair for Rock Island must have August. In Inter-Chapter Relations bershop singing. Another quartet been-shall we say-interesting. Their the Charleston Chapter has initiated a from Chicago, the "Mid-States Four" chorus of 50 entertained at the Con series of exchange meetings with Mat won the Illinois State Contest and vention of Illinois 'Wholesale Liquor toon, Illinois and has also visited the were kept so busy that they too rate Dealers at the Harper House (I. W., Brazil, Indiana Chapter. Pres. A. D. orchids for excellence. The "Big no doubt) in Rock Island. Then there Farrand has paid friendly visits to Towners", a more recent foursome, chapters in Mattoon, Newman, Pax made nothing but hospital appear~ ton and Danville. In Civic affairs the ances. This patriotic-minded and Charleston Chorus has made public sweet-singing quartet visited the U. S. appearances on the Court House Lawn Marine Hospital, Vaughn Hospital, PHOTOSTATIC and in the Youth Center, with the lat U. S. Naval Hospital, Fort Sheridan ter being broadcast to the streets of Hospital and the McIntire Unit of = COPIES= the downtown area by loud speakers. U. S. Naval Hospital at Great Lakes, Charleston topped off tbis fine Chap Illinois. We bow low in paying ter Activity by sending a delegation homage to such devotion to the lads OJ Original Manu to the International Contest in Cleve who are still paying the price for our scripts, or oj Anything land. If anyone can think of anything liberty. The Chicago Chorus made else a small chapter can do, the Edi several public appearances including a Else Drawn, Written tors would like to know about it. full evening's entertainment for the or Printed boys at Vaughn Hospital. fJtdid, 1«, Chicago was well represented at the The Joliet Chapter presented its first International Convention in June and • Parade of Quartets, Sunday, June 9, was proud to be hosts to so many of at Joliet Township High School audi their friends at the Chicago Head quarters Room. If anyone missed pay ORDERS FILLED QUICKLY torium. Attendance was approximate AND ECONOMICALLY ly 1500. Quartets participating were ing them a visit it must have been the Smeets Brothers, Joliet; Carpenter two shoe salesmen from Arizona. Brothers and the Harmonairs, Gary, Everyone else at the Carter was there Indianaj Mid-States Four, the Four at one time or another. • Harmonizers, and the Misfits, Chica 17~, 1«. gOj and the Chordoliers, Rock Island. Captain George W. Campbell, the Decatur boasts of a membership of 95 Commercial guest director of community singing, very active members who believe in stated that the program was one of backing the chapter to the limit. For Reproducing Co. the best that he has ever heard. instance in June a dual-backed pro gram between the American Legion 131 W. Lafayette Ave. The nH proceeds, amounting to over and the chapter was so much of a $1,000, were shared equally with two success that Decatur is still talking DETROIT 26, MICH. local orphanages. about it. They even came up with a Smeets Brothers Quartet was awarded distaff quartette (female spelling) Randolph 6428 second place in the Illinois State con called the "Harmonettes" that is re test held at Chicago, March 31. This ported to have "wowed" the boys. It quartet was also one of the finalists is presumed the "wow" refers to their Write for Estimates in the International Contest at Cleve singing. land, Ohio, June 14. Sec. Geo. Wright mentions a second AUGUST, 1946 42 ~6 HARMONIZER was that Corn Belt Chorus uexclusive" HARRISBURG, PA. CHARTERED in which the "Rock Islanders/' the Chapter's newest foursome, took first place among 21 quartets within the Corn Belt Chorus. Later on in May the Rock Island Chapter held its second annual Parade of Champions before a large audience and in the meantime the Chordoliers entertained at a special meeting of the Daven port, Iowa, Legion and participated in a Parade of Quartets held in Joliet, Illinois. On top of all this the Chordoliers had time to win a finals position at the Sectional Preliminaries held at Gary, Indiana, and in Cleve land did a grand job in the Interna tional Contest. ?lttNllte~"t4 Vir gin i a: Chapter's Show Boat stopped at resorts on Lake Vermilion July 14, extending welcome and Sponsored by neighboring York Chapter, Harrisburg was off to a flying start on "barber ship" harmony to summer June 7th with 61 charter members when International Vice-President R. Harry Brown visitors in the Arrowhead country ... of Wilmington, Del., presented the chapter's charter. In the picture above: Harry Putting on pressure for chapters in Steinhauser, choral director of the York group, is leading Harrisburg's charter members Iron Range towns, with Hibbing on in the Society's theme song. the verge ... Minneapolis: Champion Outboard Motors Four made deep im pression on audience at Gary Pre liminaries • . . qhapter cooperating with Acquatennial Committee in planning annual barbershop quartet contest •.. Elton Bjorklund attended Cleveland convention as representa tive of his chapter. "Vas You Ejer In ZINZINNATI?" Cincinnati Chapter PRESENTS ITS PARADE OF L. to R.-Young, president. Wilmington Chapter.: Olewine, Harrisburg, vice· QUARTETS president; Brubaker, president: Brown; Moyer, secretary; Seaman, treasurer. '~ a sponsorship in Jamestown, N, Y.... ?lttdttj- 'Pad 'Ptp:e Coast to coast, Jackson carries the Sleepless Knights Vacation time in Vacation Land does gospel . . . Jackson will hold its not mean any slowup in SPEBSQSA annual parade, Sept. 21 at the high Westinghouse Quartet activities among Michigan's 48 chap school auditorium . , . The Carroll Harmony Halls ters ... Picnics, lawn fetes, hospital Adamses and the Monty Marsdens trips, barbecues and what not seem visited Jackson's summer party early Lamplighters to occupy attention everywhere . . . in July. , . STURGIS is now officially Highlight of the vacation season is the enrolled ... Kalamazoo presented the Misfits Charlevoix jamboree over the Labor charter in May ... The KALAMA Tomcats Day week-end • . . Cabin and hotel ZOO boys are deeply interested in the room is at a premium and there Percy Jones and veteran hospital ob and the best of our own will be some who are disappointed. , . jectives of the state association ••• GRAND RAPIDS Chapter had its Being close to the Battle Creek hos MUSIC HALL annual picnic and tossed it in with pitals the boys have been frequently the annual meeting of the state as called upon to serve for entertainment Dec. 7 8 P. M. sociation at the Pantlind ... Election . .• Every visit makes a deeper im of Robert H, Walker as president pression ... George Konkle, bass of added lustre and enthusiasm to the Dutch Treaters, later the Town Cri For tickets contact Furniture City gathering which was ers, has moved to Grand Rapids . , . attended by more than 300 ••. No DEARBORN will show the natives of RAY GREENFIELD matter where, JACKSON persists in that community its first barbershop C/O RICHVEJN COAL co. sponsoring chapters .•• Leonard Field parade on Oct. 5 ..• The mayor, city First National Bank Bldg. III organized a chapter in Portland, officials, the schools and the Chamber CINCINNATI 2. o. Ore., and got the boys out there to of Commerce are boosting for it ••. consider Jackson as its sponsor ... Which meani> the boys have obtained Not long ago Ray Dunshee arranged 100 per cent cooperation, as it were AUGUST,1946 -, t71.~ HARMONIZER 43 Dennis is 71 years old but hasn't are the majors and Dick Souse, young BLAME YOUR EDITORS missed a chapter meeting yet ... est member, the minor . . . Ollie Sturgis prompted a good neighbor Jermine returned from the Army and Through an unfortunate mL";:-up, spirit by gathering a big bunch and rejoined ranks of the Four Kings of c hap t e r 5 in Central-Western visiting the Elkhart, Ind. Parade ... Harmony, formerly Winchester Four New York were inexcusably Renewed production in Flint plants has . . . Schenectady: During quarter neglected in the matter of chap gummed up chapter routine for a chapter's quartets gave 51 perform ter news items in the May while ... It is being straightened out ances at 46 events before estimated Harmonizer. Many of these now, however . . . Kalamazoo has audience of 12,425. Busiest were chapters had reported note found a new chapter meeting place Harmonecrs and Drifters, each with worthy accomplishments in their and now gathers the second Frida)' 13 appearances ... At some of their Quarterly Activities Reports. and last Monday of each month It performances the Four Bits intro Therefore, the omission was staged its annual picnic July 28 . duced audience singing in the middle doubly regrettable. Saginaw held an "Emergency Food of their numbers to enthusiastic re Relief Night" as a membership fea sponse . . . Chapter hailed election · .. Meetings were held all summer ture . . . The boys turned over 201 of Art Merrill to International Board · .. SAGINAW is becoming chorus cans of food to the cause ... Grand and first place chapter achievement minded ... Some 35 to 40 out every Rapids Chapter gathered up all the award in Group 3 ... Ladies Night rehearsal, and harmony is beginning underprivileged children in their home basket picnic June 29, with program to sound mighty "purty" ... A new city and took them to a circus . . • arranged by Doc Lewis and Warren kink was added to activities in the The newspapers recorded it with much Langdon ... New Bedford, Massa form of a "Veteran's night" ... All mention and accompanying photogra chusetts: Charlie Ricketts, chapter returned servicemen, men in the serv phy ... There were some 300 kids in president, elected treasurer of North ice turned out . . . 'Twas the year's the party. eastern District Association of Chap biggest, loudest and goldingingest ters . . . Charlie flew to Cleveland singing night of the year ... IONIA '[)et""tt convention ... Harpoon Hannonizers, has jumped in to take part in the chapter chorus, opened Music Week in veterans hospital entertainment pro There's harmony of all sorts in the the city May 5, assisted by Neptuners gram ... One trip to Percy Jones and Detroit Chapter these days. It ruled, and Four Dots . . . Instrumental in the boys eame back vowing to do mayhaps raucously at times, at all formation of chapter at Pawtucket it again and again and whenever chapter meetings during the last and working on a new one at Fall called The summer has been picnic quarter in the Book Cadillac hotel. River ... Northampton: Held second filled PORT HURON has obtained With four crack quartets setting annual Parade May 11. Proceeds went a choral director and is now building the pace, the Detroit Chapter be to Hampshire County I n fan til e a chorus . . . It is being used as a lieves it has more honest-to-goodness Paralysis Fund. Among quartets means for a bigger membership and quartet performance in chapter meet participating were Elastic Four, Gar being successful . . . A parade for ings than any in Michigan. Harmony den State, Tri-City Four, and many sometime in 1947 is in the making ... ruled supreme on June 11, a prevue of the national convention in Cleveland, others. Community singing led by In HOLLAND'S Tulip City Four is get ternational President Frank Thorne ting good ... the boys wowed 'em at when some 20 quartets held spell a Muskegon Chapter meeting and the bound a boatload of addicts while the big Grand Rapids picnic program ... ship was fogbound in Lake St. Clair. The Harmony Halls daunted them not Harmony rules politically also with one whit ... There are 150 new chairs Harold D. Wright being unanimously in the MARCELLUS com m u nit y elected to serve a second term as house as the result of a minstrel president and finally Harmony ruled FLINT, MICHIGAN show, SPEBSQSA manned • . . among a group of outstanding MC's, PONTIAC boosted its Percy fund by Henry Schubert, George DeWolfe, Al $1,000 more and now leads the state Karkowski, Joe Wolff and some WILL PRESENT THE in this effort . . . The boys are not others. through yet ... Very official status is THIRD ANNUAL being given the HAMTRAMCK Chap ter since its chapter president, Dr. 1fee,. &'"1tad Statu Stephen Skrzycki, has been elected to a.ut &euu- 1te... ~,,'f" a third term as mayor of this city ... Festival Louis A. Harrington, chapter secre Bridgeport, Connecticut: Discharged tary, attended the state meeting at veteran's playing big part in chapter's Grand Rapids . . . uOur chapter is success ..• New quartet, Strollers, of little now but watch us," he told organized . . . Chartered bus to at everyone he could reach ..• G. Mar tend dance and quartet round·up vin Brower has been elected to a third given June 1 by Garden State Glee Harmony term as president of the GRAND Club. Chapter chorus performed ... RAPIDS Chapter _ . _ The boys have rew Haven: Chapter's third quartet, set up a budget and have started a Three Majors and a Minor, organized. new fiscal year ... The Great Lakes Members Wagner, Dickman and Noel November 2, 1946 Invitational is the big thing on the program ... Gordon Hall, bass of the EX-AMBASSADOR VISITS Harmony Halls, is daddy of a new I ' baby girl and Bob Hazenberg, lead, The Ambassadors, International Final has just passed cigars upon the ar ists in 1944, were together again re rival of a baby girl, also ... Frank cently when Joe Jones, bari, paid a B. Gopdwin, director of the famous visit to the boys in Detroit. Trans THE GREAT Grand Rapids Schubert club, is the fer of Joe's business activities to New new director of the Grand Rapids York last year broke up this well chorus ... The boys puzzle him some known foursome. Anyhow, Monty times but he's learning . . . Squeak Marsden, Carleton Scott and Joe Wolff I. M. A. Hodges is giving up after two terms were plenty glad to team up with their as president of the Jackson Chapter bari again and they made the rounds AUDITORIUM · .. The boys made a lot of it at the of the old harmony haunts, including June meeting, giving him gifts, speak Pontiac and Windsor Chapter meet ing words and singing songs •.• Herb ings. AUGUST,1946 44 ElM HARMONIZER and Past International President Hal RESOLUTION PRAISES CHAMPS Kornet, of Rochester Chapter, pre Staab was master of ceremonies. $800 A resolution adopted at the recent sented charter, .. Visiting quartets turned over to the Fund ... Chapter meeting of the Board of the Mid-At included the Dodd Family Four and keeps several hundred dollars in its lantic States Association extends Hardly Able Four, of Hornell, the treasury at all times to send a quartet congratulations and best wishes to Three Cs and a B from East Aurora to the International Contest, if, as the 1946 International Champions, as . . . Chapter chorus is progressing and when. A "kitty" is fed with dimes follows: under the able leadership of Larry at each meeting by members-names Parker. are drawn from a hat and the lucky WHEREAS, The Mid-Atlantic States As sociation of Chapters of SPEBSQSA, Jnc.. winner receives half of "kitty," the while still in its infancy, has accompUshed balance reverting to the treasury . . . much for the betterment of the Society Chapter President Staab elected first through its cooperat1ve efforts in assisting ~«IIal6 the Paterson Chapter in conducting the 1946 president of the Northeastern District Eastern Regional Preliminary, and subscribM Chapter's Knights of Harmony who Association of Chapters ... On June ing for a full page 1n our periodical, "The failed to make the Semi-Finals this 3 staged a complete evening concert Harmonizer," and can properly boast of its year say, UWatch out for us next at Northampton State Hospital before progressiveness, its rightful place in the annals of the Society is made secure through year." General Chairman of the a hall crowded with patients . . . tile splendid performance of that sterling chapter's November 16 Parade is Stan Springfield: Quartets made 14 appear group, "The Garden State Quartet," who not Baker and he's going to try to fit only covered themselves with glory at the all those who will want to come into ances during quarter including one at 1946 Cleveland Convention, but brought the III Am an American" rally . . . attention and admiration of Society memM Kleinhans Music Hall. bers throughout the land to .Jersey City Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Acted as Chapter, and the District of which 1t is a host chapter July 13 to meeting of part: NDAC in the aftemoon. That evening NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. tJ&M_-7e~a4 that this District Association officially extend Hal Staab presented charter to Chap its congratulatIons and best wishes to the Oklahoma City: Everybody proud ter President George Morritt, which men of the "Garden State Quartet," with Ernie Dick, chapter charter member, was followed by a Parade participated the assurance that to the Chapters of our DIstrict they will always be "The Champs," was honored by election to Interna in by several leading quartets includ and an inspiration to every ol'ganized QuarM tional Board ... Work of Granville ing Holyoke's Melo-Chords, Cleveland tet therein. Scanland, chapter president for last semi-finalists; Northampton's Ram four years, deeply appreciated and in bling Four, Hartford's Chromatics, particular for his untiring efforts in Bridgeport's Strollers, and others. Sec. ~- ~."w putting on hundreds of shows for Jack Carney warns other chapters 'UJe4teIue 1feu. servicemen. , , Ne\v president, Grady to keep their eyes on the Strollers East Aurora: Joint concert by chapter Musgrave, did grand job as chairman chorus and local choral club netted of February Parade . . . Tulsa: In because "they're comers," and sez if addition to regular monthly meetings he forgot to thank any of the visitors $450 for Boy's Club ... Helped at Niagara Falls and Genesee Chapter chapter now having weekly luncheon it was only because of the evening's charter nights, , . President Bill Cod meetings attended by from 35 to 45 excitement. dington, Secretary Ray Moore and members .•. During the last three Walt Chaffee reported a grand time months a monthly news bulletin was had at Cleveland convention ... issued. Has caught on and looks like a Binghamton: Contemplating Parade fixture ... Barflies made their second in the Fall and planning formation of public appearance since Bob Durand's a Johnson City-Binghamton Chapter return from the Army at Founder's We'll be seeing you in . . . Four Sharps sang a number of Night meeting honoring O. C, Cash. engagements . . . Endicott: Eight Rupert I. Hall, Society's first national members drove 140 miles June 28 to president, also there .. , Chapter has attend Charter Night of Genesee ten organized quartets, busiest of Chapter at Rochester . . . Attended which appears to be Tulsa Police SCHENECTADY Jamboree at Elmira with two quartets Quartet, led by Les Applegate. This , . , Hornell: Plans Parade of district quartets on September 28 ..• Chap outfit made five to ten engagements FRIDAY ter quartets are Optimistic Four and each week and recently four in one Dodd Family Four •.. Jamestown: evening . . . Sponsored new Austin Activities included boat ride and stag Chapter ... Dallas: Plans made for November 1st party ... Parade in November and chapter chorus appearance at Texas three broadcasts and four entertain State Fair .. , Organization meeting ments for hospitals on schedule . . , April 30 attended by Lou Ohliger, of Niagara Falls: Local radio stations Detroit, and O. B. Cunningham, of San The Second Annual gave two fifteen-minute programs to Antonio Chapter. Motion that chapter announce charter night, Four-Casters be organized made by Rouse Howell from East Aurora sang on the first and Walter J, E. Schiebel was sub PARADE of and Experimental Four, the second. sequently elected president. Group Chapter President Jack l\loore ac singing led by Les Myres ... Lubbock, QUARTETS cepted charter from his dad who is Texas: Plans under way to organize secretary of the East Aurora Chapter quartets within city's various busi M and Secretary of the Central-Western ness clubs, which looks good as an ex New York District .. , Doubtful Four, tension activity .•. Chapter now has BACK AGAIN-THE chapter quartet, entertained at do three organized quartets . • . San WORLD'S LARGEST QUARTET ings sponsored by the Salvation Army Antonio: The heat's got 'em so Mem for its returned veterans . . , Ro ber Roy Akers donated his lawn and chester: Expects to have. a contender ranch-style basement as alternate at Milwaukee next June in the Silver meeting places ... Charter presented Dollars; Nick Kornet, tenor; Jack June 26 by Mayor Gus B. Mauerman. Harby, lead; Lee Finkill, bari; and Al Hear the 1946 Charnps Metz, bass . . . Genesee, Rochester: Charter night June 29 with Interna The Garden State Quartet tional President Phil Embury attend ing, also Bill Coddington and Ray Brazil and Terre Haute: Joint Parade Moore of the Western New York As on May 11 at Terre Haute was big and sociation of Chapters. President Nick plenty good with John Hanson doing AUGUST, 1946 -, .0/"-' HARMONIZER 45 a swell job ... Elkhart: May 18 Pa FROM 'WAY OU'T IN WASHINGTON STATE rade and Afterglow in Empire Room of Elkhart Hotel had 'em hanging from the rafters. Ft. Wayne chorus was on hand and Captain Campbell led the community singing. Among quartets present were the Harmony Halls, Harmonizers, Doctors of Har mony, Gardenaires, Harmonaires and Mid-States Four ... Ft. 'Vayne: Sent delegation of 65 to Defiance Parade on April 27 ... Quartets made several civic and hospital appearances ... Gary: Milt Marquardt arranged pro gram for big dinner to returned serv icemen and women given by Brother hood of First Reformed Church. Dewey Kistler directed chapter chorus and all quartets participated . . . Harmonaires kept busy at Parades, club and church meetings ... EDI TOR'S NOTE: We know there are great happenings in Indiana con tinually. Whattsa matter, chapter secretaries? Where are your quar terly activities reports? ()~ Chatham: Twelve community appear ances made by Henpecked Four, also twice on the radio and made five re "Ever Green" Quartet. Port Angeles, Washington Chapter. L. to R-Standing: cordings under auspices of local radio Roy Jensen (Pres.). bass; Harry Taylor (Treas.). bad. Seated: Herb Molchior (Sec.), advertiser ... Visitations by entire tenor; and his twin brother Claude, lead. membership planned this Summer to Raymond and a quartet from that donated $240 to Taylor Orphanage for Sarnia, London and Windsor on their city ... One of the organizers of the purchase of motion picture projector meeting nights ... London: That big chapter is John A. Otto, former mem~ ... Chorus of 40, directed by Arthur Ladies Night and First Birthday Par bel' of Kansas City Chapter . . . Jacobson, has made several communi ty is covered, with pictures, else Omaha: Quartet sang at Memorial ty appearances ... Ladies Night July where in this issue. Held April 12 Day Service at Mt. Hope Cemetery 8 ... Sturgeon Bay: Cheery.aires and and over 300 attended. Ladies favored ... Four members attended Cleveland Four Doors much in demand at civic with candy barber poles-gift of Gor convention: Clare Wilson, F ran k functions . . . Waupun: Prison City don Kent ..• Report extension efforts Arndt, Rudy Heinen and Charlie Four (George Lord, tenor; Hollie in Brantford and Kitchener look good Mabbett ... Scottsbluff: Reports their Lord, lead; Bert Blaesius, bari; and ... Helped Kiwanis Club stage varie~ quartet had plenty of time to rehearse Ward Rasmussen, bass) get tin g ty show for underprivileged children. on that 220-mile trip to Denver's around ... Visited Beaver Dam and Show ran four nights and cleared charter night ... Also sang at Den Oshkosh Chapters ... Waupaca: Re over $3,000 ... Odds 'N' Ends made ver's Fitzsimmons Hospital and at ports steadily increasing membership several appearances at homes of shut Veterans Hospital, Cheyenne, on their . Chain-O-Lakes Four, Spinal ins ... Other quartets made hospital way home. Chords and Happy Harmonizers en and community engagements . . . tertained at various church and civic Chapter feels greatly honored by elec ? tary George Moore ... Camden: One RUPPERT HOSTS MANHATTAN tJue.eS'49 day in June the Camden City Four, Leon Gerlach appointed director of Manhattan Chapter, New York, of chapter quartet, established something ficers have been elected for next year chorus. New chapter quartet is of a record. Toured five wards in known as the Metra-Gnomes. Lieu as follows: President, S i g m u n d Tilton General Hospital at Fort Dix, Spaethj Immediate Past President, tenant-Governor Oscar Rennenbohm New Jersey, singing eight songs in signed as a new member. Geoffrey 0' H a"r a; Vice-President, each ward, then went to USO outdoor Richard Grant; Secretary-Treasurer, show and entertained 3,000 service Ted Livingston. Two special meetings men. Two return engagements also of the chapter, held late in the sea filled. Members of the quartet: Bill son, proved the most successful thus 'VHmington: President Harry Farrell Lewin, leadj Art Rowland, tenorj far. Ruppert's Tap-Room provided and Secretary Henry Andrews led the Carroll Fletcher, bari; and Walter the scene, as well as the victuals, for chapter delegation to the Cleveland Kehler, bass ... Garfield: Garfield a bang·up supper and singing party convention ... Chapter has reached Four and Jewell Four made a number in honor of the Elastic Four of Chica a new high in membership . . . of appearances before servicemen, the go. In addition to this great quartet, Diamond State, Wilmington: Moon former also visiting Brooklyn Navy a foretaste of championship quality light boat ride on the Delaware River Yard Hospital several times . . . was given by the Garden State Quar planned for August ... Chapter con Charter presentation ceremonies held tet, with able assistance from the New tinues to grow in size and activity ... April 30 with Jersey City No. 1 as York Police (now known as the Club District of Columbia: Newest quartet sponsor and Frank Ferguson emcee Harmony Flatfoots), the Withered is the Metropolitan Police which has ing ... Parade held at Ritz Theater Four, the Legionaires, St. Mary'S been designated by the District Su June 22 with Garden State Quartet Horseshoers and other combinations. perintendent as the official quartet of making their first appearance as In Spaeth, Grant and O'Hara took turns the Department ... On June 29 en ternational champions . . . Jersey in running the show, with the tradi tertained the Withered Four, of City: Plenty stimulated by the victory tional contribution from Harry (Sweet Paterson, New Jersey, and Interna of the Garden State Quartet at Cleve Adeline) Armstrong. That wonderful tional Board Member Bill Holcombe land, the chapter at a special meeting Ruppert beer added a special flavor at Ladies Night in Pierce Hall. Was decided to form a MILWAUKEE to the occasion, with George Ruppert first public appearance of the chapter SAVINGS CLUB in which each in himself acting as host. chorus. Took the form of a Quartet terested member will deposit $2.00 Cameo consisting of the visiting quar every week with the treasurer toward A final Ladies' Night was staged by tet presented as the feature attraction his expenses to next year's Interna-" .Ed Doty at the Hotel Pennsylvania, against a background of chapter quar tional Contest ... Welcome home"held with about 400 members and guests tets and the chorus. Community sing for the champs July 2 ... During the present. There was another fine ing led by Dr. Robert H. Harmon ... quarter preceding the convention the parade of quartets, with specialties by Bridgeton, New Jersey: With a mem quartet made scores of appearances O'Hara, Spaeth, Grant, Armstrong, bership of 21, the chapter has four before servicemen's groups, including and Alex Gallagher, and a welcome quartets and a chorus, writes Secre- entertainment of inmates at Baltimore to our own Bill Kennedy, Col. Bron Penitentiary ... Newark: Rainbow son, Frank Boucher and other celeb Harmony Four has temporarily dis rities. banded but a new one, the Legionaires, PICNIC GIVE·AWAYS PLEASE MARSHALL'S OXTAIL FOUR has been added to the chapter's list ... Members were greatly pleased at Midland Chapter joined with Saginaw, Nope, there's nothing new under the fine showing of Four Chords at Cleve Flint, Bay City and Mt. Pleasant for sun. Not even in barbershop quartet land ... Union City: Nearby chapters a family picnic on July 21 at Bay singing. and their quartets attended Charter City. It was a big affair with these Take, for instance, the Oxtail quartet Presentation Night, May 13 ... Jim hard-to-get items given away as of Marshall, Mich. Even the name McKelvey gave members a resume of prizes: nylons, white shirts and a isn't new. And whatever the Oxtails events at the Cleveland convention radio. Int'l Board Member Marv may do now in the form of champion ... Bronx, New York City: Joe Spiel Brower, of Grand Rapids, will emcee ships, recording albums and the like mann, tenor of the New York City Midland's Parade on October 12. is also nothing new. It was all done Police Quartet, recently retired from before, more than 40 years ago, and the Department and quartet's name is right in Marshall, Mich. now Club Harmony Flatfoots ... Club REDFORD AREA Back in the days of the Edison phono Harmony Four have been temporarily At recent meeting members voted $50 graphs, long horns, cranks and cylin on the shelf because of the prolonged to buy gifts for veterans at Percy drical records, at the turn of the cen illness of Bill Ruddy, bass. He'll be Jones Hospital and also voted funds tury, the original Oxtail four were back soon ... York, Pennsylvania: for the purchase of two record players putting their voices upon the wax, Celebrated first birthday in July and for the boys. That's really something singing out close ones, good old har has grown from a bouncing toddler for a chapter with 50 members! monies, in the best and most thrilling to a "rousing and howling" group of fashion. 206, writes Secretary Joe Mosser ... (See Page 51 for Additional Swipes and News) The tenor of the original Oxtails was Curt Crolius, one of chapter's best Dwight Winsor, the father of Herbert baris has moved to Omaha ... Chap ter represented at Cleveland by 35 Winsor, the present tenor of the LOGAN·AIRES modern Oxtails. Merrill Hunting was members. Not bad, sez we ! ... Harrisburg: Chapter formed June 5 Loga.nsport, Ind. Chapter lead! Charles Swineford, baritone and Ear Houston, bass. According to with 61 members and is really going John W. DeMott, secretary of the to town. See pics in another column. Marshall Chapter, Mr. Stebbins, the historian of the chapter, asked the They Like Minstrels Winsor-tenored outfit to change their Wilmington, Delaware No. 1 Chapter name from Fountain City Four to Ox in April staged its Sixth Annual Show, tail in memory of the gala days of a straight minstrel, to a packed house yesteryear and Marshall's 1902 bar and it looks to be getting better every bershop quartet singing glories. year. Asked why the name Oxtail, Mr. Steb bins replied, "that quartet chose that Each Chapter President and each name because they switched their Chapter Secretary should have a L. to R.-Glen Donley, bass; Chic parts." Chapter Reference Manual and should Everman, lead; George Raymer, tenor; -Roscoe Bennett. refer to it frequently. Gay Musselman. bari." AUGUST,1946 g~ HARMONIZER 47 These paQ.e8 are open only to members. Write to Carroll P. Adams. 18270 Grand DIRECTORY and ANNOUNCEMENTS [ River Avenue, Detroit 13, Michl~an ] TERRYVILLE CHAPTER rI~ No. 1) (Connecticut WES GUNTl Maeh Every Mondoy PHOENIX (SAGUARO) CHAPTER At Eogle Lock Co. - "Society's Greatest lislener" The Mecco For All Traveling Brothers Z,da"'4U Meeh lsf and 3d Tuesday Each Month Ship's Cafe-Chicogo DIAMOND STATE CHAPTER 11 West Adams 51. ,------ Wilmington, Del. Meets 20d ood 41h Tuesdays PIONEER CHAPTER ~ (Chicogo) K. of P. Hall, 906 West 51. Bldg. Pres. Wm. F. Young Meeh 01 lions LONG BEACH CHAPTER and 3rd Mondoys, 7:30 P. M. Sec. R. Harry Brown, 3403 Madison "I Meeh "I ood 3d Fridays 8 >. M. Howard J. Aagoord, Pres. ElKS ClUB WILMINGTON, DELAWARE CHAPTER NO. 1 lester M. Borgeson, Sec. Verle D. Keiser, President Fifth Chapter to be Chartered 4300 W. North Avenue ;0 the Society Elliott Kirby, Sec.-Treas. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday Nites, Ameri· GALESBURG CHAPTER . <00 legion Home, 2103 lancaster Ave. Meets Every Wednesday Evening LOS ANGELES CHAPTER President, Harry T. Farrow Broadview Hotel Meets Second ood Fourth Tuesdays Secretary, Thomas Haley, 803 W. 29th St., Wilmington 270 Pres., M. J. Lemmons Park View Manor Sec., John Cavanaugh 2200 W. Seventh Lo' Angeles 17<4(<<(;( d! edtet",dta O. K. Tire Shop William F. Cargo, President Public Square Hatch Graham, Secretory DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER Washington, D. C. NATIONAL CITY CHAPTER JOLIET CHAPTER Meets 1st & 3rd Friday, Americon legion Hall Pierce Hall, 15th and Harvard, N. W. 35 E. 18th Street, Secy. Alfred N. Hinton, Program Meeting Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays 1835 J. St,,_~ational City. Fourth Monday of Each Month Hotel Louis Joliet QUARTET SCHOOL SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER Arthur E. Hicks, Pres. All Other Mondoys Regular Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays C. J. KelJem, 415 Joliet Bldg., Secy. Jean Boordman, Pres. 7:30 P. M., Hotel St. Francis Howard Cranford, Secy. ------_.. Between Meeting, '0' 0 harmony seuion, 930 Randolph, N. W. Call-J. C. Hare, Pres., GA·6637; John A. MACOMB CHAPTER MocDonoJd, Secy., GA·5116; Donald S. Gren· Home of the fell, EX·5121; A. 8. Martin, SU-7680. "Washington Waddlers" Meets Every friday Night "Potomac Clippen" "Songsmiths" Holel Lomoine SAN GABRIel CHAPTER "Capitolions" "Metropolitan Police" R. S. McKinney, President Meets lst and 3rd Mondays, 7:30 P. M. J. W. Wagner, Secretary Boy Scout Cabin, 900 Block Eost Grand 1ttU<4i4 Pres.: Russell C. Stanton, 222 Posqual Ave., AT. '-4282 AURORA CHAPTER OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST CHAPTER Seey.: Dick Schenck, 853 Garibaldi Ave., Meets Tuesdoy at 8 P. M. Meets Alternote Wednesdays AT. 7273. Place: Recreation Center, 2nd floor Carleton Hotel Bill Hendenon, President R. l. Irvine, Pres. SANTA MONICA CHAPTER 57 S. Anderson St. J. D. Martin, Vice Pres. Meets ," ood 3,d Monday Nights C. J. Nebergal Veterans Service Leogue 1348 Galena Blvd. Harold Spone, Treas. 1447 Sixteenth Street G. l. Veenstra, Secy. CHAPTER George K. Dunn, President BLOOMINGTON Every Monday Night - 8:00 P. M. Robert v. Reilly, Secy. PEORIA CHAPTER "Come ovt aod visit v, some time" Illinois Hotel Adolph C. Modahl, Pres. Meets Each Thursday-8 P. M. (?4H~ E. M. lebkuecher, Sec. and Treas. Hotel Pere Marquette c/o Illinois Power Co. Rollie M. Myers, Pres. BRIDGEPORT CHAPTER 319 N. Moin St. Wolter R. Breymeier, Secy. (Connecticut No. 4) Every friday 8:30 P. M. CANTON CHAPTER 709 Howell 51. Rosebud Hall 671 Barnum Ave. Meets Every Wednesday-8 P. M. Jock lawless, Pres. . YMCA Building ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER Joseph Damato, Treas. Frank Esposito, Secy. Pres. Chas, Knott Meetings Each Tuesday-8:30 P. M. 98 Norman 51. Bridgeport, Conn. Sec. D. G. Armstrong Paul Horick, Secy. 65 E. Spruce Street Home 01 "The Chordoliers" HARTFORD CHAPTER W. E. Chambers, Co·Sec. (Connecticut No. 2) CHICAGO' CHAPTER 201 Robinson Building Meets 1st Wednesday, Hotel Garde (Illinois No. I) Drop in and SING-Brotner Meets on Alternate Fridays Arch Daley, Pres., A. La Fontaine, v. P. AL GREGG'S "GREYHOUND" NITE CLUB in·between Fridays Dick Allen, Treas Chorus on 221 20th Street Something doing at the Morrison Walt Kane, Sec., 2326 Albany, Where Good Fello"(s and Song fellows Meet Every 'Friday Night West Hartford, Coim. 3-5129 . Rock Island AUGUST, 1946 48 gl.~ HARMONIZER INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER (Indiana No. 4) BELDING CHAPTER Meets 2nd and 4.h Tuesdays-2:30 P. M. "The Heart of Hoosier land" (Michigan No. 26) 411% South Fifth S•. Meetings Every Friday, 8:00 P. M. Central YMCA 310 N. Illinois St. Pres, Stan Smith Wolter W. Lee, President John Saettel, Pres. Sec. Don Cornell Earl McK. Guy, Secretory Clyde S. Marsh, Sec. "Home of the Belding-Airs" 1728 So. Spring Street 3326 Brookside Pkwy., N. D,. . LOGANSPORT CHAPTER CHARLEVOIX CHAPTER '7ttdta..a Meets Mondoy Nites DON'T COME TO THE Harmony Corner FOURTH ANNUAL QUARTET JAMBOREE ANDERSON CHAPTER Clarence Morocco, Sec.-Treas. August 31st, Sepfember h. and 2nd where Meets AlternQte Mondays 7:30 occurs the grandest three-doy festival of hor YMCA ~alt44 AUGUST, 1946 f7/u HARMONIZER 49 ~a KALAMAZOO CHAPTER RELAX, Michigan No. 13 Meets 2nd Friday Each Month ENJOY AK-SAR-BEN CHAPTER OMAHA Meets 8:00 P. Ernest Gibbs, Pres. D IVERSION, M. Louis Johnston, Vice Pres. 4th Wednesday of Each Month louis F. Brakeman, Sec·Treas. fRIEND. CASTlE HOTEL R. R. No. 7 ON (Omaha Room) W. A. Munson, Pres. D. E. Slater, Seey. REDFORD MIDLAND CHAPTER DEPEND! SCOTTSBLUFF CHAPTER (Michigon No. 12) Meets ht ond 3,d Tuesdays Pres. ..n L. Borden We Meel every Fourth Friday of Each Month Sec. G. Warren Abbott, at V.F.W. Hall-Lohser ood Six Mile Rd., De- Jack L. RQymond, Pres. troil, Mich.-"The biggest little Chapter ;n 208 Harrison St. Secy.-Treas. leonard Harrison Meals Third Mondoy of Each Month Michigan" 2415 Avenue A. K. of C. Club Rooms, 8:30 P. M. ------SA.GINAW CHAPTER . Michigan No. 6 1t~eta MILAN CHAPTER Meeh 2nd Monday ond 4th Friday Michigan No. 39 Hotel Bancroft-Gold Room RENO CHAPTER J. luke Campbell, OFD No. 2, Pres. "The Biggest Little City in the World" Gerold Heath, President Edward C. Bluern, Se~y. Meets Last friday Each Month, 17112 W. 4th. 515 Nimons St. Gront M. Jones, Secretary Home of "Reno Sourdoughs", "The Tune Skin· .- nets," "The 4 Hoarsemen" Henry S. Cooke. President TECUMSEH CHAPTER Robert G. Boker, Treas. HARMONY REIGNS IN MUSKEGON Meets 2nd Tuesday of Each Month John S. Field, Seey. '-\eets Aug. 22, Sept. 26, Oct. 24 at 8:30 P. M. ;n Out·of·Town Visitors, Call 246·326 K. of P. Hall, at 8:30 . for Location Pres. Neil DePuy 1t- ti..-4fQid C. W. Coye, President Roy S. Harvey, Vice-President Seey. Garth Hall FREDERICTON CHAPTER Guy K. Slattery, Rec. Secretary Don W. Walker, Carr. Secretary WAYNE CHAPTER (New Brunswick No. 1) Jack Wibalda, Treasurer (Michigan No. 31) Rag. Cooper, President Meets Fourth Tues. each Month First Congregational Church G. Herbert Kitchen, Secretary NILES CHAPTER No. 32 Wayne, Michigan Woodstock Rood Meets lot ond 3,d Wednesday, 7:30 P. M. 8:30 O'clock Sharp Michigan Roam, Four Flags Hotel Ed. Smith, Pres.-1. E. De Freytas, Vice Pres. Charles F. Corcoran, Pres. E. Carpenter, Treas.-H. A. Kohler. Secy. ?tee<' pe't4«/ Lester 1. Liefer, Secy. 220 N. 161h 51., Niles, Mich. ~ GARFIELD CHAPTER (New Jersey No. 10) Meeh lst and 3rd Tuesdays NORTHVILLE CHAPTER CLAYTON CHAPTER Boosling 34 Charier Members and (Michigan No. 28) Meels 1st and 3rd Wednesday Three Quartets Meels Every Wednesday-8 P. M. ot 8:30 P. M. The Garfield 4 (Business Meeting lost Wednesday Show Pork Crub House President 1945 N.w Jersey Chomps Each Month) . Berney Simner, Th. Junior 4 Th. Jewell 4 Veterans Memorial Bldg. Arthur H. Nolan, Secretory - Pres. Alfred C. Porritt CEo 4940, Res. HI. 2350 Roy A. Campbell, Treasurer Secy Charres F. Strautr, 442 Randolph "GARDEN STATE GLEE CLUB" CHAPTER latch string always hangs out TH' -- New Jersey No. 1 JOPLIN CHAPTER Home of the Garden State Quartet OAKLAND COUNTY CHAPTER Meet With Us the 2nd and 4th Wednesday Meels the 1st and 3rd Tuesdoys (Michigan No. 9) Nights of Any Month 01 the Coco Co/a Audi· at 1738 Hudson Blvd., Jersey City, N. J. Meets First Friday of Each Month torium, 1310 Virginia Ave. Jack Briody, Secy. ELKS CLUa ------Home of the "Rainbow Four" 110 Lincoln St. 22856 Woodward Ave., Ferndale KANSAS ClTY CHAPTER Where Everybody Sings Meels 7 :30 P, M. NEWARK CHAPTER On tho lst and 3rd Mondays (New Jersey No. 2) PONTIAC CHAPTER BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE BLDG. Harry Fioretti, President Recreation lounge, 215 W. Pershing Rd. Michigan No. 17 Meets and SINGS on the First and Third Meets last Friday-Each Month-8:30 Roy Koenig, Pres. Bert Phelps, Secy. Metropolitan Club 19 E, 56th 6035 Park Ave. Thursday of Each Month Corner Pike and Perry lA. 1727 Phones HI. 3509 Sheraton Hotel . Newark, N. J. PORT HURON CHAPTER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER PATERSON CHAPTER M. 8. McMurray, Pres. Meels 2nd ond 4th Wednesdays N. J. Chapter No. 3 Stanley J. Pearson, Sec. ROOSEVELT HOTEL "Where Good Fellowship Abounds" 626 White St. Tom Collins, Pres. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Meets 2nd and 4th Friday of Each Dick Bernhardt, Sec. 38 Park Ave. 8:30 P. M. Month ;n Louth Hotel 4 N. 8th St., Room 416 PATERSON, N. J. AUGUST,1946 50. glut HARMONIZER PENNS GROVE-CARNEY'S POINT MANHATTAN CHAPTER SARNIA CHAPTER CHAPTER (New York City No.3) Meets 0' Alternate Fridays 8;30 Meets Every Tuesdoy Meets National Republican Club Moose Home, Penns Grove 54 West 40th Street Vendome Holel Lost Mondoy of Each Month Eugene C. Lomkin, 238 Ave. 0 Pres. ehos. E. B. Poyne Carney's Point, President President Sigmund Spaeth Charles Ouncavoge. 56 Beach Ave. Secretory Ted Livingston Seey. E. Geofge Ahearn cIa Mitis Music, 1619 Broadway Penns Grove, Secretory -- TORONTO CHAPTER UNION CITY CHAPTER ROCHESTER GENESEE CHAPTER (New Jersey No.6) Meets Powers Hotel-B P. M. Pres, Alfred E. Neale Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays 1,1 Clnd 3rd Mondays Greenwood Tavern Sec. F. A. Cartan 422 Paterson Plank Rood Secy. larry Wililoms, 16 Cooper Rd., 52 Edgewood Ave. Pres. John T. McKaig Zone 5 Sec. Paul J. Donohue 239 Beacon Avenue SCHENECTADY CHAPTER WINDSOR CHAPTER .- Meets Tuesdays Meets 2nd Friday of Each Month ?teev- ~..w Coil Doyle 6-3289 or Taylor 4·6986 Norian Polmer Hotel - Address Secy.-1181 Ardsley Rd. 'Pe....d'l{Qa.ua. BUFFALO CHAPTER WARSAW CHAPTER - Meeting last Friday Each Month, 8:30 HARRISBURG, PA. CHAPTER University Club First Chapter in New York State SPEBSQSA 546 Delaware Ave. Holder of Two Achievement Awards Meets lst and 3rd Wednesdays 8,00 P. M. President: 1.0.0.F. Hall Meets 2,d Fridoy, Harrisburg Republican Club Peter J. Golden 1 Hughes Ave. (B) Bob Eddy, President Edw. Brubaker, Sr., President Secretary: Phil Embury, Secretory A. F_ Moyer, Sr. Secretory J. I. Matthews 305 North Drive (16) Hotel Wayne, 2S S. 4th St. OM4 PITISBI."RGH CHAPTER CORTlAND CHAPTER Meets 01 fort Pitt Hotel lanigan) (Frank W. CLEVELAND CHAPTER Second o,d fourth Mondays, 8:00 P. M. Pres. Judd Voo Buskirk Meets at Hotel Carter (July o,d August, 2,d Mondoy Only) Secy·Treos. E. Classford Aug. 23 and every other CHAPTER Meets 2nd friday Each Monlh Friday thereafter YORK o,d 2nd and 4th Thursdays 8:00 P. M. Alternotely 01 Cortland Eagles Tom Brown, President Meets October thru Moy IOOF Hall, Homer Rudy Verderber, Secretary 2,d Thursday June thru September 1407 Terminal Tower - _. Spring Garden Band Hall --~------EAST AURORA CHAPTER DEAC MARTIN - UNIQUE SERVICES 25 N. George 51. Alan Ross, Pres. Meets 2nd Wednesday of Each Month Editorial, Promotional Assignments Union Commerce Bldg. CH. 7230 Joe Mosser, Sec., 479 Country Club Rd. legion Hall, Center Street 971 Cleveland 14 President Edward A. Brewer 'UJ~ 5ecretary Elbert H. Rosen O~~ LODGE CHAPTER 746 E. Main St. elKS NAVAL Roy 5. Jensen, Presidenl -- OKLAHOMA CITY CHAPTER H. B. Molchior, Secretary ENDiCOTT CHAPTER Meets 2,d o,d .th Tuesdoys 126 West lst St. Port Angeles, Wosh. Meets Every Tuesday Evening 8 P. M. James Murray BILTMORE HOTEL Elks Club Meets Every Third Tuesdoy "First Chapter in Pacific North..... est" FUSCO'S Grady Musgrave, Pres. '0' Information, Phone 8en Van Dyke, 5ecy_.Trea5. 'UJt4C4 ..dUt Karl D. Smith, Secy. .._-- End. 2600 or 2593 J BARA800 CHAPTER TULSA - Meets E\'ery Mondoy-8:30 P. M. Parent Chapter of SPEBSQ5A MAPLE CITY CHAPTER Ed. Swanson's Rumpus Room Meets 2nd Monday each Month, 8 P. M. 3D. 10th A\'e. Hornell, N. Y. Akdar Bldg., Fourth o,d Denver Sh. Monroe C. Kose, Presidenl E. G. Winningham, President BEAVER DAM CHAPTER Den Braven, Secy., 14 Moys Ave. R. S. J. Martinez, 5ecy.-Treos. (Wisconsin No. 17) 1830 E. 15th 5t., Tulsa 4 Ou, Chorter Nite JAMESTOWN CHAPTER September 21st Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays ,. A. DuPuis, Pres C. Newman, V. P. O..t AUGUST, 1946 S7h" HARMONIZER 51 MILWAUKEE CHAPTER WAUPACA KENOSHA CHAPTER (Wisconsin No.5) CHAPTER NO. 13 Meet! lot a,d 3,d Monday each month First and Third Mondays President, Jack M. Dollenmaier, 2301 E. Bev Simmons Club House arty Rd., Secretory _e' Way, 305 Michigan Castle HoJl-l sf Not!. Bonk Bldg. Pres. Samuel A. Odelberg Ave., S. Milwaukee. Chapter Mail '/0 Line Norman Anderson, Pres. Seey. Chester A. Andrews Material Co., P. O. Box 2077, Milwaukee 1. J. Clyde Johnson, Seey. 6910 32nd Ave. Meet lot a,d 3,d Fridays, General Chos. Route Waupaca, Wis. ---- King Posl Na. 406, 2708 N. Third St. " RACINE CHAPTER WiS. MADISON CHAPTER No. 1 WAUPUN CHAPTER Richard D. Miller, President Regular Meetings Every Wednesday Meets Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Holl-8:00 P. M. 1127 lake Ave. Every ',d a,d 'th Saturday Arthur C. Bowman, Secretary Ward A. Rasmussen, Pres. E. W. Warrington, Pres. 1308 Center SI. J. Hermsen, Sec. Meets ',d and 4th Monday Bert l. Blaesius, Secy. 11•• Pagel Road Wergelond Hall 1343 State SI. 21. Roundsvitle St. and stores of downtown St. LouiS, so well received it is going to be re From Dentistry to Harmony carted around in a surrey which also peated next year ... Recent visitor, ERE is probably the first case .on carried as passengers three gorgeous Bill Henderson, former president of H record of a song that was m belles and several members in '90s Atlanta Chapter ... Fibber McGee spired while its composer sat in. a garb ... With St. Louis Chapter en· (Jim Jordan) enrolled as active mem dentist's chair. The song in queshon tertained at Veterans Hospital, Jef ber ... National City, California: is THE OLD BARBER SHOP, by ferson Barracks. This is done every Five appearances recently made by Sigmund Spaeth, who solemnly swears fifth Wednesday ... Kansas City, Mis National-Aires, one at Naval Hospital he got the idea and worked out most souri: First Parade of Quartets April and more invitations are in the hop of the details in his mind while sub 28 was a blinger with turn-away at per ... San Gabriel, California: Joined mitting to the buzz of the electric tendance. Chapter chorus and many with service organizations to stage drill. famous quartets on program ... Re Memorial Day program dedicating THE OLD BARBER SHOP has now peated Post-Easter Parade at Topeka new Service Honor Roll . . . Entire been published by Mills Music, Inc., for the benefit of a fund to build a membership adjourned regular meet along with an earlier Spaeth ditty, 1 memorial fountain for Winter Gen ing on May 15 to sponsor Tri-State WANT TO HARMONIZE, which is eral Hospital. Chartered three big Chapter at Maywood ... Fourteen being used as a signature by a regular busses to take 125 members and appearances made by Keynoters since Sunday quartet broadcast from Buf wives ... Incoming president was out April 1 ... San Francisco: Approach falo, N. Y. This practical combina of town on Installation Night so they ing San Gabriel Parade reported to be tion of close harmony appears under dressed up a dummy and all had a lot stimulating formation of quartets ... one cover, with the title TWO BAR of fun saying what they thought of President Jack Hare reported on his BER SHOP BALLADS. Both num him, and how! ... Mexico, Missouri: tour of eastern chapters and the bers have won favor with various Loss of Director Bryan Shoemaker, Cleveland convention ... Assisted at groups in the Society, supplying ex of chapter chorus, and bari of Melo birth of Sacramento Chapter ... Rain Aires keenly felt and will prevent cellent material for either the start or washed out barbecue to which chapter the finish of a medley. chapter's repeat performance at Audrian County Fair. His successor was invited at Sonora but assisted in The dentist under whose ministrations will be named soon. making recordings to be played at the THE OLD BARBER SHOP was cre postponed festivities Reno: ated certainly deserves public recogni Bonanza Four very busy during quar tion. He is Dr. Leslie Robinson, whose office is in the Heckscher Build 7= 1(Jea ter with 19 appearances, including ing, New York City. On his last visit Los Angeles: Barber Shop Minstrel, Cleveland semi-finals ... All chapter Dr. Spaeth presented Dr. Robinson shared jointly with San Gabriel Chap members proud of election of their with an autographed copy of the song. ter and sponsored by the Alhambra own Charlie Merrill as International While preparing for his quarterly Lions Club, drew 1,500 people and was First Vice-President. cleaning, he suggested another song title to the co-operative dentist: 1<0h, Pumice Me!" ~4IMU_?/tt44DW FRANKENMUTH BREWING COMPANY • FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN WI. PRINTED IN U. S. A.