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~" .~ YOU CAN ~~LP ... uKeep II~ g~"ATT~~ 1948 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND CONTEST Olelahoma (!;ty, Olelahoma .. 9anfl 11th and 12th J~ SPEBSQSA Wants to knoW' NOW! ? ? ARE YOU GOING? ? IF SO •.. Then follow the Arrou' -)- THE 40 Finest Quartets in International SP E B 5 Q S A will Compete for the 1948 CHAMPIONSHIP ... and Several Previous Champs will be there too. -)-

REGISTRATION only $5.00 (per person) and you get a book full of tickets for the whole 2 Day Show. -)- REMEMBER when you receive your Book of Tickets ... Tear out the Holel Accommodations Coupon and Mail to Granville Scanland, Chairman, Housing Committee, 309 Muni­ cipal Building, 200 North Walker, Oklahoma City, and Specify if reservation is for husband and wife, or two men. Specify all names and addresses and date of arrival. I! -)- NOTE: No Single Rooms will be available ... Oklahoma City Hotels WILL NOT accept reservation requests direct ... all must clear thru Housing Committee and be accompanied by one coupon for each person. Upon receipt of Hotel Accommodations Coupon, Mr. Scanland will make and confirm your Hotel Reservation.

Carroll P. Adams, Int'l. Sec. SPEBSQSA, Inc. Date ___ ._ 1948 18270 Grand River Ave. Detroit 23, Mich. I am enclosing herewith my check for $__ -.-for which please send me, at $5.00 each, including tax, _Combination Books of Tickets, for myself and my party for the 10th Annual Convention and International Quartet Contest to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 11th and 12th, 1948. I understand that this registration fee covers admission to the two International Semi-Finals on Friday forenoon and afternoon: the Finals on Friday Night: the Jamboree on Saturday afternoon: a reserved seat for the Medalist Contest on Saturday Night: a Badge: a souvenir program: and a coupon which is exchangeable for Hotel accomodations.

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VOLUME VII NO. 3 OEWTHl TO TH(; INTEllE!!oTS OF FEBRUARY, 1948 SAR8ER 910P OUARTET HAIl"'tONY

THESE AND 63 OTHERS Int'I. Board Meets at Pittsburgh Decisions of the InYI. Exec. Committee Meeting at Sets Okla. Meet. 'Buffalo in '49' Pittsburgh A business trip prevented Embury Twenty~six of the 31 members of the Board were on hand. Absent--Cash, from being present. The other five PRESIDENT1AL PROCLAMATION members, Merrill, Irvine, Thorne, Brower, Stanton, Davis and Briody. Brown, and Adams were on hand. WHEREAS: April 11th, 1948, marks the tenth anniversary of that mem­ The Board voted unanimously to ac­ In the future, Parade dates will not orable occasion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, cept recommendations of the Achieve­ be "cleared" beyond a period of 15 when, on call from one O. C. Cash, ment Awards Committee and abolish months in advance. some two-score patrons of the art of barbershop quartet singing, in har­ the awards on an international basis, Definite boundary lines between the monious assemblage did conceive the but to set up a new system whereby Mid~Atlantic States District and the District Associations will take over organization of our Society; achievement awards to the chapters Northeastern District; between the in their areas. N. E. District and the C. W. N. Y. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PRO­ CLAIMED that the month of AprB, District, and between the C. W. N. Y. 1948, is hereby designated TENTH The Board voted that the Secretary District and the Ohio-Southwestern ANNIVERSARY MONTH; that all of Judges for all District Contests Pa. District were adopted. chapters are hereby directed at their shall be picked from outside the Dis­ The deal with Mutual for broadcast­ first April meeting to make appropri­ tricts and shall preferably be a mem­ ate observance thereof to the honor ber of the Int'!. Board. The Secretary ing 30 minutes of the Saturday night of the Society and of our Founder and of Judges, at all Int'l, Contests, must Show at Oklahoma City was closed to the advancement of our objective to be an Int'!. Board Member. Deae Martin was engaged to act as KEEP AMERICA SINGING editor of the 10 Year History. The Board approved the recommenda­ MUTUAL WILL COVER COUNTRY tion of the Community Service Com­ Bob Ising of Louisville, Carl Jones of mittee that the machinery be set up Terre Haute and Walter Karl of FROM OKLA. CITY immediately to conduct Barbershop Cleveland were added to the Judges' As in Milwaukee in '47, Mutual Broad­ Quartet Contests among the patients Panel. casting Company (with approximately of all Veterans' Hospitals throughout 486 stations) will broadcast the In­ the U. S., the quartets' numbers to be ternational Medalists from the stage recorded and sent to our Committee NOTICE - CONTESTING QUARTETS at Oklahoma City, Saturday night, on Judging to be adjudicated by them. Changes and Rulings in Judging June 12. As soon as judges place the five medalists in their order the de­ Contests The recommended Constitution for cisions will be handed to Pres. Mer­ District Associations is being revised The Int'!. Board, in the mid-winter rill to announce to the world. Chair­ so that, in the future, District Offi­ man of the Int'!. Public Relations cers can be chosen from any member meeting at Pittsburgh, authorized the Committee, Walter Jay Stephens, following changes in contest and chapter, rather than only from the made arrangements last year and membership of the District Board, as judging rules. They will be of vital this, and he is working on a similar in the past. This will give Districts interest to every competing quartet hook-up with Canadian Broadcasting greater leeway in looking for suitable in preparing for the District Pre­ Co. District Officers. liminal'y contests as well as the Int'!. Last year some chapters slipped up in contest at Oklahoma City. Effective not notifying their local Mutual sta­ Proposals to sponsor the 1949 Inter­ national Convention were presented April 23, 1948. tion about the keen interest in this affair and in consequence the sta­ by representatives from: Buffalo, 1. I

TABLE OF CONTENTS Barbershop Arrangements (list of)...... Page 41, 54 Keep Posted . Page 11 Barbershop Recordings (list of) _ 26 New Chapters Chartered 14 Barbershop Bafflers by Charles M. Merrill. 23 Over the Editor's Shoulder 24 Answers to Bafflers...... 53 Pioneer Recording Quartets-"Curly" Crossett 34 Cartoon by Beaudin __ _...... 13 President's Column-Charles M, Merrill. 8 Coast to Coast (by Districts) __ ._ 16, 17, 18 Public Domain Songs 53 Coming Events...... 19 Regional Preliminaries (list of).. 7 Do You Remember?-J. George O'Brien.. 40 Song Arrangement in this Issue. 28 Directory of All Chapters and District Officers 62, 63 Spark Plugs-for Meetings-Frank H. Thorne.. _ 25 Editorial Pages (Directory of Int'!. Board) 12~13 Story Behind Song on the Cover 34 Founder's Column . 15 Stub Pencil 10 Index of Advertisers. . 61 Swipes-from the Chapters .42, 45, 47, 48, 50, 55, 60 Information You Want (about Songs) . 41 The Old Songsters-Sigmund Spaeth. . 32 I See by the Papers 20-21 The Way I See It-Deac Martin 59 It Helps to Know About a Song . _...... 41 What Note Do You Blow? Ed Haverstock 36 Keep America Singing-George W. Campbell. . 52-53 With the Int'!. Champions ._ _...... 44 4 Tbe Harmol1izer lnt'l. Board at Pittsburgh p. m. Preliminary No.2 (20 quar­ WE'RE OFF THE MAP (Co1/tinlltJ from page 3) tets) . by BILL OTTO The International Office map of chap­ the Saturday night Show in the Muni­ Eve. Finals (15 quartets). Sat., .J une 12--- ter locations has proven entirely in­ cipal Auditorium. adequate to cope with the far~flung Three invitations for the 1950 Int'}. a. m. Concert in rotunda of State Convention have already been geographical extension of SPEBSQSA. reo Capitol. First to set the office staff in a quan­ ceived, namely Toledo, Omaha and 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.-Series dary was Honolulu, Hawaii, and now Kansas City. The voting on that event of Conferences. Anchorage, Alaska has been added will take place at Oklahoma City in (a) Capt. Campbell's Class as another outpost of barbershop har­ June of 1948. mony. The Board voted that 40 quartets for Song Leaders. will be. chosen for Okla. City from (b) Class for Chorus Di­ Ben Ed\vards, first Secretary of Tulsa, the 12 Regional Preliminaries, instead rectors. Oklahoma Chapter, recently hinted of the former 30. (c) Chapter Officers' to Founder O. C. Cash, that he knew The Board recorded special thanks Round Table. of a gang in Alaska who were ready to Don Webster for the wonderful and able to harmonize at the drop of (d) District Officers' a snow shoe-and the result-the new job he is doing this year, as Chair­ Round Table. man of the Song Arrangements Com­ Chapter at Anchorage. mittee. (e) School for members of Jess Bovee, Chapter President, wel­ It was decided to have a Jamboree in Judges' Panel. comes any of the brothers who happen Oklahoma City on Saturday after­ p. m. Jamboree (26 quartets elimi­ to be passing through Anchorage on noon. Hence quartets eliminated in the nated in semi-finals). a Sunday afternoon drive, to stop a Semi-Finals will have an opportunity Eve. 5 Medalist Quartets compete spell and do a little harmonizing to reappear on the Jamboree Pro­ -Oklahoma City Chorus­ with the boys. He gives assurance gram. Mutual B. C.-Nine previ­ that all will be warmly received and The Board voted to make a deal with ous Champions of the So­ there is no need for anyone wearing Wurlitzer to again record the top ciety. ear muffs. quartets at the '48 Convention and Where next? Sun., June 13- issue an album of records, similar to The International staff would appre­ the album made at Milwaukee a. m. Mammoth Morning Glow­ 10 :00 a. m. to 2 :00 p. m. ciate the loan of a Spanish-English OKLA. CITY SCHEDULE dictionary Distribution of tickets and housing Wed., June 9- ~1t4 6. m. Exec. Corom. Meeting. will follow the same general pattern p. m. Exec. Comm. Meeting. as set by last year's Milwaukee Int'I. Joe Dittman of the Foul' Shaving Eve. Ed. Meeting. Coupon books went on sale at Int'1. Mugs, Hartford, Conn., reports that ThUl·s., June 10-- Secretary's Office, February 1. No the Mugs had an engagement to a. m. Bd. Meeting. room reservations will be accepted sing for the Men's Club of the First p. m. Bd. Meeting. direct by local hotels. Reservations Congregational Church, E. Hartford. Eve. New Board Meets. will be only through the Housing A big blizzard had the baritone Fri., June 11- Committee on request accompanied by snowbound so Rev. Truman H. Wood­ a. m. Preliminary No.1 (20 quar­ the hotel coupon from the Coupon ward, pastor. filled in "and we did tets) . Book. a good job", says Joe. HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THIS NEW ALBUM BY THE DOCTORS of HARMONY " Among the finest in our collection " If ••• Well worth waiting for ... " " ... We think they're swell! .. " .. Exceptionally good recordings ,. " Remarkably free from surface noise " ... And other fine comments .. Now YOURS to Enjoy for only 53.95 Ask Your Dealer or Music Store

Hear again that thrilling harmony-those incomparable chords-as only these Popular CHAMPIONS can sing theml - Produced BY Barbershoppers FOR BarbersllOppers ~ If your Dealer cannot supply you, make check or money order ~yable to Wolverine and order direct or through Carroll P. Adaml, 18270 Grand River Ave., Detroil 23, Mich. - (c. O. D. if Preferred) SHIPMENT WILL BE MADE VIA R. R. EXPRESS F. O. B. JACKSON. MICH. 207 Otsego Ave. WOLVERINE RECORDING CORPORATION Jackson, Mich. "Exclusive Barbershop Quartet Recordings" The Harmonizer 5 ------~ .._- ..._._._--_. Contest Rules Changed ing one of its members write the fr~n "TRANSFERS?" a r ran gem e n t. Each song is (Continued PlIt' J) The following ruling on transfer judged on the presentation in the diminished-seventh chords to make from one chapter to another is contest. it characteristically "modern". now in effect: 7. A chord structure with the 80­ We are pledged to preserve bar· "A member may transfer from called seventh tone in the bass bershop harmony which is char­ one chapter to another during acterized by a definite voice ar­ part is permissible at times on a the first nine months of the fis­ passing chord, but will draw a rangement to make the chords. cal year provided that he pass penalty if used in a prominent A quartet may lose 300 out of a the membership requirements of chord such as at the end of a possible 1000 points if they use the second chapter; that he ob­ phrase. this type of non-barbershop har­ tain a letter of honorable dis­ mony. missal from the secretary of the 8. An occasional chord may be used with the tenor below the melody, 2. Each song must end on a major first chapter; and that he pay but will draw a penalty if done or Tonic chord consisting of Do­ to the second chapter a $1 trans­ fer charge, plus the difference often enough to become charac­ Mi·Sol tone combinations. No teristic of the quartet's presenta­ sixth, seventh, ninth or 'dimin­ in the first year's dues between those of the first chapter and tion of the song. ished seventh chords can be used those of the second chapter, if 9. The presentation when the mel­ on the final chord. This is for the first year's dues of the first contest purposes only and is as ody is carried by the lead while chapter are less than those of the accompanying harmony is fair to one quartet as any other, the second". while clearing up confusion. hummed by the other three parts 3. To clear up another point which is permissible. In songs which would seem obvious, but which benefit of the change. Penalties have the melody in the lower has been brought up from time will surely result if the original part of the scale, the bass may to time--The entrance and exit melody of the song cannot be carry the melody. from the stage counts in the pre­ recognized. 10. Period costumes do not win sentation scoring. Stage presence 5. Small differences in dress uni­ points over uniform dress. Either is important during all time that formity can draw penalties. Have is permissible and one or the quartet can be seen by the audi­ one of the quartet appointed as other is necessary to prevent dis­ ence. an inspector to check such mat­ qualification. 4. The original melody of a song ters as having the same buttons 11. The relative ratings per song will may be altered without penalty of coat buttoned or the pocket be made available after the con­ but only to obtain a desirable handkerchief extending the same test by requesting them from Sec· chord sequence. It should seldom amount. retary Adams. be necessary to alter more than 6. A quartet does not gain points M. E. REAGAN, Ch'm'n one or two tones to get the by writing its own songs or hav- Int'l. Judging Committee. You will Wtlnt tllese 18 Gtetll old SOD'S •• from the FORSTER Catalog arranged for BARBERSHOP HARMONY , and available as individual arrangements • OCTAVO SIZE. ')1 Songs You Know and Love Songs that Are Making Music History

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SPEBSQSA WRITTEN INTO OKLAHOMA CITY TUNES UP FOR CONVENTION CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ticket books went on sale February 2nd at $5.00 for the big bargain buy at Yes-the Society is growing up. It Oklahoma City International Convention and Contest, June 10-11-12 (held has been written up in the proceed­ over 'til the 13th by special request). Make your checks payable to SPEBSQSA, ings of the House of Representatives Inc. and mail to the Int'l. office for a book that will include everything. of the United States. The Congres­ After you receive your coupon book, tear out the hotel reservation coupon and sional Record, January 27, carried rush it (or them) to the Oklahoma City Housing Committee. the remarks of Rep. Henderson H. Forty quartets (count them) chosen by Regional Preliminaries. Half of them Carson, member of Canton (0.) Friday morning; the other half Friday afternoon. The fifteen that get the Chapter, as follows: nod from the judges will compete in the Friday Night Finals. Then comes the nerve shattering selection on Saturday night to decide which of the five UMr. CARSON-Mr. Speaker, har­ Medalists is top, and the succeeding order. mony is what the world needs today. The problem is how to get it. We Saturday afternoon the 26 quartets eliminated on Friday (40 less 15) will hope the United Nations can achieve sing in an all-afternoon Jamboree. it. There is onc group that I know Other things you won't want to miss will be the Class For Judges, The Class and to which I belong in which com­ for Chorus Directors, Georg~ Campbell's Class for Community Song Leaders, plete harmony prevails. This is an Conference of Chapter Officers, and Conference of District Officers. The international organization known as Co-General-Chairmen are Hank Wright, Granville Scanland. The Advisory the Society for the Preservation and Committee consists of Gov. Roy Turner, Supreme Court Justice Denver Davi­ Encouragement of Barber Shop Quar­ son, Int'l. Bd. Member Ernie Dick, and O. C. Cash, Founder and Permanent tet Singing in America, Inc. Third Assistant Temporary Vice-President. "Currently this organization fosters fellowship and harmony through nearly 400 chapters with some 22,000 members in the United States and Canada. Founded 10 years ago in Tulsa, Okla., the Society will hold its 1948 tenth annual international con­ vention and quartet contest, June 10, 11, and 12, at Oklahoma City. If PARLOR ROCKS only harmony such as this could pre­ vail in other international assemblies -BRIDGEPORT Smooth and lusty what a fine world this would be. singers. Reclining, John Farrel. lead. L, H A love of harmony, musical and to R.: Joe Damato, otherwise, is an attribute of many bad; Jack Lawless, bass; Manny Pavonne. Members of this body. Some of us tenor, who belong to the SPEBSQSA are ar­ ranging to give this harmony an out­ let in the form of a congressional quartet night, to be held at the Ho­ tel Statler next Friday evening, Jan­ uary 30, at 8 p. m. How fine it would be if we could gather that evening and lift our voices in a blending of song together and set an example of harmony to the Nation. Keeping America singing is a noble aim. A WASHINGTON, D. C. FOUNDRY CHURCH CONCERT nation that can do this will retain its On December 23, 1947 the Singing appearance as it sang in candlelight balance and sanity and not go wrong. Capital Chorus of the District of Co- under the direction of Dr. Robert It will do us good to swell our voices lumbia Chapter assisted by quartets Howe Harmon and assistant directors in song together and seek that har­ and soloists from the chapter pre- Edward A, Carey and Francis H. mony that characterizes a close bar­ sented a concert of Christmas music Townsend. Justin Lawrie, the Min- bershop chord. All Members of Con­ in historic Foundry Methodist Church ister of Music of FoundryChurch states gress are invited as well as theiJ· in Washington, D. C. that the choral tone quality of the staffs". Costumed in scarlet jackets and black Chorus is comparable to that of the trousers, the chorus entered the sanc- famous Don Cossacks. Dr. Harris and As we go to press - Representative utary in a singing processional and Mr. Lawrie hope that a similar con- Carson's invitation drew more than made all impressive and seasonable cert will be an annual event. 100 members of Congress, their fam­ ilies and staff members. A committee was appointed to plan a permanent quartet committee for Capitol Hill.

"YOU'LL NEVER KNOW" •.. TILL YOU GET A COPY That famous number "You'll Never Know The Good Fellow I've Been" as popularized by the Gipps-Amber­ lin quartet- and the Corn Belt Chorus is now available from Jerry Vogel at 15c a copy, including postage. The arrangement is by John Han­ son, bass of the Gipps-Arnberlin quar­ tet and "daddy" of the Corn Belt Chorus. The Hanson arrangement is something that quartets and choruses all around the country have been waiting for. Jerry Vogel's address SINGING CAPITAL CHORUS, WASHINGTON, D. C. is in the regular advertisement in Front. I. to r.: Dr. Robert Howe Harmon. director. and Frands H. Townsend this issue. and Edward A. Carey, assistant directofl. FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmonizer 7 REGIONAL PRELIMINARIES THREE RIVERS There will be 11 Regional Prelim­ District has 2,400 members on that inaries, May 1-2 and one on April date, four quartets will be qualified =MICHIGAN= 24, one in each district. Judges and to Oklahoma City from that Regional ;. clerkf.:. will be chosen by Pres. Merrill, Preliminary. It"om the approved panel of judges, The livest little Chapter and announced on or about April Orphan states will be joined to estab­ in the Middle West 15th. The Me's will also be named by lished districts as follows. Hawaii to ;. Merrill. Far Wastern District; Alaska to Pa­ With the exception of the Pacific cific Northwest; Tennessee, Missis­ Northwest, April 24, all tie in with sippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, HARMONYLAND FESTIVAL the beginning of National Music Week, and Florida to Ohio-Southwestern (Parade of Quartets) which gives opportunity to cooperate Penn,sylvania District; Virginia to with local music organizations. Mid-Atlantic States. The membership APRIL 9, 1948 Forty quartets are to be qualified to in these states will be added to the dis~ compete at the Int'I. at Oklahoma trict membership for purposes of com­ Fet'lturing City in June. The number of quartets puting the quota from the district. from any district will be decided on DOCTORS of HARMONY the basis of March 31 membership of All quartets will receive entry blanks Im'1. Champs the district. from their chapter secretaries and will Example: If the Society membership file their entries with Int'l. Headquar. BARONS of HARMONY on March 31st is 24,000 and ABC tel'S before April 15. Distric( Champs CANADIANAIRES The following gives place, date and the contact man for information. Ontario Champs PLACE DATE CONTACT MAN and several other lop flight 4's Northeastern District May 1 Jack Lawless Bridegport, Conn. 2 Spencer St. Miliord, Conn. High School Auditorium - 8,00 P. M•• Mid-Atlantic States May 2 Jrred Davies New York City c/o Gibbs & Hill, Inc. SHOW S1.20 ••• AFTERGLOW 81.00 Pennsylvania Station (INCL.UO,/iG TAXES) C. W. N. Y. May 1 A. M. Learned Geneva, N. Y. c/o Geneva Daily Times Michigan May 2 Guy Stoppert ARTHUR TURNBULL, Sec. Flint 1326 W. Dartmouth St. 1211 C.n.1 51. .. Phone 45) Illinois May 1 Herbert Kellogg Joliet 1501 N. May St. Ind.-Ky. May 2 Joe Juday Fort Wayne P. O. Box 844 Fort Wayne, Ind. MANISTEE CHAPTER Ohio-S.W. Penna. May 1 L. A. Pomeroy Middletown, Ohio 1220 Lind St. SECOND ANNUAL Central States May 1 Wm. D. Roberts Lincoln, Neb. c/o Gold & Co. Far Western May 1 Barney Gould PARADE San Francisco 262 O'Farrell St. United National Theatre Bldg. Land 0' Lakes May 2 Paul Youngdale La Crosse, Wise. 114 No. 14th St. Manistee High School Ontario May A. C. Chapman Toronto 331 Bay St. Auditorium Pacific Northwest April 24 Paul Newman ---e--- Tacoma, Wash. Pierce County Court House .__._----- Michigans MEMBER WARING AND QUARTETS Top Quartets ENTERTAIN SPEB and Fred Waring Featured split an hour's entertain. ment for the In and About Detroit Music Educators' ---e--- Club in Nov. The Cld Dwellers, Oakland County; Westinghouse Quartet PARADE TICKETS $1.25 Pittsburgh; and Four Har: mOllizers, Chicago. the lat­ ter two in Detroit for en­ AFTER GLOW gagements, rel;?resented the Society mustcally. Sec. at Elks Temple $1.00 Adams and Past Pres. Phil Embury spoke briefly. Looking down the luncheon ---e--- table, L. to R.: Embury. Mrs. Embury's forearm. WRITE (standing) Harold Tall­ man. Wayne Univ. Choral CHESTER E. AYRES, SEC. Head; Adams, Mrs. Adams ---Manistee ClIapter _ (sitting); Jane Wilson, singer; Waring and dimly. SPEBSQSA Fowler Smith, head of music in Detroit Public 533 FAIRVIEW AVE. MANISTEE, MICH. Schools. FEBRUARY, 1948 ...... PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

Charles M. Merrill

or its profane equi\·alent. Believe me, Society and not for friendship's sake. lhis is important and timely.) Thal's a lot of words over something Ulat should be so self-evident as to Here is the schedule: March the make this column seem a reflection on chapter president appoints a nominat­ your intelligence. But if it's helped ing committee. Not (if you please, one single chapter better to prepare brother chapter president) a trio of itself for its most important piece of This business of writing for the broken-down hacks who are entitled busines of the year, I'm content and magazines certainly keeps one's eyes to some harmless recognition. Rather, to heck with any apparent reflections. turned to the future. Here I am still gents with judgment that you your­ full of the holiday spirit, writing for self respect and that will be respected The better tlle officers, the more fun a February publication date on a by the membership. for everyone in the chapter. That should be equally obvious. subject which will require attention March-April: the nominating commit­ in March and bear fruit in April. tee after careful consideration pre­ And now, if you'll pardon me, I'll re­ What I'd like to be writing about, pares a slate of nominees for office. turn to my Christmas reflections; and of course, is Christmas: the Christ­ Not (if you please, brothers of the com­ in February, when the Harmonizer mas mail-that daily deluge of greet­ mittee) a group of good guys whose hits your mail box, you'll know that ings from Society friends all over the quips are likely to spice up a meet­ back on December 31, 1947, I was continent; the gratification of belong­ ing. Rather, a bunch of conscientious, wishing you all a most happy and ing to a singing organization at a time hard-working men in whose able harmonious New Year. when song more than ever is appropri· hands you can confidently entrust the affairs of your chapter. You know the ate and welcome; the joy of shar­ CENTRAL STATES ASS'N. HAILS ing one's love for music with the sick, qualifications of each officer. If you the indigent and the under-privileged; didn't you'd never have been ap­ FIRST CHAMPS the New Year's resolutions for com­ pointed to the nominating committee. by Rec White munity service which our Christmas April: at the chapter's annual meet­ Judged by the spirited applause of experiences have inspired us all to ing the nominating committee pre­ the more than 3500 who filled the make. sents to the members its slate of nom­ Topeka, Kans. auditorium, Nov.. 8, for inees and nominations are received the finals of the Central States first And these subjects are not old stuff district contest, all ten quartets were for a February issue. They are well from the floor. Not (if you please, worth remembering throughout the brother members) for the purpose of champions. \Vhen announcement came year. But this time my job is not to developing a good political fight or that the A. O. U. W. Keynoters of express appreciation or gratification to show good old Joe what you think Newton Kans. (Wichita Chapter) had but to shake a warning finger. For the of him. Rather because, after due placed first, the audience signaled ap­ time is not far distant when all mem­ consideration, you feel your nominee proval with ear-splitting cheers. bers are called upon to exercise the is better qualified for office than the Tn the afternoon preliminary judges extreme in judgment for themselves, selection of the committee. If you Huck Sinclair, Andy Anderson, Leo their chapters and the international don't honestly feel that way, keep your Ives and Al Strahle, all of Chicago, Society. mouth shut and let the report of the selected the top ten from the twenty­ committee ride. four entries. The occasion - election of chaptel' officers and District Delegates. Having proceeded thus far it really Swiping the prescription of tlle Int'1. doesn't make much difference ho\'\' you Champion Doctors of Harmony, the (Note: may I at this time express my vote. You're going to get a good man Four Kernels, Omaha, Nebr. sang thanks for those of you who have anyway. But if you do have a choice, themselves into second place with not already passed on to the next please remember: you're voting for their own composition "The Barber­ column with a "What! Not already!" the good of the chapter and of the shop Boogie". The Hawkeye Four, Des Moines, lao placed third; the Rhythm-Aires, Kansas Citr, fourth; The Sunshine Pour, Beresford, S. D. (Sioux Cit)', la, Chapter) placed fifth: The Gamboliers. K. C.; Harmoniacs, Bartlesville, Okla.; Four Nubbins, Spencer, la.; Beacon Four, Wichita, Kans.: and the Harmony Mixers, Ar­ KANSAS CITY kansas City, Kans. "tied for sixth HONORS place" and added immeasurabl)l to the INT'L. PRES. contest-show that had no outside tal­ ent. MERRILL Under the direction of Floyd Strong the 70 voice Topeka chorus lent thc right atmosphere in opening and clos­ ing the program, using colorful st.age effects. The annual district business meet~ng When President Charlie Merrill visited Kansas City. Jan. 12. the Mayor. City was scheduled for Lincoln Nebraska. Manager, and other noubles joined the charter'S board in doing honor. Seated L. to R.: Ray Koenig. Past Pres.: Joho Mi ler, Bd. Member: Bert Phelps. Sec.: May 1. Int'l. Board member Cloare Wil­ Lamar Dye. Bd. Member: Fred Nelson. Membership Ch·mn.: Joe Stern. Bd. Member son, Omaha, was named chairman of and Past Int'l. Treas.; W. O. Billy Norman. Bd. Member; Landon Laird. Columnist. the 1948-49 Nominating Committee K. C. Star: Charlie Merrill. Int'!' Pres.; Russ Gentzler. Pres.. K. C. Chapter: Wm. E. Kemp. Mayor: Parry Cookingham. City Mgr.; Hec White. Bd. Member; Harry and Ken Way, Centralia, MO' 1 chair­ Denni. V. P. K. C.: Percy Franks. Bd. Member; Ray Carver. Bd. Member; Carl 1113n of the Extension Committee. Neve. K. C. Treas. (afraid to show his face): Ken Hegarty. Editor K. C. Harmony Bulletin: Rylhm-aires Quartet in backcround. 4th place Central Statu District Kansas Cily was awarded the 1948 dis­ winners. trict contest for November 13. FEBRUARY, 1948 The H4rmonizer

Efer Her Arranges FACTS ABOUT TRAVEl TO OKLAHOMA CITY Eferything INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - ROUND TRIPS by W. Welsh Pierce Chicago Chapter JUNE 194B Dear Carroll: By R. F. Verderber, Cleveland Chapter Somethin' terrible like to have hap~ Via Railroad pened. It sure looked like a catas· Cost, via Plane via Bus via Auto astroke at first but with our usual Trav. in Pullmans Coach Travel Travel miles alacrity we put our problem-solvers Time Rail Lower Rail Time Time (one to work and now everything is cor­ (hI'S.) Fare Berth Fare (hI'S.) Fare (hI'S.) Fare way) pus christi again. Chicago, Ill. 20 $44.15 $14.40 $31.80 4 to 5 $73.20 31 $21.70 840 The whole ~hing started when some­ Cleveland, Ohio 26 64.00 19.60 41.95 7 100.10 40 28.30 1098 un dug into train schedules for the Pottawottamie lndian Chapter that Detroit, Mich. 26 60.75 18.90 40.05 6 98.40 37 26.55 1064 planned on going to Oklahoma City New York City 38 88.00 27.30 56.40 9 138.50 52 39.55 1516 in June. They heard this town was in St. Louis, Mo. 14 29.85 10.70 21.50 3 47.50 21 15.75 545 Indian Territory and naturally wanted Omaha, Nebr. 16 29.45 10.00 21.25 4 55.00 18 15.60 483 to see if thel'e was any more camp sights available. Well, Sir, when our Denver, Colo. 18 39.30 14.40 28.35 4% 59.30 18 21.10 711 man got to diggin' into Lrain sched­ Los Angeles, Cal. 43 90.35 27.90 60.50 6 to 9 124.90 40 48.00 1380 ules he found out that there ain't no San Fran., Cal. 55 95.70 30.50 63.80 9 to 13 158.30 58 49.70 1694 trains that run through Chicago. Portland, Ore. 57 109.10 40.10 75.10 20 165.70 71 61.40 2083 Everything stops here and people are The fares shown are round trip in each case, and do NOT include Federal dumped out willy-nilly, no mattel' tax, which at this time is 15% on all rail, Pullman, air and bus fares. where they think they want to go. So you see the trouble you and all Tn connection with the Pullman fares quoted from Cleveland, Detroit, the other folks North and East of some savings can be effected by using coach service to either Chicago here is goin' to be up against. You or St. Louis thence Pullman to Oklahoma City. just can't get to Oklahoma City from where you -is at. You'll get thrun off The travel time represents number of elapsed hours for travel in one in Union Station, which being pretty direction via direct routes. In most cases the elapsed time was figured in big some of you witl think is the connection with fastest schedules via given route, with convenient de­ World's Fair and are likely to be run parture and arrival times at origin and destination. over whilst tom'in' the sights. But, Carroll, as I said up top, things is all fixed up. Don't let anyone back out of headin' for Oklahoma. We have spring to the test. We are ready for the delu~e.We have took over the GIVE A SET or Station for the duration. When the time comes all regular passengers (non Barbershoppers, that is) will be handled in the freight yards while you ELASTIC FOUR RECORDS fellows will come right on to Union Station like nothing was different. When you get there yOli will get ?ff ~~t right into the gol-dingedest singm' O'll9lntll h'C'e I fest you ever hem·d. We'll have seven song-shells set up all around differ­ ent places: over on one side will be IJvtllltl{'/~ dormitory avenue with tents enough h'C'UI' for everybody to sleep right in the gtation. The hotels will be mad at us, of course, but we been mad at them (Each With Allractive Folio) for a long time so we'll be even. The me~s tent will be off on the Canal street side with Mr. Byron Harvey, Jr., Book I- $6.25 <> Book II - $4.85' Book 111-$4.85 (Fred's grandson), hisself in charge, (5 records) (3 records) (3 records) and another feature will be section Lazy River - White Christmas fixed up like a carnival (this'll prob~ Mood Indigo - l.ord's Prayer Pass the Biscuits able be in the drug store) so the kid­ l\1irandy We Three Mill Stream - Silent Night dies will be off your hands. Plenty of Irish Lullaby Wait for me Mary baby-tenders will be on hand too for a Maple Leaves Indiana Hope to Die Down South change. So don't say nothin' about this Peggy O'Neill - Now the Day Darkness on Delta train trouble to anybody and when is Over I Get the Blues you all get here we'll have us a con­ Sweet Cider Time Sidewalks ofN. Y. When it Rains vention what is a convention. No Tell Me You'll Forgive Me Rosie O'.Grady For l\le and My -Gal meetings-no worries-no election 0 just singin'. Not bad, eh? Just a Dream of you Dear ? Coney Island Baby .s. Maybe If any of those unfortunates who get (Shipped Express Charges Collect) through to Oklahoma City find things pretty dull-like on account of all the good talent being you know where, why they're sure welcome to skee~ Di,I"ib"led by and Mail Checks 10 daddle on to our whoop-de-doo. S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc., 18270 Grand River Ave. Sing-eel'ely yours, Efer Her DETROIT 23, MICHIGAN Chicago. FEBRUARY, 1948 10 The Harmoniz.tr

From the Not-So-Smoky City

and we would have no problem about Thanks to the elevator operat.or who hotel reservations. Take it from one worked overtime and said she didn't who has made the trip. That thou­ mind "if she could only stop long sand miles on the Great Lakes would enough to hear the quartets sing". be almost as memorable as the In· Soon as this was known 3 quartets ternational itself. piled on the elevator and sang songs 000 to her for half an hour. Pittsburgh Chapter proved to the According to Past Int'1. Pres. Frank 000 "coek-e)'ed" World that a successful Thorne who emceed at the Parade GOOD NEWS. Manager of Keystone Parade can be staged with no mOTe "Independent and unbiased surveys Hotel said it was the first time in than six quartets and a chorus, pro­ show that SPEB members love their his experience with a crowd this size viding the out-of-town quartets are wives 350/0 more than non-members when over-all conduct was "especiallr programmed twice and providing a do". excellent". He added that 21 perma­ community song leader is on hand for 000 nent residents in hotel all mentioned the audience participation. So man)' Big thrill to all out·of-towners at that they heard singing most of the chapters think it necessary to havE' Friday informal get·together was the night, enjoyed it and would be glad twelve to fifteen quartets. 'Taint so! Four Maldehydes of the Pittsburgh to have the same group back". This 000 Chapter, consisting of Kaye Cupples, is splendid public relations as defined Frank Thorne and Bill Diekema seen Jack Husae, Dutch 'Vineland, and again and again by 'Valler Jay in conversation-maybe plotting a col­ Dutch Miller. It's a new aggregation Stephens. laboration on still a third "Keep Am­ for which great things are prophesied 000 erica Singing", both having written b)' everybody who heard them. Norman Nedde and Charles Free set excellent songs of that title. 000 a precedent well worth cop)'ing else­ One word description of the Mid-win­ where in handling last minute orders 000 Bill Coddington and the charming ter Parade-uHilarious". Seldom have for Parade tickets. They set up a Missus explaining absence of Phil Em. we heard and seen so much four part "runner system" between Keystonl' bury (first mid-winter or summer musical comedy in one show. Principal Hotcl and ticket agency. meeting he's missed in seven years) comedians T r i - C y Synchronizers, 000 by the fact that the Embury nose is Binghamton and Johnson City, N. Y.; Pres. Harry W. Smith gives all flowers tightly at the grindstone these days. Westinghouse, Mid-States Four, and and success of affair to everybody else. Coddington well recovered from the the Elastics. This department hereby present~ illness that worried everybody who 000 Smith with orchids. Sometimes when a quartet goes ath­ knows him. 000 000 letic and does a lot of stage business it forgets to hit the swipes squarely The Executive Committee was in ses· Okla. City's Hank Wright and Ernie on the nose. That rarely happened sion constantly from 9 :30 a. m. Friday Dick telling everybody to be on hand during the riotous hilarity at the Pitts· until G:30 p. m. and not a member in June. Those boys do things in a left the room during that time. Lunch big way out where the west has al· burgh show. 000 was brought in, just sandwiches and ready begun, and there's many a treat coffee. in store. Those Pittsburghers, heard first at Cleveland in '46, are rapidly singing 000 000 The fun that some of the daughters Clare E. (E for Energetic) Wilson their way into the hearts of an in­ ternational audience. You like 'em per­ seemed to be getting! Ed Smith's still selling the idea of a fulure Inter­ daughter Holly; Bob Irvine's daugh­ national in Omaha. It used to be thaI sonally too, just as you like their singing. ter, Mary; and Art Merrill's daugh· a thousand mile axis would include ter, Anne, for example. practically the whole Society. Nowa­ 000 days conventions have to be shifted Baltimore No. 1 sent 20 members. 000 east-west to give everybody a fair 000 At the Int'l. Rd. meetings in Pitts­ break. Omaha's a good town too, and The mother of Pres. Merrill and brother burgh, a Distr. Sec. sat in as a prox)' getting closer to Societ)·'s center as (Director) Art attended the Pitts­ for a Board member. At the close of West adds chapters. burgh meeting. Later she wrote to the last meeting he said: ''This is Sec. Adams: "r wonder if it would be the most interesting and beneficial 000 possible for me to subscribe to the meeting I have ever attended. My Walt Chambers looked good, but lost Harmonizer? I should be so happy knowled~e of International procedure without the Coopman, Gustafson, Gray and grateful if I could. I know that will be Invaluable and helpful in do­ bodyguard that in total constitute the only members are allowed to sub­ ing a better job in my Dislrict". Chordoliers of Rock Island. The other scribe, but I am especially interested three had to cancel. in SPEBSQSA, with three sons all 000 having started chapters. I enjoyed the HARMONY WRANGLERS Carroll Adams had a birthday that Parade of Quartets in Pittsburgh so WRANGLING started just as the Afterglow got much". well under way. Mrs. (King) Cole who 000 knew it was coming furnished a Pres. Ted. Dilday, Wheeling, W. Va. s'prise in form of a pink-white Birth­ Chapter, attended with V. P. and day Cake-Good to the last crumb. Mrs. Bob Riedel, together with mem­ 000 bers Ed Simms, Jessie Wheat, John That Station Wagon Four from Wash­ Smith and their wives. "Enjoyed the ington-Baltimore caused a traffic jam show to the nth degree and came awa,­ in the lobby of Syria Mosque when proud of our ass 0 cia t ion with they let loose with "You Remind Me SPEBSQSA", reports Ted. So Much Of My Mother" 000 000 Carefully laid plans for banquet in Your reporter had three comments ballroom Saturday night upset by from mid-and-southwesterners about overflow of 38. They were all accom­ the po!sibilities of chartering a ship modated, however, thanks to Bill Mc­ Bartlesvllte (Okla.). famous as the in Chicago for the 1949 In1'l. at Buf­ Dowell, doubling as Maitre, although borne of tbe old Barflies. likes the har· monies of-L. to R.-Jack Smith. ten· falo. Said one "It would take care of he was also stage manager for the or; Russ Smith. lead; Harry Colopy. the whole crowd from Indiana west Parade. bar!: and Wayne Mobe'riy. bus. FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmoniz.er 11

-~ Impol1c.nd" .' 'Idler-national News Briefs

TAKE A TRIP THROUGH at our performances ... 'Away down The American Barber Shop College home, that's where I long to be' ... Los Angeles, just a little envious of HARMONYLAND never from the heart came a purer the nation's honorary degree-shoving prayer. Corn? Sure it's corn, just like schools, which are forever presenting Members of the Sarnia, Ontario your mother's tears when you leave same to g-enerals and statesmen, did a Chapter who put on a concert for the home and your old dad's handclasp little conferring- of its own on Nov. old folks at the Lambton County when you return". 25. Longhair history was made when House of Refuge can't quite decide the College presented diplomas grant­ whether the following is evidence of ing the right to sing in any barber­ appreciation. Said a little old lady shop in America or Canada from which (rushing up with outstretched hand to they are not forcibly excluded by the E. G. Ahern, Chapter Sec.) "Oh, I en­ Those Golden Staters just can't resist the opportunity to plug their scenic management. to the Int't Champion joyed the programme so much". Doctors of Harmony. Ahern: "I'm glad you did". Pointing attractions. Can you see the Sequoia to her ears, the little old lady replied influence in the following California ~ "There's no use talking to me, I'm newspaper calendar announcement of Two sonlrs have recently appeared, stone deaf". a SPEB meeting. "SFPAEOBSQSlA. 7:30 p. m., Long Branch Blvd"? of potential interest to barber shop quartets, with Sigmund Spaeth named as collaborator on the sheet music. "Sold American". The girls in the The first is called Shrimp Doy, cre­ King House of Smith College were ated by LaUT'l"aine Gareau from a The last musical barrier ahead of the Louisiana streE't cry and published by the highest bidders for a half hour Society was surmounted in Detroit show by the Northampton, Mass. Tri­ when the Bohemians, strictly an or­ G. Ricordi & Co. It is to be featured City Four. The Smith College gals had ganization of professional musicians as a solo by James Melton, but an auction for their Charity Fund and mostly in Detroit Symphony, invited also has harmony possibilities and the Tri-City Four graciously offered Int'I. V, P. Ed Smith and lnt'!. Sec. may prove a log-iral successor to such their entertainment that night, not Carroll P. Adams into the Bohemian folk material as Wafer Roy and Short­ only for the girls but also went to an Club. Both accepted. nin' Bread. Sig Spaeth made the American Legion Roll Call Dinner, piano anangement after Miss Goreau, an anniversary celebration, and a editor of the Lafayette, La., Daily Ad­ wedding. Four singing jobs in one vertiser, hummed her song to him evening. backstag-e, following a college lecture Another example of how "formal" musicians and barbershoppers are get­ on music. ting closer and closer together comes Soft and Low is a new publication The former Lt. Phillip Mountbatten from Reno where SPEB Int't Pres. of MitIs Music, Inc., in which Sig took his final fling as a bachelor by Charles M. Merrill, is conductor of shares credit with the composer, J. swapping naval yarns and singing the Reno Men's Chorus, which did a F. Hewitt, the lyricist being Mitchell "barbershop style" according to an splendid job in the Christmas con­ Parish, of Stardust fame. Joe Hewitt, LN.S. dispatch from London, just cert. But the big hit of the show was incidentally, is the man who composed ahead of the royal wedding. Merrill's Bonanza Four, all of whom the immortal Princeton Cannon Song are members of the Reno Men's in 1907, and has recently written a Chorus as well as the Society. football song for Duke University, Fight Blue Devils. Perry Como and In a recent issue of "Sharp Notes"; other SIngers have shown an interest the bulletin of the Washington, D. C. in Soft and Low, which has definite Chapter, Sec. Jean Boardman wrote: Proof that barbershoppers are good hit possibilities. It is a smooth, slow "Except for a few rhythm numbers solid citizens comes from the Louis­ melody, to nostalgic words, admirably nearly all good barbershop songs are ville Chapter-They read the comics. adapted to a close harmony arrange­ for men to sing to women just like and apparently favor "Dick Tracy". ment for male or mixed quartet. all chickenhouse songs are for roost­ They objected to Tracy's "Mumbles ~ ers to sing to hens, and neither hens Quartet" and let his creator, Chestel' nor women can sing these songs and Gould, know by a wire from Chapter Ed Place, in charge of publicity for make them stick. I don't know what Pres. F. W. Drybrough: "Mumbles and Washington, D. C. Chapter, signs his sensations are experienced by a she­ his pals are an obnoxious reflection letters: "Yours for the Four Free­ quartet standing up in front of peo­ on the institution of barber shop quar­ doms-tenor, lead, bari, and bass". ple and singing Susie. don't you keep tet singing ... He is a villain who me waiting or you were Sweet Six­ runs his words together. His quartet teen My Village Queen, but I know includes singing criminals who enter­ what kind of damfule I would feel giv­ tain at swank parties and make off On New Year's Day at the Little ing out with stuff like oh Johnny how with carloads of money and jewelry". Church Around the Corner, New you can love or when first you kissed York, the head of the ASCAP copy­ me Henry dear". Drybrough invited Gould and "Rich­ right department, Miss Carol Bridg­ ard Tracy" to be his guests at the man, wa~ married to Mills Music's SPEB second annual parade .•. "if copyright chief, Ted Livingston, sec* you are fair-minded enough to want retary of Manhattan Chapter. In another of his columns Boardman to know what bona fide barbershop says, regarding the Washington Har­ quartets are like ... after hearing At one time both were employed in vest of Harmony, "If we have the the program you would appreciate how ASCAP'S copyright department until good sense to keep on singing our unfairly you have misrepresented the Livingston moved over to Mills Music simple songs, through which we can true American barbershopper and in 1944. express the normal emotions of our­ move quickly, with Mr. Tracy, to li­ The marriage license has been duly selves and of those who listen, we will quidate the libelous Mwnbles Quar~ filed with the Copyright Office in never have to worry about empty seats tet". Washington-for lifeJ FEBRUARY, 1948 12 The Harmoni'{er ------_.~~ Every Barbershopper a Self Appointed Publiahed quarterly by Ihe Inlel'~lional OfUcen and the othel' memben of the Inle:na­ SPEBSQSA Public Relations Member tio~l Boud of Di:ee:to:a of the Society for th. Pr..e:".tion and Encouragement of Bube: Shop Quu:tel Sinving in America, Inc., fot by Walter Jay Stephens di.tribution 10 the membeu of the Somely. International Chairman Public Relations The esteem in which SPEBSQSA is held by the public in your community is an VOLUME VII No. 3 important factm in the Society's Public Relations program and aU members FEIlRUARY, 1948 should do their part in reflecting a high standard of moral conduct. In fact, 25c per Copy each and every individual is a self appointed member of the Public Relations Committee and should never fail in untiring efforts to live up to and l'eflect EDITORiAL AND PRODUCTION "good conduct", CARROLL P. ADAMS Having thus established good behavior in performing publicly the next step 18270 Grand River Ave., Detroit 23. Mich. is to see that proper credit is given in the columns of the press and radio. Phone: VB 7-7300 To accomplish this important phase of our Public Relations program requires an alert publicity committee to properly report to the press all active chapter DEAC (C. T.) MARTIN, and quartet participation in community affairs. J. F. KNIPE Credit should be given a public relations minded membership that properly BUSINESS MANAGER conducts itself to conform to the high standards of the public interest. Without. W. L. OTTO it, your publicity committee cannot function efficiently. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Having established the fact that every member is a definite part of our Roscoe Bennett J. George O'Brien Society's Public Relation staff, we should all observe a few pertinent facts George W. Campbell W. Welsh Pierce as a guide in our relations with the general public. O. C. Cash Sigmund Spaeth 1~ To raise ·continually higher our standards of good conduct to enhance Charles M. Merrill Walter Jay Stephens public acceptance and good will for SPEBSQSA. Frank H. Thome 2. To l'espect at all times the homely virtues of honor and decency and sobriety-each of whieh contributes its share of what is accepted as DISTRICT EDITORS the public int.erest. Northeasterll • Stub Taylor, Schenectady; Mid­ 3. To help make our publie relations efforts a factor in Society contacts A.tlantic ~ Jack Briody, Jersey City; Ce'ltral· Wedern N. Y. - Chuck Glover, Jamestown; and pel'formances in public by conforming to accepted standards of Ohio-So W. Pa.·Jim Emsley, Canton; Indiana-Ky.­ public good taste. Frank Vog!, Elkhart; Ontario. Silo Hamilton. 4. To create a better understanding of SPEBSQSA's functions and to London; Michigan, Roscoe Bennett, Grand Rapids; Land O' Lakes, Tom Needham, Mil disseminate better knowledge of the high principles of our Soeiety. waukee; Illinois. Welsh Pierce. Chicago; Central 5. To encourage men from all walks of life to enjoy a hobby that is States, Hec White, Kansas City; For Western. an inspiration to all and to reflect harmony both musically and in Dick Schenck, San Gabriel; Pacific-Northwest. Herb Molchior, Port Angeles, Wash. our relations with all mankind. ---~----

WHAT'S YOUR OBJECTIVE? FIRST THINGS FIRST by Carroll P. Adams "Mac" McKinney, President of the Chas. R. Daugherty who identifies caution. Avoid too rapid expansion. Illinois District Ass'n., has been in the himself as "one of the newer mem­ Too many young and promising or­ Society long enough to have learned bers of the Washington, D. C. Chap­ ganizations waste their strength and much from experience and from wide ter" offers thoughtful comment after vigor in ave,' expansion. Primary observation. He says that no chapter he says that the November issue of emphasis should be laid on the steady is going to succeed as it should until The Harmonizer was the first he'd gl'owth of existing chapters, and on it has an objective, and as soon as seen. the fact that the Society is first and one objective is reached the chapter "Please accept my heartiest congrat­ fOl·emost a quartet organization and should immediately set a new one. ulations on t.he quality and high tone not a choral group, although there of the magazine. To an amazing de· is plenty of room for both types of Too many chapters flounder because singing, within the Society". they have no objectives. It doesn't gree, the Harmonizer seems to mirror the spirit of the organization­ matte},' whether the objective is a While Clwptrr E:l;tensiol1 must be a the spirit of wholesome enjoyment Minstrel Show, a Parade, a program vital lJa'rf of the Soc'iety's national of community service, a Christmas of fine entertainment in an atmosphere of friendliness and fellowship. P?·og?·am, !If?'. Daltghe?·ty's advice is Party for under-privileged children or pO,1'f icuhl,?'ly wtluo.ble to chaptm'lf what have you, just so long as there "With this publication acting a~ a eVe?'ywJUJ?·e. 1'0 ,)(' Rh·ong af home, tn is a constant objective for the chapter guiding and driving force. barber­ become (t1/ impo?·twlIf part 0/ yonr to shoot at. shop harmony is bound to reach commu.nity b1l cont1'ibuh>ng something They should be set up like ducks in a heights unsuspected even now. in 1Vorf.hwh1·le fo it., ·is a eJWpfpl"S prim­ shooting gallery-to be replaced as quality and quantity of membership. ary 7Jrivilege, and duty to its mem­ ~oon as needed for the next effort. Respectfully, r would offer a word of bers. Erls.

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS, 1947-1948 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PrfSidenf...... CHARLES M. MERRILL, 414 First National &nk Bldg., Reno. Nevada The Officers (except Secretary) and (Attorney) Immediale Past Presidenf FRANK H. THORNE, 6216 West 66th Place, Chicago 38, Ill. (Term Expirinr. in JU'I~, 1950) (Vice-President, National Aluminate Corporation) JEAN M. BOARDMAN, Southern Bldg., Wash­ First Vir:e-Prtsid~'m...... SANDFORD BROWN, 30 East 42nd St.. New York 17, N. Y. ington, D. C. (Attorney at Law) Ser:rdary. . CARROLL P. ADAMS, 18270 Grand River Ave., Detroit 23, Mich. WILLIAM B. CODDINGTON. Porterville Road. TWlSurn. . ROBERT L: IRVINE, 914 Jackson Ave., River Forest. Ill. East Aurora, N. Y. (Asst. Credit Mgr., Sears. Roebuck itnd Co.) (Dist. Mgr., United Eastern Cool Sales Corp.) Vir:~-Pruidtnt. . J. D. BEELER, 1830 West Ohio St., Evansville 2, Ind. WILLISA. DIEKEMA,I30CentraJ Ave., Holland, (Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr., Mead Johnson Terminal Corp.) Mich. (Pres., The De Pree Company) Vi,,-P,~sident. . 0. H. (KING) COLE, 901 Marshall St., Manitowoc. Wis. (Vice-President. Kingsbury Breweries) JAMES H. EMSLEY, 804 Peoples Bank Bldg., Canton 2, Ohio (Attorney at Law) Vir:t·PruidenJ.,.. . EDWIN S. SMITH, 34660 Michigan Ave., Wayne, Mich. (Real Estate & Insurance) HOWARD C. MELLOW, P. O. Box 373, Peoria. Historian...... , ..HAROLD B. STAAB, 40 Roe Ave., Northampton, Mass. Ill. (Real Estate Development) (Eastern Sales Mgr., Wm. & Harvey Rowland. IDC.) RUSSELL C. STANTON, 222 Pasqual Ave. Foundu and PtTman~nt Third Assistant Temporarr Vice-Chairman .. O. C. CASH. &It 591. Tulsa 2, Okla. San Gabriel. Cal. (Attorney & Tax CommiSSIoner. Stanolind Oil and Gas Co.) (Dist. Mgr.• John Morrell & Co.) FEBRUARY, 1948 The HarmoIJiz.."

REGIONAL PRELIMINARIES INAUGURATE NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK The Regional Preliminaries to be held on May 1-2 very appropriately in­ augul'ate National Music Week. All of the 12 District Associations will hold their annual business meetings at the same time, which should make that week-end unusually harmonious. In many cities SPEB participation has already been planned as a part of the local week's observance. This is natural because the Society has outgrown the stage where professional musicians and music critics were in­ clined to consider it a humorous mani­ festation. Few, if any, organizations have contI'ibuted as many benefit per­ formances as has this Society. If your local chapter has not been in touch with those in charge of National Music Week locally, make it a point to look into the local events and programs for the first week in May. and tie in with them.

ANONYMOUS Past Int'l Pres. Phil Embury has THE ELASTIC FOUR, 1942 CHAMPS, as seen by Beaudin passed along a letter which came to him unsigned other than l< An en­ thusiastic quarteter". 1\11'. Anony­ CALLING ALL CHAPTERS rangements, growing pains, so to mous raised some interesting points, CHARTERED IN '471 speak. but EmbUl'y can do nothing directly, nor can the Harmonizer for the Most chapters have had enough ini­ "With 37 members in the chapter it's benefit of the membership as a whole, tial enthusiasm to carry them through almost an impossibility to get a meet­ until this "Enthusiastic quarteter" the shakedown cruise of the first year. ing night which will suit everyone, discloses his name to Embury, The big test usually comes in the but it is my honest opinion that if second year. Here's a thoughtful in· we really get things going in the This anonymous letter differed from vitation to the membership of Medina, chapter, the pleasure derived from most such, in that the writer was (Ohio) chapter from PresidenL Art barbershop singing and the interest really searching for information. Swartz to rally 'round: received in having a pl'ogressively ac­ Neal'ly all anonymous letters are just tive chapter will automatically make the opposite, criticism and sometimes "Nineteen forty seven saw the be­ Out' meeting nights primary in im­ so vicious that the writer doesn't care ginning of us as an SPEB group and to be known. Newspapers receive many although we didn't scale any moun· portance, with other interests second. such almost daily. As far as the edi­ tains, swim any oceans or win any -This year will undoubtedly be the ion know this is the first within the laurels for musical accomplishments most important year in the life of our Society. or chaptel' attendance, nevertheless it chapter. ,If we all could put was a start. forth a little extra effort for the The Harmonizer will follow the benefit of the Society the results would same rules as other pUblications-no tlSome old quotation says something truly be surprising. This "little extra reply to anonymous letters. It will, about Rome not being built in a day, effort" is nothing really, all that it however, print something constructive nOI' were the top five quartets io the means is regular attendance with a and withhold the name of the writer [ot'l. Finals established shortly be­ willing voice and everything else if he so desires. fore the Milwaukee convention. Rome will take care of itself." rose and fell time and time again before becoming the great city; the This message j1'om the p~'e8ident 0/ a • quartets were rearranged many times chapter in a small lown 'might well to get the correct balance and blend apply to conditions in almost any spot The Chapter Reference Manual should . likewise, we as a chapter are when an SPEB chapte1' is still til be the Bible of all Chapter officers. having OUY ups and downs and Tear- the ug1'owing pains" per-iod. Eds,

CLARE E. WILSON. 614 Electric Bldg., Omaha. ARTHUR A. MERRILL, 1567 Kingston Aw.. A. K. FALK, 219 W. Commercial St., Appleto n Nebraska Schenectady 8, N. Y. Wis. CH. C. Prange Company) (Div. Sales Agt., Pittsburgh & Midway Coal (Commercial Engineer, General Electric Co.) Mining Co.) MAURICE E. REAGAN, 325 Castlegate Road, WALTER JAY STEPHENS, 35 East W:lcker Pittsburgh 21. Pa. Drive, Chicago I, III. (Electrical Engineer, Westinghouse Electric (Term expiring j11 June, 1949) (Vice-Pres. and Director, Stemar Co" Inc.) Corp.) W. LESTER DAVIS, 242 Huron St., London, Ont. HOMER L. SCOTT, 38 Ver Planck St., Geneva, E:x:piliJ1~ J"n~, New York (Treasurer, John Labatt Ltd.) (Term in 1948) (Eastern Factory Rep., Renown Stove Co.) E. H. DICK, 305 N. W. 27th, Oklahoma City 3. Okla. (President. General Construction Corp,) JOHN J. BRIODY, 110 Lincoln St., Jersey City 7, GUY L. STOPPERT. 1326 W. Dartmouth St.. New Jersey Flint 4, Mich. EDWARD G. FAHNESTOCK, 1600 E. Douglas, (Exec. Sec'y., Associated Male Choruses of Wichita 7, Kansas G. MARVIN BROWER, 107 Michigan Ave., America, Inc.) (President, Fahnestock. Inc) N. W., Grand Rapids 2, Mich. (Proprietor, Brower Memorials) TED E. HABERKORN, SR., Medical Arts Bldg., Fort Wayne 2, Ind. WALTER E. CHAMBERS, P. O. Box 208, Rock J JJ (Underwriter, The Medical Protective Co.) Island, 111. (Personnel Director, Me Cabe Dry Goods Co.) ROY S. HARVEY, 141 E. Cleveland Ave., Mus­ COPYRIGHT. FEBRUARY, 1948 kegon Heights, Mich. w. D. COMMON, P. O. Box 1018, Dayton I, Ohio (General Purchasing Agent, Sealed Power Corp.) (General Manager, Moraine Box Co.) The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Sinaioll' in America, Inc., Detroit, Michigan 14 The Harmonizer

CHARTERED SINCE NOVEMBER 1st., 1947 No. of Date Location Members Sponsored by Narne and Address of Secretary 10/27/47 Kendallville, Ind. 44 Fort Wayne & Elkhart William Parker, 204 N. Park Ave. . 11/4/47 Anthony, Kansas 32 Wichita, Kansas Jack Staples, Jr., 211 N. Franklin 11/7/47 Osborne Co., Kansas 22 Salina, Kansas J. E. Kissell, Board of Education, Portis. Kansas 11/17/47 Pauls Valley, Okla. 29 McAlester, Okla. Norman W. Ross, 215 South Ash 11120/47 Ypsilanti, Mich. 24 Wayne, Mich. Robert Liggett, 103 N. lIuron St. 11/20/47 San Jose, Calif. 34 Sacramento, Calif. Neiland H. Hines, 1302 Lincoln Ave. 11/24/47 Conneaut, Ohio 29 Warren, Ohio Robert R. Baldwin, West Main Rd .. R. D. 1, West Springfield, Pa. 11/25/47 Mystic, Conn. 19 New Raven, Conn. Lt. Comdr. Wm. J. Ruhe, 6 Pearl St., Noank, Conn. 1211/47 Springer, N. Mex. 26 Las Vegas, N. M. R. Cecil Montgomery, clo Springer Public Schools 1211/47 Bowling Green, Mo. 22 Mexico, Mo. Tully Reeds 12/15/47 New London, Conn. 30 New Haven, Conn. William W. McDonald, Tradewind 120. Univ. of Conn.. (Univ. of Conn.) Fort Trumbull Branch 12/15/47 Sharon, Pa. 38 Warren, Ohio and Karl J. Haggard, P. O. Box 142 Pittsburgh, Pa. 12117/47 Steubenville, Ohio 36 Canton, Ohio \Villiam Taylor, 1616 Roosevelt Ave. 12/18/47 New Orleans, La. 18 Atlanta, Ga. and Milton Van Mannen, New Orleans Public Service, 317 Jackson, Miss. Barronne St. 12118/47 Burlington, Vt. 42 Northampton, Mass. A. B. Edwards, P. O. Box 484 12/19/47 Tucson, Ariz. 16 Phoenix, Ariz. Dr. P. A. Davison, 635 E. 3rd St. 12/19/47 Windsor, Mo. 16 Kansas City, Mo. Kenny Anderson 12/29/47 Edwardsport, Ind. 21 Evansville, Ind. David S. Wright 12/29/47 Asbury Park, N. J. 16 Paterson, N. J. Robert Sjostrom,' 1107 Hick St. 1/5/48 Vincermes, Ind. 28 Evansville, Ind. Randall Ellis, c/o B.p.a.E. 1/5/48 Lapeer, Mich. 23 Flint, Mich. George A. Skene, 210 Nepessing 1/8/48 Miami, Fla. 50 Tulsa, Okla. Robert Holbrook, P. O. Box 242 1/8/48 Grand Haven, Mich. 40 Muskegon, Mich. Nelson Van Dongen, 510 Elliott St.. 1/12/48 Goshen, Ind. 17 Elkhart and Kenneth Worthman, Millersburg, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind. 1/13/48 Lebanon, Ohio 23 Dayton, Ohio Hugh Smith, Golden Lamb Hotel 1/13/48 Wheeling, West Va. 20 Pittsburgh, Pa. Theodore A. Dilday, 1010 Indiana, Martins Ferry, Ohio 1/16/48 Dunkirk-Fredonia, Jamestown and Charles O. Weber, 71 Risley St., Fredonia, N. Y. N. Y. 30 Gowanda, N. Y. 1/21/48 Anchorage, Alaska 19 Tulsa, Okla. Jerry Rola, Box 975 1123/48 De Kalb, Ill. 26 Belvidere, IlL Giles L. Findley, Rt. 1 1/26/48 Washington Co. Pa. 42 Pittsburgh, Pa. H. P. Johnston, 608 West College St., Cannonsburg, Fa. 1/27/48 Cleveland Hts., Ohio 17 Lakewood, Ohio E. J. Mertl, 13801 Alvin Ave., Garfield Heights 5, Ohio.

DETROIT AREA ASS'N. STAGES THE AUTO CITY FOUR NOVICE NIGHT On December 10 the Detroit Area Ass'n. of Chapters took over the ballroom at Dearborn Inn for a con· test by novice quartets judged by novice judges. Six novice quartets competed and were judged by nine judges, three in each category. Stage Presence was not judged. Goodspeeds Book Shop, Boston, set a pattern of things to come in advance The Dearbornaires came out first, of the Society's invasion of the Hub followed by the Harmony Chaps of when the famous shop issued a catalog 01 Americana items headed by the Grosse Pointe, and the Auto City above jUustration. II the Boston Chap­ Four of Hamtramck, the Tune Smiths ter hasn't si~ed up Mr. Dahl the car· toonist. it should. of Redford Chapter, the What Four of Hamtramck, and the Four Hoarse­ ... "HISTORY IN THE MAKING" men of Grosse Pointe completing the harmony card. Hal Staab, past Int'l. Pres. and Chair­ man of the Ten Year History Com· - Following the competition, the Fakers These are the boys who came OUt mittee, reports that the history will of Detroit and Oakland County chap­ third in the Detroit Area Novice Night soon go into the writing phases and ters, and the Barons of Wayne enter­ Contest. FrOIn Hamtramck (L. to R.): that the book will be produced early Fred Swiderski, tenor; Leon Helminiak. tained. Co~chairmen were Ass'n. Pres. lead; AI Walen. bari; and Leo Mond· enough in Fall or early Winter to 1;iel. bass. make it ideal for a 1948 Christmas 'Mark Roberts and Ass'n. Past Pres. gift. Monty Marsden. The affair was so successful that it is planned to have Staab has a mountain of material quartets more of an opportunity to which, boiled down to book-size, will several similar programs each year, find what a serious business this b~ the most prized possession of most with the thought of developing judges judging is and how conscientiously SPEB members. and quartets, and above all, giving it is conducted. FEBRUARY, 1948 ...... FOUNDER'S COLUMN

By O. C. Cash

orary Doctor's degree from that great TEXT OF" CASH'S DEGREE university. BE IT KNOWN to all who have noth· It goes without saying that I ac­ ing better to do than to read this cepted the invitation with alacrity document that OWEN C. CASH hav­ ing taken no courses and fulfilled no and presented myself for acceptance requirements, possessing no qualifica­ of the degree "Doctor of Barber Shop tions and no recommendations, except Some of the Brothers have spoken to Harmony". Brother Bob read the cita­ that HE FOUNDED SPEBSQSA is me from time to time concerning the tion and Dr. Ottis Rechard, for the nevertheless granted the degree of lack of appreciation which the great President of the University, conferred DOCTOR OF BARBER SHOP HAR· universities of the country have man~ the degree. I responded, of course, MONY by the University of Wyom­ ifested towal'ds our Society. Others Witil an appropriate, profound ad­ ing, acting on the threat of the Lara­ have complained that we have not had dress to my fellow Doctors and grad­ mie Chapter of SPEBSQSA. general acknowledgment of our ef­ uates of the University. I was advised forts to preserve the one distinctive that the degree was created, conferred He is hereby granted all the rights type of folk song and music peculiar and privileges, if any, appertaining to and immediately abolished so I would this hitherto never before granted and to America. Recently I corresponded have the distinction of being the only hereby abolished degree. Furthermore, with Brother Bob Hamilton, Dean of person ever to be granted that honor. all members of SPEBSQSA every­ the Law School, University of Wyom­ where are directed to pay him due re­ ing at Laramie, about this. I called I was further assured that any va.­ spect and on all occasions to give him his attention, however, to the fact caney in the various departments of what is coming to him. that Harvard or Yale had conferred the University would be held open an honorary Doctor's degree on one until I was offered the professorship. By no authority whatsoever (DeCem­ of our Bl'others-a member of the ber 17, 1947). Kansas City Chapter. The name of It is not unlikely that I will follow Signed: G_ D_ HUMPHREY this Brother escapes me at the mo­ in the footsteps of General Eisen· hower, and on retirement, accept the President, University of ment. but he used to l'un a men's ap­ Wyoming. parel shop at Independence, Missouri, presidency of my Alma Mater, the and at one time was County Com· University of Wyoming, if and when FLOYD B. FOREMAN a vacancy occurs. missioner of Jackson County, Mis­ President, Laramie Chap­ souri. I think he got work in Wash· ter of SPEBSQSA. ington, D. C., and if I remember right, This Doctor's degree came to me at a is living there now. He seems to be particularly appropriate time. My company has been hiring Doctors, doing all right. He plays the piano COLLEGE RECEIVES CASH­ by ear and I am told sings a sort of scientists and things, in the last few squeaky baritone. I understand he years, in such quantities that those of CASH RECEIVES DEGREE used to get the boys together in the us who never \vent to school much were tenibly embarrassed in having The Laramie, Wyoming Republican­ back end of his shop (the Alteration Boomerang of Dec. 13 reports Dept.) and rip off a tune now and to address everybody as Doctor So­ and-So. Now I can hold up my head that Owen C. Casl:, Founder of then, but that it wasn't very good. SPEBSQSA, received an honorary de­ with pride and without temerity as::w­ gree in "Barbershop Harmony" from ciate with these guys. 1 suggested to Brother Bob that SOlll.e Dr. G. D. Humphrey, President of of the Alma Maters should confer Wyoming State University. The occa~ honorary degrees on former officers So, gentlemen, at long last the great of our organization. The University seats of learning of this country are of Illinois, 1 thought, should compli­ beginning to accept, appreciate and ment Frank Thol'ne; Harvard should honor our Society and through me and Brother Truman (just recalled his do something for its distinguished name) have rewarded the efforts of graduate, Charlie Merrill; and Smith you boys in keeping alive the spirit College in Northampton, might get of song and democracy in this great the girls together and confer some­ country of ours. thing or other on their fellow citizen Hal. Hamilton College did something A large delegation of the Laramie for Elihu Root and Alexander Wooll­ Brothers will be in attendance at the cott, and I contended that Phil Em~ Oklahoma City Convention in June bury, a fellow graduate, ought to be and to compliment them, don't fail sion was a concert given by the local equally honored. to greet me there as uDr. Cash", in chapter of SPEB in the University a loud and vociferous voice. Auditorium. I am sure this correspondence had nothing to do with the invitatioll Getting this degl'ee has done a lot for Christmas music predominated al­ though old secular favorites were in which the University of Wyoming ex­ my morale and I feel very cultured and educated. Hoping you are the evidence. The paper said that the tended to me, shortly thereafter, to local chapter "which has won public attend the program and public recital same, I am and private fame for its singing" is which the Laramie (University Chap­ Sincerely yours, under the direction of Robert Becker, ter) of the SPEBSQSA put on De­ Acting Head of the Univenity's Music cember 17, 1947, and aceept an hon- DR. CASH. Division.

FEBRUARY, 1948 /6 The Harmonizer HARMONY Coast to Coast, - by Districts HALLS News about District Contests and District Meetings BUZZ SAWS TAKE voted that "a reasonable length of RECORDS OHIO-S. W. PA. time be observed between Parades". 3-12". R. C. A., Plastic. Nonbreak· One joint chapter Parade a year will In the first Ohio-So W. Pennsylvania be held for the financial benefit of the able Records in Beautiful Album- District Contest (fourth (or Ohio) District Treasury. The latter will be Memorial Hall, Dayton, 0., Novem­ in the form of an experiment. It has = 7 SELECTIONS = ber 29, the Buzz Saws of Columbus never been tried by any other District. Reproduced in True Championship Style rolled up the largest number of points as recorded by Int'l Board Member Mandy and Me James Emsley, secretary to Judges ANNUAL MEETING ILLINOIS I Love You the Best oj All Jimmy Doyle and Leo rves, Chicago, DISTRICT ASSOCIATION Jerry Beeler, Evansville and Lou Wal­ Rock and Roll ley, Detroit. The Jolly Fellows of Principle items of business covered at Sailin' Away on the Henry Clay Dayton were second; the Pittsburgh­ the Quincy, IlL Annual Meeting of ers third; The Tiger Town Four, the Illinois District Ass'n. were as You Don't Seem Like the Girl Massillon, fourth; and the Steel Blend-, follows, according to the Chicago I Used to Know ers, Lorain, fifth. Pitch Pipe, from which we quote editor Stanger direc;t. (1) The adop­ Begin the Beguine Nineteen quartets faced the judges tion of a new District Constitution as Lord's Prayer in the aftel'noon Preliminaries. In suggested by the Int'L Board. (2) addition to the above winners, the The retention of the 50c per capita five quartets in the Finals were Four tax until June 30, 1948. (3) The ap­ 6.75 Men of Dayton; Memory Laners, Can­ pointment, by Pres. R. S. McKinney, PER ALBU M PREPA ID ton; Parma City (0.) Four; Sleep­ of a group of Lieutenants, strategic­ less Knights, Dayton, and the Toledo ally located throughout the District, They cost a little more, Troubadors. each to take care of the job of visiting but Boy they're worth it! Association Pres. l\'!aynard L. Graft, chapters in his particular area, aiding the faltering, if any, and learning Cleveland, started the ball rolling at elim~ - IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT- the evening performance and Robert from the progressive ones, thus inating long and expensive trips for Mail Check or Money Order To C. Knee, Dayton, carried on as MC: George 1N. Campbell, led the com­ the District Officers, (4) The estab­ HARMONY HALLS RECORDS munity singing. Guest quartets were lishment of a monthly District Bul­ the Tom Cats, Massillon, the then Dis­ letin to be issued by the District Sec­ 214 Houseman Bldg. retary, (5) The voting of approval of GRANO RAPIDS, MICHIGAN trict Championsj and the Ramblers, Cleveland, 1945-46 Champions, the lat­ the bid for the Regional Preliminary ter in their black-light minstrel num­ Contest in May, 1948, submitted by bers. Much confusion was avoided at the Joliet Chapter. the AfterGlow in Hotel Biltmore by The report in the Pitch Pipe induded ~el"ving food in one room and pre· a map showing the central location senting the Quartets in a separate Handbook of of chapters such ali Peoria and Bloom­ ballroom. ington for holding district business meetings as compared to Chicago 01' American Sheet Music INDIANA-KENTUCKY the far southern cities of I1lillOis. By Harry Dichter ASSOCIATION MEETS Co-Author of Meeting at Logansport, Ind" Novem­ C. W. N. Y. DISTRICT Ellrly AmcriClin Sheet i\tusic ber 9-The Semi-annual District Chuck Glover, Sec. of Centt'al WC!5t­ Aviation Circus Board Meeting of the Indiana-Ken­ ern New YOI'k District reports that Costume Gay 90's tucky Ass'n. appointed Carl C. Jones, the annual winter meeting at Hotel Foster Magic Tene Haute, as Chairman of Ind.­ Statler, Buffalo, Nov. 15, handled Money Oil Ky. Chorus Contest Committee to pre­ four main problems on the agenda Negro Postage pare plans for a chorus contest to as follows: Star Spangled Baseball be conducted along the same lines Banner Comic as a quartet contest. ,'It was decided to continue holding Dance Civil War Dish-iet Contests in the Fall as well Colleges and Many The Board selected Muncie, Ind. as as Regional Preliminaries in the Jenny Lind Other Subjects the site for the Annual District Con­ Spring, ,, District Champs selected All items are for sale test, Feb. 7 and voted to hold future in the Fall will remain champs district contests in the Fall. throughout the entire year, regard­ less of who wins the Regional Pre­ An Annotated, iLlustrate

FEBRUARY, 1948 The Hannol1izer 17 ._._- .._--_._ .._--- DISTRICT CONTEST WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP

1st-Ohio-S.W. Pa.-Buzz Saws, Columbus. O. L. to R.-George Chamblin, bass; Staff Taylor. tenor; Bruce Lynn. lead: Snook Neal. bar;.

Right above - 2nd - Central States - Four Kernels. Omaha. Below-Russ Borsen, lenor. L. to R.-Welh Holben. bags; Jack Dufford, bari: Joe Morocco. lead.

Below - 2nd - Land 0' Lakes - Packer City Four. Green Bay, Wis. L. to R.-Larry Selinen, bus; Paul Selis,en, tenor: Karl Mohr, lead: Joe DeBevec, bad.

) 1st-Land 0' Lakes -The Cardinals Quar. ~' tet, Madison. Wis. Front to Rear-Phil Davies, baSil; Skid Davies, bad; Jerry Ripp, lead; Joe Ripp, lenor.

1st-Central States-A.O.U.W. Keynoters. Newton, Kansas. 2nd-Ohio-S.W. Pa.-Jolly Fellows. Below-Jean Coleman, bari. L. to R.-Bill Get:!:, lead; Robert Dayton. Front to Rear- Claude Lang, barl; LeRoy Lang. lead; Carl Lang, tenor; W. Myers. M.D., tenor; Paul Kliewer, bass. Clarence NurrenbrOck, baslI. fEBRUARY, 1948 18 The Harmonizer MARINETTE CHAPTER .....lrillrlJlllJlI1nl'ij! No. 26 ml1mllUll6llInllllUlUIlI MID-ATLANTIC STATES ASS'N. NOSTALGIC S.P.E. B.S.C.S.A. R. Harry Brown, District secretary, Ed Place of Washington, D. C. Chap· Presents its reporting on the annual meeting of tel' writes that in 1938 O. C. Cash the Mid-Atlantic States Ass'n., Essex discovered the Fountain of Youth now FIRST ANNUAL Hotel, Newark, N. J., Nov. 13, gives rejuvenating thousands of Americans. PARADE or QUARTETS these highlights. Philadelphia was se~ "Singing the good old barbershop lected fOl' the District Quartet Con­ songs is the most satisfactory medium Saturday, April 24th test, Feb. 20. It will be sponsored by known of turning back the calendar the Philadelphia Inquirer and radio to the days of our youth. Certain Marinelte High School station WFIL. Action on payment of songs owe their heart appeal to expenses to Oklahoma City of quali­ MARINETTE, WIS. the memories that they incite. Such fied quartets was held over until the a song can send a chill up the spine. Feb. 20 meeting. give goose pimples, or cause the eyes FEA1'UIUNG• to become slightly moist". For exam­ THE MADISON CARDINALS ple "When Mother played the Organ 1941 District ChampIons LAND 0' LAKES ASS'N. MEETS and Daddy Sang a Hymn" gets to THE FOUR KEYNOTES Ed because his own mother played the of Appleton Al Falk, Sec. Land 0' Lakes Ass'n. organ uin the little white Vermont L946 District Champions reports the highlights of the annual Church when daddy sang a hymn meeting at Northland Hotel, Green before preaching the Sunday sermon." THE ATOMIC BUMS Bay, Wis., Nov. 2. In a discussion MiulleBpolls, 'Wis. llbout participation in chapter parades Place points out that New Hampshire -Plus­ it was the majority opinion that chap­ is one of the few states not blessed Packer City Four ters presenting a parade should use with a SPEB chapter. Yet he remem­ Harmony Limited more quartets from within the dis­ bers vividly the barbershop quartet at Colby College. Those days thev Monarch Range Four trict as an incentive for quartet im­ provement. The District Ass'n. decided sang "CasUe on the River Nile;' Plus other Quartets to pay $150.00 toward expenses of IlWhen Uncle Joe Played a Rag". and Marinette Chorus quartets that qualify for Int'I, com­ "Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip," "Pack petition at Oklahoma City-not morc Up Your Troubles", "Driving Home • than three quartets. the Cows from Pasture At the Set­ TICKETS SUO Tax Inold. ting of the Sun", and others bettel' Oshkosh, Wisconsin was selected as known in SPEB circles. Ed sang' AFTERGLOW-Marinette Armory the site for the 1948 picnic and 3rd wi th the quartet which introduced annual chorus contest, July 18. It was • decided to award certificates of merit "Quaker Town", I

QUARTETS BARBERSHOP TOPS PHILHARMONIC and CHAPTER AREA CHORUS Eagle eye Boitrd under directioll oj Member Arthur A Merrill didn't miss ALFRED LESLm BROAD this opportunity to record the fact thill PROCEEDS TO FAR WESTERN his favorite orgilniza. DISTRICT TREASURY tion got top billing 1It Eastman Theater prior to Rochester's Parade. Even the Bal. M. C's. let Theater was in Ar, Baker and Jim Burke second billing.

FEBRUARYJ 1948 Tbe HarmlJlZizer 19 ----- • IO·.1t-LaCrosse, Wis., Quartet Parade. 14-Vermilion, S. Dak., Charter Night. TI-lE .17-End1cott, N, Y., Quartet Parade; Wau· kesha, Wis., Charter Night; Grosse Pointe, Mich., Quartet Parade; Bartlesville, Okla.. TENTI-l Quartet Parade; Burlington. Vt.. Charter Ni~ht, 18-Charleston, Ill., Quartet Parade: Elgin. ANNIVERSARY nl., Quartet Parade. 201-Tecumseh, !\.:lich., Quartet Parade; New Bedlord, Mass., Quartet Parade; Defiance. of Ohio, Quartet Parade; Dayton, Ohio, Quartet Parade; Marinette, Wis., Quartet Parade. Mexico, Mo., Quartet Parade; Frankfort. Ky.. Charter Night; Penn Yan, N. Y., Quartet s. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. Parade; Neenah·Menasha. Wis.. Minstrel. :JQ-Wheaton, nl., Quartet Parade; Middle· will be properly observed burgh, N. Y" Quartet Parade. AS REPORTED TO THE INTL. at I\lay 1-2-Reglonal Preliminaries OFFICE THROUGH FEB. 1st 8-Waterbury, Conn., Quartet Parade; Apple­ GROSSE POINTE CHAPTER'S ton, Wls.. Quartet Parade; Ithaca, New York. February U-Grand Haven, Mich" Charter Quartet Parade: Manistee, Mich., Quartet Pa­ Night. rade. Annual PaTade of U-Findlay, Ohio. Quartet Parade; Green 14-Marquette, :Mich., Qu.utet Parade; Kitch­ Bay, Wis., Harmony Jubilee; Holly, Mich.. ener, ant., Ladles Night. Quartet Parade; Brantford, Ont., Ladies l(;--lron Mountain, Mich., Quartet Parade: BARBERSHOP Night. Warsaw. New York, Quartet Concert; Wil­ 15--Bowling Green, Mo., Charter Night. mington, Dela., Quartet Parade. Ni~ht. L6--Ypsilanti. Mich.. Charter 22-Rochester, N. Y, (Genesee), Quartet Pa­ zo-Philadelphia, Fa., District Contest; Ham· rade; Oak Park, Ill., Quartet Parade. QUARTETS burg, N. Y., Quartet Parade. Zl-Kalamazoo, Mich.• Mich. District Contest: 22·23-Terre Haute, Ind., Quartet Parade. Goshen, Ind., Charter Night; Warren. Ohio. ~9-Jiolyoke, Mass.. Quartet Parade: W

E. G.AHERN* c/o City Hall

Buffalo gives out under the direction of Ken Gill, Chorus Director.

FEBRUARY, 1984 20 The Harmonizer

road show manager than to stand be­ National Broadcasting Co. in Radio fore almost a capacity audience and City. lOur ears aren't properly tuned say: "Please pass out the side exits. to the higher wave lengths of a good Two thousand people are waiting in girl singer. But when a male choral front to occupy your seats for the next group sounds off, we listen and like performance. This was said to the it'." first audience at Memorial Auditorium Saturday night. Thats' how popular quart~t "ingin~ is " "PARADE LIVELIER THAN EVER" ... Schenectady Daily Union Stor. uIn_ "NOT BAD" ... creasing experience has taught th(· Schenectady chapter of SPEBSQSA Monthly Record, Connecticut State how to improve its already thoroughly Prison. "The first parade of quartets ever presented in any (penal) insti­ enjoyable annual Parade of Quartets. tution in America by SPEBSQSA was This third presentation at the Plaza theater exhibited a developing flair broadcast from the C. S. P. auditorium "QUARTET HITS SOUR CHORD" ... for humor. Amusing patter provided on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16th. Spon­ continuity and smooth, natural tran­ Washington, D. C. Post. The Antlers sored by their Hartford Chapter and sition from one quartet to another of Flint, Mich., took over Washington, under the competent guidance of J. during the first part of the program. D. C. in late November singing to Frank Daly, Director of Music, the A few minutes of nonsense enlivened enthusiastic auditors at the local chap­ fifteen-minute broadcast featured a the audience waiting for the show to ter, in the House Office Building, Cof~ 75-man Chorus of the Hartford Chap­ begin. More and more those quartets fee Shop, offices, subway to the Capi­ ter, The Chromatics, also of Hartford, which do not go all out for zany antics tol, and House Barbershop, but were The Cavaliers, of the Bridgeport chap­ are grooming one of their members to stopped in a corridor of the Capitol. ter, and was aired over radio station act as a comic". Said the Post "A barher shop quartet WTHT •.." The Record gave a full Mayor Mills Ten Eyck bQught. hi!: from Flint, Mich., hit a wrong note at account of the affair, including emcee tickets well in advance this year say­ the Capitol yesterday by singing in a J. F. Daly's comment when some 500 ing, It! was unable to grt tirl.:l3ts th(' corridor at the House end of the Capi­ inspired voices threatened to raise the Tn,p,t time." Eds. tol. They were promptly asked to stop heavy slate roof off the place, by Sergeant-nt-Arms William F. Rus­ HUmmm, not bad. "Not Bad at all." sell. He said the music was very good, This may have been the {i"st full "APPLAUDING SPEBSQSA" explained it would take formal per­ "Parade" in a penal institution. bH.1 Chicago Heard and Seen. William mission from Speaker Joseph W. Mal'­ many SPEB quartets hove entn· H. Stuart whose reports and comment~ tin, Jr., to sing in the hall". !ained inmates elsewhere.-Eds. about Chicago has wide readership. \vrote: "SPEBSQSA is an institution "MINSTRELSY REVIVED" .. "THE OLD SONGS" ... of broadening, inspiring influence. J Schenectady Gazette. HIt might ap~ wish it well, particularly Chicaeo No. Louisville, Ky. Times. "What more pear at first glance that the Barber­ 1 Chapter, Henry George Slavik, pleasant. task could fall to the lot of a shopper is an odd species. He is in­ treasurer. Its fourth annual presenta­ defatigable. He will sing at 8 in the tion at Medinah Temple was a treat morning as readily as at midnight. and an inspiration. Of course the When three barbershoppers meet cas~ greatest number was the community ually on the street they are likely to singing led by Capt. George W. Millions say forget everything else and look for a Campbell. There will be no argument fourth with the idea of harmonizing about this conclusion as the whole for a few minutes. They sing any­ audience of 4,000 participated. They where, any time, and for any length applauded their own efforts wildly". of time, so long as their breath holds out. Since theirs is a non-profit ven­ ture, this habit of letting goo with a "IN THE INTERESTS song at the drop of a hat is derived OF MORE HARMONY" purely from the heart". Grand Haven Tribune. Mich. "Estab­ lishment of a local chapter of "BARBER SHOPPERS IN SPEBSQSA should have a uharmon­ izing" effect in the community . MARBLE HALLS" .•. There are a lot of serious issues in . best Elkhart, Indiana, Truth. The Truth this old world and many people like printed a letter from Vernon .J. to discuss them.' But there also is a Dw)'er, former Hoosier now living in deep yearning for a hobby that ex­ nickel D. C., about Washington's Harvest of cludes controversy. Barbershop sing-· Harmony. After describing the occa­ ing, if we can judge by the rapid sion well and fully Dwyer said, //They strides it is making all over the conn­ candy may not have had the well-known try, is such a hobby. Music has a way names of Melchoir, Tibbet, or a Ca­ of calming nerves. It also brings fel­ there ruso of yester-year, but when the lows together for better acquaintance­ UDoctors of Harmony" took the spot­ ship and understanding". light in the Harvest of Harmony, they, IZ-Z! and all the other quartets, completely stole the hearts of those in staid. "ALUMNAE BOOK QUARTET Ask for WHIZ-Z ~to1id. sophisticated Constitution Hall". CONCERT" ... Rochester, N. Y. Democrat-Chronicle. wherever candy IZ-Z! "MALE VOICE ... "Ever since the younger set began to BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT" sing the recently re.surrected uWhen United Press. "Orchestra leader Fred You Were Sweet Sixteen" those who Waring, after 30 years in the enter· belong to the not-so-young set have tainment business, said today the most been trying to tell them the way that effective musical instrument of them it should be sung ... Of course they've Made by all is the human male voice. Violins, never had any way of proving their PAUL F. BElCH CO. cellos, saxophones, pianos-it has them point. But now the chance has come. all licked. lIt is even better than a They have only to escort YOl.mger set BLOOMINGTON, ILL. woman's voice', Waring added, relax­ members to the Eastman Theatre and in!! after his morning chores for the (Cqntimmlon 1'4,-' 21)

FEBRUARY, 1948 .. _-~~~~~~- Tb( HIJrllto!Jizer 2/ ---- ~---_ .. ~~~- I SEE BY THE PAPERS of it, Al Smith was one of the early (not "charter") members, President Set of 3 Records (CtJ/Jtin!mJ from pagt 20) Truman is a member, and we would by let them hear for themselves. The 9 like to know who the King of France quartets, which will appear under the is, so that we could investigate his auspices of SPEBSQSA, may not pre­ chapter extension activities across the THE McPHEE 3 Sent that particular favorite of the water. Maybe "Adeline" doesn't sing juke boxes, but the younger set will well en Francaise. MOM get the general idea of what their "BARBERSHOP SINGING" . t elders mean when they reminisce. The POP concert is sponsored by the Alumnae Lincoln, I II. Courier. "There is Association of the University of something a little more important than and Rochester". just fun and novelty in listening to a good barbershop quartet. The growth. "THEY AIN'T NO not only of that so adequately and so JERRY definitely named organization largely SECH ANIMULE" responsible for reviving interest in Harrisburg, Penna. paper. "Once in this kind of music. the SPEBSQSA, "Angels .-"'lever Letlve l-Ieavell" a while a member of the SPEBSQSA but the general revival of public still runs into someone who thinks awareness in it shows how universal "Rose oj TI'I1/ee" "they ain't no sech animule". De­ is its appeal. Among some more or less "Heart oj j\-Iy Hetlrt" spite the fact that the ~ocie~:,: no",": authoritative commentators on the has chapters in most major CItIes of subject it is being considered as pos· "Violets Swee/u the United States and Canada and sibly the real folk-singing of Amer­ has been featured in prominent pub­ ica. Certainly its quality is distinctive "If I Had Aly Life /0 Live Over" lications, there are many who think and its form is definite. The lead is uSban/)' Town" it is just a group of tonsil artists carried by the second tenor. Above who get together now and then for the lead is an improvirsation sung lack of anything better to do. The by the first tenor, and below are 50 POSTPAID entertainment given Sunday by the the baritone and bass parts. And its 4. Harrisburg Chapter at the Dauphin roots are deep in the soil of Ameri· County jail is typical of SPEBSQSA's can living". Vita Acoustic records made by activities. The group sings "for those Universal Records, Chicago who need entertainment most." "ATTENTION TEN-ORRS!" "IT ISN'T A MAYAN WORD" ... In Portland, Oregon, Pres. G. 1'. Mc­ Order from Dermott's 'phone has been ringing Salt Lake City, Utah Tribune. since this editorial appeared in The ARNOLD E. McPHEE HIt isn't a Mayan word, a "miracle" S-nnday Oregonian. "Something over P. O. Box 217 drug, or a new deal project. It's just a year ago this page noted the found· EVANSVILLE 5, INDIANA the initials of "Society for the Preser­ ing in Portland of a chapter of the vation and Encouragement of Barber 'Society for the Preservation and En· Shop Quartet Singing in America, COUl"agement of Barber Shop Quartet Inc.", commonly called i

FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harm()7li.z..er S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Community Service by ARTHUR A. MERRlLL. Chairman lnt'l. Committee on Community Service

$PEB$Q$A CONTRIBUTIONS SOUTHTOWN·CHICAGO PUTS OUT COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to giving pleasure to mil­ Here's a good definition of Community lions through introducing or re-intro­ Service from an editorial in a recent ducing them to the good old songs issue of Schenectady's Union Star: by parades, radio, or public perform­ "Another thing that cements the Bar­ ances, the Society increasingly donates cash to worthy causes. bershop singers to the public is their utter freedom from commercialism. The following wel'e selected from just Week in and week out throughout the one issue of "Swipes", November. year they appear wit.hout charge, at 1947, and it is possible that some church and community functions, at contributions were missed. Northamp­ service club meetings, at veteran's hos­ ton, Mass. Parade netted $1,025 for pitals, at institutions for the aged, the the benefit of the Infantile Paralysis children, the indigent ...The»' sing for E'und. By a two hour show, New Bed­ the pure joy of doing it, and because ford, Mass. wiped out a deficit on the they have such a good time them­ Y. W·. C. A. swimming pool used by selves, willingly share it with others." polio therapeutics and also gave gen­ erous cash donations to several local Southtown Chicago Chapter aided th~ Organize A Quartet At funds. Terryville, Conn. assisted in a Community Fund drive by furnishing a man representing "barhershopping" to Your Veterans' HospitcM ... benefit performance for local polio vic­ sing "Night and Day" all week long, tims. Meriden, Conn. gave a sell-out Z4 hours a day. during the Drive. The stunt was SJlOllSOred by "Truth or The Veterans' Administ.ration plans to minstrel show for the benefit of the Consequences' program, make records of all quartets organ­ Community Nurse Ass'n. Washington. ized in the Hospitals. The records D. C. Chapter staged a show for the SPEB RINGS BELLS FOR "SALLIES" will be submitted to our judging com­ benefit of the Second Baptist Church Two chapters, Macomb, Ill, and Genes­ mittee, who will pick out the best, and charity fund. Headed by Buffalo, C- W see Chapter, Rochester, N. Y. aided New York chaptCl's carried on a joint announce the winner!:> in Music Week. the Salvation Army at Christmas time This is an opportunity for our so­ drive for the benefit of the Sister in its annual collection of funds. Kenny Treatment Fund. Binghamton, The Macomb affair st.1.rted when the ciety-for your chapter. Contact your N. Y. gave to Shrine Charities. Toron­ local Kiwanis Club challenged the nearby Veterans' Hospital; go out to chapter made donations to under Junior Chamber of Commerce to a two with a quartet or two to stir up in­ privileged children. Fort Wayne, Ind. hour bell ringing contest for the Sal­ terest; follow up by sending out a Chol'uS aided the northside Civic vation Army. Kiwanis won by an even wood shedding team to work \'lith the Ass'n. in raising funds for a new $20.00, then challenged SPEB, which interested veterans. It can be done­ building. Clayton, 1\10. l'aised $2,000.00 collected more money in its two hours we lmow of two chapters (there must for a children's park shelter. Omaha than Kiwanis and JC's combined. Then be many mOl'€)-Dayton and Schenec­ raised $1,021 for their Children's they went to sing at the Salvation Memorial Hospital tady-who have already done some of Army Orphanage. this work. At Rochester, the Melody Mutilators, Just after the November issue went to with emphasis on carol type of sing­ Orchids For Outstanding press, Hartford's parade for the bene­ ing, joined the Police and Firemen fit of Shrine Hospital netted $3,600.00 who took over the Salvation Army Community Service: for that institution. This is the sec­ ond time in two years that Hartford Christmas kettles in the downtown To these chapters who have l'eported district. The combined effort brought Chapter has donated that amount to Charity Benefits: the hospital. Says Past Int'!. Pres. Hal in a normal week's collection in one day. That was on Saturday Dec. 20. Kansas City: $500 to Community Staab, "The Society owes Hartford a Chest. debt of appreciation for so wondel'­ On Monday the Note Crackers repeat­ fully exemplifying the t.enth aeticle of ed. On Tuesday evening the Arcad­ Marlboro: for local polio victim. ians and others kept the pot boiling our Code of Ethics "To l'ender altru­ New Haveil: 7000 dimes for March in the New York Central station. istic service to our communities". of Dimes. ------_.----- Rochester: Univ. of Rochester "SALLIES" KETTLES BOIL Swimming Pool fund. Schenectady: for High School Vocal Scholarships. Flint: $4000 for indigent children, other charities. To Geneva, N. Y. for inviting some blind men to their meeting-the men enjoyed themselves thoroughly. To Chicago No. 1 for organizing weekly hospital visitations To Omaha: for sponsorship of junior quartets in eleven high schools, aiming toward a junior parade next spring. Is your community service committee active? 1£ you have any new ideas, any charity benefits to report, any Joseph Du Plessis. veteran train announcer at N. Y. C. station, Ro:hester. N, V.. joined With SPEB carol sinRerS to fill Salvation Army's ke,ttles at Chrlstma~. Read· community service pictures. send them ing right (rom Du Plessis. Phil Salatino, t;'r. Frederick :r1osmary, Frank ~lchel and to chairman Art Merrill, 1567 Kings­ Chas. Shiner, Salatino and Shiner sing with the ArcadIans: Tlnsman With the Be Naturals. and "Mike" Michel is unattached. ton Ave., Schenectady 8. New York.

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BARBERSHOP BAFFLERS No. 16 by CHARLES M. MERRILL. In!'l. President Most of us are familar with the de­ for the home folks with an evasive ceptively lilting refrains of the old and wholly unnewsworthy mes~ tear-jerkers. But how many can recall sage. the "stories" which the verses fill in as background? Study the follow~ 5. In response to the denlands of a ing list of titles and then fill in the desperate Desmond that she 'jwed number of the plot summary which him or else", his threats to kick seems to fit the situation. her out of her home, his tying her to the railroad tracks, the A. jjShe May Have Seen Better intrepid heroine had but one re~ Days" ( ply to make. B. "Just Tell Them That You 6. She became his virtuous bride Saw Me" and life was sweet until the C. "She Is More To Be Pitied tempter came. Now the fallen Than Censured" and dishonored bride lives midst wealth. Her sad face, however, * D. "A Bird In A Gilded Cage" tells how her heart aches and how E. "She Was Happy Til She she longingly thinks of her past Met You" life, (At best a pretty vague yarn and hardly wOl'th elaboration.) F. "No! No! A Thousand Times No!" 7. At a gay masquerade a girl is chosen queen. But she, thought­ G. "Take Back Your Gold" less child, had broken her sacred H. "The Girl 1 Left In Sunny vow to the son of one of the Tennessee" guests. Said guest proceeds to sadden the girl by disparaging 1. "We Never Speak As We reference in the form of a rather Pass By" confusing simile. J. "A Rose With a Broken 8. Seated at a table at the old Stem" concert hall on the Bowery, a L Friend wife goes home to mother. group of gay young blades direct aEBIm their Jeers at "he next table - It'WIO uo 10lll(' I' Hubby follows to seek a reconcili­ where sits a girl who had fallen ation, but his lovable old mother lIIGS8lJRY BR£WERlfSC, to shame. This most ungallant ~ANI'OWOC, WIHa_SIM in law shoves her oar in. refuses the opportunity for a meeting and conduct inspires a broad-minded proceeds to give him what for. old gal to "explain". 9. Returning to his home after a 2. A crowd's cruel laughter and few years absence a travellel' angry jeers at the sight of a is met by his weeping mother and woman lying on a doorstep aban­ friends but no sweetheart. In re­ doned, forsaken, unknown, leads sponse to his inquiry the mother a by-stander to philosophize with points to a spot in the church­ considerable verbosity. yard's little lot. 10. Jack, the cad, has promised his Tuned to 3. At a ball a wealthy woman, the fairest of all the sights, excites sweetheart (in order to gain the envy of a girl until her lover Heaven knows what foul ends) that he will wed her. Now he points out the ugly fact that the refuses to do his duty and is to lovely lady had married for Good Taste wed another. His sweetheart wealth, not for love. scorns his promises that she shall •A century of brewing 4. In the big city a girl, unexpect­ not want and insists: marriage or edly encountering a former school nothing. (Note: as far as we can experience has made Kings­ mate, first avoids him and then make out, she got the latter.) answers his request for some word (See Answers on Page 53) bury the quality beer that always harmonizes with the OAK PARK MINSTRELS most discriminating taste. For beer enjoyment at its beSt drink Kingsbury Pale, the Aristocrat of Beer.

KINGSBURY BREWERIES CO. In the grey gabardine jackets, with specialists in foreground, Oak Park (Ill.) Manitowoc & Sheboygan ~ Wisconsiu Chapter in its Show Boat set, with Dick Svanoe. chorus director, close-up ill white jacket. "Mr. Interupter," otherwil>e Dr. Wade Harker in center-front, FEBRUARY, 1948 24 The Harmonizer

A Public Forum for Constructive Criticism as well as general Comment. Contributions [ welcome. Keep'em telegraphic.

Cooper Heaves Brick. "Barbershop prefer "the old songs" when they want quartets (on radio) today seem to be to listen. They're crazy about the re­ getting away from the fine points of birth of

month with a scroll about four pointing them from time to time feet long from which he read the as we went along because it gives minutes, but of course, the last each one an opportunity to think up last three feet of it were blank. ideas and plans to be carried ou t when his turn comes. The entire "One caution is that the jokes must group meets for discussion of the be clean so that the smutty type program and such details as seem is definitely out. necessary. A special committee is "After the minutes, the President appointed to handle details of the Roy S. Harvey, lnt'l. Board Mem­ makes announcements and intro­ annual parade. ber from Muskegon, Mich., supplies duces guests. We have used vari­ some fine ideas for this issue of ous methods, either by having thf" "Special chapter meetings for spe­ SPARK PLUGS. Every chapter guest give his own name, or the cial occasions always seem to cre· should plan carefully to give all mem­ man who bring'S him introduce him' ate much interest and good attend­ bers a chance to sing during chapter but by far, the most satisfactory ance. For example, we usually have meetings as a supplement to an or­ way is to have a guest register cal'd, three joint meetings per year ganized and more frequently re­ ha,,:e the name read by the presiding which are sponsored by Muskegon. hearsed chapter chorus. We cannot offIcer or the Master of Ceremon­ The quartets and membership over-emphasize the importance of ies and applause held until all arc from these chapters are always in­ group singing as it not only helps presented. This speeds it up, the vited and it is refreshing to greet to produce quartets, but it provides names are all heard distinctly, the other barbershoppers and exchange opportunity for our members to let guest can rise as his name is read ideas and new swipes with them. off musical steam, as it were, which to identify himself, and it makes a is good for them, good for the chap­ more pleasant and dignified pres­

FEBRUARY, 1948 26 The Harmonizer

HARRY ARMSTRONG GIVES LOW kept. One day the 'Quaker City Quar­ REUNION tet' from Philadelphia came in the DOWN ON "ADELINE" office looking for a new song. Fred So many reports have been printed as Rycroft the Witmark manager played to how Harry Armstrong wrote and all the songs in the Witmal'k cata­ finally published "Sweet Adeline" logue excepting 'Sweet Adeline' which that his own version of the facts is hy this time was entirely forgotten. reproduced here for the record. "They were walking out when Rycroft Armstrong "came up the hard way", J?:Tabbed me and said. 'Harry. play he says. Born July 22, 1879, in Som· 'Sweet Adeline' for them. maybe that's erville, Mass., his musical education was limited to two years study on the the kind of a song they are looking piano. But he was considered a boy for'. r played and sang it for them prodigy, in spite of his lack of for­ and Harry Ernest the manager ex· mal musical education. At age 15 claimed. 'That's the kind of a song he played the piano for the three we are looking for. We are ooe'ling round boxing bouts "in connection in Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre with entertainment then legal in the next week, come and hear us sing it.' state.II Visiting the pugs at training camps, he mixed music with mutila­ "And so I heard them sing the shot tion and got a permanently flat nose, that has been heard all over the but there he composed the melody of world. The rest is history. The tune the chorus of HMy Old New England of 'Sweet Adeline' was composed in Home". which he peddled all over It's been 2S yuu since Sidney Boston but to no avail. "New York 1896 and it was published in 1903. Blackmer (R), picked up thumb-wielder Ed McHugh in Miami, and drove him publishers felt the same way about "The moral of the song is, if at first to Tampa. Now McHugh is associated it," he recalls. in Detroit with Lou Ohliger. insurance. you don't succeed, try. try again". and Blackmer is star of "All My SODS." He was torn between the desire to be a professional boxer or a song writer, but music won out and he went to New York to play the piano in a Coney Island cafe. from which he graduated to San Saud Music Hall, on Third Avenue, a favorite hang· BARBERSHOP RECORDINGS out for Tinpan Alley song pluggers. Then he got a job with M. Witmark Three record set, top five quartets, 1947 Finals $3.60 & Son, music publishers, "eighteen Make check to Wurlitzer Co. and send to In1'1. Secre· Postpaid dollars a week too, every Saturday". tary's office.

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FEBRUARY, 1948 NO:lld~! "Time To ~ Harmonize" Two Albums of Favorite BARBERSHOP Quartettes Arranged for IIBB by Foreword by Sigmund Spaeth Claude Garreau

VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME THERE'll BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT

WHEN THE BEll IN THE LIGHTHOUSE RINGS .IDA, SWEET AS APPLE CIDER

IN THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD TWO LITTlE GIRLS IN BLUE

SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY MOTHER WAS A LADY

HEART OF MY HEART UNDER THE BAMBOO TREE

THE OLD FLAG NEVER TOUCHED THE GROUND THERE'lL BE SOME CHANGES MADE

IT'S DELIGHTFUL TO BE MARRIED WAlTZ ME AROUND AGAIN WILLIE

MY CASTlE ON THE NILE THE BIRD ON NElLIE'S HAT

PAPER DOll WHERE THE SUNSET TURNS THE OCEAN'S BLUE TO GOLD

LAZY M90N TAKE BACK YOUR GOLD and 19 others and 20 others PRICE $1.00 EACH EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC CORPORATION RCA BUILDING • RADIO CITY • NEW YORK 20, N. Y. Please send: ...... copies "TIME TO HARMONIZE," Volume 1 @ $1.00 eoch ...... copies "TIME TO HARMONIZE," Volume 2 @ $1.00 eoch Nome ,, , , . Address : .. City Slote . Carolina Moon

By BENNY DAVI: and JOE BURKl Arr. by M. E. REAGAN, SPEHSQS

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1-,.... ,J 1 ~ ~ I I I I .... ". . I- I r p ~ I r~r 30 The HarmOtliz.er Elyria, Ohio SCHENECTADY PARADE C HAP TER presents Second Annual PARADE of QUARTETS at ELYRIA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Sat/lrday, March 6th 8,15 P. M.

Featuring the Weslinghouse Four of Pittshurgh (1$17 Inl'l. Finalist") Buzzsaws of Columhus (1948 Regional Champions) Tom Cats of Massillon ()947 State Champions) and others -PLUS- ELYRIA CHAPTER CHORUS Tickets: W. H. GASTON Elyria Savings &. Trust CO. ELYRIA, OHIO

AMATEUR SONG WRITERS Above you see the work of that ever active trigger snapper-Int'l. Board Member Art Merrill of Schenectady. If Art got commercial rates for all the pix he's taken of me, and you, and at least 75% of the members of SPEB. he'd be a rich man. Top left down we have-shell erecting-marquee lights featuring Garden Staters who We are NOT music publishers -­ appear next below. Then the CWNY champ Velvatones ... "Shorty" at the lights. Top center-marquee again-Frank White saying "S.R.O."-Garden Staters again­ but send us your new manu­ Doctors of Harmony-chorus-N. E, Dist. champ Harmoneers-Fireside Four. Top right-quartet in lobby before show-the usherettes-Tri-City Synchronizers ... scripts and we will print them Drifters-Sunday A. M. farewell at Station. for you at reasonable prices. We CHICAGO'S SHOW A RIOT 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION will reproduce your manuscripts Chicago finally got what it had waited AT HQ. exactly as we print the music for, the 4th annual presentation of the local chapter. More than 4,000 for S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. Friday aftel'noon, January 2nd, lnt'l. people jammed Medinah Temple to Hq, celebrated the beginning of the hear this all-Chicago quartet and Chi­ cagoland Chorus parade with the Doc­ tenth calendar year of the life of this tors of Harmony and George W. organization. One of the highlights Campbell added for extra features. of the ceremony was the initiation The Chicago show, written by Vince into membership as the first new mem~ IMMEDIATE QUOTATIONS LaBelle and ,V. Welsh Pierce, had a bel' for 1D48 of Sidney Blackmer, then UPON REQUEST plot and everything. (See Geo. V. starring in "All My Sons", at the Campbell's report in "Keep America Shubert Lafayette. The climax was Singing") . the singing of the theme "Old Songs", Some samples: the first number rendered by a Adeline: .. At today's prices the eggs SPEBSQSA quartet on the day when laid around here should make us all the organization was founded in Tulsa rich, Booking Agent: "Now you're The GRIT talking turkey". Assistant: "Don't The quartet was made up of Black. Printing Company talk turkey to me, I don't like them mel', James Gregory. member of Jer­ Turks." Doctors of Harmony: HCom_ sey City Chapter, also appearing in 745 So. Emporia .. T,I,phen'l-1l41 ing home from the East, we fell asleep "All My Sons", Carroll P. Adams, WICHITA 11, KANSAS on the train and forgot to wake up, Int'!. Sec., and Ed Smith, tnt't. Vice so here we are". President.

FI'BRUARY, 194B )1

SPEB SCHOLARSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THE fl.amfl~t(tlVn CHAPTER Thus far Schenectady, N. Y. and Washington, D. C. have gone farthest presents its in planned development of scholar­ ships and oral music programs. SECOND ANNUAL

A year ago the Harmonizer carried the highlights of the Schenectady scholarships made possible by utilizing PARADE of QUARTETS proceeds from the annual parade. The SATURDAY EVENING---APRIL 3rd, 1948-B,15 P.M. scholarship was not intended as com­ plete musical education for the win­ ners but rather to popularize serious vocal study among male high school students and to provide assistance to t.hose who qualify. At that time two high school students had been chosen and were studying with vocal teach­ ers. Since then, these teachers are helping the chapter in the College of AT J. H. S. AUDITORIUM Barbershop Musical Knowledge, put­ Featuring~ ting a professional stamp on the chapter's efforts. GARDEN STATE QUARTET WESTINGHOUSE QUARTET This Musical Knowledge development program teaches the fundamentals of THE LAMPLIGHTERS voice culture, including such points as COWLING BROTHERS quality, the control of the voice by the JAMESTOWN'S OWN 50 MAN CHORUS ear, voicf~ range (They say it must be 8 other outstanding quartets "male-human" not "female or male­ cow"), hreath control, voice place­ ment, diction, tonal accuracy. "You For Parade Tickets~$2.40 and Sl.80-all reserved don't have to be a trained singer to and .4jtergloll' Tickets be a good quartet man but it helps" Write-ERNEST J. MUZZY, 142 Prospect St., Jamestown, N. Y. they say.

The program includes sight reading For Hotel Resert'at;ons-HOTEL JAMESTOWN which, of course, covers the meaning of notes and symbols on the printed 1I.nIDlnlDlllltln~llnI1l11lJlllnIIUJnJl~llI1lnIMllUlIDUIII'JlIIln1IIIIII1l11~llmlJll~tIlrnmllll'llIlDUDUtIl.lIlt~IlI~IlIl.JJJUlllmnIUllllIl!llUII""IlDIlII.IIIIlIJIIIIII"t~11l page. Harmony structure is part of the course to aid members in analyzing interesting arrangements. Technique of conducting group singing and the BY-PRODUCTS same applied to choral singing are in the curriculum. A cold drizzle was falling upon the town. The day looked bleak and weary. Nevertheless, a crowd of rabid enthusiasts was elbow­ Most of these lead to the final and ing its way into a High School Auditorium to listen to the Podunk main subject, quartet development, in Chapter's "Parade of Quartets." A rather small, middle-aged man which quartets are judged by the nervously paced the floor under the overhang. Obviously, he was SPEB rules of competition. waiting for someone. Soon a tall fellow appeared, and even the crowd caught the infectious warmth of their greeting. It had been years since they had met last. The tall man had been a lead in a quartet when that section of town was just a commons. Waiting for the show to start, they were reliving those bygone years. The short man had never married; the tall one had lost his wife some years THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS ogo. Both were living alone in their respective apartments. They sat through the show with evident enjoyment. Occasionally, phrases such as, "That's real harmony," would emanate from their lips. When the show was over, they walked out together. The rain had stopped, the air had cleared, and the sun came breaking through. Soon there will be a new "quartet" singing in those lonely apart­ ments, tonight and every night, simply because of O. C.'s inspired quirk that led to the formation of 0 great organization. This incident describes only a single by·product of this group which hides its good deeds and accomplishments under a crazy name that few can repeat from memory. H, M. "Hank" Stanley

KLING BROS • ENGINEERING WORKS 1320 N KOSTNER AVE. .. .. CHICAGO 51, ILL., U. S. A. HENRY M. STANLEY, Adv. Mgr, MANUFACTURERS OF Santa Claus (Charles De LOllg) Combination Shear. Punch and Capers; Rotary. Bar greets four thlldren guests at Oakland and Angle Shears; Single and Double End Punches; County (lI.lIch) Annual Christmu Plate. Angle, Bar Benders. High Speed Friction Saws party. Lloyd Tackluon. chapter treas.. is delighted to find there is a Santa and Grinders Claus. .111I11~11I111I11111!1~IIIU111~tUlllJlllDUlllI1llllWl~lnmlmI1lll1n_lIIll11l1l1lrJ1m1UIUmJi!Il11lJRJQlll1lRllIllIfti1"'_IIDllfCII~iUl~lIl'" FEBRUARY, 1948 by Sigmund Spaetb

Lucien Denni was born in France, tht" verses became known to every Eng­ son of an operatic tenor, Martin lish-speaking soldier. The story is that Denni, but came to this eountry as a Gitz Rice adapted the tune from a two-year-old child, when his family French folk song, Mademoiselle de settled in New York. He played the Bar·leDuc, speeding up the time and piano in public at the age of nine, working out the earliest lyrics with and appeared at Tony Pastor's Music Rowland. There was said to have been T HE ranks of the Old Songsters Hall while still a mere boy, later an actual "Mademoiselle", a young are becoming thinner. Almost working with Irving Berlin as a waitress in a cafe at Armentieres, any obituary column nowada)'s is song plugger for the old Ted Snyder who reputedly refused to kiss a gen· likely to note the death of some old­ Music Company and coaching pro­ era1 and became famous because of time songwriter, perhaps better known fessional quartets. that self-restraint. to the public by his tunes or words In his early days Gitz Rice played than by his own name. Denni acted as orchestra director for the piano in vaudeville for such stars a number of musical shows, includ­ as ll'ene Bordoni, Florence Moore and To singers of barbershop harmony, ing Howard Hall's Don't Tell My Wife Blanche Ring, also directing a group the most significant loss recently has (for which he wrote the score), Allen of male singers known as the Royal been that of J oho Thurland Chatta· Doone's Colleen Bawn, Victor Her­ Northwest Mounted Police. His less way, who in 1899 wrote both words bert's The Only Girl, several of the known songs include I Want to Go and music for the immortal #~andy Ziegfield Follies and the Hammer· Home, By My Fi1"eside, Waiting for Lee. He died at the age of 75 in Mil­ stein·Kern Show Boat. After coming You and Becau,8e You're Here. ford, Connecticut, which had been his to Kansas City as manager of a home for the past 45 years. music store, he became active in the The other death to be recorded here production and direction of amateur is that of A. Seymour Brown, known Many of those who habitually sang shows, for which he also wrote con­ primarily as a lyricist, whose most Mandy Lee were totally unaware of siderable music. One of the last of famous song was Oh, Yau Beautiful its authorship, and there are still more these K.C. productions was the Elks' Doll, with Nat D. AyeI' as composer. who have never l"calized that Thur­ Gambols of 1937. Brown was an actor and singer as land Chattaway also supplied the well as a songwriter, featured as Il lyric of Kerry Mills' famous Red Meanwhile Lucien Denni and his wife comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies of Wing as well as the same composer's (who collaborated with him in his t907·10 and collaborating with Harry Barn Dance. Among the less known later musical work) had moved to B. Smith in writing the words for Chattaway songs were When the Blu!: California, where they created and those shows. His partnership with Sky Turns to Gold, I have Grown So directed a successful operetta, Love's Nat Ayer also produced Moving Day Used to You and Pals, Good Old Pals. in the Air, for the Hermosa Beach in Jungle Town, Chin Chin, If You His first song, Just Send an Angel Junior Chamber of Commerce. Denni Talk in Your Sleep Don't Mentio11 Down, was published by Howley, Hav· also composed, arranged and con­ My Name, Can't You See I Love You? iland & Dresser, for whom he acted ducted music for motion pictures, in­ and other hits. as editor of a house organ with Paul cluding animated cartoons. Dresser's brother, Theodore Dreiser. Seymour Brown, who died in Phila. delphia, Dec. 22, at the age of 65, Thurland Chattaway was born in During the first \Vorld War Denni was one of the founders of ASCAP, Springfield, Mass., but when he was wrote several patriotic marches, in active in the creation of sueh musical ten years old his family moved to one of which, The Nation's Awakml­ shows as The Newlyweds, The Matinu Philadelphia, Pa., where he became ning, he conducted the Kansas City Idol and the Greenwich V1llage Fol­ an outstanding boy soprano in a local Symphony Orchestra. Of interest to lies. church. He came to New York at the harmonizers are such Denni songs age of 24, where Mandy Lee was in· as Memory's Garden, introduced by troduced by Gus Edwards and became Frances AIda, and You're Just a SCHENECTADY PARADES FOR America's leading harmony hit at the Flower fro'ln an Old Bouquet, which MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIPS turn of the century. was popularized by Elsie Janis. So his gifts were by no means confined Eight qua'rtets gave a sell-out audi~ The composer's good friend Harry to the lively ragtime of the Oceann ence at the Plaza Theater, Schenec­ Armstrong who came out with Sweet Roll. tady, November 14, such a thrill that Adeline a few years later, filled in as they were asking for more when the bass in a quartet that sang Mandy TWO other songwriting names ap- show finished promptly at 10 :30. Lee at Thurland Chattaway's funeral. peared not so long ago in the Ticket Chairman Frank White was in obituaries. One was that of Lieut. the Ticket Window in minstrel top MEMBER of the Kansas City Gitz Rice, best known as the composer hat and cutaway. Ushers were wives A Chapter of SPEBSQSA, Harry of Dear Old Pal of Mine and Keep and daughters in Gay '90's costumes. Denni, sends this department some Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy, both A quartet sang in the lobby before interesting details of the life of his classics of the first World War, but the show. A few lines of stage busi­ brother, Lucien Denni, who died at also generally considered the chief ness tied the first four quartets to­ Hermosa Beach, California, last sum­ creator or adaptor of that all·timp gether; the Fireside Four, Mohawk mer, in his early sixties. Lucien Den­ hit, Made'11toiselle from Armentieres Clippers, The Drifters, and th~ Har­ ni's best known tune was the popu­ (Hinky-Dinky, Parlez Vous). moneers, all of Schenectady. lar Oceana Roll, an early ragtime Hal Senstrom as M.C. brought on thC' hit, for which Roger Lewis wrote the Gitz Rice was a Canadian by birth Velvatones, Johnson City; Tri-Cy words. That song sold a million-and· and graduated from the Conservatory Synchronizers, Binghamton, 1946 half copies after its composer had dis· of Music of McGill University. While Champion Garden State Quartet, and posed of his rights for a mere $500. serving in France with the Canadian the current champions, Doctors of Among his other successful numbers forces, he collaborated with a British Harmony, S. H. Williamson, Presi­ were My Skylark Love and SllncO­ sergeant,

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WRITE PAf{TLINO HOTEL fall. ROOM ACCOMODATIONS •• ' 34 The Harmnnizer BARBERSHOP FOLIOS THE PEERLESS QUARTET Barher Shop Songs ~nd Swipes - .60 Part Two Ihrber Shop Hllrmony .60 More Barbershop HaHnon)' .60 by "Curly" Crossett 1~:lntde of Quartet Hits No. I .60 Albert C. Campbell, that great "top Soulhernalres H)'mos Follo .60 tenor" of the famous Peerless Quar­ Golden Gnte Spirituals .(10 tet, passed away at his home in 1947. SCHlee Men's Hymns With his passing went the last of and Anthems .60 the original members, Stanley, Burr; S~ryh;e So,lAs For Men .60 and Collins having passed on before 1J:lrher Shop Classics .75 him. Thus ended the greatest and most (.:108e Harmony .15 famous quartet of all time. In the Fe18r Folio for Male Quartels •.75 next issue I shall give a glimpse of Mills "Iandy Tunes .75 those two masters of harmony, Albert Re\'ellers Follo Vol. I, 2, or 3 _ .75 C. Campbell, and that great comedian Forster Harmooy Songs· .75 and top-notch baritone, Arthur Col· Mills Modero Airs -•- .75 lins, with a list of their recordings. i\lIIlcr Folio for Male Quartet - .75 Hope you enjoy these old discs-some Folio of Most Famous Songs .75 date back to 1907, when the Peerless Warners 4 Part Songs 'ITBB - .75 was born, and in the next installment. College Song,s for Male Quartet • 1.00 you will find some old Edison cylin­ O'I-Iara's 3 Min. Harmonies. 1.00 der records by the Peerless, Favorite Barber Shop Ballads - 1.00 (to be continued) :\uditorlum Collection TrOD _ 1.00 Barber Shop 8allads and Victor Records b,· Peerlen Quartet How To Sing Them - 1.96 J6957-Art.uJerist's Oath 16957-Wlntcr Song • • • 16507-Blg Bass Viol-Bass Solo by Frank C. Stanley with Quartet Cho. PFFlll F'" 01 \RTF'T Quartets (111(1 Chorus directors send 16324-Dld He Run 169~Emma1ineLee for 1948 lis/ oj Jolios mut sbeel 16262-ln the Light or the Same Old Moon IIII1Sic, lillis/aches (35c), pilcb pipes 16341-Let's Go Back to Baby Days 16904-Mandy Lou (2..50 J etc. 16352-Sweetheal't's A Pretty Name When THE STORY BEHIND THE ils Y-O-U SONG ON THE COVER • • • 5817-Sweetness 57B7-That l'~ussy Rag by Hal Slaab, Past lnl'l. Pres. 17514-Pussy Cat Rag-With Ada Jones Waupaca Choral Supply 17341_'1'hat Ragged,., Rag [ drive my car about 20 hours a 17320_Those Ragtime Melodies week. While driving, T work out idea~, Spec{allus in Barber Shop Music 17430-Good-Bye Sununer! So Long Fall! Hello Winter Time! think up sales talks, and wl'ite songs, Box 23 Waupaca Wisconsin 17372-Down Old Harmony Way both lyrics and music. Many of my IB458-1 Hate to Lose You be~t songs were composed to the l7D27-Is There Still Room For Me 'NeAth the Old Apple Tree hum of II motor: ;IWhen the Man 18272-Whcn the Sun Goes DOWll In Dixie in the Moon Says Hello", "Colleen 18170-When Your Five Times Sweet 16 n 18295-Hong Kong My Own", "J the Fields of Okla· 17983--Down Where the Swanee Rivel' Flow;; home", "Love is Like a Dream", 17944-Ghost of the Terrible Blues uWhen the Harvest Moon is Shining", WICHITA'S 18225-ln the Days oC Old Black Joe and "Lovely are Your Deep Blue 17810-Therc's A L1tUe White Church· in the Valley Eyes", which is to be published next spring, are all products of concentra­ NINTH ANNUAL Columbia Record~ b,· Peerless Quartet tion while driving. Al335-Back to the Old Folks at Home A149$--BufTalo Baby Rag A1497_Don't Blame It All On Broadway UBeautiful Isle of Make Bclieve" was LADIES' NITE A1346-There's One In A Million Like You- no exception. J wrote the lyrics and With Manuel Romain melody of that song while driving a A1327-Hannony Joe Saturday, February 28 A1628-He's A Rag Picker distance oC sevent.y miles between my A1379---Just A Dream Of YOLI Dear home in Northampton nnd Waterbury. A1223-Kentucky Days A1'i(l9.-Sleepy Moon (That road has been productive of A 1223-Tennessee Moon three good songs). When I reached Quartets AI443-MUlion Dollar Doll 'Vaterbury I parked the car, and wrote A1579--ln the Palace of Dream,; . the best- Al222-That Mellow Melody the words and music. (After hearing A1279-Way Down South the Chordettes sing the song, I'm con­ A1247-My Little Persian Rose vinced that it is damn'd good, even A 1425-On A Good Old Time Sleigh Ride Al515-Ragtimc Dream if I did write it). Chorus .. AI536-Harmony Ba~' A1244-Ghost or the Violin At about that time, Int'). Secretary All85-Hear That Orchestra Rag ... in the West! A137B-Love Me While the Lo\'in' Is Good Carroll wanted a new song for his A131B-:\o1y Turkish Opal from Constantinopl~ quartet, The Grenadiers, that had Al251-Oh! You Silv'ry Bells been organized in the Oakland County A1403-Salvation Nell Out where HARMONY begin., A 1261-At the Ragtime Ball Chapter, so [ sent the lyrics and you'll HEAR and FEEL melody to Past Int'l. President Phil the REAL thing, KING COAL 4 Embury, who agreed to arrange it. Phil did a masterful job, The Chord­ cttes, girls quartet of Sheboygan, Wis­ consin, really made the song known. It was one of the f,rst that they memorized, and they sing it at nearly every Parade in which they appear. They say it's the best that I have done. Well, maybe it is, but "Violets Sweet", and "Lovely are Your Deep For information, write These boys are favorites in Pittsburg (no "n" please. if you write 'em) Kans. Blue Eyes", arc right up there, in ED FAHNESTOCK L. to R. they are: E, Paul Van Hom, my feeble estimation. Besides, f've 1600 E. OOUGI.AS -::- WICHITA tenor; C. B. Pearson, lead: A. B. York. bad and arranger; and Geo. D. Longs· written a hundred songs that the Ion. bass. Society hasn't heard.

FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmoni'{l:r 35

LOUISVILLE'S 2nd ANNUAL PARADE By J nck Byrne On Nov. 22 a flood of Championship quartets and SPES celebrities surged into Louisville and the Seelbach Ho­ tit tel weJI in advance of the big sho..." that night where the top quartets of the Society sang to two capacity houses in the War Memorial Audi­ PARADE torium. It is a remarkable tribute to MARCH 6, 1948 the Louisville Chapter to be the third largest box office attraction since the MASSEY HALL Auditorium was built some 15 years ago, exceeded only by the Breakiast t t t Club of Hollywood and Fred Waring's of Chesterfield Show. DOCTORS HARMONY :-: HI-LOS :-: ANTLERS Our chapter chorus stole the show STATION WAGON FOUR :.: TRI·CY SYNCHRONIZERS with HDry Bones", an arrangt:.ment PROGRESSIVES :-: LONDONAIRES :- CANADIANAIRES by director Bob Ising. Following this number the audience applauded for COWLING BROTHERS :-: QUEEN CITY FOUR one solid minute. Our directors booked t t t most of the same quartets for next year's show to be staged on Nov. TORONTO CHORUS 21st, 1948. Our Souvenir program with its 5 col­ t t J ors carried 64 pages and was given CAPTAIN GEORGE CAMPBELL away to some 4,000 people. About 500 seats were donated to the Kentucky Tickets . 82.00 School for the Blind. t t t HOLLYWOOD SHOW A TRIUMPH For Information, Tickets, Hotel Reservations OVER ADVERSITIES Referring to the Hollywood Chapter's Write A. C. CHAPMAN "Close Harmony Show" at the High 331 BA Y STREET School, November 25th, the music Toronto, Ontario, Canada critic of the Los Angeles Herald Ex­ press said "The goodly crowd fairly wept with joy". That in a nutshell was the show mc'd by Art Baker, head­ lined by the Doctors of Harmony, ably supported by Lhe Westernaires, Phoenix; the Four Staters, San Diego; TOLEDO · OHIO the Golden Statesmen, San Francisco; and the Hollywoodsmen; topped oft· by the San Gabriel chorus. PRESENTS ITS T The fact that only 1,000 saw the 13how o was due to three major setbacks. Af­ ter tickets had been substantially dis­ tributed at low prices (to pack the AN~'~~#~'d~~~~~~.c~f 1.9Y~!!,~TS hall), Hollywood merchants decided to L 0 advance the date of their annual movie star parade to the 26th, the date orig­ STATE THEATRE .. 8:00 P. M. L inally selected by the chapter. It had E to start all over, getting a new school permit, new tickets, new printing, re· Featuring call and replace original tickets, re­ D E vamp and re·distribute publicity, and DOCTORS OF HARMONY even arrange a different date with THE PlTTSBURGHERS -0- CARPENTER BROS. D the stal' performers, the Doctors. O and other exceptional Quartets from neighboring states. The second major set-back is reported because it is so important to any - '" TOLEDO CHORUS -.- chapter without experience in handling Capt. Geo. W. Campbell - Carroll P. Adams 0 these affait's. Since the School Board • Judge Harvey Straub, M. C. did not allow ticket sale at the school, tickets wel'e tUl'Ued over to the down­ AFTERGLOW, SECOR HOTEL town ticket agencies for distribution. o • The chapter frankly admits that in its inexperience it retained the best Parade Tickels (all reserved seals) Hotel Reservations tickets fOI' the chapters and gave the S2.50 - S2.00 - S1.50 lax in. rest to the agencies for public sale. H o Afterglow - S1.00 \Vrite: "That mistake will never be made (sold only with Parade Tickets) again" they say, while genel'ously of­ MR. C. J. MURPHY fering their experience to other chap­ I Write MR. E. A. M gTZGEU 4035 Burnham Ave. H ters. To cap the climax of elTors, on 1520 Shenandoah Uoud Toledo 7, Ohio TOLEDO 12, OHIO the day of the show the local news­ papers referred to the show "tomor­ row", which was the original date set. o I And yet 1,000 is not a small crowd by any means and it was a grand show from start to finish. A triumph TOLEDO • OHIO over adversity. FE8RUARY, 1948 Tbe Harmonizer

keynote and the other voices take it What Note Do You Blow on Your Pitchpipe? to be a keynote, you can get a very By Ed Haverstock, Toledo Chapter strange chord indeed! There is another way of finding your Every successful quartet has evolved The lead will hum his note. The tenor pitch which deserves consideration. its own system fOT picking ol! the will hum the third note of the scale Instead of sounding the keynote, try pitch from the pitckpipe. And eve-n above, the baritone the fifth note of blowing the fifth note of the scale! ~o we've heard some oj the finest make the scale below, and the bass will The fifth note of the scale is called (t false first 8tep. This article is not hum the keynote an octave lower the dominant note because it tends intended to induce any quartet to d'rojJ than the lead. This is the same chord to dominate the harmony of a tune a satisfactory method, but to furnish on which you would normally end a and is a common note to both of the suggestions to newer !ou?'s. Eds. song, the simple ending, not a swipe two most frequently used chords. It is or tag ending. very easy to find your pitch from this Any quartet that has suffered the This keynote or tonic chord will give dominant note if everyone knows that embarrassment of getting started in you a feeling of tonality that you can you are sounding the dominant and the wrong key before an audience carry through the entire piece and not the keynote. Many songs start on knows how important it is to have a from it you should be able to go to any the dominant chord which makes the pitchpipe and to use it correctly. If other chord that you wish. Humming use of this note especially desirable. you continue in the wrong key you the tonic chord is a bit safer than But if you decide to use this system may find that either the bass or tenol" humming the first chord of your on some of your tunes you should use is unable to reach all of his notes. song, even though some songs do not it on aU 01 them to avoid confusion. start on the tonic chord, and the lead At the very least your chords will does not always start on the keynote. It is the feeling of most qua?·teten; sound muddy or strained and the Hum the tonic chord first and then interviewed that "you'd take an awful notes will not have the right feel go to your opening chord. chance" by this method. We say­ when you sing them. "To each his own." Ed~. Several long experienced harmonizers who read Brother Haverstock's script say that the humming of the open­ ing chord, starting w·ith the lead's n-ote is ample. Take your pick. Eds. Each Chapter President and each It is not advisable to follow the prac­ Chapter Secretary should have a tice of blowing the first melody note Chapter Reference Manual and should on the pitchpipe. The melody note refer to it frequently. can be any note of the scale and it is very difficult for the tenor, bari and bass to get their pitch in that way. Furthermore every chord is made up of at least three different notes, which is another way of saying that your pitchpipe note can be harmonized by three different chords. Thus if the ANNUAL PARADE lead blows a note which is not the and SLIGHTLY SOUR HARMONY JUBILEE --e-- To use the pitchpipe it is necessary Iron Mountain, Mich. of course to know in what key you c HAP T' ER wish to sing each song. During re­ s. P. E. B. s. Q. S. A .• INC. hearsal you may decide you want to pitch a song a little higher or lower mag 15, 1948 than the music is written, but what­ ever key you select, the man with the Iron Mountain pitchpipe should memorize the key­ Senior High School Auditorium note. -S,OOP. M,- You can quickly determine the key in --e-- which a song is written by looking HARMONY HALLS at the key signature, which is the Grand Rapids, Mich. number of sharps or flats appearing immediately after the clef sign. The MID-STATES FOUR key of C has no sharps or flats, the Chicago, Illinois key of G has one sharp, F has one flat, B-flat has two flats, and A-flat BIG-TOWNERS has fou)' flats. These are the most Chicago, Illinois common barbershop keys. CHORDOLIERS Some quartets have tried to Bolvl' Rock Island, Illinois the pitch problem by singing every­ ATOMIC BUMS thing in the same key. But as you Minneapolis, Minn. expand your repertoire you will find some songs just will not fit this pro­ FOUR KEY-NOTES eedure. And a change of key from one Appleton, Wis. song to another is very refreshing CHORDETTES to the listeners. Sheboygan, Wis.

Probably the best and safest proce­ COLLIEJI"S H""l~ ~nCH"'1 dure for setting the pitch is to first AND CHORUS OF 50 hlow your keynote on your pitchpipe. By permission 01 COLLIER'S FEBRUARY, 1948 The Hannonizer

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$3.41 at the Wurlitzer Stores 38 The Harmoniz.er Speaking of Harmony "That Frankenmuth Program" Throughout Michigan, northern Indi­ "Everybody, om' distributors, the cli­ ana and western Pennsylvania, New ent, the public and the station liked York State and Ontario it is very com­ the program. 1 scoured the country mon to be asked "Did you hear that for records and got WJR to subscribe to every portfolio that contained quar­ Frankenmuth program last night 7" tets of old time songs. Looked up This question comes not only fl'om Carroll Adams, got his cooperation SPEBSQSA members but from all and began to r e cor d various walks of life and conditions of inter­ SPEBSQSA quartets hereabouts. Then HITS A NEW.;NOTE est, because it is built around ever attended a numbel' of contests, made popular recordings of quartets. The records of the boys and gave them IN RAILUXURY TRAVEL Harmonizer asked Ralph W. Sharp, records to take home. Vice President, The Fred M. Randall Popularity Increases Company, a De t r 0 i t advertising THE METEOR agency. to set down the facts of how "The pt'ogram kept getting more pop­ the program was developed and how ular and public demand just wouldn't New Diesel Streamliner it is maintained. Mr. Sharp wrote the let us quit, We found quite a few Between St. Louis' Oklahoma City quartets did not broadcast well and following: we had to cut back. By adding and subtracting, we have today about two Lv. St. Louis .•.. 10:45 P. M. hundred and seventy numbers we ro­ Ar. Oklahoma City 9:45 A. M. tate, featurin.l! six numbers each pro­ gram with llThe Stra-\vberry Blonde" Convention bound? Go by way of as the theme song. St. louis for a luxury trip on Frisco's "Last September, we brought the new diesel-powered Meteor. Room­ Doctors of Harmony to Detroit and ette sleeping cors, lounge car, dining with the Michigan Male Chorus As­ and chair-lounge corso sociation as backgl'ound, broadcast a beautiful program from the Michigan Thru Sleeping Cars State Fair, Last February, the Hoop­ er rating reported the program out· from and '0 New York, pulled everything on Detroit stations Washington and Chicago. day time excepting Kate Smith. llThe program is becoming more popu­ Phone or write your Ralph W. Sharp lar than ever. We plan to use Cleve­ nearest Frisco representative land, Indianapolis and Chicago sta­ for acJditionof information, "In 1942 when the war got into full tions in 1949. The mail is consistent swing Franl~enmuth couldn't buy bot­ and from more than half the states in tles and they wanted me to find some the union. Particularly heavy from way to get folks to bring back the Ohio, West Pennsylvania and Indiana. £o....u .... § empties. Radio seemed the best way. ohio I could get a quarter hour. About that time 1 had visited a meeting of the Mr. Sha/rp did not mention that he £hil._ter SPEBSQSA. It seemed just the thing wrote a story about SPEBSQSA fo·,. for talent. So, rooting through "\VJR ROTARY magazine. Nor did he men­ presents its tion the weekl1J plugs on the Prog'l'am Library, I found thirty-four old time for SPEBSQSA parades and special third annual :songs by the Fireside Quartet. Think­ meetings. ·We shou'ld add also tlte ing I would only run a tn.onth or two. week devoted each yea?' to a live 1)1'0­ Parade of Quartets I figured thirty-four was enough. So gra1n utilizing OU?- quartets in the De­ saturday, april 10 we began. ('roit a?·ea.-EdR. 8:15 p. m. MaelDoria' ...... PATERSON, N. J. ENTERTAINS DISABLED VETS featuring Doctors of Harmony (1947 int'l champions) Buzz-Saws (1948 ohio-so w. pa. champs) Hi-Los milwaukee, wis. Big Towners chicago and other top" notch quartets including the columbus chorus tickehi !O I_50. !O2.00·!O2_50 ftfteru'o~" " ....0 Paterson Chapter took 25 disabled veterans to dinner then to the annual parade. Qui:t" question-How many of the following SPEB members can you identify? Pres, write H. A. Johns, secy. James E. Matthews. 1st V, P. Edward Spinnler, 2nd V. P. Roy Williamson. Cor· responding Sec. Richard Caples. Treas. Albert Barr, Recording Sec. Emil Battaline. 101 n. high st. Sergeant-at-Arms William Luciana, Ass't. Sgt.-at-Arms Michael Hanley. Ernest Lutz, Joseph Hancock, Peter DeKorte, Alfred M. Schuler, members of the Bd. of Aft.rglow - D.shl.r Wallick Directors. Former Int'\. Bd. Member William Holcombe is in the picture as well Hotel Reservations as Robert Goepel, Chairman of the Special Activities Committee of the Manhattan Chapter. and Robert MacEnery. Sec. of the Baltimore No. 1 Chapter and Int'!. Sec. Adams. 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pearing in our parade. They didn·t man by leaving it to the Society. even know that we were looking for Surely that makes sense. doesn't it? the number. Remember also what a time we had finding Leaf By Leaf Thanks to Jack Lawless of Bridegpo)·t. the Roses Fall? Now comes a letter Connecticut it looks like maybe we've from Phil Kane of Mt. Pleasant. Af­ caught up to that Southbound Train ter Phil read in the last Harmonizer for Ernie Vennard. To LCdI' SC Rad Two days before February deadlim' that we'd finally located the number Severance of the USN and Sig Spaeth finds Ye COLD Editor flat on hi!; he suddenly remnmbered a bunch of who seem to have collaborated in cor­ aching back since last Friday en­ oldies that he'd recently acquired and nering Little Lize I Love You. our gaged in a hand to hand combat with on looking through them sure enough sincere appreciation. But a thousand Virus X, Microbe Z, Vitamin PDQ. there was a copy of Leaf By Leaf currrses on R. Harr~t Brown who fin­ or just plain old-fashioned flu so if and where do you think it came from? ally made us give up on Hooray Hoo­ this column smacks of aspirin, qui­ Out of an attic right here in Saginaw ray It's Rain Rain Raining. We nine, phenobarb, sulpha, alpha, or not ten blocks from our office. chased that baby back to at least half delta psi upsilon think nothing of it. a dozen quartets and many times we We're so full of pills that we're just Now Phil wants Somebody's Hat Is thought we were oh so close, but al· bound to rattle around a bit so please Hanging In the Rack (Where My ways it came out the same. "Yep, we bear with us as bravely we tell Hat Used To Be) a number that was sing it but we never saw a copy. We mother that "the show must go on" recorded by Vietor back about 1917 learned it from , .." etc., etc.. etc. and diplomatically we ignore her when but so far we haven't been able to Maybe the darn thing just gre\\' up she asks why. even get a clue. Maybe we'd better like Topsy. We still don'f know. take a look in our attic and in the Every eland ha.'1 its silver lining how­ meantime will you plea:"e look in In the old song list is a number thal ever even the one that arises when yours? Rus Cole recommends very highly. a flu patient sneezes into the sulfa It's a quiet Mills Brothers type ditty and this situation is no exception. WI" No qne8tion but what there are a lot called Gimme De Leavin's. Incident· believe 'We've found out why the old of these old gems lying around in ally Rus. who's been doing research ~onflS (J,1'e \fO much better than the attics and basements and someday un­ lately on Old London Music Halls, modern ones. The oldtirners wrote less something is done about it they'll says he'll gladly make them known to melodies that were so simple that they end up at the junk dealers as scrap anyone who's interested. Rus also hal" were hard to forget. Then they added paper, lost forever. That's the rea· the largest collection of old song titles lyrics that were so simple and sincere son we started the Old Songs Library we know of and they're still available that you wanted to remember them at Headquarters and that's the rea· to members just for the cost of the Moderns feel that it's smart to add son we're urging you good members to dig 'em up and send 'em in. This printing. His address, RUf;se1J Cole, a dash of sophistication (a In Cole Chouteau, Oklahoma. Porter) and in so doing they make is Your Uibrary and the songs in it will be available to you just as long both their lyrics and their melodies We're happy to have been able to touSth to remember. as you Jive and to those who follow long after both you and the old Ed furnish old song data recently to the To cite a case in point. we blew our· have ceased to sing off key. Get busy Hi Los of Milwaukee, the Westing­ .!l:elves to a new radio·phonograph for and help build it up as rapidly as house Quartet of Pittsburgh, the Mis­ Christmas and someone got confused possible. fits of Chicago, the Roundaleers of with April Fool's Day and gave our Los Angeles, the Antlers of ["lint, the kids a record of Too Fat Polka. A Having had advance information oteworthies of Geneva. and the Sen­ hundred times we've heard it in the about the new Library we were among timental Four of Ft. Wayne. Yes sil' last few days and a thousand time~ the first to send in our old songs. the You arne 'Em We Dig 'Em Up we'\'e tried to forget it. But you Among them were such choice mor­ boys sure do get around a bit, don't l...-now the darn thing's so simple and sels as Bedelia. Blue Bell, In the Shade we? has such a lilt to it that. once you've or the Old Apple Tree, Just As the heard it, you .lust can't get rid of it. Sun 'Vent Down, 'Mid the Green Funny . .. we still ha'Ven't heard any· On the other hand practically every Fields Of Virginia, Pride Of the thing from Down Tn the Valley Where radio program since we've been forced Prairie Mary, Tippecanoe, Wait 'Till Roses Are Growing. Maybe you to lie here and listen has featured Jack the Sun Shines Nellie, When the Bees weren't paying attention, we'll try Owens new hit How Soon. It's a nice Are In the Hive, and You're As Wel· again. It's on a Conqueror record No. tune and certainly must be out of come As the Flowers In May. Where 8555 made in 1939 by the Hoosier Hot the ordinary or it wouldn't be near the do you suppose we got 'em? We bought Shots. What's the right name, 'who top of the hit parade week after week. the whole kaboodle for One Dollar wrote it, who published it, and when? but for the life of us, as much as from a fetIow here in town who want­ And 'while you'''l'e looking see if you we've heard it we still can't rernem· ed to get rid of them. Right now we can dig up the same data on one that bel' it all the way through. Funny have another batch to turn in which was written around 1850 a part of the things you'H dream up when you're includes When You and I Were Young which went: "In the Catskill moun· full of pills, isn't it? Maggie, Ramona, I'd Love To Call tains there did dwell a lovely youth You Sweetheart, Gliding Down the 1 knew him well. Then said Caleb The sea'l'ch for old songs is indeed Waters Of the Old Mississippi and Jones, oh my son. When he was turn­ intriguing. You run into them where others. These were given to us by ing twenty-one." you so least expect them. Some time Harry Milne a member of our chap­ ago we exhausted practically every ter who o'wns a furniture moving Yom' O"andpal1PY yodeled the Fellow avenue looking for the Gang That business. These movers get lots of old Who Played the Drum a real old cutie Sang Heart Of My Heart. Discour­ music and they'll gladly save it if by Arthur West with a chorus which aged and ready to quit we dropped vOl.l'l1 only ask for it. went: "She wouldn't go into the bal· in at the Bancroft Hotel one noon cony, or into a circle stall. She and the clerk handed us an envelope If you have a collection of your own wouldn't go into the gallery for fear containing half a dozen copies of this and you still enjoy it by all means that she should fall. She wouldn't go very song and a letter from the pub­ hang on to it. But when you're into the boxes, it made her feel so lisher saying that he was reviving it through, if you haven't anyone else glum. She wanted to sit in the front and would we pass these copies out who really wants it why not make of the pit, with the fellow who played to some of the quartets that were ap- sure that it doesn't go to the junk the drum." Do you remember? FEBRUARY, 1948 I BELIEVE IN It Helps to Know about a Song THE OLD SONGS, too Interesting facts from the Song Ar­ "Carolina Moon" rangements Committee, Don D. ·Web­ (In this issue) ster, chairman. "Of the many fine "Carolina" songs "GIVE ME THE RIGHT TO that have become top hit tunes in the past three decades, perhaps none ha::; LOVE YOU" enjoyed greater popularity than (December 1947 Release) "Carolina Moon". And no wonder, with its dreamy melody and its appealing WltlTE [IOU Back in 1917, two Chicago boys, Ben lyrics. My FREE Complete Catalogue Bard and Abe Glatt wrote a song This sonK is a natural for barbershop .f "MEMORY LANE MELODIES" that was destined to become a great treatment, both verse and chorus, and hit. This song was introduced in one would definitely be an asset to the of the big Columbia Wheel Burlesque repertoire of any quartet." shows by Bard who later moved to 112 W. 44 Street :: New York 18, N.Y. Hollywood where he met and married LOOSELEAF ARRANGEMENTS the late Ruth Roland, actress. AVAILABLE Answering the many requests for XI5 Won't You Please Come Back HGive Me The Right to Love You" looseleaf arrangements the Int'L COlll­ to Me'! retained its popularity through the mittee on Song Arrangements makes X16 Sing, Brothel', Sing. years 1917, 1918 and 1919 staying extra copies of the follo,..ing numbers Xl7 Keep America Singing-Thorne. near the top ,,,,ith the faV01'ites. This available, in any quantity at 5c per Xl8 When the Man in the Moon barbershop arrangement was done ex~ copy, in lots of 10 or more of one Says Hello There. tremely \vell by Frank Thorne, and song. Less than 10 arrangements of a X19 Daisy·Annie Rooney Medley. the committee predicts that it will single number will be lOc each. Please X20 Honey Gal. become a favorite with our quartets. order them by symbol numbers from X21 SPEBSQSA, Inc. the Int'!. office, 18270 Grand River, X22 That Old Quartet. Detroit 23. X23 Gentle One. "IN WALKED AN ANGEL" X24 Juanita. XI After Dark (January Release) X2 In the Evening by the Moon- X25 America (God Save The King). X26 God Made a Wonderful Mothel·. It has been said that a poet must be light. X:~ Sailing on a Moonbeam. X27 Don't Send Around Tomormw. inspired to do his best work. This is X28 Keep America Singing- also true with song composeTS. X4 Love is Like a Dream. X5 I'd Love to Live in Loveland. Diekema. X(5 Silent Night. X29 How Can ILeave Thee. The writer of this song, Arthur Trom­ X30 The Old Songs. X7 Hymn for the Home Front. bley, Hartford Chapter, tells us that X31 Give Me the Right To Love YOll. one day he was sitting in his office XS It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. X32 Sweetheart of Sigma N u. when in walked a very dear friend. X33 In Walked An Angel. The result was, "Tn Walked An X9 Cantique De Noel (0 Holy Angel". Night). The above is in answer to increas~ XIO Beautiful Isle of Make Believe. ing demand for extra copies, and it. We feel that you'll find t.his a very XU You Tell Me Your Dream. represents only actual cost of print­ singable number. It has an interest­ X12 I Want a Date at a Quartel' ing and mailing. The Committee will ing melody line and some very good Past Eight. continue to furnish at least one llew hannon)' possibilities. XI3 0 Come All Ye FaithfuL arrangement each month frce to all The arrangement is by Don Webster. X14 Colleen My Own. members_ ------INFORMATION YOU WANT Each issue carries information on 25 :longs. To lighten the load of the Old Song¥ Committee. members are urged to refer to back numbers of the Harmonizer before asking the Committee lor aid. TITLE YEAR COMPOSER PUBLISHER A II By Myself 1921 Irving Berlin Irving Berlin A.ny Rags 1902 Thos. S. Allen Jerry Vogel Music Co. Ihoy 1922 Wenrich & Peck Leo Feist Come To the LtIld of Bohemia 1907 Shields & Evans F. A. Mills Coney Island \Vashhoard 1926 Nestor, Shugart, Duralld & Adams Lewis Music Pub. Co. Don't You Mind It Hooey 1906 Cara Roma Charles K..Harris Down \Vhere the Swanee Rin:r Flows 1916 Albert, McCarron & Von Tilur Broadway Music Compo Georgia Moon 1914 Havez & Barron Jerry Vogel Music Co. Gimme De Lea\·in's (vVhen You Get Through) 1908 Cole & Johnson Jos. W. Stern & Co. He May Be Old But He's Got Young Ideh 1916 Johnson, Gerber & Jentes Leo Feist How Sorry You'll lie-Wait'li You See 1919 Kalmar & Ruby Waterson, Berlin & Snyder I'm Looking For A Bluebird 1921 Merrill & Rich Robbins Music Co. It's l\'ot \Vhat You 'Vert: It's \Vhat You Are Today 1896 Dave Marion Ed\vard Marks Puh. Co. I Wish 1 Had Never Seen Sunshine 1937 Johnnie Robert!> Southern Music Co. Look What You've I)one 1918 Creamer & Layton Broadway Music Corp. May I? May 1897 Rourke & Peasle)' Jerry Vogel Music Co. My Lady Lou 1899 Doty ::Iud Brill Chas. B. 'Vard Mu~ic Pub. Co. My Lovin' Henry 1905 Friedlander & Sherlll:1It Charles K. Harris Old Pal Why Don't "·ou ;\nswer Me? 1920 Lewis, Young & Jerome Waters6n, Berlin &- Snyder Ragtime Cowboy Joe 1912 Clarke, Muir & Abrahams Robbins Music Corp. Send Back My Honeyman 1922 Handman & Creamer Bourne, JIlC. So Long Mary 1905 George M. Cuh:t n Jerry Vogel Music Co. Timber Winds 1939 Jack Ross M. M. Cole Pub. Co. Where the Sunset Turns {he Ocean Blue To Gold 1902 Buckner & Petrie Edw. B. Marks Music Corp. You'll Never Know the Good Fellow I've Been 1940 Jack Coogan Jerry Vogel Music Co.

FEBRUARY, 1948 42 ----._----- The Harmo1Jizer

{(N.w. It.m. cull.d in part from SWIOpes from the Chapters Secretaries' Quarterly Adivities Reports-ChOPler} Many of these Chapter reports are full of good stuff- Don't just read about your own Chapter

1~1~94' CHORDSPLITTERS in the first quartet he ever heard sing After Dark. In those days we by w. Welsh Pierce called it Everglades and the first nig.ht Area "E"; Illinois; BUl'bershop Roy sang it for us we had him do it Heaven-----call it what you w'ill it all fiit~, times or more, the last time under comes out the same. Lots of fUll and a street light at 4:30 in the morning. heavenly harmonics for everybody. 1L Roy and his quartet having to then is almost awe-inspiring to your hum~ drive 150 miles to Springfield and go ble editor to review the mass of Ac· to work. God rest his melodious soul tivities Reports and see what a tre­ Elgin kept busy with the usual mendous amount of good will and civic activities and rates special credit for embellishment i$ created by even just the shows put on at Hines and Downey one group of chapters in our glorious Hospitals ... Fox River Valley got Society. No doubt every area is the rid of a lot of social obligations by same, at least this scrivener is going having a joint "at home" for Chicago, to assume this to be a fact and that Barrington, Elgin and Aurora Chap­ no good purpose wi!! be served herein by an endless repetition of "Blank ters. Not a bad idea for those Chap­ Chapter had a Parade, a Ladies Nite, ters who get behind in their inter­ wowed a Kiwanis Clambake or an chapter activities. "The Fox Valley Elks election". If this is printed at Four made eighteen public appear· all (and God knows the Editors of ances in the three month period and the Harmonizer may faint at our sal;' The Chordsplitters of Logan County. the Northwesterners and the Esquires Illinois, Chapter, has become increas· rilege) you will be told only about ingly popular throughout the county. also were mighty busy. The Chapter unusual and special activities that Here's how they look making their bid. Chorus participated in the Barrington may be of some help in keeping other L. to R.: G. Arthur Brown. bari; Tom Perry, tenor; Orner Potter, bass; and Chapter Sho",,·." ... La Salle trashes chapters from having to say "Well, Edwin Gardner, lead. the news-front by staging a Midnight Tuesday is meeting night. What'll we Glo"..'." Thought the glows were about. do". Let's just assume all of Illinois' 49 Chapters had "Parades" that used up, but this is a new one. "packed" 49 halls and that the ap­ as one of the best, second only to the Held on N~\\' Year's Eve, incident­ plause was so great it blistered 49 (censored) and Chicago choruses. ally ... Chicago No. 1's Secretary, palms ... We can always look to (The censored chapter was Oak Park) Sir Hugo, writes pages about the Oak Park for something new and a . At a Christmas Party put on by wonder1"ul things this lnconslJicuous little different. Their Tune Twisters Barrington a surprise act was a cnapter halS done, but most 01 it is entertained Christmas Shoppers in women's chorus, organized on the q.t. routine. As your Editor can't spell down town Oak Park by caroling over by wives, etc., which sang a parody routIne, the curtain is perforce drawn. an outdoors public address system. on barbershopping to the tune of Of natIOnal int.erest, however, was the And if they did their Harbor Lights "Feudin', Fussin' and Fightin' n. Now (:Ir'ort to interest High School quar­ Yodel I'll bet the stores sold a lot of we're wondering what Grand Fa was tets in our kind of entertainment. Alpine outfits. Kegs, anyway .. "pickin' up" when they shot him Greater Alton comes through with the . Danville jojned with the local Chicago entertained teen age quar­ disclosure that their Ladies' Night Moose Lodge for a shindig called tets tram Wells and New '1 tier I{igh show \vas enlivened by one of their "Daze of '49". They must not be count­ :'choOl8 and also made a determjnea quartets, dressed as women, respond­ ing on being in Oklahoma City for en·ort to get a chapter" started ill ing when the M. C. called for volun­ our "Daze of '48" .. Decatur rates NOllHwestel'n Univel·slty. .lJelegation::; teers from the fair sex. Same "old accolades for this event as chronicled trom Northwestel'n have Ylslteu. Ghl­ bags" with "new chords", no doubt by Sec. Ceo. Wright: "Then on our cago on several occaSIOns. bee. :::itan­ , .. Aurora rates a plug by this state­ regular December 23rd meeting night gel' reels also that mentIun 01 an ment from Sec. Smith: "We are fortu­ 50 of us, in two special buses and a Intra-chapter quartet contest ShOUltJ police escort, made the rounds of hos­ nate in obtaining some excellent sing­ be made. Just because Chicago ae­ ers. As a result, the Aurora Chorus pitals and sanitaria here to sing carols is becoming knowl1 in this Territory in the halls and meeting rooms" ... veloped a quartet called the .tJlaSLlCS Pioneer (Chicago) was sponsored orig­ (rom a similar marathon yea~s ago inally by Chicago No. 1 so in De· IS no sign a new champwlI awaits ====I~rCNI==== cember they invited uMom" to come uiscovery. But ... The Logan Count)' and visit her "Brats". A nice little vhapter (In Lincoln) foHuwed a happy JACKSONVI LLE'S twist in Inter-Chapter Relations .. trend indicated by so many chapters 4th Annual We promised not to mention ladie~ this past Christmas Season. They Nites so BIoomin~ton crossed us up by SPEBSQSA Double-barrell lLincoln) spent the eVeJllBg oi Dec. holding a "Stag", (an annual one at ~1 by visiting bvo hospitals and then that) on December 29th. The only ex­ Pfi!Uu:lfl f2Ufittflt~ planation we can give is that on "reg­ clOSIng the evening by putting on a f>g ular" meeting nights the women are half hour show at a local orphanage. All this in the great tradition, we ,-y-, not invited, but. on "Stag" night this rule is "positivel" ... The Rock [sland would say ... Peoria aided all of ns Chapter was a little more liberal. On by putting a Postmasters Convention March 6th - Saturday 8P.M. November 4th the)' staged an affair in u happy mood. Never has the mail March 7th - Sunday 2P.M. which included the women but shlce service been so good. Also Peoria did it was "Dutch treat" the Ladies must a multiple-cornel' carol job for the Sal­ have paid their own way ... Spring­ vation Army. Heavy pots in Peoria field mourns the passing of Roy Fox, .Illinois School lor Deal Auditorium as does everyone else who ever had the for the pOOl', we're told. A post Christ­ JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS pleasure of meeting him. He was Bar­ mas party at Peoria State Hos­ bershopping pel'sonified and your pital rounded out the good deeds ====J~;'~J==== humble Editor will never forget Roy ... South Town (Chicago) is really

FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmoniz.er a live wire. Their quartets busy the very best chapter pepper~uppers be damned if we do" ... Dixon which like all get out, but what makes for known to maukind ... The boys in is somewhat North of the Line of the solidity are the truly interesting meet· Macomb crashed the newspapers be­ :-;ame name, stumps us with a Quartet ings they have. Sec. Gallagher briefs fore Christmas by accepting a chal~ called the Watt Four. We don't know things up this way: "We have a pro~ lenge from the Kiwanis to see who whether these lads are local bulb gram following the regular meeting. could raise the most money in Sal~ snatchers or if we should take the Usually a visiting quartet, a sound vation Army kettles. The poor K's name literally and forget the whole picture when possible, recording ma· had nothing to offer but "chatter" thing. That's a good "last line" so chine for quartet development, "Rob· while the quartets sang their way to we'll leave it ,., Belvidere feels bel''' style pick·up quartets and victory-Barbershoppers $264.31, Ki­ mighty gl'ateful to Oak Park for straight pick-up quartets. We usually wanis $82.00 ... Roanoke was an· their support in maldng the Novem~ have a small afterglo\v and then on to other chapter to \varble all over town bel' Parade the success that it was. some late spot for the insomniacs" just before Christmas. Fine reception Ext~nsioll Committee is proud to re~ .,. We swore not to mention parades, by the populace. To keep things moving port the sponsorship of the ne,.... De and we won't, but there's no harm in January the Roanoke boys staged in quoting Bob Haeger of Q Suburban a l'Family Night" for Mother, Dad Kalb Chapter. Rockford will be next. in part: "After the show we enter~ and the Kids. (You see how these cute Chapter Chorus and quartets sang for tained and royally fed over 400 peo­ boys get around our Ladies Night the local P.T.A. in January and the ple at the Acacia Country Club. I ban) ... Charleston won a parade­ American Legion Post in February, don't know how the management con~ whoops, there's that word again-but Northwest Suburban. Afternoon of trived to feed such a mob but they this time it was an honest to good~ Harmony on January 25th wus a sell~ did- each one having his choice of ness street parade. Charleston's Bar~ out for more than 30 days before the roast beef, baked ham, spaghetti, bershop Quartet float in the Eastern Show. From the standpoint of pro· Laked ribs, salads, desserts, etc. to State College home-coming parade viding enjoyment and pleasure for infinity and all at no cost to the won first prize. But natch! Next time our members, the continuation of our guests. (So bi-carb is free, huh?) I'll they'll win again as they have since never know how the Club managed bought a surrey with fringe and monthly "Fun Nites" the last Monday to make a dime, but perhaps it doesn't all. No doubt to welcome visiting dig­ of each month has been a tremendous matter - the owner just signed up nitaries ... JackSOllYille held its own success. On Oct. 27th, the 1\'orth as a member" .. Quiucy rates in a Christmas song fest of local Shore Chapter from Winnetka, were plaudits for the nne reception given to chol'al grOl.lps. 'We J...-new they wO'llld our guests and there was a total turn~ officers and delegates to the Fall Con~ .. ,Joliet tells of a special guest in out of 125 members and guests. Nov. vention of Area 'lE". Somebody in December, one Michael Finucane, from 24th we were visited by the Elgin Quincy either owns a radio station or Urles, Lisselton, County Kerry, Ire~ Chapter and those present totaled they know where the body is hidden. land. Mike seemed quite taken up with 112. Dec. 29th we made the occasion .a This Quincy Quadrille got a "plug" barbershop, but \Ve doubt if it will 'lLadies Night" for our own member­ every half hour the entil'e day preced~ ever t..1.ke hold in Ireland. Can't you ship, and despite the fact that it \vas ing the event. Incidentally this "host­ imagine one lrishman blowing a pitch during the holidays \.... e had a capacity ing" official society events is one of pipe and the other three saying "We'll crowd of 150. e~~

"HAVEN OF HARMONY"

===== .-re"e ir ==== "-...... SHRINE MOSQUE, Peoria, HI. FEATURING THE PEORIA CHORUS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SMITH APPLEGATE TI"e lIest of 8u"''''OU(I --- TOi's ill tt.uu·tets --- ." "'iUf' ,-"',011' The Internalional Champs - DOCTORS OF HARMONY THE HARMONY HALLS ... THE HARMONIZERS .. THE CARPENTER BROS. and Many Other Outstanding Quartets !!! ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW!!! The Highlight of the Years' Entertainment ,------, [t t SATURDAY EVENING t t [ SUNDAY AFTERNOaN JUNE 5th m:bc ~lb ~on!Jll JUNE 6th -

t t [ 2:15 .-. 19•• t [ The HanJlolJiz,,, WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS "Once a Champion Always a Champion"

The Bartlesville Barflies, '39 The Flatfoot Four, '40 The Chordbusters, '41 Bartlesville, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. The Elastic Four, '42 The Four Harmonizers, '43 The Harmony Halls, '44 Chicago, III. Chicago, Ill. Grand Rapids. Mich. The Misfits, '45 The Garden State Quartet' 46 The Doctors of Harmony, '-17 Chicago, Ill. Jersey City, N. J. Elkhart, Indiana

HARMONY HALLS "EXPECT TO DOCTORS USE INSTRUMENTS RAMBLINGS OF THE MISFITS BECOME A QUARTET" Since they won the lnt'1. champion. Writes Ray Hall: "Our quartet ha:; ship in ]945 the Misfits have taken not been too active for the past few trains, planes, busses and automobiles months, due to our needing a little to hundreds of parades and shows. rest. We sang together at the Grand On every occasion the robust lead Rapids Ladies night party in Dec. For Art Bielan has threatened to miss us to get together '\vas like meeting connections, and those who know him old fl'iends, un the stage in Pantlind well are always on edge until he ac· Ball room. After shaking hands tually shows up. because he is 50 around, we went into a huddle like a widel)' known as "the late Mr, Bie­ football team, and after getting our lan". signals, we proceeded to sing, and be· lieve it or not, it turned out pretty Cy Perkins, ba.ri of the Misfits, I'C· good, so we have decided to spend ports that on a recent trip to Evans· more time together. Perhaps we can ville, Art Bielan strained to the ut-­ make a quartet of oUl'selves if we most and accomplished what he had practice. always threatened - he missed th~ train. At Evansville next morning" "While making a stage entranc~ re· cently, singing Mandy and Me, dut' the Misfits trio had tl win~ ;'Missed to the side being closed where we the train. Am catching next one." usually enter, Bob had to lead on in~ "He caught the tl'ain alright but in stead of Gordon. This confused Bob the meantime", says Perk, "Roy Fri~­ Hazenberg so badly that he complete· by of the Elastics had collected 1U ly forgot the words. Of course we :;eparate bets, based 011 his statement have only sung the number two OJ' that the Mistits wouldn't be together three thousand times. That remind~ on the train". me of the time in Milwaukee when the stage manager set the rule that The Int'l. champion Doctors of Har­ The Mistit:s :say that. too lUany of mony took no chances that the mikG us in the Society "lucky enough to bc all quartets should exit opposite might not be right when \bey went on from the side which they entered. Due the air on the Elgin Watch National IJ1vited to appeal' on parades" take to having made exits the same way Broadcast Thanksgiving Day, these affain for granted. The Misfits we Cllm~ Oll for years, I insisted on realize the terrihc amount of work leaving the same way that night, evell that has had to precede each event. though the other three members tried ··They just don't shape up themselves' " to steer me off the other way. I wenl 1n consequence the quartet expresse:; the way 1 had for years, taking them it:; app,reciation 01 the work done by with me". committeemen and all who make these shows so successful by "glving so freely and willingly of thell' time In • order that others ollght ~nJoy a grand show". They n~po,rt that. in mld·Dec~mb~r it. ROANOKE, ILL. was melI' pl'lvilege to appear on ... lJ1'ogram sponsored by Chicago Feder­ ACTIVITIES uted Advertising Club, a Xmas part)" On the left ia a wood whose proceeds keep under·pl"ivueged carvin, (cuesa whlot) done by AI Garino, chapter Children off the street by giving them member. Below ia the wholesome supervised enterta.nment. Roanoke Chorus with C. Perkins says "I know that all quar­ Webb, director, 7th from tets, whether champions or the com· left, front row. G. Small. ers, always get a tremenuous amount. Pres.. it 3rd from left. uf pleasUl'e out of appearing for such back row. AI Oarino stands a worthy cause. It gives us a new out­ third from right, back. look and a new spring in our step, to find that through our quartet efforts we have been able to bring cheer to others".

fEBRUARY, 1948 45 The Hannoniz.er --_. ---- NEPTUNERS New Bedford, Moss. nent njche for themselves. Burling­ ton Vt., another infant, is developing chorus and four quartets, with Par­ ade in early prospect. ~ew Britain. Conn., chorus sang for blind group Third place wmners in the N. E. Distric\ and will entertain soon at Newington Contest. The quartet Veteran Hospital. Nameless Four is includes LL Gov. Charlie Ricketts wbo new quartet. Every chapter in Con­ is Chapter Pres., L. necticut was represented at Charter to R., Everett Wood. Night. New Ha\'en, Conn., sponsored Ricketts. Jobn Briden. Chapter Sec.. and Al Waterbury, Mystic and Univ. of Con­ Maino. necticut (New London) Chapters. held District contest, participated in show for Newington Veterans Hos­ pital, and was loudly acclaimed by teen-agers at meeting of Catholic ~e44ee- and Quincy charter night, also spoke Youth Organization, five of whom, one '[)"e-ud at Hartford Parade. Art Laprade a girl, wanted to join right away_ by Stub Taylor coaching Conway Chapter chorus. Boston, Mass., Chapter, organized in September, is growing rapidly, ""ith Christmas spirit pervaded many Chorus entertained Dickinson Hos­ pital and County Sanitorium, and quality as keynote. Charter night Northeastern chapters. Marlborough. scheduled for February 28th. Freder­ Mass., chorus toured city with girl gave concert at Florence. Chapter sponsored Barre and Burlington, Vt., icton, N. B., sponsored Harvey Sta­ carolers from Anna Marie College. tion, N. B., Chapter by getting mem­ Harvey Station. N. B., entertained chapters. Smith College students at charity event auctioned half-hour con­ bers of MaTe Chorus interested. Wa~ sponsoring chapter of Fredericton, represented at the new chapter's Char­ N. B., promoted concert with Bruns­ cert by Tri·City Four. Melochords, among numerous appearances, sang ter Night in December. Sec'y Roger wick Ensemble, gave joint concerl Cooper presented charter. Quincy. with Harvey Junior Choir in Mill­ at three community service events, a hospital and a sanitorium. Springfield. lUass., made recordings of chorus and lown N. B. Charter night program reorganized quartets. Planning to at­ Dec. '12 preceded by banquet. Middle­ Mass., chorus sang for Turnverein. Activilie!; of Tune Spinners includeri tend Boston Charter Night. Reading. burg, N. Y.. chorus took part in Mass., chorus and quartets devoted Schenedady Parade, sang for local time to Christmas carols, took part in business club and at Schoharie, N. Y. NEW BRITAIN GETS CHARTER. Quincy Charter Night, sang at Bed­ for Eastern Star, gave benefit con­ ford, Mass., Veterans Hospital and at cert at Central Bridge, N. Y., for Bedford PTA meeting. Minstrel show local church. Rockville, Conn., had being planned. Mystic. Conn., organ­ Ladies' Night attended by four neigh­ ized in October, has 'heavy demands boring chapter delegations, and vis­ for engagements due to excellent per­ ited Northampton Chapter. Chorus and formances. Chorus sang for Christmas quartets entertained at American party, and at Noank, Conn., for simi­ Legion Home. Silk City Four did like­ lar event. Caroling occupied Christ­ wise at Newington Crippled Children's mas Eve. Quartets have entertained Home. First Parade planned next fall. Bill Ryan. Pres. Hartford, Conn. the churches, American Legion, two syle 'Waterbury, Conn., chorus participated sponsoring chapter. presented the char­ shows and many PTA groups. Schen­ in municipal carol sing, entertained ter Oct. 2S to Harry Ginsberg. Pres. Hardware Citr Chapter. New Britain. ectad)', N. Y., continued successful de­ Christmas parties of City Hall and lo­ L. to R.: Bil Marsh, Sec., J. Har?ld velopment of 15 objectives for im­ cal power company employees, and Johnson. Treas.• John McNamara. Vice Pres. Ginsber( and Ryan. provement. November Parade depart­ took part in New Britain, Conn., char­ ed from stereotyped form by pre­ ter night program. Conway, Mass., senting local quartets in vaudeville village of only 350 people in a farm­ Northampton Parade and several continuity without MC. Middleburg­ ing community, sent 40 members and church affairs. Street \Valkers enter­ chorus was on program. Pre-curtain guests to Northampton Parade.

Style quad made four appearance!' and Casey Four ~eelers were busy By Tom Needham RIling 19 invitations. Manitowoc held third annual "Night of Harmony". Kenosha sponsored a card party to Oct. 25. The unusual success of the raise funds for concert expense. 350 show resulted from fine stage setting Dedicated to tlte people came to play and listen to (center shell as barbershop with one barbershop harmonies. Vice president picture frame on either side, in which SOCIETYFOR THE PRESERVATION ANO Earl Warner said they not. only took quartets sang' when introduced by the people's money (a nice profit), but reminiscent dialogue) fine qual'tets ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBER SHOP "sold" them on barbershop so well including Atomic Bums of Minneap­ QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA that they are already clamoring. for olis, Gay Nineties of Montivedeo plus tickets for the next parade. SpecIalty Manitowoc chorus. Dandee Lions and Four, Key-Notions and Men Of Notes Song'sters quartets have entertained THE quartets have filled every possible locallv. Chapter encourages formation local invitation, including station of ne~v quartets by filling some invi­ WLIP. Ladies' night, Dec. 15, was tations (hospitals and sanitariums) OLD also farewell party for Pres. Tom with 12 chorus men (enough for three Honore, whose new home is Martins­ quartets) feeling that at least one QUARTET ville, Va. Tom says the Society should quartet wiII emerge from the group get ready to grant another charter. as a permanent unit. Wisconsin Rapids Part Song for Men's Voices Tron Mountain is under way with plans townspeople actually amazed at the for a parade in May. The chorus, di­ first parade of the chapter. Show-stop­ by ROB ROY PEERY rected by T. Ray Uhlinger, sang over per quartets included the Hi·Los For rousing success with )'our next Wl\fiQ. Talent for the parade, in­ (Milwaukee), Foul' Key Notes (Ap­ cluding Int'1. Sec. Carroll P. Adams pleton), Cardinals (Madison), Big radio or concert program, be sure as MC, will be shared with Marquette Towners (Chica,2'o) and Atomic Bums to include this nostalgic and ap­ for their show the previous night. (Minneapolis). The chorus and com­ pealing number. It will prove an "Kawbawgam" chorus sang for pa­ munity sin~ng rounded out the par­ immediate hit with your Itudience. tients at Morgan Heights Sanitarium ade so well that, when asked, the where they are rated as top morale audience unanimously stood uu and Cataloa: No. 2160] builders. Mustachio Fonr, Academic applauded for another show. Beaver Price, 16 cents Four, Northern Airs, Harvester Four Dam's Three O'Qock Four have re· and the Twin City Four quartets organized with new tenor, Art. Leh­ have kept the community happily man, and have made several appear­ entertained. Madison's first rat e ances. B Flat Beavers and Monarch • chorus sang at Evansville, Wis. Har­ Range Four have made many appear­ THEODORE PRESSER CO. mony Jubilee and at their own Hal"­ ances for charity, former also sing­ 1712 Cheslnut SI., Philadelphia 1, Pa. vest of Harmony at East Side High ing at Manitowoc and Madison par­ School. Top quartets included Doc· ades. Marinette received its charter tors of Harmony, who flew in from at their first parade Dec. 1. Green the west coast where they had ap· Bay was the sponsor and helped sell peared on a Thanksgiving Day broad­ barbershoD to local citizens. Chapter cast. "Doctor"s did a superb job de­ has found much need fOT charitablf' OUT 4~h Annual spite a very ill tenor. Cardinals have entertainment and is planning fOT sung at 21 functions for total of another show. Kewaunee chorus sal1~ 12 000 harmony hungry listeners. Christmas carols for ailing folks at INVITATlONAL A~stin has lost its top ex.ecutive, be­ cause President Hanson's business re­ several Homes, as well as for com­ quires him to work in another citr. munity tree program. Oshkosh busr PARADE Vice president Cec Falkum is very organizing chorus and increasing capable man to carry on the good membership. Jolly Boys quartet has work. The fortunate chorus has ac­ appeared frequently-and very well, of quired the enthusiastic leadership of too. l\'1ilwaukee Chapter initiated two Kenney Hostad. Chapter has almost new organized quartets: the official completed plans to sponsor new "baby" Milwaukee Police Dept. Quartet and QUARTETS at Albert Lea. ·Waupaca is growing. the Milwaukeeans. Their ability and Has had joint meetings and song­ fine reputation have given a boost to fest with Wisconsin Rapids and Wau­ the chapter. All other quads: the Hi­ sau and made annual trip to Scan­ dinavia for Christmas program spon· lJOs, Cream City Four, B Naturals sored by Lutheran Men's Club. All and the Mellow Fellows are important hands busy planning for bang-up factors in keeping public in "touch" parade. April 4 is date for Racine's with barbershop and in advertising i1 third annual Harmony Jubilee. Details Feb. 21 Winter Carnival Of Barber­ Will be presented on nearing completion for sponsoring shop Harmony. Outstanding appear~ new chapter at Waukegan, Ill. Chapter ances of the Hi-Los were on Wisconsin . MAY 8th was "Racine ight" guest at Milwau· Rapids parade and Johnson Wax Pro­ kee, Jan. 16. La Crosse succeeded gram broadcast from Racine. Chapter proudly with its Harmony Festival of wa!' guest of Wauwatosa, Oct. 16. Nov. 9, The "Terryklein's" quartet Milwaukee host to Wauwatosa, Nov. is new and includes Harmer Root. Senior High School tenor, Eugene Toepel, lead, Alvin 7, a!' well as to Racine and Kenosha Auditorium Mikelsin, bari, and Dean Hedberg. on Jan. 16. Chorus and quartets enter­ bass. Listening reports are good. Old tained at hospitals and institutions for the veterans and aged. Hi-Los assisted chorus in a half-hour radio concert over WTMJ, Dec. 28. Entire chapter APPLETON, WIS. WES GUNTZ traveled bv bus to Burlington to put on show for Legion members, who CHAPTER "SOciety', Greatest Listener" are helping to spark plug a new Ship's Cale-Chicago chapter. Past officers night held "Keep America Singing" Oct. 3.

FEBRUARY' 1948 Tbe Harmonizer ee.et-taL gt4te4 PITTSBURG, KANSAS CHORUS by Hec White Chapters thTOUgkout the district were most genero'us in Iwrn1shing Christmas carols by quartet" (md choruses fo/' worthwhile causes. Lad.;, of space p1'e­ eludes the mention of all. On the fringe of this big district Laramie. Wyo. presented their second annual program, December 17 at which an Left: Dean Croxton. director of the Pittsburg. Kansas show October 21 and honorary degree Master of Barber­ member of the Four Tones. At extreme right, Sec.·Treas. Howard Millington. shop Harmony from the University Arnold Close. Chapter Pre!>.. is 4th from left. front row. of \Vyorning ,,,as awarded to Founder O. C. Cash. . The state of New MilE-HI MElODIERS Mexico held an inter-chapter meet­ ing, December 10 at the call of Santa Fe, it included the chapters at Las In the past 6 Vegas and Albuquerque; the evening months this Denver" of rich harmony ended with a fine has sung more than SO Public Service en· Dutcll lunch ... Press time finds our ~~:er::rs~s,L~~~tI~.~ new chapter at Anthony, Kans. com­ R. ~. Morton. tenor: pleting plans for their Charter pro­ G. R. Mauldin, lead: gram, they have three organized quar­ H. H. Sellon. bad: tets and their sponsoring chapter. and O. C. Samuel. Wichita, will be featured on the pro­ chapter Pre!>.. hass. gram as a prelude to its own Parade, Feb. 28 ... Chorus and quartets of Lincoln, Nebr. took part in the dedi­ cation of the Pinewood Memorial presented "Harvest of Harmony" to a of the newly formed Windsor, Mo. Bowl, a shrine to World War II. The paid audience of 1500; they used their Chapter visited Kansas City, Decem· chapter joined a beach party at own four quartets and two from near­ bel' 8 and demonstrated that they al­ Linoma Beach attended by members by chapters; the show was such <.l ready knew something about harmony: and wives of Omaha, Nebr. and Coun­ success that it is being repeated for charter will be presented March 14th. cil Bluffs, lao A second contribution a stadium benefit at nearby Alva, ... Based on recent activities Dallas. to the Children's Memorial Hospital Okla., Feb. 16.; another testimony that Texas may become known as the "ram­ was made by Omaha, Nebr. Chapter size of a community is not a limiting bling chapter"; chorus and quartet!": in November swelling their gifts of factor ... Way out in the Panhandle entertained the Vets Hospital at the year to $1850. magnum opus, of Texas the Pampa Chapter held its McKinney, Texas, again for the ... in the heart of Missouri the Cen­ first public event; their o,vn chorus Vets at Lisbon, Texas, helped install tralia Chapter staged its /lall stale" and two quartets were assisted by the the new chapter at Longview, Texas, Parade to an overflow audience of Flying HL" Ranch quartet of Tulsa, organized a chartered boat cruise; 561. The °Show Me" chorus made Okla., the Boresome Foursome, Okla. sang at State Fair, stole the Ice Show up of Centralia and Mexico, Mo. City, Faith City Four, Wichita Falls, and the International Convention of members was a distinct hit as were the Texas and Hub City Four from Lub· the "Slory Tellers Society" ... Cele­ quartets from Hermann, St. Louis, bock, Texas ... Busy with prepara­ brating their Charter Presentation Clayton, Mexico and other localities. tions for the International Convention. v,"ith a well planned banquet Long­ Joining forces Mexico, Mo. and Cen­ Oklahoma City, Okla., never-the-less view, Texas entertained 70 members tralia, Mo., journeyed to Bowling found time to hold their annual Ladies and guests, November 18. The pro­ Green, 1\10., forming a new chapter Night, November 29; 150 members gram was well supported by members there ... Hermann, Mo. gave its and wives had a grand time. . Via from Houston and Dallas, Texas and first public show, November 28, being radio station K.S.O.K., Arkansas City, suitable decoTations added to the fes­ assisted by their good neighbors at Kans. is spreading harmony and news tive pre-Thanksgiving occasion. The Centralia, Mo.... Claiming to have of the Society in a 15 minute broad­ chapter is working on a Minstrel soon the oldest Barbershopper, John R. cast each Sunday morning .. Ad­ to be presented for the benefit or the Smith, age .93, Waterloo, Ia. received vance planning on the part of the Vets ... With a Variety Show the excellent publicity in a Sunday feature Kansas City, Mo. Chapter brought Pittsburg, I{ans. Chapter netted about story which will increase interest and visits by International President Char~ $300 and put part of it to good use in membership in their parts ... The lie Merrill and Inf!. Secretary Car­ chartering a bus for 23 to pay a visit state "where the tall corn grows" is roll Adams to their city on regular to the Parsons, Kans. Chapter, No· to have its first Parade of Champ­ meeting nights on two different occa­ vember 4. They held two Ladies Nights ions, February 29 when Des Moines, sions. The chapter held an outstanding and two special guest nights and are la. will proudly present it; the chap­ Ladies Night, December 12 with over ter was not too busy to present ex­ proud of their hard working chorus cellent entertainment to the shut-ins ~oo members, wives and visitors. As ... Knowing the enjoyment of inter­ at their Veterans Hospital, December part of their well planned charity chapter events Tulsa, Okla. has been 22; they sang ward by ward and in .program they adopted a needy fam­ busy rounding:'up nearby neighbors. the hospital auditorium. . With a ily at Christmas and donated to the Bartlesville and McAlester, Okla. are population of 3500 Cherokee. Okla. Christmas Seal "Fund .A11 members their newest;

CHEROKEE HARVEST OF HARMONY

Clee Doggett leads the Cherokee (Okla.) chorus in "Coney Island Bllbe" in the Dec. " harmony harvest festival.

FERBUARY, 1948 'fhe HarmolJi-zer OFFICIAL S. P. E. Il. S. Q. S. A. inal role in presenting the Bartles­ LAPEL ville charter and the Chordbusters Des Moines, Iown and Flying ilL" Ranch quartets helped EMBLEMS launch the McAlester group ... 'I'he =====FlRST Kjwanis Club joined the Wichita Falls, jor PARADE of QUARTETS Texas Chapter in a youth rehabilita­ FEBRUARY 29, 1948 Past Chapter Presidents tion benefit show before 2500. Chapter used its chorus of 40, four local quar­ 8:15 P. M. Past Chapter Secretaries t.ets and others from Lubbock and KRNT Radio Theatre $5.00 Pampa, Texas and Oklahoma City, Pl.US 10% P'E:I;lIEIU>L TAX Okla.... Active Clayton, Mo. must featuring ---10K Gold--- have encouraged their Greater St. The Doctors of Harmony Louis Four to set a new high in public apJJearances, the foursome making 24 ~ jor* appearances during the quarter. Spon· Chordoliers Past District Presidents soring a neighboring chapter contest ->=>0<=<- or they attracted representatives from Mid States Four St. Louis, Hermann, Centralia and ->=>0<=<- Winners of District Contests Mexico in Missouri and Alton and $7.50 each O'Fallon in Illinois. Their chorus and Atomic Bums ~ P'LUI 10% !"CDC:IIlAL TAX quartets entertained the boys at Mar­ ---10 K. Gold--- ine Hospital, Kirkwood, Mo., Dec. 14 Four Kernels and others then on December 21st the shut-ins -ALSO- Order All Above* Itenl4 From at Koch (TB) Hospital in St. Louis Des Moines Chapter Chorus --SPEBSQSA INT'L. OFFICE-­ County. St. Louis Chapter forgot to directed by Checksln advance not necessary scnd in its quarterly report, but we IlAYMOND w. JONt.:S All "'trChlndi5t billtd on "optn account'· know they are active ... A novel idea ~- was used by Wichita, Kans. in rent· S/>flcial Attractioll ing a bus with a public address 5)'S­ The CHOIlDETTES, (girls quarlet) Reg"l"r lapel*emblems may be tern; they toured the city, Decem­ orderedfrom ber 23rd singing Christmas Carols as /11/'1. OAiee or local Chap/er Sec's. For Tickets Write they journeyed; the Veterans Hos­ ED. BROWER pital and Union Station were among 708 Ovid Ave. .. Des Moines, Iowa their stops. Their 100 members and WEYHING BROS. wives chartered two railroad coaches For Hotol Reservations OCficlal S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Jewelerll to attend the Central States District SCOTTY ANDERSON DETROIT, MICH. Contest at Topeka, Kans. and had a Hotel Ft. Des Moines grand time the entire weekend ...

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O~ "t?It- '1/4te4 ALWAYS IN HARMONY

By James H. Emsley Fo~mer Int'l. Vico Akron is tuning up for 15 min. radio Pres. J. F. Knipe, Cleveland, telling p'ast broadcast soon and its Atomic Int'l. P~es. Phil Em­ and Rubber City 4'8 have been active bu~y and the '47-'48 Cbairman of Int'!. at civic events. Berea's barbershop­ Song Ar~angements pers baptized Berea with the bl~nded Committee, Don Web­ voices of 11 Ohio quartets and Its 36 ster, what "Mr. Av­ erage wants in song man chorus at its first parade. Co­ arrangements." Never lumbus at a recent rehearsal held a an argument in the Ladies Night to convince the wives Society. Just a dis­ cussion between three they really did rehearse, and also strong minded indio featured a New Quartet Night that viduals. gives promise of 4 new quartets­ and has adopted a definite chorus pol­ icy that gives assurance of making its the 4th consecutive year, and then Washington County and 'Vheeling, chorus outstanding in Ohio. Canton joined with Berea in its community W. Va., have been sponsored concentrated on concerts in small sing at the hospital. Lorain is more and an assist was given the Canton, nearby to\vns, and aroused so much than proud of its chorus for partici­ Ohio Chapter in forming the new interest in the vicitny that t\\.·o high pating in the Mary Lee Tucker show, chapter at SteubenviUe, Ohio, and school auditoriums were sold out a an annual charity event for the Or­ extension work is going on in Beaver week before Carroll Adams showed up phanage and the Home for the Aged, Falls, Greenburg and Charleroi. The to Me at one house; the Parade fea· and for journeying to Macedonia to Pittsburghers have sung at many a tured the Doctors of Harmony, the the Hawthornden State Hospital, and benefit show, as have the other double Westinghouse 4, The Pittsburghers can justly be proud of its Rusty Pip­ twosomes, The Westinghouse quartet, and The Tom Cats and several other ers, Steel Blenders and two other un­ The Washing-Tones, The Charleroi visiting foursomes as well as the 10· named quartets for their contributions Lions 4, The Four-Maldeh;)o'des and cal Nonchalants, The Four Fellows and to those events. Church, PTA func­ The University of Pittsburg 4. Pete The Memory Laners, the latter being tions, and a nurses' Xmas party at Elder's chorus was one of the attrac­ Canton's finalists in the district con­ Elyria were other items on a long tions of the Jan. 17th parade. Spring­ test. 12 inches of snow in a four hour agenda. Its Steel Blenders came home field's chorus initiated the chapter period delayed arrival of several quar­ with some bacon from the district in public service at the Community tets for 4 01' 6 hours but they all contest after vying with the best Chest Victory Dinner and furthered reached Canton in time to "Show"­ of the mid-west, and fresh from their public contributions by singing and 2 packed houses were thrilled. participation in Lorain's parade Oct. Yule songs at hospitals and the K. of Its chorus and quartets traveled b~' 25. Massillon's 2 auditorium parade P. Home for the Aged. Steubenville is chartered bus with an amplifying sys­ clicked like clockwork when the Doc­ tooking forward to March 13 when its tem to carol for Canton's hospitals, tors of Harmony exposed capacity charter will be formally presented and Aultman Home for Aged Women and houses to Hbarbershopitis' 'as did its Sec. Bill Taylor has already traveled the Philmatheon Society for the Blind. Tom Cats, Tiger Town 4, and Fun­ with a baker's dozen of barbershop­ Cincinnati's treat to its ladies, and makers in conjunction with 6 other its journey to Lawrenceburg, Ind., and pers to Pittsburgh and Canton gar­ quartets. Middletown, not being satis­ nering the Hfacts of barbershopping". 5 Ohio towns, and its parade on De<:. fied with staging a parade and aftP.r­ 6, together with its Xmas caroling Toledo's tome of activities includes glow, which won the approbation of 20 quartet appearances by its Trouba­ rounded out a year of good-fellowship. the Society's old-timers, entered it::: Conneaut, one of Ohio's newer chap­ Burning Shingles and Closeaires in dol'S, Four Naturals, Doehler Quartet ters has a 20 man chorus, and an the District contest, bussed its en­ and Pacemakers who co-operated with unnamed 4 which has the town on tire chorus around town caroling, the chapter in man~1 other activities edge. Dayton played host to the Ohio· harmonized for its citizens over too numerous to mention. Warren SW. Penn. District Contest at which WPFS, made notable contributions warmly welcomed Conneaut to the its Jolly Jellowr; placed 2nd and fol­ to civic affairs, and then decided to fold Nov. 4, and with Pittsburgh, lowed it up with a ladies night with end the society year harmonizing by earned credit for the chapter at roses for the gals, and a special toast promoting another Miami Valley Sharon, Penn. The Song Vendors com­ to the wives who had aided the chap· Chautauqua and to play host to the tel'. Past Prexy pins were awarded to peted-manfully, but disastrously, (to regional preliminaries on May 1st. use their own words) at Dayton and Ward Pohl, Howard Marshall and PiUsburgh pitched in proudly to Int'!. Bd. Member Dick Common. entertain Int'!. Bd., Jan. 17th and were proud to sing at Canton's par­ Elyria's plans for a parade are pro­ went all-out in its efforts, carrying ade. The Hum-Dingers, a new quartet, gressing as are several quartets who out an involved schedule of events have been unearthed, and are looking meet in secret session, and the Elyria with precision that won unstinting forward to Warren's forthcoming Chordbusters are about to resume admiration and praise. Sharon. Penn., parade. chordbusting_ Findlay's first parade is set for Feb. 14 and its chorus is striv­ ing to be in shape for that event. HAMILTON, O. CHORUS Hamilton held its first parade No­ vember 1, and it more than deserved the "lavish praise" headlined in the local paper for presenting its 50 man chorus and 10 quality quartets includ­ ing the hometown Minktown 4 and Hamilton 4. Boys and girls Hi-Y quartets were encouraged at a recent meeting and civic affairs were ser­ enaded by quartets who were over­ joyed by the enthusiastic reception they received. Lakewood's Yachtmen, 4 Steps of Harmony.The Chordia14 and an unnamed foursome and the entire chorus concentrated on entertaining shut-in veterans at the U. S. Veter­ ans' Hospital, and cheered the pa­ Strivinr to be bigler and better than Hamilton. Onto Chorus. Fanll &houlcl tients at Sunny Acres Sanitarium for promote a 2-city contest between those two. FEBRUARY, 1948 '[,he Harmonizer 51

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ences, (1 mean these two shows I have just seen) I am convinced SPEBSQSA has a mission and is meeting the challenge. The Midland show would have knocked Chicago's great audience of 4500 peo­ ple for a loop, and the Midland au­ dience would have whooped and yelled and loved the Chicago show. Why? Barbershop quartet singing IS music. And music transcends time, place con­ ditions, class, race, creed or age. Saturday, November 15, 1947 Buffalo, New York. Every quartet favored with an invitation to appear on anyone of three Buffalo chapter parades pines for a return engage­ ment. There are reasons, hvo at least: Kleinhans Music Hall is one of the finest in the world! And, the Buffalo By George W. Campbell chapter, like many other host chap­ ters, of course, has that fine old spirit Saturday, November 8, 1947 took the show right out of the hands of making you feel at home, even jf This bit is being written for the Feb­ of the director. They applauded until they wished you were. Not being a ruary Harmonizer before the Novem­ their hands were bleeding, they quartet myself, I think I can speak ber issue is in the mail. I have just yelled, they cried, they wept, and fin­ for many of them. They are not pro­ finished working in two outstanding ally sobbed their hearts out as the fessionals, like a road 5hO\v troupe, parades. Last night I was in Chicago final curtain fell. The Chicago chap­ travelling from one town to another for their fourth annual "Presentation ter chorus was in great form-bet­ in one night stands, hardened to the Show", and tonight I have just re­ ter than ever. Congratulations to the rigors of travel. They leave thei l' turned to my most comfortable quar­ general chairman and his show com­ family and fire-sides and week-end ters in the Midland Country Club from mittees. upon week-end, to hurry back to the the Midland Chapter (Michigan) job Monday morning. Do they love it? parade. Their third annual "Barber­ Midland, .Michigan It's their meat and drink, it's their milk and honey. Of course they love shop Quartet Parade and Harmony "Vass you effer in Midland 1" No '! Then you have missed seeing one of it. To be met at a train, to know there Show". Chicago, hit a lle\V high Hl the great little towns of America (CMfinud 0" pag, 53) ·'shows". I use the word show liter­ that does things in a big way. ally-it was just that! A real sho\\'. There is even room in Midland. 1f The first act and t\VO scenes involved they ever fill in the open spaces within the trials and tribulations of a book­ the corporation limits they'll have a 109 agent, his assistant, and swee~ citJ, of about 500,000 people. I like it! Lovely homes, a beautiful school Adeline the ofl'ice secretarv. 'fhe ou"(­ t~ and country club of modern archi­ tit was broke, nothing sell; btl( tecture. Chapter Secretary Warren sweet Adeline S\veet nad Ideas. lt Abbott, Jr., met me at Saginaw wear­ seems the chapter chorus and several ing a Brigham Young beard. Fright­ quartets held rehearsals in the same ening! Seems the ticket sale was go­ uUllding where the booking agent and ing a little too slow, so each mem­ 111;'; assistants loafed. .::lome very ber of the chapter became a publicity runny sequences around try·outs or' committee of one and declared thev we no-good talent picked up about would wear beards until the night of the building; one a mgh dIver (Ed the show. When these beards began to lVlcCormack, Chicago CHapter's great sprout the citizens rushed to buy tick­ story-teller who was tennic through­ ets to rid the community of these out the show); a lew qua.ctets were House of David disguises. Children did inveigled into the otrice lor try-outs; not recognize their own fathers. a lot of first class corn, all of which Wives refused to kiss their husbands, moved with the expert timing One but everyone held on to his whisker expects from professlOnals. lt nnally until the house was sold out. Every became apparent the broken do\vJl whisker had disappeared at curtain agenc)" had a good shO\v on theu time. hands. By this time the near-I'iotous Like Chicago, Midland drev,' heavily Oll audience, needing quelling and some their own home talent for their par­ relief from their side-splitting pains; ade; foul' local quartets plus their then the Great Campbell, (that's me) own chorus provided about half of the went on while the agent and his as­ program. The International Champs, sistants prepared for the dress re­ 1947, were the guests of honor. hearsal. What a show! You have heard the old army song "Old Soldiers Michigan state champs, The Barons Never Die"~well, "Old Champions of Harmony of Saginaw and the Never Die". Shall I name them? Doc­ Variet)'- Four of Birmingham were tors of Harmony~the Misfits~FoUl' also guest quartets, plus the Great Harmonizers ~ Elastic Four - Mid Campbell who irritated the audience. States Four-and the Big Towners. Chicago is a great metropolitan cen­ ter of several millions of people. After a lot of scene shifting right in Midland is a small city of about the audience's face the second act 15,000 people. As I ponder these was under way. Gosh, the audience two experiences, they were experi- FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmonizer 53

Keep America Singing Lahey, board member and general ENDICOTT NEW YORK parade chairman was cool, calm and P(~!,I =====CHAPTER===== (Continued from 52) collected. He had to be! If one of us is a comfortable room awaiting yOll important termites boring our way Pre!lcnj!l its and your tired carcass after a long through the tunnels had got side­ THIRD ANNUAL drive or a sleepless night on a sleeper; tracked from our guides-well, I shud­ (that's funny), not having to wander der to think what might have hap­ around in a strange city trying to pened-not to the show but to us. Parade of Quartets find something to eat before show time-these and many other thought~ ful kindnesses which our chapters Right now it would not surprise me SATURDAY APRIL 17th shower on their guest quartets not if some quartet member is still \van­ U·E High School only enhances the quality of the per­ dering around Klienhans Music Hall. formance, but to me it reflects the We all are, in spirit. ENDlCon, N. Y. spirit of the Chapter-hl:'nce, the spirit of the Society. Sunday, November 16, 1947 SOUTHERN TIER'S Back to the Buffalo Parade. The de­ Aurora, Illinois. Having some engage­ FINEST ARRAY mand for tickets was so great for ments with the High Schools, Aurora their third annual parade. we all had College and Civic groups, I arrived of to do two shows. in two different here just in time this afternoon for auditoriums, but in this same grand the Aurora chapter parade. T "snuck" BARBER SHOP QUARTETS Kleinhans Music Hall. Shows were in, and did I have myself a time. f••turing the timed to start at 8:15 and 8:30. Off Nothing to do but to sit and listen. we go to the first show in one part They called it the "Second Annual Par­ of the building with a guide to grab DOCTORS of HARMONY ade and Chorus Concert". They had a 1947 lmernacional Champs liS just as soon as we finish our bit. theme too: "Keep America Singing Dow'n we go into the bowels ·of the for the Sake of Democracy". Aurora Plus building through a mile and a half of had not far to go to provide an ex­ tunnels finally coming out on the cellent parade for their community DISTRICT CI-lAMPIONS stage of the main auditorium for the and many otheT second show. Alex Grabhorn, the tall, They dipped into Chicag0-30 mile~ handsome, all-around, (built on the away-Oak Park just between, and NOTED QUARTETS Carroll Adams lines horizontally) their o'.vn local quartets. Bob Haeger. president of the Buffalo chapter, director of the chorus is a whiz on surely had things well organized. John interpretation of barbershop quartet For Reservations and Tickets Write singing. both in his chorus and the KARL D. SMITH "Tune-Twisters" of Oak Park which 412 Hannah St., Endicott, N. Y. SIG SPAETH SAYS. he tenors. Bob gave a marvelous in­ terpretation of "Keep America Sing­ Thefollow-ing songs ar~ in Public ing" which was one of the high lights Domain and )'O-U 11/U)' us~ them of the show. The three Chicago anywlz~re. anytime, un.v'way. Champs \"'ere there, also the Society's most famous clo\vns-The Mid States -('clowns' used strictly as a highly RACINE DANNY BY MY SIDE (Harrigan- complimentary term, God bless 'em) Braham) -and Frank Thorne led the audience CHAPTER singing. Yes, he did. Frank's tech­ (WISCONSIN No.1) IRISH JUBILEE (Thornton-Lawler) nique is improving, as a song leader, and J was delighted to witness, right MARGUERITE (C. A. While) there before my own eyes the fruit~ Invites MOLLY O! (Wm. j. Scanlan) of my labors.

PICTURE THAT IS TURNED TO- My friend, Willis A. Diekema bor­ WARD THE WALL. The. (Chas. rowed my slogan - "Keep America YOU Graham) ~inR'ing''' as the title for an inspiring song as did Frank Thorne. Both are TO ITS PLAYMATES (Harry Dacre) excellent. Bill wrote the words ana SWEET KATIE CONNOR (Harry music, and made an arrani;ement 3rd Annual of it for chapter choruses. See the Dacre) August 1947 Harmonizer. SUNSHINE OF PARADISE ALLEY. HARMONY The (Ford-Bratton) A tip for our "do\vn-east" chapters. Dr. Richard Grant, director of thp TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-RE (Sayers) Manhattan chapter chorus, myoId JUSILEE WAIT TILL THE TIDE COMES IN friend and comrade in anns (world war 2) is available for your audio (Gussie 1. Davis) ence singing, but extend your invi­ tation well in advance of your date. Dick will give you a delig-htful time. Ten Public Domain Song Titles Dick and T know we are the Rreatest will be listed in each future song leaders in America. but I'm still issue of the HARMONIZER. claiming the world's championship. APRIL 3rd, 1948 • Keep These Lists For Reference •• Surprising though it may be, T dis­ covered in my mail during the 'Past MEMORIAL HALL few weeks conclusive proof that three Answers to Barbershop Bafflers persons besides myself, the editor and Registration Headquarters (See Pagt> 23) the proof reader read this column. HOTEL RACINE A_ (2) - B. (4) - C. (8) - D. (3) To them with a grateful heart, I hope E. (1) - F. (5) -G. (10) - H. (9) they are facing the ha'Ppiest year of "Ruehle Puts 01/ ('/. Real Show" I. (6) - J. (7) their lives. FEBRUARY, 1948 54 The Harmonizer BIRTH OF THE AVON COMEDY FOUR The most famous quartet in the his­ owed, the boys demanded and received tory of public entertainment was the five dollars from the electrician for Avon Comedy 4. Smith and Dale, two fares to New York City. WESTINGHOUSE of the three surviving members, are The Quartet is Born this year celebrating 50 years of con­ When they arrived home they found QUARTET tinuous and uninterrupted association out that Coleman and Lester had as a team. Their story, giving a pic­ been engaged as singers in the back ture of American life at the turn of room of a cafe on 116th Street and • the century and an account of the de­ Lexington Ave. The boys asked Cole­ Address Cqrrespol1dellce to velopment of vaudeville, will soon ap­ man and Lester to join them in fann­ pear in a book titled "They Laughed ing a comedy quartet that would do HARRY W. SMITH at Us." Smith and Dale, whose ad­ the school act which always went dress is the Lamb's Club, New York, over big with the up-state audiences. • have given the Harmonizer the facts The act contained good slap stick about the origin of this famous four· comedy, buck dancing, and songs like 306 FOURTH AVE. "That's How I Love You Marne", PITTSBURGH 30. PA. some. This is real theatrical history. "Stella", "My Gal From Dixie", all Hark Hear That Gale! sung in barbershop harmony. Coleman and Lester agreed to quit the cafe the Around 1900 when Smith and Dale following week. As Smith and Dale were doing a blackface singing and left, Smith said, -·Charlie. we need a '7Itt4eettaHe6«4 dancing act, Will Lester, manager of new name for the four. We can't the Imperial Vaudeville and Comedy use the name Imperial Vaudeville and Don M. Gable, editor of the Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Chicago, sent Company, asked them to join the com­ Comedy Company". "That's right, .Joe. member Deac Martin a clip from the pany. The boys accepted the offer Let's look at the name of the joint magazine of Sigma Chi showing the though no salary was mentioned but the boys are singing in", Charlie an­ cover of February '47 Harmonizer the letter stated that they would swered. There on the window of the which included Frank Thorne's ar­ cafe was the name AVON. "That's it". rangement of llSweetheart of Sigma share in the Uprofits". On the Decem­ Smith exclaimed, "AVON COMEDY ber night when they arrived at Rond­ FOUR". Chi". It reached the Sigma Chi edi­ out, N. Y. a snow storm was rag­ tor from another HDeac", M. H. Ayles­ ing and no vehicle was available. So. worth, the first president of National carrying their suitcases. they braved Broadcasting. the storm and lug.ll'ed their lU'tgage TAKE A CHANCE 4 two miles to Washington Han and Centralia, Mo. found that the Company consisted of • four men, Jack Coleman flStraight At the Quincy, Ill. Parade a bull ses· sion developed at which Robert S. man" and ballad singer; Will Lester McKinney and Dr. Rennetet. both dialect comedian and singer; Johnny from Macomb; Doug Jackson of J 01­ Lenhardt, piano player, and Gene Mc­ iet, Carroll P. Adams of you know Carthy, electrician and property man. where. and Royce Parker of Peoria were in attendance. Talking about The Company received room and early backgrounds it developed that board to put on a show in Washington McKinney, Hermetet, and Jackson Hall every Saturday and Sunday came from the towns of Craig, Pin­ night. On week days they would appear hook and Bardolph, Ill. All three ad­ at nearby towns on one night stands, mitted it was unlikely that anyone putting on illustrated songs and end­ else present had ever heard of any ing up with square dances with the one of the three villages. Was it in the General Store of one of these audience. When Smith and Dale Here we have L. to R.: Ken Way. towns that Abraham Lincoln earned joined them they arranged to put on lead; Virgil Blanton, tenor; Weldon his sobriquet "honest Abe"? a two hour show including square Harris. bad; and Jack Schutt. bass.

dances. The boys formed a comedy 'J ,,, ,,•••••,.,•• , •••••••".' , , , , •••~ quartette, ·Lester singing lead; Cole­ ~ ~ man, tenor; Smith, baritone; and Dale 1 A FEW OF TIlE AVAILABLE FOLIOS OF ! bass. They did several acts finishing with a school act. ;~ BARBERSHOP ARRANGEMENTS :~ "We Demand Our Share of the Loss" ; O"der from the Publisher or Your Local Music Dealer : After playing two hard months in the ~ ~ Catskills, Smith and Dale asked to see their share of the profits but were shown their share of losses instead. I Barber Shop Hannony. pubU.hed by MlIIs Mu.lc, Inc•• 1619 Broadway, I Their room and board had been paid ~ New York City 19 ._._ ....._.....__.....__ ._._...... _... __ . .. __._. . $ .60 ~ for and that was all they received. Coleman's mother was ill and he went i More Barber Shop Harmony. published by MUls MusIc. Inc•• 1619 Broad· I home. Lester claimed he had to go : way. New York City 19 .60 :: home to get his brother out of trou­ : :: ble; that left Smith and Dale with a ! Barber Shop Parade 01 Quartet Hits No.1. published by Edwin H. Morris ~ piano player and an electrician who :: &. Co., Inc.. 1619 Broadway. New York City 19 .._ .. __ _ _._._._. ,60 :: was engaged to a girl whose father :: : :: Barber Shop Classics, published by RemIck Music Corp., 619 West S4th : ran a general store in the town. : Sireet, New York City 19 ...... _...... _ ...... 15 : Smith and Dale sent for a singer and ~ ~ played out a former contract at the ~ Elqhteen individual octavo size arranqementll, pubUahed by Forster Music ~ Kingston Opera House. After paying : Publisher, 216 S. Wabash. Chlcaqo _ ea. .15 : printing and other bills the company ; , , " , ,..".,.." , ~ FEBRUARY, 1948 The Harmonizer 55 ._---- Vl2nntl.'Cd'J GLADIOLUS '7Hdta..a.7::e.eUtd'l TOTAL 25 FEET­ bulb~ REDDY KILOWATIS 125 La". flowerin, .11 for $7,00 By Frank D. Vogt 100lu4:'. 10 Ruckeye RronZf', 10 Be.acon, 10 King L;·.r. 10 Lsdy J.ane, 10 While Gold. 15 Snow Prlnceu. Kendallville's charter night Dec. 9 5 Goldf'n Teion. 10 M.rg. Bcaton. t beld before capacity audience at High 5 Moth~r Kadel. 10 E. C....e Cole. § 5 Im~ the Queen. 10 Plurd,.. 5 81t School. Welcoming speech by Mayor E. O'Hea... en; all bulbs one Inch or I.rgc,.. V. Carleness with Dick Twitchell as M.e. and Lee Kidder leading Com· ~FREE 3 Red Charm ~ munity Singing. Chorus opened with 2 Pu,p'e Sup..me 4 songs followed by the Nobleaires, with the above b1.oo VAl-UE) I 6'4, Hobby Harmonizers, Soft Tones order Prepaid In U. S. A. Stage Door 4, Sentimental 4 and the Doctors of Harmony. Ft. Wayne par­ In Ft. Wayne (Ind.) the footage of Send jor Free Catalog ade Oct. 25 packed Quimby Auditor­ the Reddy Kilowatts totals almost 25. since each is well over 6 ft. L. to R. VENNARD'S NUR5ERY ium-tremendous success with Chord­ they're Orv.al Grove, tenor; Harold § ettes, Mid·States, Carpenter Bros., Wible. lead: Leslie Emmerson. bari: S; Box 394H SIOUX CITY, IOWA ~ A.P. Four, Food City Four. Ted Hab­ and Hury Burd. bass. ~~~ erkorn M.e. with dynamic George Campbell leading community singing. Ft. Wayne Tone Twisters made 7 ap· ger.t as lead. Evansville's huge pearance since the last Harmonizer. parade before 3700 was a heart warm­ Chorus has been busy making 5 ap· ing success. They had 7 newspaper We specialize in pearances including one at the Vet­ stories with 3 full headlines, 7* erans Hospital in Marion and one at hours actual radio time. The entire the Ft. \Vayne Christmas Party for show was broadcasct over WMLL the Raised Process Printing 55 orphans. The Sentimental 4 have FM station. which barbershoppers say been busy, making 28 appearances in­ has never been done before. Gary cluding Community Chest Drive, held open house Nov. 17 at American Marion Vets' Hospital, Cincinnati Legion ,vhen Gil Carpenter (the best Shut-In's Party, WGL Broadcast for bari in the world) was presented ROBERT E, MORRIS & SON Christmas Party Donations for the with Past District Presidents Pin. (ExtrlSsit'f p,.inting) needy and the first Television broad­ The Harmonaires were on the Tri· cast in Ft. Wayne. The Hobby-Har­ Kappa show for underp:tivileged chil­ monizers appeared in 9 places. the dren. We have a nice letter which Colonial 4, 14 times and the Reddy reads as follows :_uA very thought­ 5267 Second Avenue Kilowatts at 13 events in the last ful gesture by the Gary Harmonaires 8 months. Muncie 2nd annual parade on Dec. 17 when they visited a shut­ Detroit 2, Michigan Nov. 1st before audience of 4500 with in in her home by si'lging Silent the proceeds matched by local Night while mounting the steps of newspapers to provide a new shell and her home, brough a big smile to her amplification system. Parade started face, and song after song followed. off with the 75 voice chorus. Car­ Prior to visiting her the boys sang WILL PRESENT ITS penter Bros., Harris triplets, 3 Tones, for the nurses and stuff of the Method­ Songfellows, Harmony Halls, Mis-fits ist Hospita1." Indianapolis chapter is ,\\\1 and the Doctors. Muncie now with 72 on the go. nearing their 75 member­ First members is going great guns, the ship goa1. The Allisonaires a new chorus filling 8 engagements in the quartet sang before a total of 2500 Parad~ of Quart~ts last 3 months including a Community people, the Rippleaires before 2000 in A Christmas Sing before 7500 people, recent weeks. On Jan. 6th they both and an appearance on Radio Station entertained at the Veterans Hospital. • \VLW Cincinnati. The Templairs made Elkhart-The Chromatic Chronics in SATURDAY EVENING 18 appearances, while the All City the past 3 months appeared in public MARCH 20, 1948 Four made 12 and the Harris (6 yr. 6 times including twice at Goshen lJ old) Triplets, Muncie Mascots, steal and once at Kendallville helping start the show wherever they go. The Four new chapters. The chapter, with Ft. • Specs made 6 appearances, which all Wayne has sponsored the Kendallville ,~V WAUWATOSA HIGH SCHOOL means that there is considerable good and Goshen Chapters. Ladies night at Barbershop Harmony in Muncie, the Woodcliffe Inn with 100 Barbershop­ • home of the District Contest in 1948. pers and wives was a gala affair. Corydon-In October the chapter ob­ Lafayette wants to publicly thank all f!Jealur.-iI19 served Ladies night at Wyandotte the quartets who helped make a Char­ A Doctors of H armouy Lodge with dinner, the chorus and ter night a success. Having regular quartets entertaining. \Vabash put on weekly meetings and concentrating on Mid-States Four a show at Ft. Wayne. and 2 at the chorus work. Meetings have been Eagles Theatre on Nov. 18 with a changed to every Tues. at 7:30 P. M. llL Hi-Los swell show for the Youngsters Christ­ in the Labr Hotel, Room 201. Cardjoals mas Party at \Vhites Institute Dec. 22. Mishawaka has been regular in Wauwatosa Chorus carrying on Inter-chapter relations THE VARSITY FOUR liD with Mich. City, Ft. Wayne and Elk­ • hart. Soft Tones made 9 appearances Special Attrac/ion including Past President's Party for Gil Carpenter. East Chicago Oct. 13 THE CHORDETTES held combined open house and Ladies S (girls Q,lIartet rrom Sheboygan) night. Geo. Mitchell led Communitv singing followed by The Baritones, • Melody Butchers and Harmonaires of All Seats Reserved 51.80 Gary. South Bend doing a nice job A For Ticket InformoHon of rebuilding their chorus. New quar­ Purdue University rave Tippecanoe HAROLD H. ZOERB tet, Reeo Sportsmen, made 8 public Chapter, Lafayette. Ind.. this handsome 7037 W. WELLS ST. quartet. L. to R.: "Doc" Ruggles, WIS. appearances in the last 3 months. Tone tenor; Ed Easley, lead; Bob Sanford. WAUWATOSA. WIS. Poets singing again with Fred Tag- bar!; Bob King. ban_ FEBRUARY, 1948 56 The Harmonizer

(3e.et-raL. 'Ule4UJue ADDISON CHORUS 1t- ~".m S""1 et:at6 by C. E. GLOVER, Sec. To be healthy you've got to be active, and if it's activity that you're looking for brothers, you can sure find it within our C 'N NY District. Chap­ ters are 80 ambitiolls that they just can't be restrained, even if nobody is interested in restraining nobody Addison Chapter held a concert in No­ vember featuring three local quartets, along with their handsomely uni­ The bal::k row of the Addison (N. Y.) chorus reads (L. to R.) Seamans. L. formed chonlS. The show was so good, Andrews. Harris. Adsit. Murray, Seeley, Hand, Hill. Abed. Stiker, Jones, Magee. Front Row (L. to R.) Slocum (pres.). Young, McCarril::k. Gundersen. Alison, White, that it was repeated three times in C. Andrews (Oir.). Hopper. Oinny, Wei!, Keck, G. Smith. Hurt. nearby communities within a period of two weeks ... Buffalo just keeps rolling on. Chapter membership hits new high. Monthly meetings have been Men, as well as their own Burger Rochester No.1 chapter's Jack Harby so interesting and well attended that Specials. CllOrus under direction of goes most of the credit for the success­ they are inaugurating semi-monthly Ken Wells is progressing and new ful CWNY District Contest held in meetings in the future. Most delight­ quartets are expected to materialize that city in October. The highlight wa~ ful Ladies Night and Christmas Party ... Things got off to a great start the finals held in the Eastman Theater. in mid December. The third annual in Ithaca on Charter Night, Novem­ Tn a little over a year Barbershopping parade was highly successful, attend­ ber 1, attended by many district quar­ ed by an overflow crowd of 4000 . tets and members as well as over in Rochester has come out of the Corry quartets and chorus have ap­ 400 locals who filled the Little Theater barbershop into the concert hall ... peared in about twenty engagements to capacity. Part of the program was Highlight of Newark activities cen­ during the last quarter, including the broadcast, and Ed Farling et-al must tered around their Charter Night, No· Rotary Club, WCTU (Did someone be congratulated on their chapter's vember 8, attended b)" 10 district quar­ say we're not Democratic?), Ex­ fine start. Two quartets, the Hilly City tets and featuring their own Four change Club, P. T. A. meetings, as Four, and the Note Wasters are Thorns. Charter was presented to Dick well as participating in the Warren most active ... Jamestown Chorus Hanley by Scotty (The Monotone) Charwl' Night program ... High­ featured on Baptist Church Christmas ... Activities at Warsaw in addition light of Cortland activities was their program. Also at the Boy's Club to regular chapter meetings, seems to parade in mid October. Chorus under Christmas party. The chapter has di rectorship of Joe Yannuzzi ' .... as a a novelty comedy foursome that blow center around their Frequently Flat highlight ... East Aurora visited out-of·this-world instruments. Efforts Four. In three months they made Warsaw during October. Several mem­ being made to establish a new chapter over 20 appearances. Special recog­ bers attended Lockport Charter Night in Westfield and Erie, Penna., and nition due them for their cooperation in November and the Aurora Four-A have assisted in organizing the new in the Sister Kenny Foundation Fund sang at the Kiwanis Old Folk's Part~' Dunkirk-Fredonia chapter ... Ken­ Campaign ... Walton-Downsville ... Geneva activities fill three pages. more's Chorus had a busy Christmas parade a huge success. Their Dam~ They attended charter nights at New· season, singing at two hospitals, a Town Foul' and Filtering Four sang ark and Seneca Falls, as their spon­ crippled children's guild, and an or­ at Methodist Choir entertainment at sors. Their quartets now total six. phanage. Fumblin' Four featured on Grand Gorge, N. Y., and the Waltones At a recent meeting, chorus direc­ Kenmore Hospital Benefit sponsored tor Godfrey Brown stepped down and by St. Paul Holy Name Society ... were featured on radio from Oneonta let anyone who wished wield the baton, Lockport activities include electing and also attended Syracuse Charter resulting in better understanding of new president, as Ken Burch, greatly Night, and came from Rochester Dis­ director's problems. Chapter started a responsible for starting the chapter, trict Contest with fourth place all weekly barbershop radio broadcast.. is now in Rome, N. Y., (how about n wrapped up ... Syracuse Chapter's Newspaper publicity very consistent. chapter there soon, Ken?). Chapter Mike Gennain knows when he sees They even sing their mayor into office activities include participation at Ma­ good publicity, and follows through on instead of swearin' him in ... Go­ sonic Lodge, Community Fund Drive, it. Fred Waring's Glee Club conductor, wanda parade of quartets proved that Kiwanis and Lion's Club lunches. Don Craig, was in town, so Mike saw an event can be successful without Methodist Church Club, and· numer­ to it that he attended their meeting many out-of-district quartets. A 50 ous other Christmas activities. Charter man chol'u~ from Springville, Ham­ night, November 22, was the chap­ \\'hich resulted in a marvelous news burg, and Gowanda under the leader­ ter's highlight, which brought parti­ story and picture in the following ship of Jack Saglimben ·was an out­ cipation by nine other district quar­ day's paper. Their slogan of "200 in standing highlight. The chorus ~ang tets ... Niagara Falls promoted a '48" is a good one, and their quartet Christmas carols as part of commun­ Cabaret Night, which went over with activities are becoming a lloticeable ity service ... Rochester's Genesee a bang. Proceeds. were presented to part of all Syracuse activities. Chapter got rolling aft€r having quite the local Boy's Club. The Lost Chords a lull last summer. The Melody Muti­ appeared on Gowanda Parade, as well lators, Note Crackers, and the Arcad­ as Warren, Penna. and Lockport char­ MELODY MEN, BUFFALO ians have been very busy "\vith ap­ ter nights ... If Olean Chapter keeps pearances at Seneca Falls Charter growing, they may have the largest Night, Gowanda Parade, Lion's Club chapter in proportion to town's popu­ Party for the Blind, Salvation Army lation in the Society. At present, 92 Drive, Farm Bu:reau Membership members in a town slightly over Campaign, American Legion meeting, 16,000. Not only big, but active too. and chorus went to Veteran's Hospital Their chorus appeared at the Alle­ at Canandaigua. Ted Tinsman and his gheny Men's Club and the Rocky recorder are at every district func­ Crest Sanitarium. They had their first tion ... Hamburg Ladies Night hon­ birthday party December 13th, at which quartets were present ftom Warsaw ored the lovely gals at a dinner meet­ On the left Bill Delfeld. bari; Larry ing. They enjoyed the Springville and Buffalo. They invited the ladies Hemink, lead; Ralph Bohn. bass; Ross Chonchordiers and Buffalo's Melody and had a wonderful time ... To Davis. tenor.

FEBRUARY, 1938 The Hannonizer ------_--::17 '1ItL4-/fetc.etu St«tu by J. J. (Jack) Briody Only barbershoppers would have braved the young blizzard which the Union ·Cily Chapter had to contend \vith on the occasion of their second annual Dance and Quartet Round~Up January 3rd. SecretarY Donohue re­ ports about 600 present ... Balti~ more No. 1. held parade to capacity house on November 22nd. A soft spot in the hearts of these boys is the Maryland State Penitentiary. Chorus MANHATTAN, N. Y. CHAPTER CHORUS and quartets make monthly visits to Manhattan chorus welcomed the ladies Dec. 11. the institution to give out for the guys who can't get out. The Har~ MANHATTAN CHORUS maneel'S s till s pre a din g the the Balladaires of Jersey City alld by Dr. Richard W. Grant SPEBQSA Gospel on the Tuneful the Healy Sisters of Washington Quar~ Chorus Dir. and President of Chapter Traveler Program over station W BAL. Heights, N. Y. The N. Y. Police In writing about the Manhattan The chapter besides sending the Four tet besides appearing in six barber­ Chorus, it is extremely difficult to Steps to the Christmas Basket Partv shop shows within the district, made stay away from an ascending scale of City Wide Club, helped the cause visits to Kingsbridge and St. Vincent's of superlatives. This is not because with a check for $25.00 ... The Har· Hospitals. On December 20th, the they are musically better than the vest of Harmony staged by 'Vashing· Four Sharps entertained at a drive many other fine barbershop choruses ton, D. C., Oct. 24, was a tremendous for Sister Kenny Fund. Chapter held but because of what this group has success. Featured quartets were the a successful Variety Show at Man­ contributed to the growth and devel­ Doctors and Garden Staters. The lad~ hattan Center, November 21st ... opment of the Manhattan Chapter. ies of the Asbury Methodist Church Jersey City's Garden Staters and Organized in early November 1946 were given a treat on November 24th, 1-2-3 Four carried the ball for chap~ with the encouragement and biessing when the Singing Capital Chorus ter during the quarter just ended. of Prexy Sig Spaeth, this chorus of aided by the Antlers of Flint, Michi~ The former, appearing in many par­ sixty men has indeed proved to be the gan, put on a barbershop program. ades, too numerous to mention here, "sound core" around which the Man­ During the past 3 months the chap~ also sang for 15 paraplegic veterans hattan qhapter is continuing to go tel' continued its 15 minute Sunday and their wives at the Lyndhurst, forward III an ever widening circle of afternoon broadcasts over Station N. J_ Elks Club, December 21st_ The accomplishments. A large percentage o~ th~ WGAY. Potomac Clippers were fea~ 1-2·3 Four visited several Masonic personnel responsible for the tured on first national television sta­ Clubs, to aid in Christmas Basket dIrection of the Chapter's affairs of tion WNBW New Year's Eve ... Fund Campaigns. Chapter privileged 1947-48 comes directly from the chorus Bloomsburg held its first parade No­ to have the Chordettes visit with membership. From its membership al­ vember 8th and for a baby chapter them twice during the quarter ... so has come two outstanding quartets .., Thirty-five members of the -liThe Manhattanites" and "The Nov­ the affair was most successful. 950 elaires". people packed the High School Audi­ Newark Chapter journeyed to St. George Hospital, Staten Island on Under the collective belts of these bar­ torium. Grandads quartet, after 16 be~s~oppers years as a unit, disbanded because December 7th. Chorus as well as in one brief year are two of the death of bass, Dorsey Wenner. five of the chapter's six quartets brillIant and successful ladies nights Entire chapter mourns the loss of a treated the patients to barbershop at Hotel Pennsylvania and Hotel New harmony in all its forms. On the Yorker. Back of them also are the grand fellow. During the "semester" unforgettable memories of one big the Parlor City Four put on pro~ way home gang stopped at roadside diner. Singing ensued, which led time radio broadcast and many ap~ grams for the veterans in Danville pearances at veterans hospitals. State Hospital, Almedia Sunday one lady patron to remark, "some college, no doubt." Some of the boys Would that I could mention all the School Party and Child Study Group_ names of these fine harmonizers but Christmas Eve, chorus sang Christ~ are considerably over college age so ~th­ her comment caused no displeasure this article would 'be no good mas Carols on all fOUf floors of out "orchids" and a solid "swipe" for Bloomsburg Hospital ... During the ... Idea of appointing new program chairman for each meeting paying our chorus committee headed by those past three months the Bronx Chap­ two enthusiasts, Rowland F. Davis ter has played host to many out of dividends for the l'aterson Chapter. and Bill Milne. town brothers and friends, including System has resulted in fine enter­ Chordettes of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; tainment for the gang. The four quar~ tets of the chapter have made 114 tets now making bi~monthly visits to appearances at charitable affairs in Y.M.C.A., and the Veterans Hospital. PENNS GROVE TOPPERS three months. No wonder President Plans are in making for second an~ Jimmy Matthews justifiably says "Can nual parade. at DuPont Hotel, May you top this." Under the auspices of 15th ... Diamond State, (Wilming­ USO, 40 members of Philadelphia ton). presented second annual parade visited Fort Dix Hospital and enter~ November 30th. The show, held in co~ tained the boys there. ,January 8th, operation with the Optimist Club, was chorus and three quartets sang for a complete success. Wildela Four ac· the entire hospital in general recrea­ companied Philadelphia chapter chorus tion auditorium of Valley Forge Hos· on its visit to Fort Dix. Hospital, Oc· pital ... Teaneck held a combination tober 21st ... Durmg past two Minstrel and Parade at local High months, York has fostered two more School Auditorium, November 7th. Jim quartets. Four Hoover Bodies and the Yeoman did a masterful job both as Gantley Flamethrowers are already coach and interlocutor. End men and b,usy singing at public functions. quartets all chapter membel's ... 1 hrowers went over with a bang at November 16th, Forest City Four the Bloomsburg parade where delega~ of 'Vilmington No.1, entertained at tion. of 26 York members helped swell Veterans Hospital, New Castle Counh audience. Most notable project during Airbasej November 16th. Dela\varean's This is practically an officials' 4. last quarter was the annual visit to with Atwell Chance. tenor, on leIt; W. sang for Associated Nurses' Annual York County Home, December 18th. C. Morning. Pres. Penns Grove-Carneys Banquet. Inter ~ chapter visitations 100 members entertained the residents Pt. Chapler, lead; Glenni Clemenson. Penns~Grove, Secretary, bari; and Gene Lamkin, Past made to Baltimore and of the Home with old songs and Pres., bass. Bridgeton. Chapter chorus and quar~ Christmas Carols. FEBRUARY, 1948 58 The Harmonizer ------FLINT FESTIVAL OF HARMONY 1'Ittdt9- '4- Pad- Pijte by ROSCOE D. BENNETT Michigan is all atune for its own bi!; sho",. the Michigan district contest and cOl~vention to be held in J{alamazoo, Feb. 21 ... The boys of that chap­ ter particularly Ernie Gibbs and Lyle Rapp, have been working nig~t and day for weeks on end to put It over · .'. And over it ,,,ill go ... Quartets Antique automobile$ and period costumes gave .. "way b.ck when" A.vor to Flint's Festival of Harmony. Quartets L. to R.: Towncriers. Kalamazoo; Barons from Harry Heilmann and Hal Newhouser land parade in November has instilled regular meetings is taken over by a of baseball fame as well as hundreds new life in that group ... The Metro­ different member each time ... The of deer hunters , .. l\1t. Pleasant's gnomes have agreed to disagree, says second annual Variety Show, a Sag­ Festival of Harmony in October was Secretary G. Warren Abbott, and in­ inaw feature, has been set for March unique in stage setting ... The shell dividual members are now looking 20 ... The Barons of Harmony are was in the form of a barber pole, around for new quartets .. The singing practicall)' all the time, which slowly opened as the quartets Kitchen-Blenders have a new lead .. they're so popular ... Redford Chap­ were announced ... The Clef-Dwellers Members of the Midland Chapter ter has incorporated as a non profit have been keeping the Oakland Coun­ chorus grew side-burns, ala the gay organization under Michigan laws ty Chapter before Michigan's barber­ 90's as a part of their uniform dress · .. Speaking of sacrifice, here's the shoppers e\'ery week during the last for the parade ... White coats com­ tops! Treasurer Ed Herrold sawed ofT Quarter ... And while the big boys pleted the ensemble. . Holly is a finger at the first joint to make the werE" away the mice, in the form of striving for a chorus ... It already chapter a new frame for its charter t.he Harmony Shavers and the Four has two going quartets and wants ·,. He landed in the hospital, nat· Counts, began to play around and did more ... There are 23 active mem­ uraH", but the frame and the charter all l'ight too wherever they went .. , bers. . Quartets from Oakland ador,; every meeting ... Carroll Carleton Scott is doing a nice job with Count~', Pontiac and Dearborn Chap­ Adams, )'e int'1. secretary, dropped the chapter chorus ... The Petoskey ters are singing regularly for the kids in during November and showed the Chapter has found the going tough at Wayne County Training !'chool and boys how to prepare an oyster stew but is surviving nicely.. The faith­ Juvenile Detention home ... Bill Otto dinner ... As usual the Flint Chapter ful, as everywhere, are doing the is proud of a recent letter of thanks staged a highly successful "Festival of heavy work ... Traverse City quar­ from D. L. PearSall, recreation super­ Harmony" on • ov. 1 and turned the tets are co\"ering the entire upper \'isor of the Wayne school. . Grand money o\"er to the Old Newsboys asso· Michigan district ... The three most Rapid~ is working tooth and nail for ciation for unfortunate kiddies at worked are Traverse Ba~' Tones, Great Lakes Invitational, April 10 ... Christmas time .. , Adrian Chapter i!' l\orthmen and Bell Four ... StUT,iri!; G. Marvin Brower has just returned sporting a new monthly bulletin. Sec­ Chapter did the unusual in its Dec. from California ... Attendance of retary Charles Matthews and Jeff 5 pan\de .. It had five different 100 per cent in quartets in the Michi­ Clemes are getting it out ... Mus­ stage settings and a flock of big name gan Di$trict contest at Kalamazoo if< kegon got the quartets from its OWll quartets, such as Mid Stales Four, a must, .. Cecil H. Fi~cher, chapter 17 sponsored chapters together for a Carpenter Brothers and Chordettes president has ruled.. The edict in­ "contest" ... It was a gala meeting ... Another feature-Sturgis mer­ cludes even the Harln(Jl1Y Halls .. and at the same time a boost in in­ chants "sponsored" the quartets al The G'·eat Lakes chorus, Frank D. terest for the new chapters and quar­ $100 per clip. ,. They liked the idee' Goodwin, director, is now rehearsillg tets ... Bill Griffith did the arrang- and have already bid for sponsol"'s evel'y \veek , ... fEBRUARY, 1948 ~ THE WAY I SEE IT

by Deac Martin

"1 dJA~« with what you laY, but I .ball d~fend to the death your filM to laY It.·' desk book for the collector, the stu­ AIl,ib.df!d to Voltoi". /694.1771 dent. and the music librarian".

A t the last stop a rain storm came When I first glanced through the up, the Buick got mired to the hubs, book I didn't realize that it was a and caught fire. We leaped into gumbo catalog offering the numbers at defi­ up to our knees, and got home 24 nite quoted prices, so I wouldn't The picture of the Flint, Mich. con­ hours behind the rest of the proces­ understand why Dichter didn't in­ cert, shown elsewhere in this issue. sion.• clude "Daisy Bell" in his list of recalls another concert, in just such a Ucycling" songs; uSkating in the Buick as Barons of Harmony are Park" in HSports" or UFather, Dear • Father" or uThe Drunkard's Doom" holding down in the center of the One of the most fascinating books stage when I went on a "goodwill in his "temperance and drinking" that has come my way in a long time classification, as examples. But a tour" over the rutty roads of southern is the first annual issue of Harry Iowa about 1910. letter from him straightened my Dichter's "Handbook of American thinking. He lists only those items Sheet Music", a catalog of sheet music which he has for sale. To show the dif­ The tour organized by the business­ for sale by Dichter, whose address ference in values between first edi­ men of Red Oak was supposed to cre­ is 5458 Montgomery Ave., Philadel­ tions and later prints: a first edi­ ate a lot of goodwill in the towns phia 31, Penna. tion of UMy Country 'Tis of Thee", and villages within a 30 mile radius, 1831, is priced at $100.00 while the and get the inhabitants to bring A foreword by John Tasker Howard same song reprinted in 1861 can be their butter and eggs into Red Oak presents the Handbook not only as a had for $2.00. A reprint of Foster's for tradin'. At the tail end of this collection of music but of

and fuJI coverage of the meeting. and the RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY INT'L. year-round activities of Pittsburgh Chapter: BOARD, PITTSBURGH, JAN. 17, '48 To the many others whose personal efforts to make this meeting a notable and happy oc­ "WANT IDEAS?"-READ THIS RESOLUTION No. I casion have borne fruit. thus contributing to the success of this meeting, and thl further­ The editors invite your particu­ WHEREAS the January, 1m Mid-Winter ance of the ohj~ts of the Society. completel;r Meeting of the International Board of Direc­ demonstrating to thi.s grateful Board that the lar attention to Illinois Inklings tors of this Society ha:o; completed with great pUrpo$e5 of the Society are most capably ex­ by District Ed. Welsh Pierce. success the many business matters brought emplified in the City of Pltlsburgh. before It for consideration and judgment in Inklings are always good read­ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies B true spirit of harmony; and deeply con­ ing. but this time Editor Pierce scious ihat such success could not have been of these resolutions be by the International achieve<:t without the energetic support and Secretary 5ent to the ofTIcers of the Pitts­ had to weigh such a tremendous effort of many groups and individuals to burgh Chapter. volume of activities that he whom proper recognition should be given and RESOLUTION No. 2 double-screened them-with the appreciation and thanks expressed: result that the column is loaded NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED WHEREAS the members of the Society for that the members of the Board and the of­ the Preservation and Encouragement of Bar­ with ideas for others to use, to ficers of the Society acknowledge with deep ber Shop Quartet Singing In American, Inc., their pleasure and profitable appreciation their thanks and gratitude; who hall from all walks of life, have a "song in their hearts:' and WHEREAS they love to conduct of chapter affairs. The To the very gracious host Chapter. Pitts­ harmonize. not only in mustcal expression. same goes for Swipes from al­ burgh, Pennsylvania. its officers. members but also on a spiritual basis among all man­ and committees for the time and effort so kind. and most any section. District Edi· generously bestowed, and the consideration shown the members of the International WHEREAS the members of our Society are tors nowadays are faced by re­ Board: assembled here In Pittsburgh to encourage. porting so many activities that preserve and promote harmony, good-fellow­ To the management of the Keystone Hotel ship and good-will among our neighbors in they must compress into three for their friendly cooperation, consideration our communities. now lines an activities story that and genial hospitaHty; THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that our would have been front page To the several quartets for their very de­ membership will direct their untlrlng and UehUul and entertainIng contrtbutions to the everLasting efforts to uphold and promote news only a few short years meeting; our Society's objective and slogan- ago. To the press of Pittsburgh for excellent ad­ vance publicity of this Mid-Winter gathering "KEEP AMERICA SINGING." FEBRUARY, 1948 60 The Harmonize,. ------'l_.1(1~ SU"dM- CROWN CITY 4 by Dick Schenck Tonsil benders of the \Vest Coast DAYTON, O. were treated to a grand evening at APRIL 24, 1948 the Parade staged by the Hollywood Chapter on Nov. 25th, featuring those 3rd Annual grand songsters "The Doctors of HaT. mony" Int'l. Champs. Also on the Parade of Quartets program of super barbershop were MEMORIAL HALL .::- 1:15 P. M" the Four States of San Diego, The Westernaires of Phoenix, the Golden For Tickets Statesmen of San Francisco, The San S1.85 and SUO Gabriel Chorus and Hollywood Chap­ ter's own Hollywoodsmen. While in all reser"ed So. Calif. the "Doctors" were kept on the go with appearances before • various civic groups. High Sierranad­ Write ers appeared on the • Tat'1. network C. W. KRICK.920 Nord.le Ave. show, People are Funny. Pasadena­ DAYTON 10. OHIO deep in plans for the first Far West­ MAin 2922 ern District "Hannony Festival" to FOUR ROSES be given Mar. 13th in that city with the local chapter as sponsor. A chorus 'Pa4"-~ of at least 150 is expected for this show made up of Barbershoppers from By Herb Molchior Southland chapters. Four Roses and Eugene, Oregon Chapter has two or­ Crown City Four keep on the jump. ganized quartets, the Mumblers and Tri-City (Maywood) giving the fair the Plungers. Entire membership vis­ sex a greater interest in their chap­ ited Salem, Oct. 6th. Nov. 21st Kla­ ter by staging a ladies night once math Falls Chapter members visited a month. Newhall one of the newer Eugene. Joint program at the Very chapters is busy spreading story of Little Theatre, included the wives and the Society throughout community. was preceded by a dinner and followed Also showed they have the true bar­ by an Afterglow. Audience of 250 bershop spirit by serenading the crowded the theatre. Klamath Falls~ "shutins" during the Christmas holi­ Dynamic Johnny Houston is Musical days.-Vocal Scholarships are being Director of the Chorus which has ap­ awarded in the two high schools in peared before Eagles, Eastern Star, the San Gabriel area. The plan is i.1'oot Printers, American Association modeled after Schenectady's. Chapter of University Women, Tulelake Grow­ adopted the plan as a means of aiding ers Association, Klamath Potato the community and furthering student Growers Associa.tion, Lions, Elks and Between the climate and these two ambition. Chorus under direction of quartets Pasadena Chapter is getting several other community groups. Albert Broad rapidly gaining fame eoshawful proud. Top, L. to R.: Walter Chapter's top quartet has sung for throughout the Southland and demon­ Reed, lead; Tom Wirick. tenor; Art Huston, bass; Jim Arnold, bari, seated. Klamath County Infirmary, also Na­ strated their desire to help by singing Above: Front, Paul McFatridee, tenor; tional Guard, Youth Delinquency at hospitals during the holidays. 'Vith left, Reedie Wright, lead; Right. Russ meeting, several churches, etc. Mt. aid of guest quartets from neighbor­ Blakeley, bad; Rear, Wally Arnold, ballS. Rainier, Wash.-Eddie Hotton leader ing chapters San Gabriel has com­ of Chapter Chorus. Chapter's top pleted sixty-five consecutive weekly Four and Harmonaires making many quartet-the Mountainaires, has made programs on the air in the interest of appearances before civic groups and 30 appearances in past three months. Barbershop in Southern Calif. and the on the air for the Sacramento Chap· Two other quartets are coming along Society in general.-From the Golden ter.-Berkeley had ladies night in De­ well. Future looks bright. Port An­ Gate region comes word that the cember which was a honey, San Jose geles-Nov. 28th chapter collaborated Golden Statesmen of the San Francisco reports twelve public appearances by with Elks in sponsoring Annual Min­ Chapter give freely of their time by one of its quartets.-Approximately strel Show. Entire cast and chorus entertaining civic clubs of the area. 150 Barbershoppers and wives of made up of members of chapter. Four Inglewood, one of the newest chapters Southern Calif. made a pilgrimage by quartets and chorus of 33 participated in the district has five active quar­ train, car and plane to the first Parade in Tacoma's Parade Oct. 25th. Ta­ tets, the Foxy Four and 24 Feet of of the ehoenix, Ariz. Chapter. In Feb­ coma's first Annual Parade sold out Harmony especially busy.-Van Nuys ruary a grand success highlighted by four days before show, resulting in held charter night Nov. 15. Int'I. di­ the appearance of international final­ over·flow show in smaller auditorium. rector Russ Stanton gave highlights ist quartet Bonanza Four of Reno, Total audience of 1600, many others about the Society and fine program Nevada. It is expected that the Phoe­ turned away. 14 quartets and 2 chor­ of visiting quartets was presented. nix show will spur the formation of uses made up program. Port Angeles, Cliff Roberts President of Glendale more chapters in the Land of the Sun. Portland, Bellingham, Tacoma and Mt. the sponsoring chapter presented the Ye editor notes from many of the re­ Rainier contributed talent. Chapter charter and evening was concluded ports that several of the chapters in has invited Society to hold Regional with a grand buffet luncheon.-Sharp Calif. are organizing choruses. Preliminary in Tacoma April 24th.

TACOMA ON PARADE

At the Tacoma (Wash.) Parade, Oct. 25-on left (I. to r.); The Harmony Vendors. Louis Tebeau, bari; Fraser Chl.holm, lead; Chas. Cheney, bass; Paul Newman, tenor. On our right wa have the Melody Men with Sam Saari. tenor; Art Wickens, lead; Frank Anarde. bari; and Leo Barton, bass. fEBRUARY, 1948 TJ,t HaNJlO,~iZtr 61 ADVERTISERS IN THIS ISSUE BRANTFORD, ONT. CHARTERED Appleton. Wis. Chapter _____ 47 Paul F. Beich Company ___ 20 Christy Company ______24 ConventiO:1 Committee Inside Fronl Cover Columbus. Ohio Chapter 38 DaytoD. Ohio Chapter 60 Des Moines. Iowa Chapter 49 HarTy Dichter 16 Elastic Four 9 Elyria. Ohio Chapter 30 EndiCOll. N. Y. Chapter 53 Forster Music Publisher ._ 5 frankenmuth Bock Cover Frisco Lines 38 Greal Lakes Invitational (Clond Rapids. Mich. Chapter) 33 Pres. Jack LeMaitre, BrantfofCL received chapler charter from Hughbert Hamil­ ton (London) .Pres. Ontario Distr. AII'n. In background the Bell City Four-L. to R. Grit Printing Co. 30 -J;lap Houl~hng, V. P., tenor: Harry Wood. See.• lead: Bob Turnbull. Pub!. Ret Ch m n.. ban: and Frank Gaffney. Treat.. bass. Grosse Pointe. Mich. Chapter __ 19 Wes Guntz __ 47 Harmony Halls Quartet 16 ()~ 41f#1

HOW NOT TO HAVE A GROUP PICTURE TAKEN

The .bov~ was ClIt off " pictllre of a chapter chorlls and saved to prove that photographers are not invariabl ri hI H d Ih' b rhProduce~ with all these hands you cOll~d ~ardly notic~ anything excepi ~ands, As a general rule. in a group pic;ure. git 'i! entirely ~ar:Ct~rtell ~~~ p.otograp er to cut them ~ff a~ the Waist. and have Jllst as few hands In the: foreground as possible. Prominent hand! are a roblem'n mak' pictures look good. Bear 1n mind also that a comprened group picture is more inleresling than a long line of loosely inlegT'8te~ individluals. Ini FEBRUARY, 1948 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CHAPTERS AND DISTRICTS This directory is for convenience of tro:veling members cmd those needing it in conducting SPEBSQSA contacts. Any other use violates our Code of Ethics-"We sball not use our membership in the Society for penona! qaIn" CANADA Jalj;per-Jerry Enlow New Brunswick 2101/2 W. 5th St. Fredericton-Roger G. 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