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Winnipeg News 204 NEW JERSEY 222 INSTRUMENTS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES J Residence Pipe Organs 211 Cyril Scott 223 AMICA FORUM 214 1978 BULLETIN INDEX 225 A POST-CONVENTION NOTE FROM of 1979 at La Mansion del Rio hotel in San Antonio, Texas the weekend of February 16-19, 1979. The official Board meeting HENRY LANGE day is Saturday, February 17. Anyone who is planning to BY TOM BECKETT attend is urged to contact Tom Beckett now for details as a limited number of hotel rooms has been set aside for the Carole and I, who were fortunate to have AMICA Honorary AMICA Board and this river-front hotel is quite popular. Member Henry Lange alone to ourselves for a few moments in Dayton, received a nice letter from him in which he recounted his joy at attending the convention and getting to meet so many AMICAns. Henry asked that I express his appreciation to all for the wonderful time and sent a memento of his days on tour. The item reproduced here is from the AMPICO STAR Concert Dinner and Musical Programme at the Baker Hotel in Dallas-, Texas, March 10, 1929. OF NEW JERSEY ART SHOW BY RICHARD E. DEARBORN Musical Programme A 1922 Franklin Ampico was the star of a Burlington County art show this last summer. Featuring works by Val Roy by Gerischer of Stockton, New Jersey, the show was sponsored HENRY LANGE and HIS BRUNSWICK by the Foundation Theatre at Burlington County Community RECORDING ORCHESTRA College. The Ampico featured an oriental art case designed LeROY MORRIS Trumpet and executed by Mr. Gerischer in gold leaf and enamel. FREDERICK HUMMEL Trombone, Violin NELSON PRESLEY Saxophone This piano is from the collection of Mr. Wesley Beaumont of F. GLYNN HARRIS Saxophone Pennington, New Jersey who also did the piano restoration. ROBT. DOWLING Sousaphone, Violin, String Bass, Viola, Oboe The pneumatic restoration was done by Mr. Jeffrey Morgan PEDRO NORIEGO Trumpet WlII. WEAVER Trombone, Melophone, Piano of Trenton, New Jersey. JAMES PRICE Saxophone The art show also featured works by Mr. Gerischer in WRAY SHERREL • Vocalist CARL BElT Percussion mediums ranging from exotic, oriental style pencil sketches to HENRY LANGE, Director water colors, oils, acrylic, acrylic on canvas, acrylic panels and '\9========,=========e;. stained glass. He is equally at home in many craft mediums, some of which are rug and tapestry design, ceramic sculpture and ceramic painting.