Ideally, the source of the music should not be obvious, and to this end a concealed loud speaker has an advantage over the live ensemble, which through its motions or the physical appearance or mannerisms of its members may distract diners. There should be no vocal announcements between selections. Occasionally a listener will want to know the name of the song being played because it is familiar, reminiscent, or sweet. When the budget will permit, printed or mimeographed programs are most welcome to those whose interest is aroused. The music recommended, is the music which has been played by dinner ensembles for years. Their repertoires usually include waltzes by Strauss and his contemporaries; selections from operettas by Herbert, Friml, and Romberg, and the popular favorites of the past decade, such as selections from the musical comedies of Kern, Cole Porter and Gershwin, or the songs of Carmichael and Berlin. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that mealtime music must be physiologically non-stimulating, and noisy music is to be avoided. “Douglas Jerrold declared that he hated to dine amidst the strains of a military band; he said he could taste the brass in his soup.” (Hadden, J., “_Music as Medicine_,” 1895, 9:369). A foreman of a shop in which music was played during mealtime begged that raucous music be omitted “to give the digestion a break”[9]. Some orchestra leaders habitually use arrangements which approximate the qualities desirable for mealtime music. Among these are: Wayne King, Marek Weber, Andre Kostelanetz, David Rose, Frankie Carle, Carmen Cavallaro, Eddie Duchin, Guy Lombardo, and the following orchestras: Boston “Pops”, New Mayfair, Percy Faith, Anton and Paramount, Victor Salon, Victor Continental, Palmer House Ensemble, Selinsky String Ensemble. All these have been recorded and a sample list of their recordings follows as a nucleus of a mealtime music library. _Victor Recordings_ Southern Roses 26322 B Sweetheart Waltz 26322 A Black Eyes 20037 B Our Waltz 27853 B Holiday for Strings 27853 B Frühlingstimmen 4387 A and B Dream Waltz V 214 None But The Lonely Heart 4413 B Song of The Islands 27224 B La Golondrina 27451 B Lover, Come Back To Me 27397 A Indian Love Call 27397 B Le Secret 20416 A Pirouette 20416 B Wine, Women And Song 6647 A A Shepherd’s Tale 9479 A Narcissus 9479 B Come Back To Sorrento 27917 A Gavotte from Mignon 27917 B Zigeuner 24609 B Tales of Hoffman 20011 B Badinage 12591 A Air de Ballet 12591 B Gold and Silver 25199 B Blue Danube 25199 A _Columbia Recordings_