Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-10-26
RADIO CONCERT
is SUCCESSFUL
Fifty Or More Hear Splendid
Programs Tuesday
Evening

| nose VINO le1C Cno courthouse
before nine o'clock Tuesday
| evening missed the best part of
the concerts being rendered by
Forth Worth Star TelegraI
and the Atlanta Journal.
1t was the first concert made
possible with the newly installed
radiophone which arrived last
week and which was connected
4p Tuesday. By seven o'clock {.
good crowd had gathered in the
courthouse auditorium and the
tuning in" began. While Mr..
Bartlett of the Western Electric
Company directed the tuning
in," others soon were able to
operate the instrument, and the
first station picked up was East
Pittsburg, where nightly bed
time stories are broadcasted.
Following Pittsburg, the fol
lowing stations were picked up
Atlanta, Detroit, Rochester,
Kansas City, New Port, KY,
Louisville, KY, ST. Louis, Fort
Worth and Dallas.
It was after eight o'clock,
lowever, that the best concerts
we're secured and as the even
ag passed on the clearer and
lore distinct were the concerts.
y ten o'clock violin and voca
o!os, lectures and musical con
eIts were coming in as perfect
mes as one could wish for. The
ort Worth Star Telegram rem
cred a splendid concert begin
aing at 10 o'clock, the frs,
number being a violin solo
Mighty Like a Rose" Another
violin solo, kiss Me" was en-
Dyed apparently as much hac
the performance been in pro,
gress in the courthouse.
For forty-fve minutes the
Fort Worth paper entertained
the group of interested persons
who remained in the court
house and several persons who
heard the music at their homes
nearby arrived after 10 o'clock.
At the conclusion Of their pro-
gram, the announcer for the
Fortworth paper stated THAI
those who wished further en-
tertainment could "tune in" on
the Atlanta Journal, whose pro-
gram was beginning. eve will
now turn the air over to the AtA
ANITA Journal" he said. lmme7
lately, the announcer for the
Atlanta station spoke up and
thanked the Fortworth paper
for it's splendid program, men
tioning one number in particu'
ar and expressed its apprecia-
ton to the artist.
The concert by the Fort
Worth Star Telegram consisted
of Hawaiian numbers, opera
numbers, violin and vocal solos.
Mrs. Manchester, accompanied
by Miss Hopkins, rendered "Po-
lonaise," from the opera
"Mignon." A violin solo, "Hot
Lips" was enjoyed. The At
lanta Journal broadcasted a
Hawaiian duet and "La Travis"
A solo by Miss Fannie Calhoun,
"The Sweetest Story Ever Told
was beautiful.
A vocal number, "The Swal-
low," was picked up from the
Dallas News, which was fol
lowed by "When You and /
Were Young, Maggie" blues.
3 At 8:5S Louisville, KY, came
in with time report, asking
everyone to get their time piece
out as he was ready to give the
correct time. He first counted
off the minutes and then the
seconds, and at exactly 9 o'clock
nine distinct bells were heard.
1t was stated that every night
this report comes from Louis
vile.
AS a whole, he evenings ems
tertainment was more than was
expected. 1t was very salts
factory. The best programs,
however, were picked up after
9 o'clock. They reproduce better
and other stations do not break
in so often.
Another program was sche-
duled for last night and another
will be given tonight -(Thurs
day. when the Radio Club will
be organized and officers elected.
WANTED-Reliable man to