The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-08
|ROmping Around
Radio Dial
BY LiStner-1n-

Back in those days when we &C.
casionally disturbed the peace of
the village Of our childhood with
limitations Of the Marine Band, we
never knew that there was music
in the navy.
Our conceptions Of sailors were
largely Of glum. young fellows do.
ing the dirty work around ships.
Somewhere in that preadolescent
age we remember seeing q picture
Of a sailor blowing a bugle at
sunset aboard a ship and another
Of a quartette Of sailors chortling
in a pre-Volsteadian manner. some
thing about the wonderful life on
an ocean wave.
But of navy bands and sailor
musicians we knew nothing.
AS far as we know now, the
reasons for these curious ideas lay
in the methods Of publicity or the
lack of il.
There was at that time no ma
tional Navy Band. as there is at
present. The marines had a clear
field in the acquisition of national
fame.
But we are ready to believe now
that there must have been plenty
Of thoroughly musical sailors ship.
| ping under the Stars and Stripes.
The Navy Band, as it Is now con.
stituted, was formed a little more
than six years ago. In the passage
Of time since its organization. it
has We'd with the Marine Band for
the Capitals plaudits.
And now with the coming Of
radio it Is making It's instruments
heard throughout the country.
Under its leader, Charles Benter,
the Navy Band has been appearing
weekly, sometimes oftener, at the
local broadcasting studios. AS is the
case with all home talent. its com.
pliments have come largely from
outside the District
But its merits will be acknow.
lodged.
Some day, If there should be a
Listener-In, jr., we would not be
surprised II he clothed himself in
pair Of long white trousers and
sailor cap and ed his playmates
with paper covered combs. mouth
organs and tin pans, through the
streets and back alleys, disturbing
the peace of the village with imita.
tons Of the Navy Band.
There was a dramatic situation
created last night when at the
threshold Of the Lenten season.
Rabbi Abram Simon spoke cut over
the heads Of his Jewish congrega-
ton to the Christian citizenry Of
the country.
Without Apologize or polemic he
made q magnificent appeal f0y the
unity of peoples Of different re-
| ligious creeds.
The air was tense as DR.. Simon
reminded his hearers as they en-
tered that period where the "agony
Of the cfucifixion casts it's shadow
far ahead" that "for two thousand
years my people have been on the
cross"
Would that we could have looked
into the minds Of the radio audience
as DR.. Simon made his eloquent
conclusion and seen how many
Christians replied to the peace be
with you" Of the Jew with the
answering salutation Of the Scrip.
lures, God Bless YOU"
All Of the one.lungers and others
who have been wondering what a
Pacific coast signature sounds like
had an opportunity to hear 1t last
night.
For a moment we thought the
world had come to an end when
we heard Station KGO, Oakland,
California" on the air.
But as the rest Of you found out,
it was one Of those marvellous hook.
ups Of number Of stations listen.
ing in on the Massachusetts Insti.
tute Of Technology dinner at New
York.
There seemed to be a little of
everything on the air last night and
the new moon with apologies to
John J. Odenwald) was bringing
them all in.
The radio drama, III 1 Were
King" at WGY, Schenectady, we
missed through our attendance at
the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton services. but from our friend
radiacs we understand it was better
than when first presented many
weeks ago. .
Atlanta and dance music from q
score Of stations.
We fear that somewhere there
kidding the public.
D. r. Bolen wants to know what
station signed off at 1915 yesterdav
morning with "Buenas Nochee."
after making an announcement in
English. The call letters, he said.
sounded like "WBR." Boien thinks
1t was Spanish station, but we
are inclined to believe an announcer
was demonat RI ting hi~ Nw...,S-.s.