The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
RADIO FANS
WILL HEAR
COOLIDGE
President to Make Address on
Abraham Lincoln Before
New York Republicans.

History will be made over the
radio tonight when Calvin Cool
idge, President Of the United
States, addresses the National
Republican Club in New York
city in his first political speech
since he moved into the White
House. The speech also is ex-
pected to have an important bear
ing on his attempt to secure the
Republican Presidential nomina-
ton.
Lincoln Is Subject
Radiacs and anti-radics through
out the country will be clustered
about the receivers this evening be-
tween $3.50 and II o'clock. when
the President is expected to speak.
The speech will be primarily
eulogy of Abraham Lincoln, de-
livered at the Lincoln banquet OF
the National Republican Club, but
the President undoubtedly will dis
| cuss the more immediate issues OF
the campaign. Speeches by Sena
tors Wadsworth and Elsberg al.
on the same program.
Other Good Features
When it rains it pours. Wendell
Hall, baritone, the popular luke"
musician from the West, would
make" an evenings program him
self He comes on from the studio
at WCAP tonight ust before the
big banquet in New York, for the
first three engagements this week
from the local studio.
Frank McGlynn, star In the
presentation of Drinkwater's play,
abraham Lincoln" will broadcast
talk on 1.-THE Great Emancipator"
as feature of the program tonight.
He will give his views of the char
acter of Abraham Lincoln as based
upon Drinkwater'S study Of original
sources.
Another tribute win be offered
Lincoln through WEAF, while
Wendell Hall is amusing Washing
ton, in the form Of a reading given
by Edgar White Burrill of Ida M.
TarbelI's book, "He Knew Lincoln"
Current events, surety bonds and
sports furnish the topics for the
| program, with music furnished by
Bomar Cramer, pianist, and Frances
Kilburn, soprano.
| Lincoln's Birthday is being cele-
brated all around the. dial with un
usually good programs everywhere
Down in St. Louis, former Senate
Albert j. Beverage Of Indiana, D
Herbert s. Hadley, chancellor G
| Washington University and forme
| Governor of Missouri, and othe
prominent men will speak at tn
| Lincoln Day banquet and can |.
heard through KSD, beginning q
1880 p. m.
A little later, in Chicago, WMAC
Mrs. Eleanor Gridley will talk o,
Lincoln" and julius Kline vii
| give the Gettysburg address. The
LaSalle Hotel Dance Orchestra will
conclude the program from this
| station.
Odd Fellows Feature.
A feature for Odd Fellows is
coming from WLW Cincinnati,
where installation Of officers and
other work Of the order will be
broadcast. Grand Master A. E.
Mann is expected to direct the work
and speak about the work Of the
I. o. o. r. An interesting feature
Of the evening will be the playing
Of He's An Odd Fellow" by
George Hunt, the composer.
A musical feature for the evening
will be a concert by the Orpheus
Male Choir, of Cleveland, through
WAX, with c. D. Dave as d.
rector. The choir won much favor
able comment last summer in COM
petition with choirs from all over
the world and won first prize at
the Eisteddfod in Wales. This pro-
gram will start at 1880 o'clock.
The usual late concerts are
scheduled, with feature from At
lanta in the Transcontiuental Ra-
diowl Entertainment, presenting
Ralph Richardson, Atlanta's blind
barytone, pianist, cornetist, saxo.
| DhoniSt, COMPOSER and DOet