Evening star., 1924-03-18
3 MEN ARE GUIDING
CAPITAL RADIO SHOW
Boyer, Lincoln and Stern Credited
With Carrying Plans to Sue
:: cessful Conclusion.
LONG ACTIVE IN D. G.
Event Here Destined to Eclipse All
LONG ACTIVE IN D. C.

washington's first annual radio
show is strictly 'home town event.
1t was conceived by Washington
business men and planned and pro-
NOTED by them. Every detail or the
pretentious exposition is the product
of their combined minds. their untir-
ing efforts and their zealousness.
The masniture of arranging a show
on such an elaborate scale as the Ma
tional Capitals first radio exposition
cannot be easily comprehenoea
Months of careful planning were re-
ouired before any steps were tdhen
actually to put the show underwas
Since the decision was Feacheu
stage the exposition and the date SCI
,,,o non who were charged with max
;n1 II . success have worked might
and day.
Thousands Are Expected.
The fruits of their labors Will De
rortrayed to the thousands OF raoio
fans expected to visit Convention
Hall in show week There have peeh
numerous radio exposItions III 'ne
United States in the last two years
but washington,s first event ol uliS
kind is destined to ecllpse thtr h'ina the
show Who are the men who nave
,Iavoted hours of concentrated
thought and labor TO give Wasnlns >
ron the best radio show ever staseu
There are three. ono Is natlo
Of the Capital and the otnei
cient time to gain the PUBIC CON
fidenca and respect.
First comes William p. Boyer:
president of the Radio Merchants,
Association of Washington, unoer
whose auspices the show will be held.
Eis high principles and pleasing per-
snnality have won hundreds OF warm
friends and admirers His guidance
of the association has led it to great
benefitc.
Boyer Was Pioneer.
Mr.. BOYER is a native of Hatties-
burg. Miss He has been in the radio
and electrical business in Washing
ton five wears. When radio was in its
swaddling clothes, Mr.. Boyer was
among the first to grasp its possiblH-
ties and to profit thereby. Station
VIII, operated by the William +.
BOYER Company. was the first broad
casting station in the Capital to
transmit schedulee program OF en-
tertainment.
During the war Mr.. Boyer was en-
gagged in electrical work with the
government at Camp Taylor and seF-
eraI aviation fields. His work was
hazardous, and often performed at the
risk OF his life.
Mr.. Boyer is high in the Masonic
fraternity and he is member OF the
Almas Temple Shrine. He also is
member of the Rotary Club.
Fred S. Lincoln is the second of the
trio. He has been in business here
twenty-one years. Although handling
.2~ SVxT frNu nyyh &C
Lincoln is familiar with all phases of
the science. as has been demonstrated
nhis series of talks the radio show.
broadcast through station WRC.
Lincoln Is Author.
Mr.. Lincoln is a native of Ottumwa.
Iowa, and chose Washington for his
home in 1901. Like Mr.. Boyer, he too
is connected with a number of Or
ganizations. Chief among them are
the Rotary Club. City Club and
Chevy Chase Citizens Association: He
also has done considerable writing
and is the author of IAN Indian Girl
and numerous short stories.
The third and final link in the
chain of men who have welded the
radio show, into an event that is
awaited impa tiently by all true radio
enthusiasts is Alfred l.. Stern, who
holds the title of show director. Mr..
Stern is a native WaShingtonian, the
son or the late taopl stern OIL tne
Eighth Street Temple of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation and Mrs. Stern.
He is a product OF the District public
schools, and is d graduate of Central
High School.
For a number Of years Mr.. Stern
was reporter on Washington
newspaper, and in recent years has
been engaged in advertising work.
He also has promoted several sue
cessful benefit shows in Washington,
which gave him the experience nee
essary to stage an event of the mag
nitude and responsibility of Wash
ington's first annual radio show.