The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-22
8. STATIONS
FEATURE
TALK
NV HI

y Broadcasting Stations Of
Country Schedule Numbers
Appropriate to Holiday.
! President Coolidge is going to
D address the radio audience to-
night in commemoration Of
5 George Washington's Birthday.
The program will be broad
I cast through WCAP, WEAF and
= WAR at 10 o'clock, by means
Of q special wire direct from
:. the White House.
- Local Program Is Good
4, Even without the Presidents ad.
dress, the local program looks
rather good for this evening. Will
liam T.. Pierson, baritone, manager
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
& broadcaSting station, viii render
selections from his own compost
lions, which will begin at s o'clock.
He will be followed by Lieut..
Commander r. "A. Bartlett, u. s.
NJ. r. f., In talk on the proposed
!, navy Attic expedition. Commander
Bartlett is unusually well qualified
% speak on the arctic exploration,
: having commanded Admiral Perry's
: ship, the Roosevelt. on the histori-
cal voyage which resulted in the
Z discovery of the North Pole He
was an associate of Admiral Perry
and served under him in his Arctic
NRAYs1P ~
years. His work has been recog-
2. nized. not only in this country. but
~ the Royal Geographic Society in
!, England and the Royal Italian Geo.
4 graphic Society.
Commander Bartlett win give way
for the United States Navy Band
= Orchestra, under the direction Of
{ Charles Benter, at $3.50 O'Clock.
This orchestral program will be
concluded. just before the Presi.
dents address, with the Lord
y Jeffrey Amherst March, by Hamil.
d ton, dedicated to the class Of "a Of
Amherst College, Of which Presi-
dent Coolidge was q member.
Washington'S birthday will be oh.
Z served by broadcasting stations
throughout the country with appro-
!, pirate features.
Newark, through WOR, win send
out special Washington numbers
$50 to 4 o'clock this afternoon,
with Andrew B. Humphrey, secre-
tary of the Sulgrave institution,
speaking on Washington" and
Mrs. Alton B. Parker, chairman Of
the Woman's Committee OF the In.
etltution. and Major Cen. Adams,
president General of the Sons OF
the American Revolution, az other
speakers.
{ Guy Hunter, the blind entertainer.
;. VIII be featured in two programs Of
songs and stories from this station,
IN place OF the usual ''Music While
You Dine" program.
A varied program, with a has
k@tbaH game, plays, and all kiTk1s
q music, mark an unusually good
distant program, in addition to the
Zine holiday features.
Schenectady, through WGY, il
featuring q drama by the WGY
players, "The Gamblers" by Charles
Klein, drama in three acts. pre-
scented by special arrangement with
the author, incidental music from
the WGY orchestra viii be q fea-
fure, Of this presentation beginning
kht 7s46 o'clock.
e. A description Of the Penn State
( University Of, Pittsburgh BASKETBALL
/ Eatne will be broadcast through
L WPAB. ut $3.50 o'clock with music
~ the college orchestra a& State.
George Washington and Hts
Vfews on Higher EducakiOn" win
0e the. SUBJECT Of an address by
I DIR. Fraaer Metzger. chaplain at the
NPenngy1ya State College. imme-
fdiately following the reports Of the
game. -
Special washington numbers
IRON WITT viii be broadcast al 3
Clock this afternoon. i A speech By
N:Dr. Josiah Penn1man, presidont OF
v The Un1yersdty If Pennsylvania, at
n The annual dinner Of the Alumni
ebcfety of The University, ut the
" Bellevue StrNtfOrd Hotel win be
I broadOast from this station ut $50
Il d. N. %,s
ID T1e. BEas Horse THO, which seems
4 TO @ets moro 1Azx4 with lOgD instrtl.
lSSneHts than any other trio which
II has been heard recently, win broad
lECA&t an hour for WEAF's audi
@noe this afternoon. 'SThO Happi-
mess Boys Billy. Jones and Ernest
4Are, VII feature the evening pro
81 a pageant, .-rhe Power Awaksa. %
y ~ the Rey. David a. Lord, WIN be
II rcedcast frcmo KgD. st. LouUis,
ssAt 2pssm- The pageant viii be pre-
II scented BY the Ifiter-units organixa.
ton Of the Catholic Students MS
afOn Crusade. * There also win be
nm address by Archbishop John J.
GSlennon. This Ii probably the first
pageant ever to be broadcast. -
III An addition to the usual late pro-
4 grams will come from Schenectady
4 tonight with dance music, by the
Hue Bird Orchestra, through 'WGY.
4 beg1nr1ng at 1890 o'clock.