The Washington times., 1924-05-08
RELIEF
WILL PROFIT
BY RADIO
Program, Under Auspices Of
The Times, to Set High
Mark in Entertainment

The finest aggregation of talent
ever gathered under a broadcast.
ing studio roof will entertain the
fans from p. m. to midnight next
Monday, MAJ IL, when the WCAP
station will put on a benefit pre-
gram for the Washington division
of the American committee for the
relief Of GeI man children. under
the auspices Of The Washington
Times.
1t will be a request night and
all devotees Of air transmission
may now pick their favorite songs
operate or jaZz-recitations or
what not, with the assurance that
they will be rendered. 1t is sug-
gested that the requests be sent in
at once to the headquarters of the
relief committee, No. 1917 F street.
Several unique novelties in con-
nection with the requests have been
arranged. They will be revealed
over the radio Monday night. Word
has been received that numerous
radio parties are being arranged
for this night and all owners Of
receiving sets are urged to invite
In neighbors and friends to share in
the fun.
NOtabIes To Speak.
There will be addresses by no.
table personages explaining the pur.
poses Of the benefit. but the
speeches will form only a small
part Of the program. They will
be we'll worth hearing. however,
it is declared. Among the orators
will be Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
heEo Of three wars and former head
OF the United States Army, who isi
local chairman of the relief com.
mittee: Secretary Of Labor James
]. Davis, United States Senator
Royal S. Copeland. former Health
Commissioner Of New York City;
Congressman Hamilton Fish, jr.,
OF New York, author of the So.
000,0 900 German relief bill now
pending in Congress; Rabbi Abram
Simon. former president of the
Board Of Education; DR.. G. NJ. Diff
fenderfer, president of the Pastors'
Federation of Washington: Rev. DR..
John A. Ryan. director Of the de-
partment of Social Action of the
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, and Miss Sophie Levin,
executive director of the relief
work.
Before. between and after the
addresses. all of which will be
short, will come the entertainers
and novelty features of the eve
ming. All the known musical In
struments will be utilized, including
an organ which for the first time
will be used in a Washington broad.
casting studio.
Program Of the Night.
The program follows:
George H. O'Connor, Washing.
toms favorite songster.
Tenor banjo duet by Ray Hart
and William J. Hart of the Walter
Holt studios.
Mrs. David H. Kincheloe, wife Of
Congressman Kincheloe of Ken
lucky, who sings and who whistles
like a bird.
Mixed quartet from the Wash
ington Opera Company. including
Dorothy Mansfield. soprano; Rose
Pablo, coutralto; Albert Sheffernan.
basso, and Louis Annis, tenor.
Mentrose entertainers, composed
of male quartet and orchestral ac-
companists.
Harmonica duet by Ernest Lit
Teton and Wilbur Healey.
Orangelo Ratio, piano-accordion
Charles George Woodward. organ
list.
Caleb O'Connor School of Express
sion. readings.
Skillet Finn" Washington Times
humorist, Cancellations, accom-
panied by Jacques Heidenheimer.
William Krushinski,J violinist, &C.
companied by Charles George Wood
ward.
Louis Dougher, Washington
Times Sports editor, in snappy
sports talk"
Double Sextette from Rollins
comic opera, Cherry Blossom
Times in Washington"
Richard Blackstone, accompanied
by Dick Liebert.
Jazz Band-FredMoran's Ar
cadians.
DR.. BILLY" Moore, The Washing.
ton Times musical editor, will be
the general accompanist Of the eve
ming.
This program, it is predicted, will
make all the fans stand by from 9
o'clock until IL, with no "cut outs"