The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-30
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: SERVICES !.
FEATURE
Most of Local 11-Hour Pro-
gram Will Be Part of Me-
mortal Day Exercises

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Memorial services under the au-
spices of the Department OF the
Potomac, Grand Army of the Re-
public are being broadcast direct
from the Arlington Memorial Am
phitheater today at l o'clock. A
memorial address by President
Coolidge at 1:15 features the
program.
An Grafton is being made by
Senator Tess of Ohio and Congress-
man Clifton Woodrum of Virginia
tendeHs "Unknown Soldiers"
Music appropriate to the occasion
Is offered by the Marine Band
and the Madrigal Quartet. The
invocation was to be pronounced
by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce and
the benediction by Chaplain Rev
erend R. E. Mcbride.
UCucE NuIAADcAS ASAACUS
IL Other numbers on the program
are the Call to Order" by Bris-
coe Goodhart,y and Presentation
Of, Colors" by Officer of the Day
John Middleton. Assistant Adjutant
General O1droyd reads General
Logan orders establishing Memorial
Day, and Violet Warren Pierson
rendering "a Boys Tribute to
Abraham Lincoln" by Mary Ship
man Andrews.
Following the Arlington services,
WRC will take the air at 3 O'Clock
with short memorial program,
featuring an address by Doctor w.
S. Long, of the Church of the
Evangelist; a, song recital by Ruth
Peter, soprano soloist Of the Church
OF the Covenant; a song recital by
Albert Rand, baritone, and, patriotic
songs by the Madrigal Quartet. The
latter will have to do some quick
work to get from Arlington to the
uptown. studio in time for their
second radio program Of the after
noon.
The evening program from WCAP
will feature a concert by the United
States Navy Band Orchestra, dance
music by Boernstein's Wardman
Park Orchestra, and a. patriotic
talk by Paul McGahan, depart
mental commander Of the American
Legion.
Baseball Results At .6:55.
Major league baseball results, at
6i55, will be the opening number
McGahan's address at Z. Garry
ing the Food Supply from Harvest
Until Time of Need" will be the
third of a series Of talks being
given by the Department of Agri-
culture, in the interest Of a better
understanding of food prices and
agricultural conditions. This, the
only number which is not directly
connected with Memorial Day, viii
be given at 7:10. :.
The United States Navy Band,
under the direction Of Charles Ben.
ter will come on at 7:2O, and, at
$50 Will give program of special
patriotic features. with Gretchen
Hood assisting the orchestra. Con.
gresham Henry r. Rathbone,a of
Illinois, will deliver an address,,
\, Boernstein's Wardman Park or.
chestra will play from 10 to IL.
This will be the only jazz number
on the entire eleven-hour program
or local broadcasting today.
While the local stations are 40
busy today, stations in many other
cities will be silent. Those who
are ON the air have booked Dec.
Grafton programs.
The WGY Players, directed by
Edward Fl. Smith will produce Ed.
Maro replies four act melodrama
OF the civil war, 1.-THE LittIest
Hebel. The play will begin at
Se:1o' and viii be followed at 1880
~ a program by Ipupils of st.
agnes Episcopal School of Albany,
In a musical program.
Characters i'm Play.
Characters In the play are: Lieu.
tenant Colonel Morrison, U. S. Cav.
airy; Lieutenant Harris, Morrison
aide; Corporal Dudley, Of Morrison e
command; Sergeant Dudley, his
brother; Harry O'Connell, a trooper
General U. s. Grant Forbes, his
AdJutant; Collins, a. trooper: Can
tain Herbert Cary, Confederate
scout; Mrs. Cary, his wife; Vergie,
mis- child; Uncle Billy, a slave
Semms-Henry. runaway, and
Salty-Ann, q nurse.
The action takes place during the
later part Of the war. The pro.
gram is:
. Act /. Outside the home of Her.
mond, Va, on the James river I'm in
spring of 1864.
Act III. A room in the house of
months later.
Act III. On the road to Rich.
mond. Late afternoon of same
81 Ayt ~. Headquarters of the
Rnton army, one week later.
60 Beside broadcasting the specia,
aAemorial Day program from Arl
5ngton in the afternoon, WEAF
will transmit special program
0f Roxy and his gang from the
Aapitol Theater at 7:S0 o'clock. He
will undoubtedly give an exception
ally good program tonight, though
10 will be difficult for fans to reach
him through the local stations. ;,
Almas Temple Shrine Band an6
A5lee Club Of Washington d. C..
will give a special program through
WSB, Atlanta, from 8 to 10 to
right. This organization is con
b3dered one of the best fraterna
4husical organizations in the
country.
y Springfield's program, is chief,
otter 10 o'clock tonight, with a con
cert by the Palmer High. Schoo
ORCHESTRA at that time followed BIZ
ahe WBZ Orchestra at IL o'clock.
"a KDKA's only musical feature a.
concert by the KDKA Serenader,
md assisting artists. at o'clock
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