The Washington times., 1924-07-26

|ROIllpillg Around
the
Radio Dial
By Listener-In-

with the appearance Of the Navy
Band last night Washington fans
have had the opportunity 81 hear
ing all three Of the local service
bands this week. Wonder what the
local stations would do Il they didn't
have this excellent reserve from
which to draw talent for their pro-
grams? The Army Band IS coming
back for an encore tonight again.
There has been q strong revival
of the service bands IN the radio
circles 81 Washington since the
conventions. During the early
spring one or the other Of the
bands was on the program about
every other night, then for about
q month their appearances were
few and far between. But we are
glad to have them back.
1t was during the month or 90
Just before the convention when the
bands were not playing very often,
that We editor" received q picture
Of one Of the organizations ali
dressed UP In new uniforms, and
was very anxious to use It some
day when they were playing. o.
course that particular band did mol
face the microphone for several
weeks.
w. Alfred F'alconer made hit
with his dialect readings. This
number was different enough from
the rest Of the weeks programs
to be unusually entertaining. Ruth
Kimball was a welcome addition &c
the field of radio artists.
Radio yarns are beginning to riva'
the old fish stories FOR their versa,
tility and wide range. Here's the
latest:
IA certain Southern family
desired nightly and naturally e
listen to the Democratic national
convention. They had crystal sci
but alas, the crystal had disnp
peared. Gloom spread over tile
household, and the hoUse was
searched for the crystal that would
open the door, so to speak, to the
convention which was even Their
being broadcast by one Of the
powerful stations here In Washing
ton"
Wen. here's the fish part Of the
story. while the rest Of The
family looked, Mrs. Eugene Jardtne
mistress OF the home, who mus,
be an Edison, De Forest or Arm
strong. for inventive genius. had ar
inspiration. So she went into thu
Kitchen where the cook was pre-
pairing q chicken for dinner.
Chickens swallow lot Of
gravel and things, reasoned the IN
ventress, maybe I'll find soma
thing In the craw Of the chicken.
She found q glistening stone Of
metal among the wide variety 81
things which the chicken had swal
lowed. Hurrying to the set to tn
II out, Mrs Jardine, not doubtins
Tor minute the ability Of the finS
to work, inserted It into the cuI
which had contained the lost crys
tai. Upon putting the headphoneI
on she found the convention con1inr
IN as strong IL not stronger thai
with the manufactured crystal sTl,,
chickens saved the day. she ex
Believe it or not.
Station WSAI. Cincinnati. com
plains that It Is not receiving 8,
many communications from listener,
as IL did in the past. Station off
Gals thought at first II was IL
cause summer had affected receu
uon' 50 In order to find out. rhey
olIered souvenirs to all who answer
co on a particular night.
They received as many connuni
cations as they ever received II
winter and so they have naada =,
their minds that listeners are ~
coming used to getting somethin,
for nothing. .-----s
But It is only human naturs
Listeners will not write IA cnn
graduate stations on fbeI,. 49,
grams unless they really wanf !.
express gratitude for excentional i
good entertainment. Mogt stat l.-
Iateiy nave fallen into relapse
ano II is a rare night when any
tnins new or exceptional Is pu
ONO the air. Perhaps the listener
are merely becoming bored i,
listening 70 the same dance music
talks. :
Roxy has arranged a program q
light and entertaining musical nun
Ders tomorrow evening. The prc
gram win open, he SAYS. Wit
Thomas overture, '.Mignon," play
ed by the Capitol Grand Orchestrs
The contribution of the baIle
corps Is q delightful conceit called
"A Bit Of Old Dutch" The must
Is compilation from several q
the classic composers.