The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18

NWCAP to Broadcast Dance
| Music for Legion's
4 Annual Affair.

Annual Affair.
/ Music furnished by the orches-
tras Of the United States Army,
Navy and Marine bands, playing
dance music for the annual ball
OF the District Of Columbia De-
partment Of the American Legion,
ct the new Willard Hotel will be
broadcast through WCAP, tonight
from 1915 to IL o'clock.
President q Patron Of Ban.
This will be program Of un.
usual interest through the fact
that this will be the first time
that these three famous bands have
ever appeared on a program Of
this kind simultaneously. Among
the patrons of the ball are the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, Chief
Justice and Mrs. Taft, Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives and
Mrs. Gillett, members of the Cab.
met and their wives, and the Ma
tional Commander of the american
Legion, John r. Quinn.
The remainder of the program
Will come directly from the studio
OF WEAF, New York city, with a
program featuring Ernest Ehler.
tenor, at 7.40 and $40; Beatrice
Becker. dramatic reader, at 9:O5:
Viola Silva. contralto, at $50 and
$3.50; Daniel Scherer, violinist, who
Will come on at $3.50 and 1906, in
classical recitals; Michael LAMBERT,
cellist, and Edythe Lambertis, So
prano, in joint recital, and a
talk on E'The Importance Of Busi.
ness Letters" Benson), by q. H.
Durantg Of Sales Literature, Inc.
AS is 50 often the case, no out.
ox.town program seems particularly
interesting in comparison to our
4ocaI layout. Many stations ara
silent on Monday nights, cutting
Gown the field material, though
Lnere are a few worthwhile features
around the circuit.
tNSAAScIouyS VOL VIII OI1or q
program by the Schenectady Cham.
exceptional interest to lovers of
that type Of music. John B. Tav,or.
consulting engineer Of the General
Electric Company, will give an
address on ''BroadcastinR, Ancient
and Modern"
Springfield Has Tenor Solos.
An excellent group Of tenor solos
IL promised from Springfield, WBZ.
when William L. Spittal will ap.
pear again as the broadcastinr
artist. Mr.. Spittal's ability needs no
introduction to WIZ fans. His pro
gram is composed for the most part
or sweet melodies with English
lyrics. In addition, selections win
Dc given by the WBZ trio.
A good musical. offering is ex.
pected from Cincinnati, where WLw
VIII broadcast the Ladies' String
quartet from the College Of Music, at
o'clock, followed by the Croslev
Theatrical Revue and Roger Hili;s
dance orchestra at 10.
A play, Naughty Marietta % xv,1l
Pc presented by the Detroit Citv
College, through WWJ, at z, lust
after the usual concert by the De-
troit News Orchestra.
Our old friend, Wendell Hail. has
moved on to Atlanta, where he win
pc heard through WISH this eve.
ming at 6:45. At $50 the same sta.
tion 1s offering an organ recital by
Marcel DuPree, OF the Notre Dame
Cathedral, Paris who will play at
the First Presbyterian Church. At
lanta. The usual radiowl entertain
ment, at 11:45, features a darIxy
spiritual, by colored choir.
Glee Club Concert.
I The musical program from woe.
Davenport, at IL, takes the form Of
b concert by the Girls Olee Cluh.
pf Rock Island High School. mi
This regular weekly feature has
been changed from Wednesday to
Monday nights.
The afternoon program at New.
Ark, which is always good, features
Billy MacWilliams, baritone, in
Scotch songs, and Joseph Adoff
with his orchestra. The 'Music
While You Dine Feature" win he
given by the Hotel Robert Treat or.
chestra.
Dora Damon Pardee, cornetist.
will be heard in the evening at
$50 and 1855. Her program in.
cludes Goodbye" Tosti; dawn"
Curran; Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" Dvorak; "Carmanea," Wilson;
ave Maria" Gounod; my Star"
Rogers. Jolly Bill Steinke," in
his weekly lesson on radio Car
looming; George Leblanc, in talk
and song recital; and Ray Miller's
orchestra, are features on Newark's
program.
The late evening concert are few
and far between this evening, due
10 the fact that this is silent night
in Chicago. The "nighthawk frolic"
from Kansas City, WDAF, at 12:46,
IL scheduled for tonight as usual,