The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-17
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Commissioner Rudolph to Pre-
side During Hero Medal
Awards at Auditorium

presentation of hero medals to
members of the Washington Police
and Fire Departments, arranged by
The Washington Times, will be
broadcast tonight direct from the
new Washington Auditorium by
WRC, beginning at s o'clock.
The program will embrace music
by Happy Walkers Golden Pleas
ant Orchestra; Introductory Fe-
marks by Commissioner Cuno FL.
Rudolph, presiding officer; a
presentation address by Congress
man Henry R. Rathbone of Illinois,
and vocal selections by the Capitol
Male Quartet, under the direction
of Ed Callow.
Bird Calls, New Feature.
A second local feature of interest
Will be an ear test conducted by
Dean Shure, director Of music at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. z. Church.
In the test, Mr.. Shure will give his
audience verbal description of GER
tain bird calls. as noted by Doctor
Schuyler Matthews, the foremost
authority on the subject. The calls
win then be reproduced on the
piano.
After playing the calls sufficient
number OF times for the notes to be
implanted in the. memory of the
hearer, Mr.. Shure will then play one
Of his compositions into which the
call is woven. Listeners will be in
vited to determine the number Of
times the call is included in the com
position. Prizes will be offered for
the most correct answers.
In addition to the local features,
WRC has arranged to rebroadcast
from New York the addresses to be
delivered at the Canadian Society
dinner at the Hotel Biltmore. The
speakers include General Sir Arthur
Currie, principal and vice chancellor
OF McGil University; General John
ID. Ryan. u. S. A, and Congressman
elect Charles A. Eaton, of New
Jersey.
Other New York features to be
rebroadcast by WRC are dance
concerts by the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel Dance Orchestra from to
Dance Orchestra from 1880 to mid
night.
The weekly Bible talk will be de-
ivered tonight by Congressman
John C. Box of Texas.
Program i'm Detail
The detailed program follows:
6:45 p. m.-Children's hour by
Peggy Albion.
p. m.-Dance music by the
Waldorf. Astoria. Orchestra under
the direction of Joseph Knecht,
broadcast jointly with station WIZ
from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
New York city.
7:45 .. m.-Bible talk by Hon.
John G. Box, member of Congress
from Texas.
8 p. m-Program incidental to
the presentation of medals ana
merit bars to members OF the police
and fire departments. broadcast
from the Washington Auditorium.
3 D. m.-Ear test for radio fans
under the direction OF r. Deane
Shure, director OF music Of the Mt.
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
e.25 D. m.-Annuai dinner OF the
Canadian Society OF New York,
broadcast Jointly with station WIZ
from the Hotel Biltmore. New York.
Musical program by the Hotel Bit.
more Orchestra and Albert Wieder.
hold, baritone.
1890 D. m-Dance program by
the Hotel Astor Orchestra, broad
cast Jointly with station WIZ from
the grill room OF the Hotel Astor,
New York
Cathedral Campaign.
f-rI,% IN
junction with WEAF, New York,
will broadcast the meeting Of the
campaign committee for the com
uletion Of the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine, direct from Madison
Square Garden. The program will
BEGIN at 8:15, following the opening
half of the Capitol Theater pro.
gram and will include addresses by:
Honorable Franklin ID. Rosevelt;
acceptance speech by Bishop Man
ming; Honorable Elihu Root, Doc
tor Nicholas Murray Butler, George
Arliss, Reverend S. Parkes Cad
man, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Hugh
Spaer, Honorable George w. Wick
ersham, who will follow his address
by call for reports of the chairman
Of the divisions of his committee as
follows: General Charles II. Sher-
rlll, historical and patriotic div
1sion; Doctor John III. r lnley, sou-
cation and labor; General George
T. Goethals, professional; Colonel
George W. Burleigh, military and
naval; Mrs. Hamilton +. Fairfax,
women: Justice Arthur S. Tomp-
kins, fraternal; Mrs. Raymond y.
Fosdick, interdenominational Pro-
fessor A. d. T. Hamlin, art; Haley
Fiske.
The Skinner organ will conclude
the evening program, beginning at
$40 o'clock.
The church services at the All
Souls Unitarian Church will lie
broadcast by WCAP tomorrow
morning, and the services at the
Bethlehem Chapel, the National Ca
thedral tomorrow afternoon. Doc
tor Ulysses G. r. Pierce. pastor IF
All Souls, will deliver the morning
sermon on the subject. Beyond
the Strife of Tongues" Music will
be furnished by Gretchen Hood
Charles TrowbEidge Tittman. Rich.
ard Lorleburg, and Lewis Corning
Atwater, organist.
Bishop James h. Freeman will
preach at the afternoon services.