The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-31
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FROM ARCTIC
BY RADIO
Owners of Short Wave Sets
Will Hear Eskimo Songs
and Music by Crew
/ By LIsTENER-M


A radio message from the Mac
MILAN. Arctic expedition today an
nounced that the first official tesi
of broadcasting from inside tht
Arctic circle viii be staged to
morrow.
At 10 O'Clock. tomorrow evening
Commander Macmillan will give
talk. An orchestra, made up OF
members of the sPeary's crew
win play. an Eskimo viii sing one
of the weird native chants. and a
vocal trio and chorus made: up OF
the ships crew will sing.
This test viii only be heard by
those who have equipped them.
selves with short wave receivers,
because the test will be made on
a wave length Of forty meters. -
IF the test tomorrow night is
successful, it is quite possible that
broadcasting stations may in the
future pick up the MacMillan mes
sages and broadcast them on
higher wave lengths.
Monday nights WEAF's monster
radio pageant inaugurating Greater
Movie Season will be CRITICALLY
opened by Governor Alfred II.
Smith OF New. York. Following the
Governors address there viii be
several orchestra selections by an
organization OF picked musicians
from the big theaters in New York
city and then program by Broad
way celebFities. Including Irene
Franklin, Evelyn Herbert. Phil
Gilman. Victor Arden. Harry Hersh
field. the Capitol Male Quartet,
Gloria Swanson. Richard Barthel-
mes, Dorothy Gish and Others.
The Romany Orchestra. which
renders the weekly Royal Hour of
Music through WRC and VIZ bids
fair to become as popular as the
old A. and p Gypsies through
WEAF. But they win have to go
some to do 1t, becafise the Gypsies
were about as popular as anything
on the air during the winter.
William NJ. Sweets. WRC's base.
ball announcer, must be aWfully glad
he hasn't had to, broadcast the last
few baseball games between Wash
ington and Chicago. But by the
time the team goes away again and
broadcasting IL resumed. the champs
ought to be on their feet again.
This Afternoon the funeral serv-
ice for William Jennings Bryan
at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, win be broadcast
by WRC. The service proper will
begin at. 3 O'Clock. thougll there
will be a short musical program be-
fore that hour.
Heading the evening program
concert by Moe Baer's WardInan
program viii also present w. Spen-
Ger Tupman, popular dance or:
chestra leader in new role--as
an organist Mr.. Tupman will
play an organ recital on the organ
at the Church of the Epiphany.
A third feature tonight viii be q
recital by a = clarinet quartet
from the United States Navy Band.
WRC's Afternoon Program.
IL noon-Orgap~ recital by Adolf
Torovsky broadcast from the First
Congregational Church.
p. m.-David Boyd's New Will
lard Hotel orchestra broadcast from
the New Willard Hotel
2:45 p. m.-Funeral services II Will
liam J. Bryan. broadcast from the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. with. Station VIZ.
6 p. m.-Book reviews, by Nina
Reed: 1.-The Glorious Apollo by E.
harrington and 1.-THE Painted Veil"
by w. Somerset Vaughan.
1890 D. m.-Late program OF
dance music by tine Sangamo Band
from the Hotel POwhattan RoofA
WCAP Program
7:SO to 1855 p. m.-Clarinet
quartet from Navy band.
7:55 to 8 p. Baseball re-
suits of the day"
s to S:25 p. ma Final Mes
sage to the Electorate OF Virginia. -
q brief address by Senator Water
p. Mapp of Virginia.
s:25 to 9:15 p. Morgan re.
cital, by w. Spencer Tupman, play
ed on the organ at the Church
Of the Epiphany.
9:15 to 1915 p. m.-Concert by
the Wardnan Park Hotel trio, Moe
Baer. conducting.
On Early Tomorrow
WcAP, 6:45 to 7:45 a. Tower
Health Exercises