New Britain herald., 1925-05-16

was not content with q society eX- istence. She won her spurs as Writor on the Baltimore Sun. then as a war correspondent fin Germany and Russia She was imprisoned in Russia, Later she travelled alone in daring journey across China, Manchuria and Siberia, She is the author Of several wclI-known books, including "Marooncd in Moscow" ." unfinished Tales from a Russian Prison" and Red Bear or Yellow Dragon"
 The technical staff of station WRNY. New York city, consists Of Mr, Gilson Wllcts, former director Of Station WOs, Jefferson City, Mo- and later operator and announcer of Station woe at Davenport Iowa; Mir. E. W. Noyy, former chief opcr. ator at Station WSUI. State Cni- yersity Of Iowa; Mir, James Mar csca, formerly supervisor or The powerful trans Atlantic station al Belmar, N. J" and later supervisor Of the Atlantic station al Chatham, Mass; also Mir. William DeMcllo, former chict operator at WMAF. Col Greens station at South Dartmouth, Mass.
 Everyone of these men hus had former experience as marine opcr- ator or in other branches Of c~-l- mercial radio cndCayor. The star 8 total commercial experience is cX- actly thirty-nine years, which is be- lieved to be the largest combined practical experience of any station in the country. The combined cN- perience Of these boys includes army. navy, marine, acroplane, sub marine. railroad train. research, cX- perimental, amateur and broadcast ing in fact, every conceivable branch Of the radio field.
 The value Of this combined cX- pericnce will be noted by the WRNY listeners when that station takes to the air sometime during the month of June.
 Under the auspices Of the Ameri- cun Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a concert in memo rial of the late Victor Herbert will be broa dcast through Stations WEAF. New York, \. Y; WCAP, Washington r, C.. WAR, ProNi- dence, R. l.; WCTs, Worcester, Mass; WCAE, Pittsburgh, Pa, and WWJ, Detroit, Mich, from 9;0o to .11:00 p. m, eastern daylight saving time on the night of Sunday, May 94.
 Tribute to IIcrbcrts memory will be voiced by Augustus Thomas; Gene Buck, president of the society, will act as master of ceremonies, and ithe program, which is being arrang- cd by Silyio Hcin will include con- cert of Hcrbert's compositions rcn- drrcd by his former orchestra of }more than a hundred musicians. There will also be heard in the program such artists as Anna Fitziu, Alice Nelson, Fritzi Schcff, Eugene Cowlcs and others, and taking turns at conducting the orchestra will he such famous leaders as John PhiliT Sousa. Hugo Ricsenfcld. Max Ben Idix, Henry Hadlcy and others. | Paul Whiteman will present his , famous orchestral; Rudolf Friml, Ma. i han Franko and many other famous artists will be heard in instrumcnta selections.
 The concert will he privately ren dered in the main ballroom Of th Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York city especially presented for radio broad casting
 At this date there is every indi cation that, with the addition O other artists still to bo heard from the program will prove far an( away the most interesting musica event Of the season. as well as thr most comprehensive thing of thr sort that has ever been broadcast.