The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-25
|ROnping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Ligtener.m

Today is THE Christmas for those
of you who received radio sets as
presents.
It is a good time to start doing
your own tuning in, il you have
had to sit by. and watch others
before.
Local and distant stations have
arranged excellent programs for the
day and night. If, during your
first few hours at the dials, II
seems to you that jazz and Christ
mas carols from churches nave
taken the air for good, don't be die.
Outraged. With the beginning OF
the new year the broadcasting sta
tions have made preparations to
make the next the best year Of
all.
During the past few days radio
Santa Clauses, church choirs, jazz
bands and string ensembles have
flooded the air with Christmas. II
| it did bore the grown:ups at times,
| it certainly gave the youngsters q
lot of fun. AT times it reminded
us/of a department store with the
stations pushing and jostling each
other to get over their bit for this
happy season. The radio this year
brings you more Christmas in an
hour right in your comfortable
home than you could get in d day
on any street or walk OF life in
the country.
Major J. Andrew white, sports
announcer of WIZ and WY, has
just returned from Canada where
he has been studying the game Of
hockey so that he might put the
hockey games now being played In
Madison Square Garden over in
presentable manner. Radio fans,
| it is said, are falling under The
spell OF hockey and are demanding
more and more of it.
Tonight the new listeners-in VIII
have chance to add their ideas to
the great mountains OF CORE.
spondence that are flying to the
broadcasting stations on radio
broadcast tonight three one-act
radio plays. The children will be
especially interested. They are
"A Dream At Christmas" why
the Chimes Rang" and The Christ
mas Guest"
Tonight a gala program OF
Christmas songs and classical music
will be sent through the air by
station WCAP.
Among the musical features on
the program are recitals BY the
Lyric Singers Quartet. Madame
Henriette Coqnelet, William W..
lIanft, Wardman Park Trio. Bob
Lawrence and Sophocles 4. Papas.
The chimes of the Church Of the
Graham Spence in a Christmas pro-
gram that will also be broadcast
tonight.
WRC'S Afternoon Program
1920 Il. Christmas Services
from st. Georges Church, broad
cast with VIZ from New York.
1900 a. Morgan Recital by Otto
+. Beck, from the Tivoli Theater.
100 D. n1.--Meyer Davis New
Willard Hotel Orchestra.
zee D. nl.-Florence Arstong,
Tnezzo.soprano and Sylvia Peterson,
with VIZ from New York.
2:15 b. m.-I0tel Madion Orches.
ira, with VIZ from New York.
3:15 s.. Indifference Arstong and
Sylvia Peterson recital, continued.
$3.50 D. metropolitan String
Trio from New York, with VIZ,
3:45 p. m.-Jack Coen, jazz plan
ist, with WIZ from New York.
4:1O d. Bernard Ahrens, BARI
tone, with WIZ from New York.
4:30 p. m.-Hotel Aston Tea Or-
chestra from New York, with VIZ.
$3.50 d. m Reading by Mrs. Nina
Reed, THE Gift of the Magi BY
O'E1enry.
WCAP'S Bill for Tonight
D. m.--Musical selections by the
Mozart String Quintette. presented
through the courtesy of John w.
thompson and Company. Inc.
6:45 D. m.-Children stories by
"Old Mr.. Wise OWL"
Z D. m Musical program on the
chimes of Church OF the Epiph-
any. Washington, played by Thomas
Graham Spence.
7:2O D. Im.-William, H. Hanft,
bass. in a group Of songs. accom-
panied by Miss Lucy Paul at the
piano.
1885 y. m.-To be announced.
1850 D. MINNIE. Henriette Coque'
let. coloratuFa soprano. accom-
panied by Margaret Bowie Grant:
sos d. m.-'Boh" Lawrence, in a
short program of songs.
8:15 D. m.-"When Washington
Crossed the Delaware" a Christmas
night story. by John Clagett Proc
| tor. historian of the ID. c. Society
| of Natives.
$50 p. m.-MusicaI selections by
Sophocles T. Papas, teacher oil
fretted instruments X
S:45 n. m.-Program of ancient
| Christmas carols of the fourteenth