New Britain herald., 1925-10-03
new BRITAIN night
BIG HIT ON RADIO
Hardware City" Program Best
Entertainment Of Early Fall

New Britain Night scored heavily
last evening, From the time the
first selection went on the air from
VITO, the Travellers station at
Hartford, until the final number by
the Trinity Bacchanalian orchestra,
the telephone lines at the studio
were kept busy handling the number
of congra tulation calls and requests
for repeats on some Of the numbers.
Much credit Is due the New Brit
ain Chamber Of Commerce, Secretary
Ralph l.. Gould In particular. for ar
ranging this program Of entertain
ment, It was announced at the sta
ton that other community nights
will follow within short time, but
New Britain fans are confident that
other towns in the state will have
hard Job surprising the offering Of
the New Brtainites.
And even the operators Of tho sta
ton and the announcers there, who
are supposed TO he rather hard boil
ed when 1t comes TO radio perform
ances, having heard so many of all
kinds, expressed enthusiasm over the
various features. The program was
not presented strictly according TO
that advertised in the papers. there
being some rearranging, However,
all the numbers We're given as sched-
uled and a full evening Of entertain
ment was on the air,
Among the features were group
numbers by the Wenu "berg Chorus,
under the direction Of Rev. DIR. Abel
A. Ahlaust. orchestral selections by
the New Britain High school orches-
ira. under the direction of George
Matthews: classical numbers by the
Hart club, vocalsts. under the direc-
ton Of Theron W. Hart; a talk on
New Britain" by Judge William G..
Hungerford; rianoforte selections by
John J. Cream, vocal solos by Mrs.
Mary r. Cream and Joseph =, Dona-
hue, we'll known in this city. an or
gan recital from the Austin Organ
studio by Joseph c. Beebe, organist
at the South CongreE o'ional church,
popular vocal selections and read
tngs by Dwight 3. Latham and Paul
f. Lucas. and, as a final feature on
the program, a, program Of dance
music by the Trinity Bacchan1lian
orchestra. which would have been
hard to surpass.
Just how far the signals Of VITO
penetrated last evening is not known
vet, Of course, but 1t Is safe to say
that the program was heard three
quarters Of the way across thc con-
tincnt aud as far South and North
Tho program began at s O'Clock and
concluded a few minutes after t.
o'clock and the city might we'll be
proud of its showing ut its first APP
peararco before tho mike"
Judge Hungcrford's Speech
Judge Hungerford spoke as fol-
lows:
New Britain, Connecticut. situat-
ed in the heart of the common
wealth and only nine miles from the
state capitol, with population Of
10000, enjoys the unique distinction
of being known as tho Hardware
City Of the World. The reason is
obvious. for New Rritain.-by viz
tue Of the fact that it possesses some
of the oldest as we'll as the most
reputable and widely known hard
ware factories in the United states So
Ia recognized as one Of the leading
manufacturing cities of the country.
Rich In industries, this popular
New England community has adj
vancod to the point, whore it has
taken its place as one Of the most
prominent cities in Connecticut and
it Is also acclaimed as one Of the
most progressive municipalities in
the east. Its transition from 4 rural
township 10 thriving industrial
center has been steady and positive
ard today, with several manufac-
turing concerns laying out still more
extensive building programs to make