Evening star., 1925-06-28
RADIO FAN LINEUP
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Amy Headquarters to Keep
In Touch With Practically
j Entire Country.
BY CARL III. BUTMAN.

The Fourth of July will be cele
hrated this year as never before, for
il will bring practically every radio
fan in the country into direct touch
with Army headquarters in Washing
ton.
On this date, also known as Mus
ter day it is expected that 90 broad
casting stations in as many cities
will cooperate with the Signal Corps
and the Bell System in forming the
most extensive "hook-up" ever ef
fected. Plans just completed by the
chief signal officer of the Army. Gen.
Saltzman, and Gen. Carly of the
A T. & T. Co, caused the dispatch
of letters 10 % broadcast station own
ers inviting them to participate in this
national broadcast in the interest of
national defense, unique except for the
first test on September u, last year.
Fans will recall the talks by Secre-
tary Weeks and Gen. Pershing over
what was then 4 record hook-up.
There We're II stations on the air on
that occa sion. but this year IL addi
tional stations representing new cities
in the broadcast chain are added. The
cities not represented last year are:
Worcester, Hartford, Cleveland, De
troit Davenport, Des Moines. Denver,
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Portland and Seattle.
Defense Program Widespread.
The proposed defense net will even
SurpaSs, in number of stations inter
connected. the record set on Novem-
ber 3, when the Coolidge and Davis
prediction speeches were broadcast.
On that oCcaS sion 26 stations, repre-
senting q cities. We're on the air. Bos-
ton, Providence, Pittsburgh. Cleveland
and Los Angeles operated two stations
oh II, l., II.
miles of telephone wires were used.
The stations invited to participate
are: WEEI Boston: WAR. Provi-
dence; WCTS, Worcester: VITO.
Hartford: WEAF New York: WGR.
Buffalo; WGY. Schenectady; WEI,
Philadelphia: WCAP, Washington:
WCAE, Pittsburgh: WEAR. Cleve-
land; WSAI, CINCINNATI; WWJ, De-
troit; WSB, Atlanta: kYW. Chicago:
City; WFAA, Dallas: Voc, Daven-
port: WCCO, Minneapolis st. Paul;
WOAW, Omaha: WHO. Des Moines
kOA, Denver; KSL. Salt Lake City;
kPO, San Francisco; KGO, Oakland;
XII, Los Angeles; KGW, Portland
and kFOA, Seattle.
Outline of Plans.
According to present plans, which
Gen. Saltzman and Gen. Carty both
point out are tentative, as the sta
t1ons have not yet accepted, the pro-
gram of Muster day will start at
pm. Eastern standard time, with
Introductory remarks by Gen. SaltZ-
man, who will act as master of cere-
monies at Washington. He will eX-
pEin the purpose of the test as a
demonstration of how the available
man-poWer of the country could be
mobiliZed explaining the operating
of the machinery in the several
corps areas, and incidentally show how
radio, aided by telephone trunk lines,
could reach these defenders in the
event of a national emergency.
In the words of acting Secretary
Davis the second defense test con-
templates "a patriotic demonstration
for each locality, and a muster of
the military forces of the Army of
the United States, pursuan TO plans
made in accordance with the national
defense act of 1920"
Music Will BE Feature.
Music will form part of the pro-
gram furnished from Washington by
the Marine. Army or Navy Band.
Gen. Saltzman will introduce Chief
of Staff Gen. Hines, who will talk
with several of the corps commanders,
at least with the Second Corps COM
mander of the Sixth Corps at Chicago,
receiving from them preliminary re-
ports on the mobilization activities in
their districts.
Gen. PerShing is listed to make
brief address, just as he did last year
on the occasion of his birthday and
retirement as comma nder in chief of
the armies. w. S. Clifford. president
of the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Co. is next on the program,
he will probably speak from his home
in Canaan, y. Y, and finally Vice
President Dawes is scheduled for
speech from the Chicago station.
There is hope that Assistant Secretary
of War Dwight Davis will also par
ticipate, talking from his home in
Maine, but this is one of the details
not completed.
Selections by one Of the service
bands at Washington will close the
ceremonies at about 1890 pm.