New Britain herald., 1925-04-18


 WBz at Springfield, will be colebrat- cd on Monday evening, April 20. by q four hour entertainment of ad. dresses and musca entertainment, Only three addresses will be sched- .uled, the major portion Of the pro- gram balng taken up by musical ,numbers. .s.. .....#.. ...s
 MeEnolly's Singing orchestra will be the feature on the musical pros gram. This band will go on the air at two different times. It will first broadcast at 15 minute program of concert music and at later hour will broadcast an hour of dance mu- sic, The original Thrco Musikeeters, a group which has furnished enter tuinment several times from the Springfield station. will be on the air with new program of popular songs. The regular feature of the dinner hour, the Westinghouse Phil harmonic Trio, will broadcast, also, and several other artists familiar 10 all followers of WBZ will be includ- cd in the program.
 This program is sure to be Of in- terest to all listeners In and it is be- lieved that all will enjoy it.
 
 Batter up--Str-r-rike one"
 Suoh q phrase is liable to be heard many times during Wednesday after noon, April 22, via radio, as WEAF will broadcast play by play de- scription of the opening home base ball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Nationals di- rect from the Polo Grounds in New York city.
 Graham McNamec, one of WHATS popular announcers, has been brush ing up of late on his baseball par lance and listeners who heard last years World Series via radio know what that means. McNamee will have an advantageous position at the Polo Grounds, and as he has always proved that he is no "jinx" when 1t comes to having bright, sunny day when he is scheduled to describe all out of door athletic event, the radio audience may reserve a seat fin front of their loud speaker for thrilling afternoon.
 The feature of the WOR Wednes- day evening program (April 22) Is the broadcasting direct from the grand ballroom of tho Hotel Astor Of the dinner to be rendered General Gerardo Machado, president-elect Of Cuba, who is visiting in the United States before taking up the reins of Cuban government for the next four years. Sidney E. Mitchell is chair man of the dinner committee, which comprises an imposing array of in- dustrlal captains, army and navy of flcials. political lights and prominent businessmen among whom are noted -Newcomb Carlton, Bainbridge Colby, Ebert H. Gary, Walter s. Clifford. General John J. Pershing, General Robert Lee Bullard, John D. Rockefeller, IT,. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Peter J. Brady, Herbert r. Gunnison. James G. Harbord, Charles D. Hilles. Col. E. Nj. House, Martin W. Littleton, Clarence H. Mackey, Charles M. schwab and 6 hundred other equally well known personages,
 Dwight Morrow is to be toast master of the function and the tenta- tive list of prominent speakers in cludes the name of former President William Howard Taft. Arrange ments are in progress to relay the speeches to listeners in Cuba by link ing up the powerful WOR transmits sion with Station PWX at Havana, Cuba.
 The address of Vice-President Charles G. Dawes to be given before the members Of the Associated Press assembled for their annual luncheon in. the grand ballroom of the Wal dorf-Astoria, New York city, on Tuesday afternoon. April 21, will be broadcast by WEAF, the broadcast ing station of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company in New York; woo, John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, and WWJ, The Detroit News, Detroit
 Broadcasting by these stations will begin at D. m., Eastern Stand ard Time, with d brief introduc- tory address by Frank B. Moves, president Of the Associated Press, who will present Nice-President Dawes to his visible and invisible au- diencc.
 Programs arranged for the dinner and the testimonial meeting 10 be given by the American Legion in New York on the evening of April 25 in honor of General John J. Pershing, commander-in-ch chief of the 4. E. F., will be broadcast by na- tion-widc hook-ups, it was announc- ed today.
 The program at the dinner at 7:30 o'clock (Eastern Standard Time) will be sent out by Station WEAF (492 meters). Addresses will be made by General Pershing. National Commander James A. Drain, of the Legion, and others of note.
 Exercises at the Hlppodrome fol- lowing the banquet will be radiOcast by Station WIZ (455 meters.) Pres cntation of ;he bronze pIacQue of General Pershing to be given to him by the Legion will be made by New ton D. Baker, secretary of war dur inf the Wilson administration.
 4 concert will be given by the L. s. Army band, of Washington, sup ported by four other army and navy bands, under the direction of Lieu tenant Commander John Philip Sousa. An orchestra-ensembl of l65 musicians will play a medley of wartime songs during which au- thors of the hits" will sing the chor- uses of their respective songs. Among them will be George M. Cohan, lry-