New Britain herald., 1925-02-09
Through The Static

People missed the Peoples concert from WBI yesterday afternoon. There is little to attract radio fans | on Sunday after the morning church services and before the eve- ming programs have started. Sche- nectady usually presents its orches- tra in varied program, but the fad 1 ing Of his station Is noticeable in the afternoon as well as in the evening, i The other stations on the air send i out proceedings of Y. NJ. C. A. meet l irgs and peoples forums. There are many sets which cannot pick up WIZ and WEAF on Sunday after ! moons, SD they must COntine their ef- ! forts 10 Boston or Schenectady al present. The concerts from Spring field on Sunday afternoons were well worth listening to and are missed.
 Last night there was a slight ar lay Of static early in the evening" CSp"Cia'y on western stations. This EClcarcl up later and was not trou~ llcsomc, although tho crashes could he heard off stage" so 10 speak. On Saturday night conditions were lair, the great amount of static mo- uccable carly in the evening gradual ly clearing mp until Il o'clock there was little to mar late programs.
 1.an grNF- mt F,f WEE last night was interesting, judging by the applause and laugh ter arising from the audience. The subject was "What's The Matter With Mcdicine?" and the lecturer was Dr. James J. Walsh Of New York city. We were not especially interesting in finding out what tho matter with medicine is, but we tuned in on the station every five or ten minutes just 10 be sure we were not missing anything.
 Preceding the address by Dr, Walsh an interesting musical pro gram was presented, the feature be- ing a group of tenor solos by John J. Shaughnessy,
 
 Any number of organ rccitals were on the air for the benefit of radio listeners, although we did not take advantage of this opportunity. Organ rccitais sound all alike to US.
 The Palmer Little symphony or chestra came through with q good program last night, although 1t did not come through far enough. The reception from this station was not the loulcst in the world, although the quality was good.
 WLW came through with T Won der Whats Become of Sally" played in a classical manner by some or chestra. Probably the orchestra thought the tune would not be rec ognized if it was played q la classics We've heard it played worse. Let's see. that leaves about five stations from which We have not heard that number Just a few more and the set will bc complete.
 
 II might bo well 10 say right here that Miss Dorothy Lathams recital from KDkA next Saturday evening is scheduled for S:30 p. m.-She will appear" as sooist, in conjunction with q concert by the Westinghouse band, the popular music organization of the Pittsburgh Post studio. Miss Phyllis NeWlands, reader, a frequent visitor to this city, will be on the program also. Miss Latham Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred La tham oe Black Rock avenue. and is one Of the city's most accomplished soprano soloists.
 The Cameo Collcgians. one Of the regular features of the Gimbcl Brothcrs' New York station, VICES, presented their usual excellent pro- 2ramy on Saturday evening. This band specialized in request numbers, X snappy follow-up on the dinner concert programs.
 
 Harry Lauder should get royalty from every performer who attempts his stuff. CNEO, Ottawa, presented Jock MacDonald on Saturday eve I.ning, Jock, unlike many of these al Icgcd scotch" comedians, was clever and his rendition of several Of Mr. I.audcr's songs was good. His accent WAS typical and the various cjacuIattons uscl by the famous Scot sounded familiar.
 The weekly meeting Of the Koo- Roo club from WTAM, Cleveland, WAS largely attended. judging by the number Of request selections played by Ev. Jones and his orchestra. The announcer. for the past two weeks, has omitted one Of the interesting parts of WTAM's program, the read ing cf thn tclegrams from different parts ot the country. Not that the 'eleSeams arc especially "hot' en- t"rtainmrnt, but the announcer's | comments on each one furnish g great Il al of amusement.
 ] Tho "Rod Headed Banjo Player