The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-16
.Romping Around the
Radio DiaIs
BY GARDNER MACK

while that may be set down as
the most useless question that
could be asked yet we're keen to
know just what your pet peeye
might -happen to. bea peeye that
can be corrected.
i or course there is static and
fading those are two peeves, we
lcan't do anything about no matter
how> we, might try. Until the sciena
tific rekearchers have gone much
further than they havethese win
always be with us listeners In. But
there are some things that TN
doubtedly give you the heebie
jeebies land maybe we can help
eliminate them.
So send EN- in. And we II do our
best to help you with them. If
everything else falls re can be
peeevd with you and we can be
the most peevish person in seven
States when NE roll up our sleeves
and go to it.
just to start the ball a-rolling
my own pet peeve Ii the pafronizing
gentleman or lady who looks you
over carefully, remarks sweetly
"Oh-so you listen to the radiO?''
with nasty accent on the word
you and g slight rise Of the eye
brow.
You know the. kindi
Some wise old philosopher once
said that the most tremendous
thing that has happened III the
world during the past fifty years
/ was not the development of steam
/ or electricity. the airplane or the
wireless. OF anaesthesia or the germ
1 theory. but that 50 many people
/ had learned how to read and that
there was so much for them TO
read.
Think that overland you'll get
the rather gigantic proportions OF
] the statement and the truth Of it.
But that was before the days Of
radio. In any given week in the
United States there ii more to
| listen to, that Is, greater variety,
through loud speaker or ear phone
than there Is to read. Last night
was q fine example. There was q
variety OF entertainment and cul.
ture ranging from operate produc-
ltion to the finest interpretati De
jazz, from pure science to low com
edy, from child culture to how to
raise violets and bull dogs. Every
through the radio receiver FOR any
one who wants Il to set out
Senator Claude Swanson Of vir-
ginia intends 10 tell the radio audi
ence Of WRC this evening at $3.50
| the story OF his World Court amend
merat and his fight for the adImis.
sion OF the United States to the
World Court This - an address
that viii give the whole Of the
/ Senator'S idea of just what this
Il international affairs how II should
ana how It should not participate
Another interesting feature OF
this evening VIII be the broadcast-
/ Ing or d part Of the current Chariot
Revue from the stage Of the Sci
| wyn Theater in New York by way
Of WGBS. The first number to 80
on the air will be Poor Little Rich.
Girl. z. q sketch by Noel Coward,
featuring ertrude Lawrence.
Beatrice Lille, Jack Buchanan and
others will also be featured.
-
Memories Of the days when Maude
Adams was d girl and Ethel Barry
more began work for living win
be revived for quite q number Of
listeners-in this evening, when John
Drew again uses the nicrophOlie
during the WEAF chains Ever
ready Hour to recount some
features Of Rosemary" Those Of
us whose MEMORIES 60 that Tar
| back can recall the daintiness Of
Miss Adams in this particular play
her first real opportunity and
her first featured appearance with
Drew, for it became almost az
much her play as his. Tho excel
lence Of the other features Of the
hour presented as the battery
makers reminder Of their existence
will be maintained.
The importance Ct the business
Of school uperintending is en-
phasized to the general public thes.
days by the gathering OF those who
thus superintend in annual COLI
vention under the auspices of the
National Educational Association.
The association has grown SO big
that no city can really accommo-
date the entire outfit. So they
gather in groups and sections.
Fifteen thousand superintendent
form one section and are expected
to meet in convention here in
Washington. superintendent Frank
w. Ballou, OF the Washington pub
lie schools. who is by way Of being
one Of the wheel horses Of the
superintendent organization, will
tell all whom It may concern the
why and wherefore Of the forth
coming convention in this city by
way Of WRC this evening.
The members OF the radio audi
ence with sportsmanlike instincts
will be interested in the dinner to
be given this evening at the Hotel
Roosevelt when all the stars of the
sporting armament will be present
and, Governor Al Smith, Mayor
Jimmy Walker and Commissioner
Mclaughlin will sound paeans OF
praise-whatever that is. Most OF
the great stars--Demps6y, Carpet
tier, John McGraw, Big Bill Tilden
ct al are to be among those present
and will be introduced.
IT is promised that none Of them
will be asked to say anything
which is more or less of a help
and will give more time to hear
the Vincent Lopez Orchestra. Texas
Guinan, Jack<s Osterman and the
other hired entertainers OF the