New Britain herald., 1926-01-20
Through he Static

hlk4l hAlliVoN hAlllfhIA VI Aldl Ivy lluut the evening one of the most enjoy able we have put in for many moons. There was some static and rough ness at times, but this condition seemed to come along in waves and did not bother to any great extent. Chicago stations were not as loud as they might have been.
 
 The M |. T, dinner broadcast was continuous whirIwind of surprises and was one of the interesting fuuc- tons Of the season We did some travelling. too. First, we'd hear q .our minute talk in Boston and then we'd pop out to Rochester to listen 10 a cheer Before we'd be aware Of the fact, our chair would be located at the Waldorf Astoria, and we'd be enjoying the dinner in that city. Just as we'd be nicely acquainted with the crowd down there and our next door neighbor would be reach ing under the table for the little brown jug, zip, and we'd be in Washington. It was great stuff and showed one of the many phases of radios importance. Dinners or ban, duets ot M. l. T. alumni were held in 61 cities and towns in the United States. Canada, England, Cuba and Hawaii and t was estimated 20,o00 diners were present.
 Interesting programs Of entertain- ment were provided for the gradu- ates Of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Victor Salon or chestra, Lucy lsa belle Marsh and the Tech Glee club being featured. Miss Marsh, a famous soioist, rendered The Italian Street Song" from Naughty Marietta" this taking place in New York. The glee club sang in Boston, presenting Take Me Back To Tech" to the tune of solomon Levy" and "Old Man Noah" Several songs from the Tech musical show which will be given this season were also presented.
 There isn't much more to say about that, except that the entire af- fair vas enjoyable and, in spite ot 1 the switching of controls, every item on the extensive program came through just as slick as grease. Vice | President Dawes was one Of the | speakers at the Washington dinner We heard the program through seV- | eral stations, at various times, WBZ l WGY, WIZ, WRC, KYW and sev- eral others being hooked up for the broadcast
 After hearing the Tech broadcast VIC drifted over to VICES, New York said station coming in with wonder tul volume. The Kittredge Players were on the air, presenting "Tht Marriage Shall Not Take Place, ] Since we arrived late, it was impos sible to pick up the drift of the pro ceedings, so we wandered away.
 KDKA's weekly half hour Of ga cred music came through with bang. A tenor solo. Tn The Cross 0 Christ I Glory" was especially wei done.
 Last night was exactly suited fo broadcasting. Voices and musical in struments possessed a natural qual tty which we have eldom heard iron many of the stations, VEAL offere' piano solo early In the evening which could not have been improves upon, even if the piano were move right into our house.
 We arrived at WLW, Cincinnati just as the announcer was jellin { about the program for today. W tuned out as the Castle Farm or chestra tuned in.
 All We can say about the specia test program from WSM, Nashville is that it was wonderful. We hay never in all our life heard any bet ter transmission, and that goes fo everything. It was absolutely perfeC and the station came through loude than Schenectady ever did, even i our widest flights of fancy. Beasle Smiths orchestra was entertainin : and the natural tone possessed b the instruments was absolutely UT = canny. The station was testing ol on new wavelcngth, about 29o me ters, we should judge, although W didn't hear the announcer say jul what 1t was.
 2 We hit the Kansas City Nigh l. hawks at WDAF, just as an orga selection was being presented fro
 the Pantages theater. The numb'
 was I'm Knee Keep in Daisies
 Good volume, 100.
 New York, January 19 (Pl-- Maj k Garden, who on her return fro
 Europe recently, said she got . greater thrill out of the radio thi l. from any man." will make h l. broadcasting debut at Station W,
 on the night of February l, On tl
 same program with the Chicai g. opera star will be the Philharmon l. orchestra Of New York under |
 direction Of Henry Hadley.
 The New York symphony orche l. tra, under Waiter Damrosch, will
 on the air from Station WEAF {
 the night of January A.
 New York. Jan. 20 Pl-Russii
 participation in the information ,e radio broadcasting tests next we e. Wll be welcomed, it was said tod
 by the radio week committee whi
 will arrange to have stations
 South America, Canada and {
 United States try to reach Leningr
 and Moscow.
 At least eight stations on [
 North American continent should