The Washington times., 1927-05-18
BOY COMPLETES
WITH COOLIDGE

"1H UUULUOL
The welcome sign on loud
speakers was almost worn Ont
with the rush Of programs
through them last night, Radi-
otfcs were able to tune almost
ANYTHING, anywhere, anyhow
with little noise, interference Or
other outside disturbance.
North. South, East and West
were equally responsive To- the
twist Of the dials.
President Coolidge. and Hodge
Greer, the boy orator Of Avery
county, N. c., were rival bidders
for program honors at the two ends
OF the WAdAL loud speaker output
last evening-and there Is reason to
believe that those who heard both
win pass the, palm for altitudinous
form to the 14-year-old farm boy
from the South. Circumstances as
to audience had something to do
with 1t, Of course. Just before the
President spoke q minister Of the
gospel had looked over the audi
ence OF members and guests OF the
American Medical Association, to
which the Chief Executive was about
to be introduced and in what seemed
to be an awed and trembling; voice
said 'tLet US prayn
Young Greer, on the other hand.
was surrounded by fellow high
school boys Of Avery county, some
OF whom had been doing some old
time fiddIng just before he came
to the microphone. In addition to
which the youth admitted in almost
his first sentence that Avery
county "has the highest average
altitude of any county east OF the
Rockey Mountains Naturally, hv-
ing up in the clouds, 1000 feet above
sea level, the youngster could touch
empyrean heights the President
wouldn't even attempt to reach be-
fore SO antisceptic and thoroughly
sanitary an audience.
SCHOOL BOYS
HAVE GOOD SHOW
The school boys from Avery
county came to the WMAL. Movie
Club just about the time most
people were shutting off their re-
ceivers for the night. The young
sters represent the Cranberry Con-
solidated High School and had with
them the Skyland String Band
They have a great show and they
may have the satisfaction Of know
ing they kept many listeners out
of bed long after the regular re-
firing time.
The first thrill of the Tuesday
program from WRC was received
from the vivid story Of the fight
for independence in Texas by Sam
Houston and his army which
formed the basis of the Great
Moment from History?' These
half hour lamentations Of histor.
and more high points in the weeks
broadcast program. Henry Ffske
Carleton, who writes them, and
are due to receive the thanks of
an ever-growing audience, The
Eveready Hour provided q varied
assortment Of unusually good
music, much of which was new to
most listeners and all Of which
was well presented.
Perhaps the most remarkable
baseball game ever attended
through a mierophone came from
WEAF as the second Of the adven-
lures Of Vivian and Jim. Its Pro-
ducers win have to indulge. the
audience who heard the affair a
few days before it can make up its
mipd whether it likes its baseball
served as chaser for the love
story and given all the fine points
of musical comedy.
BASEBALL WITH
MUSICAL. TRIMMINGS
There are some Of US that take
our baseball rather seriously--and
most of us do our musical comedy
the same way and we're not quite
sure that we like 'em mixed. In
fact they rather represent the oil
and water amusement elements and
last night didn't seem to mix at all.
1t is q sort Of shock to hear q
quartet burst forth just as Babe
Ruth is walking to the bat. And
1t is more or less Of a strain to be
required to listen to an amorous
duet while Waite Hoyt is striking
out Ty Cobb with three pitched
balls. The show was a good one,
SO far as the principals were con.
cerned, but. And suppose we lei
1t go at that!
The radio cavalcade that wound
UP the miscellaneous evening for
WRC presented Rita Gould and a
number of other entertainers in
fine songs and instrumental mum.
bers with a logical sequence of real
program making. The more we
hear of this cavalcade thing the
more we like it, The WMAL Movie
Club provided Eva Puck, Sammy
White. Harry Link, Bill Raymond
and a host Of Palace Theater stars
In program that was kept moving
speedily.