The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
RADIO Tributes
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The life. character and achieve.
ments Of Abraham Lincoln will be
the principle product OF radio &C.
tivity this afternoon and evening.
In every section OF the country
tributes to the immortal President
are to be heard and some Of these
give promise Of extraordinary in.
terest. Perhaps one Of the most I'M
usual forms the observance of the
Lincoln birthday anniversary will
take will be the reproduction at
WGN. Chicago. OF the famous
Lincoln Douglas debate between
10 and IL o'clock this evening.
Those familiar with the history
Of Lincoln will recall that among
the most Intimate Of Lincoln's per.
sonal and political friends were the
owners of the Chicago Tribune
which operates radio station WGN.
From the files of the Tribune. and
from other historic documents the
story of the debate and the speeches
of the debaters have been obtained.
The observance this evening will
take the form Of broadcast of
the debate as though it were TAX
ing place tonight.
The chief address OF the evening
will probably be that of the elo.
quent Rev. Harry Emerson Eos.
dick, who speaks for 10 minutes
from WIZ at S:i5. on The True
Greatness of Abraham Lincoln. :"
Another Lincoln address that
promises much will come from
Prof. Henry Wadsworth Longfei
low Dana, Of Harvard. who VIII
speak at WEAF at 7:45.
Washington's contribution to the
nationwide symposium will be ali
address by Representative David
Hogg of Indiana, from WRC al
7:10.
VICE PRESIDENT
TALKS TO SCOUTS
The chief feature Of the WRC
broadcast this evening will be the
address Of Vice President Charles
@. Dawes at the celebration of the
seventeenth anniversary of the
founding of the Boy Scouts Of
America in the Central High School
Auditorium. l.. A. Snead, Barry
Mohun. DIR. Paul Bartsch, and
Houston Thompson will also speak
at this meeting, and music will be
provided by the United States
Marine Band.
Walter Damrosch and the New
York Symphony Orchestra Is the
second chief attraction of the WRC
program, coming from WEAF at
o'clock. The Philharmonic Or.
chestra can be heard from WIZ
at 1926, and the Boston Symphony
Orchestra will be broadcast by
WBZ, beginning at $40 o'clock.
A new feature of WEAF design
ing will originate at WRC at 10
o'clock this evening, and win he
broadcast by half a dozen other
stations, when David Lawrence in.
augurates a series of eight-minute
talks on Our Government" These
talks will be given every Saturday
evening.
MARY LEWIS
IS SUNDAY STAR
Tomorrow evening F. b. Charles.
violinist, and Fred East, baritone.
Will be the chief soIoists with the
Peoples Vesper Hour with which
WRC begins its evening activities
at 6:45 o'clock. The usual Capitol
Theater concert will be heard at
7:20 and at 9I5 Mary Lewis, so.
prano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, will be introduced again
as star of the Atwater Kent con-
cert.
From WIZ Godfrey Ludlow will
be heard at Z o'clock in a violin
recital during which he will use a
Stradavarius violin that belonged
to Paganini. The weekly Cooks
tour Will be heard at $50 o'clock
with the Island Of Cyprus as the
objective. The new National Weekly
Revue comes at $50 from WIZ.
From WGN at 7:45 there will be
an interview with Gertrude Ederle.