Evening star., 1927-02-17
RADIO DAY BY DAY
SERVES HUMANITY
Broadcast of Medical Advice
to Vessels at Sea Held
Notable Example.

One of radios day-by day humani-
tartan services is the broadcasting OF
medical advice furnished by the United
States Public Health Service to YES
sells at sea. Through the medium OF
the coastal transmission stations of
the Radio Corporation of American
and the Independent Wireless Co.
medical consultations with ships on
both the Atlantic and Pacific have
been flashed through the ether regu-
larry during the past four years.
The service is rendered free of
rh4rEe, certain governmental hospitals
having been designated to answer ra-
die caliS ior advice at once upon their
receipt from the sea. And the staffs
OF the hospitals are under instructions
from Washington that this advice
must be ''couched in language intel
ligihle 10 Il layman'
Requests Flashed Ashore.
In most cases the requests are
fiaS'ad to shore by shin caDtains on
ve'A il not carrying phyicians, but the
service "f the Heath Service is avail,
abe also TO ships doctors who may
want expert consultation on Il case.
The hospitals specifically designated
to furnish the medical service are
these:
Atlantic Coast--Unlted States Ma
rine Hospitals at New York and at
Stapleton, n. Y, and United States
Marine Hospital at Key West, Fla.
Gulf of MeXico-United States Ma.
rine Hospital, New Orleans.
Pacific Oaat-United States Marine
Hospital, San Francisco.
Philippine Islands-Relief Station
27D, Manila.
Great Lakes-United States Marine
Hospitals at Chicago and Cleveland
and Relief Station 327 at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich.
One Station Handles 81 Cases.
One OF these stations alone handled
81 cases last year, including every
thing from a toothache to skull
fracture, according to DR. F. c. Smith,
Assistant Surgeon General of the
United States.
This medical advice to vessels at
sea-" said DR.. Smith, lis greatly ap-
preciated by seafaring men, and many
letters and radiograms thanking the
Public Health Service for the help
given have been received"
Local attractions only compose
WRC's program schedule tonight.
Outstanding amonog them are the
weekly concert OF the United States
Navy Band Orchestra and the Kilt
hour of music. which will bring be-
fore the microphone Raul da Costa,
violinist, and Benjamin Rather, plan
ist. two radio favorites.
The Raleigh q chestra will provide
the dinner music and the LIE Paradis
Band the late dance program.
A pretentious musical. in which
some Of Washington's prominent tai
ent will participate, heads the pro-
gram of WMAL tonight. The musical
will be broadcast from the lounge of
the City Club. The participants in
clude Nine Marie Won Unschuld, con.
cert pianist; Daniel Breeskin, concert
violinist: Ludwig Manoly, concert
cellist; Helen Howison, coloratura So
prano, and number of assisting
artists.
Among WMAL'S earlier attractions
are a supper-dance. program and re-
cital by Ann Arlen, singing violin
ist."
Disposal of tickets for the entertain
ment at the Washington Auditorium
Saturday for the benefit OF the Wash
ington Radio Hospital Fund Commit
tee has been encouraging, according
to Leroy Mark, chairman. There are,
however, IIkiUy llChCLo yC( oboOANs
which may be procured from the Peo-
pies Drug Stores and T. Arthur Smith.
Six prominent broadcasting artists,
including the Smith Brothers and Gra-
ham McNamee, will take part in the
entertainment The proceeds will be
used to renew and recondition the ra-
dio recaiving sets which the commit
tee installed in 40 Washington hos
pitals and charitable institutions.
Mrs. Coolidge has notified Mr.. Mark
that she would make every effort to-
attend the matinee performance. The
First Lady has always manifested
keen interest in the committees work.
Static beat an annoying tattoo into
the loud speakers last night and made
iialing tedious, if not exceedingly DIT
ficult in certain cases. Occasionally,
a station could be picked up that had
sufficient signal strength to overcome
this interference. but most OF those
tunable seemed to be afflicted TO some
degree.
The atmospherics did not interfere
as much with the signals from the
Middle West as those from other sec
tions. WEBB and WHIT, Chicago.
came through with good volume and
fair audibility, but the broadcasters In
the South, notably PWX at Havana,
which usually comes through with
clarity, was barely audible.