The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-13
/. With Gardner Mack
WITH Gardner 40Cl
oil D lR0NSIDES
ON THE Arr

''old 1ronsldes," the most famous
vessel Of the United states Navy,
wiz be launched on the. wave
lengths this evening FOR 4 cruise
through the continental radio broad.
casts In the hope that cargoeg OF
patriotic enthusiasm will Be found
with suchta practical value that
there win be- no further fear OF
the RELOCATION or the historic vessel
to the junk heap.
The United State. Erigate Con
stitution" has been officially con-.
defined and was to have been
broken up, but patriotic citizens In
terfefred with the plans that had
been made and q popular campaign
was started for fund.- to restore the
vessel and maintain e for its histori.
cal value. School children through.
out the country were enlisted "a.
the effort and q large sum Of money
has not yet reached the desired
amount and further contributions
are needed.
This evening Secretary Of the
Navy Curtis D. Wilbur and the
United States Navy Band, under
the direction of Lieut.. Charles
Benter, win stage q program for
the saving OF "Old Ironsides" that
will be broadcast by IL radio sta
lions In all sections Of the country.
The program starts at 8 o'clock
and includes q band concert OF 10
minutes with "Old IronsIdes," by
John Philip sousa, ag the opening
number. Secretary Wilbur wiz ten
the story Of the ship and the cam.
paign for it's preservation with
which he Is in hearty sympathy.
and the campaign for its preservar
ton with which he Is 81 hearty
sympathy. and which has the sup.
port Of the entire Navy. The band
will conclude the program.
TROLLEY TUNES
IN NEW FEATURE
Tunes Of the trolIeys win be 4
new feature for WRC listeners that
follows the Navy programs
feature that WIN come every Friday
evening hereafter with all sorts OF
quartet numbers provided by the
w. B. and A. Quartet. The 'har-
monizers include Paul q. Ledig.
first tenor: William =. Braithwaite.
second tenor; Raymond @. Moore,
baritone. and John G. Smith. basso.
The market basket stories OF
Anita Hawkins open the WRC pro.
gram at 6:55 with the Goldman
Band concert following. After the
trolleynen come the Anglo Persians
and then the Lord Calvert ensemble
win provide its week hour. This
week Emil Spitzer, oboeist, will he
the soloiet. He win play an orr.
entail romance by Rimsky. Karsakow.
The graceful and lovely waltz move.
ment Of Tschaikowsky's smut
Cracker" suite viii be the chief
orchestral number along with
Popy's "India" suite. There are
few more graceful bits OF must.
than Tschaikowsky's famous "Waltz
Of the Flowers" and the Calvert out.
tit should give It an especially fine
interpretation.
e. n. Sothern VIII be one Of the
chief attractions of the outer wave
lengths when he appears as the
central figure Of a Y. NJ. C. A. pro.
gram to be staged hysWEAF At g
o'clock. The Happiness Boys WIN
be found at WEAF at 1880. the
same hour the Royal program Il 10
be staged from WIZ. Young New
York orators viii participate In the
New York Times oratorical contest
which WNYC win broadcast at
$40.
At . o'clock the Suffolk sym.
phony Orchestra Is to be heard
from WIZ and at the same hour
the clever Reymer Trio win do
their weekly stuff at KDKA. Ten
o'clock will bring two other clever
programs-the Sand Pipers, from
WPG, advertised as q novel bit Of
dialogue and tunes--and the weekly
Show Boat program Of WIS.