The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-29
RADIO Wedding.
IN 80 CLUB


inrfon comes to loud speakers this
evening during the course Of the
much heralded Leap Year party
Of the famous 80 Club" which
WMAL begins to broadcast at I
o'clock. The t.sO Club was
founded by IA. Cloyd Gill, The
washington Times radio news
editor and speaker, and has been
one Of the most remarkable de-
yelopments Of radio in Washington.
Starting because Of curiosity
aroused over Gill's repetition OF
the famous newspaper good night"
symbol, the word thirty" at the
end Of his news announcements
every evening, the club has grown
10 q membership Of thousands. It
includes some Of the most distin-
Stiished men and women in official
life as well as thousands OF plain
citizens and citizenesses--to say
nothing Of the club menagerie Of
household pets! It Ii probably the
most democratic organization IN
the country, il not in the world.
All OF its members are active and
al Of them regular listeners to
SIll's unioue system Of telling the
dav,a news at the beginning Of
each days program for WNIAI1.
Gathered iii the studio of WMAL|
thi. evening will be many members
~ fha rll1b who were born in leap
wear on February 20. This viii be
the first time the members have
come face to face with each other
and some surprises are in store for
them. because some Of the most
distinguished 80 Club people will
Sc there. The party VIII end with
d wedding Of two people born on
February 20. as we understand It.
KEEP COUPLES
IDENTITY SECRET
Gin has been most mysterious
about the actual program Tor the
evening and the identity Of the
Lean Year bride and groom are
only vaguely suspected, even by
those closest to the impressari0 OF
the evening. However, those who
have listened nightly to his broad
casts can depend upon d program
equally unique for the hour Of the
party.
The regular programs will. Of
course, pursue the even tenor or
their way. with many leap year
illusions here and there of course.
One OF the most interesting things
to the average citizen today Is the
income tax returns that must be
made within the next is days and
WREF will present FL. w. Peters
1T 6:15 to talk about it. Katherine
F'loecker Cullen, pianiste. will be
the star of the Kilt Hour from
WRC at z o'clock, followed by Fred.
erick William Vile and his regular
wednesday evening talk on politics.
The W., 3 and Al. program. the
Pepco concert, the 1pana melodists
and the Goodrich orchestra and
singers win be heard at the usual
hours. The evening OF WRC ends
with the presentation Of Cavaleria
Rusticana by the Sodero opera
troupe.
After the Lean Year wedding lit
WMAL. there will be q Brunswick
hour and then the audience be-
comes the guests at another Leap
Year Party-this one from the City
Club under the direction Of Edith
Reed and provided by a dance or
cnestra and many Of the Reed en-
tertainers. From WEAF the SOcony
group will present q radio drama
based on the "Courtship OF Miles
Standish' at 7:sO and 4 grear
moment in history having to do.
with the fall of the Alamo at
o'clock.
The WIZ schedule calls for the
spark plug subsidy at 5, with
Frank Mum, tenor, as guest artist.
and the Sylvan F'oresters at $40,
with a variety hour following,
presenting Ivy Scott, Norman
Clark, John Oakley, the Utica Jub.
flee Singers. Joe Green's orchestra
and others. The holster program
on the Columbia chain will be
devoted to Victor Herbert music
when 1t begins at g. o'clock and
the photograph subsidy in the
same chain will have symphonic
program Of importance and interest.