Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
HANSON TO RECEIVE
MEDAL OVER RADIO
Sarnoff to Present Byrd Aide
at South Pole With Honors
Over WRC.

Down in the frozen reaches of the
Antarctic Malcolm Hanson, chief wire
less operator with the Byrd expedition,
will receive an award by radio tonight
from David Sarnoff, executive vice pres
ident of the Radio Corporation OF
America.
Sarnoff will make the presentation
during the Cities Service hour. to be
broadcast by WRC and a network of
National Broadcasting Co. stations. The
program will be broadcast from the
crystal studio in Madison Square Gar.
den, New York City as feature of the
sixth annual Radio Worlds Fair.
Operators Award Medal.
The medal which Sarnoff will present
Is one awarded by the Veteran Wireless
Operators Association for the most dis
tinguished contribution to wireless COM
munication during the year. 1t has
been planned to have Hanson reply,
accepting the decoration by code. which
will be translated and rebroadcaSt. Mrs.
Suprasia Hanson wife of the operator,
also is expected to broadcast her per-
sonal greetings and congratulations to
her husband
In honor of the occasion Director
Rosario Bourbon of the Cities Service
hour has arranged a musical program
of exceptional attractivenesS, so that 1t
may be thoroughly enjoyed by the men
who will listen-in from the South Pole.
Sascah Fidelman. violiniSt, will be the
instrumental soloist, and Darrell Wood
gard, bass, the vocal soloist.
. Another Evening in Paris sketch
and the Schradertown music comedy
iwill follow the Cities Service hour.
sSaveZ Vous," popular French song,
will be featured in the Partisan pro-
gram In the Schradertown broadcast
sthe band will be interrupted by the
accord between Gus and Louie, the
garage partners, who are fighting over
1.-THE possession of torn 81 900 check.
Robinson to Speak.
Aside from a variety of other features,
.WRC will broadcast discussion on
tariff legislation by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, Democratic leader OF the SEN
ate. AS candidate for Vice President
Senator Robinson was the running mate
iof Alfred E. Smith in the last national
ELECTION He is a member of the Senate
committees on foreign relations. post
offices and post roads, rules and ter
,ritories. and insular possessions.
WMAL and other Columbia Broad
casting system StaClOnS VIII ulItouuCe
new feature tonight, to be known as
the VAIL Penman. The program will
combine the fascinating science of
igraphology with a series of musical
ianalyses of the character of writers.
Because She Was So Beautiful" is
the subject of the Story hour broadcast,
also on WMAL's schedule. The sta
tons major musical presentations will
be the Bremer-Tully program and I'm
a Russian Village" The Bremer-Tully
broadcast will originate in the crystal
studio at the Madison Square Garden,
New York City. and will be popular in
character. A variety of selections make
I'D the an Russian Village" program,
to be provided by Peter Biljo's Bala-
laika Orchestra, quartet and Nine.
Valentinova.
Vocalists will take a prominent part
IN the WJSV program. These include
James Chamberlain, tenor; Mrs. j. E.
Tenley, soprano: F. w. Hart and David
Martin, baritones.
Peggy Clarke, VOL studio manager,
will give her weekly forecast Of market
conditions for the housewife from this
station at 6:15 o'clock. Kathryn Dun
ming, pianist. and Pauline Healy Shook,
singer of popular songs, will provide the
musical features.