Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

good diction award would bring
still further distinction to the Ma
tons Capital.
In connection with the good
diction contest it is interesting to
note that the National Broadcast
ing Co. has introduced a course in
voice culture for its announcers.
Miss Vida RavenScroft Sutton,
specialist in voice and speech, has
charge of the course.
Glasses are conducted weekly,
the Is announcerS on the N. B. G..
staff attending in two divisions.
Aside from serving as the teacher,
Miss Sutton delivers a weekly
lecture on the magic of good
speech through the N. B. G. net
work.
OF particular interest to Wash
ington is the plan of both the Co.
lumbia and National broadcasting
systems to broadcast to the Ma
ton Thursday night a vivid word
picture by President Hoover and
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
of the eSthetic beauties of the
National Capital and the program
for further identification.
The descriptions of President
Hoover and Secretary Mellon will
be given in the auditorium of the
United States Chamber. of Com
merce before a DISTINGUISHED gath
ering of Government officials, city
planners and architects. The
broadcasting of the meeting was
arranged primarily to picture to
the American people their own
city.
President Hoover, an engineer
by profession, has taken a keen
! interest in the huge building pro-
gram for the Federal Government
now under way. Secretary Mel
Ion, by law, is charged with carry
ing out the program. Other
speakers will discuss comprehen-
sively the development of WASH
ington.
A unique feature will be an ex-
hibitiOn of the So-called toy city
or miniature of Government build
ingS constructed into a model
about 20 feet long and depicting
in great detail the magnificent
display which will be made by the
Federal buildings erected in the
PENNSYLVANIA avenue-Mall TRAN
gle. Professional builders worked
on this model for months.
The radio broadcast will omit
the showing of a special motion
picture film, '"The City of Wash
ington," but it will include con-
cert by the United States Marine
Band Orchestra.
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Representative Purnell Of In
diana and Aswell of Louisiana
have been invited by the National
BroadcaSting Co. to speak over
WRC and an extensive network
Of station Tuesday night on The
provisions and purposes of the
farm relief bill now pending in the
House.
Both are members of the sub
committee of five of the House
agricultural committee which
drafted the bill and are peculiarly
qualified to explain the important
measure. The half hour period
from 1890 to II o'clock has been
reserved for their talks.
Mr.. Purnell is the ranking Re-
publican on the House agriculture
committee. Mr.. ASwell is the
ranking Democratic member of
the same committee.
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radio joe" who cavortS with
his Budget Boys" before WMAL S
microphone every Wednesday
night, in his appreciative way eX
tends his thanks to the radio au-
dience for the letters of approba-
ton received from the radio audi
ence in regard to his weekly fea-
ture.
Radio Joe" also calls attention
to the program for this week
which will be dedicated to the Boy
Scouts. 1T will be a real Boy
Scout night" he writes. Running
through the musical numbers anC
cementing them will be a rendi-
ton of the Boy Scout pledge and
other things from the manual
which gives the entire thing a
wholesome flavor and which rem
ditions will be given by the Boy
Scouts themselves, who will be
our guests"
The Budget Boys" If "Radio
Joe" permits the disclosure of 4
secret. are William Stanley Bel
and Lester Colvin, two veteran
radio entertainers whose popu-
larity has never decreased in theil
many years before the micro
phone. Their programs in recent
weeks have taken on decidedly
informative and constructive