Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-27
LAMONT TO TELL
FORUM OF CENSUS
Plans for Data on Merchan-
disc Distribution to Be
Described Over Radio.

Plans for the important census OF
merchandise distribution will be out
lined by Secretary of Commerce Robert
P. Lamont in the weekly National Radio
Forum tonight over WMAL and the
usual tranScontinental network of Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System stations.
Frederick Morris Feike, managing di-
rector of Associated Business Papers,
Inc, of New York, and a noted editor,
publisher and business consultant, will
share the forum period with Secretary
Lamont.
The forum is arranged by The Star
and sponsored by the Columbia system
It is scheduled from to $50 o'clock,
and will be followed tonight b. new
Columbia presentation, advertised as
Jesse Crawford'S Melody Hour"
Preparedness for the Census OF Mer-
chandise Distribution" is the subject
chosen by Secretary Lamont for his
Nationwide broadcast. 1t is topic
with which he is intimately familiar.
For the last several weeks he has been
active in supervising and directing the
initial efforts calculated to enable the
census machinery to function effectively
in its big undertaking.
Directs New Melody Hour.
Crawford, who is nationally known
as an organist, will direct the new
Melody hour, in which he will be the
chief participant, presenting program
of many novelties. Gus Kahn and Mrs.
Crawford will assist him.
For his initial offering Crawford has
selected a group of popular selections,
with the exception of the opening num-
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pheus," especially arranged, with inter-
polationS of Dvorak's "HumoreSque"
and Bartlett's "A Dream" The other
contributions include THE Blue Da-
nube," waltz ballad; Hawaiian Sand
man." and Am I a Passing Fancy?"
to be played in ballad form as waltz
and as a march.
Four other outstanding Columbia at
fractions also are on WNAL'S schedule.
These are the Cinco-Paters, the Ro-
mancerS, the Nit-Wit hour and the
Temple hour. In addition, there will be
several features of local origin, among
them a talk by Arthur W. Sundlun of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce
on Civic Pride-A Help to Industrial
Washington"
Music and comedy form the program
Of the Cinco-PaterS. Mac and Lennie
and Benny Kruger and his orchestra
are featured in this presentation. Helen
Nugent and Ben Alley, the popular har-
mony team, assisted by an orchestra,
will present the Romancers' program.
The Temple of the Air again features
Joe Green and his novelty Orchestra.
The program tonight Is designed to
bring into use all of the unique instru-
ments in the Green outfit.
Attractions on WRC.
Robert Simmons, tenor, and the Bal
lad Singers Quartet will join with Nat
Shilkret's Symphony Orchestra tonight
to present the General Electric hour
over WRC and associated National
BroadcaSting Co. stations. NevinS
Little Boy Blue" and a selection from
1Bizet's opera THE Pearl Fishers" will
be Simmons contributions. The or
chestral speciality will be "Himalayan
Mountain Lullaby" the latest work of
Lily Teresa Strickland.
Aside from the other regular musical
attractions, which include the Calva-
Cade, Ell Tango Romantico and the
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, WRC
also has scheduled a campaign talk by
q. Walter Mapp, candidate for Gov
ernor Of Virginia in the Democratic
primary of August 6. 1.-THE Issues in
Virginia" is the subject of his address.
He will be introduced by Judge Robin
son Moncure Of Alexandria, Va.
An unusual variety of Russian and
Oriental music makes up the Calvacade
program, in which group of prominent
radio artists will take part. These in
clude Prince Obolensky, bass: Devora
Nadworney, contralto; Sven Won Hall
berg, guitar soloist and Nicholas WASH
left and his orchestra.
An especially Taried program, with
musical features predominating, Is an
nounced for tonight by WJSV. The
outstanding attraction. however, will be
washington Hour" introducing local
talent exclusively.
VOLS chief presentation tonight will
be another recital by jeanette Leip-
zlgner, 13-year-old pianist, who has ar
ranged a program Of classics made I'D
OF the works of Paderewski, MacDoweil
and Durant. Mandolin and guitar solos
by Walter Holt and a concert by the
silver String Jewellers are among the
other features.