Evening star., 1929-07-02
DRAMA Of AVIATION
TO Be BROADCAST
Capt. Hawkes. and Eleanor
Smith Will Tell Of Achieve
ments Over WMAL.

Capt Frank NJ Hawkes., who last
week established o record for having
travelled from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and back again in faster time than the
trip ever was made before, will outline
the interesting features of epochal night
in the new radio series Flying Stories"
to be broadcast by WMAL and an ex-
tensive network OF other Columbia
BroadcaSting System stations. An aVia-
ton expert will interview Capt. Hawkes.
before the microphone.
Eleanor Smith, holder OF the solo en-
6urance flight record for women, also
will speak. She will explain her expert
ences during her ecord-breaking flight.
WMALs outstanding musical features
will be provided by Paul Whiteman and
his orchestra, playing out in Universal
City, Calf, and Sergei Kotlarsky, vio-
ltnist, and Mathilde Harding. pianist,
minute period, beginning at O'Clock.
Whiteman's speciality will be q war
medley, which includes such well known
tunes as "Over There" "Hinky Dinky
Parlez Vous" and "Tipperary" The or
chestra, however. will present q group
of popular numbers, among which will
be two selections from the musical show
''Whoopee." Miss Harding and Kot-
larsky will feature the compositions Of
The second of the series of "Pipe
Dreams and Poetic Reveries" and an
other Voice of Columbia" broadcast
also are scheduled by WMAL. Music
Rlorifying the American Nation will
make up n greater part of the latter.
Victor Herberts American Fantasy
heads the list. Way Down South in
Heaven" and Evolution OF Dixie" will
further elaborate this theme.
Surprise Party Arranged.
A. Cloyd Gill. who conducts the
Thirty Club over WMAL, has arranged
rs special feature tonight q surprise
party, to be broadcast from 7:l5 to 7:3O
o'clock. The stations other features Of
local origin include the daily news sum-
mary, Flashes From The Evening
star" presented by Ralph McCabe. and
. talk BY +. De Voc Meade of the Uni
yersity af Maryland on Producing High
Quality Milk''
Corresponding to WMAL's flying fea-
ture, WRC will introduce q new Avia-
tion presentation, described as Roads
Of the Sky" Famed pilots and leaders
In the aviation industry are to take
part in this new. weekly feature rs it
progresses. Secretary of Commerce La
mont has been chosen to open the pro-
gram tonight. He will be introduced by
Frederic B. Rentschler, president of the
Aeronautical Chamber Of Commerce.
Another concert of light concert
music and dance numbers will be broad.
cast during the Eveready hour, one of
WRCis major musical attractions. Other
musical programs will be presented in
the Prophylactic half-hour, the Nea-
politan Nights broadcast and the Clic-
quot period.
. Mrs. Rafter VIII Speak.
Current hits from popular shows
along Broadway comprise the Prophy-
Tactic Offering, while the ClicQuot Eski-
mos announce another program Of
dance tunes. Romantic music Of Latin
climes will be heard in the Neapolftan
Nights presentation, which occupies a
portion Of the period formerly taken
by the Radio-Keith- -Orpheum hour.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of
the District Congress OF Parents and
Teachers, viii speak from VOL tonight
on the activities Of that organization.
Other features on the stations program
include an "Aosm % Andy" episode and
recital by Estells Hunt Dean, soprano.
WJSV has scheduled its regular civic
hour and q concert by the Columbia
Trio. In addition to q special studio
presentation.