Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-27
FORUM, VOTES PLEA
FEATURES TONIGHT
Secretary Good and Senator
Bingham to Talk on
Columbia Chain.

The weekly National Radio Forum ar
ranged by The Star and the fourth and
concluding broadcast of the special ra-
dio series of the Citizens Joint Commit
tee for National Representation ale
two Of the outstanding attractions
scheduled tonight by the Washington
stations
The radio forum will introduce Sec
rotary Of War James w. Good and Sen
ator Bingham of Connecticut, who plan
to discuss two related subjects-current
problems confronting the War Depart
ment and the role Of aviation in ma
tional defense. The usual coast-to-
coast network of Columbia Broadcast
ing System stations will distribute the
forum discussion to the Nation.
The speakers in the final radio APP
peal of the present series for national
representation for the District will BE-
the leaders of two opposing political
groups-Edward F.. Colladay, Republic
an national committeeman for the Dis
trict, and John F. Costello, the Demo-
cratic national committeeman. WRC
will broadcast their plea from $3.50 to
O'Clock.
U. S. Army Band to Play.
Aside from the National Radio For
UNI, Washington also will provide a
Nationwide radio audience tonight
through the Columbia network with an
unusual musical feature-the despedida
to the United States Army Band on the
occasion of its trip to Spain for the In
ternational Exposition at Seville.
The despedida, which in Spanish
speaking lands is a farewell party, will
be in the auditorium of the new McKln-
ley Technical High School. The major
feature will be a concert by the Army,
Navy and Marine Bands, which will
unite to play march written by John
Phillip Sousa especially for this gala
occasion. There also will be recital
by Miss Hazel Cecilia Arth. winner Of
the 1928 national radio addition OF the
Atwater Kent Foundation.
WMAL's program also contains va
riety of other features, notable among
them a special half hour of dance
music by George Olsen's Orchestra, and
a concert by the Columbia Mandolin
and Guitar Club. In addition there
will be a talk by Merritt o. Chance,
former city postmaster, on Social We'll
fare in the National Capital"
Damrosch to Conduct.
Musically, WRCs major feature will
be the weekly concert of the General
Electric Symphony Orchestra, under the
baton of Walter Damrosch. The spe-
cialty will be symphonic sketch OF
Lindbergl's epochal transatlantic flight.
The orchestra will open the program
with the first movement from William5'
London Symphony" The other selec-
lions include waltz of Tschaikowsky,
a Russian dance by the same composer
and Strauss musical picture, Vienna
Life"
The Salon Singers, the Lucky Strike
Dance Orchestra, the Piano Twins and
the Wardman Dark Dance Orchestra
will furnish WIGS other musical fea-
lures. There aseo will be the second of
the series of Universal Safety Talks
to be given tonight by Louis F. Butler,
president of the Travellers Insurance
Co. and an outline of the activities of
the Lighthouse Service by George r.
Putnam, commissioner of lighthouses.
WJSV viii broadcast as its special
feature tonight a talk by Representa-
tive Walter of Kentucky on How to
Make the American Farmers Homes
Happy" The major musical attrac-
ton will be the weekly Barn Dance and
Radio Revue, in which the stations
popular staff artists and ensembles viii
take part.
The Silver String Jewellers and the
Castillians Dance Orchestra are fea-
tured by VOL. The program also con-
tains a talk by a representative Of the
National Patriotic Council and dinner
music.