Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
HOOVER'S A. P. TALK.
ON WIDE HOOK-UPS.
Presidents First Radio Ad'
dress to Be Broadcast
From Luncheon Monday.
BY MARTIN CoDEL.


President Hoover's first radio address
since his Inauguration will be delivered
at the Associated Press luncheon in New
York City Monday. He will appear be-
fore the microphone again Thursday
night at meeting in Washington, at
which he and Secretary Mellon, along
with architects engaged on Washing
tons monumental building program, will
describe plans for future developing and
identifying the Nations Capital.
Both speeches will be heard through
out the country over Nationwide hook
ups of the two broadcasting chains.
Thereafter the President Of the United
States will probably be heard frequently
by the Nations radio listeners, Prac-
tically all Of his scheduled addresses,
like former President Coolidge's in the
last few years, will be carried on the
national networks.
On Friday afternoon the voice of a
"First Lady of the Land" was heard
over the radio from Washington for the
first time in history when Mrs. Herbert
Hoover spoke briefly before the conven-
ton of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Her words were carried
over a network of the National Broad
casting Co. Neither Mrs. Coolidge nor
the late Mrs. Harding would ever con-
sent to face microphone
All through the special congressional
session the national chains will also
give their respective audiences the bene-
fit of first-hand discussions of current
phases of such issues as farm relief and
the tariff.
Operates The Star Forum.
The Columbia Broadcasting System,
cooperating with The Washington Star,
now has its schedule of Saturday night
half hours with the cabinet officers and
the members of the House and Senate
in full swing. The National Broadcast
ing Co. has changed the character of
its Friday night half hours with the
Senate to diversified discussions by
national notables along much the same
lines
Political notables on the radio chains
are not all confined to Washington,
however. One enterprising program
sponsor Of the National BroadcaSting
Co.'S network this week inaugurated a
series Of Tuesday evening addresses by
the governors of New York and six New
England States. Gov. Gardner of
Maine was first to appear on the series,
speaking on Trout Fishing" This Sc
ries is part of a campaign to stimulate
motor travel in those States. Similar
breakfasts covering other auto tourist
attractions may be expected later.
As general rule there has been no
perceptible letdown in the quality of
chain program offerings, Simply because
the Spring season is here, Turing more
people outdoors and away from their
radio sets. The big league base ball
season Is a perennial radio attraction
which always stimulates set buying and
repairing. The chains are giving the
scores and results of big league games
daily, leaving to the local stations the
broadcasting of local games.
Send Farm Programs.
The noon hour farm programs regu-
larry broadcast through a network of
II National Broadcasting Co. stations
In Middle Western States by the United
States Department of Agriculture are
reported to be attracting considerable
urban as well as farm interest this
Spring.
These programs, originating in Wash
ington, feature expert garden and home
making talks. as well as crop news and
discussions of farming problems. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Hyde is, scheduled
to speak over this hook-up Wednesday,
May /, on THE Country Child-The
Farms Best Crop" in connection with
Child Health Week.
On the entertainment side of radio
the several hours featuring vaudeville
stars appear to be attracting greatest
popularity because of their snap and
diversity. Other features, like the "The
Two Colored Men," farm folk and
neighborhood gossip dialogues, are
maintaining their popularity.
One of radios most important insti-
buttons, the Atwater Kent Foundation
Is completing plans for it's 1929 national
radio addition. Chairmen have been
appointed in every State to conduct the
local, district and State contests among
young man and woman amateur -vo-
calists.
These contests will be followed bv
sectional eliminations, and then by. the
national contest for $4,000 In cash
prizes and various musical scholarships.
All Of the elimination contests are
broadcast either locally, regionally OF
nationally.
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