The Washington times., 1930-03-26

Floyd Gibbons is a rapid-fire
radio talker and some feel his
pell-mell pace limits the effective
ness of his talks. On last Satur.
day night, as an example, he
spoke 1880 words in 1914 min,
utes. According to the National
Broadcasting Company tabulation
he reeled off 217 words minute
or 3.6 words a second. Too asst, 1t
would seem, to put much express
sion into the reading. National
Broadcasting Company claims it S
q record and let's hope not many
set out to break it.
The National stock players held
the WMAL microphone yesterday
afternoon while their praises
were sung at the Ad Club testi.
monial luncheon. Among the
unusual features was benedic.
tion from the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery, chaplain of the U.
s. House Of Representatives and
q tribute from the Rev. Francis
j. Hurney, chaplain of the
Catholic Actors Guild. Attorney
Wilton j. Lambert was master
OF ceremonies.
Representative James M. Beck,
Of Pennsylvania, a distinguished
lawyer, gifted speaker and one
of the hopes of the modification
lists on Capitol Hill, will speak
tonight at 8 o'clock over Ma
tional Broadcasting Company net
work on "The Changed Concep-
ton Of the Constitution"
Tonight at $3.50 p. M, you may
hear the first broadcast from a
ship at sea. don't imagine it
will sound much different than
a broadcast from a land studio
but anyway the Forty Fathoms
TrawlerS are going out on he
broad Atlantic for salt atmoS
phere to send the weekly pro-
gram over a Columbia network.
Grantland Rice who brought
Ty Cobb to the microphone last
week to inaugurate the Cocoa
Cola hour will tonight radio in
terview Stewart Maidens the
golfer responsible for interesting
and developing the super star of
the links, Robert Tyree Jones
Mr.. Maiden also served as coach
for Miss Alexis Sterling who has
won considerable fame knocking
around the gutta percha ball.
Golfers may tune this program
at 10:30 p. M, on WRC.
Here are the .highlights on
today'S programs:
$3.50 A. NJ.
WMAL-U. S. Navy Band,
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader in
a special broadcast for schoo.
bands.
WRC-Leading women thinkers
will speak over nationwide Ma
tional Broadcasting company net-
work during the tenth anniver-
sary celebration of the National
League Of Women Voters. The
program will be broadcast from
New York and Washington at 2
p. M, eastern standard time.
Mrs. Henry GODDARD Leach,
president of the New York State
League, will preside. The pro-
gram includes the following ad-
dresses: Unforeseen in 1920" by
Miss Katharine Ludington, first
vice president of the National
League of Women Voters; THE
Hopes of the Founders" by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, honorary
president, and "The Discoveries
of the Members" by Miss Belle
Sherwin, national president. Miss
Sherwin will speak from Wash
ington.
2:45 P. M.
WRC-U. S. Navy Band, Lieut..
Charles Benter from the Navy
Yard.
WRC-Miss Jessie Dell, United
States Civil Service Commissioner,
will speak in the National
Woman's Party hour on Women
in the Government Service"
5:55 P. M.
WRC-Keeping Up With The
Times. News flashes given by
William Moore, feature editor Of
The Washington Times.
9P. M.
W.R.C.-James M. Beck, men,
ber of Congress from Pennsyl-
Vania, will address the American
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