The Washington times., 1930-09-18

Final arrangements for radios
spectacular salute to the American
Legion tonight in which the cen
Ter OF attraction will be switched
from one coast to the other and
back again with temporary pauses
at seven intermediate points, were
completed today.
The gala program, featuring
world famous musicians and vo-
callStS and internationally known
speakers, will last an hour and a
half, beginning at 9 p. m. 1t will
be broadcast from nine cities, i'll
aS many widely separated sections
OF the United States. through the
combined coast-to-coast networks
OF the National Broadcasting Com
pany including WRC
Madame Ernestine Schumanp-
Heink and Martha Atwood will
sing solos during the broadcast.
They will be supported by the Vic
tor Salon Orchestra, under the
baton Of Nathaniel Shilkret. Gov
ernment officials, business execu-
t1veS, governors and mayors Of
principal cities viii combine with
them and with entertainers from
various American Legion posts in
the program. In addition, trained
microphOne actors will present a
series of six dramatic sketches,
portraying highlightS of the great
war and its conclusion.
AT the conclusion of the series
OF sketches taps" will be sounded.
The American Legion program
is under the sponsorship of the
Victor division of the RCA-Victor
Company. Complete advance tests
OF the 8,00O-mile circuit over which
the huge program will be switched
have been made and N. B. C. en-
gineerS pronounce the feat ready
for accomplishment.
The program is scheduled to
open in the NB.C. New York
studios with the playing Of the
Victor March. Then will come a
shift to the historic Fanueil Hall,
In Boston, where Phillips Carlin,
executive-announcer, will call the
roll Of the other eight cities par
ticipating in the program.
At the conclusion of the three
minute roll call Harry c. GrubbS,
Victor vice president, will speak,
as will Col. Carroll j. Swan, head
Of the Legion convention commit
tee. These talks win be followed
by selection by the American
Legion Band, after which Gov
ernor Frank G. Allen, Of MasSa-
chuSettS, will speak and Madame
Schumann-Heink will sing Have
You Seen Him in France A short
talk by Mayor James M. Curley Of
Boston, and a song by legion
chorus will precede a bugle call
sending the program to Portland,
Oregon, for an address by Gov
ernor A. w. Norblad and more
music by a chorus and band.
The next step in the program
takes the listener to Portland,
Me-, for greetings by Governor
william Tudor Gardner and the
Maine "Stein Song" Then comes
New York and a speech by Al
fred e. Smith, to be followed by
a medley Of old New York tunes
by the Victor Orchestra.
A medley Of war tunes by the
United States Army Band will
Signalize the switch to Washing
ton for speeches by Secretary of
War Patrick j. Hurley and 0. Z.
Bodenhamer, Legion national
commander. Another chorus and
band, together with a talk by
Governor Doyle e. Carlton, will
mark program visit to Jackson
vile, Fla, after which there is a
switch to New York for song by
Martha Atwood. The cowboy
governor Of Texas, Dan Moody,
is next heard, speaking from Dal
las. He will be followed by more
chorus and band music before
the program takes long Jump
to California, where Mayor James
e. Rolfe, jr., of San Francisco,
win speak and a quartet will
sing.
Lieut.. Gov. Fred E. Sterling, Of
Illinois. then speaks from Chicago.
From the Windy City the program
returns to New York to pick up
''The stars and Stripes Forever" J"
played by Shilkret's Band. At the
conclusion of the marching air,
Boston again is the source, this
time with speeches by Congress
woman Edith Nourse Rogers and
Major Paul H. Hines, of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Then comes the first dramatic
sketch, laid in the tower of Bos-
toms Old North Church, with the
actors actually playing their roles
there. The scene then shifts to
New York for the remainder Of the
sketches. Following the playing
of ''taps," the program is con-
cluded in Boston with Madame
Schumann-H -Heink singing 1.-THE