The Washington times., 1930-05-29

The first Congressional Horse
shoe Pitching Tournament, with
dignified Senators, Representa-
tives and their secretaries vying
for honors as champion barn
yard golfers" will be held on
Memorial Day, May 80, at Grit
fifth Stadium, and will be put on
the air for the entertainment OF
the radio public over a wide net
work of associated National
Broadcasting Company stations,
including WRC, from II until
noon.
A feature Of the tournament is
expected to be the horseshoe
pitching exhibition by Congress.
woman Ruth Hanna Mccormick,
of Illinois. A match which holds
an important spot" on the pro-
gram is the game between Repre-.
sentative John Q. TilSon, Of Con
necticut, republican floor leader,
and Representative John N. Gar
ner, of Texas, Democratic floor
leader.
The announcement of the tour
nament has awakened intense ri
valry among the legislators.
Practice grounds and rule books
covering the intricate points of
''barnyard golf" are being eagerly
sought. The fact that the latest
horseshoe pitching rules will be
in effect during the tournament
has caused considerable conster-
nation among the contestants.
Many of them have never heard
of the new-fangled rules which
now govern the old-fashioned
backyard sport
President Hoover will speak
through the combined network
of both chains tomorrow when
he delivers an address from the
= rostrum of the National Gene.
terry at Gettysburg, Pa.
The Presidents speech will be
part of the annual memorial ser.
vises on the famous civil war
battlefield. The program is
scheduled to begin at las O'Clock
in the afternoon and will con.
tinue until 3:15 o'clock.
Under a Los Angeles date line
Variety reports:
Grand opera with the morn.
ing milk is the newest in radio
here. A local milk concern run
by a woman whose interests are
arty, is spending heavy jack on a
weekly grand opera broadcast
running two hours and a half
each Tuesday night.
Printed programs of the
broadcast are delivered to the
customers once a week with the
milk. Doubling Of her years
business wouldn't pay the lady
for the eight programs she is
putting on. Talent is the best OF
the coast broadcasting singers
plus imported opera talent. IT'S
the art the ladys interested in
so far the arty milk dealer has
put on, locally only, Carmen,
La Traviata,' THE Mikado,' ano
medley of high-class stuff
P1etro Cinini conducts. -Four
other operas are to follow"
Highlights on today's program
are:
5:25 P. M.
WRC-Keeping Up With the
Times. News flashes by William
Moore, feature editor.
$50 P. M.
WMAL - The Chevy Chase
Chanters, directed by Herndon
Morsell. Leon M. Davis, accom-.
PIANIST.
1880 P. M.
WRC-The United States Ma
rlne Band will be heard in a
half hour concert direct from
the Marine Barracks. Capt. Tay
lor Branson will lead the IS
piece unit in this program OF
martial airs.
$3.50 r. M.
WRC-"In Flanders Field" one
OF the most famous pieces OF
literature related to the worlc
war, will be treated in dramatic
fashion on the program of the
Jack Frost Melody Moments.
9P. M.
WRC-The works of two lead
ing American operetta composers
Jerome Kern and Reginald De
koVen. will be interpreted by
the Victor Light Opera Company
Among the artists interpretive
these selections are Olive Kline
soprano; Lewis James, tenor, ano
Wllfred Glenn. bass. Nathanie.
Shllkret directs the orchestra dur
ing this presentation.
9:3OP. M.
WMAL-' Songs of Seventeen
will feature the Memorial DAY
run of the Gold Medal FAST
Freight over the Columbia Broad
casting system at $50 p. m. A
medley of doughboy favorites viii