The Washington times., 1930-11-04
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The entire nation will be given
election results tonight over net
works Of the National Broadcast
ing Company, which viii be as
sisted by three newspaper press
associations, International News
Service, Associated Press and
United Press.
The cooperation Of N.B.C. and
the press associations viii assure
a speedy nationwide coverage.
The first returns in New York
State will be given early in the
evening, followed later by re-
turns from States throughout the
nation.
AS an additional feature, it Is
announced that David Lawrence
and william Hard, nationally
known political writer's, will in
terpret the late election results
for the network audiences from
the NB.C. studios in Washington,
D. c. Lawrence will be heard
over the NB.C.WEAF network
and Hard over the N.B.C.-WJZ
network.
Sergt. Chick Godfrey, the Sing
ing Marine, returns to the air
on Thursday evening, November
8, when he will resume broad
casting from station WJSW Mt.
Vernon Hills, Va, after an alb
Sence Of several months.
Chick is one Of the pioneers
Of the local radio artists and
has been heard regularly from
the Mt. Vernon Hills station
since its early days Of broadcast
ing. His grooming tenor viii be
heard each Sunday and Thurs.
DAY evening from now on and
his admirers will be glad Of the
fact that he is returning to the
mike" at WJSV.
Godfrey'S sacred programs on
Sunday evenings are a most popu-
lar feature and his fan mail
compares favorably with that Of
some Of the chain features.
@Chick sings popular songs on
Thursday evenings and will spe-
cialize on request numbers sent
in by his fans. If you happen to
tune in down low on your dial
and you hear the martial strains
Of From the Halls of Monte
yuma to the Shores Of Tripoli''
you can be sure that you are
listening to the Singing Marine"
singing the famous Marine Hymn.
The Marine Hymn is Chick God
frey's theme song or signature
to all Of his radio programs.
Two choral works Of Deems
Taylor, American composer, will
be presented on the first Of a
series Of programs the National
Oratorio Society will broadcast
over a National BroadcaSting Com.
pany network Sunday afternoon,
November 9, from 1890 until 1:15
o'clock.
The first of these choruses will
be a musical arrangement of
Oliver Wendell Holmes The
Chambered Nautilus" which Tay-
lor wrote, for the University
Heights Choral Society in 1914.
Reinald Werrenrath, vocal counsel
for NB!C., who will direct the
Oratorio Society'S programs, was
the conductor of the choral or
ganizationS presentations. Taylor
and Werrenrath were roommates
at New York University in 1904.
They both were members of Psi
Epsilon fraternity.
At the time he wrote the choral
setting Of the Holmes poem, Tay.
lor was the editor of the Western
Electric News. But it was only
after Werrenrath reSorted to dras.
tic measures that the work was
completed. The directors pleas
that Taylor finish the work had
been unheeded. In desperation
his friend locked the composer in
his room and refused to release
him until the work was completed
The second Of Taylor'S compo
SicionS to be broadcast during the
Oratorio Society's presentation
will be the musical version of
'"The Hlghwayman," by Alfred
Noyes. which the composer also
completed under pressure. It was
first presented at the Macdoweil
festival in 1918. EusebiuS G. Hood
was the organizer and director OF
this festival and Werrenrath was
the baritone SoloiSt.
"It is fitting that the oratoric
series should begin with the Secu
lar cantataS by the man I regard
as Americas foremost composer, y
Werrenrath declares.
This series Of programs will bt
heard oVSr an NB.C.-WEAF net