The Washington times., 1930-11-06
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DR.. Luther Reichelderfer, presi-
dent of the Board Of Commission
ers of the District. will present
silver medals to Miss Florence
Yocum, soprano, and Leonard Dai
Wis, baritone, during the course
of a radio recital by the two
young singers, commencing az
$50 D. m. at WRC Monday, No
vember 10, as their special awards
for winning the District competi-
tion of the Fourth National Ra'
dio Addition.
The medals will be presented by
DR.. Reichelderfer, who is non
orary chairman Of the DISTRICT
Addition Committee. as the gift
of the Atwater Kent Foundation.
This viii be the second time each
Of the young singers has received
similar awards from the founda-
ton, as each has previously won
a District of Columbia addition.
Both will go to New York as the
guests Of the Atwater Kent Foun'
dation to participate in the COM
petition between vocal champions
| of the New England and Middle
Atlantic States from among whom
will be selected one young man
and one young woman to com.
pete in the national finals and
share in the award Of $25, 900 cash
and 10 musical scholarships
During the course of their
joint recital Monday evening
Miss Yocum and Mr.. Davis will
sing the SongS they used in win.
ming the District addition and
will also sing an especially select.
ed number, each, and will be
heard in a duet. The concert
has been arranged by DR.. Albert
w. Harmed, chairman Of the Dis
trict Addition Committee and the
two singers will be accompanied
by Miss Gretchen Hood and John
Marvel, their teachers and mu-
Sical sponsors.
Beginning tonight, the Rialto
Theater will inaugurate weekly
broadcast over WRC, from 1l:00
to 1900 p. m. This feature will
consist Of q request" program
on the organ, with Otto F. Beck,
the Rialto organiSt, presiding at
the console.
Mr.. Beck win also broadcast on
Saturday mornings, from 900 to
9:45, this part of the feature
having been instituted on last
Saturday morning.
If you have any old favorite
you would care to hear, don't
hesitate to send in your request.
Address it to Otto F. Beck, care
Rialto Theater. He will be glad
to present all numbers in the
order in which they are received.
If too many requests are received
for one period, they will be held
over until the next program is
given.
Floyd Gibbons, Headline Hunter
Of the N.B.C. studios, will make
number of personal appearances
this season in the East and Mid
die West under the management of
the NB.C. Artists Service. The
first was in Pittsburgh on the
evening of November 3, when
Gibbons appeared as an enter
tainer before the Liberal Republi-
can Party Of Pennsylvania.
On November 6. Gibbons is
scheduled to speak before the
Chamber of Commerce of st.
Louis, Mo. The tours will not
conflict with Gibbons regular
talks over the N.B.C. networks.
While he is in the Middle West
he will broadcast from the new
NB.C. Chicago studios.
The strong masculinity Of the
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra,
like everything else, has finally
submitted to the weaker sex.
Gladys Rice, soprano protege of
Roxy, and Elizabeth LennoX, vet
eran radio cOntralto, now figure
prominently in it's programs, pre-
Sented three times weekly over
N.B.C. networks. They are heard
in duets and solos, and also join
in the ensemble with the Lucky
Strike trio, at the beginning and
end OF each program.
Highlights on today's radio
programs are:
8:45 r. M.
WMAL-HoW a candle helped
Alfred the Great drive the Danes
from England is the incident in
the history of time recording
that will be dramatized during
the Hamilton Watchman Pro
gram.
In attempting to drive his foes
from England. Alfred was handi-
capped because there was no
accurate means of letting his
various forces know the accurate
time to begin battle. Alfred
knew that if all his army could
strike at the Danes at the same
time victory would be assured.
The way to do this was con-
ceived by Trewayne, a youthful
knight. who employed crude can
dies which he marked with rings.
300 p. M.
WMAL-Annette Hanshaw, con-