The Washington times., 1930-12-06
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faces Charles Francis Adams. the
Secretary Of the Navy, when ne
participates as the principal
speaker in the celebration Of the
Tooth anniversary of the found
ing of the photographic Office
of the United States Navy, TO be
broadcast over a National Broad
casting Company network tonight
from 1880 to 500 o'clock.
More than 100 years ago John
Quincy Adams, as President OF
the United States aud later as
q member Of Congress, persist
emily advocated the legislation
which q century ago resulted in
the establishment Of the Hydro
graphic Office. ;.
Secretary Adams is q great
grandson Of John Quincy Adams
The presentation Of Capt. Frank
B. Hawks glider "Eaglet," in
which the distinguished ilter
crossed the continent last sum
mer, to the Smithsonian 1nstitu-
ton will be broadcast over an
N.B.C. network from Boiling
Field Monday morning.
A description Of the three-min-
ute demonstration Of Ire glider
by Captain Hawks will inaugu'
rate the program@t 11:0O o'clock.
Herluf ProvenSen, announcer at
NJ C. washington studios, win
be at the microphone.
Following this the presentation
speech by Frank Tichenor, pub
Usher Of the Aero Digest, viii be
heard. DR.. C.>G. Abbott, director
of the Smithsonian Institution,
will make the acceptance talk
Short talks will be made by
three assistant secretaries for
aviation, F. 1'rubee Dawson. Of
the Army; David ingalls,, Of the
Navy, and Clarence :young, Of
the Department Of Commerce.
Two submarines will be used in
the National Rroadcasting Com.
pany's unique program from ocean
depths off New London, Conn.
Sunday afternoon, according tc
word received from William Burke
Miller, in charge Of the broadcast
The second submarine, under
the command Of Lieut.. j. w. Nc
Coll, jr., will replace the surface
vessel which was previously Sched
uled to participate in the unusual
program. Rough weather on Long
Island Sound prompted navy Off
cialS to abandon their plans to
use a surface craft, and to use an
other submarine, the O-4, for the
event.
The short wave transmitting
equipment, and a microphone
manned by James Wellington, N
B. G. announcer, will be carried or
the upper deck Of the O4, anc
will maintain constant communica
ton with the diving submarine
and the receiving lStaticn set III
in q dock house at New London
George Hicks, also an N. B. G. an
nouncer, will speak from the Of
beneath the surface.
Commander C. M. Elder, execu
tive officer Of the naval base al
New London, will replace Capt
Wilson Brown in the opening cere
monies. The program is Sched
uled to go on the air at 1880 p. m.
over an N. B. c. network including
WRC.
From the Boxer Uprising tC
Vera Cruz, where he acted as 8
human decoy to draw the fire oi
Mexican guns, is the range Of ex
periences to be related by Lieut.
John NcClo7, retired, who is the
first navy man to appear in tht
patriotic series known as tht
Chevrolet Chronicles" to bt
broadcast locall.-' by station WMAI
on Saturday, December 6, at T:3t
p. m.
Lieut.. McCloy is one of the few
men to receive the Medal o.
Honor, highest Of Government
awards for extraordinary valor il
action on tn high seas, twice
within a lifetime. The details sur
rounding his two citations will b.
described b. Lieut.. McCloy in hi!
time on the air in the half-houl
program sponsored by local CheV
rolet 1ealerS, and interSperseC
with musical numbers directed By
Frank Black and Gustave Haen
scheh.
The Very Rev. william Ralph
Inge, Gloomy Dean Of st. Paul's,
will make his radio debut tx
American listeners at 12:45 p. m
Sunday. He will talk on "Sci
ence and Religion" over the Co
lumbia network, through WABC
Dean Inge is one Of England!
most interesting personalities. Hi
peculiar sense Of humor, pessimiS
tic outlook and dourneSS o1
countenance have become famous
He has penchant for limerickS
he is a churchman, but also 9
n1ilitarist; he is a mid-Victoriar
moralist, who says he believes ir
purgatory but not in hell: ar
evangelist who asserts Christ was
a conservative: an ariStocrat who
writes popular articles in 2-cent