The Washington times., 1930-05-14


vertS to his erudition and radio
talents when he appeared nightly
In the recent home banquet Sc.
ries.
BY that is meant that mum.
Der of listeners who hitherto had
regarded him as professional
Pollyanna too saCcharine for daily
consumption, surrendered to his
radio art.
AS one listener who never could
grow enthusiastic over his morn.
Ing broadcaSts, I admit being a
convert
Cheerio has an interesting per-
Sonal history. Being man Of
independent means. he got the
idea that a daily program of
good cheer and optimism would
Tighten the burden of invalids
and Shut-inS. He consulted DR..
Ray Lyman Wilbur, then vice
chairman of Leland Stanford
University, and the educator ap-
proved his idea. President Hoover
is another friend who advised
him the daily interlude of pleas
ant observations would find
radio public. So the programs
came into existence. Cheerio has
never accepted penny for his
efforts and now numbers his
friends by the thousands.
The Interstate Male Chorus,
mems choral organization of the
Interstate Commerce CommiS-
sion, which will sing tomorrow
at the memorial service in the
House of Representative cham
. ber, will be under the direction
of the Hon. Clyde B. AitchiSon,
Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner.
The choir was organized 10
years ago by Commissioner
AitchiSon, who, despite his busy
life regulating the country's
transportation system, has found
time to indulge his hobby -
music. He h&1 gained fame as
a composer as well as conduc-
tor.
The Interstate Mems Choir has
sung at the White House, the
Memorial Continental Hall of the
Daughters of the American Re
olutiop and the Library of Con-
greSs.
20 Captain, M. Captain" and
Crossing the Bar are the num-
bers chosen by the chorus for
the program memorializing the
three Senators ana IL RepreSen-
tatives who died during the past
year. Music by the Navy Band
and addresses by Representatives
Crowther, of New York, and
Montague, of Virginia, also will
be included in the service, which
will be placed on the air for the
first time by the Columbia Broad
casting System.
Mrs. Nicholas j. Sinnott will
sing two solos at the congress
sional service. which will be on
the air from 11:3C a. m. to lis
p. m. Eastern standard time.
Highlights in today's programs
are:
5P.M.
WMAL-Marlen E. Pew, editor
of Editor and Publisher, will be
guest speaker during Bill Schudt'S
Gong to Press" He will speak
on Newspaper Loyalties."
Mr.. Pew is one of the country's
best-knoWn journalists. Begin
ming as a reporter on the Cleve.
land Press in 1894, he success
sively held the following posi-
tionS: Editor of the Newspaper
Enterprise Association; news man
ager of the Boston Traveller; one
of the organizers of the United
Press Association; editor of the
Philadelphia NeWS-Post; press rep
reSentative for the Secretary OF
, War; editor and manager of the
international News Service, and
since 1922 editor of Editor and
Publisher.
1880 P. M.
WRC-MuSical salutes to eight
different lands will be heard dur
ing the Mobiloil Concert. Ma
thanieI Shilkret will direct the
orchestra in this presentation.
Mr.. Shilkret opens his concert
with the overture Ambrose
Thomas opera "Mignon," based
on episodes from Goethe's "Wil-
helm Meister." The piece rep
resenting the United States is
Scotland earns a place by virtue
of Spillman's familiar setting of
Robert Burns poem, "Flow
Gently, Sweet Alton"
"Up From My Tears" by Weaver.
: p. NJ.
WMAL-Vee LaWnhurst, Groom