Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-22
RED CROSS APPEAL
TO Be BROADCAST
Coolidge, Smith and Payne
Face MiCrophones in
Plea for Support.

A special Red Cross program, to be
broadcast tonight by WRC and the
combined networks of the National
Broadcasting Co., will bring three ma
tionally known figures before the micro
phone-former President Coolidge, for
mer Gov Smith of New York and Judge
John Barton Payne.
From three widely scattered points
will come their appeals for relief of the
unemployed and the drought-stricken
areas. Mr.. Coolidge will speak from
his home in Northampton, Mass, and
former Gov. Smith will face the micro
phone in New York City. Washington
will be the third pickup point for the
address of Judge Payne.
In addition to the addresses, there
will be an entertainment program par
ticipated in by Will Rogers, Mary Pick
ford, Nine. Schumann-Heink, Nine.
Frieda Hempel and 60-piece orchestra
directed by Nathaniel Shilkret.
Sports Writers Broadcast.
Another special program tonight will
be a broadcast of proceedings at the
Sports Writers Association. WNAL
and associated Columbia stations will
carry this program. The speakers will
be Knute Rockne, Notre Dame foot
ball coach, and Connie Mack, manager
of the Philadelphia Athletics.
WMAL's principal musical features
include the Voice of Columbia, the
SAVING Tone Pictures and the Lutheran
hour. The Voice of Columbia, to be
presented by the Columbia Concert Or
chestra, assisted by Lillian Buchanan,
soprano; Mildred johnson, contralto;
Crane Calder, bass, and Earl Palmer,
tenor, includes the works Of Tschaikow-
sky, GranadoS, Kreisler and Grieg. The
Walther League will sponsor the Luz
theran hour. The League Chorus, accom-
panied by the Lutheran String Ensem-
BILE, will he heard in group Of sacred
chorales, some of them dating back to
the sixteenth century.
CzechoSlovakia will be visited in the
World Tour broadcast. The musical
portion of the program features the
Largo" of the New World Symphony"
of Anton DVorak. The Prague Philhar-
monte Orchestra will play this selec-
ton in addition to the American Spir-
itual, Going Home"
Two dramatic presentations also are
on WMAL'S schedule. One will come
during the regular Detective Mystery
period. The other will be THE Day of
Night" story of ancient Modes, to be
broadcast at 7:45 o'clock.
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yam
KEGS, who have started on an extended
tour, will present the Sunshine hour
program over WRC and associated sta
lions tonight from Boston. The sta7
tons other features include the weekly
organ recital of Otto F. Beck and a
dance program by B. A. Rolfe's Or
chestra
Patriotic Need Sounded.
Lieut.. Col. Francis Scott Key-Smith,
a great-grandson of Francis Scott Key,
and Col. j. A. Moss, president of the
United States Flag Association, will
discuss the need of patriotic education
over WJSV tonight during the regular
program of the Sons of the American
Revolution. Mr. Key-Smith also will
give an outline Of the ancestry and life
of Francis Scott Key.
WJSV also has scheduled Christian
Science lecture by Judge Frederick C.
Hill and Community Chest presenta-
ton.
Boys from st. Joseph's Home and
School will present a tabloid minstrel
show over VOL tonight as a feature
of the Community Chest program. Cor
nelius Shannon will be interlocutor and
Joseph Francks and Charles O'Connel
end men. Other features on VOLS
program include recitals by Dorothy
Reddish, soprano, and julius Monk,
pianist.