Evening star., 1933-05-14
N.B.:C.::=PROGRAMS
HONOR MOTHERS
Secretary Of War Dern to
Speak at Amphitheater,
WMAL Carrying Services.

TINE National Broadcasting Com
pany will observe Mothers Day
today with number of special
i programs.
Microphopes set up in the
amphitheater In Arlington Cemetery
will catch the services of the American
War Mothers for WMAL and the "blue"
network from 2 to 3 o'clock. Secretary
of War Dern will be the principal
speaker.
The WMAL program also contains
the Mothers Day speech Of Senator
Hattie Caraway Of Arkansas at the
Mothers Day Breakfast at the Wash
ington Y. M C. A. This broadcast Is
scheduled from $50 to Gas am. In
the afternoon, WMAL will transmit an
other Mothers Day program in which
Senator Nicely OF West Virginia will be
the central figure.
Mothers Day features on the WRC
program include a special tribute at
1l:30 O'Clock this morning. It will
consist OF appropriate music, brief
poems and a dramatic sketch.
On Other Programs
In addition to these special broad
casts, a number of the regular pro-
grams include Mothers Day features.
Maj. Edward Bowes and his Capitol
family" have arranged a medley OF
songs dedicated to mothers as the high
light of their broadcast. The other
Mothers Day specialities will come dur
ing the various variety programs.
One of WMAL's outstanding musical
attractions will be the first of series
of ten Beethoven Cycle" concerts at S
o'clock. Two noted organizations Of
musicians will take part in the cycle
The Gordon String Quartet is scheduled
to open the series and will be heard
thereafter on alternate Sundays. The
Musical Art Quartet will be heard next
Sunday.
Pauline Lord. celebrated actress. will
be the guest star In the Pages OF
Romance" dramatic sketch at 4:30. She
will have the role Of Swedish servant
girl in a condensed version Of Nights
Lodging"
The famous duel between Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr and events
leading up to it will be depicted in the
Great Moments in History" sketch at
$50. William Artzt and his symphony
music.
Julius Tannen To Assist
Julius Tannen of musical comedy
fame. will assist Bert Lahr and Rubin
off and his orchestra during the Variety
Z
For his violin solos Rubinoff will play
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" and
rMy Mamma"
What the modern school should do
for the modern child will be discussed
in the Our American Schools" period
from $50 to g. The speakers will be
DR.. Rollo Reynolds Prince of the Hor-
ace Mann School and Mrs Anna Sulli-
van. teacher Of Helen Keller
WJSV and affiliated Columbia sta
tions will broadcast at 8 o'clock tonight
the first of series of dramatic pro-
ductionS by the Columbia Dramatic
Guild. The initial presentation will be
THE Necklace" ..
The Four Horsemen" will be drama
tized during the Roses and Drums"
program from $50 to 6. Guy Bates
Post, Thomas Chalmers, Minor Watson
and George Gaul will have the princi-
pal roles.
John Henry-Black River Giant" will
begin a new broadcasting schedule at
9 o'clock. Instead Of two episodes as in
the past, only one will be broadcast
tonight The second will come on
Thursday night. I
Morton Downey will be the guest star
on the Chicago Variety Show program
at 7:30. He will sing two numbers,
Lover" and Might and Day"
VOL will broadcast a special Moth
er's Day service from the Immaculate
Conception Church from to o'clock.
Rev Francis j. Hurney, pastor, will pre-
side. The musical portion Of the pro-
gram will be provided by Florence Yo-
cum, soprano: Ann Arlen, violinist, and
the Boys Sanctuary Choir.