The Washington times., 1936-02-24


vention of the Department Of
Superintendent, National Edu-
cation Association, will be fea-
tured on Education in the
News" weekly radio program of
the Office of Education. U. s.
Department of the Interior, to-
night over WMAL at 7:45 p. m.
This program, regularly broad
cast from Washington D. c.
studios, will come from st. Louis,
where about 10000 Of the ma
tion's educators and school ad-
ministrators will meet for their
seth annual meeting.
DR.. Thomas Parran. Jr., Sur.
geon General of the Unite d
States, will talk on public health
problems in a special program
over WRC tomorrow at 2 p. m.
His address will originate at a
luncheon meeting Of the New
York tuberculosis and Health
Association and he will be intro
duced by DR.. I. Ogden Wood
ruff, president of the association.
Nelson Eddy, popular American
baritone, who has achieved fame
on the stage, screen and radio,
will be the soloist during the con-
cert over WRC tonight at $50
p. m. with Margaret Speaks, so
prano; the mixed chorus and Viii
liam Daly's symphonic string
orchestra.
Freddie Bartholomew will be
heard tonight over WJSV at 9
o'clock, starring in Peter Pan" on
the Radio Theater program. Fred
die will have the distinction Of
being the first boy ever to play
the role.
Janet Lee Hutchinson, 9-year-old
actress, is flying from Hollywood
to New York to play Wendy in
the broadcast, opposite Freddie,
which is a big thrill for her, and
she believes that this role is her
"big chance"
A new song in the modern man
ner entitled Traffic" which por-
trays the rush and hustle Of a busy
city, will be featured by Lawrence
Tibbett, dramatic baritone, dur
ing his program with Don Vorhees'
Orchestra, broadcast over WJSV
tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. He also
will offer two famous opera arias
Of contrasting mood. He will open
his broadcast by singing Bright
Her Smiles" and the final selection
will be "ToSca," with Tibbett sing
ing the part Of Baron Scarpia.
Frank Parker, noted radio tenor,
makes a return engagement with
Ben Bernie and All the Lads on
their program tomorrow, which
will be broadcast from the studios
of WHO'D, Miami, Fla. over an
NBC-WMAL network at 9 p. m.
Frank is taking things easy
under the Miami moon. as well as
Ben and the Lads, until the cold
spell lifts.
The eighteenth anniversary of
the independence of the Republic
Of EStonia, situated on the south
ern shore of the Gulf of Finland
in Europe, will be celebrated in a
special program over an NBC-
WMAL network tonight at p. m
The program includes a short talk
by Charles KuuSik, Consul Gen
eral for Estonia in New York. and
music by the Estonian Educa-
tional Society, with Mrs. Oily
Kukepuu as vocalist. It will orig
mate in the NBC studios in Radio
City.
The brilliant carnival festivities
at BuenoS Aires, Argentina,
are to be broadcast over the
JSV-Columbia network tonight
at IL midnight to 1890 a. m. The
celebration, which is very popular
in Argentina and all South Amer
lea, started last Saturday evening
and ends this Tuesday night. All
offices in the city are closed dur
ing the three days and only the
entertainment places are open
The whole population dances
everywhere-in hotels. restaurants
and in the open air, as this time
of the year is midsummer below
the Equator.