The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-15

Western music on the snow will be provided by Fox Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage.
 Strange as it seems, John Philip Sousa and Victor Herbert were play ing Music in the Morgan Manner" years ago. Russ Morgan, who will be heard on 'The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands over WATR and the Blue Network, Monday night December 10 9:3O, did the ar- ranging for the noted musicians at the age of 20.
 The program will emanate from Mather Field, Sacramento, and like all such broadcasts during the week of December IS, pay tribute to the aviation motion picture, Winged Victory"
 The careers of Jerry Cooper, who will substitute for Morton Downey over the Blue Network, Monday through Friday afternoons, during the week of December 18, and the absent Irish tenor, have been paral- Tel.
 Both started out in life working on a railroad and then went on to achieve fame as singers in night clubs, movies, theater and on radio.
 Underprivileged children, $50 of them, vii take over Studio A at NEG in Chicago Monday, December 18 (NBC, 10:00 p. m.) when the "Carnation Contented Program" holds it's 10th Annual Christmas Party. The youngsters will star in the singing "Joy of the World", Jingle Bells" and service medley including Army Air Corps" "The Marine Hymn, Anchors Aweigh." "The Caisson Song" and "over There"
 They also will be protagonists in the cutting of a mammoth birth day cake celebrating the 10th An nual Christmas Party and a drama tic presentation of gifts by Santa Claus. Oddly enough, MT. Claus. sans beard. would bear a striking re- Semblance to Everett Mitchell, we'll known NEG farm commentator.
 Other musical decorations for the party will be Ave Maria" sung by Josephine Antoine, Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "White Christmas" sung by the chorus. The orchestra, directed by Percy Faith, will present Skaters Waltz and The Holly and the Ivy." Two clowns will add humorous high lights to the festivities and Charles Lyons will be the emcee.
 "Cavalcade of America" will pay homage to the nations first woman doctor when it stars Loretta Young in Doctor in Crinoline" on Mon- day. IS, at 8 p. m, over NEG.
 Elizabeth Blackwell had to over come centuries of prejudice when she decided to study medicine in 1844. Refused admission to almost dozen schools, she was finally al- lowed to enter Geneva College but the curiosity of newspaper report CTS and the distrust and hostility of fellow students and instructors threatened to end her career before it started. A deep-seated belief iii her ideals gave her the necessary courage to continue and four years later, Dr. Blackwell received her degree. But the battle had just be- gun; no hospital would allow her to enter as practicing physician. She enlisted the financial support of a group of Quakers mad thus es- abolished a college of medicine for women Dr. Blackwell climaxed a long and fruitful half-century of work as the associate of Florence Nightingale.
 Fridays Gag g-of- -the-Day": Screen star Betty Grable, scheduled to pay call on Dick Haynes and his Everything for the Boys" radio show, Tuesday, December 18th, tells about the two teen-agers who were puzzled by the girl problem. I've walked my girl to school three times" the first boy said, land I've carried her books. I've bought her ice cream twice. Now do you think | I ought to kiss her?"
 Nav, you don't need to-" his pal decided. Looks like you've done enough for that gal already"
 Angelica Sarris, young Greek so- prano of Belmont, Mass, will be the auditionist competing for a Met contract on The Metropolitan Opera Presents" Sunday, Dec. IT, at 5:30 p. m., over WATR and the Blue network. Charles Kullman, tenor star of the Met, will be guest | Soloist.
 When Ethel Barrymore, just re- covered from pneumonia, resumed her regular Miss Hattie" broad casts, the airing came from her own apartment, where the Blue network set up a studio" for the occasion. After the program was over, the cast of 34 stayed for refreshments, was shown around the various