Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 64

Veterans of Great War THE AMERICAN LEGION. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. March 25—Victory Post, Wood- men’s Hall, 935 Grant place northwest, 8 p.m. 3farch 25—Stuart Walcott Post, Winston Hotel, 8 p.m. March 25—James Reese Europe Post, Y. M. C. A, Twelfth and T streets northwest, 8 pm. March 26—Henry C. Spengler Post, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue northwest, 8 p.m. March 26—Henry C. Spengler Auxiliary, ninth anniversary celebration, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue northwest, 8 pm. March 27—Department execu- tive committee, board room, District Building, 8 p.m. March 27—James E. Walker Post —Y. M. C. A, Twelfth and T streets northwest, 8 p.m. While several of the posts of the de- partment of the District of Columbia, the American Legion, showed per- centage gains in 1930 paid-up members as compared with last year, the posi- tions of the leaders in the three classes were not affected. In class 1 for the Earl J. Brown Trophy, Sergt. Jasper Post still leads with 4 total paid-up membership of 70 per cent; U. S. S. Jacob Jones , 66 per cent, a gain of 4 per cent during the week; George Washington Post, 61 per cent; Augustus P. Gardner Post, 50 per cent, a gain of 3 per cent; Victory Post, 42 per cent; Vincent B. Costello Post, 39 per cent; James E. Walker Post, 27 per cent. Jane A. Delano Post continues to lead in class 2 for the L. E. Atkins Trophy, with 92 pef cent, followed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Post, with 87 per cent; Lincoln Post, 73 per cent; Second Dision Post, 68 per cent, a-gain of 4 per cent; Lafayette, 58 per cent; Stuart Walcott Post, 50 per cent; Kenneth H. Nash Post, 47 per cent; Quentin Roosevelt Post, 45 per cent; Henry C. Spengler Post, 45 per cent, a gain of 4 per cent; James Reese Europe Post, 30 per cent. With a 5 per cent gain during the past week National Press Club Post in- creased its lead for first honors in class 3 for the Mabel F. Staub trophy from 53 to 58 per cent, followed by Cooley-Mc- Cullough Post with 51 per cent; Stephen cent: Belleau Post, 23 per cent; per cent. Department Membership Chairman William E. Spicer continues to urge local h, n, it is stated, receiv- te committee consid- eration. y A hearing is to be held this week by the House committee on military affairs Siriot spproaches and Survoondings 1o es an the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The bill as introduced in the House provides that the p] for the approaches, sur- roundings and adjacent roadways to the tomb shall be approved by the Arlington Commission, , the American Battle Monuments Commiss! ion and the District Building at 2 p.m. or the Red Cross House at 2:30 p.m. at Walter Reed General Hospital for the visiting of comrades in the hospital. New mem- bers elected were: George T. McNa- mara, Peter P. Strong, Robert E. Lewls, Frank J. Claverous, Edward Baldwin, Abraham 8. Kay, John E. Morgan, L. W. Kephart, Thomas Sebastian, Ed- ward 8. McNobt, Joseph M. P. Dono- hoe and James J. Breen. Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, of the American Legion, met March 12 at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachu- setts avenue. Four applicants for mem- bership were admitted. Resolutions of sympathy were unanimously adopted in behalf of Bert L. Robison, former officer of the post, who recently died at Mount Alto Hospital. The attendance prize was awarded to W. M. Snuggs. Follow- | ing the business session, during which Comdr. Ferdinand G. Fraser presided, a program of entertainment, consisting of numbers by Marguerite David, violin soloist; Rebecca Scott and Avula Radice, eccentric and tap dancers, and Scott Jarrett, pianist and vocal soloist, was rendered. Russell W. Clarkson also contributed a group of piano selec- tions. Refreshments were served. ‘The Simmons bill to amend the Gold Star pilgrimage act has been passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. One proyision would in- clude women who stood in loco parentis to deceased members of the military forces, for a period of not less than five years prior to their becoming 18 years old. The other provision would include mothers in the pilgrimage whose sons were buried at sea, or in an unknown lace. It was stated the pending legis- tion would increase the cost from $5,- 300,000 to $8,000,000, and that the first provisions would add 400 mothers to make the trip. The original estimate was 6,300 mothers, An appropriation of $5386,367, au- thorized by Congress, is now available to defray the expenses of the proposed Gold Star Mothers’ pilgrimage, accord- ing to American Legion rehabilitation officials here. The first party is sched- uled to leave for France in May, and the entire movement is to be completed THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 23, Nock have been appointed by the na- tional president, Mrs. Virgil McClure of Lexington, Ky., to serve on the Mother’s day committee for the annual at Arlington National Cemetery. o hlnnmv; Division Veterans. e monthly meeting and smoker of the D. C. Chapter, Rainbow_ (42d) Di- vision Veterans, was held Wednesday n w’l'ioul, with master general of the Army, as principal speaker and guest. National headquarters, through its president, Col. John J. Mangum, reports that final details as regards the reunion to be held in France will be received by the secretary of the local chapter in a few days. The Hotel Astor, New York City, has been designated as headquar- ters and has offered a special rate to Rainbow men en route to the reunion. Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, who served with distinction a member of the Rainbow Division and who is also a member of the local chapter, is the recipient of the Oak Leaf Cluster, a decoration given for distinguished serv- ice in Nicaragua. Secretary of War Pat- rick J. Hurley made the presentation during the past week. Harry J. Hooley, commander of Front Line Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was a guest and invited all Rainbow men to become members of Front Line. Capt. Walker H. Colston, president of the chapter, presided. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Monday—Front Line Post and Auxiliary, Winston Hotel. Monday—Federal Post, Thomas Circle Club. Tuesday—National Capital Post and Auxiliary, Pythian ‘Temple, Wednesday — Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, 20th Marines’ Headquarters, 458 Louisiana avenue. Wednesday—Ladies’ drill team, Hine Junior High School. Heretofore it has been customary to choose the young daughter of some local member of the Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars for the purpose of pinning the first annual V. P. W. buddy poppy on the President of the United States at the White House. This year, however, by October 31, 1933. ‘The regular semi-monthly meeting of Victory Post, No. 4, the American Le- gion, will be held Tuesday evening at 935 Grant place. John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the naticnal legis- lative committee of the American Le- n, will be the guest speaker. Follow- g the talk an informal reception will be held. The complete initiation cere- mony will be exemplified and new com- rades mustered in. The entertainment committee will provide refreshments. ‘The St. Patrick’s dance given by the post_auxiliary unit and drum corps at the Willard Hotel last Monday evening ;::“l'! l";eluhn:;m. ‘The entertain- comm begun plans for a carnival to be held early in gune. The post will have a theater party on April 22 at the National Theater. The post will hold a rummage sale on May 26 and 27. Comradé Ella Cham! , chairman of the ways and means com- mittee, is receiving all donations. o TS S M S o en le- partment ball April 23. approval was given by the post to a resolution recommending the of Senate bill No. 2816, which an act to amend chapter 31 of the District code. This bill competent veterans and to make uni: form the law with reference thereto. At a meeting of La Fayette Post at the Soldiers, and Marines’ Club, 1015 L street, March 21, a resolution was passed that the post will use every airs, to take over and wnldfllhfl:fl activities of the Vet- | Home This (;:mm!ltme, which instructed him to pre- re it. Under this new measure, the Presi- dent would have full authority to re- organize and consolidate the depart- men affected. Previous measures ¥m that Congress authorize trans- lers and consolidations. The consoli- dated veterans’ agencies, under the new plan, would have for their head an administrator to be known as “the mnb‘e“ulwr Ixf'i :ebun"l;:' affairs,” who appof Teceive $12,000 a yle. PR oo All laws relating to the various vet- ::;ae'fllefincrl'e: w&{:’z remain in full force after Ppropesed consolida- tion and all final decisions or orders of any different bureau .or board in the BeSublect o Teview . Sppesl by Yo on the administrator. Representative Wfim- son, in introduecing the bill, has stated that the main purpose lying behind the proposed consolidation is to afford a foundation upon which can be erected & new structure of legislation which Wwill tend to equalize and remove dis- criminations with respect to benefits Dow received by the veterans of the various wars. Watson B. Miller, chairman of national rehabilitation co;nmm.ee{ g‘h‘: American Legion, in a special bulletin hat Ao il B e ey ot W ast day for filing claims and evidence Lo service connection for 'a disability other than nervous and mental disease, spinal meningitis, an active tuberculosis dis- ease, paralysis or dysentery, unless there .e:!‘l official record vice or at the time of drom active service, " These limitations, he says, are covered by sections in the World War Veterans' act. Chairman Miller states that if a claim has al- Teady been filed and further evidence is required the same should be submitted ’Aopl'fime Veterans’ Bureau on or before 2ation of Henry C.'S) ler Al Nq. 12, the Amem:ullxnl:flw, coievrated next Wednesday night with &0 entertainment and birthday party at the Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Mas- sachusetts avenue, at 8 o'clock. The program of the e will be featured with violin selections by Miss Mar- te Harbers and solos by Miss Hagzel The nintn anniversary of the m will _be Costello Post, No. 15, held its last reg- ting in the board " Department of the American Legion in- stitute and establish a gram of visitation to Pension Office and the for Disabled Volunteer | and is the third veterans of the injury during | tion. honorable means in furthering the election for the position of department commander of the District of Columbia lormer Post Surgeon tal Surgeon Dr. B. C. A resolution was also approved and referred to the department executive committee: “That a committee be a) pointed consisting of three members of the American Legion, three members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, three members of the Disabled American members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Legion; all members of these organ- izations to be favorably indorsed by their respective national commanders. “The duties of this committee will be to consider ns for changes in the present veterans’ laws, or enact any new laws which, in the opinion of the committee, would equalize and make just to all-claimants of all wars. gasetions SubMIted. Within six months subm six mon m-flnptwn of this resolution, the committee will, within eight months ite of this resolution, sub- mit the findings of the committee, in the form of a petition to the United States Senate and House of Representa- tives, asking the enactment of a war veterans’ law, in lieu of all existing veterans’ laws, “The petition to be signed by all the national commanders of the organiza- tions mentioned in the above petition. “This committee should be author- ized to consult the head of the legal division and the head of the medical division, or any specialists connected with the United States Veterans’ Bureau or the United States Pension Bureau, this in view of presenting a just and satisfactory bill in the interest of war rans. “This committee should also be au- thorized to constlt any legal or medical authority who is a member of the or- n.nl?zlom mentioned in this resolu- to show | vete! It was stated this resolution, if car- ried into effect, will emphasize the united stand of all service organizations in demanding justice and equality for service men and women of all wars. Comdr. Bartl appointed a commit- tee to arange for the annual outing and horseshoe pitching contest. American War Mothers. The District of Columbia Chapter, American War Mothers, met March 14 at the Hamilton Hotel in business ses- sion, when reports were given by chair- men of various committees. A St. Pat- rick’s party was given at Mount Alto March 17, A 500 party will be held at the Naval Hospital Mareh 24 and a book review at the Hamilton -next Fri- day evening. Relief work is being done under the personal supervision of the ident, Mrs. Katle Morrison, during pres the | the illness of Mrs. Joseph Phillips, who is in charge of welfare work. Plans are being formed for the annual outdoor entertainment of a group of men from all the service hospitals in the Disrict as soon as the weather will permit. Mothers of men or women who served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps the World War are invited attend meeting March 28 and to, with the following a recommendation made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars by the president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary the child will pin the papfiy on the Presi- dent who has actually been 1 mm.i Wi '%"rpm Hom erans of ‘ars’ at_Eaton Rapids, Mich. Lois June Allen, aged 5, whose fathex: served with the 310th Engineers in far- off Russia during the World War, will present President Hoover with the first V. F. W buddy poppy at the White House on March 26. Lois, with her sister and brother, is a protege of the national home for deceased Bear Expedition into North Russia, en- listed September 8, 1917. He went overseas with the 310th Engineers in 1918 and in August of that year embarked at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng- land, for Archangel, where the Amer- ican detachment of approximately 5,000 soldiers became part of an allied de- fense against the rampant forces- of Lenin and Trotsky. Just recently the bodies of 75 of Allen's comrades were recovered from nearly forgotten graves in the Archangel area and returned to their native of Michigan for burial. Plans have been made by the Dis- trict of Columbia d ent of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lois’ arrival here. She will be escorted to _the White House by a uniformed delegation and the 114-piece band and Drum and Bugle Corps of the V. F. W. The ceremony at the White House ;nu‘h ?flz,gzm indorsement by flu‘:l’rul- ent_of program made e the Nation-wide dhulbullflnpo:(dbudg; popples, made by disabled veterans, under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Announcement was made-recently at national headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of the ad Pen- ter, ryhn Si as official poster for the 1930 dis- tribution of buddy ‘The poster, drawn especially for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States as Stanlaws’ contribution to the 1930 poppy sale, is done in pastel in six colors, and will be ted through- out the country to stimulate support of he disabled veteran relief program con~ gnmdmmmwwmornnl-- lon, Reorganization of the Government's disabled veteran compensation system on a basis of compensation in propor- tion to a veteran’s need and his ability to earn was urged recently in an an- nouncement issued from national head- quarters of the Veteras of Foreign Wars of the United States by Hezekiah N. Duff, Lansing, » Dational com- mander. > ‘The members of Ladies’ Auxiliary, Na- tional Capital Post, No. 127, made their regular visit to St. Elizabeth's Hospital last Sunday. Seven wards in the S-P building were visited and refreshments and cigarettes served. The next meeting of the auxiliary will be March 25, when plans for the regular visit to Mount Alto, on Wed- nesday, the 26th, will be completed. Mrs. Catherine Barrack will be in charge. LIVES FOR NOISES HE MAKES ON AIR Harry Swan Can Be Almost Any Character Needed for Radio Drama. NEW YORK (#).—] Swan Ii fox:ntlhe noises he m:.kum aF, ntraptions that he has gathered in his “sound laboratory” at the C. B. S. studios. The sound of almost any animal is- sues from his lips on moment’s notice. He can bark better than a dog. But that is not all. He can be almost any character needed for the radio drama. Once he demonstrated what he really could do by appearing alone in a broadcast sketch having 13 roles. While Mr. Swan established himself at C. B. 8. largely because of his abil- ity to produce the ‘proper sound back- ground for radio plays, his one ambi- to became better known as & radio character actor. He can be the e n Teal a high-pitched female voice. m:l.r. sw-n'spsl.b‘ouwry is unique. It tains scraps of paper, toys of every dazflpuon, bells, drums and odds and ends that any one else would discard. For - example, there are strawberry boxes, whole and partly crushed. Once at night he wanted a box in a hurry. He had to down the street m;ggmi flnstu:m‘;I At l?c he was rewarded, og spied him. It, too, wanted the box. The dog was big and Harry is short of stature. He won the tussle by holding the box high .as he :-i:xu reach away from the leaping ca- e. All of Swan's sound effects m'pur- article- see 'hltm it m-.md shake it to Often it is a broken'item rather than ?’;Maommtgimmdmd- Mr. Swan, who began his career & drummer, never tests out his dév : by radio before trying them on the air. He just knows how they will sound. . Although King Alfonso is allowed more than $1,000,000 a year hy the vernment of Spain, it is not so much, to for out of it he must keep ‘% Mire, ML O, Nl aud Mrs. Mo N/ orter Heavy oxpendliin T ; 4 ice. Nat and I know that New York and remodeling it into a broadcasting studio has suggested to a good many people that this must have been done with one eye on television. These people point out that in spite of the fact that a curtain of steel and glass has been installed to separate what was the stage from the auditorium, all the equipment HE taking over of a theater in the Times Square district of ) | for handling scenery and lights is still there. Now, while it is probably true that 1if television were with us, this studio would be very handy for staging television shows, the hopes of engineers seem to be rather modest where tele- vision is concerned. They say we won't have anything to speak of in that line for from 3 to 10 years. But a studio of this sort will be very useful for present-day purposes. It was fixed up in the first place be- cause our regular studios are not able to accommodate the audiences that would like to see several of our big pro- grams being broadcast. The best we could do was to take care of 250, while the Times Square studio seats about 600. There was also a need for more actual studio space, for the increase in the number of elaborate programs, re- quiring long rehearsals, was keeping all of our 11 studios at headquarters more than busy. On top of that, the loca- tion in the heart of the theatrical dis- trict makes it possible for people who are appearing on Broadway to steal away from the theater for a few min- utes, go on the air and get back to the theater in time_ for the next entry. With trafic in New York what it is, many actors and singers can’t get to the main studios and back in the time at their disposal. Hope to Hide All “Mikes.” The engineers, by the way, are all excited over the chances the new studios will give them for experimentation in new kinds of pick-ups. There are 22 plugs for microphones in and around the studio proper (the old stage) and now the engineers think it may be pos- sible to put on a program without a micropohone in sight of the audience. This will allow actors and singers a chance to move around and there is much speculation as to whether this may not improve their performances. Personally, I don’t think it will, for the veterans of the broadcasting studios are so used to the conditions under which they work that they do net miss the freedom of movement allowed them on the stage or the concert platform. But at any rate, it will be interesting to see what comes of it. While I shouldn't care to be short myself, I must admit that it has its virtues. Take Nathaniel Shilkret, for is distinctly pint-size, there are a good many | EADER OF L£4DERS And only one with a system of brakes. §Few havethe con- venience of Bijur Centralized Chassis times when he’d give a lot for a couple of added inches. But the other day he arrived at the studios just before a program he- had to conduct in a din- ner jackét. He was still in street clothes, but he had his evening wear in & suitcase. Now, while we have a strict rule that there must be no chang- ing of clothes in the studios, it hap- pened that when Nat arrived no one could find a key to the dressing room in a hurry. Very little time was to be lost, and for Nat's benefit a rule was broken. A grand plano was pushed into a corner and Nat and his suitcase got behind it. By scrunching down a little he was completely invisible and he changed his clothes without any one being the wiser. In the studios it isn't any particular inconvenience for a conductor to be short. Besides Shilkret I can think off- hand of Cesare Sodero, the grand opera maestro, Robert Armbruster, Len Loy and Andy Sannells. Lost Without Own Microphonies. Conductors are practically always on platforms and their orchestras never have any trouble seeing them. It's dif- ferent with an announcer. I have often thought the reason Paul Dumont has practically quit announcing to join our production staff was because he had to share the microphone too often with an artist who edged 6 feet. It is not so much of an inconveniénce when he appears as an entertainer or actor in such programs as the Dutch Masters Minstrels, for there he has a micro- phone all adjusted to his height before the show opens. But an announcer, when he has to get away from his own private mike, has to take pot luck. It's just as bad for those that are extra tall, for they often have to bend over to get within confidential distance of a mlcroghone used by others. We have, by the way, used a real dwarf on occasion, but since he is a very special sort of actor, he always has a microphone of his own and a little lad- der to get him up to it. Listen for him next Christmas. He's always on the air then. . R Politeness is no longer a virtue in the eyes of William S. Rainey, the man who serves as narrator in the “Penrod” rograms. _Rainey is probably best gnown to the radio audience for ro- mantic programs, and off the air he lives up, more or less, to his micro- phone personality. He also likes boxing, The other evening, dropping in early at the home of some friends, while on his way to the fights, he was introduced to a most charming young lady, who was all of a flutter to meet him and said she couldn't stay any more than 15 minutes. Attractive as he found her, after an cable-operated WALLACE Robt. J. Nash Motor Co, 1419 Irving St. N.W, Birvon Nash Motor Co. Retail Salesrooms 1529 Clarendon, Va. 1930—PART FOUR. hour and a half of chatter prommpt:d mainly by his conversational partncr, McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX. Q. Can you tell me when Jesica Dragonette was born, and whether she is married?>—M. K. B, Baltimore, Md. A. She was born in Calcutta, India but she received her education at Georgian Court Convent in Lakewood, N. J. I do not know the date of her birth, but I belleve she is about 24 years old. She is unmarried. Q. Will you please tell me the names of the actors who play Mary and Bcb in the True Story Hour?—Ellis Fish- man, Newark, N. J. A. Mary is played by Nora Stirling and Bob by Bill Brenton. Miss Stirling also plays in the Johnson and Johnsen programs, and I have seen Brenton playing in several others on occasion. Q. Is the dog in the Amos '’ Andy program program: played by Freeman gusaen?—mm Peppe, Washington, . C. A. Yes, although don't count on it every time. re af® several of the parts that both men can play in almost exactly identical voices, and this is one of them. Gosden (Amos) almos! always plays the dog, but Charles J. Cotrell can bark that way, t0o. Q. Has Marle Cahill, the comedienne, ever broadcast? I used to enjoy her in vaudeville and I think she ought to be on the air—Henry Gaultieri, Youngs- town, Ohio. A. Miss Cahill has made single ap- pearances on the air over several sia- tions, but I do not believe she has ever been on the networks. She has not been broadcast recently. Q. I have heard that Will Rogers re- fuses to broadcast. Is this true?—N. T., ‘Toronto, Ont. A. Rogers has made one appearance before the microphone and I under- stand that while he has no particular longing to do it again, he might be per- suaded, but at a very high price. I have no doubt but that some one will meet his figure eventually. Q. Is Mildred Hunt off the air? We never hear her any more—J. J..B, Fort Worth, Texas. A. Miss Hunt is out on another vaudeville tour. Recently, however, she was in New York for a few days, and she went on the air in two programs at once. They were in adjoining studios, and she dashed back and forth from 30 EIGHT AND SIX 'CYLINDER MODELS « Priced jrrom$935 t0'2385 3. FACTORY .Distributor 1709 L Street N.W. Authorized Washington Nash D HAWKINS-NASH MOTOR CO. Decatur 3320 L Potter Nash Motor Co. 14th Street N.W. Territory Dealers B g Radio Fans’ Average Intelligence / Requires 13-Year-0ld Broadcast Level The intellect of the average radio listener is that of a 13-year-old child, if the mature judgment of a group of the Nation's educators is to be accepted. “Present your subject on the level of 13-year-old listeners,” the Advisory Committee on Education by Radio, des- ignated by Secretary of the Interior ;flul:ur, advises after a comprehensive y. The committee in a new report to the Federal Bureau of Education, under Secretary Wilbur, gives a few pointers on how to cultivate a “radio voice” and the whys and wherefores of this new speaking art before the unseen audience. “The organ rial to be spoken invisibly, yet so as to stir thought in the listener, is a new art,” it states. “It will not be learned without long devotion and high intelli- gence. “Successful broadcasting, particularly of matter that seeks educational results, must begin far back of vocal technique and must go far beyond it. It must be- ization of thought mate- |t gin with the foundations of thinking and thought organization. “Most _broadcasting is done neces- sarily from manuscript, and reading aloud is an old art so long lost as to be practically a new one to be learned. Many people who speak well read abom- inably. Such ‘reading will wreck %ife goo‘ixde!!ecu of the best matter in the world.” ‘Then the committee gcrelcrmu a se- ries of things to do when an appearance before the microphone. “Write out your exact wording. - gin with one or two short. striting statements. Present juur -subject on e level of 13-year-old listeners. Use a few pertinent historical illusfons. “Anecdotes, short and clearly to the point, are good. Avoid too much gen- eralization. Minimize preachment and advice. Revise your manuscript for clearness and delivery. Reread aloud several times under the watch. Speak distinctly direct into the microphone. Do not change position while speaking.” one to the other. I believe that is th: first time that this was ever done. Q. How do you manage to describe all those things in your newsreel? You certainly can’t be all those places at once.—John M. M,, Osceola, N. Y. A. My voice is recorded in a studio in Philadelphia. The silent films are shown for me on a screen a couple of times so I may becoms familiar with the scenes, and when they are run off in I describe them before a micro- phone ,and the voice and film are syn- chronized. Q. What radio artist would you rather announce?—Mary Anne Marx, Missoula, Ark. A. I have no favorites, although I prefer to announce artists who are per- fectly at home before the microphore! That allows me to concentrate on my own work, without letting my attea- tion be distracted by worrying about some one else. Once or twice I have found that tension in the studio, caused by the presence of a nervous opera star, has given me a lift that improved my announcing, but usually, I think, it ‘works the other way. It's quite the con- trary announcing a sports event. There I do my best work when there is plenty of suspense and excitement. Q. Was Marthin Provensen an actor before he became an announcer?— Viola Tietjens, San Diego, Cal. A. No, he used to be a concert singer. 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