Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1930, Page 62

Veterans of Great War THE AMERICAN LEGION. Meetings This Week: Tuesday—G eorge Washington Post, 1441 Rhode llllnd ave- nue northwest, 8 p. Vincent B. Coluuo Po-t. board room, District Bullding, 8 p.m. Vincent B. Costello Auxflhry District Building, 8 p.m. ‘Wednesday—Department —mem- bership committee, mm, District Building, 7:30 "'hund:y—-v 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post, eleventh anniversary celebration, United States Marine Barracks, Eighth and G streets southeast, 8 p.m. Stephen P. McGroarty Post, Hotel Winston, 8 p.m. Stephen P. MLGrolny Auxil- {ary, Hotel Winston, 8 p.m. Saturday—Vincent B. Costello Post, card party and dance, Immaculate Conception Hall, 8 pm. The commanders' drive which has Been in progress for several weeks past under the auspices of the membership committee of the Department of the District of Columbia, the American today and the winners in the vai s groups will be announced by Chairman William E. Spicer. The Rrst prize is a 17-jewel American Legion watch to the post commander or mem- ber of his post designated by him in e-ch group showing the largest increase in percentage over the other posts in the same group, while the second prize 15 a 10-karat gold American Legion ring under the same conditions. In group 1 the standing of the posts follow: Lincoln, 103 per cent; Jane A. Delano, 100 per cent; Bureau of En- graving and Printing, 98 per cent; Sergt. Jasper, 80 mc!n! Second Divi- sion, 73 per cent; Lafayette, 66 per cent; National Press Club, 61 per cent; Belleau Wood, 55 per cent; Stephen P. McGroarty, 51 per cent; Cooley-Mc- Cullough, 51 per cent; Quenun Roose~ velt, 47 Del' cent; 26 per cent, and George E. Kflleen 2 pel' cent. In group 32, U. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post has 74 per cent; George Washington, 70 per cent; Stuart Walcott, 55 per cent; Augustus P. Ggrdner, 54 per cent; Henry C. ler, 51 per ocent; Ken- neth H. Ni boperoem.hmn!uul Europe, ’41 per u:.m. and James E. ‘Walker, 33 D!l’ ocent In group 3, Victory Post has 51 per U’flt‘ and Vineent B. Costello, 47 per ]lfl.\nnll l.'xecuun Committeeman Paul J. McGahan represented the local department at the national executive comenittee meeting in Indianapolis, May 15 and 16, at which time reports were presented and the work of the organization reviewed under the leader- ship of National Comdr. O. L. Boden- ham ‘The national executive com- the governing body of the Legion between national con- committee was the 1930 report on mem- bership, which showed unprecedented At the close of April the mem- beruhlp for this ‘z;u ‘was running two d‘:all'n:l‘u ot Predictions were made mthlt 1f this continued ad- bership kn”. leted as e':‘rl’u: work comp! le in order that the Legion might ve its undivided attention to its serv- was given the same evening mms.nuu reigns of office have of Charles J. Newell, chair- L. Dull, John Payne and J. L. s 'rho regular monthly m of the U B 8. Jacob Jones Pfll'-. No. 2, Amer- Legion, was held at the ‘Thomas Clrcle Club last Monday evening. The Post's birthday party will be held Thursday evening at the Marine Bar- racks, There will be a reception, a short program, general dancing and re- freshments. All the comrades are re- quested to attend. One of the features of the evening will be the singing of the “Yeoman (F)” song, of which Com- rade May McCormack of¥ Yeoman (F) Post, No 50, of Philadelphia is one of the authors. Past Comdr. Helen McCarty of the Legion and made a short address. Contributions are requested for the rummage sale to be held May 26 and 27. The post drill team is still in process of formation. The first drill was uled for last Friday mnln( Victory Post, No. 4, met last ‘Tuesday. ‘The following ‘comrades were elected to membership: John E. Barry, Otto Naecker, Arthur Zorn, Edward Henry Courtney, Wilton W. Lees, Charles G. Frederickson, James A. Moss, Jose Mauricio, Sterling G. Ansley, Benuve- nuto Ramos and Dr. Edward J. Kopping. Resolutions were passed favoring the immediate payment in cash of the vet- erans’ ld.lusud compensation certifi- cates, to investigate discrimination in assigning efficiency ratings of Govern- ment employes, to provide voice in the department executive committee ac- cording to the numerical strength’ of each post, to adopt and sponsor a troop of Boy Scouts, to co-operate with the veterans’ employment office of the De- partment of Labor, to thank the mem- bers of the committee of the post and auxiliary unit for the splendid musical given on May 8. The post bugle and drum corps, on its showing in the National Legion rade in Louisville, Ky., has been invited to_partic) m’l in the Frankford, Phila- :letllpm and bugle corps compe- lon one of the best outfits in hhe Legion. Edward Jones, re ter of the United States Treasury, accompany the corps to Phllld:lphh as its guest. Four -thousand dollars in pnm awarded, and Victo: will Xorw-.rd to m-k'l’ntfi -rlm S lnthe of the ts ard of 'heu souf 'Nud\vlnd'x'h fiwofluolth. Fourteenth and 'elt Il’om’l!otoliflpm. Legion men desiring to make this trip communicate with members of the Vicwry Post, No. 4, Bugle and Drum Corps. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. MEETINGS THIS WEEK. 'l‘odny-—u 30, Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle corp-. Union Station Plaza. 30 BRL et A s n le , Wil- lard Hotel. o umdsy—curpenun‘ Hall, Tenth d K streets northwest, an- n usal departmental smoker. w.dnug‘ly Ovn:etnn“‘ Military Drum an rehearsal at 339 Penmy?omvmh avenue northwest. Thundny—mu P::t and Po- Sl.um and Marines’ Club. stag ‘The annual award of citations lnd distinguished service medals will made at_12:30 oclock today at Union Station Plaza by Department Comdr. Harvey L. Miller. El F. Busada of Fol- low Me Post will receive the depart- ment commander’s gold dmin[umhed service medal in recognition of recruit- d) ing service. The Gen. Anton Stephan iting Cup will be awarded to Po. assumed by First |, automatically Vice Comdr. Charles H. Knight, who, in accordance with the department con- stitution, continues in this office until the next department convention, when ft dufln; the World War to attend. will be a splendid opportunity for re- newing and continuing old writes Mr. Dickieson, “and whether or not yeu plln to be present, send your address to me at 4816 Forty- N'!nth sm ‘Woodside, N. ¥.” One of the outstanding events during it week in veteran circles 'll'!he atur- 4 to 6 o'clock under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary units of the District of Columbia. Onmhumwnmvemawmm Rock Creek Pl.\'k. where they were en- tertained with short addresses by Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of Vice President Charles E. Curtis; Mrs. Vir- gil McClure, national president of the American War Mothers; Mrs. Lowell Pletcher Hobart, first natjonal president of the American Legion® Auxiliary and at this time president of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Repre- sentative Albert Johnson, chairman of the committee on immigration and nat- uralization; Representative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota, chairman of the wo‘l’ld ‘War veterans’ lemhuve S Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, 2 8. A, former departms mander; Msj. Gm Lytle Brown, chlel of Engineers, 8. A, and ment Comdr. L E. Atkins of the A.m:r- foan Legion. Music was furnished by the United States Army Band, under the direction of Bfl'fl. Thomas F. Darcy, second The veterans participated in hmel.hoe pitching contests and ‘re- h‘-hm'nu, which were served later by of the auxiliary units. Mrs. llcclun presented each veteran with a red or white carnation in' honor of rnml chair- Miss Alice Costel Mrs. A llnrny 0( Vl.l.wel“ B. oaflel!o.unn, ! ias Gilbert is and - i omo"?:n Jasper unit; Mrs. O. Mrl. swnn Johmou of Henry C. Spengler unit: Mrs. Franklin T. Nash and Miss Mildred Nash of Kenneth H. Nash unit; Mrs. Leon Arnold of George E. Killeen unit and other auxiliary members. The day was ideal for the picnic and the veterans cx&rfiued their appreciation for the hos- pitalities extended to them on this oc- casion. mmm'l‘:( the !Bl:’h P!MCE Corwin, presiden e Stephen - Groarty unit of the American Legion NAE*‘ t a meeting will be held ab the 1 Winston Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock. - The Vincent B. Costello Post Drum will give its first card party and 22, at Im- hth and from 8 ent com- | 87" Roberta Fawcett and iny of the calendar year 1929. lepartmental distinguished service cita- tion will be awarded to Dr. B. C. Mi Neil of the Veterans' Bu in nition of his many services to veterans. ‘The Washington Post $100 award for first in the recent “Highlights of the World War” contest will be pre- sented to Front Line Post. Front Line Post will also receive the annual re- cruiting champlonship streamer, 1929 to 1930, for the greatest percentage of increase in membership over the pre- ceding year. Front Line made a net gala in paid-up membership of 110 per cent. Comdr. Harry J. Hooley will accept the awards for Front Line while Comdr. Frank R, Heise will accept the Stephan Cup for Potomac Post. After the awards have been made the Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps will pass in review in honor of the recipients of the aboye-named awards. After the review the Overseas Corps will be inspected by Department Comdr. Harvey L. Miller, Department Inspector John D. Wischusen and Chief of Staff Oscar W. Hollingsworth. At 2:30 p.m. today day the Overseas Mill- tary Band, Drum and Bugle Corps will render & one-hour concert outside the Willard Hotel as s feature of the na- tional convention of the Advertising Associations of America. Next Friday evening at the Sylvan Theater the band will render the first of its series of Summer concerts. The program will be bl’oldcm over Station WOL. ‘The .Inrmll deplfl.mcnh] stag smok- er will be held at Carpenters’ Hall, Tenth and K streets, at 8:30 p.m. to- morrow. All members of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars are invited to attend. Abram Grudd, James J. Lake and Jack Mullane are in charge. The smoker will be in honor of the Overseas Mili- tary Band, Drum and Bugle Corps in uootnlllon the corps achievements winning four first prizes and two orps’ existence. Lunch will be served. fl‘k:ep first part of the Dro‘l’lm ‘will con- sist of a band program. ‘The Overseas Corps will stage & ltnet bazaar and carnival late in Jun affair is under the chairmanship n! Comrade Oscar H. Kee. Potomac Post, No. 10!5 met Thurs- day at Soldlers, Sailors and Marines’ Club, 1015 L street, at 8 o'clock. The following officers were appointed: Post ‘Adjt. Earl C. Wood, guard; Joseph Cle- ments, historian; Edwin Connelly, pa- triotic instructor; Emmett Davis, sen- tinel; Irvin E. Briges, Arthur P. Phelps and E. G. Taubersmith, color bearers; Thomas Elam Inds%lur l:lchelberm Fikchey, bugler. 5 The following committees, both stand- and special, were also appointed as follows: Poppy committee—E. Warren,B. Lancaster, F. Daly, Willlam Tyrell, 8. Uhlarik d R. Beasley. Relief com- mittee—P. C. Wheeler, skve Uhlarik, F. Daly, Joe Clements and R. Bonar. Welfare committee—Willlam Tyrell, R. Beasley, B. Lancaster, J. Daly, 1 B. Wetherall and G. Hughs. Entertain ment_committee—M. !rmmerL E ‘Wa e mil o m E. G. Tauber- R, Bonar, 1. Wetherall and J. Wenzell Commitiee on awards and citations—1. Briges, W. Jones, B. Lan- caster, F. Daly, J Clements, G. Hughs, Willlam Tyrell, M. Emmert and A. Swortzel. —H. Kricton, P. 8. Wheeler, N. M. C. lw-n and G. Memorial Hug! eummnue—l ‘Warren, E. Alliam Bonar, J. aru committee — P. P. ‘Wheeler and M. Emmert. o fiaes In the first year of the | toy Memorial parade committee | girl. THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. C, 22 n Ncm.heut Temple, Eighth and F streets norm-n. Post Auxiliary, "No. 1085 met Thurs- dly at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club. Three new candidates were initiated into the auxiliary: Mrs. P. ‘Wheeler, Mrs. Lodge and Mrs. A. Oun- ther. The hospital committee visited Naval Hospital Mother’s day and gave number of Mother’s day cards to the boys to send to their mothers. It was planned to visit regularly some hos- pital where card parties and socials will be held. The president, Mrs. Ida Em- mert, announced the poppies would be given out at the next regular meeting, May 22. Mrs. Lola B. Heise, chief of staff, talked on the formation of a de- partment for the auxiliaries of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Potomac Auxiliary went on record as favoring & depart- ment. After the business session a so- cial was held for the auxiliary. Front Line Auxmlry held its regular meeting last Monday evening at Sol- diers, Sailors and Marines' Club, Eleventh and L streets, with all officers present. Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, chair- of the national legislative commit- tee; Mrs. Lola B. Haise, chief of staff for the District of Columbia; Mrs. Lil- lian Strouse, national color bearer; Mrs. Margaret Jacobson, past chief of staff and present national hospital chairman, and Mrs. Harold Binley of Erle, Pa., made addresses. Plans were made for a visit to ward H of Naval Hospital tomorrow at 5:30 p.m., when cigarettes, smoking tobacco, elfphnnu and magazines will be dis- tributed. A donation was also made for food for a needy family whom the auxiliary has been ailding during the past year. The auxiliary is planning & show to be given at Mount Alto Hos- pital May 21 for the entertainment of the patients there. Mrs. Clay Keene Miller is chairman of the hospital and relief committee. Mrs. Virginia Cercell, chairman of the poppy committee, is making plans for the sale of poppies during the annual poppy drive, beginning May 23. Following & business meeting the auxiliary served refreshments to the ‘members of Front Line Post and visitors. Follow Me Post, No. 1830, held its first social meeting at the home of Comrade Henry Ewing last Thursday. A short business meeting was held prior to the social. Refreshments were served and the center of attraction was a large ¢ made by Mrs. Millebrandt 'lth the inscription “Follow Me Post, 1830.” The cake was cut by Comdr. Kelly. ‘Through the efforts of the national )eculnv.lve committee of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars, the first enlisted man to lose his life in the World War is to be recognized by the Congress. He was John E. Eopolucei, a chief boatswain's gute (first class) in the United States avy. Eopolucci enlisted in 1907 as an ap- prentice seaman, and was advanced to boatswain’s mate on the U. S. 8. phin, the Secretary of the Six days before the state of war was actually recognized and while this coun- try was in a state of armed neutrality, Eopolucci was transferred, with 11 other men, under Comdr. Gresham to com- mand the armed guard on the merchant ip Astec. Atlwum.mApflll 1317 the Aztec, then off ti France, was torpedoed. after assisti ng Comdr. boats, proceeded to other membeu of the ship's crew into another lifeboat, and was seen 1l off. y had -umclent ‘water nuppual to lnt them & week. ‘Eopolucci, be- tween the United States and Germany, and the war risk insurance act went into effect as of that date, which auto- matically granted $5,000 "insurance to either the widow or the mother of de- | P! ceased veterans. While Comdr. Gresh- am’s boat was rescued the next day, nothing was ever found or heard of the boat containing Eopolucel, but it was presumed that the occupants were able to exist for a number of days. Several bills and attempts have been made to bring relief to this man's mother, who also lost her other son in thzl mne on flepur:zb:r«‘n 1918, aking seve) 'mpts before S S ttel heim. jr., national lquhuu chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, assisted by ll:J. James ‘W. Boyer, chairman of the C. T, C. committee, conducted a helrln' before the committee on war claims of the House of Representatives on May 6, and i) a5 the result the committee has ably reported the bill for action. W. C. T. U. Notes Chapin Union was temined May 7 by the president, Mrs. P. xeye:,’lt her home, 5205 Connmxcut avenue. Mrs. N. M. Pollock, president of the District of Columbia Union, read a letter from Mrs. Ella Boole, president of the National Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union, relative to the Lit- erary Digest poll on prohibition. Mrs. Andrew McCampbell made an address. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Hening. Delegates elected to the urly convention of the Woman's 3h ‘Temperance Union of the Dumc: o( Columbia, June 4 in the Brookland M. E. Church are Mrs. P. W. Keyes, Mrs. Francis St. l‘ilr.l“’ Miss w:umm.n, Mrs. Mrs. e~ ner, Mrs. Richardson. e sl Mrs. Keyes was appointed delegate from’ Chapin Union o the District nominating committee-for the nomina- tion of officers for the Woman’s Chris- tian Temperance Union of the District to be elected at the annual convention next Fall. A contribution of 312 ‘was made to The Evening Star York fund. The union will close its meeting for the season with a picnic in June. Eckington Union will present a mo- tion picture show on Porto Rico and also a comedy in the Eckington Pruby- terlan Church, Florida avenue North Capitol street next Wednmdly evening at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Edith Rivero, resident of the W. C. T. U. of Porto ico, will also lecture on that coun- . Mrs. Willlam C. Alden is general chairman. Special music. A committee consisting of the District officers, Mrs. Charles V. Burnside, Mrs. P. Scott McBride, Mrs. A. W. Miller, Mrs. W. H. Wadleigh, Mrs. Richard E. S. Boss, Mrs, O. G. Christgau and Mrs. C. R. Peaslee met Monday to arrange for the W. C. T. U. quarterly conven- tion to be held June 4 in the Brook- land M. E. Ch:l.rch. HMB%I;‘Q.'()}OR;- sponding Secretary Mrs. es P. Grandfield is arranging the program. * Clara Bow's Pen Picture. favor- HOLLYWOOD'S screen stars, as a time rule, take their art home with them at night, enrobe themselves with it be- tween eat and sleep with it and wear it on their sleeves. But not Clara Bow, the litile red head from ‘Brooklyn—Paramount’s buoyant it girl. Clara Bow is said to live in one of the least pretentious bungalows on one of the ln&rpr!tenfiolw streets in Beverly Hills, home of the film-famous, and & city of many mansions. She has no swimming pool, formal garden or sepa- rate domicile for her servants. In fact, she has few servants. She M longer has a chauffeur, preferring to drive for herself. Despite a friendly manner toward every one with whom she comes in con- it hflé.lht has few friends and no inti~ It is even she M a She likes t de- Bhe ll one of the most dynamie, 8 energy person who burst into fame 'hen she became Elinor Glyn's “it” She's hard st work now on a new talking picture, “True to the Navy,” at Paramount’s Hollywood studios. ——— the United §iates number Wi uo.oa undlnx ‘the first wireless signal across the Atlantic, belleves it will be le some day for speakers on opposite sides of the ocean to see each other as they converse casually over the transatlantic raido circuits. His remark came, of course, di a broadcast when Marconi, in the cl room of his yacht, lying at anchor in an Italian harbor, conversed with men before a microphone in our New York studios. ‘This was by no means the first two- way conversation across the ocean by radio. ‘The telephone company handles & good many of these every day. And then there was the broadcast conversa- tion between men in Schenectady and Admiral Byrd in New Zealand. ‘The telephone company, however, is concerned only with whether the voice is easily understandable, but the broad- casting engineers are mlly looking for results that will make it possible 'o transmit music without losing any of the quality. Aside from the fact that almost everything Marconi said could be easily understood on this side of the ocean, -I suppose the most significant thing about that program was the fact that the Italian end of it came from a yacht, and was put on the air with- out the elaborate equipment that would be possible ashore. ‘Those who took part in the New York end were seated around a table in one of our studios, A single micro- phone was on the table, and each man wore a pair of headphones, through which he heard, not only Marconi’s words, but those of the gther men in New York. This was to prevent any echo that might have been caused by using a loud tpeaker in the same room with the microphone. Marconi did just this, however, for before the pro- gram went on the alr we “piped” him the regular studio program which pre- ceded the experiment, and we could hear it coming back to us through his microphone. In other words, music that was being played & few feet down the hall, came back to us after crossing the Atlantic twice, and traveling about eighty-five hundred miles. xmuhemmtwuuumnm back to us it wun‘f. 0 hot, but you could recognize the tune. neers were quite casual -m: though. One o( them predicted that globe and return to M‘ It had to come at last: Rin-Tin-Tin has gone on the air. Almost every other star in the country—concert, stage, opera and movie—has been before the microphone, and Rinny’s appearance was inevitable. The occa- sion for his microphone debut was ap- ropriate, inasmuch as it was, in a manner of speaking, a dramatization of episodes from his own life, as dramatic in their way, as a matter of fact, as episodes from the life of a human being. The dog was taken into the studio, and he kept perfectly -Uam, until it came his turn to “speak. coast of | master took him to the mike, held Nm up by his forepaws, and upo mand the dog star barked for Lhe ndlo audience. Rin-Tin-Tin, by the way, is distinct- ly a one-man dog. He will pay no at- tention to any one but his master, and his commands he obeys lmpudfly At the end of the all set, on word of command, to knock the orchestra leader from his h and pin him to the floor. He'd have done it, too, if his owner hadn't enu;hc him by the collar. Because of his training, he probably wouldn’t have really hurt the conductor, but he surely would have messed up his dignity. in-Tin-Tin isn’t the only animal who has taken a gromlnent part in a broadcast, althoug] is certainly the most famous. Two honest-to-goodness canary birds take in Cheerio’s program every mol and about a year ago a seal, who uuvered readily to the name of Charlie, took part in an R-K-O program. Charlie “sang,” “talked,” gave his irainer the famous Bronx cheer, and clapped his flippers in self-applause. Lions and tigers in more than one oo throughout the country have snarled at intrudis microphones, and on one oeeulm mule took an unexpected part in broadcast. pping about in front of the box, weyldn't budge. Just as the cadets were getting a little impatient, old man mule turned his head directly toward the mike, opened his mouth, and let out what was probably the most de- risive bray I have ever heard. mike got it beautifully, but I have never been sure whether that mule was ask- ing me to join in his’ laugh at the cadets or was expressing mulish de- rision at my own efforts. Now that Curt Peterson, has assumed executive duties in addition to his an- no\ml:h:g he is rather bemoaning the at got him his first job in broldclnln' It’s his terrible hand- writing. He doesn’t dare write out a 'l:n instructions, for he knows they bably be misinterpreted, and the un- mm'fid never can declpher his l‘l’nl- ture, But when he first tried to get into mdlo it proved an asset. He for a job as an announcer at Twn. and he was told to write & letter of application to Bertha Brainard, then manager of the station. Peterson followed instructions, but when Miss Brainard received the letter she couldn’t make out the first name, and decided it must be “Mary.” Her reply was something like this: “Dear Miss Peterson—At present we have no place for woman announcers on the air.” Curt was a little annoyed when he wveceived her letter, but hurfled to s telephone -.nd called up Miss Brainard. ping his regular baritone lp‘lkln( ‘voice to bass, he said: “Miss Brainard, this is Miss Peterson speaking.” “What's this?” she said. 1 am the Miss Peterson to whom you wrote yesterday, saying you could not use women s announcers,” went on. And then he explained that it didn’t bother him at all to have his agmhm mistaken; it had happened so ten. ‘The situation aroused Miss Brainard’s sense of humor, and she decided she uklammnhtyo(mvmmluns over the telephone wire. She invi hlmmmdovmtot.belmflmlome and she’ that he got an audition before a miero) Peter- E‘:fi“ her desk bem 10 o'clock next morning. rsistence won him an audition lmmedfimy. and be- fore noon he was receiving instruction in the duties of an announcer. Nowa- days announcers are seldom hired so casually. Several auditions are held for aspirants each week, and the very few men with promise are called in for second auditions before they are even placed on the waiting list. ‘When vacancies occur the new men placed on a probationary basis for| at least six weeks. Their voices wnd manner may be perfectly satisfactory, but many of the novices are weeded out in the first week or two by lack of common sense, extreme nervousness be- fore the microphone, and a dozen other little things that make it trust the destinies of a network pro- gram to their hands. The man who can be easily rattled is no good in| oo emergencies of the air waves, and the quicker he can think the further he will get as an announcer. There's & new fad—it's hardly fair to call it a superstition—which has grown up in the studios in recent weeks. [t all started, I think, when Alfred Shirley assumed an Elizabethan cos- now several of the o\hn rt | up in one form or ant he | not know which is the case here. one, he| but the singers are drilled by Eddie| Peterson | P- unwise to|* have something about them appropriate to their programs. maey doesn’t be- lieve, any more than one else around the studios, that lt is necessary to wear the jume that goes with a certain role in order to play it effec- N Joak am m ot rely a studio stun }m the amusement of visitors. But some of the other people Iuve taken it I learned the other day ' that when Ray Perkins made his debut on the net- works as “Old Topper” he had a nice new opera hat concealed in a desk on the floor below as a sort of good luck token. He didn't quite have ‘the nerve to wear it into the studios, but that may come. Harvey Hays, the “Old Ploneer,” has taken to carrying a watch that dates back to frontier days. He bought it at a uwnshop, and he always has it with him when he appears in that character. He has a miniature pistol which he wears on his watch chain when he is the villain in “Mys- tery House,” and I suppose if he ever acquires a Chinese part he’ll show up in a mandarin’s cap. A fan recently sent Raymond Knight a stuffed squirrel, with a warning that the whole tribe would be after him if he didn’t mend his ways on the “Cuckoo” program. and now Knight keeps the squirrel on his desk, with the avowed hope that it may help him to find some other nuts for his program. Floyd Gibbons always carries the tools of his trade—a black pencil and a wad of cOpy paper. —wherever e goes, but that's a result of his years as a ‘Teporter, I suppose, and hasn't anything to do with the recent fad. James Waters, who is Pa_Goldberg in “The Rise of the Goldbe: " always carries in his pocket the blac] “silke skull cap he wore for four years in “Abie's Irish Rose,” and I suj e it.might be possible to dig up a dozen more such instances. Several of the women in grand opera, I know, frequently manage to have at least one bit of their cos- tumes match the roles they are to sing, even if it is only & scarf, Wearing only & small bit of the costume that belon; to a role without making the ensemble bizarre is quite a trick, and, of course, ‘women manage it better than the men —with one exception. An actress, not very well known, had to play s scrub- ‘woman one night, and she came to the studios wearing shoes that were just about to fall to pleces. She said she thought she ought to make herself feel as miserable as ible in order to play the part well. But she’s the only one I know who has had the courage to spofl her appearance, and even she hasn't repeated it. McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX. Q. Who was the “Silver Masked ‘Tenor”? Is he broadcasting now?—The Judd Family, Oshawa, Ontario. A. The “Silver Masked Tenor” is now llnund‘ under his own name—Joe White—and is on the air fairly fre- quently. If you listen a great deal, you will probably catch him on some pro- gram soon. Yes, you are right—he is ot Irish descent. Q Dtolnms do Lucille Wall and sm Adlml appear in besides Col- lier’s hour?—James L., Smith, Rich- mond, Va. A. Miss Wall is Polly Preston in “The Adventures of Polly Preston.” She l!lo does occasional parts in other grams. Collier's is Bill Adams’ chie! program, I should say. He also appears fairly often in “soconyhnd Sketches.” Q. I have had a discussion as to the real name of the so-called Olive Pal- mer. Her voice is very similar to one I have heard before—Mabel C. Lati- mer, Washington, D. C. A. Miss Palmer’s concert name pre- vious to her engagement with Palm- olive was Virginia Rea. She recently told & newspaper man, however, that her real name is Virginia Earle Mur- hy. She comes from Louisville, and , which she used on the concert stage and in her early radio appear- ances, is an old hmfly name. Q. Did the Pq;lodm company con- tract with the National Broad Co. or with “Amos 'n’ Andy” direct for their services? What is customary? ‘Which is the taller—Amos or Andy?— John R. Glynn, Newark, N. J. A. Where the broadcasting company acts as manager for an artist, as in the case of “Amos 'n’ Andy,” it is cus- tomary for the artists to be paid through the manager. However, I un- derstand there are exceptions, mdsl u:lo ness matters of this sort are confi- dential, and are not made public unless all parties to the arrangement wish it. This, of course, includes the amount of salaries, Freeman Gosden, who plays Amos, is tall, slender and blond. Charles Correll, Andy, is a little under medium height, stocky and dark. Gos- den is the more aggressive of the pair away from the mlcmnhone. Q. T have hnrd that a_professional dancer is hired to dance before B. A. Rolfe when he conducts the Lucky sfl"lke Dmce Orchaltrl Il this true?— A d.lnc!r 1s hired to e studios at the dress rehearsal of each of these programs, but she is in another room. It is her job to criticize the tempo as to its suitability for dancing. Q. Is John 8. Young, the announcer, married?—“Sunset,” Utica, N. Y. A. No. Sl single. Q. Does the man who plays Seth Parker also conduct the nngem—!-hr- rison Owen, Youngstown, Ohi A. No. Phillips Lord, who phyl Seth Parker, is not a_musician, nor is he a| trained singer. He does sing once dur- ing the program for the effect al Dunham, the production man on the program, one of the veterans of broad- casting. Q. When s portable transmitter is used on a program do we hear it direct trom that or from the regular station?— . V. P, Tucson, Ariz. "A." You hear 1t from the regular sta- tion. The portable transmitter is just| 8 link in the system used to get the program on the network wires for trans- mission to the various broadcasting sta- 3 Ulul.lly the portable transmis- is of low power, and it always Dorson: with & thoriowave, secsbont 1ot & short-wave rece! cated close to the RS band. mg Dnh mh”klmu 'urdf.hfir CO8- les when broa o Lila, Onkland, Calif, pastg A No. The costumes are worn only for engagements to play outside the studios. It is seldom that orchestras, | singers or actors appear in the studios ln co-tume and the orchestras appear so tumed less often than any one else. (Copyright, 1930.) Editorial Writer on Air. Claude G. Bowers, American historian and chief editorial writer of the New York Even! wnrld will "Eo' the tor Looks to Safety” ol: cer in serlu ,fifl the Universal Safety Apartments Conlider Radio. NEW YORK (#).—The importance of radio is being given greater considera- tion in the construction of the modern houses and apartments. Wiring ment is being planned to helud:‘::lt- .| lets for antenna and and ground as special power plugs the ndb . MAY 18, 1930—PART FOUR. BABY ROSE MARIE 1S STAR OF RADIO Has Ambition to Grow Up and Be Like Bebe Daniels. YORK (#).—"“Boop oop doops” fall from the lips of Baby Rose Marie like a grown-up. { Just about radio’s youngest hot tunes dispenser, this wee lady can brag of | the fact that in five and a half years she has climbed quite a way. She's a | staff artist for N. B. C. and has been starred with no less a broadcast per- sonage than the feminine-adored Rudy Vallee. But to her Rudy’s just another man. She admits he is likable, but he doesn’'t give her the same thrill that she gets listening to Amos 'n’ Andy. With an ambition to grow up and be like Bebe Daniels of the movies, Rose Marie is attaining the background. She has been in vaudeville and has made talkie shorts. She opened her radio career nearly a year llo at WPG, Atlantic City. First Song Was “Sorry.” ‘The first song of her present rep- ertoire of 90 was “Sorry,” which she learned three years ago. She remem- bers it, too, and can lh'l‘ it as the composer intended. Her mother, Who is & planist, teaches her the songs. The mother sings a line, and Rose Marie repeats it until she can do so without ald. The matter of tunes comes natural. ‘When she is preparing to go on the air, only 15 or 20 minutes are required for rehearsal, according to her dad, who is Prank Mazettl and who was known as Frank Curley when Jdn musical comedies. Father also says that the young lady always minds. In reciting her early history he declared she at 10 months and could distinctly when only a year old. Her age is not sufficient for school yet, but when she is ready she is to have a private tutor. She has been to kindergarten only, in l;id‘lflon to some professional instruc- tion. Education Is Advanced. At that her education is considerably further advan d than most girlies of her age. She can write or print her own name, and can spell about 50 simple words. Appearing before the microphone, she uses the gestures her father taught her for her stage work, and just sings without & thought of the millions credited to the li.sunhu audiences. She always sleeps 11 a day, and except those few nights when she has a later program is in bed by 9 You see, she’s & normal llddie and her greatest delight is to get out with the children of her New York neigh- borhood and rcmp and play. They treat her as one of them and not as an outstanding radio artist, with a microphone salary, a sum far beyond their imagination. “I just love to sing on the radio,” the tiny miss declared. “I don't think much of opera, and when I tune in I like to mr songs, you know, about boopa doo] “And I mt to live on & farm some day, for a while -ny way.” INTERESTED IN ENGINE Deisel Motor Wfll Not Interfere ‘With Radio Reception. Alr transport operators and their radio engineers are keenly interested in the application of the Diesel principle to airplane motor manufacture for more reasons than economy. ‘The use of the Dleu! engine will en- tirely eliminate the need of shielding and bonding electrical apparatus to pre- vent interference with radio transmis- sion and reception aboard planes, for there are no spark plugs, and there is no electrical w\fln( in a Disel engine. Farm News Il Broadeast. CHICAGO (#)—A synopsis of the news of the day as it affects the farm- er is being broadcast over the Colum- bia farm community network. Editors of six lndln( farm publicamm are co- operating. Radio Engineers in Demand. NEW YORK, (#).—Radio engineering now is a distinct course in many uni- versities and schools. The demand for trained experts in all branches of radio has led to greater concentration aiong this line. Atlanta Station Boasts of Unusual Radio Combination ATLANTA (#).—An evangelist, a golf writer, & sport radio an- nouncer and a base ball writer compose the personnel of an un- usual radio team at WSB here. All are members of the sports staff of the Atlanta Journal. Morgan Blake, sports editor_and teacher of Atlanta’s largest Bible class, is the evangelist; O. B. Keeler, golf writer, now abroad with Walker Cup team, the basso profundo; Guy Butler, base ball scribe, the “pianist” and Bill Munday, foot ball announcer for Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. ADIO, the instrument of communication which President Hoover as Secre- tary of Commerce did much to promote during its infancy, has brought the President’s voice to almost every citizen of the United States. Records of the National Broad- casting Co. in Washington dis- close that President Hoover has addressed the radio audience 22 times in the 14 months he has headed the Nation. President Coolidge in his entire seven years in office spoke over the radio 37 times. Speech making over the radio was not new to Mr. Hoover when he became President. He made his first radio talk in 1924. From 1924 until he became President Mr. Hoover miade 23 radio speeches. In all, President Hoover has made 45 appearances before the micro- phone. Premdent Coolidge made many of his radio addresses from the study in the White House. How- ever, President Hoover has only spoken over the radio twice from the Executive Mansion. Most of President Hoover’s radio talks have been picked up from various points in Washington. Some half a dozen of the addresses were made outside of Washington. President Hoover's addresses are always read from manuscript. On occasions when the President is addressing two audiences, a group of people in front of him and the radio kudience, a special speaker's stand is used. This stand is so constructed that the Preaidenu manuscript is placed almost on a level with his eyes. ‘Thus it is not necessary for him to look down while talking. Whenever the President talks over the radio special precautions are taken to eliminate any. inter- courage in opening two television broadcasting stations in addition to manufacturing commercial television receivers, he goes on to outline the future of television. He sees television developing along lines similar to those taken by radio, namely, “first, the experi- mental days, with the experi- menters taking part with home- made equipment; then the grad- ual crystallizing of a practical system based on knowledge gained in actual work, followed oy the mobilization of the essential capital, personnel and production facilities for the creation of an industry quite as well as the {Pundmg of a national institu- on.” As to the possibility of tele- vision competing with the movies, Dr. DeForest’s answer is, “I can- not conceive of television euml- nating the motion drlcture‘ two serve totally different ends Television . . . will be the spon- taneous presentation—flashed be- fore the audience for immediate enjoyment or enlightenment— born and dead in a fraction of a second. The motion f)icture R is recorded permanently and made available to any audience at any :.hlme nll-:d any p;‘ace{ A Just as e onograpl Indus! has jolnedp hands with the r:?i’o Gle o 80 must television and the motion picture join hlnd.s in the future.” PLANS to rebHUd '.he transmitter of WEAF, making it the most modern and efficient radio trans- mitter in America, have been an- nounced by the National Broad- casting Co. The work, which will be started immedhtely, 15 esti- E&]M to cost approximately WEAF, one of the best known stations on the air, is operated with a power of 50,000 watts. No ference. Broadcasting equipment at the point where the President talks is installed in. duplicate. Telephone lines which carry the President’s voice to the studios are installed in triplicate. The President’s voice is sent over two wires. In the event trouble de- velops on one, a switch to the other wire can be made in a sec- ond or two. The third wlre is for emergency use. President Hoover has never been late for a broadcast. Several times he has been ahead of time, but in these instances he con- sented to wait until the time the network was ready. If the White House states the President will talk 10, 20 or 30 minutes broad- casters know they can be assured this will be the length of his talk within 15 or 30 seconds. Except for the words ‘“Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States,” no other introduction is usually given when the President speaks. * ® X X FTER 28 chapters by as many authoritles on every branch of radio, which Martin Codel has placed between the covers of his book, “Radio and Its Future,” comes the twenty-ninth and closing essay by Dr. Lee DeForest on the subject “The Future of Radio.” At first it seems peciiliar that he who is known as the Father of Radio should be chosen to write the final chapter concerning the future. One might think that DeForest would speak of the early days, the birth of broadcasting, or a chapter of reminiscences. But_on further consideration we| L. see the wisdom of Editor Codel in choosing Dr. DeForest to gather up all the foregoing articles and finish off the volume with a glance into the future. For the future depends largely on the past, and perhaps no man in the fleld of radio has a better right to speak of the future than he who has grown up with radio, who knows the past but is not burfed therein, who has for the past quarter century continued to work in his chosen field, unwilling to live on the glories of inventing the vacuum tube. Dr. DeForest is at once conservative and progres- sive, interested in the past, inter- ested just as much in the present and in the future. After reviewing the rapid strides of radio Dr. DeForest hesitates to speak of the future; then, on the basis of what has gone before, makes some interesting observa- tlons. As to transmitting power by radio, the author, viewing the matter economically, notes that “a transmission system that starts out with thousands of watts and ends in thousandths of watts is hardly economical. That, pre- cisely, is radio power transmission as we know it.” On the subject of television, however, DeForest is more hope- ful. After giving due credit to C. Francis Jenkins for his ad- N. B. C., completes the quartet. vancement of that science and his increase in power is contemplated in the reconstruction work. One hundred per cent modula- tion will be in effect when the re- construction work is completed, according to O. B. Hanson, man- ager of plant operation and en- gineering. One hundred per cent modulation, Hanson _explained, means practically perfect txanl- mission of everything picked up by the microphone nudp will give listeners high and low notes here- tofore- inaudible from radio re- ceiving sets. Recefmon from WEAF will be generally improved, it is predicted, and there will be a grelt lmprove- ment in reception in certain parts of Manhattan where the station’s signals now are difficult to tune. The most up-to-date radio broadcasting equipment made will be used in the rebuilding of Q.he transmitter. A new type of hi power vacuum tube, the uvm will be utilized in the recon- structed transmitter. These tubes, which stand five feet high, re- quire 30 gallons of water per min- ute to coél them. In order to facilitate cooling of tubes an out- door cooling pond will be con- structed. Use of improved tubes will make it possible to use four tubes where 16 are now used. Among the new- type tubes to be used will be a special rectifier known as the hot cathode mercury vapor tube. The first three tubes and all asso- ciated circuits, including the rec- tifier and crystal will be supplied in duplicate. * % *x Z. PHILLIPS, Washington’s popular trombone virtuoso, who played regularly for several years over WJSV and stopped when the station moved its studio to Alexandria, Va., will return to the air Tuesday evening for a series of broadcasts over WOL. When Phillips left WISV he felt the radio audience had heard enough trombone music for a while and decided to take a long vacation away from the micro- phone. But letters began to come to him in increasing numbers tell- ing him he was missed on the air. He received 40 last week, which convinced him that radio listen- ers like trombone music. Phillips claims to be the only trombonist who was ever ap- plauded in a church. He played several hymns on his trombone in a Pittsburgh church recently and the congregation showed its ap- preciation by applauding. And he has a letter from the minister to support his claim. Composers Explain Musio. 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