Broadcast Date: May 9th, 1926

Tonight on The Evening Wireless, W.T.Q.X. marks Mother’s Day with another lively half hour or so of news, sport, culture, and conversation from a rapidly changing modern world.

Edwin Allen opens the broadcast with reflections on the meaning of Mother’s Day before turning his attention across the Atlantic to the growing crisis of the United Kingdom general strike. From silent newspaper presses to volunteer workers and the increasing importance of the wireless, Edwin considers the uncertainty gripping Britain while examining the dispute with characteristic balance and restraint.

Jimmie Sparks returns with another spirited collection of wire reports, including buried gold in Georgia.

Colonel Davies presents “The Measure of Men,” with remarks on Babe Ruth’s resurgent start to the baseball season, the mounting excitement surrounding the upcoming Kentucky Derby, and his skepticism toward the increasingly brutal spectacle of endurance bicycle racing.

Vivian Cross, in The Hollywood Eye, discusses her plans to escort her mother to the lavish Oriental Theatre for a grand Mother’s Day vaudeville and picture program featuring Paul Ash and Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, before delighting in the extravagant promotional stunts now accompanying modern motion pictures.

Diedre Kildare, in Women’s Concerns, answers a question on the delicate art of becoming the ideal mother-in-law, and the wisdom of kindness, restraint, and independence within the family home.

Join us for an evening of reflection, humor, music, and modern conversation this Mother’s Day. Only on W.T.Q.X., modern radio for the modern 1926 audience.

Duration: ~23 minutes

Featuring voices: Edwin Allen, Jimmie Sparks, Colonel Davies, Diedre Kildare, Vivian Cross