Jackson County IL Archives News.....Miracle Party At Riseling's Friday Night November 12, 1921
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Murphysboro Daily Independent November 12, 1921


Seven Guests in Local Wireless Room Enjoy Orchestra, Armistice Day Announcment,
Returns From Prize Fight and Other Mysterious Whispering Things From Sky Lines

    A 'miracle party' in the Robert RISELING wireless room Friday evening, seven
guests attending, was entertained by a vocal solo, "Roses" as sung by an eminent
vocalist in Pittsburgh, Pa.  The number was considered one of the prettiest on
the program and the "Star Spangled Banner" as played by the Pittsburgh Orchestra
introductory to the Armistice Night program there was also much in favor with
the Murphysboro audience.  

    As an interesting diversity number, guests heard the referee announce the
first five rounds of the Schaffer prize fight in the City of Smoke, and the
accompanying verbal roars and shouts and advices to the fighters.  "The speaker
of the evening, ladies and gentlemen, is Dr. A. J. McGREGOR," guests heard the
chairman of this particular Armistice Day program in far away Pitts burg
announce, and his words came as distinctly as though the speaker was only
removed by yards instead of a thousand miles from the 'miracle party' audience
in the Dr. C. E. RISELING home at 230 North 15th St.  "Dr. McGREGOR has just
recently been elected coroner of Alleghany County," the announcer informed. 
Announcing prayer the speaker said:  "We will have a few minutes in prayer, and
during this time let your hearts be centered on these three words:  'Unknown
American Soldier'"

    Robin RISELING has been speaking by wireless for a long time at his plant,
and experimenting and perfecting himself into many of the mystifying
complexities of wireless telegraphy.  It is nothing at all for him to treat
himself to the hearing of August programs afar.  Had his duties allowed him to
do so, the young man would have enjoyed the Armistice Day rites including
President Harding's address in Arlington Cemetery yesterday in honor of the
"Unknown American Soldier."  However, at noonday he sat at the receivers for a
moment and contented himself with hearing President Harding's address announced.
 Then he hurried back to his duties at the Westinghouse Battery Station, South
Tenth Street.

    The Riseling plant has been equipped with seven receivers and is a treat and
not a little distinction to become a guest there.  Members of the Riseling
family and three friends of the young operator were the guests last night.  

    Young Mr. Riseling had made development of the wireless room and the
enjoyment of it his recreation for a long time, and is becoming more and more
proficient as an operator.  To the initiated there is nothing at all mysterious
about these wireless rooms wherein the nation talks to you, where one can pick
up out of the space of the far miles of the air lanes whatever is worthwhile
connecting with the "listening wires."

    Into the wireless receivers in Continental Hall beginning today will go that
part of the weighty discourse of nations on the ways and means of laying down
arms and having done with wars.  And if you can induce Robin Riseling to invite
you to a 'miracle party' some evening you may actually hear, as plainly as thugh
you were before the Arms Limitation Congress, some of the things that are said
there.

    Or if it's returns from a ball game or prize fight, or the music from some
rare orchestra, or the seemingly mysterious many things which travel the skies
unseen, go to Robin Riseling and lend ear.


Additional Comments:
Transcribed by Mary Riseling from her grandfather C. E. RISELING's collection of
old newspapers.

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