EASTBOURNE'S EFFORT

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 12 December 1923, Page 6

EASTBOURNE'S EFFORT

Eastbourne is starting out to join those suburbs that are doing something for the Radium (Radiation) Fund. The Mayor, Mr. F: H. Mather, presided over a public meeting held in the Council Chamber, Eastbourne, last, evening. About thirty ratepayers and sympathisers attended.

Dri P. Macdonald Wilson, Medical Superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, gave an address on Radium, his explanation of its relation to' cancer, and other diseases being on the lines of previous utterances. In the community interest, and also in the individual interest, the movement to establish a Radium Department at Wellington Hospital should be supported. Mr. D. M'Laren pointed out that the price of radium had fallen considerably and that the price situation to-day appeared to be favourable. This was not an ordinary appeal, but, a, duty to humanity. .

The following committee was appointed (in some cases, subject to appointee's consent) : The Mayor, Mesdames Samuel, Richards, and Burch, Messrs. Levy (treasurer), Hartridge (secretary), Horton, Besant, Jewett, Samuel, Richards Lewis, and Burch.

i About £25 was promised.in the room, including £5 2s 6d from the employees of the Eastbourne Borough Council.

" EjVENING POST " LIST. ' Up to yesterday (11th December) the following subscriptions' to the Radium' j(Radiation) Relief Funds were received at the office of the " Evening Post " :— * B.J. (Thorndon) 110 d-m-.-•• ::.:::::: i o 0 A Friend 010 0 A.S 0 5 0 1 £2 16 0 | Subscriptions t o the Radium (Radiation) Appeal are receivable by the Mayor, Town Hall; the secretary of the Appeal Committee, Mr. G. Mitchell, Ex- j change avenue, off Lambton quay, Wei-j fington; the daily newspapers of Wellington ; and any . accredited' country agency. '

vU er. A fo T l! olvin.e- » the combined \ .M.C.A.-Karon Association football team to play a team from H.M S Uiatnam at Kelburn Park at 6 ft" 1' I°-!?°™°"'. evening in aid of the Radium Appeal Fund:—Tarrant, Taylor, Prince, Pearson, M'Girr, Cowan, Wilkms Eton, Phillips, Camp! ft t'T Baliard- Ees"-ve: Calvert (1n-