HOSPITAL RADIO FUND

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 3, 3 July 1926, Page 7

HOSPITAL RADIO FUND

The committee for the fund for the purchase of a broadcast receiving installation for the patients of the Wellington Hospital met last evening. Mr. V. Stuart Wilson presided. Owing to the rapidlyincreasing work in connection with the fund it was decided to appoint Mr. R. W; Shallcrass to act as honorary treasurer.

As about £2000 will be required to purchase the most modern broadcast receiving installation, involving the supply of- a pair of head phones for every patient, it was decided to send out another batch of circulars. .

The honorary treasurer (Mr. I. M. Levy) reported having received the following donations: —Previously acknowledged, £182 13s 6d; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hodson £5; Staff, Midland Hotel, £i 3s; Denhard Automatic Baking Co., Mazengarb, Hay, and M'AlUter, J. R. MJKenzie, Ltd., The Wellington Patent Slip Co , Ltd., Waterworks Ltd., H. Moult, Ltd., J. Ilott, Ltd., De Luxe, each £2 2a\ Staff, Land and Survey Department, Head Office, Murphy and Stewart, Sir W. G. Armstrong, Wlntworth Co., .JjUI., Dental and Medical Supply Co., Miss Adelaide Van Stamen, M. Gustofson, Misses Greenwood,'J.'. N. Denton, Ji>. Rabbige, eacli £1 Is; C. M. Banks, Ltd., Delivery Branch, Telegraph Department. A. A. Gellatly, each £1; Inspectors Division. General Post Office, Us; D. 1. Fisher, Ltd., 10s Cd; Mrs. N. Jacobs, Ben. R. Rondeau, each 10s; H. B. Cooper, Lower Hutt, Miss SommerviHe, each ss; total to date, ,£224 9s.