CHILDREN'S HOUR AT 3YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 40, 20 April 1928, Page 4

CHILDREN'S HOUR AT 3YA

eee INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE TO HELP WITH WORK. A well-attended conference of representatives of organisations interested in children’s welfare was held in the studio: at 3YA on Thursday afternoon, April 12. There was a general ‘round table’? discussion on this splendid branch of the Broadcasting Company’s setvice, the compatly being the recipient of many complimentary references. It was unanimously agreed that a comimittee would be set up to render ail the help it could. The chairman was Mr. E. J, Bell, the doyen of the uncles of 8YA. x, A, R. Harris (general manager of the Broadcasting Company) and Mrs. A. R. Hall (principal of the children’s department) were also present, as weil as the following: Miss Batey, representing St. Saviour’s Orphanage; Miss Chaplin, representing the National Council of Women, Canterbury; Miss Cardale, representing the Society for the Protection of Women and Children ; Miss Boyle, representing the Girl Guides; Miss Hervey, representing the Mothers’ Union; Miss A. M. Bentham, representing the Y.W.C.A.; Miss I Cowan, teacher of elocution; Miss A. Warren, Aunt May of ‘8YA; Miss M, Hall, Aunt Pat and organiser of the children’s department at 3YA; Brother Hendrick, representing Marist | Brothers and the convents; Mr. Clark, representing the Headmasters’ Association; Mr. Rule, representing’ the Presbyterian Orphanages; Mr. G. D. Dickson, representing ‘the Junior Jnternationals; Mr. A. J. MclItldowney, representing the Y.M.C.A.; Mr, L. Slade, station director at 8YA; Mr. C, Carr, announcer at 8YA and Uncle Sam at Another conference will be held on May 1, when the members of the: committee will be appointed. © ~