Rotarians to Rotarians

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 51, 3 July 1931, Page 4

Rotarians to Rotarians

An Across-the-World Broadcast

A T 10.30 (New Zealand time) on the ~* night of June 25 the Rotarians of Schenectady (New York) and Melbourne (Australia) were in fraternal and harmonious contact per means of radio, A Rotary breakfast in Schenectady at. 7 a.m. corresponded with a Rotary supper in Melbourne at 9 p.m. (Australian time), and the broadcast of the very interesting proceedings was carried out by Station W2XAF, Schenectady, and Station VK3ME, Melbourne, respectively. President Smythe, of the Schenectady club, opened the proceedings with a cordial address to the Rotarians assembled in Melbourne and those of their fellows who were listening-in throughout the world, after which there came a song of greeting by members of the club, followed by the singing of "Maryland, My Maryland." Then the announcer at Schenectady ‘informed the Melbourne Rotarians that they would like to hear them sing. New Zealand listeners who were tuned in to 2YA, which carried out a very successful rebroadcast, were unfortunately unable to hear the response to this request, owing to a Morse station erashing over the wavelength of 3ME. Following the Melbourne song, 2 speaker at Schenectady expressed in felicitous terms America’s sympathy with Australia in the troubles she was experiencing, and their good wishes for a speedy recovery therefrom, concluding with "Good-bye, good luck, and God ‘bless you all." The Schenectady High School Band, of sixty strong, then played a selection, after which both clubs, though a world apart, joined in singing "There’s 2