Christchurch Radio Society Annual Meeting

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 35, 8 March 1935, Page 49

Christchurch Radio Society Annual Meeting

HE annual meeting of the Radio So--@iety of, Christchurch (Inc.) was held in the society’s club rooms, Plimsoll’s Building, Manchester Street, on, Thursday, February 21, 1935, the president, Mr. Ian Moore, occupying the chair. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, -Mr: W. Dukes; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. I. More, ZL8CN, C. R. Russell; hon. secretary, Mr. BE. M. Walker, ZL38FQ; assistant secretary, Mr VW. A.. Jones; treasurer (hon.), Mr. J. F. Freeman, ZL3FB; organser, Mr. I, Johnston, ZL3HD; committees -technical, Messrs. I, A. O’Connell, ZL3BW, W. UW. Merrin, ZL8BP, S. McKnight, ZL8CH; social, Messrs. S&S. Marks, ZL3DB, H. B. MHenderson, AZAL3I¥, L. ©. Evans, ZL8FY; librarians, Messrs. I. M. Walker and Tf, C. Benger; auditor, Mr. Taylor. — The chairman in his report briefly

outlined the activities of the society during the past year, and congratulated members on the manner in which they had rallied around the club after the old club-rooms had been destroyed by. fire shortly after the last annual meeting. New. rooms had been obtained and a new transmitter, with the result that the society was now able to offer members as good an inducement as ever before, The social side of the society had been well catered for during the year and a very successful exhibition had been held,’ The library, which was totally destroyed by fire, had been restarted, and there was every possibility of its steady increase during the ensuing year, Thanks were conveyed to many members and friends of the society for lectures given during the year. The hon. treasurer, Mr. J. F. Freeman, then gave his report on the finances of the club, which are in a sound position, though the matter of cutstanding subscriptions is still causing grounds for thought, Mr. More then handed over the chair to the new president, after being accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his services during the past year. Mr. Johnston, the organiser, gave members some idea of the very interesting lectures to be held during the coming year, The society caters for all, especially for those who wish to obtain their amateur operator’s license. ° Special classes are held each week for those interested, while a modern transniitter is also available for the use of any licensed transmitting member, ‘To any Christchurch readers interested in radio, a hearty welcome will await them if they call at the society’s rooms any Thursday night at 8 p.m,