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Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wednesday 9 April 1924, page 10
THE WIRELESS INSTITUTE.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The first annualmeeting of the Wire-
less Instituteof Australia(Tasmanian
Division)
was held last evening at the
Masonic-hall. The president (Colonel
Olden) presided
O. L. over a large at-
tendance.
Owing to a dispute havingarisen in
preliminary
the course of the com-
mittee meeting, the secretary
of the In-
stitute (Mr. Geo. A. Collis) vacated the
position, Watkins was elected
and Mr. T.
acting secretary.
president
The read the report
for the
year, in the course of
whichit was stated that the council
arranged
had and carried out a
activities,
program of and had been
successful bringing Institute
minently
in the pro-
under the notice of the public
demonstrations.
by giving The council
pleased report steady pro-
was now to
gress. During the past twelve months
the council had receivedrather a set-
atmosphere
back, owing to an of an-
tagonism displayedby some so-calleden-
thusiasts,
owing to this the council had
not been able to carry out all its ar-
rangements,and recommendedthat a
council be appointedwhich would have
confidence experimenters
the full of all
demonstration given
in Tasmania.The
City-hall
in the had not been the suc-
cess the council anticipated, but despite
interferences,
the many they had been
successful receiving music,
in and it was
heard and danced to by those present.
city-hall biggest
The was the one
demonstration
in
Australiain which a had
attempted. Scanlon,
been Mr. W. L. the
division's secretary, tendered
first
resignation
had
his during November,1923,
pressure business;
owing to of the coun-
desired record their
place on
cil
preciation
to ap-
of the good work done by the
secretaryduring formation
late division. the of
the Members wished to con-
gratulate Watkins
Mr. W. T. on his ap-
pointmentas Honorary State Inspector,
experimenters
and trusted that all would
assistance.
give him their support and
In addition to those mentioned else-
where in this report, the thanks of the
Institutewere following:—
due
(City-hall);
to the
Mr. Lucas Miss Dalton and
Orchestra; Mr.
members of the Gaiety
Bennett; Webster,
F. Mr. H. the Auto
Equipment Company.
financial position division
The of
satisfactory.
the
was not very
The council consideredthat pro-
spects for wireless experimenting in Tas-
generally, particularly
mania, were
bright.
officers elected for
The the year were
as follows:— President, Colonel O. L.
vice-presidents,
Olden; Father Roach,
Mr. Peterson;secretaryand treasurer,
Crockett; Council, Messrs, C.
Mr. E.
Johnston, Adams,, W.
C. Monks, G. Dou-
bikin, S. Deegan. motion of
On the Mr.
R. Buring the council elected for the
experiment-
year consistedentirely of
ers.
President,
The in
the In- summing up
stitute's activities during its
first year,
expressed
the wish that the work un-
dertaken during the coming year would
not be upset by petty troubles amongst
members,
the as had been the case in
the past. proceedings
A full reportof the "Illustrated
will
appear in next week's Tas-
manian Mail"
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