South Yorkshire Times, May 19th, 1935
To mark- his leaving the Mexborough Montagu Hospital after three and a Half notable years as Secretary superintendent, presentations from the Man Management Board mid the Ladies Committee were made to Mr. J. N. Drake at a formal leave taking in the Board Room on Friday. Mr. Drake, who on Tuesday took up his new duties as Secretary of the Willesden General Hospital received a large canteen of cutlery on a stand from the Management Board and a dressing case from Mrs. Squires and her Committee. Sincere Tributes to the ungrudging services he has given the institution were paid to him in the Course of the speeches.