Junior Chamber Board Plans Year's Activities

Chronicle (Levin), 10 March 1949, Page 4

Junior Chamber Board Plans Year's Activities

The first, full meeting of the newly-elected board of the Levin Junior Chamber of Commerce was held on. Tuesday night, the president, Mr. R. H. Long, occupying the chair. Due to catering difficulties, it was resolved to„hold the -buffet tea meetings once monlhly, alternaring every other fortnight with an i open meeting. at which the usual address would be giyen. The next tea meeling is schedu ed for Monday, March 8, and the first evening meeting on a 'date early in April. ■ New Zealand J.CC, notifled ■ their intention of forming a travel equalisation fund for the benefit of the members of individual chamibers travelling to the annual conI vention. It was decided to make a levy of one shilling per member which, toiether with 'he subscrip tion to the national journal of ls 6d per member, will make the Levin Chamber's subscription 3zi ,6d for the current year. i FxVe memoers of the' board. "sig- : nified their intention of attending Hhe training course to be conducted by the Brbnheim Chamber at The Portage, Marlborough Sounds, on May 7-8. Others wishing to make the trip can seeure | full details from the secretary, but notice must be given immediately to enable bookings to be made. A 'request was received from the Wellington district council of the N.Z. Student Christian Movement for support in connection with "Helen Lowry Hall," a residence for women students of Victoria University College which is being opened in March next. A gift of £1500 has made possible the taking over and re-designing of the building, and it is believed that the Student Christian Movement, with over 50 years' experience of work among university students, will be ahe to turn a mere furnished building into the home of a true community. A capital sum is needed to offset the nominal rent and to guard against future liabiiities. The board discussed the matter fully and a committee consisting of Messrs. N. Tnornley, G. H. Sorenson and A. Walker was appointed to go into ways and mean,s of assisting and then report back to the board. The second Junior Chamber ball will be he'd on Friday, July 15, subject to the hall being available, and a popular professional band is being engaged for the occasion. Group convenors were then appointed as follows: — Civic affairs, Messrs. W. G. PhiFips and S. Foster; publicity, Messrs. T. A. Kerslake and R. Kenny; public speaking, Messrs. J. W. Lynch and A. Walker; entertainmenc, Mr. G. H. Sorenson; projects, Messrs. W. J. Barrat and M. Sissons; chairman of committees, Mr. N. D. Tilley. The board decided to meet, as previously, on the first and third Tuesday in each month, in the board room at 7.30 p.m.