Jaycees From Levin Attend Convendon

Chronicle (Levin), 18 August 1949, Page 4

Jaycees From Levin Attend Convendon

Levin was represented at the Wellington Junior Chamber of Commerce convention, held during the weekend at Paraparaumu, by Messrs W. J. Barrat, T. A. Kerslake, D. and J. Tomlinson and G. H. Sorenson. The convention was opened on Saturday morning by Mr. J. J. Maher, M.P., who expressed his interest in the movement' and the Wish that all those who attended would enjoy a full business session and ple'asant fellowship. The whole of Saturday was occupied with the consideration of remi'ts, many giving rise to, considerable discussion. The session was concluded with a brains trust panel, which answere'd many interesting questions submitted by the full house present. The social side of the convention began on Friday evening with a talk on the Kiwi rugby football team's tour of Great Britain- by Colonel A. W. Andrews, the manager of the team. Saturday evening saw a "money-go-round" se'ssionl compered by the weil-known Jack Maybury, of the Commercial Broadcasting Service. This was reeorded and was later played back, much to the amusement of. all concerned. The evening concluded with items by the Wellington Jaycees. On -the Sun-day a short un'dehominational service was conducted ' by Rev. Martin Sullivan after which the convention was officially closed. Levin Jaycees who attended report a most interesting and enjoyable weekend. The remits dis-, . cussed were mainly of a local i character, fout the proposal to create a regional planning council : for this area gave the Levin dele- 1 gation an opportunity. to press its ' Qlaims to be included with' Wel- !

lington in this scheme, which at the moment envisages only the area from Wellington up to the Otaki River. Altogether thosq who attended had a full time and the convention was a splendi'd prelude to the national Jaycee convention to be held at Palmerston North in October. „