NEW ZEALAND CLUB

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING, Over thirty members attended tin annual- general meeting of the Nev ■Zealand Club, which was held in tlii Y.M.C.A; building at 1 p.tti. yesterday Mr. F. S. Pope was fa ,the c&air. The annual report {isMvia»sly publish ed) aiid the balanee-slieet- were adopted A resolution was placed on' the liiiu utes expressing appfeoiation of the. s<ir rices of 'the retiring pFesidciit (Mr. A R. Atkinson)'. It iVas decided t<> enter tain MrV Atkinson on Iris return i'ron his trip to Europe.

It was resolved to recommend tfce incoming committee to appaiiit oho of its members to' undertake tho work of obtaining guests for tho club. A member, who complyi&cd that there was an impression iUii'oa-tl that the d«b was dead, urged that the committee I should be recommended, to hold mora frequent and if li-ecessavy to entertain .distinguished local iue/i, Ho moved in . that direction. Considerable discussion took ptes on tho question, after \vhfch air amendment' was carried that, the Matter o.f obtaining'guests' sjujuid.bs left in 'ikr hands of the committee,. Profossor PickenV approaching departure from New JSeaiftiid was fe» ferred to by Sir. C M Lu'v, who moved' that the mooting should plate an record its sense of tfe services rendered by Professor Pickeu to the tihtSs. The motion was -seoemd'ed by iho chair- ' man and carried unanimously. Mr. G. Hogben tl'rew the attention of tho incoming committee.to 'the fact that the approaching Science Congress ivoiiltl enable members of the. chib te.nvsftt ft large number of men of -such an eminence as was not likely to he represented in the Dominion again within the ij-cst 50' years. Professor Findlay, one of the greatest authorities in "the world on educational matters, would be iii Wellington at. the. end .of July, sind bo suggested that this' distinguished visitor should bo entertained.

. It was also suggested .that Mis» B'lleu Terry should be- entertained Airing her visit to Wclliagtoa. Tho election of offers resulted as follows:—President, Sir. F. S, Poprj ; vicepresidents, Messrs. It 0, Wo hi) and 0. E. Wheeler; lion, see.r'plary and treasurer, Mr. G. 0. Sutton; hon. auditor, Mr. G. A. Hurley; Mrojjiittee,'Me;;s,rs. W. Hobbs, R.'B. Pavis, W. M. Page, H. D. Vickery, W. JE, Spencer.