TOURISTS' OPINIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 17

TOURISTS' OPINIONS

TRAVEL CLUB

Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, the leader of a party from^the Women's Clubs of America,, ma'de^a.brief;Tspeecti at the morning tea reception to overseas visitors given, by.the Wellington Travel Club in the Palm Lounge of the Hotel St.' George yesterday. Mrs. Poole stated that she was prominently connected with the National Travel Association ~of America, which has a membership of 100,ti00. Every year, during the'summer Vacation, Mrs. Poole and party 'travels overseas to a foreign country. This was the 'first time New Zealand and Australia had been placed on the itinerary. As a result of the wonderful time received by her party from private and public entertainments, it waa anticipated that when she returned to America and lectured on the scenic beauties of this country and the hospitality shown, her by its people, that'large parties-of Americans would be induced to tour the Dominion. _ Having made friends in .most' of, the countries of Europe, Mrs. Poole said that she felt it impossible for her, to have any feeling of enmity towards any of those countries, and that in consequence she considered that if the peoples of the world mingled more," got to understand one another, and made friends, that war would be impossible. Mr. Mason Warner, a journalist of note in America and also a radio broadcaster, spoke of some of his experiences while travelling. Mr. Warner made quite a point when he stated that he could; not understand such wonderful dairy and fruit products being available in New Zealand and public caterers not including them at all meals. In America, he said, such products would be boosted, and would, on that account, be extensively used. Sidelights on the differences in the English and American''language was -most amusingly cited. 'Mr. J. A. Lyons, a member of the State; Parliament of South Australia, spoke of the difficulty of storing their bountiful wheat yield, arid explained that he proposed to study, the bulk storage of wheat'in America. He extended an invitation to members to attend the South' Australian Centenary, in 1937, and'suggested reciprocity when Australian visitors to the Coronation would be persuaded to travel to England via New.-Zealand.

Miss E. Bowes, a Canadian" visitor, said that New Zealand was ,a wonderful country and with an-extensive tourist campaign, supplemented by the assistance of such a progressive Travel fclub, could induce a number of tourists to come on holiday to the Dominion every year.