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Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1927, Page 3

THE FROTH BLOWERS. j SYDNEY, April 20. Yet another organisation for which the visit of the Renown is responsible, ‘ lins raised its head in Sydney .and, on ( like many other movements, it is not likely to wilt Quickly. ’Wherever the | men of the Renown assembled in Svd- ( nev, during the Ducal visit, they used to uplift their voices in a song, “ Ihe More We Are Together.’ It was a little puzzling, until the secret leaked out that it is the official anthem ol the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers. Any one, it appears, who is able to answer in the affirmative the frivolous queston, “Do you gollop your beer with zest?” can pay os and become a member of the order, whose proceeds go to charity. As the order has a membership of about 250.000 in the Old Country, and is regarded in England almost as a national institution, its success in :c country like New South Males, with a Gargantuan thirst, which is reflected in its liquor bill each year, seems assured. It has caught on here in quite a wonderful way. Quite a number of degrees are open to the* “froth blower.’ By recruiting other members, and thus swelling the funds of the order, ho can even become a “ Typhoon,” or worse still a “ Grand Hurricane.” Organisations such as this, conceived/ in a humorous spirit can become quite! an institution, if they have a charitable aim, even if there is a section of the community which may view them with some disfavour. The Ugly Men’s Association in Perth, for example, had its genesis in the ebullient spirit, of a few sporting citizens, and is to-day an honoured and respected and influential charitable institution, with a sound backing. There is thus hope for the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers in a land where throats as dry as blotting pads are not uncommon.