LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 8 October 1920, Page 4

LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.

4s THE JOURNAL. Owing to eountc-*i'-:iU met ions, thvv’ was only a small attendance at the Otaki 'Literary anrl Debating Club meeting on Wednesday night, whoa the business for the evening was lh<* loading of the journal, which hail "I ** 1 * *:; edited and prepared l»y the Rev. \\. G. Slade, M.A. Tiie editor's leadir.;; article was ;i moM thought ltd and aide* one. entitled “Progress. Otaki!" Other articles read contributed by \at i«e.js. members of the club were: - ‘•'ll Sources of Life ? s River. M “!f ! were Prime Mini-tor.''' “ Beautiful Durban. ?? “A Tragedy. 1 ’ “Idealism.” •'Advice to Finigrants.” “Deminiscences. a poetical effort. ‘* A SOl • mot;,” and several oddments ol ver-t . The subjects were of a diverse nature, uravo and gay. and wen’ listener *•» with groat interest by the hearers. A number of original limericks, with !<M-a 1 application, together with huinnr«<n> extracts iron: ‘ * Ptitieh. etc., wer ■ ii.nnd. and ho]]*«'d to arid ...to the enjoy ment of those present.’ Mr Sia<ie was licartily thanked for tin* ; rouble he had taken over the join nab The >o»ion is now .approaching i«' close. The final meeting will l.>e lie! 1 •’n Monday evening nexf. when la * positioned deivnte will be held. *he subject being: “That tiie women of Xe\ Zealand are better fitted to take 1 r public, positions titan those of Britain.” The leaders will be AIL* Lee an d Mi ss Kd rned. Tiie session will close with a social gathering, to be held on a date yet 10 be decided.