“GOOD MORNING"

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 979, 23 May 1930, Page 18

“GOOD MORNING"

SPREADING OPTIMISM WELLINGTON CLUB’S LETTER “Good Morning." “Good Morning." Remember the upward inflection when saying “Good Morning." Be happy and make New Zealand happier. The Sun has received a letter from the president of the Wellington Good Morning Club, Mr. A. E. Russell. He says: “The idea is this. Members of the club simply agree to greet everyone, even on the telephone, without regard for personal, religious, political and other differences, with a cheery ‘Good Morning’ with an upward inflection in the voice. A happy good morning for wives and husbands, for children and the maid, the same to the cook, the policeman, postman, fellow workers and the boss, and by so doing broadcast melody and harmony up the pathway of life. “Winter is near, clouds appear, rain comes and fogs darken. Winter is necessary as a season and should be welcome. Let’s welcome it. You are invited to accept the pledge of the Good Morning Club, which is: T undertake to say a happy Good Morning to everyone.’ The motto of the club is: ‘Let’s go through life smliing.’ The crest, ‘The Joy Germ.’ “This wave of ‘Good Morning’ happiness and optimism is a counter-move-ment to the pessimists and people who aro never satisfied unless they are spreading gloom, disruption and trouble. ’ I would like to enrol at least 5,000 members from Auckland and invite everyone to send a stamped, addressed envelope to the club for membership cards,"