TRAMPING AND CYCLING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21217, 13 September 1940, Page 9

TRAMPING AND CYCLING

CLUB FORMED IN HAMILTON PHYSICAL WE'LFARE ACTIVITIES Under the auspices or the Waikato Physical Welfare ami Recreation Branch, a Hamilton Tramping and Cycling 'dub was formed this week. There was a keen and enthusiastic attendance of over 3u prospective members. -Viler discussion it was decided to form a combined trampin- and cycling club, in ord<*r to eater for all tastes, and also to use cycling as a means to an end when parties wished to go tramping some miles distant. Various -uggestions W ere made regarding aiieriioon, day, and week-end trips. Miss li. Stephenson, Waikato Recreation Officer, presided over th*- meeting and gave an account of the tw<. hut and track schemes which were being initiated by tin- lieatl office of the Physical Well are Branch, the i.ake Sumner. Hack and the Tararua Track. It wa* hoj*<*u that ]*arties iiom the Hamilton Tramping Club would be able to do these trips. Officers Elected Miss Stephenson also expressed the nope that liic newly-formed club might attract young people who had Ju ? : left either secondary or primary school and were now working. Tile Risibility of Junior aii.i seninr memb";sJil,* wa- l»r..light up and it wa- decided \ > leave this over unti. the next general meeting. Officers were temporarily elected as follows: —Joint club captains, Mr S. cailow and Mrs M. Robinson; secretarytreasurer. Miss R. Cartson; committee .Uisse* b. Holdea (chairwoman;, b. hUJ

! ' ' : and D. Downs. The meeting arranged a* an Initial van- ) ture a tramp lo the Narrow* on feaptetn- * her it.