Wellington Film Men At Banquet
HULFILLING its purpose of ' bringing all sections of the N.Z. film industry and allied interests into friendly contact, the Wellington 33 Club cimaxed a highly suecessful year with a banquet at the St. George this week, when members were the guests of the club, Reviewing the activities of 1938, the president, Arthur McLure, said that it had been the best year in the elub’s history. Very largely this could he attributed to the fact that the cluh had now secured new and very comfortable rooms of its own. His remarks were supported by the secretary, R. M. Stewart. "The elub was started with plenty of enthusiasm and nota penny piece," said L. A. Quinn, the | first president, in proposing the toast of "The Industry and the Club’s Part." One of the main reasons for its foundation had been to bring exhibitors and distributors together, and dispel an idea then |° very prevalent among the public that the two sides of the movie industry were continually flying at one another’s throats, That alone justified the cluh’s existence, said Mr. Quinn,
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Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 29, 30 December 1938, Page 15
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183Wellington Film Men At Banquet Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 29, 30 December 1938, Page 15
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