ROTARY CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 236, 5 October 1936, Page 9

ROTARY CLUB.

REPORT BY PRESIDENT. RECENT FORUM AT ROTORUA. There was a large attendance at the weekly meeting of the Auckland Rotary Club held to-day in Milne and Choyce's reception hall. The president, Rotarian D. Henry, occupied the chair. Among visitors were Messrs. H. Welch (Johannesburg), J- Thornton (Ivaitaia) and J. M. Thompson (Melbourne). The chairman mentioned that latest attendance records showed the club had an average of 81.40 per cent of the possible, which was the highest of the bigger clubs in New Zealand. Amongst the lowest was Hamilton, with a percentage of 08.94. In this connection lie mentioned that some years ago the Wliangarei Club appeared, like the Hamilton Club to-day, to be suffering. At that time the Auckland Club took up the task of assisting the neighbouring organisation, which to-day topped the Dominion with an average of 91.13. He suggested that similar assistance should be extended to the Hamilton Club and put forward the proposal that an evenins meeting should be held at Hamilton at which members of the Auckland and the Rotorua Club should meet the local Rotarians. , The president reported on the recent forum at Rotorua, which was largely attended by representatives of the Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Hastings and Gisborne Clubs, and which he said was the most successful forum yet held. The attendance was about eighty. Attention was drawn to tile l anPacific Rotary conference to be held in Wellington in March of next year, the president stating that advice from the Wellington president was to the effect that "hotel accommodation already showed signs of being overtaxed at that

time. ~111 Musical items were contributed by "Friend John," of the Friendly Road, and Mr. Carl L. Hellriegel. The president then reported on the recent assembly of Rotarian presidents and secretaries held in Wellington. Every club in the New Zealand district, he said, was represented, with the ; exception of Suva. He reminded members that Auckland was the nearest to Suva and, as far as was possible, Auckland Rotarians should extend a helpful hand to this Fiji club, which was having a struggle for existence. In the assemblage.discussions the view was expressed that apart from political considerations members should seek the closest co-operation with the labour unions. The obligations of Rotary in the support of sooial community work ■ were stressed. The speaker eulogised the work of *the district governor, ■ Rotarian "Will" Thomas, of Timaru, , and expressed the view that the , gathering had provided a definite inspiration towards carrying out the ideals of Rotary.