AFTER NEW YEAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1937, Page 5

AFTER NEW YEAR.

FIRST MEETING.

FREEDOM ASSOCIATION.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

Plan* for the near future of the Auckland Provincial Freedom Association

were <liscussp(l this morning by the organiser. Professor 11. M. Algie. The approach of Chrstmas. he said, had called a temporary halt in the associations activities, lint it was orouosed to hold tiie inaugural meeting as soon as possible after the New Year.

I lie past week has been a strenuous [one for t hose who have interested themselves in the formation of the association." lie said. Special committees were appointed to deal with the great amount of preliminary work which is necessarily involved in the establishment of such an organisation. One committee, in particular. was charged with the duty of approaching those whose services it was desired to secure a.s president. vicepresidents and as members of the executive. This tank has now been satisfactorily accomplished, and it is pleasing to be able to state that all those gentlemen who were asked to accept office have agreed to do so. '"It. is possible to say that the association will have the services of a l>ody of men- who will be representative of city and country interests, and who will make an instant appeal to the trust and confidence of the public." Formal Appointments. It was proposed to hold the inaugural meeting as soon as possible after the holidays were over, and to proceed at once to adopt the reports of the committees and to make the formal appointments of the officers. Thereafter an immediate start would be made with the normal activities of the association. Tn the meantime, letters had been pouring in from all parts of the Dominion, and there had been widespread approval <>f the project, coupled with a ready desire to help in every possible way.

'"The founders of the association." Professor Algie a<Hwl, ''are convinced i hat they were right in thinking that there was an urgent need for the formation of the association which has now been established, and they have been very greatly encouraged by the response which their proposal has called forth from all sections of the community."