"ASSOCIATION DAY."

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20038, 20 September 1930, Page 19

"ASSOCIATION DAY."

[ » j COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. LAST NIGHT'S CELEBRATION. About ninety commercial traveller# gathered test night to celebrate "Association ftay," the anniversary of the Canterbury Commercial Travellers' ind Warehousemen's Association. President C, M. Christie Was in the chair, The speaker of the evening was Mr W. Machin, who proposed "The Day We Celebrate." Proposing the toast "The United Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association," Vice-president G. K King said they were celebrating their seventeenth anniversary. Fifteen or twenty years ago the life of the commercial traveller was anything but a happy one; to-day he occupied a prominent and respected place in the life of New Zealand. Many of the benefits that commercial travellers enjoyed to-day had been gained largely by united effort, I'he success of the insurance scheme alone was sufficient to justify the existence of tho Association. They in Canterbury—the younge&t body of the four branches—should be especially proud of their branch, because the headquarter# of the United Association were situated there. More Support Wanted. Mr W. A. firake, in reply, thanked the Canterbury Association for their loyal support to the United Association. He thought that the "Traveller," the Association's paper, held a unique, record; In its first year of publication it had returned a profit. Since the inception of the insurance scheme over £12,000 had been paid out, but still it waa not getting the support it deserved. Another activity during the past year Was the establishment of an employment bureau and he advised employer# tb make uje of it. Mr H. H. Wauchop also replied. Although they were a united body they had not obtained the united Support they should have had. There Were as many travellers outside the Association as there were in it, and these Were reaping the benefits Which the Association had been instrumental in obtaining. The Visitors. Mr A. Ni Shennan proposed the tOast of "The Visitors." Mr C. P. Agar, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, was the first to reply. He congratulated Mr Machin on his instructive address* Mr H. D. Acland said that the primary producers of Canterbury had a great deal to thank Mr Machin for. Others Who replied were Mr El. Brittenden, stationmaster at Christchufffh, Mr j. J. Dougall, president Of the Federal Clttb and of the Navy League, Mr A. Donaldson (Pioneer Sports Club), and Messrs T. Drummond and E. F. Willcox (Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association). the Oldest Commercial, An impromptu toast, which was not on the programme, was the drinking of the health of "Skipper" Owles, the oldest commercial traveller in the ■ room, who recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. On rising to reply, Gaptain Owles was heartily applauded. •the toast of "The Performers" was proposed by Past-President IS, W. Wade, and replied to by Mr A, Worsley, Items were given by. Messrs E. £. Mann, 3D, McGill, L. Campbell, B. Crowhnrst, and A. Romeril,