SAVAGE CLUB

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21146, 23 April 1934, Page 20

SAVAGE CLUB

ANNUAL !\IEETIN G A SATISFACTORY \EAR The Christchurch Savage Club heM its annual meeting on Saturday/" ing. Great Chief It. MeD. Vincent d siding over a large attendance jv" ing the evening iho members spoke f the need for a membership camp^ An apology was received from p?i Great Chief Savage A. M. Burns *Z wrote that he appreciated the sph>T did efforts of Savage H. McD v cent as Great Chief during his tenn of office. Savage Burns also sent h good wishes to the new Great Chi» Savage H. H. Hanna.

A Membership Campaign? Savage Vinceni. in moving adoption of the report and balance sheet, said the club had had a ver»' fair year, the programmes being jw, cellcnt and enjoyable. A feature • the season was that the attendance had kept up. and members had rr' ceived much benefit for tHoir sub scriptions. The treasurer. Savage W J. le Crcn. had done excellent'worv with his limited funds. Unfortunately the tinnncial aspect of the club f c ". the year showed a loss of j;26 9 S »J That had been brought about becauw of the depression. He thought that iwould be necessary for members to commence a membership campaign to get the club back on to a sound basis He said also that members did no i come forward and offer to give item.' and it was an unwritten law that every member should be a performer. Whift that could not always be enforced he said, members should assist the programme committee as much as pes. sible by offering their services. "i| is the duty of the members to giv» an item." he s-nid. "and by doing so they will get more enjoyment out of the club.'' The chairman expressed the club'j thanks to Professor J. Shelley and to Savages J. Lorimer and D. Crozier for their assistance in the lighting a?.d scenic departments. Mention made of the successful raid to Timan: and the hospitality served our by Savage Jameson, of t lie Tunaru Club. Th° high standard of the orchestra and the programmes reflected great on the conductor, Savage Harold Beck and his players. The first annual p;>> nic held at Diamond Harbour was s success, and Savage J. O. Jan.esn was thanked for his invitation, h conclusion the chairman said hrthought that it would be a good idea. during the "off"' season, to hold either weekly or monthly luncheons. Such a course would keep members together whilst the club was out of session. Savage the Rev. D. Gardner Miller seconded the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. "Lark of Sociability"

Savage H. M. Bannehr said the falling off of members was not only due to the depression, but to the lack of sociability of some of the members. He thought the hand of fellowship should be extended more than it was. He suggested that half the committee should retire each year.

Savage D. V. Wilson, who formed the "Hallelujah" corner, offered hii services in forming a similar corner for the older members. < Laughter.) Savage W. S. Mac Gibbon said that in seeking new members they should strive to get performing members. "We have not in the club many illustrious speakers, men who can give us talks on present-day topics." he said. He did not cast any rejection on present members. As a club it had slipped back intellectually. They should try to get the club back to what it was some years ago. when they had as members Judge Denrw>ion and Judge Stringer.

Savage H. "Duckworth .-tn-wd the need for more younger liin, in tte club. The chairman said the coiv.mittM had always urged member:-, to move round more than they did. Dealing with the intellectual sine he stated that the Christchurch club was the only club in the Dominion in whicll the Chief Savage gave an address from the dais. "In fact, sister club'- havs marvelled at the high standard attained by us." he concluded. The. report and balance-sheet were adopted. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to Savage H. T. Franci.-., whs has been the club's audilcr for 71 years, and who did not seek rc-clcc-lion this year. Savage J. E. Mason presented JO the Great Chief a bound volume of records and doings of the club during the season. When Savage Hanna look t|ie chair as the ncwly-clccted Great Chief, h-: was given a rousing savage we Iconic. He said that during his vcars' as t member he had never noticed a Jack of "camaraderie" amongst the members. Election of Officers The following officers were elected: President, Savage H. H. Hanna: vicepresidents. Savages W. S. Mac Gibbon and Savage Robinson F,. Hall; secrctarv, Savage J. E. Mason; treasurer, Savage W. J. le Cren: honorary auditor. Savage W. S. Newburgh: committee. Savages C. G. Curtis.'.l. Lorimcr. D. V. Wilson. 11. Duckworth. V. Toomcy, R. A. Malcolm. A. W. Brown, and A. Donaldson: nin«ical director. Savage Harold Beck: official pianist. Savage Noel Ncwsen.