Aero Club

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXIII, Issue 3251, 20 February 1933, Page 5

Aero Club

On short notice a public meet mg was held m the Council C hambers 01 Friday evening, .oth February, to consider forming an Aero C lll h y roni well. There was a fan attend nut *. considering other attractions. j,v the unavoidable absence of the Mayor the deputy-Mayor occupied ii? chair. blight-l.cutenaut Olson ami Mr Umbers, secretary of the Otago Aon, Club were present. Mv D C. Betts briefly outlined) the purpose of the meeting, and was billow id by Messrs Umbers ami O soil who outlined the benefits ot hax mg a dull ... Cromwell. Their remarks, m the main, were on the same lines as those ot the speakers at an eai hm meeting in Cromwell. ollv. R. COll gal ton, J..R- MonroaUd the chairman spoke ... favor «1 forming .. club, and n motion was carried—That a club he lormtal to l) ~ calbd the Cromwell Aero C >ub. The following office-bearers weic elected; —President, Mr J- R- Munio, vice-presidents.. the Mayor ami the deputv-Mayor ; committee. Messrs |ol(v R. Congalton, C. ■ \\ -. Stumbles', W. Wallis, D. Grant, and I Graiii ; secretary and treasurer. Mr I- Hilton; club captain. Mr I>. Li runt, . . (Juring the meeting an intimation was made that five pupils for training had been enrolled ip the district. After a short) discussion on _adaption matters generally, and the forthcoming visit of Sir Charles Kingsford bnnthVith the Southern Cross, the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair.