MARINE ENGINEERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 6

MARINE ENGINEERS.

CLUB-HOUSE-OPENED. . . '. : .. PLEASANT,! GATHEEING., . The; handsome 'new.-building'which .has boon erected .'ih-'Aitken Street, for- tho .Wellington;',-branch ' of,;, the, 'Australasian Institute', of Marine Engineers' was. ;openafternoon' by .the ,Hon!, J. A. 'Millar,-,-Minister ;,for. Marine.:.'!'- Among, those wero'the-Mayor pf Wellington (Dr.;.A.-K,; Newman), the; Hons. C .M. Luke and .J.' .Eig'g, M.L.C.'s!,- Messrs. J. :P.'. Luke,- E-. -A. ;!\Vright, and' D.- M"Laren, .MiP.'s, 1 .-representatives of the-City Council,: Harbour 'Board,"-labour bodies, and pthers.-;"Altegotlier,' nearly 500 people,)including, a large number of ladies,;, ac#:ptod the : hospitality: 'of the institute, iir/ -.J; Darling,' president-"of, the ' branch, 1 . presided.! .:

! The,.- Minister'; congratulated' the marine erigirieers on having such a.'fine building for; the permanent ;home -pf 'the, organisa!tibn:pfVtheir;!professioh and;craft. . Ho looked upon'it as ono of tho. finest social club's-"in the pbmmunity. .It, would.not 'only Jjeriefit .engineers .residing lirigtoli, but .it would bo arresting .place and home! from' hbuie to Visiting .engineers from all.parts of the world. Tje.-Minister also alluded, briefly, to, ;.the. advance, .of marine engineering in recent years, aud' referred with pleiisure. to'the presence of Mr. T. Johnson, the' first: secretary: of the ; Australasian .Marine .Engineers' Institute.' He had.much pleasure, in declaring the building -.open. , , ; . •>. The Mayor alsp' delivered 1 a sfiert " address, c'pngratulatirig ,the:institute,-,on'the: possession; of so (line a,..club-house. :. '. The ,Eev„ Father -.' !Eiokson,. f iri'- a ibrief speech, alliided'. to' the. motto' of.;the;,institute, "Non ;sibi sid, omnibus" which, he ■-.said,"),might. be, '.freely., translated, "Others .first, and' ourselves in the gecorid place.",'.'.lt "was *'a motto, 'freqiibntly ..exemplified.in! the'-'lives'! of the marine en-' gi'neers..:'! ; :'...' '•!. " ~ : After •a' short, musical,, programme; .to which songs were .contributed .by'.Misses Levasten'and Mercer,' afternoon tea was served•'on tho''roof ;and :in several rooms within'the s building. - . ' . ; !