REGIONAL ROTARY CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 133, 29 February 1936, Page 10

REGIONAL ROTARY CONFERENCE

Wellington as Venue By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, February 28. An announcement that the sixth regional conference ■of the Rotary International w’ould be held at Wellington in February, 1937, was made by Mr. H. J. Guthrie, a director of the Rotary International, when- addressing delegates to the New Zealand Rotary District Conference. Mr. Guthrie-said that his application to the board of directors of the Rotary International to have the Pan-Pacific conference held in New Zealand had been successful. Regional conferences had been started in the Pacific and had always been of benefit to Rotary. Auckland had been selected originally as the venue of the conference, but the change to Wellington had been decided upon for geographical reasons. The Rotary International would have to approve of the change from Auckland to Wellington. Referring to his recent visit to Chicago to attend a meeting of the board of directors, Mr. Guthrie said tuat Rotary clubs were now established in 79 countries. The Rotary International was now divided into 88 districts, and there were 165,492 members at the end of last December. DISTRICT GOVERNOR Nomination of Mr. W. Thomas, Timaru By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, February 28. Mr. W. Thomas, ex-headmaster of the Timaru Boys’ High School and the first president of the Timaru Rotary Club, was formally nominated for Hie position of district governor of Rotary Il New Zealand for Hie coming year at the conclusion of the New Zealand Rotary District Conference. He will bo installed as governor at the world convention of the Rotary International at Atlantic City, United States, in June.