ESPERANTO CLUB

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 255, 24 July 1936, Page 17

ESPERANTO CLUB

Progress of Movement Overseas

The weekly meeting of the Wellington Esperanto dub was held last Monday evening in the hall of the Tararua Tramping dub, Grey Street, Mr. Vernon J. Leek, D.8.E.A., presiding over a good attendance. The vice-president, Mr. Bertram i’otts, announced that word had been received from Europe that Interna* tional Tramping Tours, a voluntary organisation, which arranges walking and cycling tours all over Europe, had puplisted a detailed prospectus in Esperanto. “The Inquirer," a weekly journal of the Unitarian Movement in the British Isles, had decided to publish sermopettes lb Esperanto. The organisers of the Brucks ner Festival in Upper Austria, had ngam published an attractive illustrated folder in Esperanto. The Hungarian-Italian Bank and the Hungarian General Credit Bank were both using Esperanto, in addition to the languages already in use, for correspondence. The principles and policy of the War-Resisters’ International had been set forth in an Esperanto pamphlet for world distribution. The “Cab Trade News,” the organ of the Trade Union and Co-operative Cabmen, had a regular Esperanto corner for tjie benefit of London faximen. who were learning Esperanto. The official traffic office at Bern, Switzerland, had published an illustrated folder describing in the international language the attractions or the city. The International Federation, of Transport Workers, whose headquarters were i.. Amsterdam, published a very full monthly bulletin in Esperanto. The International Voluntary Service for Peace had published an illustrated booklet in Esperanto. At the international conference of New Education Fellowship held at Utrecht last April, a discussion centred round the difficulties of international congresses where several national languages were used and the value of Esperanto was stressed by the president for international gatherings. After the election of new members classes were organised under the direction -of experienced teachers, the remainder of the club forming conversation and translation groups. During the programme period Misses Kathleen and Mary Stirling recited Esperanto poems. Mr. G. Biong narrated an original adventure story. Mr. Joseph Thomas gave an entertaining series of impersonations of several club members, which were heartily appreciated. Miss Mildred Williams presented iin original sketch. Mr. Henri W. Thoms described a thrilling adventure. Miss Ntraire Preutiee and Mr. F. Prentice pave an original sketch written by the vice-president. Mr. J. Hawkins gave an illustrated talk in Esperanto, the pictures being projected on to a screen by the club's epidiascope. Mr. J. Munro, a visiting Esperantist from Tnrras, Otago, briefly described in Esperanto, faultless in both pronunciation and grammar. how he had learned Esperanto alone in Central Otago. This wns his first personal contact with nfhor Esperantists.