OVERSEAS CLUB

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 8

OVERSEAS CLUB

;' CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES - i . ; Delegates representing various Dominion branches of the Overseas Club met ill conference at«the Town flails to-day. Ifte list of the delegates has already toceii published. Mr. H. G. Ell (Christdhurch), Mr. Patefson (Wanganui), Mr. Jt. M. Myers (Auckland), and Mr. A.B. fanning (Hamilton), wrote expressing j*gret at their inability to be present. * The Mayor welcomed the- delegates- and interesting address. ijfOn the motion of Mr. IT. Milnei* (pamaru) a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Mayor for his address. Sif U. O. Gibbes was then votetl to-th© dhair as his Worship had to leave. "It was decided that a Dominion Council he elected. . . * His Excellency the Governor intimated fiis willingness to accept the poeiiaoa of Aatron, and it was decided to ask Her Bxcellency the Counters of Liverpool to Become lady, pati-on. ■ - ■ - * _ THE COUNCIL. *, A rong took place a&>to how. ihe coundf should ' be constituied^ and Eventually it was decided that it conof the following delegates : President, -M£..Br ."M^tfen^^vice-presideiits, ,Ut. 'A. M. Myers, M.S\, oi Auckknd (North Island)/ Mr. S, A, Holland, of Christchurch (Soutii Iskrid); delegates, A. M. Myers and H. H.- Hume (Auckland), 'A. E. Maiming (Hamilton), vt. Warren I (Mactott), W. A. 'Veitch, M.P. (WangaMtri), 8. A. ■ Mail" (Huntemlle), E. S. Wood . (Palmerston North), L. Gorton (Gilding), J. Cross (Mastertdn), Captain J. Kirk (Gisoorne). H. S. yon Haast and Captain Barclay (Wellington), — Field (Nelson), — "Bosweli (Wesfcport), Re«. L A, Befttstein/and — Hums (Ch*ist" dwrdl), TSt. Macadam" (Oamaru), 3,. P. Mi'fVa^r, .K.Ci, and C. Ford (Danedm), ahd , J. E. Watson (Invercargill). Mi J". KJ Macfio(Dunedin) t wafi.elected aecrefcary, «td Mr. R. Lajdlftw, (Auckland) treasurer. •- It was decided that the next confef'•enoe^meet on. 24th M*y, 1914, After 'discussion it was arranged that the -eeosefcary will send to each hraaeh a statement containing the ideas of each oentce on the- subject of the work of the ptetise&ti Cteb. The conference 1 then commenced con»defatk>n of the work to be donetby tho . Overseas Clab, in New Zealand.