OPTIMISTS' CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 17

OPTIMISTS' CLUB

At the annual meeting of the Opti-mists-Club of the Wellington V.M.C.A. the following ofiicera were elected for the ensuing year:—Chief optimist, Mr. D. J. Hunter; deputy-chief optimists, Messrs. H. Silver, U. E. Brooker, and F. Stock; club secretary, Mr. W. Christie; sheriff, Mr. D. Gibson; musical optimist, Mr. H. B. Wilson; padre, the Rev. G. Carpenter; group leaders, Messrs, G. Thomas, R. Hal], H. E. Brooker, and D. Gibson; general secretary, Mi-. L. J. Groenberg. Tho ' retiring chief optimist, Mr. W. H. Hindle, was accorded a special vote of thanks. The club unanimously supported the resolution of the Dominion Optimists' Conference recommending active co-operation in the "Big Brother" movement. This "movement," in which a person makes himself responsible to give active aid and advice to a boy who has been convicted of an offece against the Jaw, had already gained many supporters in the club, and many definite instances were quoted in j which such aid had helped a boy to "go; straight." . I It was decided to help the V.M.C.A. staff in the evenings. Owing to increased calls on the staff (some of whom, it was stated, had already voluntarily cut their | salaries by 40 per cent.); it was felt to | be a fair thing to give them some assistance. i The introduction of small cash fines for incidents occurring during the club luncheons was approved. In the past these fines have been on the points system. It was further resolved to introduce more new members. ■