LIFE SAVING

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 131, 30 November 1936, Page 14

LIFE SAVING

WORSER BAY CLUB

The opening ceremony of the Worser Bay Swimming and. Life-saving Club on Saturday afternoon'was marred by a strong southerly breeze and driving rain. The ceremony, which, was -.-ell attended, took place in the Worser Bay Boating Club's pavilion. 'In" declaring the 'Season open, Mr. W. H, Gerrie, president of the club, welcomed /the : representatives N of other clubs. The season ahead would be a very busy one, he said. r First there . was the coming' carnival at which the two\Australian aquatic stars now visiting' New Zealand would appear. The local surf championships would be held on January. 30 arid 31, followed by the New, Zealand .championships, at whicMat; least, iij) or/: 2 6 teams would • appear. ■ - There ' would also be the Australian surf team, which wouldVbe appearing at Hutt as well as at the championships. "I am optimistic that by 1940 we shall have tepid baths in Wellington city," he said. "I see a smile go round the gathering at the thought,-but; that is my belief." He referred1-to the work ,of the central committee.in thepromotion of a national Klearri-to-swim week. By that time he hoped, however, that there would *be few.: in Seatoun who could not swim. The percentage of deaths by motor accident in the Dominion wa5:.34,; and by droVvning'2o. That emphasised the necessity of a national effort.., ■-.', : I 1 \•■;■ 1 ■ The club had passed through a period of doldrums, but now: "had many- young swimmers, to whom, he.looked.to bring it back into the limelight, Mr. Gerrie added. He thanked Mr. W. Griffen for his work towards the^ betterment of competitive work. . Mr.'P.' F. Coira, president of the New Zealand Surf Life-saving Association, also spoke.. He said'that the central committee, of which he is chairman, had the support of everybody to whom it had applied for help.

Seven hundred hearty eaters shared the wedding least of a couple of rich Hungarian peasants. \ The party consumed two oxen, six pigs, 25 small porkers, 180 chickens, 6411b of sweets; 3000 cakes, 85001b of cabbage and paprika, 900 letres of wine, and nine barrels of beer. The dinner cost £200.