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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 111, 13 May 1942, Page 3

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BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY

Very much, to their regret, the committee of the Wellington Beautifying Society has decided that, while war conditions are what they are, it is not feasible to carry on the work of the society on the scale of recent past years, but, on the other hand, the opinion is unanimous that the society must carry on to the best degree possible under the circumstances. At the annual meeting of members a recommendation was made to the new committee that a small standing committee should be set up to attend to the business of the society, so avoiding calling together the full committee, most members of which have war work to do. That committee was accordingly appointed on Monday, as follows: — The patron. Lady Norwood, and president, Mr. J. S. B. Fletcher, Mesdames Gilmer and Dv Pont, Messrs. Macalister, H. McGill, G. E. Beckett, D. Bowie, and Captain Holm.

Had times been normal, said Mr. Fletcher, he would have advised a campaign to raise such funds as would put the society upon a sound footing to enable it to widen its work greatly, but that was not possible at present. They must carry on as well as they could and continue the very good work done under the presidency of Captain Holm for seven years.

Mr. Macalister said that although the nursery at Point Halswell was admittedly the most costly of the society's activities, its value was so great that it should be continued as before, and as public bodies would not be able to take as large a proportion of its output of trees and shrubs as formerly, the society could perhaps provide more for societies and private individuals for planting in public places. Two such applications were considered by the meeting and allocations will be made known to the applicants.

At the last weekly meeting of the Karori Esperanto Society, the secretary. Miss J. Wilson, read letters received by the club from Messrs. Alf. Sutton and Clarry McNabb, who are Esperantists serving.in Egypt. They have been warmly welcomed at the Cairo Esperanto Club, and mention having met severs] other Esperantists. The official T.E.L. delegate there has invited them tn his home at Fayum. "Judging by these letters.*' Miss Wilson said. "E?Deranto continues to be of practical value in renewing old friendships, and In making new ones."