IN AMERICA

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 56, 7 March 1944, Page 8

IN AMERICA

PRAISE FOR ANZAC CLUBS Praise for the service performed by Miss Nola Luxford at the Anzac Club in New York was given by Mr. T. L. Hawkes, a Government representative on the New Zealand Supply Mission in Washington,' before he left Christchurch on his return to America. Mr. Hawkes said that the Anzac ClubAof which Miss Luxford was president, was of immense assistance to members of the Australian and New ■Zealand Armed Forces. The average attendance at the club was 250 a week, and on one. day 365 persons were entertained. '. ' . ' American girls were giving Miss Luxford, a former New Zealander, every assistance in entertaining the troops, and as many as six acted as hostesses throughout the day. 500 HOMES OPEN TO THEM. Through the club, said Mr. Hawkes, over 500 Americans living on the outskirts of New York had thrown their homes open to the visiting Anzacs. Last Christmas,* when he was there, a large number of New Zealanders were guests for Christmas dinner in private homes. . ' The club was dependent on donations to" provide stationery and incidental expenses, although rent, telephone charges, postage, and secretarial aid were paid for by the British War Relief Society. A number ,of Americans assisted in financing, the club. Another great institution in America for the Anzacs, said Mr.' Hawkes, was the Anzac Club in Chicago. That was run by Mr. Tom Scott, formerly of Dunedin, who was now a millionaire and one of the' foremost radio experts in the U.S.A. Mr. Scott himself financed the club, and he had about 200 Americans who assisted him to provide accommodation for Anzacs.