ALPINE CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20595, 20 June 1930, Page 5

ALPINE CLUB.

JOY OF WINTER SPORTS. The Alpine Sports Club held another of their social evenings at the ballroom, Omahu Road, Remuera, yesterday. There was a largo attendance of members and guests and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. do Guerrier acted as host and hostess. An e.xcollent programme of entertainment had been arranged by tho social committee and was much enjoyed. Professor R. M. Algie, tlio president of the club, opened the ceremony by giving a delightful lecturette on winter sports in different countries. He dealt graphically with skiing, bringing before his audience vivid pictures of tlie sport practised in far-dis-tant lands and explaining that although wo are apt to think of Switzerland as the home oi winter sports, ski-ing really originated in Norway and Sweden, where It was practised as a means of travelling from ono place to another. The characteristics of ski-ing differed according to the nature of tho country. In Norway, where the country is very undulated, the skis are long and tho progress rather slow, while in tho precipitous mountains of Switzerland great speed is attained. Each year, said tho speaker, winter sports draw more enthusiasts, and thero arc many ski-ing clubs, of which Great Britain can claim tho best organised one. Italy, Spain, Austria* Czecho-Slovakia, America, and Australia, are all making their bid for winter sports. In New Zealand tho first skis were used on Ruapehu in 1913. The other centres aro Tongariro, Egmont and Mount Cook. Professor Algia stated that ho considered ski-ing to be tho most interesting of all winter sports. A vote of thanks was accorded to Professor Algie on behalf of thoso present. Musical items were given, comprising songs by Miss Vomer Wishart entitled " Meadow Sweet " and "Chinese Flower" and by Mr. Geoffrey Laird, who sang " For You Alone " and " Salaam," which wero enthusiastically received bv tho audience. Violin.solos, tho " Andante" from Mendelssohn's Concerto and " Tambourin Chinois," admirably rendered by Mr. Ronald Muston, were greatly appreciated. Miss Theo. Halpin acted as accompaniste. After the programme supper was served, following which dancing and bridge brought a very successful evening to a close.

Among thoso present were:—Mrs. R. M. Algie, Mrs. F. E. tie Guerricr, Mrs, K. M. Griffin, Miss E. V. Macfarlane

Mrs. Symes, Mrs. A. Edey, Miss Vera Wishart, Miss Theo. Halpin, Miss Woolcott, Miss J. Mulvany, Miss B. McGregor, Miss 11. Phillipson* Miss Walklate, Miss Rishworth, Miss P. Newcombe, Miss Odell, Miss Betty Rapson, Miss M. Jackson. Miss E. Wann, Miss Rentoul, Miss Rayncr, Miss Lesley Bell, Miss D. Chapman, Miss W. Brown, Miss Hilda Morse, Miss Ping, Miss Ethna Hatswell, Miss V. Peacocke, Miss Hamilton, Miss Parker, Miss H. Corlett, Miss Darling, Miss Imelda Murdoch, Miss C. Collins, Miss C. McCormick, Miss Elsie K. Morton, Miss Cwen. Challis, Miss Betty Crowther, Miss Elva McDohald, Miss U. Harrison, Miss Noel Cotter, Miss McAncney, Miss | Molly Woolcott.