ROTARY CONVENTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21576, 22 August 1933, Page 11

ROTARY CONVENTION

MR. MI LIN IE R IMPRESSES LECTURE TOUR FOLLOWS [BY TELEGRAPH OWN •CORRESPONDENT'] WELLINGTON, Monday The wonderful impression made by Mr. Frank Milner at the Boston Rotary Convention was mentioned by Mr. T. C. List, Governor of Rotary in New Zealand, Mho returned by the Maunganui to-day.

"Mr. address will long be remembered by all who wero present," said Mr. List. "It was the outstanding address in five days of most striking speeches, and he received from the 9000 to 10,000 people present a tremendous ovation. After that he was besieged with invitations to speak at Rotary Clubs all over the United States'. Then came invitations from secondary schools, teachers' summer schools and universities. They could not possibly all bo complied with, but we did our best to cover the country in the time at our disposal, receiving everywhere the most cordial and enthusiastic reception. "When I left, Mr. Milner was flying all over the country, taking sometimes two meetings a day. The burden of his addresses was the need for understanding and friendship between America and Britain if the world was to be saved from the possibility of another war and if its economic structure was to be rebuilt on staple and durable lines. It was clear from what followed at each meeting that he had not spoken in vain. "There is a good deal of misunderstanding of Britain and its world policy, even to the point of distrust and suspicion among Americans," added Mr. List, " and no finer work could be done than to endeavour to removo these and create a better and more friendly feeling." There was no better instrument by which this could bo done than that possessed by Mr. Milner, who rose to the fullest heights of his gifted oratorical powers and simply captured his audiences from the outset.