THE TRAVEL CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21396, 20 October 1934, Page 21

THE TRAVEL CLUB

PAST YEAR REVIEWED With a membership that now stands at 350, the Auckland Travel Club, as shown in the first annual report, has to its credit a year of satisfactory progress. Monthly luncheons have been held regularly and recently it was decided by the executive to hold evening functions on the first Tuesday of each month. The Friday morning teas, which were instituted for the purpose of entertaining overseas visitors, have proved exceedingly popular. The report' further states that a correspondence has been carried on for the purpose of linking up the various ports in the Pacific, the different tourist interests and officials from Hongkong to Vancouver reciprocating in the introduction of visitors. A special committee of ladies with gardens, convened by Mrs. Anderson, has undertaken the decoration of tourist boats arriving in Auckland, and appreciative letters have been received from officers and passengers on these boats. The club also has been instrumental in arousing great interest in the travel industry in New Zealand. Through the suggestion of the president, Sir James Parr, a special tourist officer has boon installed at N.Z. House. The model Maori Pa proposal at Orakei has been instigated by the Travel Club, but funds will have to .bo collected for this purpose. A meeting of the heads of sports bodies and public bodies was called to discuss the idea of a carnival and gymkhana to be held to attract visitors returning from the Melbourne Centenary celebrations. The Mayor was approached re convening a citizens' committee to organise this programme. Appreciation was expressed of the work of the voluntary organising director, Mrs. Victor Macky. At the morning meeting of the club, held yesterday, Mrs. Ramsay-Rae and Signor Lo Giudici gave addresses, the ffcrmer on war work in South Africa during the late war and the latter on the Italian poet and playwright Gabriele d'Annunzio, Mrs. H. T. Merritt afterwards describing a meeting she had with the poet at his home. Another speaker was Major Collett, of South Africa.