NEW ZEALAND CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7853, 15 July 1911, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CLUB

members* Business meeting. A business meeting of the New Zealand Ciub, wiutiu exist© u> bring notable visiters in touch with its meuioeis, and to enoouraye uie growth of iNew Zeaiand patriotism, look pia-ce last lught at mo X.ax.O.A. rooxub, Mr P. G. rreeth pre-biUi-Ug. , , , 'Lac committee's first report sketched, the highly uxteieaUng terms of luncheons which had boeh held since tae auo & ihauguraaoh about two years ago. ‘Xin> guobts, siawd Uie report, were drawn tioin a wide ran;:©, and the mrereyes were all oi importance aud vaiue to dwellers in tho* iand so isoi.aced tiom tho main currents oi inougiu and action. ‘Luo greatest possible variety of suojects and guests was lorlvuiateiy avanaoie, with the result that me Ciub's members received much inteiiectuai stun ulus, ac> won as a deal of pleasure from the) luncheons. There are Lid members, and j tue ciua has a credit balance of XIO ids 6d. I (Commenting on the the chairi man described the ciub as a fine innovation which couid be made even more useful. He acknowledged the strenuous) work aud enthusiasm of Mr Jd. N. Uoimes as hon. secretary, this being the oiggest factor in making the gatherings ] possible i Lhe report was adopted and the following officers elected: President, Mr P. G. Freeth; vice-presidents, Jion. C. M. Luke, M.ttisrs A. K. Atkiir&on aud F. Ai. B. Pisher, M.P.; socreiaiy, Mr H. N. Holmes; treasurer, Mr Xi. H. Webb; committee, Messrs W. Hobbs, G. A. Hurley, P. S. Pope, G. E. Wheeler and W. Ureig. it was decided to send greetings to the Common wealth Ciub, Adelaide, a similar organisation, formed as a result of the New Zealand Club’s success. The meeting instructed tho committee to ascertain the views of members regarding a proposal to hold a special oelebiation each vear. Discussing me choice of at the luncheons, it was suggested that New Zealand politicians ought to be excluded, as the club is strictly uon-poiiticai, but it was pointed out by the chairman that the exclusion of New Zealand politicians who had a national mereage wouid interfere with the club's ideal of fostering i\ew Zealand patriotism. In the care of the Prime Minister, for instance, he had attended the Imperial Conference as tho representative of the people, and not t-f a party, and he wouid come back with a message to New Zealand,