NAVY LEAGUE

Otago Witness, Issue 3512, 5 July 1921, Page 52

NAVY LEAGUE

ANNUAL MEETING OF OTAGO BRANCH. Iho seventeenth annual meeting of the (Hugo branch of t tio iVivy League was held in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon, and a.ts wry iargc.y acienuuu rue lame ui tue centre ot the council chamber was covered with a large Union Jack and a number of foliage plants tastefully arranged gave the room a very attractive appearance. Among those present were a targe number oi girls from the various secondary schools throughout lie city, all oi wiiom followed the proceedings with great interest, and in particular the notable speech by Mr F. Milner, which was a feature of the proceedings. Tho Mayor, tn opening the meeting, cxI rested his gratitude tc the ieague tor thu splendid work which it was doing in making known the great deeds of the navy and upholding, particularly before the young, the noble traditions and ideals of cur nation. Mr James Begg moved the adoption of | the rt'pori and ua.ance sneer, and in doing I so he thanked the Mayor for his kindly references to the league's work. (Joatinuing, lie said tiiat members would notice irom the report that tue membersiup had been decreasing somewhat, but they had been gaining new members lately, and he believed they had turned, the corner arid that next year would show a large increase, lie would like to ask all members of the league, and school members in particular, to endeavour to get others to join, btcauso they wanted the membership to be as large as possible so that the scope and influence of the league might be very greatly widened and increased. They should have a sufficient number of members tc provide them with :i rove:.us that world enable ' them to i give an illr-strab d lecture cnee a year in I every school in Otago.—(Applause). m seconding tfio motion ior tile adoption of the report. Mr Milner (rector of the Waitaki Boys’ High School) delivered a powerful address, in which he dealt effectively with many of the problems facing tne Empire to-day and struck a note of high Imperialism as distinct from anything savouring of jingoism. In particular, he spoke as a close student of the naval policy of Great Britain, particularly in relation to the Pacific, and his address was at once highly informative and suggestive of the difficulties and possibilities of the future. He compelled the interest tirid attention of Ins audience to an extraordinary degree. Air Peter Barr then moved the following resolution :—“That this meeting of the j Otago branch of the Navy League considers that, in view of the new status of the dominion, and its claims to have a vo.ee in the foreign policy of the Empire, it is the I,.Gin duty of t-lie Government to largely increase the amount of the present contribution towards the upkeep of the navy, as it is the navy alone which makes the Empire’s foreign policy effective; or even possible.” Mr W. F. Edmond seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Sir John Roberts moved the re-election of the executive. In doing so he said they were all fully alive to the excellent work which had been done by the members of the executive during the last 12 months and in the past. The Hon. G. M. Thomson seconded the motion, which was carried. The office-bearers are as follow:—President, Mr James Begg; vice-presidents—-Messrs J. A. Johnstone and P. R. Rargood; hon. treasurer, Mr W. F. Edmond; secretary. M 1? D. H. Rogers; committee — Messrs Peter Barr, R. S. Black, F. O. Bridgeman, W. F. Edmond, T. R. Fleming, Peter Goyen. Neil Galbraith. C. Holdsworth. J. A. Johnstone. W. A. Moore, W. J. Morrell. P. R. Rargood, W. D. Stewart. J. Waddell Smith, C. G. White, IT L. Taplev; Ladies’ Committee —Lady Aden. Mrs James Begg, Mrs W. F. Edmond, Mrs J. M. Galiaway, Mrs J. A. Johnstone, Mrs J. C. M‘George, -Mrs V\ . ! ,\ Moore, Miss Rattray, Airs E. C. Reynolds. Mrs ■!. M. Ritchie. Miss M. C. Ross, Airs Tbeomin, Miss Williams. The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the Mayor and the press, fol- ’ lowed bv the singing of the National Anthem. '

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