ESPERANTO CONGRESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 1, 2 January 1936, Page 6

ESPERANTO CONGRESS

OPENED IN WANGANUI INTERNATIONAL GREETINGS RECEIVED. ANNUAL GENERAL MEE II Nv. Esperanto movements ui ail part? of ;world were read a* the seventh annual Esperanto Congress tv be held in New Zealand, and whi« h was official!’opened on Tuesday evening bv the Major of (Mr 7 W J. : ended l»> delegates representative of Esperanto clubs in other Dominion •; ' ‘ Palmerston North. Wellington and Whangarti. Last year the congre-- was held at Palinerstun North. Mr. Kogers expressed hi? pha.-uie nt Wanganui being sck* led foi the pla. c of congress and extended a heart ' «e- • ome tv all delegate-. IE trusted tire me movement would derive <-un*i<iei a de benefit from the pre-vnt gnthei’i'g and extended hi? Lest for th success of not only the Esperanto • bios in New Zealand, but also those >« other parts of the world. Nir. Roger? s;resse«i the value of confereiH.es for ’.he exchanging of ideas and trusted that at the conclusion of the present • ongres? the delegates would leave greatly refreshed and with renewed inspiration. All great movement.- had small beginnings. h‘ said. L-pcianto had started in a small wa ;-. but lor several years had made rapid -irides in t hg breaking dow tt of the language barrier between nations. Mi Roger? congratulated the New Zealand Lspi ; anlo Association vu the advancement made in this Dominion. I'hi? progrt -s must, of necessity, be a power ut gt- *’ ''ood ia the community, no; online world. Mr. W. 1.. Edmansun. CP. W t; !lr . ton •. president of the New Zealand Esperanto e A-so«*i.itiou and chairman at :he congress, thanked Mr. Roger? tor his attendance ami invested him with the association s i-adge. Nir. Ldmanson stated that Esperanto was goii.g ahead by leaps and bound? throughout the whole world. It was being adopted in the East and proving satisfactory. Esperanto was not as difficult to learn as an intricate foreign language and for this reason was prov •ng popular all over the world. Ihe chairman moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Koger.? tor attending and railed upon the gathering io sing the first eight lines of the Esperanto hymn ’* 1/Espero. Greetings received were from tat Austrian Esperanto Association, the Esperanto Association of North America, the Argentina L-prrantv Association. the Bristol Esperanto Association and London Esperanto < iub. Bulgarian Esperanto Association. tin* I'zccboslovakiati Esperanto Association. Estonian Esperanto Association, the French Society f‘»r Ihe Propagation of E-nrrantn. Finni-li Esperanto A?=o«- a

Hun. L.iyvia.i Esperanto Associativi Italian Esperanto Federation. Japanes Esperanto Institute. Rumania Espei autu Society, Swedish Esperanto led cralivn. Norwegian Esperanto Associa '.on and others. Prior to the opening of the eongres- ■ ue annual general meeting uf the Net Zealand Association was held. Nir. Ed mansvn presided over a good attei. dunce of delegates. I’he annual repor revealed a substantial growth of th movement in thi.? Dominion. There ha i»een an all-rvumi increase of membei ship during the past year, including tn formation uf twu new dubs, (me a Napier and the other at Whangare The balance-sheet showed that the a.sociatiou’s finances were in a stron position The election of ufHcers resuited President. Nir. W. j-;_ Edmauson. ,1.1 Wellington ; vi.- t presidents. Nlessn L. A. Eft’vrd (Christchurch . M. ( Erandon (Auckland Nl. Pavlinovic Mas ter l on; and E. A. Wat kin (War ganni > ; bun. treasurer. Mr E. U. Jack Wellington’; hon. secretary. Nir. V H, King (Wellington) j assistant hoi se.-rdary. Mr. G. A. Blong (Wellint annual congress in ’ bristchurvh. iributes were paid lu the meniorv c ;i»e late Piofeasur J. Macmillan Browi formerly patron of the New Zealan 1.-pt-raiibt Association, and also th late Mr. J. K. ‘.ampbell, a forint Following the completion of th ord:nary business of the opening nigl of the congress, two play? were pr sented in Esperanto, one of t lies’ ? ••Midsummer Night Dream’ ; being performed by the Wai ganui Club. Yesterday a large party of delegate and friend? journeyed up the river ft a picnic. A social and dance, inte. spersed with items, was held in th e' ening. The rongress Will conclude lu-iay.