FATHER AND SON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 241, 10 September 1929, Page 9

FATHER AND SON.

ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON. At the Rotary Club yesterday fathers entertained their sons at lunch, Rotarian L. H. Collinson presiding. lan Young and Stewart Carter, who recently returned from a tour of the United States 1 and Canada with the Young Australia League, gave their impressions of their trip. The Young Australia, lan Young remarked in opening, was a boys’ club, somewhat similar' to tho Y.AI.C.A., but different in its operation as it aimed to eonduct tours of various countries. The first place visited on the last tour was California, and here they had been interested to see a f talkie film being made. He had visited Mexico by aeroplane, and he added that one felt much safer travelling at 140 miles per hour in the air ! than at 40 miles an hour on the road. Another impressive spot visited was the Grand Canyon. Travelling across the United States, they had come to Washington just at the time of the inauguration of President Hoover. They had been rather disappointed i with the ceremony, but the celebrations in connection with it had been on a large scale. There they saw airships for the first time, these taking part in a pageant. Giving his impressions of baseball, lan Young stated that he had formed the opinion that it was a better game than cricket. There was not so much waiting about. Alany notabilities had met them and they Lad been shown over many industrial concerns of great magnitude. The boys had been billeted everywhere by Rotarians, and without the Rotary Club the tour would not have been, possible. The Americans had left nothing undone to make their visit a happy one and the League had met none of the boastful type. Stewart Carter then addressed the club. In Boston, he stated, ho had been the guest of a funeral director, and one morning he had been taken for a ride in a liearso travelling at 60 miles an hour. That was an illustration of the American “hustle.” Niagara Falls had provided a beautiful sight. At night searchlights aggregating a million candlepower had been directed on to the cascades. The boys had received a great reception in Chicago and the Rotary Club had asked, them to convey greetings to Rotary Clubs in their home countries. Banff had also proved very interesting. In concluding, Stewart Carter also paid a tribute to the American and Canadian hospitality, especially on the part of the Rotary Clubs. Rotanan F. J. Nathan, in extending thanks to the speakers, stated that what the boys had told them had justified Rotary. He congratulated the boys on their observation.