OTAKI H. AND D. SOCIETY

Chronicle (Levin), 17 August 1946, Page 2

OTAKI H. AND D. SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING IIELD ! PREPARATIONS FOR SHOW The annual meeting of the Otaki I Horticultural and Daffodil Society Iwas held on Thursday night, the | president, Mr. E. T.- Bartosh, pre- | siding. Apologies were received ! from severai unable to be present. j The secretary (Mr. W. Wilson) reported a credit baiance of £44 11s j lOd, which was considered vcry i satisfactory.. I A leicer was received lrom Mr. 'and Mrs. Parsons, now residents of Masterton, tendering their resignations and wishing the society evory success. — It was decided to piace on I record the splenclid services ren- ; dered the society by Mr. and Mrs. i Parsons, who had helped iii many ways to make shows a success. iMrs. Parsons had been a member | sinee 1912, and had been one of the ! chief exhibitors. i A letter was read from the Mayor- | (Mr. C. F. Atmore ) asking that a i cepresentative of the society be appointed in connection with the war memorial.— Mr. Les. Walsn wus ! xppointed. The following ofhcers were j slected: — Patrcness, Mrs. C. V. ' Swabey; president, Mr. E. T. Barj ^osh; vice-presidents, Mesdames j Dr. E. G. Atmore and J. McGiliiI jan, Messrs. A. W. Buxton, B. j Brown, H. . Cockrell, L. G. Lowry, I H.P., H. Nicolson, W. H. Reynolds, ! Wilson, H. Witchell, C. F. | Ytmore, H. B. Edhouse, and Gen- ' iral R. Young; committee, MesI dames A. Allan, S. Grant, H. Hudi son, G. Sutherland and Hethering- ! con, Messrs. A. Wilson, H. WhitJ eomb, A. W. Buxton, R. Parsons, H. j Taylor, J. Neill, C. F. Atmore, Les. ; Walsh and W. Wilson; hon. secreI ary, Mr. R. Purvis; auditor, Mr. A. j Wilson. j It was decided to write to Mr. L. | G. Lowry, who had been a generous supporter of the society, sympathising with him on account of illI health and wishing him a speedy j and complete recovery. ! A vote of appreciation was passed to the r.etiring secretary (Mr. W. Wilson) for his splendid services. Show Date i The date or tne snow was fixed ; (or Thursday; September 5, while j it is -probable that the Rose Show | will be held on November 12. It i was decided that the shows be held is usual at the Railway Hall. It was agre'ed that ■ the United Kingdom High Commissioner in New Zealand tSi'r. Patrick Duff) be rsked to ' oflxcratb at the opening ceremony, and that the tirne of the j epening be.2.30 p.m. j it was resolved that various pcri ;ons be writteri to and asked to [ Dfficiate as judgcs, while stewards I for the show were appointed.