HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 451, 19 June 1937, Page 4

HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

TARANAKI SOCIETIES..,

Election Of Officers

The annua! meeting of the Taranaki Horticultural Association »aa held ait Stratford, last night, Mr H. C. Johnson presiding. The year 1936-37 has been one of progress, the annual report stated. The Whitely Show Society affiliated at the beginning of ithe year, bringing the total ‘number of affiliated societies 'to ten. The districts represented included New Plymouth, Waitara. Inglewood, Stratford. Eltham, Normanby, Okaiawa end Hawera. During (ihe year Messrs W. Pet* - grew and Sons purchased a cup fS spring flowering shrubs, and Messi*'Yates and Co for cummer annuals. The Society also purchased one for spring bulbs other than narcissi. A cup was still required for the open daffodil championship. After that had been obtained the association would hold cups for all championships which had so far been established. The Association had maintained a sound financial position, opening the year with a credit balance of £1 lIP 3d, and closing with a credit balance of £3 6s 3d. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr H. C. Johnson; secretary and treasurer, Mrsl E. H. Young, vice-presidents, Messrs F. R. Pepperell (EWham), and W. Henderson

(Inglewood); executive, Messrs' A. E. Linn (Normnnby), Bernard, Pettigrew and Misses Frassr (Wai tar a), and Bates (Hawera); hon. auditor, Mrs B. C. Blick.

The purchase from the credit balance of a ‘trophy for the open daffodil championship was recommended to the executive. A recommendation from the executive was adopted that the association should if it thought fit alloft

open amateur sections in 'any one class to different shows. In explanla. ion Mr Johnson said that in cer- ' tain classes, dahlies for example, the same competitors contested both i open nd amateur classes. If the

open section were to be allotted to a j different show the entries and exhibl- : bitors might be increased. Conditions for the d*>corative chami pionthip were altered w provide that a bouquet, wired' or otherwise, be ; substituted for ths decorative table. It was explained that the alteration j would enable the bowl, vase and bouI quet of each competitor to be ?roupi cd. I The allocation of championships I was discussed and affiliated show sp- . cleties will be asked for applications.