WORK FOR ARBOR DAY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 113, 14 May 1914, Page 4

WORK FOR ARBOR DAY

MEETING AT EASTBOURNE. A meeting of the management committee of the Eastbourne Beautifying Society was held on Tuesday, there being present Messis. 11. W. Shortt (in the chair), F. W-. Downs (secietary-trea-surer), and J. Heenan, Mesdames ShorU, Downs, and Steven, and Miss Young. A statement of receipts and expenditure since the last meeting of the committee showed that a bala-nce in hajjd of £14 9s 4d had been carried forward. Tho profit on a dance held by the society was £3 18s 4d, tho Eastbourne Boiough Council's subsidy to the society \\H3 '£10, and additional subscriptions had been received amounting to £1 10s 3d. The expenditure had been £10 18s sd, leaving a balance in hand, of £18 19s 6d. The assets of the society arid amounts due totalled approximately £7. As a result of a meeting between the management committee and the reserves 1 committee of ' the Eastbourne Borough, the society had been asked if it would undertake the planting of the Eastbourne Recreation Ground. The society had also been requested to give an estimate of the cost of this work, together with the completion of the planting of County-road. • It was stated that the council would grant a subsidy for the work. The meeting decided to inform\ the council that the estimated cost of planting the reserve and the remainder of County-road would be £60. The reserve is to be planted with 750 pinus muricata, 350 eleagnus, and 170 flowering shrubs, and the work will be carried •out by a "working bee" on, Arbor Day. On this occasion the band of workers -will be augmented by a contingent of St. Patrick's College boys, whose assistance has been generously promised by Father Bartley. Reference was made to the necessity for encouraging individual action in the •direction of beautifying the district among residentsj and it was stated that work of this kind would be a great help to the society. The residents of Nikau-street had partially planted the toad, but nothing further had been done since, and the trees were suffering somewhat from neglect. Good work has been done by the ""working bees" promoted by 'the society since its inception on 10th May of last year. The adult members, whose nominal roll number 165, have extended the work already done by the borough council by planting fifty trees along the main road, and these have been well Cared for, and are now in a flourishing condition. From being small seedlings when planted, they are" now strong trees from three to four feet ixi height. Commendable interest is displayed by the 57 members of the' juvenile branch of the societyj under the supervision of Mr. Sanson, headmaster of the Muritai School, in their province, Makaroroad, whel'e ten healthy yourig trees receive,' instant., and regular attention. The resignation of Mr. E. 'G. F. from the management committee, on account of pressure of business, ;was accepted .with regret. ; . Hearty votes ,of thanks Awere accorded the^ secretafy^and the 'ladies of the society, especially Mrs. Downs,. for their work in making the fancy dress ball the ¦gre"ai 'success it was.