HORTICULTURE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 9

HORTICULTURE

MIRAMAR SOCIETY

The annual* meeting of the Miramar and Eastern Suburbs Horticultural Society was held on June 21. There was a very good attendance of members.

The report and statement of accounts ,howed that the year had been the nost successful for some years. There lad been a large increase m member, ihip and in the attendances at monthly neetings, and very successful shows iad been held. The finances of the society were also in a very satisfactory position. There was a substantial cash balance, and considerable additions had been made to the plant. •The society had again been successful in winning the R. A. Wright Trophy and- the "Evening Post" Trophy at the Wellington Horticultural Society s shows. The trophy presented by Mrs. Hutson for most points in monthly vase competitions was won by Mrs. H. ■Welch. The New Zealand Gladiolus Society's medal was won by Mr. J. S. Vickers. Officers for the year were elected as follows:—Patroness, Mrs. A. D. Crawford; president, Mr. H. J. Crewes: vicepresidents, Captain S. Holm, Messrs. B. Sutherland, R. Wilson, W. Hutson, W. H. Olson, E. O. Thornton, H. Jones, E. Ting, R. A. Nicol, J. T6wnson, J. Atkinson, A. Harper, J. Patterson, J. H. Hughes; hon. secretary, Mr. J. S. Vickers; hon. treasurer, Mr. L. C. Moore; hon. auditor, Mr. T. Condlifle; show manager, Mr. A. Dean; assistant show manager and stock steward, Mr. A. Harper; trophy steward, Mrs. C. Clark; delegates to .Wellington Horticultural Society, Mrs. W. Hutson and Mrs. J. S. Vickers; delegate to Wellington Beautifying Society, Mr. T. McLaughlan; general committee, Messrs. R. .Clark, T. Lane, R. Goddard, H. Whitt, McLaughlan, Pamplin, J. Townson, Mesdames C. Clark, Fevre, Hutson, Goddard, Pritchard, Steele, Francis, Whitt, Vickers; bird section committee, Messrs. L. Francis, O'Shaunessy, E. Thompson, R. Ward, J. Townson, and McLaughlan.