BRUCE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Evening Star, Issue 12626, 4 October 1905, Page 4

BRUCE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

'['be lifth annual meeting of the above society was held in the Bruce County Chambers, Milton, last night, the president (Mr D. Heid) occupying the chair. The Committee submitted the following report :—" Your Committee beg to submit their fifth annua! report and balance-sheet for the year ended March 31, 1905, and to congratulate the members on the suoooss of the February anew. Tbo new departure of holding the show on Baturduy instead of on Wednesday, a* formerly, did net prove a success, and wo advise the society to go buck to the old day of the week. There was a alight increase in the number of entries, the total being 350, as against 300 the previous year. The Committee are indebted to those growers who entered their plants and flowers for exhibition only. Most of these exhibits made very fine displays, and were a feature of the snow. Messrs Nimmo and Blair, Hnv/len and Moncrieff, and H. M- West are also deserving of our thanks for their -excellent contributions. The thanks ci the Committee are also due to Mr H. M. Wast for judging the exhibits, to Miss KuLmcnd and Mr A. Nelson for judging the fl .«er and cottage gardens, and to Miss M'Millau and Dr Sutherland for judging the decorated exhibits. The Committee uleo gratefully acknowledge the special jr.yen presented by Mesdames Yorstou .'..id J. S. Martin, and Messrs J. Reid, H. M. West, W. Moore, James Gray and Sons, S. Cousins, Yates and Co., Howden and Moncrieff, Nimmo and Blair, the Rev. J. O'Neill, and Dr Sutherland. Mrs 1). Reid tos atium successful in winning Mr J. Hislop's prize for the best flower garden, and Mr J. ) avie secured the president's prisse for the btst cottage garden. It is worthy of note Uat Mr J. H. Martin has secured second place I in the flower garden competition for two years in succession, and that Mr T. Clark hai) been "runnerup" in the cottage garden competition for two su.cessive seasons. Tlie lady members of the Committee held a spring show in Octobsr last, which was, in ail respects most successful arid enjoyable. Wo can n<«w boast of having oirr It)J numbers, and this (satisfactory result i* Mo-bnt-able to the splendid efforts .f i- e Ley members of the Committee- The society is in a good financial condition. Toe receipts for the year, including £*3 r* <;d brought forward, amounted U> £t.7 5s Pd, and the expenditure amounted to £47 St lid, leaving credit balance of Hii 19s 9d. We desire to thank those 1 idles and, gei.tltfmeu who so ably assisted us in 'onnerliou with the show, and the Press for their excellent reports." The above report and the uil.vnoi rbeet were adopted, and the 'tllowiu? ctkiepearers re-elected:—■ President, Mr D. Raid; vice-proddent, Mr Jataeaßaid; secretary, Mr A. W. Parkinson; treasurer, Mr P. Reid. It was decided that nine members be elected to the Committee, with power tp add to their numbers, and the following were appointed:—Ma dvues D. Reid, C, Grey, and W- Moons, Hisses Acid and Draper, Messrs R. Pringle, V. tirev, T. Clark W. Carrion, T- Charters, J. Davie, and R. A. Pyke. Communica.ions from Messrs Pyk# aid 0. L. Grant *,th reference to the advertising «ud pnathig of the society were referred to ihe Com. mittee to deal with, A large nurnvr cf prises and donations were prom ; »ed, snd several suggestions made Tegariing the management of the forwjopming show. The meeting terminated with * ><"** of thauks to tb* ejkiic J