Annual Meeting of Garden Circle

Northland Age, Volume XVI, Issue 92, 12 September 1947, Page 3

Annual Meeting of Garden Circle

The President, Mr. A. F. Garton, occupied the chair at the well attended annual meeting of the Mangonui County Amateur Gardeners’ Circle which was held on Wednesday evening. Trophies donated by the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-op., Ltd., Messrs. Wallace Supplies Ltd. and Clarke’s Hardware Store, were presented by the President to the points winners in the year’s competitions. Mrs. B. Berry headed the list, Mrs. Douglas was second and Mrs. Powley third. Election of Officers A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Garton for his services ] as President during the year when he , declined nomination for a further ' term in this office. Mr. W. Roberts j was elected in his place, and Mrs. AV. , Flir.n and Mr. Garton filled the Vice- ] Presidencies. The meeting showed its appreciation of the services of the Rev. J. Graham in his capacity as ! 1 Secretary, and he was re-elected for ’ the ensuing year. The Committee | 1 for 1947-48 comprises Mesdames Rae, i Roberts, Powley, Miss H. Flinn and ' 1 Mr. A. Perkins. Annual Report . j r The Secretary reported on the j t Circle’s activities during* the year ! - ending July 31st as follows : Since its inception in August, 1946, f the Mangonui County Amateur Gar- { 1 deners’ Circle has fulfilled its purpose e of creating interest in, and dissem- ; t mating information upon, almost t every aspect of home gardening. The t Circle has a membership of 40, and v eleven meetings have been held dur- 1 ing'the year. There have been good a attendances, some members coming 1: from as far afield as Oruru and He- I rekino. All the meetings have been s of an unusually informative nature, o members and the general public alike a having been able to obtain helpful t advice about their gardening prob- o lems. e Early in the year under review, £ Mr. F. M. Shepherd, Vice-President i of the Circle, left the district. Mr. v Shepherd was an experienced and en- t thusiastic gardener who gave much ( helpful information to our members. a It was unfortunate that Mr. J. Ar- s chibald, the Circle’s first President, t had to resign from his office owing t to pressure of business. Despite f these setbacks, the Circle has con- 1 tinued to make good progress and v members feel that it will continue to " increase in usefulness and to be a C rallying centre for all garden-lovers h in the district. The report included a brief sum- t mai-y of lectures delivered by various a local and visiting authorities through- i out the year and of the pruning de- v monstration given by Mr. P. Everett of the Department of Agriculture. The Circle recorded its appreciation of the services rendered by these speakers and extended its thanks to Mr. and Mrs. A. Northwood for the use of their orchard. Continuing, the report touched on ' the monthly planting guide which has ' become a feature of the Circle’s ac- ! 1 tivities and thanks were extended to | '' the “Age” for the publication of this j ‘ table. The regular exhibitions of j 1 seasonal flowers and vegetables were i 1 described as being of assistance to j * members, wly> judged them by popu- \ lar vote, in appreciating show qual- : ities. In conclusion, the report stated that it was hoped that a speaker from the ( Auckland Compost Club would be T present on some occasion during the coming year and that those speakers who had assisted the Circle in the past would be available in the future. Competitions The competition for the evening, y “A Vase of Spring Flowers,” was won j by Mrs. Roberts ; Mrs. Roberts also j took a second prize together with , Mrs. Garton, and Mr. Garton was awarded the third prize. The competitions for next month will be (a) , vase of flowers arranged for effect j and (b) bowl of flowers arranged for i effect. r