STRATFORD GARDENS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 161, 19 June 1936, Page 4

STRATFORD GARDENS.

\ Horticultural Society I Reviews Year. i ANNUAL MEETING TO-NIGHT. • I j I The cancellation of the summer ' show, due to the .devastation of the ! February siorms,. resulting in a loss i of £9 5s 4d on the yeai's working, | will be'reported to the annual meetj ing of the Stratford Horticultural | Society to night. I ".During the year," states the rei port, "only pno show was held. OwI in,g to the severity of the February I f.torm, which devastated the gardens, j it was decided to cancel the summer i show. This decision had a detnmen- | tai effect on our financial position, as j all arrangements had been made and 1 liabilities incurred before the storm. I "The year ends with a credit, balI ance of £2 15s lid, showing a loss ! of £9 5s 4d on the year's working, j th's 10? s being due to the cancellation ! oi the show. However, our assets in j the way of cups, vases, timber, etc., I have never been in such a sound conj dition. Membership, at 3s per member, is 52, compared with 78 last year. 'This year a new departure was adopted, in that a competition be- ! tween women's organisations. l of ConI tral Taranaki was held, a silver j mounted tray being competed for. I This feature, which covered all classj es in the schedule (to which fancy i work ami cookery were added) arous'. ! od great interest and the Ngaere InI stitute is to be congratulated on its i well-merited success in winning the l tray against keen competition. [ "The thanks of the society'are due {lo the donor for this competition. Members of this society visited many i of the women's meetings, giving lectures and practical demonstrations in i floral decorative work. Similar class!es were held in the Town Hall. At | the request of the W.D.F.U., Mrs ! ! Neil Douglas, a member of our com-] I mitiee, ,has consented to deliver an j j address during the Girls' Educational I Week, to be he'd in Stratford during I ! July- j ! "The usual routine work in Prim- i I rose Park has bsen attended to, work- ! | ing bees in connection with this bej. j i ing well maintained. | "In conclusion, we would thank all J those who during the year have sup- j ported the society, as.' exhibitors. with donations and with assistance of I r.ny kind."