MINUTES OF THE 2ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEAUMARIS TREE PRESERVATION SOCIETY HELD AT 27 DALGETTY ROAD, BEAUMARIS, ON 13TH SEPTEMBER 1954 | |
Present | Mr. & Mrs. (John) Carroll, Mr. & Mrs. (Jack) Scott, Mr. & Mrs. Lightfoot, Mesdames (Edith [Bea]) Hosking, (Sheila) Ridland, Paull, Margot Carroll, Bignell. Messrs. (Colin) Macrae, (William) Leech, & Plumridge |
Apologies | from Mr. & Mrs. Waters, Mr. (William) Ridland, Mrs. (Susanne) McDougall |
Minutes | of the 1st A.G.M. read & passed prop. (John) Carroll sec. Mrs. Paull |
Matters arising | – none |
Correspondence | listed & read re. |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. | Street Planting refusal of Council to support Sanctuary planting on foreshore Native Plant Show on Oct. 9th (1954) Booklet on ‘Native Plants & Seaside Gardens’ |
Treasurer’s Report | read by Mrs. (Sheila) Ridland & adopted. prop. Mrs. Paull sec. Mr. (William) Leech |
President’s Report | read by Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Hosking describing |
a. b. c. 1. 4. | planting in streets the Sanctuary clearing of the weeds on the foreshore by the Council The President proposed thanks to Messrs. Plumridge, (William) Leech & (Colin) Macrae for work in planting to the Newsletter for space given to Mrs. (Susanne) McDougall and Mrs. (Sheila) Ridland for work done in producing the new Booklet & to Mrs Margot Carroll for notices to members for their co-operation President’s report adopted prop. Mr. (Jack) Scott sec. Mr. (John) Carroll who complimented Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Hosking & the Committee on work done during the year. |
Election of Officers | President Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Mr. Plumridge Mr. (William) Mr. (John) Carroll Mr. Plumridge (Sheila) Ridland was Mrs. (Catherine) Mrs. Lightfoot Mrs. Margot Carroll Mrs. (Sheila) (Catherine) Carroll Mrs. (Sheila) Mr. Plumridge (John) Carroll was Mr. (Colin) Mrs. Lightfoot (Colin) Macrae was Mrs. (Sheila) Mr. (John) (William) Leech was Mr. (Colin) Macrae Mrs. Margot Carroll (Jack) Scott was Mr. (William) Mrs. Lightfoot |
General Business | |
1. 2. 3. | Council of Adult Education Lectures on Landscape Gardening Meeting considered that 20 members could be gave description of contents. |
Native Plant Show | further details Members to assist:- Mesdames Kerr, Simon, Russell, Stricklam, Lightfoot, and |
Barbecue on Nov. 6th | ‘Tree’ Society to hold plant stall for seedlings & cut flowers. Names asked for, for roster of helpers. |
Plants grown by members | from seedlings Mr. (William) Leech – about 300 Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Hosking – about 50 Mrs. (Sheila) Ridland – about 60 also Mrs. (Susan) McDougall |
Special thanks | were proposed to the retiring Secretary, Mrs. (Susanne) McDougall, for her work throughout the year. |
There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 9.15 p.m. | |
Signed E. (Eric) Meehan 24 October 1955 | |
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