MINUTES OF THE 5TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEAUMARIS TREE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, HELD ON WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 1957
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APOLOGIES | Mrs Stock, Miss Sim, Miss Thomas, Mrs Simon, Mrs (Vera) Orchard, Mrs (Anne) Forbes, Mr Plumridge, Mr Watts, Mr Lancaster, Mr Hamilton, Mr (Edward) Hassett |
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS GENERAL MEETING | were read and moved Mr HICKEY 2nd Mrs NICKELS that the minutes be accepted. |
CORRESPONDENCE | None received. |
TREASURERS REPORT | Balance in hand at this date £576-17-2. Moved Mrs (Sheila) RIDLAND 2nd Mrs Russell that the report be received. |
A/C FOR PAYMENT | None received. |
PRESIDENTS REPORT | Mrs (Edith [Bea]) HOSKINGread her report of the year’s activities to the meeting as follows – Ladies & Gentlemen – as we have come to the end of another year I should like to tell you briefly what has happened since the last annual meeting – The first task before us was the Planting of There were the quarterly meetings held at the Mrs (Edith [Bea]) FIELD NATS. This Society is now a member of the Beaumaris Bowling Club requested suggestions for Clearing of Foreshore. As the Council was not FLOWER SHOW – The 4th annual Flower Show was We also have to thank Mr Riley for his loan of flower The members of the committee and their wives and MOOMBA NATURE SHOW – We are also represented on Each society taking part will have space to sell and NEW BOOKLET – A new booklet, our third; will be SANDRINGHAM HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY – We have been Civic Week, Saturday 23rd November (1957) from 2.30 – 9 P.M. This Society will assist with the display and endeavour As you can see from this description of the past year’s The quarterly lectures are almost all booked up Mrs (Edith [Bea]) The best news In many of these fenced in Sanctuaries that the Native It is to be hoped now that the Council has shown such Received – Moved Mr M. (Maurice) |
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS | PRESIDENT – Proposed Mrs. (Edith [Bea]) Hosking 2nd Mr Wilsonthat Mrs (Sheila) RIDLAND be elected. carried unopposed unopposed (Patricia) Sinclair Mr Stephenson, Mrs Nickels, Mrs Bartholomew, Mrs Hickey, carried. AUDITOR – Proposed Mrs (Edith [Bea]) Hosking 2nd Mrs (Catherine) Carroll that carried PARENTS’ & CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION LIAISON OFFICER |
GENERAL BUSINESS | Mrs (Sheila) Ridland, the newly elected president, thanked Mr John Carroll for his help in “chairing” the meeting while office bearers were elected. MEMBERS FEES now became due. Mr Scott, the CLIFF CLEARING WORKING BEES – Mrs (Edith [Bea]) SANCTUARY – Mr (Maurice) COMMITTEE MEETING – The next Committee meeting is to be |
The meeting closed at 11:45 | |
SECRETARY PRESIDENT | |
C. (Colin) Macrae Sheila Ridland | |
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