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The Fourteenth Annual General Meeting
...was held at 12 noon onf Sat. 26th April, 1919, at the
Great Western Hotel, Reading.
Present:- Major E.R.Portal, in the Chair
Capt. W. Waring, Capt. J. Webb, D. Hopkins Walters and
Capt. D.J. Llewellyn, with the Hon. Treasurer Mr E.S. Shrapnell-Smith,
the
Hon. Solicitor, Mr C.H. Dodd & the Hon. Secretary Mr S. à
Court.
1. The notice circulated to all Members convening the meeting was read
by the Hon. Secretary.
2. The Minutes of the last Annual Gnerla Meeting held on the 30th May
1917 were read, confirmed and signed.
3. The Hon.Treasurer submitted the accounts and balance sheets with the
auditor's certificates for 1917 and 1918, no annual meeting having been
held in 1918. A copy of the accounts for 1917 had been sent to every
Member. For 1918, when no subscriptions were asked for from members,
the total income was derived from interest on investments amounting to
£15.19.8 and expenditure was £10.4.3, leaving a surplus for
the year of £5.15.6. No change had been made in the investments.
4. The Chairman said he hoped the Members were satisfied with the way
in which the money contributed to the War funds was spent. The
£200 given by the Clu, namely £100 to the Berkshire
V.A.Ambulance Service and £100 to the Red Cross would give
pleasure to all who contributed. The Club had been dormant for
the last two years, but the Committee had now decided to re-start the
Club, as from all [cile?] the had received offers of support, and they
hoped to get new members to take the place of those who had left.
5. The Hon. Treasurer then formally moved the adoption of the Report
and accounts for 1917 & 1918. This was seconded by Capt. Waring,
put to the meeting and carried unanimously.
6. The Chairman submitted the name of Capt. D.J. Llewellyn for
confirmation as a member of the Committee, Capt. Llewellyn having been
co-opted to fill a vacancy. Carried.
7. The Hon. Treasurer presented his Budget for 1919, and said it was a
difficult matter to judge what their income woudl be , as it depended
on how many old members stayed on and how many new ones would join. He
put the Club's income at £86 and expected the expenditure to be
practically the same as all income was expended on benefits to members.
The chairman reminded Members that while they worked to do all they
could for Members, the subscription was only £1.1 for gentlemen
and half that amount for ladies. The Committee had arranged for free
legal defence, for free garage accomodation in Reading, Maidenhead
& Windsor and for assistance in foreign touring. They also hoped if
they received sufficient support to arrange for an enclosure,
seats, luncheon & teas during Henley Regatta, as had been
done in 1914.
In proposing the adoption of the Budget, Capt. Llewellyn said he hoped
the arrangements proposed for Henley Regatta would be carried out, the
details being left to the Hon. Secretary and Chairman.
Mr. C.H. Dodd seconded the resolution which was put to the
Meeting and carried unanimously.
8. On the proposal of Capt. Waring, seconded by Dr. Walters, Messrs A.
Barr & Co. were re-elected Hon. Auditors.
9. Capt. Waring moved, Capt. Llewellyn seconded and if was agreed to
pass a vote of thanks to the Hon. Treasurer and the Hon. Secretary for
the work done during the past two years.
10. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, proposed by Dr. Walters, seconded
by Mr.C.H. Dodd, was carried unanimously, & the Chairman having
thanked the Members for their vote, the Meeting terminated.
[E.M.Portal, Chairman]
[24/4/20]
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