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BERKSHIRE AUTOMOBILE
CLUB
The 23rd Annual General Meeting was held on May 19th at
12 noon at the G.W. Hotel, Reading.
Present Major Portal in the chair, Col. W.P. Nash, Capt W. Waring, Sir
A.B. Lowry C.B., Mr Owen Llewellyn, Dr Secretan, Miss Noble, Miss
Lowry, Lr Col E.A.B. Orr (Hon Secretary & Treasurer)
1. The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting. The Minutes were
read confirmed and signed.
2. Regret for non attendance were received from Capt. C. Vallange, Mr
E.S. Shrapnell-Smith, Mr. Selkirk, Gen. Sir Walter de Cayley.
3. The Chairman explained the accounts already circulated to members
showing a balance of £35.7.11 which he said was entirely
satisfactory.
4. The Chairman spoke on the report of the year, which had been
uneventful. Ther was one sad event, that was the resignation of Miss
Noble as Secretary.
Proposed by Sir A. Lowry that the report should be accepted, seconded
by Col Nash. Carried unanimously.
5. The Chairman submitted the Budget for the present year, he estimated
the expenditure £240, Income £250.
6. The Meeting confirmed the appointment of Lt. Col. Orr as the
secretary & Treasurer.
7. Mr E.S.Shrapnell-Smith was re-elected as Hon Auditor and the
committee desired to thank him for his service during the year.
8. The Chairman announced that he was sure that he would only be
expressing the feelings of all the members of the Club, he himself had
so often conveyed to Miss Noble his thanks and theirs for all the good
work she had done for the Club during her five years as Secretary, and
it was now a great pleasure to him to present to her a silver vegetable
(?) as a memento of her services.
Proposed by Col. Nash seconded by Sir A. Lowry that the committee be
re-elected en bloc.
Proposed by Captain Waring that the 25th Anniversary of the formation
of the Club (Dec 19th, 1903) be celebrated by a Dinner at the Great
Western Hotel, Reading.
It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Henley Committee.
A very hearty vote of thanks was given to the Chairman. Proposed by
Capt. O.J. Llewellyn, seconded by Col. Nash. Carried unanimously.
[E.R. Portal, Chairman]
[May 11, 1929]
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