XXX General Meeting^ July 1, 1914. 



Thanks to Local Committee. 



Sir Gilbert Geeenall said it was with great pleasure he rose to propose 

 " That the best thanks of the Society are due and are hereby tendered to the 

 Shrewsbury Local Committee for their exertions to promote the success of the 

 Show." Every Member of the Local Committee had worked zealously for the 

 success of the Show, and it was due to their exertions that the Society had 

 been provided with one of the best sites they had ever had. They had also to 

 thank them for their co-operation with the Society in everything they had had 

 to do in connection with that Show. Personally, he must thank the Members 

 of the Committee for their unvarying kindness to himself, which had rendered 

 the work much easier. They desired to thank especially the Chairman of the 

 Local Committee, their old friend Sir Bowen Bowen- Jones, and he thought they 

 would also like him to mention another man who had done so much for the 

 Show — Mr. Mansell. He was a Member of their own Council, so that he (_Sir 

 Gilbert) must not say too much about him. He was sure they would not like 

 to pass this vote of thanks without mentioning the name of Mr. Clothier, the 

 local Secretary, who had done most excellent work, and had carried oiat his 

 duties to the satisfaction of everybody concerned. He also desired to convey 

 the thanks of the Society to the Members of the Shropshire and West Midland 

 Society, to whom they owed a deep debt of gratitude. (Applause.) 



Sir John Thorold had great pleasure in seconding the resolution 

 proposed by Sir Gilbert Greenall. Having had the pleasure of attending the 

 last Show of the Society held at Shrewsbury he could testify to the enormous 

 increase in the Show, and in the work done by the Local Committee. 



The resolution was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



Sir Bowen Bowen-Jones, on behalf of the Local Committee, begged to 

 return his very sincere thanks for the cordial vote passed recognising their 

 services. The Executive Committee was not large in numbers, but they had 

 been very energetic in their endeavours to make the Show a success. The 

 Committee consisted of gentlemen connected with the borough as well as 

 Members belonging to the West Midland Society, country gentlemen and 

 farmers living in the county of Salop, and each and every one of them had 

 used his unsparing efforts in endeavouring in every way to perfect the arrange- 

 ments for the success of that Show. If they had been successful in doing that, 

 and bringing things to a triumi)liant issue as the result of their endeavours, it 

 thoroughly satisfied every Member of the Committee for the work done on the 

 Society's behalf. 



Railway Companies Thanked. 

 Lord Hastings proposed that the best thanks of the Society be given to 

 the railway companies for the facilities afforded by them in connection with 

 the Show. The success of the Exhibition rested very largely in the hands of 

 the companies, whose co-operation was essential. On the present occasion the 

 Society had had that co-operation in full measure. 



Mr. Frederick Reynard seconded the motion, which was duly carried. 



Thanks to President. 



The President, at this stage, inquired if any Governor or Member had 

 any remarks to make or suggestions to offer for the Council's consideration. 



No Member rising, 



Mr. John Kendrick had very great pleasure in proposing a hearty vote of 

 thanks to Lord Powis for presiding that day. Their President, he said, was so 

 well known in that locality that it needed no words of his to commend him to 

 the meeting, and he was quite sure they would all join with him in passing a 

 most hearty resolution of thanks for the way in which his Lordship had 

 presided over them that day. 



Mr. W. H. Lander rose with special pleasure to second the resolution 

 proposed by his friend Mr. Kendrick. He was quite sure that in Lord Powis 

 they had got the right man in the right place, and he could assure the meeting 



