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convening the Special Council, and he felt sure the circumstances warranted 

 the action taken, for never in the history of the Society had a meeting been 

 called in circumstances of such national importance. It was their duty to 

 consider at this crisis how they could best serve the nation and the Society, 

 and he felt sure that Members present would approve of the recommenda- 

 tion which would be placed before them in the shape of a resolution. 



Letters were read from several Members of Council who were unable to be 

 present at the meeting. 



The Report of the Finance Committee having been presented, a discussion 

 ensued ; and, on the motion of the President, seconded by H.R.H. Prince 

 Christian, K.G., it was unanimously resolved : 



" That a sum of l.OOOZ. be contributed by the Society to the Prince of Wales' 

 National Rehef Fund." 



After further discussion, the Report of the Finance Committee was received 

 and adopted, omitting a paragraph as to proceeding with the arrangements for 

 the Show at Nottingham next year, which question would come up for 

 consideration at the next meeting. 



WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1914. 



At a Monthly Council, held at 16 Bedford Square, London, W.C., the Earl 

 of Powis (President) in the Chair : — 



Present : — Trustees. — Sir J. R. Bowen-Jones, Bart., the Earl of Coventry, 

 the Duke of Devonshire, G.C.V.O., the Earl of Northbrook, Sir John H. 

 Thorold, Bart. 



Vice-Presidents. — Mr. C. Adeane, Mr. Percy Crutchley, the Right Hon. Sir 

 A. E. Fellowes, K.C.V.O., Mr. R. M. Greaves, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., C.V.O., 

 the Hon. Cecil T. Parker, the Earl of Yarborough. 



Other Members of the Council. — Mr. D. T. Alexander, Mr. H. Dent 

 Brocklehurst, Mr. Davis Brown, Mr. T. A. Buttar, Mr. R. G. Garden, Mr. W. 

 W. Chapman, the Hon. J. E. Cross, Mr. J. T. C. Eadie, Mr. John Evens, Mr. J. 

 Falconer, Sir Howard Frank, Mr. W. T. Game, Lord Harlech, Sir Arthur G. 

 Hazlerigg, Bart., Mr. J. H. Hine, Mr. A. Hiscock, Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. W. F. 

 Ingram, Sir C. V. Knightley, Bart., Mr. Alfred Mansell, Mr. Ernest Mathews, 

 Mr. W. A. May, Mr. C. Middleton, Mr. G. Norris Midwood, Mr. T. H. Miller, 

 Mr. John Myatt, Mr. C. M. S. Pilkington, Mr. H. F. Plumptre, Mr. F. Reynard, 

 Mr. C. C. Rogers, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. C. W. Tindall, and Mr. A. P. Turner. 



The minutes of the last monthly meeting of the Council, held on Wednesday, 

 July 29, and of the Special Council held on Tuesday, September 1, 1914, were 

 taken as read and con firmed. 



Mr. Arthur W. Sutton, of Bucklebury Place, Woolhampton, Berks., was 

 elected a Governor, and 34 duly nominated candidates were admitted into the 

 Society as Members. 



The President said he was sure the Council would all regret the sad 

 bereavement which had befallen the Royal Family in the death of Prince 

 Maurice of Battenburg, and would wish to record their deep sympathy with 

 His Majesty the King and the Royal Family at the loss of a member of their 

 Royal house, who died so gallantly serving his country. 



The President announced that during the recess he received a letter from 

 the Board of Agriculture explaining that an Organising Committee was being 

 formed with the object of facilitating the purchase by the military authorities 

 •of farm produce direct from the farmers, and asking that the Secretary (Mr. 

 McRow) might be allowed to serve on that Committee. As the matter 

 was one of urgency, he had given the necessary permission {or this, and 

 also for the address of the Society to be used by the Organising Committee. 

 They also asked for his Lordship's co-operation in the salection of the members 



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