284 REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1902 



THE POSTS OF ORGANIZING AND EDITING SECRETARY. 



Captain Norman said tkat after the death of their late 

 excellent Organizing Secretary, Colonel Milne Home, every 

 effort was made to appoint a successor, but without avail ; 

 and, as time wore on, it was seen that the Club was in 

 considerable difficulty, and upon this being represented to 

 him, he undertook to fill the post until a successor could 

 be found. He had done so, and would continue to do so for 

 one more year, if (as he was about to say) they accepted his 

 services, and he was glad to hear they did so. He hoped 

 they would have no cause to regret his being Organizing 

 Secretary for another year. It was no easy matter to appoint 

 a Secretary, as the officials knew very well, but he hoped 

 in the time that should thus elapse they would meet with 

 some one who would accept the post. 



Mr Butler, Editing Secretary, said that upon laying down 

 his office he would like to express the regret he felt at 

 being unable to continue in that capacity. That was not 

 an occasion for entering into personal considerations, but, as 

 the President had kindly said for him, he had not really 

 time to devote to the work. He was not a man of 

 leisure, he wished he were, but anyone who undertook 

 the work would find it a very pleasant and congenial 

 occupation. He expressed his regret at leaving them in 

 that official capacity, but hoped he should continue to enjoy 

 the meetings of the Club. 



Mr T. B. Short referred to the great success which had 

 marked the meetings of the Club throughout the year, 

 due to the exertions of the Organizing Secretary, Captain 

 Norman. He had been taken by surprise in attending 

 these meetings at seeing the extraordinarily fine way in 

 which the plans were carried out. The manner in which 

 Captain Norman had conducted this part of the work had 

 given both pleasure and satisfaction to the members. He 

 was very glad to hear that Captain Norman was ready to 

 maintain office. 



The President moved that an expression of their appreciation 

 of the services of Mr Butler should be made in the Transactions 

 of the Club, and that it be left to the officials to draw up in 

 proper form. 



