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Cicitnule l<’oggitt laid tlie foundations of many of the Society’s acti- 
vities and while it mourns the loss of one of its most valued meniliers, 
the 15.S.B.I. can rejoice that her inspiration lives on. 
M. S. Campbele. 
Jdy first meeting with iMrs. Foggitt was through the Wild Flower 
Societj^ when she was jNliss Bacon, and it was not until aftei' she mai- 
ried and came to live at Thirsk that our real friendshi]) began. Stoney- 
brough was alwaj’s a meeting place for botanists; after her coming it 
became even more so. Throughout the summer months hardly a week 
])assed withoi'.t some of the B.E.C. members visiting, and many tiips 
to Teesdale and other well-known localities began and ended at Thirsk. 
Mrs. Foggitt was a born organiser, and botanical excursions were 
one of her favourite activities; in 1934 she ran the first of the B.E.C. 
ones : these proved so popular and so successful that they still continue. 
In 1935 one such excursion included a visit to Thirsk, where members 
enjoyed the wonderful collection of plants which flourish in the Stoney- 
brough garden. 
She was inten.sely interested in all forms of flying, and took a shy 
pride in being the first woman passenger in both aeroplane and air- 
shi]); her unselfishiie.ss in allowing another to have one of the first glider 
flights was typical. Her pioneering included driving one of the first 
motor cars and riding one of the first bicycles. During the 1914-18 War 
she worked with the Red Cross. 
After her marriage she took an active part in the life of Thirsk. Her 
work as a J.P. was very dear to her heart, but her Botany was the big- 
gest interest. In addition to helping her husband complete the T. J. 
Foggitt collection of British plants, now in the British Museum, she 
worked for the B.E.C. in many ways, and after Mr Foggitt’s death 
started on the Gertrude Foggitt Herbarium, which she presented to the 
Tolson iMuseum at Huddersfield. The greater iiart of this collection 
was made before she left Thirsk, and Gertrude covered many miles to 
make it as complete as possible. 
Mrs. Foggitt had a wonderful gift of encouragement; many of the 
timid members of the Wild Flower Society never would have dared to 
join the B.E.C. but for her; the numbers who have done so speak for her 
powers. She was always so ready to hel]i others, often taking a back 
seat to allow the younger ones to come to the fore. We who have bene- 
fited by her kindness and unselfishness know she was one who stood 
alone. 
C. M. Ron. 
