xxxvi  Annual  General  Meeting,  December  8,  1909. 
Election  of  President  for  1910. 
The  Chaibman  had  very  great  pleasure  in  moving  that  Sir  Gilbert 
Greenall  be  elected  President  for  the  ensuing  year.  (Cheers.)  He  was  sure 
the  way  in  which  the  meeting  had  received  that  motion  quite  justified  the 
Council  in  the  recommendation  they  had  made.  It  was  quite  impossible  to 
find  adequate  expressions  to  show  how  -much  they  were  indebted  to  him  for 
the  work  he  had  already  done.  Those  of  his  colleagues  who  had  been 
associated  with  him  for  some  little  time  knew  that  it  was  a pleasure  to  work 
with  him.  His  heart  was  thoroughly  in  the  job  and  he  spared  no  effort  to 
make  the  work  of  the  Society  a complete  success.  They  were  conferring  the 
greatest  honour  possible  upon  him.  They  knew  he  was  the  right  man  in  the 
right  place,  and  they  looked  forward  to  a most  successful  year  under  his 
guidance.  He  was  a Lancashire  man,  and  speaking  as  one  who  had  lived  in 
that  County,  they  would  all  rally  round  him,  and  he  would  receive  support  on  all 
sides.  His  Grace  moved  “That  Sir  Gilbert  Greenall,  Bart.,  be  elected  President 
of  the  Society  to  hold  office  until  the  next  ensuing  Annual  General  Meeting.” 
Mr.  R.  B.  Neilson  (Liverpool)  had  much  pleasure  in  seconding  the  resolu- 
tion. As  the  Show  was  going  to  Lancashire  next  year-,  he  was  sure  the 
Society  could  not  have  a better  President  than  Sir  Gilbert  Greenall. 
The  resolution  was  then  put  to  the  meeting,  and  carried  by  acclamation. 
Sir  Gilbert  Greenall  (whose  rising  was  the  signal  for  considerable 
applause)  said  he  had  great  difficulty  in  finding  words  to  express  the  gratifi- 
cation he  felt  at  the  gi’eat  honour  they  had  done  him  that  day.  It  was  the 
greatest  honour  that  their  great  Society  could  give,  and  he  assured  them  he 
appreciated  it  very  much  indeed.  They  were  going  to  Lancashire  (his  own 
County)  next  year,  and  he  hoped  and  trusted  it  would  be  one  of  the  record 
successes  of  the  Society.  They  would  do  everything  in  their  power,  both  in 
Lancashire  and  Cheshire,  to  make  the  forthcoming  Show  a success.  He  hoped 
he  would  be  able  to  fill  the  position  of  President,  not  only  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  Council,  but  also  to  the  satisfaction  of  every  Member  of  the  Society. 
Before  he  sat  down  he  desired  to  say  one  word  about  the  Show  at  Gloucester. 
They  had  heard  a great  deal  that  day  about  the  success  of  the  Show  in  spite 
of  the  terrible  weather  they  encountered,  but  they  could  not  have  had  that 
success  without  the  help  and  co-operation  of  the  City  of  Gloucester.  The  Local 
Committee  did  everything  in  their  power,  and  he  thought  they  owed  a great 
deal,  not  only  to  the  Mayor  and  those  connected  with  him  on  the  City  Council 
of  Gloucester,  but  especially  to  Mr.  Aitken,  the  Local  Treasurer,  who  got 
together  no  less  a sum  than  9,000f.  In  an  agi'icultural  district  like  Gloucester 
that  was  a very  large  sum  indeed,  and  Mr.  Aitken  had  spared  neither  time  nor 
trouble  in  getting  that  sum  together.  He  (Sir  Gilbert)  could  only  express  his 
hearty  appreciation  of  the  very  kind  words  that  had  been  said  about  him  that 
day,  and  he  hoped  when  this  time  next  year  arrived  they  would  not  have 
found  him  wanting. 
Election  of  Trustees,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Auditors. 
The  existing  Trustees  and  Vice-Presidents  were  re-elected  by  show  of 
hands,  and  the  three  Auditors  on  behalf  of  the  Members,  Messrs.  Jonas  M. 
Webb,  Hubert  J.  Greenwood,  and  Newell  P.  Squarey,  were,  on  the  motion  of 
Mr.  Dunbar  Kelly,  seconded  by  Mr.  Roland  Burke,  re-appointed  for  the 
ensuing  year. 
Election  of  Council. 
The. Chairman  stated  that  the  necessary  steps  had  been  taken  to  fill  the 
vacancies  on  the  Council  in  the  representation  of  the  districts  in  Group  C,  the 
Members  of  which  retired  by  rotation  ; and  he,  on  behalf  of  the  President,  had 
to  formally  report  to  the  Annual  General  Meeting  the  names  and  addresses  of 
the  ordinary  Members  of  Council  who  had  been  elected  by  the  Divisions  of 
that  Group,  in  order  that  the  meeting  might,  in  accordance  with  the  By-laws, 
“ take  cognisance  ” of  their  election. 
