Annual  General  Meeting , December  7,  1910. 
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due  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  their  Honorary  Director,  ably  assisted  by  Lady 
Greenall,  that  they  found  themselves  in  the  flourishing  condition  of  the  last 
year  or  two.  He  had  known  presidents  of  societies  who,  after  having  done 
their  best,  had  found  that  their  services  had  not  been  appreciated.  He  trusted 
and  believed  that  agriculturists  were  more  grateful,  because  he  was  perfectly 
certain  that  they  did  all  heartily  appreciate  with  thanks  the  hard  work  and 
the  untiring  energy  that  Sir  Gilbert  had  put  into  the  affairs  of  the  Society. 
He  had  had  the  pleasure  of  working  under  Sir  Gilbert  when  the  Show  was  at 
Lincoln,  and  it  was  no  eight-hours  day  that  he  was  satisfied  with.  They  had 
to  put  in  considerably  more  than  that,  and,  under  his  genial  leadership,  they 
were  very  glad  indeed  to  do  so.  He  heartily  congratulated  Sir  Gilbert  on  the 
success  of  the  Liverpool  Show — a success  which  would  be  very  dear  to  his 
heart.  He  asked  the  meeting  to  pass  with  acclamation  a sincere  vote  of 
thanks  for  his  services  as  President  during  the  past  year. 
Mr.  Arthur  C.  Moore  (London)  desired  to  endorse  all  that  Mr.  Evens 
had  said  with  reference  to  their  late  President,  and  seconded  the  resolution  of 
thanks. 
The  resolution  was  put  to  the  meeting,  and  carried  by  acclamation. 
The  Chairman  was  sure  that  it  would  give  Mr.  McRow  the  greatest 
pleasure  to  convey  that  expression  of  feeling  of  the  meeting  to  their  President 
and  Honorary  Director. 
Thanks  to  Chairman. 
Mr.  Richard  Stratton  (Newport)  said  it  gave  him  very  great  pleasure 
to  propo-e  a vote  of  thanks  to  Mr.  Cornwallis  for  his  excellent  services  in  the 
Chair  that  day.  He  had  proved  himself  to  be  an  able  Chairman.  He 
reminded  them  that  Mr.  Cornwallis’  services  to  the  Society  had  not  been 
confined  merely  to  his  services  that  day — (hear,  hear) — but  that  as  President 
of  the  Society  he  had  played  a very  great  part  in  the  reinvigoration  of  that 
great  Society.  He  (Mr.  Stratton)  was  very  proud,  as  an  old  Member  of  the 
Council  of  thirty  * ears’  standing,  to  congratulate  the  Society  upon  the  improved, 
and  he  might  now  say  splendid,  position  which  it  had  entirely  recovered,  if  it 
was  not  stronger  than  it  had  ever  been.  It  was  also  a great  satisfaction  to 
him  to  have  acted  on  the  Special  Committee  of  1905  under  Mr.  Cornwallis  in 
that  memorable  year  of  his  presidency,  when  he  (Mr.  Stratton i had  the  honour 
to  move  the  adoption  of  the  report,  which,  he  thought,  had  formed  the  basis 
of  the  new  life  and  success  which  the  Society  had  attained.  He  was  'ery 
pleaded  to  be  able  to  propose  a vote  of  thanks,  and  he  was  sure  there  was 
no  Member  of  Council  to  whom  they  were  more  indebted  than  to  Mr. 
Cornwallis. 
Mr.  Cooper  Corbidge  (London)  had  very  much  pleasure  in  seconding  the 
resolution.  Mr.  Cornwallis  was  an  excellent  Chairman,  and  he  wished  he 
could  have  the  same  kind  of  Chairman  at  all  the  meetings  he  attended. 
The  motion  was  unanimously  carried. 
Mr.  Cornwallis  thanked  the  meeting  for  the  very  kind  vote  they  had 
passed  on  the  proposition  of  an  old  friend.  He  could  assure  them  that  he  did 
not  deserve  one  half,  or  in  the  smallest  degree,  what  Mr.  Stratton  was  kind 
enough  to  say  on  his  behalf,  but  he  was  second  to  none  in  rejoicing  to  think 
that  the  Society  had  continued  to  make  such  satisfactory  progress  as  it  had 
done  under  the  Presidency  and  Honorary  Directorship  of  Sir  Gilbert  Greenall. 
He  was  sure  that  had  Sir  Gilbert  been  present  he  would  have  wished  to 
express  his  thanks  and  gratitude  to  Mr.  McRow  and  his  staff  for  the  loyal 
and  experienced  assistance  they  had  given  to  the  Council  year  in  and  year  out. 
They  were  fortunate  indeed  to  have  such  a staff.  He  only  hoped  that  be 
efforts  of  the  Honorary  Director,  the  Council  and  Staff  would  always  give 
satisfaction  to  the  Members,  and  would  continue  to  promote  the  progress 
of  that  great  national  institution. 
The  meeting  then  terminated. 
