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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Jnly 25, 1889. 
The Committee are also greatly indebted to Mr. D. T. Fish, Hard- 
wicke House Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds ; Mr. Owen Thomas, Chats- 
worth ; Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton ; Mr. W. Wildsmith, Heckfield Place ; 
Mr. A. Dean, Bedfont, and others, who, in their respective districts 
organised entertainments in aid of the Fund, which resulted in sums 
of substantial value being raised. To the many friends who have under¬ 
taken the duties of local Secretaries the Committee desire to express 
appreciative thanks for the valuable services they have rendered, and 
among them they would specially mention Mr. J. Hughes of Birming¬ 
ham, who by means of collecting boxes has obtained a considerable 
amount in small sums. 
To the gardening press the Committee record their great obligations 
for valued support ; also to Mr, John Fraser, Lea Bridge, and Mr. \V. 
Sharp, for auditing the accounts, a statement of which is herewith pre¬ 
sented. 
Acting on the advice of Mr. A. H. Smee, one of the Trustees, and 
having regard to the stability of the Fund, the Committee regret being 
unable to recommend the election on this occasion of more than five 
children out of fourteen applications ; and it is felt that this fact 
affords the strongest appeal for further aid for the succour of helpless 
children. Through the munificent gift of £500 by the Duke of Bed¬ 
ford, the Committee have great pleasure in announcing that a sixth 
child will this day be placed on the Fund. 
Mr. George Gordon, of Gunnersbury, has been elected a member of 
the Committee in the place of the late Mr. Howe (an earnest worker in 
the interest of the Fund, whose death is much regretted), and Mr. F. Q. 
Lane, of Great Berkhampstead, in the place of Mr. H. Williams, re¬ 
signed. The members of the Executive Committee who retire, accord¬ 
ing to the rules, are Messrs. Cannell, Goldring, Head, Laing, Nicholson, 
Penny, Poupert, and Roberts, who are recommended for re-election. 
The retiring Auditor, Mr. W. Sharp ; the Treasurer, Mr. T. B. Haywood ; 
and the Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. F. Barron, are also nominated for re- 
election. 
The Committee venture earnestly and respectfully to present the 
claims of the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund to the consideration of all who 
derive pleasure from or are engaged in horticultural pursuits, and will 
be thankful for the employment of such means as can be devised for 
according it the support that is needed for carrying out its beneficent 
work. 
Cash Statement fob the Year ending June 30th, 1889. 
Receipts. 
£ 
S. 
d. 
£ 
s. 
d. 
To Balance from last account. 
608 
6 
10 
99 
Subscriptions. 
323 
8 
6 
99 
Ditto collected by Local Secretaries 
102 
12 
0 
426 
0 
0 
Donations ... . 
890 
7 
2 
99 
Ditto collected by Local Secretaries... 
183 
3 
0 
1073 
10 
9 
99 
Receipts from Covent Garden Fete 
,,, 
314 
11 
3 
Proceeds from Annual Dinner . 
63 
17 
0 
99 
Ditto from Sundry Entertainments 
26 
11 
6 
Advertisements in List of Subscribers 
33 
11 
0 
99 
Dividends on Stock. 
... 
... 
36 
12 
8 
£2583 
0 
5 
Expenditure. 
£ 
s. 
d. 
£ 
S. 
d. 
By Allowances to Orphans . 
139 
15 
0 
J) 
Printing and Stationery 
75 
16 
2 
Hire of Rooms for Meetings... 
9 
9 
0 
99 
Postages 
30 
1 
0 
99 
Addressing Circulars... 
5 
5 
0 
99 
Advertising 
0 
14 
0 
99 
Collecting Boxes 
8 
8 
0 
,, Expenses of Local Secretaries 
1 
4 
8 
99 
Secretary’s Clerk 
20 
0 
0 
99 
Sundry Expenses (Petty Cash) . 
5 
4 
0 
99 
Bank Charges... 
0 
9 
4 
-- 156 11 2 
„ Expenses of Covent Garden FSte.114 6 9 
„ Ditto Annual Dinner. 63 13 9 
„ Purchase of £503 2 s. 5d. 2 § per cent. Stock 500 0 0 
„ Ditto £500 Canadian 3 per cent. Stock 485 12 6 
„ Ditto £522 17s. 5d. 2 | per cent. Stock 514 7 6 
- 1500 0 0 
„ Balance at Bank . 605 13 9 
£2583 0 5 
A ute : — Investments. 
£ s. d. 
21 per cent. Consols . 2025 19 10 
Canadian 3 per cent. Slock . 500 0 0 
£2525 19 10 
Having inspected the Securities, and examined the Books and 
Vouchers supplied to us, we certify the above account to be correct. 
Signed John Eraser, ) 
Wm. Sharp, Chartered Accountant j -Aiiattoi-g. 
Dated 15th July, 18S9. 
The Election. 
The counting of the votes recorded in favour of the several candi¬ 
dates had the following result :— 
Votes. 
Bessie Taylor, aged two years . . 237 
Arthur John Ireland, aged six years . 233 
Edmund Walker Mosedale, aged three years . 15J 
William Charles Allen, aged five years. .. 133 
David George Guthrie, aged two years .. . 108 
Harry Robinson Preston, aged one and half year ... 103' 
The next in order who will possibly be placed on the 
funds were— 
Robert James Todd, aged eight years . 92' 
Olive Chapelow, aged four years. 87 
The votes recorded for the remaining candidates will be placed to 
their credit for the next election. 
The Dinner. 
At this, the second anniversary dinner, Sir Julian Goldsmid, Bart., 
M.P., the President of the Institution, occupied the chair. A numerous 
company assembled, including Dr. M. T. Masters, Messrs. Shirley 
Hibberd, G. Deal (Chairman of the Executive Committee), A. H. Smee- 
(Trustee), H. J. Veitch, and H. M. Pollett (Vice-Presidents), A. F_ 
Barron (Hon. Secretary), D. T. Fish (Hardwicke), J. R. Bourne,. 
A. W. G. Weeks, John Wills, F. Seagar, John Laing, H. Turner, 
J. Cutbush, J. Smith (Mentmore), A. Dean, R. Dean, Jesse Willard, 
T. A. Dickson, J. Assbee, H. B. May, J. Hudson, Alderman Hardy 
(Chiswick), C. H. Sharman, H. Cannell, most of the members of the- 
Committee, a strong contingent of gardeners and growers for market, 
the total number present being about 170 persons. 
After the loyal toasts, which were given from the chair, 
The President proposed the toast of the evening “ The Gardeners’ - 
Orphan Fund.” He said that the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund was now one- 
of the well-established charitable institutions of England. (Cheers.) 1 ' 
In order to test that, it was desirable to call attention to the accounts.. 
He found that last year their total receipts were £1820, and the balance 
which they brought forward was £600. (Cheers.) As the result of that year 
they were able to invest £1000 in Government stock. On looking to the 
balance-sheet now presented he found that they had £2525 invested, 
an increase on the year of £1500. The first year they were able to invest 
£1000, the second year £1500, and obviously next yearthey must invest 
£2000. (Laughter and cheers.) Well, if they went on at that rate, the- 
time would soon come to which he looked forward with satisfaction, 
when they would have funds of at least £10,000 invested. He should' 
like that to be the case, for the reason that they were rapidly increasing 
the number of recipients of their charity, and there could be nothing 
better than that the income necessary for the orphans should come- 
from the invested funds. Last year they allowed the orphans £139 15s. 
They must go on and largely increase that amount, for the reason that 
they had elected six more recipients of the Fund in addition to the eleven 
elected last year. When he told them that those six were elected front’ 
a very much larger number of candidates, by that simple fact he proved 
the necessity which existed for founding the Fund. The growers and 
standholders at Covent Garden had this year, for the second time, given 
a great fete in that magnificent building which belonged to the Duke of 
Bedford, and the result of that splendid fete was that they drew the- 
attention of the Duke of Bedford more clearly and distinctly to the 
work which they had undertaken, and he gave to them a sum of £500 
to invest in the Fund. (Cheers.) AVhile expressing their thanks to the- 
growers and standholders for work which they did they had the greatest 
encouragement to go on and do the same thing for the future year, 
because it produced results of the most satisfactory character to the 
funds of the institution. Now in another way this was agreeable tothe- 
Treasurer, because, for the first time when they charged 5s. for the 
tickets the sum realised was £314, and the expenses of the fete, owing 
to the kind assistance of the growers, only amounted to £114. The 
result was that the Fund benefited to the extent of £200 out of 
the admissions. That, he thought, must be a great encouragement to 
the energetic members of the Committee,* and if he was to single- 
out any two more than others as having worked hard in this matter, 
he would mention Mr. Deal and Mr. Barron. (Cheers.) He thought 
they (the subscriters) had struck a chord which had resounded in> 
the heart of every man interested in the rising generation. Gar¬ 
deners, like other men, had wives and families, and, like other 
men, they some time or other met -with misfortune, and it must 
gladden their hearts to know that there was a fund from which- 
their children, if they were unfortunately bereft of the assistance- 
of their parents, might obtain sufficient to enable them to live. 
(Hear, hear.) They would gladly increase the number of recipients- 
of the Fund, and they trusted that from year to year that would be 
done by the Committee. Now it was hardly necessary or desirable 
that he should point out to them, who knew more about it than 
he did, how much devolved upon the gardeners. His charming 
neighbour to his left (Mr. Shirley Hibberd) told him that half an 
hour before he had begun a discussion with someone on beauty. 
“What is beauty!” was the point which he and his neighbour con¬ 
sidered. He agreed that if they were to pursue the discussion, not only 
would the remainder of the evening not suffice, but the remainder of 
the week would be inadequate for it. So far as it went he might say 
that if there was any profession which promoted and increased the 
love of beauty, the admiration of everything that was beautiful, it was 
1 surely the gardeners’ profession, because any man -who devoted 
