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The  Chairman  in  moving  the  adoption  of  the  report  and  balance- 
sheet  vpas  very  brief.  On  the  whole  be  considered  everything  to  be 
quite  satisfactory,  with  the  exception  that  incurved  varieties  were  not 
shown  so  well  as  he  should  have  liked  at  the  November  show.  He  con¬ 
sidered  the  date  rather  too  early  for  this  section,  and  looked  for  the 
time  when  by  increasing  the  prizes  for  incurved  a  good  display  might 
be  brought  together  in  December.  He  regretted  one  omission  from  the 
report  of  the  Committee,  which  had  reference  to  the  visit  that  was  paid 
by  the  members  of  the  Society  to  Mentmore  last  summer.  This  he 
characterised  as  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  outings  it  had  ever  been 
his  pleasure  to  participate  in,  hot  only  because  of  the  splendid 
gardens,  but  because  it  had  provided  the  unique  opportunity  of 
seeing  two  Derby  winners  under  one  roof.  The  finances,  he  was 
pleased  to  be  able  to  say,  were  in  a  very  much  better  state  than 
heretofore.  He  deplored  the  fact  that  the  annual  dinner  was  not  self- 
supporting,  and  trusted  steps  would  be  taken  to  make  it  so  in  this  and 
succeeding  years.  In  furtherance  of  this  object  he  would  suggest  the 
reduction  of  expenses  for  professional  talent.  Mr.  Langdon  contented 
himself  with  being  the  seconder,  and  added  no  remarks. 
Mr.  Simpson  followed,  and  made  some  trenchant  remarks  respecting 
the  services  of  professional  talent  at  the  dinners,  and  reminded  the 
meeting  of  the  occasion  when  amateurs  were  relied  up»on,  and  his 
strictures  on  them  were  by  no  means  complimentary.  He  considered 
that  if  the  Society  could  pay  over  £20  for  judges’  luncheons  they  could 
afford  about  £12  towards  the  annual  dinner.  Mr.  Newell  also  made  a 
few  pointed  allusions  to  the  dinner,  maintaining  a  somewhat  critical 
tone  throughout.  Mr.  J.  W.  Moorman,  who  has  on  previous  occasions 
been  severe  in  his  remarks  on  the  management,  had  been  forced,  in 
view  of  the  changed  condition  of  affairs,  to  alter  his  tone,  and  was 
of  the  opinion  that  though  there  might,  and  doubtless  were,  a  few  faults 
to  be  found,  the  Society  had  just  reason  for  self-congratulation,  as 
through  various  beneficial  changes  they  were  improving  in  status,  and 
were  working  towards  that  independence  which  alone  can  insure  the 
greatest  good  being  done.  Mr.  Dean  then  lucidly  explained  one  or 
two  points  in  the  financial  statement.  The  motion  was  put  to  the 
meeting,  and  carried  unanimously. 
The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  was  then  proceeded 
'  with,  and  in  rapid  succession  the  following  appointments  were  made, 
and  in  every  case  without  a  dissentient  voice  ; — President,  Sir  Edwin 
Saunders  ;  Chairman,  Mr.  Percy  Waterer ;  Vice-Chairman,  Mr.  T. 
Bevan;  Treasurer,  Mr.  C.  E.  Wilkins;  and  Honorary  Foreign  Corre¬ 
sponding  Secretary,  Mr.  C.  Harman  Payne. 
Then  came  the  event  of  the  evening — namely,  the  appointment  of 
a  General  Secretary,  and  the  members  present  prepared  themselves  for 
something  sensational.  In  this  they  were  not  disappointed.  The  Chair¬ 
man  rose  and  stated  that  he  had  a  paper  on  which  there  was  neither  a 
proposer’s  nor  a  seconder’s  name,  and  he  therefore  took  upon  himself  the 
task  of  proposing  Mr.  Richard  Dean  as  General  Secretary  for  the  ensuing 
year.  In  doing  this  he  spoke  of  the  work  that  had  been  done  by  Mr. 
Dean  in  the  past,  and  thought  that  this  should  be  taken  into  con¬ 
sideration.  He  further  paid  a  tribute  to  Mr.  Dean’s  energy  and 
perseverance,  as  did  Mr.  R.  Ballantyne,  who  was  the  seconder,  and  in 
both  instances  the  expressions  were  well  received.  Mr.  T.  Bevan 
came  forward  with  an  amendment  in  the  form  of  a  motion— That 
the  election  of  the  General  Secretary  be  postponed;  and  that  an 
advertisement  be  inserted  in  the  gardening  papers  for  a  properly 
qualified  person  to  fill  the  post  at  a  salary  of  one  hundred  pounds  per 
annum.”  In  supporting  this  Mr.  Bevan  made  some  very  serious  allega¬ 
tions,  and  it  was  easy  to  see  that  in  doing  this  he  gave  himself  much 
pain,  but  carried  it  through  conscientiously,  as  he  considered  it  his 
duty,  in  the  interests  of  the  welfare  of  the  Society.  Mr.  W.  Wells  seconded 
the  amendment.  There  were  several  speakers,  all  more  or  less  to  the 
point,  for  and  against  the  amendment ;  but  we  do  not  consider  it 
desirable  that  we  should  give  detailed  reports,  as  some  of  the  remarks 
were  certainly  irrelevant,  and  not  always  couched  in  strictly  Parlia¬ 
mentary  language.  Mr.  Dean  made,  as  might  have  been  expected,  a 
very  strong  defence.  He  spoke  deliberately,  and  was  frank  in  admit¬ 
ting  errors  and  expressing  regret,  and,  as  he  said,  “  What  more  could 
an  English  gentleman  do  ?  ”  On  being  put  to  the  vote  the  amendment 
received  four  supporters  only,  and  the  Chairman’s  proposition  that  Mr. 
Dean  be  elected  was  heartily  carried. 
Election  of  Committee. — Upwards  of  a  score  of  gentlemen  were 
nominated  to  fill  the  fifteen  vacancies  on  the  Committee,  and  of  these 
the  following  were  elected  : — Messrs.  J.  H.  Witty,  72 ;  J.  W.  Moor¬ 
man,  68  ;  D.  Ingamells,  67 ;  J.  Lyne,  61  ;  A.  Newell  and  W.  A. 
Sturrock,  56;  Cuthbert,  51  ;  J.  R.  Chomleley,  49  ;  W.  A.  Holmes,  47 ; 
R.  E.  Reeve,  46  ;  T.  G.  Swales,  44  ;  J.  Brookes,  42  ;  G.  F.  McLeod,  38 ; 
A.  J.  Foster,  37  ;  and  E.  Dove,  36.^ 
=)  Proposed  Alteration  of  Rules. 
The  discussion  relative  to  these  matters  was  heated  at  times,  but  it 
would  serve  no  useful  purpose  to  give  the  names  of  the  participators 
therein.  The  results  of  the  voting  are  shown  beneath. 
The  following  amendments  to  the  rules  of  the  Society  were  recom¬ 
mended  by  the  Executive  Committee  : — 
X.  Affiliated  Societies. — Subject  to  the  sanction  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  any  Chrysanthemum  or  horticultural  society  may  become 
affiliated  to  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society  on  payment  of  an 
annual  affiliation  fee  of  half  a  guinea,  such  fee  entitling  it  to  the 
following  privileges,  subject  to  the  conditions  hereafter  named  : — 
To  delete  privilege  No.  1  as  follows  : — 
Privileges. 
1. — To  appoint  one  of  its  hond-fide  subscribers  as  a  dele¬ 
gate  to  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  Society,  with  power  to  vote  at  all  meetings,  unless 
otherwise  specified. 
And  the  following  substituted  : — 
“To  appoint  one  of  its  hond-fide  subscribers,  who  is  also  a 
member  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society,  as  a  delegate 
to  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum 
Society,  with  power  to  speak  and  vote  on  any  subject  except 
.  finance.”  Carried  unanimously. 
Notice  of  amendment  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Moorman  to  the  foregoing  new 
privilege  as  follows  : — 
To  delete  the  words  “  who  is  also  a  member  of  the 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society.”  Carried. 
In  the  event  of  the  foregoing  amended  privilege  being  adopted,  to  add 
after  “  Fellows  ”  in  the  first  line  of  Rule  IX.  as  follows  : — 
IX.  Privileges. — All  Fellows,  members,  and  delegates 
from  affiliated  societies  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  at  the  general 
meetings  of  the  Society.  Fellows  shall  be  entitled  to  four 
passes ;  members  subscribing  half  a  guinea  to  two  passes ; 
and  those  subscribing  five  shillings  to  one  pass,  to  all  the 
Society’s  exhibitions  and  meetings  of  the  Floral  Committee. 
The  word  “  and,"  and  delete  the  words  “  and  delegates 
from  affiliated  societies.”  Rendered,  unnecessary  by  the 
preceding. 
To  add  the  following  two  new  privileges,  to  be  severally  numbered 
2. — “That  such  delegate  be  annually  elected  by  the 
Society  appointing  him  at  a  properly  constituted  meeting  of 
such  Society.”  Carried. 
