Minute Book 1907-1929 » WNETS Archive

This minute book starts with the Annual General Meeting of 4^th November 1907 and continues through to 1929

Minute book by meeting

Inside Front Cover

Inner Front Cover and Title Page …
Mon 4th Nov 1907

A new Minute Book and a new Secretary. Irving Whitworth replaces Jesse Hardwick. …
Mon 2nd Dec 1907

Rules for terms under which Professional Gardeners could show agreed …
Mon 6th Jan 1908

A payment on account of one shilling requested from each potential exhibitor. …
Mon 3rd Feb 1908

Hardwick promised to ascertain whether there was any copy of original rules in the old records of the society …
Mon 2nd Mar 1908

General discussion as to framing new rules …
Mon 6th Apr 1908

Transfer of flowers from the Amateur classes to the Open classes considered …
Mon 4th May 1908

Transference of stands from Amateur to Open classes agreed …
Mon 11th May 1908

Mellor seriously ill. Radius increased to 15 miles …
Mon 18th May 1908

Mellor still alive but mostly unconcious …
Fri 22nd May 1908

Show date altered …
Mon 25th May 1908

Prizes included set of Dickens, Copper Kettle and Stereoscope …
Mon 1st Jun 1908

Mellor still alive …
Tue 9th Jun 1908

73rd Annual Show …
Mon 15th Jun 1908

Calculation and payment of prizemoney …
Mon 1st Feb 1909

Officers elected …
Mon 1st Mar 1909

General discussion …
Mon 5th Apr 1909

Show date decided …
Mon 3rd May 1909

Payment of entrance fees …
Fri 14th May 1909

Exhibitors’ subscription list closed …
Mon 24th May 1909

Exhibitors names with addresses …
Sat 29th May 1909

Results from Annual Show …
Mon 7th Feb 1910

Appointment of Officers …
Mon 7th Mar 1910

A general conversation …
Mon 4th Apr 1910

General conversation …
Mon 2nd May 1910

Show date fixed and judges selected …
Mon 9th May 1910

a most interesting conversation on treatment of plants and bulbs. …
Mon 16th May 1910

A vague postcard from Mr C W Needham …
Mon 23rd May 1910

Show to be held on Saturday next …
Sat 28th May 1910

75th Annual Show …
Mon 6th Jun 1910

Prizes paid out in full …
Mon 6th Feb 1911

Walter Gill became a member …
Mon 6th Mar 1911

A Medal or a Copper Kettle …
Mon 3rd Apr 1911

Offer by Needham of spare bulbs …
Mon 1st May 1911

Show date and judges fixed …
Mon 8th May 1911

Five volumes of Dickens offered as a prize …
Mon 15th May 1911

Advertisement for the Annual Show to be inserted in three Wakefield Newspapers …
Mon 22nd May 1911

Needham would judge the show …
Sat 27th May 1911

76th Annual Show …
Mon 3rd Jul 1911

After 40 years of showing Jesse Hardwick won the Rectified Pan …
Mon 5th Feb 1912

The deaths of Robert Hartley and Herbert Nicholson …
Mon 4th Mar 1912

A letter received from the Wakefield Fur and Feather Society …
Mon 1st Apr 1912

Year of meeting recorded incorrectly …
Mon 6th May 1912

A divergence of opinion as to date of show …
Mon 13th May 1912

Date of the show advanced because of the forward state of the blooms …
Mon 20th May 1912

The Annual Show 1912 …
Mon 3rd Jun 1912

It had been a successful show …
Mon 3rd Feb 1913

Election of Officers for 1913 …
Mon 3rd Mar 1913

Request for Special Prizes …
Mon 7th Apr 1913

Bleak east and north east winds …
Mon 5th May 1913

Present cold and sunless weather …
Mon 19th May 1913

Show to be held on 2nd June …
Mon 26th May 1913

Hats for prizes …
Mon 2nd Jun 1913

Annual Show 1913 …
Mon 9th Jun 1913

Prizemoney paid in full. …
Mon 2nd Feb 1914

Irving Whitworth announces his intention to resign at the end of the season …
Mon 2nd Mar 1914

First mention of Frank Fox …
Mon 4th May 1914

M^r F W Tattersall very kindly presented to each member of the Society who attended at the Wakefield Public Park on Sunday the 15^th June 1913 a pleasing memento of that occasion (which occasion?). …
Mon 11th May 1914

Needham would judge the show …
Mon 18th May 1914

A very pleasant evening was spent in discussing as to best means of retaining blooms for exhibition …
Sat 23rd May 1914

The Annual Show 1914 …
Mon 8th Jun 1914

The Hon: Secretary explained that he intended shortly to leave the district and therefor tendered his resignation. …
Mon 1st Feb 1915

Election of Officers …
Mon 1st Mar 1915

Abbreviated minutes. …
Mon 12th Apr 1915

Probable date (of show) May 29^th 1915. …
Mon 3rd May 1915

Conversation as to date (of show) took place & it was decided to wait one week. …
Mon 10th May 1915

Date of show _______ Monday May 24^th …
Mon 17th May 1915

Show delayed one week …
Mon 31st May 1915

Annual Show 2015 …
Mon 7th Jun 1915

Balance Sheet 1915 …
Tue 10th Aug 1915

Very abbreviated minutes …
Mon 6th Sep 1915

Treasurer J Taylor resigned. Office combined with Secretary …
Mon 14th Feb 1916

Death of the late secretary (Irving Whitworth?) …
Mon 6th Mar 1916

Just a few subs. …
Sun 2nd Apr 1916

Schedule proof passed …
Sat 6th May 1916

Show date 3 June provisionally …
Sat 13th May 1916

Needham to judge show …
Sun 21st May 1916

Decided not to have an Open Class …
Sun 28th May 1916

Hazell Hat to be awarded to 3 breeders …
Sun 2nd Jul 1916

“The number of members of Subscribers is the lowest on record due no doubt to the war.” …
Mon 5th Mar 1917

Irvine Hewitt joins the Society …
Mon 2nd Apr 1917

No business …
Mon 7th May 1917

J H Still bought bulbs …
Mon 14 May 1917

Date of show postponed …
Mon 21st May 1917

Blooms sold for Red Cross …
Mon 28th May 1917

Needham would judge …
Sat 2nd Jun 1917

Annual Show 1917 …
Mon 8th Apr 1918

Bentley offers £10 for open class …
Mon 6th May 1918

Secretary Absent ill …
Mon 13th May 1918

Show date June 1st …
Mon 20th May 1918

Show to be held May 27/28 …
Mon 1st Jul 1918

Cash Statement for 1918 …
Mon 22nd Jul 1918

Allocation of Prize Money …
Mon 6th Jan 1919

Schedule for Annual Show discussed …
Sun 2nd Feb 1919

Open Classes agreed …
Sun 2nd Mar 1919

annual circular held over to April …
Sun 6th Apr 1919

S F Richmond and Wm Knowles join the Society …
Mon 5th May 1919

The date of the show to be left for a week …
Mon 12th May 1919

Leave Show decision to 19th …
Mon 19th May 1919

J H Wood joins …
Mon 26th May 1919

Annual Show 1919 …
Mon 2nd Jun 1919

Letter read from Mr F W Tattersall resigning his position as Secretary & bringing certain charges against some of the members …
Mon 16th Jun 1919

no evidence could be found to substantiate Mr T charges. …
Sun 3rd Aug 1919

Letter from Mr Jasper promising further support …
Sun 2nd Nov 1919

Proposal to purchase the first cup …
Sun 4th Jan 1920

Mr Needham to lecture to the Paxton Society …
Sun 25th Jan 1920

Subscribers to the Cup 1920 …
Sat 14th Feb 1920

Cup to be purchased …
Sun 7th Mar 1920

Cup on show for first time …
Sun 4th Apr 1920

List of Donors for Cup purchase …
Sun 18th Apr 1920

Judges for Annual Show decided …
Sun 2 May 1920

Letters from Jacobs, Barr & Sons and Knowles …
Sun 16th May 1920

Show Date altered to Whit Monday and a Dinner to be held …
Mon 24th May 1920

Annual Show 1920 …
Sun 7th Nov 1920

A Cup for the Local Classes? …
Sun 5th Dec 1920

Mr Jesse Hardwick died on Wednesday 15^th December 1920 …
Sun 9th Jan 1921

Show date fixed as 28th May …
Sun 6th Feb 1921

Donations for 1921 …
Sat 14th May 1921

Annual Show 1921 …
Sun 12th Jun 1921

Annual report adopted …
Sun 3rd Jul 1921

No Funds to Hand …
Sun 7th Aug 1921

New headed notepaper …
Sun 4th Sep 1921

Need to find ways of furthering the interest of the Society …
Sun 9th Oct 1921

Edward Harland (Teddy) Robinson becomes a member …
Sun 6th Nov 1921

A third Robinson now in the Society …
Sun 5th Feb 1922

Good list of Officers etc with addresses …
Sun 5th Mar 1922

A Novice class suggested and defined …
Sun 2nd Apr 1922

Harry Gill read to the Committee Bentley’s article …
Sun 7th May 1922

J Netherwood and T Spurr to judge the show …
Sun 21st May 1922

A very cold and late Spring …
Sat 27th May 1922

Annual Show 1922 …
Sun 4th Feb 1923

Annual Meeting 1923 …
Sun 4th Mar 1923

Cup to be displayed …
Sun 1st Apr 1923

An early show date fixed 12 May …
Sun 29th Apr 1923

Making the Tulip more interesting at the Paxton Society …
Sun 6th May 1923

Show put back one week …
Sat 19th May 1923

Annual Show 1923 …
Sun 3rd Feb 1924

Annual Meeting Feb 3^rd 1924 Mr. Needham to replace the Cup …
Sun 6th Apr 1924

Death of the President J. W. Bentley …
Sun 4th May 1924

Show put back one week …
Sun 11th May 1924

Judges for Annual Show selected …
Sun 18th May 1924

New Cup received from Mr Needham …
Sun 10th Mar 1929

Death of J W Spencer …
Sun 5th May 1929

Formulae for allocation of points …
Sat 25th May 1929

S F Richmond the Secretary expelled from the Society …
Inside Back Cover

Show report and addresses …