Club Proceedings

1951. — The Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Metropole, Leeds, on 17th November 1951, when the officers for 1951-52 were elected:—

President, D. BURROW; Vice-Presidents, S. MARSDEN, J. GODLEY; Hon. Treasurer, S. MARSDEN; Hon. Secretaries, F. S. BOOTH, F. W. STEMBRIDGE; Hon. Librarian, H. L. STEMBRIDGE; Hon. Editor, H. G. WATTS; Hon. Assistant Editor, R. E. CHAD WICK; Committee, C. W. JORGENSEN, R. L. HOLMES, J. LOVETT, J. HILTON, J. E. CULLINGWORTH, C. I. W. FOX.

At the 38th Annual Dinner which followed, the Chair was taken by S. Marsden, Vice-President, owing to the unfortunate illness of the President, Davis Burrow.  Mr. J. H. B. Bell, Editor of the S.M.C. Journal, was the principal guest. Kindred Clubs were represented by Mr. J. Byam-Grounds, Alpine Club; Mr. J. Lomas, Rucksack Club; Mr. F. C. Gorst, Wayfarers’ Club; Mr. G. S. Major, Midland Association of Mountaineers; Mr. R. Hainsworth, Gritstone Club; Mr. D. C. Birch, Leeds University Climbing Club; Mr. Graham Watson, Bradford Pot-hole Club; Mr. A. Jowett, Northern Pennine Club.

1952. — The week-end meets were:— February 9th-11th, Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale; March, Low Hall Garth; Easter, Dalwhinnie; May 10th-11th, Dent; Whitsun, Leitrim, Eire; June 27th-29th, Low Hall Garth; July, Kingsdale; August 2nd-5th, Dolgelly; September (Diamond Jubilee Meet), Crummock Dale; September, R. L. Hut; October, Lastingham Grange; December, Falcon Inn, Arncliffe.

We regret to record the deaths of Sir John Barran, a member since 1896; R. N. Middleton, elected 1901; and B. A. Bates, who joined in 1921, and served as our well loved treasurer for 27 years.

During this year the Club celebrated its 60th anniversary.  Many autograph letters from Whymper, Slingsby, and other great mountaineers, written to Thomas Gray, our first Editor, and to other members of the Club, have been carefully bound up into a volume and presented to the Club by Chubb.

The Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Metropole, Leeds, on 15th November 1952; the following officers for 1952-53 were elected:— 

President, J. HILTON; Vice-Presidents, J. GODLEY, F. S. BOOTH; Hon. Treasurer, S. MARSDEN; Hon. Secretaries, J. CULLINGWORTH, O. STONEHOUSE; Hon. Librarian, H. L. STEMBRIDGE; Hon. Editor, H. G. WATTS; Hon. Assistant Editor, R. E. CHADWICK; Hon. Cottage Warden, G. B. SPENCELEY; Committee, C. W. JORGENSEN, I. E. MAIL, J. LOVETT, F. W. STEMBRIDGE, C. I. W. FOX, D. ADAMS.

It was approved that the Club Library be loaned to the Leeds City Reference Library for a probationary period of 3 years.  At a subsequent Special General Meeting it was agreed that the Club Subscription should be 30/- per year and that 35 years’ membership should qualify a member for Life Membership.

At the 39th Annual Dinner which followed, the President, J. Hilton, was in the Chair and the principal guest was W. H. Murray.  Kindred Clubs were represented as follows:— Alpine Club, Mr. C. A. Elliott; Scottish Moun­taineering Club, Mr. W. H. Murray; Climbers’ Club, Mr. H. R. C. Carr; Rucksack Club, Mr. J. E. Byrom; Wayfarers’ Club, Mr. C. D. Milner; Fell and Rock Climbing Club, Mr. C. E. Arnison; Derbyshire Pennine Club, Mr. D. Carr; Midland Association of Mountaineers, Mr. C. Machin; Gritstone Club, Dr. A. Garvie; Leeds University Climbing Club, Mr. J. D. Foster; Craven Pothole Club, Mr. C. Whiteoak, Bradford Pot-hole Club; Mr. F. O. Ackroyd; Northern Pennine Club, Dr. J. Aspin.

1953. — The week-end meets were:— January 30th-February 1st, Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale; February 27th-March 1st, Low Hall Garth; Easter, Fort William; April 24th-26th, Rosedale, Crown Hotel; Whitsun, Juniper Gulf; June 19th-21st, Ease Gill; July 10th-12th, Low Hall Garth; August Bank Holiday, Nant Peris (Rucksack Club Hut); September 4th-6th, Low Hall Garth; September 25th-28th, R.L.H. Langdale; October 23rd-25th, Low Row, The Punchbowl; December 11th-13th, Austwick (Harden).

We record with deep regret the deaths of C. E. E. Riley; W. Clarkson; Henry Humphreys; H. Humphreys; W. M. Roberts and J. S. R. Avila, who was killed by a fall on Llywedd on August 1st.

The Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Metropole, Leeds, on 21st November 1953; the following officers for 1953-54 were elected:—

President, J. HILTON; Vice-Presidents, F. S. BOOTH, F. W. STEM-BRIDGE; Hon. Treasurer, S. MARSDEN; Hon. Secretaries, J. E. CULLINGWORTH, C. I. W. FOX; Hon. Librarian, H. L. STEMBRIDGE; Hon. Editor, H. G. WATTS; Hon. Assistant Editor, R. E. CHADWICK; Hon. Cottage Warden, G. B. SPENCELEY; Committee, I. E. MAIL, D. ADAMS, W. R. LOFTHOUSE, J. LOVETT, O. STONEHOUSE, D. McKELVIE.

At the 40th Annual Dinner which followed, the President, J. Hilton was in the Chair, and the principal guest was Mr. F. Lawson Cook.  Kindred Clubs were represented by Mr. H. R. C. Carr, Alpine Club; Mr. Alistair Hetherington, Scottish Mountaineering Club; Mr. F. Kiernan, Rucksack Club; Mr. A. G. Spencer, Wayfarers’ Club; Mr. A. B. Hargreaves, Fell and Rock Chmbing Club; Captain B. G. Rhodes, Gritstone Club; Mr. J. O. Myers, Northern Pennine Club.

New Members Since Journal No. 26

1951

Smythe, Peter John Francis 86, Ridgeway, Weston Farel,  Northampton.

Roberts, Paul Douglas The Royal Free Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London, W.C.1.

Wilkinson, Britton 4, Stockwell View, Knaresborough.

Lockwood, Peter 903, Manchester Road, Cowlersley, Huddersfield.

Wilson, Maurice Frederic “Viewfield”, The Avenue, Stokesley, Yorks.

Beaumont, Harold 239, Barton Road, Stretford, Manchester.

Tallon, Arthur Toll Bar Cottage, Lupton, Holme, Carnforth, Lanes.

Sherman, Patrick

1952

Green, Eric William Westmorland County Hospital, Kendal.

Mackintosh, Ian Brine Sir Wm Halcrow & Partners, Portishead ” B ” Power Station, Bristol.

Lether, Joseph 111, The Drive, Gledhow, Leeds, 8.

Slater, Malcolm Hurworth Flat 3, 15, Park Drive, Harrogate.

*Storry, Alan 20, Wimbledon Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorks.

Maude, Stanley Morgan 11, Moorlands Avenue, Bogthorn, Oakworth, Keighley. 

Barr, John Malcolm Shadwell House, Slaid Hill, Moortown, Leeds.

*Salmon, Trevor William 136, Middleton Park Grove, Middleton, Leeds, 10.

Prince-Smith, William Richard Southburn House, Nr. Driffield, E. Yorks.

Hemingway, John 217, Bradford Road, Stanningley, Leeds.

* Allen, Cedric Roger ” Lochee,” Larkfield Road, Rawdon, Leeds.

 1953

Anderson, Wilfred James, Raynor, Skipton Old Road, Foulridge, Colne, Lanes.

Humphreys, Robert Gordon, “Braida Garth,” Kinders, Greenfield, Yorks.

Large, Clifford 15, Berkeley Avenue, Leeds, 8.

Brook, John Geoffrey 153, Beeston Road, Leeds, 11.

Stonehouse, Walter Patrick Bowman 82, Mossley Road, Grasscroft, Nr. Oldham.

Schofield, John Anthony ” Brackenholme,” Lands Lane, Knaresborough, Yorks.

1954

Newbery, Nigel Colm c/o Young, Birks House, Sedbergh, Yorks.

Medley, John Albert 13, Regent Park Avenue, Leeds, 6.

* Junior Members when elected.