Club Proceedings

1957.—The week-end Meets were : January 25th-27th, Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale ; February 22nd-24th, Low Hall Garth ; March 22nd,-24th, Edale ; April 19th-23rd, Aviemore (Easter) ; May 17th-19th, Gaping Gill; June 7th-15th, Isle of Rhum (Whitsuntide) ; July 12th-14th, Lost John’s Cave ; August 2nd-5th, (Bank Holiday) Low Hall Garth; August 30th-September 1st, Hadrian’s Wall; September 27th-29th, Robertson Lamb Hut (Joint Meet with Wayfarers and Rucksack Clubs) ; October 25th-27th, Juniper Gulf; December 6th-8th, Low Hall Garth.

The Club Membership in 1957 was 176.

We regret to record the deaths of C. I. W. Fox and S. H. Holmes.

The Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Majestic, Harrogate on the 16th November.  The following Officers for 1957/58 were elected : President, S. MARSDEN; Vice-Presidents, C. W. JORGENSEN and J. A. HOLMES ; Hon. Treasurer, S. MARSDEN ; Hon. Secretary, E. C. DOWNHAM; Hon. Assistant Secretary, J. HEMINGWAY; Hon. Librarian, H. L. STEMBRIDGE ; Hon. Editor, H. G. WATTS ; Hon. Assistant Editor, R. E. CHADWICK; Hon. Cottage Secretary, J. D. DRISCOLL; Hon. Cottage Warden, A. TALLON ; Committee, F. S. BOOTH, R. B. WHARLDALL, B. E. NICHOLSON, J. A. DOSSOR, W. P. B. STONEHOUSE and A. J. REYNOLDS.

On the 44th Annual Dinner which followed, held for the first time in the history of the Club away from Leeds, S. Marsden was in the chair, and the principal guest was Professor N. E. Odell. Kindred Clubs were represented by G. A. Dummett, Alpine Club ; K. W. Henshall, Rucksack Club, R. Down-ham, Wayfarers’ Club ; D. Murray, Fell and Rock Climbing Club, Major B. Rhodes, Gritstone Club ; A. C. Waterfall, Craven Pot-Hole Club ; Dr. A. Jowett, Northern Pennine Club ; Dr. J. C. Foster, Yorkshire Mountaineer­ing Club. There was an attendance at the Dinner of 157.

NEW MEMBERS SINCE JOURNAL No. 28

*Junior Members when elected

1957

Aldridge, Rex James 27, Lower Common South, Putney, London, S.W.15.
Evans, Arthur Wallis 21, Connaught Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorks.
Gaunt, Corrie Cecil “Cobbetts”, Burn Bridge, Harrogate, Yorks.
Green, Ralph 21, Nora Avenue, Knaresborough, Yorks.
Hickman, John 47, The Avenue, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorks.
Lee, John Gerald 42, Pawson Street,. Morley, Leeds, Yorks.
Leese, Arthur “Highfield,” Old Park Road, Leeds 8, Yorks.
Linford, William Alan 39, Chester Road, Redcar, Yorks.
*Stock, John Anthony Threlfall 3, Lovers Lane, Grasscroft, Nr. Oldham, Lanes.
Stuttard, James 13, Broomfield Road, Fixby, Huddersfield, Yorks.
Tregoning, Edward Mallinson 97, Halifax Road, Brighouse, Yorks.
Turner, Geoffrey Redman “Inglemere”, Easby Drive, Ilkley, Yorks.
Wilkinson, Frank 575, Manchester Road, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorks.

RESIGNATIONS

1957

Crawford, J. K., Griffin, A.H., Hollis, G. A., Nettleton, T., Newbery, N. C.