Club Proceedings

1997: The meets were 10-12 January, Low Hall Gaith; 31 Jan-2 February, Glan Dena, North Wales; 20-23 February, Braemar; 14-16 March, Lowstem; 11-13 April, Crianlaraich; 25-27 April, Ravenstonedale, Ladies Weekend; 9-11 May Wasdale; 22-27 May Outer Hebrides; 6-8 June, Pembroke; 20-22 June Buttermere Round, Long Walk; 4-6 July, Forrest of Dean; 26July-10 August, Saastal Alps; 15-17 August, South Wales; 5-7 September, Cader Idiis; 24-26 September, LHG Working Party; 26-28 September, RLHLangdale; 17-19 October, Derbyshire; 24-225 October, Lowstem Working Party; 15-16 November, Whoop Hall, Kirby Lonsdale, Annual Dinner; 12-14 December Ennerdale, Christmas Meet.

The 105th Annual General Meeting was held at Whoop Hall, Kirby Lonsdale on 15th November.  The following officers and committee were elected for the year 1997/98.

President: T W Josephy;
Vice President: IF D Gilmour
Hon. Secretary: R G Humphreys
Hon. Meets Secretary: J H Hooper
Hon. Treasurer: T A Kay
Hon. Editor: M Smith
Hon. Librarian/Archivist: M P Pryor
Hon. Auditor: D Laughton
Huts Secretary: R Josephy
Hut Wardens: LHG, F D Smith; Lowstern, F M Godden
Committee: IF D Gihnour, D Half H A Lomas, G R Salmon.

The 84th Annual Dinner followed at the same hotel. The Resident T W Josephy was in the chair. The Chief Guest was Douglas Laing of the SMC. Kindred Clubs were represented by Hunter Johnson, Alpine Club; Mike Berk, Climbers Club; Jeff Cowling, Craven Pothole Club; David Baternan, Gritstone Club; Brian Walters, Midland Association of Mountaineers; John Arkell Rucksack Club; George Chambers, Wayfareres Club. Attendance 89.

New Members, Resignations and Deaths

New Members

1997

Derek English, H. Alan Fletcher, Frank Piatt, Michael J. Pitt, Steve Richardson, Kjetil Trevanger

1998

Christopher N. Bird, Keith Raby, Vic J. P. Maloney, Jeffrey J. Halford, Martyn B. Trasler

Resignations

1998

Christopher J. Newman

Deaths

1995

Sir K Charles Evans

1997

E. Mark Haslam, Stanley Marsden, Harry L. Stembridge, Peter C. Swindells