Club Proceedings

1924. – The week-end meets held during the year were: – 10th February, Chapel-le-Dale; 9th March, Kettlewell; Easter, Eskdale; Whitsuntide, Gaping Ghyll; 14th September, Coniston; 14th December, Malham.

On 1st February a Ladies’ Dinner took place at the Hotel Metropole, about fifty members and guests attending.

Dr. T. G. Longstaff lectured in the Philosophical Hall in February on “The Himalayas,” then a subject of unusual interest.

Lectures in the Club Rooms were given by E. Creighton on “Norway in 1923,” by E. E. Roberts on “Recent Pot-hole Exploration,” by C. D. Frankland on “Almescliff,” and by M. Botterill on “The Hebrides to the Bay of Biscay in a 10-ton Yawl.”

The sixteenth number of the Club journal was published in July. A donation of £25 was voted by the Club to the Funds of the Everest Expedition.

1924-1925. – At the Annual General Meeting on 22nd November, 1924, the following were elected to hold office: – President, E. E. Roberts; Vice-Presidents, J. F. Shaman and M. Botterill; Hon. Treasurer, B. A. Bates; Hon. Secretaries, J. Buckley and A. S. Lowden; Hon. Librarian, C. D. Frankland; Hon. Editor, E. E. Roberts; Committee, F. Booth, W. V. Brown, J. H. Buckley, C. E. Burrow, H. P. Devenish, J. Hilton, J. W. Wright.

The eighteenth Annual Dinner was held at the Hotel Metropole, on 22nd November, 1924. The President, Mr. E. E. Roberts, was in the chair, and the guest of the evening was Mr. Philip S. Minor, Alpine Club. Over ninety members and guests were present, and the kindred clubs were represented by Mr. H. Priestman, Scottish Mountaineering Club; Mr. T. H. Seaton, Rucksack Club; Mr. Graham Wilson, Fell and Rock Climbing Club; Mr. W. E. Amies, Derbyshire Pennine Club; Mr. G. E. Griffiths, Gritstone Club; Mr. C. E. Benson, Climbers’ Club; and Mr. J. M. Davidson, Wayfarers’ Club.

1925. – The week-end meets were: February 1st, Arncliffe; Feb. 22nd, Chapel-le-Dale; March 22nd, Hawnby; Easter, Ogwen; hitsWuntide, Alum Pot Camp; September 6th, Coniston.

Mr. Bentley Beetham on February 20th in the Philosophical Hall addressed an audience of three hundred on “The Everest Expedition of 1924,” of which he was a member. The lecture aroused the utmost interest and enthusiasm.

Other lectures were given, by M. Botterill on “Sea and Land Rambles,” and by W. A. Wright on “Alpine Experiences.”

The Club Rooms were moved in June to 10, Park Square (second floor). The Library is accessible at most times and is being considerably increased.

Canon A. D. Tupper-Carey, an old member of the Club, was elected an Honorary Member.

We regret to record the death of Mr. J. A. Farrer, Honorary Member since 1912, whose sympathy with our work on Ingleborough smoothed out many difficulties.

1925-1926. – At the Annual General Meeting on November 14th, 1925, the following were elected to hold office during the year: President, F. Leach; Vice-Presidents, M. Botterill and Leonard Moore; Hon. Treasurer, B. A. Bates; Hon. Secretaries, J. Buckley and A. S. Lowden; Hon. Librarian, C. D. Frankland; Hon. Editor, E. E. Roberts; Committee, V. Bain, F. Booth, W. V. Brown, D. Burrow, H. P. Devenish, J. Hilton, J. W. Wright.

The nineteenth Annual Dinner was held at the Hotel Metropole, Leeds, on 14th November, 1925. The President, Mr. F. Leach, was in the chair, and the principal guest was Mr. A. L. Mumm, sometime Vice-President of the Alpine Club. The kindred clubs were represented by Mr. J. A. Scott, Scottish Mountaineering Club; Mr. Darwin Leighton, Fell and Rock Climbing Club; Mr. Eustace Thomas, Rucksack Club; Mr. Myles Mathews, Climbers’ Club; Mr. D. Moulson, Gritstone Club; Mr. H. B. S. Gibbs, Derbyshire Pennine Club; Mr. Lewis Graham, Midland Association of Mountaineers; and Mr. J. M. Davidson, Wayfarers’ Club.

The Annual Meeting reduced the subscription to fifteen shillings per annum and voted twenty guineas to the Leeds University Fund.

The hopes expressed at the Annual Dinner of the recovery of A. S. Lowden from a serious accident were not realised, and two days before Christmas many of his companions followed the body of their bright young comrade to its final end.

1926. – The week-end meets were: – 28th February, Rosedale; Easter, Coniston and Torver; Whitsun, Kingsdale; 12th September, Langdale.

On February 3rd, Canon H. E. Newton, of Helmsley, lectured in the Philosophical Hall on “The West Side of the New Zealand Alps.” Some 150 people heard a most interesting description of pioneer climbs. The presence of only 25 members has deterred the Committee from resuming the practice of lectures by members, for the present.

We record with deep regret the deaths of two of our oldest members, stalwarts of the first activities of the Club, J. W. Swithinbank and J. A. Green, and the death of A. H. Higgs.

1926-1927. – At the Annual General Meeting on November 13th, 1926, the following were elected to hold office during the year: President, F. Leach; Vice-Presidents, Leonard Moore and W. V. Brown; Hon. Treasurer, B. A. Bates; Hon. Secretaries, J. Buckley and F. S. Booth; Hon. Librarian, C. D. Frankland; Hon. Editor, E. E. Roberts; Committee, M. Botterill, H. S. Booth, C. E. Burrow, D. Burrow, J. H. Buckley, J. Hilton, J. W. Wright.

The twentieth Annual Dinner was held at the Hotel Metropole, Leeds, on 13th November, 1926. The President, F. Leach, was in the chair and the principal guest was Mr. J. A. Parker, President of the Scottish Mountaineering Club. The kindred clubs were represented by Mr. H. Priestman, Alpine Club; Mr. Graham Wilson, Fell and Rock Climbing Club; Mr. G. G. Sumner, Rucksack Club; Mr. R. Lamb, Wayfarers’ Club; Mr. A. Ackerley, Climbers’ Club; Mr. C. D. Yeomans, Derbyshire Pennine Club; Mr. J. L. Wade, Gritstone Club; and Mr. Wallace May, Midland Association of Mountaineers.

New Members

1924.

Mohun, Herbert Forster, 3, Ashwood Terrace, Headingley.
Gaunt, Maurice, 19, Eaton Road, Ilkley.
Watson, William H., 4, Park Drive, Bradford.
Slingsby, Francis Hugh, Oakwood House, Ashtead, Surrey.
Richardson, Clive William, Linfield, Headingley.
Hollis, Ernest Denzil, 2, Chapel Street, Headingley.
Mackie, Philip Coleman, 8, Ancaster Road, Far Headingley.

1925.

Dickson, James, 73, Birch Avenue, Oldham.
Lawson, Frederick Henry, 9, Cavendish Road, Leeds.
Smith, Geoffrey Ridsdill, Red House, Marston Moor, York.
Elliott, Norman Percy, 9, Blyth Road, Worksop.
Beetham, Bentley, The School, Barnard Castle.
Evans, Edgar Dewhirst, Settlebeck, Sedbergh.

1926.

Roberts, Walter Meakin, 22, Westmount Road, Eltham, S.E.9.
Lowe, George Harold, 74, New North Road, Huddersfield.
Sutcliffe, William Leslie, 13, East Parade, Harrogate.
Culross, Colin Campbell, 10, Studley Road, Harrogate.
Swales, Sydney James, 5, Ridge Mount, Cliff Road, Leeds.
Swales, Horace Kidson, 5, Ridge Mount, Cliff Road, Leeds.

1927.

Stewart, Hugh, 24, North Parade, West Park, Headingley.
Rimmer, Robert, Hotel Metropole, Leeds.
Wilson, Graham, 171, Park Avenue, Hull.
Wilkinson, Edgar Arthur, Braemoor, Westville Road, Ilkley.
Woodman, Edgar John, Wheatley Lawn, Ben Rhydding.
Harris, Will Smith, 15, Woodview, Manningham.
Bristol, Charles Clarence, Rose Cottage, Eldwick, Bingley.
De Little, Alec, 11, Southlands Road, York.

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