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FEBRUARY 22, 1917. ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE U.K. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. THE Annual General Meeting of the Members of the RoyalAero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Tuesday, March 20th, 1917, at 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street,London, W., at 6 o'clock. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must bereceived by the Secretary not less than 21 days before the Meeting, and must be signed by at least five Members. Thelast day for the receipt of notices of motion is Tuesday, February 27th, 1917. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consistof 18 members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring membersare eligible for re-election. ' The retiring members of the Committee are :— Griffith Brewer.Ernest C. Bucknall. Flight-Commander John D. Dunville, R.N,Col. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S. Prof. A. K. Huntington.Squadron-Commander F. K. McClean, R.N. Squadron-Commander Alec Ogilvie, R.N. Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gonnan, C.B. Flight-Commander C. F. Pollock, R.N.Any two Members of the Club can nominate a Member to serve on the Committee, provided the consent of the Memberhas been previously obtained. The name of the Member thus nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder,must be sent in writing to the Secretary not less than 14 days before the Annual General Meeting. The last day forthe receipt of nominations is Tuesday, March 6th, 1917. SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING. CA'Special Meeting of The Committee was held on Thursday, the * 15th inst., when there were present: Prof. A. K. Huntington (in the Chair), Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beatty, R.E., Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Flight-Commander C. F. Pollock, R.N., Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith and the Assistant Secretary. Election of Members.—The following New Memberswere elected :— John Ralph Abbott.Granville Eastwood Bradshaw. Lieut. Victor Felix Peter Bryce, R.F.C.Lieut. Douglas Boyd Calderwood, R.F.C. Wilfred Barnard Faraday. Latham Hall. Flight-Commander Thomas Hinshelwood, R.N.Claude Kirkby. Harold Charles Lambert.John Dudley North. Capt. John Joseph O'Neill Power, R.G.A.Capt. Thomas Alexander Frederick McMillan-Scott (3rd King's Own Scottish Borderers).Charles Leopold Samson. Lieut. Kenyon Secretan, R.N.V.R.Lieut. Frank Ash Yeo, R.N.V.R. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. THE Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the RoyalAero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who areincapacitated on active service, and for the widows and dependants of those who are killed.Subscriptions. Total subscriptions received to Feb. 13th, 1917Staff and Workers of Gwynnes, Ltd (Thirty- second contribution).. ..Collected by Mrs. Anderson Proceeds of a Concert organised by the Officers,Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the 3rd Reserve Squadron, R.F.C,, Shoreham..Proceeds ef the Wells Aviation Swimming Club First Annual Dance and Prize Distribution Total, February 20th, 1917.. 8 IS IS 16 d. 10 S o 14 5 o 900 .. 11,178 6 3 B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, W. 2 1 3 Flight-Commander Captain Albert Ball, D.S.O., M.C., is presented with the freedom of ' the City ofNottingham, the city of his birth, in recognition of his remarkable record in air fights at the Front, Captain Ball having the further distinction of having been awarded two bars to his D.S.O. Our photo-graph shows the Mayor of Nottingham making the presentation to Captain Ball (1) in the presence of the Corporation, the recipient's father (Mr. Alderman Ball) (2) and mother (3).
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