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VESTRY OF ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR.
SOUTHWARK.
ANNUAL REPORT
for the
year ending 25th march, 1900
IN accordance with the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management
Acts, the Vestry presents the Annual Report for the twelve
months ending the 25th March, 1900.
The following meetings have been held throughout the year:—
Vestry Meetings 23
Standing Committee Meetings 106
Special Committee Meetings 31
Sub-Committee Meetings 69—229
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN.
At the first meeting after the election in 1899, the Vestry
re-appointed Mr. Thomas Haynes, J.P., as Chairman, and Mr.
Frederick Redman as Vice-Chairman for the year.
PERSONAL.
Several changes have taken place in the personnel of the Vestry
during the past year. Mr. Thomas Emary, one of the oldest
members, and a Public Library Commissioner, died on the 10th June,
1899. He had for 18 years been a member of the Vestry, and was
Chairman of the Finance Committee for several years prior to 1895.
A vote of condolence was adopted to the widow and family.
Mr. W. S. Cook, the successor to Mr. Emary, in 1895, in the
Chair of the Finance Committee, died on the 15th June, 1899, and a
vote of condolence with the family was adopted.
Later on in the year, Mr. George Backhaul, another member of
the Vestry, also died, and a similar vote was passed to his widow
and family.