Bill conveyed to Allen some of his ideas on my proposal and Allen included these in a document which he got out on the day of the meeting which I attach as Attachment B. I had suggested that the Director of Meteorology might occupy the position of President of the club but one of Bill's suggestions was that it would be much better for the President and Vice-President to be elected from retired numbers and the Secretary and Treasurer to be from members still serving in the Bureau. He also suggested that the Director of Meteorology might be patron of the club and that the qualification for membership/ex-office should be set quite formally as twenty years of service in the Bureau of Meteorology.

Also that a link should be established between the club of long serving officers and the Bureau Social Club which would have a representative at the meeting.

The meeting was duly held on the 20th May and was attended by some 50 people both from within the Bureau at that time and those who had retired. They agreed unanimously to the formation of such club and that the Director should be invited to be its patron. A committee was elected unopposed as follows:—

President: J W Lillywhite
Vice President: J V Maher
Secretary: R B Crowder
Treasury: E A Mizon

Several names where suggested for the club including Frosterley, Well Met, Cloud 9, Under the Weather and the committee then asked those present to offer more suggestions and ultimately vote on the names.

Bureau of Meteorology