| Chapter 2 1914-1939 (page 15)
Man is creature of habit. In the face of impending disaster, he
will continue to go about his daily tasks he has performed for years.
When great changes threaten, there is a sense of security in the
familiar things.
From scrutiny of the Clubs records, this certainly appears to have been
the case with Sefton Harriers. the annual general Meeting for 1914
was held on 29th September at the Bee Hotel. Treasurer's and Secretary's
reports were read. the Balance Sheet was adopted, and the officers for
1914/15 season were elected in the same time honoured fashion.
At the October Committee meeting it was resolved to apply to the
N.C.A.A for a permit to run the 1915 Good Friday Meeting. the Committee
was planning ahead for the next track season. why not? They
always had done: there did not seem any reason not to do so now.
There was so much business to discuss, we held a total of four Committee
Meetings in October alone. By the next Meeting however, on 15th
December, a harsh note of reality had sounded from France with the news
that Corporal J.Clancy had been killed in action. John Clancy was a
Sefton Harrier, and was the first of our members to lose his life in the
"war to end all wars".
On the 10th February 1915, "a good profit of £14 was
reported on the Christmas Draw to ease a little in the desperate
financial situation; but these brief mundane matters were giving way to
the weight of wider and more serious issues.
During the following four years in the Clubs activities were greatly
reduced. the promotion of open meetings and event the Club Championships
were suspended, although members who were at home 2kept the home fires
burning", and the Club ticking over
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