Chronicle-1935

-4b~. ■;L Booth T7ho had Jtist begun uork in ono of the Bopartments in the ifenion Buildings; C« KnottonDelt uho is an artificer apprGntico in the Blying Corps at Eoherts Heights; Ba Wood, -who is'with an Electrical firm and was "busy on an installation in a new house, and A. Wood who is gradually "becoming important "behind the scenes in the Do B« Bazaars. At Benoni we found J. G. Ellis who was "busy preparing to sot up his own Outfitters "business at Springs, and unfortunately, we missed E® Bourne who was away on sick leave. At Modder Bee Ihad an interesting meoting with S, Thoinas whose chief ho'b'by is music. Howa.s studj^ing syncopation very successfully, and has written a very effective waltz which lias "been played "by the Benoni Dance Orchestra. On Tuesday evening, Octo'ber Sth, eleven Old Boys turned up to dinner at the Langham Hotel, those present "being Hulott E.F.C. Weir B, Irving IC, Griffin G, Dunster F, Doidge R, Baudert, F. Budge J, Burdon 0, Kirk, L. and Stono D. The ta"blG was liandsomely decorated in the College colours, and rod & white azaleas were also offoctively used for the same end.Of course the rojiast was excellent and the talk bright and cheeringand almost entire ly retrospoctivee The talking went on after dinner until about eleven O'clock, and among tho items thoroughly di-scussoducre the new scheme for moving the OqllcgG, the Club's Endowment Schomo, tho new Club blazer, and tho formation of a Johannesburg Brancli. I was very delighted when this idea was enthusiastically accept ed and D. Sinclair (unfortunately prevented from attending tho dinner) was elected Chairman and "Duggie" Weir theHonSocrotar y. Jolly good luck to the Hew Branch.May you keep together and have many a happy meeting .'

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