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OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY. .. The Objects of the Society are the study and dissemination 01 ethical principles and the cultivation of a rational religious sentiment." SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES. The following DISCOURSES will be delivered, the Services beginning at ELEVEN O'CLOCK. September 30.-W. H. KERRIDGE. M.A., Mus.Rac.-Religion in Soviet Russia. Son!j.ta in A, Op. 120, for Pianoforte '" Schubert I . Allegro moderato. IL Andante. III. Allegro. MR.' WILLIAM BuscH. No. 108. Say not they die, those martyr souls. Hymns {NO. 63. All grim, and soiled, and brown with tan. October 7.-0LAF STAPLEDON.-Outgrowing a Great Religion. Bass Solo-The Valley Gounod MR. G. C. DOWMAN. Soprano Solo-My Heart Ever FaithfuL.. Bach MISS HEBE SIMPSON. Violin Obbligato by MR. G. HUTCHINSON. J No 26. "All grows," says Doubt, "all falls, decays and dies." Hymns 1 No. 226. The place of worship is not bound. October 14.-JOHN A. HORSON, M.A.-Human Survival. Pianoforte Solo-Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique) Beetlwven I . Grave-Allegro di molto e con brio-Grave--Allegro-Grave. II. Adagio Cantabile. III. Rondo; Allegro. MR. WILLIAM BuscH. No. 1. Be true to every inmost thought. Hymns { No. 28 (Second tune). Oh dew of life! oh light of earth! October 21.-Prof. F. AVELlNG, D.lit.-Th. Psychology of Religious Experience. First Two Movements of Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin Elgar 1. Allegro. II. Romance: Andante. MR. WILLIAM BUSCH and MR. ANGEL GRANDE. No. 76. These things shall be! A loftier race Hymns { No. 103. 0 truth! 0 freedom! how ye still are born. October 28.- S. K. RATCLlFFE.-Some Impressions of Sc-andinavia. Bass Solo-Aufenthalt Schubert MR. G. C. DowMAN. Soprano Solos-(a) Ein Schwann ... (b) Solveig's Grieg MISS HEBE SIMPSON. r No. 23. There is a song now Singing. Hymns 1 No. 40. ArlSe, my soul! nor dream the hours of life away. The Committee request the audience to retrain trom applause. Pianist: MR. WILLIAM BuscH. A Hymn Practice, to which all persons desirous at improving the hymn singing are invited, is held at the close oj each Service. A Collection is made at each Service, to enable tlwse present to contribute to tlu expenses oj the SOciety. VISITORS WELCOME. OFFICIAL CAR PARK--Opposite Main Entrance. MEMBERSHIP Any person in sympathy with the Objects of the Society is cordially invited to become a MEMBER. The minimum annual subscription is 10s., but it is hoped that Members will subscribe as generously as possible. Any person may join as an Associate, but will not be eligible to vote or hold office. Full-time students at Univer­ sities and Secondary Schools are also eligible to become Associates. Further par­ ticulars may be obtained before and after the Services. or on application to the Hon. Registrar. Miss R. HALLS. Conway Hall. Red Lion Square. W.C.I. An urgent appeal is made to Members and friends of the Society to increase their subscriptions or to give donations to assist the Society to meet its heavy annual expenditure. The work of the Registrar would be considerably lightened if Members would pay their subscriptions annually. Secretary: S. G. GREEN. Conway Hall. Red Lion Square. W.C.I. HONORARY OFFICERS Trealfurer ... C. E. LrSTER. Conway Hall. W.C.I. Sunday Lecture Secretary S. G. GREEN, Con way Hall. W.C.I. Minutes Secretary... Miss E. SMITH. 13, Regent Square, W.C.I. Registrar of Members and {MisS R. HALLS, 121, Studdridge Street. Parsons Green. Associates ...... S.W.6. Editor of MONTHLY RECORD E. P. HART, 18, St. Albans Road, N.W.5. I Mrs. T. LINDSAY, 33, Dawlish Avenue, Greenford. Librarians ...... 1 F. STUTTIG, "Enmore," 12, Durand G ns, Stockwell, S.W.9

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE will meet on Wednesday, October 3, at 6.30 p.m., at Conway Hall. Correspondence dealing with matters for consideration should be forwarded to the Secretary, S. G. GREEN, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.l, at the earliest possible moment. All matters relating to finance should be addressed to the Treasurer. Secretaries of Sub-Committees are requested to note that any matter which they wish to insert in the MONTHLY RECORD should be in the hands of the Editor as early in the month as pOSSible, and in any case not later than Friday, October 19. FUNERAL SERVICES can be arranged by the SOCiety. Applications should be made to the Secretary, S. G. GREEN, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.I. (Telephone. Chancery 8032.) MEMBERS INCAPACITATED.-Will any reader who hears of a member of the Society incapacitated through sickness kindly inform the Secretary, Conway Hall, or communicate with any other officer of the Society.

The SOciety does not hold itself responsible for views expressed or reported in the .. RECORD."

MRS. BARBARA WOOTTON ON "THE MEANING OF SOCIAL EQUALITY" - The objection which is usually made to social equality is that people are not. never have been. and never will be equal. Muddled thinking is at the basis of this objection-the confusion of specific with general inequalities. Specific attributes such as skill. intelligence and physical str,ength are measurable. but we cannot measure the intrinsic superiority of one person over another in respect of qualities in general. .... Even the specific differences between normal individuals are strictly limited; for example. nobody can be five hundred times as intelligent as another person. Social class is the fundamental obstacle to equality. It implies social separate­ ness; people cannot mix freely. and marriage between members of different classes rarely takes place. Social inequality occurs where privileges are conferred upon people regardless of the function they perform in the community. and again, where the respect paid to a specific quality is extended until the possessor is regarded as a superior being. The only publicly acknowledged class distinction in this country is that of hereditary aristocracy. The" gentry," too. is a special category of individuals to which one cannot belong if engaged in trade or manual labour. But aristocracy and the gentry are both archaic survivals from an older social system upon which our present s.ystem is based. The real foundation of social inequality to-day is wealth. Wealth classification causes a great gulf between those enjoying large incomes and II those at the other end of the scale of incomes. How can these barriers be broken down? TIle establishment of examinations and professional qualifications has been one means to the reduction of class privilege. Education enables a few to cllmb from one social group to another, but this is rather an infiltration than a breaking down of barriers. The differences in speech and clothes between sOCIal groups has greatly diminished, owing largely to the influence of the. Pre~ ,. wireless and the cinema. But practically no progress is being made m reducI.ng ~l.lstIDct~ons of wealth. In discussing the possibilities of a completely equa~ltanan sO~lety,. we m~st temper equalitarianism with common sense. No commumty can eXlst. w~thout c}lf­ ferences in authority' this must be vested in those best able to exerCIse It, ID relatIOn to the work to be do~e but in no other sphere. Differences in wealth will continue for some time, but th~y should not be the outcome of a ~ross exa~geration ~f the differences between individuals. No cause has worse enerrues than Its best fnends, and undue dogmatism about minor differences in wealth and authority is harmful to the cause of social equality. F. W. DR. C. DEllS LE BURNS ON "EDUCATION FOR PEACE" TIle problem of education, in so far as its object is the establishment of peace, may be treated from three standpoints: the method of education, its subject-matter and its instruments. But before passing to the consideration of each of these. it is necessary to define the meaning of .. peace." The conception of peace still suffers from linguistic associations: the idea of peace has constantly been coupled with the notion of rest. So obsessed are we with the requiescat in pace of gravestooe tradition that we almost inevitably believe that peace signifies a dreamless slumber and that war, being at least an activity, should command our preference. This illusion will only be dispelled when it is generally realised that peace means nothing less than an organised co-operation between peoples, widely differing in religion and culture, for the purpose of promoting the Common Good. Far from being a call to repose, peace demands a strenuous activity on the part of each one of us, to the end of securing the Common Good of nations and of maintaining its existence when once it has been secured. Now the present misunderstanding of the meaning of peace is an indication of defective education. The remedy for this is to be found, first, in a modification of teaching methods. Greater emphasiS must be laid on the historical aspect of school subjects. Arithmetic, for example, should be taught not as a fixed set of dogmas, but as a gradual development of the technique of calculation to which contribution was made by thinkers from many countries. Insistence on the historical side of culture will enable children to gain an idea of human solidarity; for, even in its simplest forms, civilisation is international. Secondly, the reform of educational subject-matter is long overdue. TIle story of mankind, for instance, is still learnt as though it had nothing to relate but a series of wars and political intrigues. History should be read, on the contrary, as an inspiring account of efforts made in the past, and to be con­ tinued now and in the future, to raise the level of human attainment and to add to those treasures of the mind which, because of their spiritual nature, are of lasting value to all men irrespective of creed, race or country. The admiration of our children must be directed to those who have made civilisation pOSSible, not to those who have done their utmost to destroy it. Information about contemporary affairs should also be imparted, but this information must be such as to make the pupil eager to join in the work of the world and, above all, to do his part in the making of peace. Lastly the instruments of education should be employed in a more efficacious manner. Th~ cinema, for example, instead of showing anti-war propaganda would render greater service if it brought people to realise the cultural and economic interrelation of nations. TIlis kind of knowledge, given to large numbers of citizens would act as a p.rophylactic agaiI.JSt the stunts of newspaper magnates and the insi~cerities of poli­ tlcmns. Meanwhile, for those who are now workmg for peace, an important task requires immediate accomplishment. The race for armaments has begun again and It IS the duty of those who love peace to agItate for the setting-up of a Commission which will prevent arms manufacturers from making new fortunes. If we have not yet succeeded in bringing about disarmament we can at least do something, here and now, to take the profits out of war. J. E. W.

MR. GERALD HEARD ON "PLANNING-ITS POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITS" No idea has so taken hold of this generation as that of planning. It lies behind such diverse phenomena as Communism, Fascism and the New Deal in America It is a mistaken idea to suppose that Zaissez faire was inefficient· it was efficient' but cruel-natural selection working in the economic world. Most ~f the gigantic efforts of the 19th centnry were made possible because of laissez jaire, large enterprises being carried on with small savings which were mostly lost. Laissez jaire-ruth~ess, disregardful of the finer values-was able to achieve its ends at a comparatively small cost, whereas if the Government had undertaken such schemes the whole social struc­ ture might have been imperilled. Planning is apt to carry on for a time by postponing difficulties, but these post­ ponements lead to an accumulation which may eventually sweep away the whole social structure. We must plan economically and physiologically, not allowing the increasing flood of life to overflow its bounds. Violent emotional currents must be harnessed. All revolutions have their emotional and their intellectual causes. The French Government had outraged the people's emotions by its cruelty, and their intellect by its inefficiency. Likewise the Government in Russia was cruel and inefficient. This resulted in a single united force of the efficient and the kind-hearted against them. This is not the case in most Western countries to-day. The strength of a State and the welfare of its individual members are not synonymous. We must decide whether planning is to make the State efficient and powerful or to give a good life to individuals. All prophets have discovered that the way to make human beings go forward is to persuade them that they are going backward. Mussolini is doing this in Italy and Hitler in Germany. We can make use of people's readiness to immolate themselves, make democracy abdicate in favour of a class of administrators, while retaining what is valuable in democracy-the personal liberty of individuals. The most highly trained members of the community should be those to carry out the change. They should be acquainted with science and friendly to it, be enterprising and look towards the future. Besides being highly intellectual they must be highly trustworthy. They must be chosen for their intellectual superiority and sense of responsibilty towards society. We cannot have a rigid plan because Science itself, by moving too quickly, makes that impossible. We cannot have a hard-and-fast plan because we do not know what things human beings will follow and what they will resist. If we can bring about a state of society in which democracy entrusts power to this intellectual and moral hierarchy, knowing that such power will not be abused, there is a future for democracy and the individual; otherwise we shall have an efficient State at the price of the individual, the community will crash and the will to carry on may disappear. The power to trust may be exhausted and never reappear. E.W. MR. S. K. RATCLlFFE ON "INDICTING A NATION" "I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people" was the most quoted sentence in the writings of Edmund Burke. But why should Burke have needed a method? The practice of forming or accepting a collective moral judgment of a class or a nation was a universal matter of conduct. We all did it habitually and every day. It must be a survival of the tribal stage. A community living in a world of strife could not help regarding the enemy as evil. If he were remote, he was a terrible monster; if close at hand, he had a known and definite wickedness. In heroic literature the enemy usually bore an opprobrious label. The Bible was full of this; e.g., "Lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation "; and St. Paul reminded Titus how one of their own prophets had said that the Cretans" were always liars," and his witness was true. The modems in this respect were no different from the ancients. Every English­ man knew the character of the Scotch and Irish. No housewife needed telling what to expect from a Welsh charwoman. For ages the national character of our hereditary enemies the French was an unvarying tradition among us, and long ago the world had drawn up its indictment against the English. So, too, with the European view of all Asiatics. "I trust I am making no false or arrogant claim," said Lord Curzon thirty years ago at the University of Calcutta, "if I say that truth­ speaking is a western rather than an eastern virtue." War and propaganda could make a complete overturn in the popular judgment of other peoples; witness the altered attitude of the British towards the French and the Russians within living memory. Germany, of course, provided the most striking contemporary example. Until imperial Germany emerged as the great rival of Britain, English people felt nearer akin to the Germans than to any other Europeans. The war made Germany an outcast nation. After the Treaty the British were the first to move towards a more reasonable view. But the coming of the Nazis to power had caused in a few months a tremendous revulsion; and some of the harshest judges of Germany to-day were found among those who had urged fair play for Germany after the war. Many of them had joined the Diehards who had held that the Germans were a race of barbarians. 5 One of the most conspicuous of these was Mr. Robert Dell, who in his recent book, "Germany Unmasked," had retracted his former views. He now agreed with those who said that Hitler and his disciples stood for the essential Germany, which must be treated as the enemy of civilisation. Mr. Dell argued that this Germany would have to be broken by force, and that there was no other way. It had not been brought into being by the injustices of Versailles or the subsequent policy of the vic­ torious Powers. Hitler, however, had said, in a recent speech, that but for Versailles he would not be where he is; and in and elsewhere a very large body of people agreed with that statement. It was doubtless true, as Mr. Dell said, that the triumph of Nazism would not be imaginable in any other country; but part of the reason for that was that no great modern country had gone through an experience comparable with that of Germany. The Nazi doctrine had undoubtedly increased the danger of war; but could that danger be met by the spread of such assumptions as those concerning the inherent savagery of a great people? It would be well for us to recall the facts of the making of United Germany, and to remember that it had been built up by the German folk, since the defeat of Napoleon. A war provoked by the Nazi power would mean the ruin of German cities and the devastation of the German land. Every German, unless he were living in a state of irrational exalta­ tion, was aware of that; and it was difficult to believe that this was not a fact of importance in the balancing of the issues of peace and war. CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor oj THE MONTHLY RECORD. 85, Windsor Road, Forest Gate, E.7, September 8, 1934. DEAR Sm,-Everyone must sympathise-with Miss Vaughan's protege who refuses to work in an armament factory. The young man is in a hopeless pOSition, because naturally he will uphold his objection to its bitter end. It is impossible for him to work in any steel mills which supply raw material for the making of guns. He cannot work in a machine shop which makes tools for the manufacture of guns, or in an engineering factory that supplies cranes and lifting­ jacks for the moving of guns, nor in a sand-pit that supplies sand for the casting of guns. He will even have to refuse to work in a power station that may supply light and power to an armament factory-for without light and power no armaments could be made. If he is to be true to his ideals he cannot even work on a farm that grows wheat to make bread to keep all the armament workers alive, because by so doing he would be helping indirectly with the making of armaments. And how can he bring himself even to receive the dole? That help for the unemployed came into being owing to the economic conditions caused by the late war. Poor man! MARIANNE IDIENS. MONTHLY "AT HOMES" The October" At Home" will be held in the Library on Sunday, October 21. at 4 p.m. The guest of the afternoon will be Mr. Gerald Heard. Members who have recently joined the Society will find in the Sunday "At Homes" an occasion for meeting the officers and other members of the SOCiety. Tea is provided at a nominal charge of 6d. The Club-room is always available on Sundays for those who wish to bring their lunch. NOTES Members are reminded that the Annual Reunion Soiree will be held at Con way Hall on Sunday, September 30, at 6.30 p.m. Lord Snell will give a short address on "Ethical Societies and Personal Service" and there will be songs by Mr. Franklyn Kelsey. Mr. C. J. Pollard will act as chairman.

It is proposed to make a further collection of women's and children's clothing and shoes for the Cecil House (Women's Public Lodging House) in Devonshire Street, W.C.!. Members and Associates who are able to send parcels are asked to label them" Mrs. Hawkins, for Cecil House," and to leave them with the porter at Con way Hall. The parcels are handed over as they are. In addition to the names given in the August RECORD, Miss Wilcox and Mr. T. Wyatt have joined the Concert Sub-Committee. The Editor will be much obliged if Secretaries of Sub-Committees and others who have items for these Notes, or for Announcements, will kindly send them to him and not to the printer. ' 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL GROUP.-The first choral practice, conducted by Mr. E. L. Wilkin, will be held on Wednesday October 10, at 7.30 p.m. The fee for membership of the group is 2s. 6d. for the session. Hon. Secretary; Miss A. A. GOULD, Woodrising, Trapps Hill, Loughton, Essex.

CONWAY CHILDREN'S CIRCLE.-This Circle meets every Tuesday, from 6 to 7.30 p.m., at the Peel Institute, 65, st. John Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.I. Members and Associates will be very welcome as visitors to the Circle. Those willing to help, either regularly or occasionally, are asked to write to the Hon. Secretary. Miss E. WATKINS, 78, St. George's Square, S.W.I.

CONWAY DISCUSSION CIRCLE.-The following meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 7:- October 2.-Pro. H. Levy on .. Idealism v. Materialism." (Prof. Levy will debate with himself.) III October 9.-Prof. J. B. S. Haldane on .. The Rebirth of Materialism." *October 16.-Debate; .. Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? " Affirmative; Arnold Lunn. Negative: A. D. Howell Smith. *October 23.-Debate: .. That Education in State-aided Schools should be Confined to Secular Subjects." Affirmative: H. W. Armstrong (Secular Education League). Negative; Miss K. M. Penzer (Association of Teachers of Religious Knowledge). October 30.-W. H. Kerridge on .. The Inftuence of Language on Religion." * A charge of Is. will be made for admission to these debates. Tickets may E.C.4.be obtained at Conway Hall, or from the R.P.A., 4-6, Johnson's Court, Fleet Street,

CONWAY FORUM.-Meetings are held on the first and third Fridays at 7.30 pm. October 5.-Mrs. Janet Chance on .. The Realistic Handling of Home Life." I1 tions?October " 19.-J. Katz on .. What are the Causes of the Breakdown of Civilisa­ Questions and discussion follow the paper at each meeting. All Members, Associates and their friends are invited. Hon. Secretary: Miss E. GUNDERSEN, 44, Burlington Avenue, Kew Gardens, Surrey.

COUNTRY DANCE GROUP.-The Country Dance Class, under the supervision of Miss A. G. Gloyn, is held every Monday in the Library, from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Special half-hours are devoted to beginners and to more advanced dancers, at 7 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. respectively. There is general dancing for all at 8 p.m. Only members of the SOCiety can be admitted to the class. The fee is 10s. down, or 2s. 6d. with an additional charge of Is. for each lesson attended. All payments to be made to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. Lindsay. Further information may be had from the Hon. Secretary; Miss P. M. OVERY, 70, LeWisham Park, S.E.13. DANCES.-The October Dance will be held on October 13, at 7.30 p.m.; tickets, in­ cluding refreshments, 3s. Subsequent Dances will be on November 3 and December 1. Hon. Secretary: NOEL F. RUSSELL, 6, Queen's Road, Loughton. LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION BRANCH.-On Wednesday, October 31, at 7.30 p.m., a speaker from Headquarters (in the absence of Mr. E. J. Harrington, whose ill­ ness is greatly regretted) will deliver a lecture on .. The Meaning and Significance of the Referendum." It is hoped that members of the SOCiety, as well as mem­ bers of the Branch, will keep this date free. Members are also urgeJ to help the League of Nations Union in its great effort to find out the will of the nation in regard to disarmament by filling up the declaration forms which will be delivered to them at their homes. Hon. Treasurer of S.P.E.S. Branch, Miss H. M. Fairhall, 8.Gardens, Scarborough N.W.II. Road, N.4. Hon. Secretary: Mrs. BEATRICE McCABE, 40, Russell

LITERARY CIRCLE.-On Thursday, October 4, at 7 p.m., in the Library Miss F. Wilkins will read a paper on D. H . Lawrence's "The Man Who Died.~ ' Those coming to tea at 6 p.m. are asked to notify the Hon .Secretary, Miss F. WILKINS, 15, Knatchbull Road, S.E.5. The sub~cription to the Circle is Is. for the period to December 31, WIth a further Is. (optIOnal) for membership of the Book Club. PLAY-READING CIRCLE.-The Circle meets on second and fourth Thursdays of the month, in the Library, at 7 p.m., for the purpose of reading modern plays. Subscription is 2s. 6d. for the season, October-April. First meeting: October 25, J. M. Barrie's "What Every Woman Knows." Visitors cordially welcome. Those wishing to join should write at once to the Hon. Secretary, Mrs. HINCHLIFF, 23, Russell Gardens, N.W.11. POETRY CIRCLE.-On Thursday, October 18, members of the Poetry Circle will read Milton's poetical drama" Comus." H. Lawes' music, which was specially written for the poem, will be played by a quintette under the direction of Mrs. Ida Briscoe. Miss Renee Chevaux will be the vocalist. The performance will take place in the Library at 7.30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. All members and friends are cordially invited. Hon. Secretary: Mrs. MARIANNE IDIENS, 85, Windsor Road, E.7. RAMBLES.-Sunday, October 7-Ashtead Park, Epsom Downs and Tadworth. Train 1 p.m. Waterloo to Ashtead. Day return 2s. Tea at "Blue Anchor," Tadworth. Leader, Mr. W. Fish. Sunday, October 14.-Marden Park and Oxted. Train 12.53 p.m. Charing Cross to Caterham. Day return 2s. 3d. Tea at Potter's, High Street, Llmpsfield. Leader, Mr. F. James. Saturday, October 20.-Ramble in rural Essex. Havering-atte-Bowe and Stapleford Abbots. Train 2 p.m. Liverpool Street. Day return Harold Wood 2s. Leader, Mr. Jack Green. Sunday, October 28.-Cuffiey and Hoddesdon. Train 1.5 p.m. King's Cross to Cuffley. Walking tour ticket No. 29 2s. 3d. Tea and social hour at New Clarion Hostel at Hoddesdon; return from Broxbourne. Leader, Mr.!. O. Evans.

SOUTH PLACE STRING .-Conductor: R. H. Walthew. Practices will be held from 7 to 9 p .m. on Fridays, from October 5 to December 21, and from January 4 to April 12. The subscription for each half-season is 10s. On Friday, December 14, an "open evening" will be held, when all interested are invited to meet the conductor and members and to listen to solos and concerted pieces. The Orchestra also intends to give a Concert at the end of the season. Those desiring to become members are asked to write to the Hon. Secretary, E. J. FAmHALL, 18, Golden Manor, W.7. SOUTH PLACE STUDY CIRCLE.-Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Fridays, commencing at 6 o'clock with tea, which will be available for late-comers up to 7 o'clock. Young Members and Associates who are willing to attend regularly and to devote some time to studying the book or subject agreed upon will be warmly welcomed. Hon. Secretary: W. E. WRIGHT, 29, Heath Hurst Road, N.W.3. SOUTH PLACE SUNDAY CONCERT SOCIETY Sunday Concerts of The FORTY-NINTH SEASON will begin on SUNDAY, October 7, with the l,197th Concert. October 7.-The Griller String Quartet: Sidney Griller, Jack O'Brien, Philip Burton, Colin Hampton. Piano: Harry Isaacs. Vocalist: Flora Collins. At the Piano: Bloch's Piano Quintet; Dvorak's String Quartet in F, Op. 96 (The" Nigger "); 's Italian Serenade; Chopin's Scherzo in B minor for Piano. October H.-The Trio Players: , Eda Kersey, . Vocalist: Michael Head. Piano Trios: Brahms in C major, Op. 87; Phantasy, and Saint-Saens in F. Op. 18. October 21.-The Rawlins String Quartet: Bessie Rawlins, Dorothea Christison, Dorothy Jones, Edith Hanson. Solo Piano: John Hunt. Glazounov's Quartet in D minor, Op. 70; Beethoven's Quartet in D. Op. 18, No. 3; Schumann's Etudes Sym­ phoniques, and Haydn's Sonata in E flat, for Piano; Violin Solo by Bach. October 28.-The Stratton String Quartet: George Stratton, Carl Taylor, Watson Forbes, John Moore. Piano: Richard H. Walthew. Vocalist: Gordon Cleather. Smetana's String Quartet in E minor (Aus Meinem Leben); Mozart's Piano and Violin Sonata in A, K 526; Schumann's Piano Quintet; Songs by Walthew. Members' Tickets, 3s. each, admitting to Reserved Seats every Sunday for First 11 HaU-Season, from October 7 to December 16, will be ready on September 16, and may be obtained from ANDREW E. WATSON, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.1, by send­ ing remittance and stamped addressed envelope . .. THE STORY OF A THOUSAND CONCERTS," by W. S. Meadmore, illustrated with portraits of the Artists and two Drawings, together with a List of Works, Number of Performances, Names of Artists, etc. Sixpence net. Post free 8d. from the Hon. Treasurer. Hon. Treasurer: ANDREW E. WATSON, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.!' Hon. Secretary: ALFRED J. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, N.3. Hon. Assistant Secretaries: f Mrs. D. M. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, N.3. j GEORGE HUTCHINSON, 2, Canonbury Place, N.1.

COMMITTEE Mrs. H. CATHERALL. Mrs. G. JAMES. J. RONEY. Mrs. D. M. CLEMENTS. F. JAMES. F. STUTTIG. E. J. FAffiHALL. H. LIDSTONE. E. SNELLING. F. G. GoULD. Mrs. L. LINDSAY. A. E. WATSON. J. A. GRAHAM. Mrs. A. LISTER. Mrs. A. WATSON. Mrs. J. R. HINCHLIFF. C. J. POLLARD. Mrs. I. WOOD. G. HUTCHINSON. W. E. WRIGHT.

New Members: Mr. A. G. COLLINGS, 41, Glebe Road, Hornsey, N.8. Miss J. E. MONTGOMERY, c / o Westminster Bank, Ltd., 102, West End Lane, N.W.6. Miss T. RANDALL, 134, Castelnau, Barnes, S.W.13. Miss M. WELLER, Gadshill, Stratford Way, . Mr. R. WORDS WORTH, 26, Gloucester Square, Hyde Park, W. New Associate: Mrs. E. BRIERLEY, 6, Lidlington Place, N.W.!. Changes of Address: Mrs. S. GARDNER, 2, Vicars Hill, Lewisham, S.E.13. Miss M. GIBSON, 42, Brunswick Road, Hove, . Miss E. J. ARNOLD, 68, Weltje Road, Hammersmith, W.6. Mrs. 1. P. STEVENS, c / o Lang and Co., 23, Ropemaker Street, London, E.C. Mr. D. IVES, 91, Gunterstone Road, W.14. Mr. D. ERRINGTON, Handside, St. Lawrence Av,enue, Ramsgate, Kent. Miss K. C. KENNEDY, 8, Connaught Avenue, S.W.14. Miss V. M. PECK, 126, Stamford Hill, N.16.

DIARY FOR OCTOBER 1 Country Dances .. 7 p.m. 16 Discussion 7 p.m. 2 Discussion 7 p.m. 18 Poetry Circle 3 General Committee 7.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.. 19 Conway Forum 7.30 p.m. 4 Literary Circle 7 p.m. 20 Ramble: Essex (see 5 Con way Forum 7.30 p.m. page 7) 7 Concert 6.30 p.m. 21 Service 11 a.m. 7 Service 11 a.m. 21 Concert 7 Ramble: 6.30 p.m. Ashstead Park, 21 At Home 4 p.m. etc. (see page 7) 22 Country Dances .. 8 Country Dances 7 p.m. 7 n.m. 23 Discussion 7 p.m. 9 Discussion 7 p.m. 25 Play Reading Circle 7 p.m. 10 Choral Group 7.30 p.m. 26 Study Circle 12 Study 6 p .m. Circle 6 p.m. 28 Service 11 a.m. 13 Dan<:e 7.30 p.m. 28 Ramble: Cuffieyand Hod- 14 Concert 6.30 p.m. desdon (see page 7) 14 Service 11 a.m. 28 Concert '6.30 p.m. 14 Ramble: Marden Park 29 Country Dances 7 p.m. and Oxted (see page 7) 30 Discussion 7 p.m. 15 Country Dances .. 7 p.m. 31 League of Nations Branch 7.30 p.m. Printed and Published by THE FARLEIGH PRESS (T.U.), 44, Worship Street, E.C.2.