Issue number 100 Spring 2018 FLANKER FIGHTER FORM GUIDE FLATTED FIFTH FLUTTER GIFT SUGGESTIONS FROM Sport was a rollercoaster throughout autumn, winter and The East India Decanter Club diary THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE £85 spring. Showing a more reliable pattern, club events included Club directory Ties Christmas festivities, popular dinners with a Scottish and CHAIRMAN’S REPORT The East India Club Silk woven tie in club April 2018 Cut glass tumbler English theme, and a general feeling of oasis in St James’s. 16 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LH colours. £20 18 Young members’ dinner Engraved with club Telephone: 020 7930 1000 25 Wellington Barracks visit crest. £30 Fax: 020 7321 0217 26 St George’s day dinner Email: [email protected] CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Web: www.eastindiaclub.co.uk The East India Club DINING ROOM – A History May Breakfast by Charlie Jacoby. 7 Bank holiday 017 concluded with a busy club excellent evening with businesswoman and Monday to Friday 6.45am-10am An up-to-date look at the 9 AGM programme, on consecutive nights in television personality Dr Margaret Mountford Saturday 7.15am-10am characters who have made Sunday 8am-10am 18 Evening of jazz December, including the tri clubs party providing sound career advice for the next Scarf up the East India Club. £10 2 21 Wine Tour of Bordeaux and carol concert, featuring the impressive generation as well as recalling the lighter Lunch £17 Monday to Friday 12.30pm-2.30pm 28 Bank holiday Gentlemen of Hampton Court. These events moments of working with Lord Sugar on The Sunday (buffet) 12.30pm-2.30pm were well supported and a good number of Apprentice. Another speaker of merit, Dr (pianist until 4pm) Bow ties Compact June members demonstrated serious festive cheer David Purdie, once again supplied the cultural Saturday sandwich menu available Tie your own and, mirror 9 RAF Ball and stamina in attending both in the run-up to side of the Burns’ Night supper. I congratulate Dinner for emergencies, £22 our Christmas closure. We reopened in January Andy MacDonald who has taken on the role Monday to Saturday 6.30pm-9.30pm with the traditional staff party, where staff and of organiser for this celebration of all things Sundays (light supper) 6.30pm-8.30pm clip on. £20 The Gentlemen’s July Clubs of London V-neck jumper 1 Cricket match vs Chobham their partners celebrate, and your committee Scottish. He has a tough act to follow but Table reservations should be made with the Front Lambswool in Desk or the Dining Room and will only be held for New edition of 13 Jazz barbecue act as barmen for the evening as a mark of received the president’s seal of approval after burgundy, L, XL, 15 minutes after the booked time. Pre-theatre, Hatband Anthony Lejeune’s 17 Wine tasting appreciation for their efforts. On that note I another successful night. let the Dining Room know if you would like a quick £15 classic. £28 XXL. £55 am pleased to report that members have once The UK has been hit by many beasts from supper. Notelets August again been generous in their donations to the the East. According to our recent library AMERICAN BAR £3.75 staff fund which maintained the higher levels lecture, this could refer to Vladimir Putin. Club Monday to Friday 11.30am-11pm 27 Bank holiday seen in 2016. I would also like to congratulate member Franz Sedelmayer presented his Saturday 11.30am-3pm & 5.30pm-11pm Cufflinks September Tim Wilks who has recently completed 30 autobiographical book Welcome to Putingrad years’ employment with the club. which recounted his business experiences Sunday noon-4pm Enamelled cufflinks 19 Library lecture and dinner & 6.30pm-10pm with club crest, in St Petersburg as Russia, under Presidents 21 Evening of jazz Members resident at the club can obtain drinks from chain or bar. £24.50 Polo shirt Yeltsin and then Putin, descended into a 24 Lord Mayor’s luncheon the hall porter after the bar has closed. In red or black, kleptocracy with state-sponsored organised 21 Grouse dinner EAST INDIA ROOM L, XL, XXL. £28 crime. This was topical coming shortly after Monday to Friday. Light food and wine menu. Use of the popular McMafia TV drama. Only a few electronic devices on silent is permissible. Sunday lunch weeks later, the events in Salisbury provided a SMOKING ROOM & WATERLOO ROOM On most Sundays, a sumptuous Drinks and light menu from 9am to 10.30pm. Mug more chilling reminder that this country is not lunch buffet is provided to the Saturday and Sunday 10am to 10pm. £14 insulated from the actions of the Russians. It accompaniment of a pianist. BILLIARDS ROOM was 10 years ago that former KGB operative Open to members from 9am to midnight. Chocolate mint Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London Pass keys will not be issued after 11pm. creams £8 Bank holidays and by eerie coincidence his widow Marina GYMNASIUM Bars and catering are closed over was a guest at the club for Franz’s lecture. Open to members from 6am to 10pm. Blazers Club shield bank holidays from after breakfast After the disappointment of losing the Ashes Suitable attire must be worn. £395 (navy) £350 (sports) £35 on Sunday throughout Monday. over the winter, as much for the performance BEDROOM CHARGES (from 2018) Accommodation and continental as the result, there was extra anticipation for Includes early morning tea, English breakfast, Waistcoat The chairman speaking at the members’ and daughters’ dinner the 2018 Six Nations championship. It was discretionary £5 per person per night contribution £160 Golf balls breakfast are provided. to the staff fund, and VAT. All bedrooms are non Titleist golf balls. Bearing a rollercoaster tournament with all home smoking. club crest. £29 per dozen Club plans for 2018 include a continuation nations capable of winning on any particular Members & immediate family Napkin of the room refurbishment programme as day. Ireland was deserved victor of the grand Single ensuite £124 (£75*) hook 12 rooms on the first and second floors are slam. In the club, the rugby lunches, organised Single with small shower £103 (£64*) Golf tees £40 due to be upgraded. by Matt Ebsworth, continue Single without facilities £83 (£54*) Tin of 50 ‘personalised’ Phase one is already to be a draw. Double or twin room for single occupancy £168 East India golf tees. £7.75 After the disappointment Double or twin room for double occupancy £182 East & West well underway and the Next, we host the young St James’s Suite £302 Editor: Charlie Jacoby of losing the Ashes, there 07850 195353 [email protected] second floor should be members’ dinner and, Reciprocal members & guests completed by the end of March. was extra anticipation for after that, the St George’s Single ensuite £156 (£98*) Blazer buttons Designer: Chris Haddon View from the 07792 515056 [email protected] We are also planning to refresh the Six Nations Day dinner, a key date in Single with small shower £137 (£87*) Double breasted. £50 garden Sub-editor: Lucy Sloan the website, in particular the diary is guaranteed to Double or twin room for single occupancy £196 Single breasted. £35 Print of the club Double or twin room for double occupancy £215 to provide a more interactive approach boost English morale. Looking further ahead exterior. £65 Photography: Phil McCarthy. To download or St James’s Suite £335 order photography, login to the members’ allowing members additional functionality we will be staging a club ball on Saturday 9 * Special rate on Friday, Saturday, Sunday area of EastIndiaClub.com and select event and improving member communications. I June and the ever popular Jazz barbeque in July. Post and packing for non-breakables from photography and bank holidays £3. Breakable items are for collection can however confirm that the East & West In addition we have the debentures available Printed by: Colour3 (ColourCubed.co.uk) MEMBERSHIP CARDS from the club instead of posting. magazine will continue to be published three for Lords and the Ascot box for the Royal Members are required to carry their membership Published on behalf of The East India Club by times a year. meeting. Let us hope for a glorious summer cards at all times when visiting the club, and Charlie Jacoby, c/o The East India Club Umbrellas The calendar for the first quarter has and I urge you to sign up for these events and present them on arrival. It is essential that they are www.charliejacoby.com Short. £20 Rugby ball CLUB WINE: produced when signing for charges to accounts. Cover photo: the Front Hall already produced memorable events. The take advantage of the club’s social activities. Long. £25 £25 See page 17 for details dinner for fathers and daughters was an Duncan Steele-Bodger, chairman 2 EAST & WEST – SPRING 2018 EAST & WEST – SPRING 2018 3 NEWS NEWS The club’s sporting programme takes place all year round, with High rollers More shorts enthusiasm for all kinds of minor sports, and the big spectator Sports shorts sports of cricket and rugby well served by our debentures. he club’s casino evening flouts every Straight shots Polo moral uttering on gambling you may T have heard in the past few months. GOLFERS’ FULL SEASON The reasons is that, despite the genuinely happy faces of J7s and their guests who by Ben Hurworth Good sticks were winning, the money they were using by Harman Gill is not real. The emotion is real enough, and aptain’s Day, our last golfing event a superb evening in the Smoking Room of the year at Worplesdon had Alan he polo section goes from to the accompaniment of a band saw the C Botterill (38 pts) ahead of Ian Holmes strength to strength in terms of creation of plenty of new James Bonds and (32) with club chairman Duncan Steele- T numbers on the mailing list (now Vesper Lynds.