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Issue number 92 August 2015 WHAT A RACKET WATERLOO WHAT A SCORCHER WATERSPORTS WHAT A SHOT GIFT SUGGESTIONS FROM TUMBLERS The East India Square tumbler THE SECRETARY’S OFFICE Engraved with club Club directory crest. £18.50 The East India Club ATTIRE 16 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LH Club ties Decanter Telephone: 020 7930 1000 Silk woven tie in club £75 Fax: 020 7321 0217 colours. £19.50 Email: [email protected] Web: www.eastindiaclub.co.uk DINING ROOM Breakfast Cut glass tumbler Monday to Friday 6.45am-10am Engraved with club Saturday 7.15am-10am crest. £30 Sunday 8am-10am Lunch Monday to Friday 12.30pm-2.30pm Scarf BOOKS & CDs Sunday (buffet) 12.30pm-2.30pm £17 Club bow ties The East India Club (pianist until 4pm) Tie your own and, – A History Saturday sandwich menu available for emergencies, by Charlie Jacoby. clip on. £19.50 An up-to-date look at Dinner the characters who have Monday to Saturday 6.30pm-9.30pm Sundays (light supper) 6.30pm-8.30pm made up the East India Club. £10 Table reservations should be made with the Front Desk or the Dining Room and will only be held for Club song 15 minutes after the booked time. Hatband Awake! Awake! £15 A recording of the club AMERICAN BAR song from the 2009 St Monday to Friday 11.30am-11pm Saturday 11.30am-3pm George’s Day dinner. £5 & 5.30pm-11pm Cufflinks Sunday noon-4pm Enamelled cufflinks The Gentlemen’s & 6.30pm-10pm with club crest, Clubs of London Members resident at the club can obtain drinks from chain or bar. £24.50 New edition of the hall porter after the bar has closed. Anthony Lejeune’s classic. £28 EAST INDIA ROOM Monday to Friday. Light food and wine menu. Use of electronic devices on silent is permissible. OTHER ITEMS SMOKING ROOM & WATERLOO ROOM Drinks and light menu from 9am to 10.30pm. Mug Saturday and Sunday 10am to 10pm. £14 BILLIARDS ROOM Open to members from 9am to midnight. Chocolate mint Pass keys will not be issued after 11pm. creams £8 Club blazers Club shield GYMNASIUM £61.50 Open to members from 6am to 10pm. £315/£345 (navy) £345 (sports) Suitable attire must be worn. Club waistcoats BEDROOM CHARGE £170 Includes early morning tea, newspaper, English Golf balls breakfast and VAT. All bedrooms are non smoking. Titleist golf balls. Bearing Members club crest. £29 per dozen Single with bath / large shower £103 (£63*) Single with shower £88 (£54*) Single without facilities £72 (£45*) Golf tees Double or twin room for single occupancy £140 Tin of 50 ‘personalised’ Double or twin room for double occupancy £156 Blazer buttons East India golf tees. £7.75 St James’s Suite £259 Double breasted. Reciprocal members & guests £45.00 Single with bath / large shower £133 (£83*) Single breasted. Single with shower £117 (£73*) £30.00 Golf umbrellas Double or twin room for single occupancy £164 Made in club Double or twin room for double occupancy £186 colours of silver, St James’s Suite £288 blue and red. £17 Club print * Special rate on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays A picture of the Post and packing for non-breakables from clubhouse on a £3. Breakable items are for collection MEMBERSHIP CARDS typical London Members are required to carry their membership from the club instead of posting. early evening. cards at all times when visiting the club. It is essential that they are produced when 52.5cm by CLUB WINE: signing for charges to accounts. 40cm. See page 25 for details £61.50 2 EAST & WEST – SUMMER 2015 A summer dominated by the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Club diary... Waterloo also included cricket, music, wine, a change in maitre d’, rowing and golf – and that is just the start. The club is as CHAIRMAN’S REPORT September 7 Lord Mayor’s luncheon busy as it has ever been 16 Library lecture and dinner 18 Rugby World Cup lunch 25 Rugby World Cup lunch CHAIRMAN’S REPORT October 2 Rugby World Cup lunch h, but you have not heard the a fine day. We are about to embark on the 4 Harvest Festival and lunch 8 Grouse dinner news yet, have you?” Rugby World Cup which will be more than 17 Classic car weekend “A HRH The Princess Royal’s just a curtain–raiser to the Six Nations. There 22 Library lecture and dinner quip to the Prince Regent as his curiosity are five rugby lunches organised, the first of 23 Rugby World Cup lunch was aroused by the commotion of the arrival which will feature Nick Farr-Jones. 29 House dinner of Major Percy and Captain White with the Last night I sat in the balmy twilight among 30 Rugby World Cup lunch the trees of St James’s Gardens with a cool glass of the club’s excellent white wine November listening and watching as everyone enjoyed a 4 Port tasting 16 Library lecture and dinner first class barbecue attended by 180 members and guests. The music was enjoyed by many December dancers and it encouraged me to reflect on 3 Carol concert and dinner how very fortunate we are to be part of a 9 Tri-Club carols service and great city; to have the British summer climate Christmas party (kind on this occasion); to enjoy the company 13 Advent carols and lunch of friends in the surroundings of our club. The Square is looking magnificent and the Bank Holidays For the August bank holiday, bars St James’s Square Trust deserves our thanks and catering are closed after breakfast for creating a fine garden. I think it is quite on Sunday 30 August and reopen after the most beautiful square in London. Only a breakfast on Tuesday 1 September. HRH The Princess Royal and the chairman week ago I was in London Fields enjoying a Accommodation and continental picnic with my daughter and friends (and with breakfast remain available. French eagles and Wellington’s dispatch was several thousand Londoners). I do hope that met with deserved applause and a good laugh. the present climate of austerity and cost- Christmas The great occasion was made very special by cutting does not cause us to lose London’s The club closes after lunch on Wednesday 23 December 2015 and the Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim green open spaces, parks and squares. re-opens at 9am on Monday 4 January Laurence and we are all grateful to her for Once lost, they would never be recovered 2016. The cloakroom and day lockers entering into the spirit of the event, making and London would be greatly impoverished will be cleared of left items. The Royal it a memorable, and enduring, highlight for us without them. Air Force Club at 128 Piccadilly kindly all. The plaque on the front of the clubhouse, At the end of June we said goodbye to offers its facilities to our members on unveiled for us by the Princess Royal, will James Dempsey. James has been maitre d’ in dates when our Dining Room is closed. stand as a lasting reminder of a marvellous our Dining Room for the last 11 years and has Please book in advance on 020 7399 carefully seated us all at the best table in the 1000. event. A special report on the Waterloo 200 weekend and the Waterloo dispatch is house every time. He has added humour and included with this summer edition of East & colour to the life of the club and he has been West. Congratulations to Sir Evelyn Webb- a friend to all of us. I am sure you will join me Carter and Tim Cooke on the in thanking him for all he has great success and special done for us and wishing him thanks to Peter Warwick for Ah, but you have well in his retirement (or in bringing to life this important not heard the news fact in his quest for improved East & West part of the club’s history. I am yet, have you? golf handicap). The club sure the legacy of the New presented him with vouchers Editor: Charlie Jacoby Waterloo Dispatch will be felt to add to his golfing armoury 07850 195353 [email protected] “ far and wide over future years. and a humidor with some Montecristo no Designer: Chris Haddon 01279 422219 [email protected] One immediate legacy for us is that the 4 cigars. James handed over the reins to Photography: Phil McCarthy. To download or club has never looked better or been in better Petar” Vasilev as maitre d’ and who is already order photography, login to the members’ repair. The Dining Room and East India Room establishing himself in the role. We all bid him area of EastIndiaClub.com and select event provide us with the great ambience that is a welcome and wish him well. photography fitting setting for the fine cuisine and good I do not think I can remember a period Sub-editor: Cicely Drewe wines we continue to enjoy. Our sporting when the club has been busier. Thank you Printed by: Colour3 (ColourCubed.co.uk) sections have been particularly active in to our management and staff for all they Published on behalf of The East India Club by recent months. The East India cricketers achieve. As the peak of the summer arrives I Charlie Jacoby, c/o The East India Club www.charliejacoby.com played Chobham Cricket Club for the Turnbull wish everyone good cheer for the rest of the Cover photo: Waterloo 200 commemoration Cup and just fell short of the challenge for season.