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March 2008

Mum, there’s an elephant in the garden

Regular visitors to the Penn Club staying in rooms at the rear will have had the pleasure of waking up and seeing the changing

artworks in the garden. There have been reports of delight, surprise and disbelief at the latest appearance on the lawns.

Sadly the elephant has now returned to Regent’s Park Zoo.

St Cecilia Event

The November outing saw eleven members attending the Festival of St Cecilia at Westminster Abbey, after which we went to Tate Britain to see an exhibition of paintings by Millais. As is the current style, early paintings gave way to mature ones, mainly portraiture, then late works, huge Scottish landscapes. Thursday morning found us at the Royal Academy, viewing “Making History, Antiquaries in Britain” and in the evening we enjoyed a humorous and lively production of “The 39 Steps”. As usual, there was much banter and enjoyable company.

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A Home from Home over Christmas

Quaker Hom eless Action is once again grateful to the Board for allowing its volunteers to stay at the Club during the running of a shelter over the Christmas week. Union Chapel, Islington is one a group of seven churches which run a shelter during part of the year. QHA has been happy to cooperate with them by extending their activities when otherwise they would be The Mayor of Islington tries a jigsaw A galley slave washes up closed. It was a successful partnership which we look forward to repeating next year. Photos by Josie Christmas Party

The Christmas Party on the evening of December 11 th was an enjoyable occasion when those present had the opportunity to recall their youth and take part in a quiz on the post- war years. They were able to recover from their mental exertions thanks to the refreshments provided by the Club staff.

Editor: John Ward The Penn Club 21-23 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JJ tel: 0207 636 4718

www.pennclub.co.uk [email protected] fax: 0207 636 5516

We welcome into membership

Joan Ainsworth Oxford Tim Kilbride Chesterfield Elisabeth Arbuckle Puerto Rico, USA Susan Lambert Norwich Katharine Bagshaw Sheffield Christine Landale Winchester Alistair Balls Northumberland Ursula Leslie Co Kerry, Ireland David Bamford Powys Alison Lewis Hull Jerry Bangham Mississippi, USA Mary Liggett Hawaii, USA Juliana Bannon Lancaster William Large Newcastle upon Tyne MarthaBariabar Stockholm, Sweden Christine Loosely Horsham David Barklem Ipswich Eric Lowry Cambridge Ronald Barr New South Wales, Australia Brian Lucas Ventnor Brenda Barrass Chichester Penelope Macmillan Sutton Coldfield David Beardmore Bath Yvonne Magee St Andrews Nick Bolsover East Yorkshire Mary McArthur Penzance Barbara Boyall Stratford Eoin McCarthy Malvern Donald Boyall Stratford Mark Mills-Powell Cambridge Noel Bregartner Derby John Milne Berwick upon Tweed Andrew Brown Co Antrim, NI Nick Morris Wantage Judith Bruce Swansea Kirstin Morrison Glasgow Helen Bruder Witney Gillian Mortimer Selby John Burgess Norfolk Roger Mortimer Selby Susan Burrows Gard, France Declan Mulcahy Edmonton, Canada Tessa Calvert Warrington Mary Munro-Hill Driffield Hugh Carson Derbyshire Peter O’Donaghue Somerset Penelope Carson Derbyshire Alan O’Shaugnessy Axminster Laurel Clark Victoria, Australia Audrey O’Shaugnessy Axminster John Cogswell Washington, USA Jean Parham Lyme Regis William Conklin Ontario, Canada Elizabeth Perry Edinburgh Elizabeth Cooper Swansea Rosemary Phillips Dorset Judith Corser British Columbia, Canada Stephen Pike Totnes Mary Couper Oxford Graham Pinfield Worcester Jeffrey Cox Iowa, USA Bryony Randall Glasgow Joan Cuthbertson Sunderland Elizabeth Raymond Sussex Rosemary Dixon-Nuttal Sussex Hilary Richardson Dublin, Ireland Hastings Donnan Belfast Christine Robinson Westcliffe on Sea Kai Easton Brighton Elizabeth Robinson Birmingham Deirdre Docherty Dublin, Ireland Margaret Rose Milan, Italy Frank Entwhistle Barnstaple James Rosedale Marlborough Viven Flynn York Anthony Rossi Norfolk Gregory Franks Nottingham Claire Rossi Norfolk Peter Fyfe New South Wales, Australia Mary Roche Bradford on Avon Cynthia Greenwood Anglesey Patrick Rushe Co Louth, Ireland Philomena Guillebaud Cambridge Alistair Russell Stockton on Tees Geoff Hall Bedford Fran Ryan Oxford David Harris New South Wales, Australia Nigel Sandford Sheffield Jinny Hay Colchester Alan Scott Lewes Anthony Hedges Bexhill Mary Snook Denbighshire Emma Hitchcock London Graeme Storey Oswestry Sue Holmes Hampshire Geoffrey Strachan Oxfordshire Shirley Jacobs Rickmansworth Betty Sutcliffe Totnes Gillian James London John Sutherland-Smith Plymouth Philip Johnson Stockport Alex Tindall Hastings James Jordan Preston Fabian Todd Cardiff Linda Jordan Preston Lorna Walker St Andrews Simon Jordan Lancaster Joyce Wallbank Preston Elliott Joslin Massachusetts, USA Linton Walters Shrewsbury Brian Kealey Burnley Antonia Young Skipton Sven Kielgas Munich, Germany Sharifa Zawawi New York, USA

We have learnt of the deaths of

John Farquharson, Alan Wesencroft & Sonia Williams

Playpenn

Thanks to those who submitted answers to the desk calendar problem. I have no intention of asking you how to go about drafting a Sudoku puzzle. Congratulations to Richard Rastall. Here is his solution:

The problem is to allow all the numbers from 01 to 31 to be shown on two cubes, only a single face of each showing at one time. The numerals 1 and 2 must be doubled because both 11 and 22 have to be shown; 0 must also be doubled, since all numbers are needed and neither cube can accommodate nine digits (1-9) – or even eight digits (for which see below). Thus three faces of each cube are taken up with 0, 1, and 2.

This leaves the remaining three faces on each cube to accommodate the digits 3 – 9. This is a total of

seven digits, which is too many, but it can be cut to six by using the 6 upside-down for 9.

Hence the two cubes have the following digits on them: Cube A: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cube B: 0 1 2 6 7 8 In fact, the digits 3-8 could be distributed in any way on the remaining six faces, but this is the one that will cause least frustration in the person changing the calendar.

Part of the problem was how to express the answer without sounding like Humphrey Lyttelton explaining the rules of Mornington Crescent!

Crossword puzzle set by Bouncer

ACROSS

1 Lagting and Odelsting assembled in Norway (8) 5 Seeker? No, finder! (6) 9 They do highway robbery (8) 10 The soul mate of Eros, see her flutter by (6) 11 Though east of Iowa, it’s called the Prairie State (8) 13 Beautiful flower named for Clarke Abel (6) 14 Do you know the Mayor of London? (3) 16 Climb to the throne or indeed up to heaven (6) 19,20 It began in 1759 round the corner from the Penn Club (7,6) 21 Initially responsible for 93 miles of the tidal Thames (1,1,1) 26 A path you might choose if you couldn’t care less (6) 27 On paper this size you could write exceedingly long letters to The Friend (8) 28 Code of conduct for rioters perhaps (3,3) 29 Nourishment for Olympians (8) 30 Hold-ups but not as practised by 9 (6) 31 Gives order but not for dinner, to secretary perhaps (8)

DOWN

1 Amen (2,2,2) (6) 15 What CAAT wishes we wouldn’t do! (3) 2 Bright bird from Baltimore (6) 16 “I __ for daily bread, but not for wealth, lest I forget the 3 With Quaker money upfront they started running, poor . . . .” (3) Inazo Nitobe from Stockton (6) 17 Emma bled but was fragrantly preserved! (8) 4 Unkind name for a bore (6 18 Turkey town was Constantine’s place until 1923 (8) 6 Pink, prickly relative of George W ? (8) 19 Child of 6? (8) 7 Gave superior performance and got out of prison (8) 22 Old Boys and Girls from Sibford, Bootham, Sidcot etc (6) 8 Stick-in-the-muds who go to their graves unable 23 “There is a _____ which I feel delights to do no evil . . .” to ‘live adventurously’ (8) James Nayler (6) 12 Let’s eat out with Friends from North Pacific YM (7) 24 Cast as Mary, American impressionist painter (6) 25 They can be found in Battersea but they’re not waifs (6)

Please send your answers to the Editor at the Penn Club by 1 st May 2008. The winner will be entitled to one night’s standard accommodation for one at the Penn Club, subject to availability.

An extra Playpenn item

Decipher this code to make a phrase or saying:

FFA YAR OHS ESR YAH NNI (Problem to be solved by 1 st April)

HOUSE NOTES

MARCH 2008

Hiring the Cadbury Room

Members may well be aware that the Cadbury Room can be hired at a modest charge for meetings of groups up to about twelve. Tea and coffee are available. You are welcome to bring in your own food for lunch or order its delivery from outside for consumption in the Dining Room. For further details and bookings please contact the Manager at the Club.

A room that suits you

The Office has a note of members’ preferences for rooms, on the first floor or at the back for example, and we attempt to meet them when possible. Should there be any change in your requirements, temporary or permanent, will you please make it known at the time of booking.

Recycling

There have been many comments in the suggestions box on the subject of recycling. At present Camden Council removes a small amount of recyclable material. Arrangements have been made for a contractor to undertake removal of much of the Club’s recyclable material which will have been to some extent separated by the Club’s staff.

Questions and answers

Displayed on the notice board near Reception are members’ and guests’ suggestions and the Board’s and Management’s responses. We hope this information is useful.