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to.RSU.l=. DOWNH NLY BEING THE ANNUAL JOURNAL OF THE DOWNHILL ONLY CLUB WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN WENGEN ON 7TR FEBRUARY 1925.

HON. EDITOR: K. D. FOSTER.IM.B.E., LEABROOK WORKS, WEDNESBURY, STAFFORDSHIRE RANDOM REFLECTIONS Up to the .time of writing there has been no clear-cut the Swiss have gone out of their way to help the British announcement with regard to Winter Sports. During cause. The main reason for the letter was to express the summer one could take the £35 and have a heck of appreciation for the support given by the Swiss to an a time with it where and how one liked but we have event organised at Scheidegg this summer by the Alpine heard rumours that when the Labour Y.l.P's return Club, and we are still puzzled as to why that august body from their proletarian holidays at the South of France should have' left the S.C.G.B. to perform such an and in Italy all the rules are to be altered presumably on essential courtesy on its behalf. the theory that there are a number of Labour voters Unfortunately there have been a number of cases of who take Continental holidays during the summer, but visitors .taking advantage of Swiss generosity. A young that the clientele of the winter resorts is drawn entirely Swiss who was staying with us during the summer had from the class so pleasantly described by the Minister with him three I.O.U's given to his father by British of Health as " vermin". visitors and every one of them was repudiated when We have therefore plodded conscientiously through presented over here. We believe that a particularly bad all the Government announcements, even taking in the case of this kind was brought to the notice of the play-by-play bulletins on the progress of the Prime S.C.G.B. last year but the Council decided that there was Minister's battle with his eczema of the feet, but the nothing they could do. Our feeling is that all Ski Clubs only thing we have come across is a rather sinister should take powers to expel members proved guilty of announcement by the Treasury in the 'Times of Sep­ such conduct. tember 9th which says : "The amount authorised will he based on the duration of the star in Switzerland and on " lippitr si muove I'' the scale of hotel charges within the basic allowance of £35", Those who read the 1948 S.C.G.B. Year Book will (this sounds :o us 'ike some kind of a Means Test) sec that this Department has got itself into ttouble with "<7-7 initial IxnhMil not •wceeding £15 (the announcement Mr. Arnold Lunn. In both a speech and an artie'e we continues) will be tnade on arrival in Switzerland, the said that, although out admiration for Mr. Lunn's balance /?'•/•;? paid no/ earh-r than seven days after that^ literary attainments is unbounded, we doubted his capabilities as a mathematician. This caused Mr. Lunn We leave \ou to imcrpret this how you like, but it to burst into flames in the Year Book. After claiming sounds to us as though rhere was a nigger in the wood­ that he is well versed in pure mathematics he goes on pile. (rod knows, we do our best to keep politics out to say that our trouble is that we arc impure mathema­ of this column bin we find it hard to disguise the fact ticians and challenges us to disprove this statement by rhai we shall sigh no sighs when the time comes for solving a nasty little problem involving the theory of Cripps and his comrades to creep back into the wood­ numbers. Being anxious to escape the label of 'impure work of the London School of Economics. mathematician' (which suggests to us someone who goes round pinching the behinds of Girton girls) wc The 11 Peter Lunn when a child Dorchester that we were the Guest of the evening, and used to wax his skis with the shavings from his father's so would be expected to speak not for two minutes but Dictaphone. There can be no need for our brain to for twenty. Just as we had digested this unpalatable have stored this up for so many years unless it is that fact our charming neighbour, the Marchioness of there is something inherently arresting in the picture of Donegall, turned and commiserated with us on having Mr. Lunn seated in Room 7 of his Murren Palace to make a speech, remarking that her mind always went pouring into his Dictaphone profound thoughts on blank when she rose to open Bazaars. She added that such subjects as ski-ing, mountains and the pecularities this put her into a difficulty since she never of course of the F.I.S. while his son skims the snow outside, softly took any written notes with her as speaking from notes pressing the earlier paragraphs back into the flanks of was such a discourtesy to one's listeners, didn't we the Schilthorn and into the bosom of Martha's Meadow. think ? Casting her a look of such black hatred that she choked in surprise over her Peche Melba, we We have often urged to our Muse that there should scrunched our few pitiable notes into our pocket and be material in this for a sound bit, of philosophical rose, Sydney Carton-like, to reply to one of Mr. I.unn's prose but whenever the silly creature tries her hand at most honeyed speeches in the course of which he said it she always drags in something about the Rotation that the Wcngen Ski Club w-ere one of the mainstays of Crops. of Swiss racing and that the D.H.O. could claim to have inspired them to race in the early days. Hope We have frequently speculated as to what goes on in The only topic we could think of that connected up the mind of a Ski Jumper going over a big Jump for in any way with the Kandahar was that of the defects the first time and we think that we have found the in Mr. Lunn's character and we spoke on this theme answer in a remark attributed to Bristol's Test Pilot. for seventeen minutes without stopping for breath When questioned about the forthcoming trials of the Surprisingly enough, the Kandahar rounded off the monster Brabazon his comment is said to have been : affair a few weeks later by electing us as an Honorary " I shall just fly the cockpit and hope that the rest will Member, follow." Page Nine Ably assisted by Penny and Arthur Gilligan, yout PRESIDENTIAL LETTER President took a leading part in organising the British Ski Running Championship in Wengen last winter, a Col. C. J. Odlin&T.D. report of which will be found in these pages. This visit was made possible by the generosity of the In my letter to Members in last year's Journal. I made Kurvcrcin, whose members realised that the organ­ it plain that I was continuing in the office of President isation of the British Championships without the for a short time only, until a younger and more active D.H.O. would be unthinkable. man could take over. The past year has been one of waiting on events. It is therefore with a satisfaction which I am sure will Since the Treasury announced the opening of a gate, be shared by all members that I announce that a albeit a narrow one, to Switzerland we have been able Committee Meeting held July 9th, Kenneth I-osier was to offer, through the courtesy of a member, facilities unanimously recommended TO ihc next Vnnual Meeting whereby members will receive preference in the allo­ for election as President for the ensuing \ear. ken. cation of cash from the quota of Messrs. Fourways was President in 1934-5 and is a P'oundei Member. Travel, so that no member need find it impossible to He is thus qualified by length of service and by the return to Wengen this winter. knowledge and experience gained from sustained interest in the Club's affairs over a period of 23 years, Within the limits imposed by our very moderate whilst he is still young and actiw enough m guide the subscription your Committee, vivified by fresh ideas Club during the coming renaissance of (he Club. and enthusiasms, is planning new facilities to encourage young members who wish to increase their speed and take up racing, whilst not neglecting other members who, tiring of the crowded beaten tracks, prefer to explore bye-ways, and to cut their own tracks in fresh powder snow. Such members will find that the neces­ sary technique acquired by the Second Class Test of the S.C.G.B. will open up to them such thrills widen more than repay the study and practice required to achieve it. It is hoped that any of our old members who are willing to help with the Club organisation in Wengen during the winter will let the Hon. Secretary know, and tell him the dates of their stay. As the cash allowance we can spend is so small, it is expected that it will mean a short stay. To arrange plans so that an. adequate number of helpers is available throughout the season will be no easy matter without the co-operation, of many willing helpers. During the many years in which I have helped to run the Club I have learned that the past success of the Club has been due to the generous and loyal help given by many old friends who were willing to give up much of their holiday time in Wengen to assist in our organi­ sation. As I step out of the pilot's seat and retire to the back benches I shall look with affection and high hopes on the next twenty-five years of the Club which I helped to found in 1925. * + * Footnote - By K. D. Foster In view of the President's reference to me I am removing for the moment the Editorial make-up and coming round in front of the curtain to make a brief personal statement. The election of President is not (as Cedric rather suggests) 2. fait accompli at the time of writing and I have in mind a far more suitable candidate who will, I hope, accept the post at the Annual Meeting. My own unwillingness to serve is not due to any failure to appreciate the honour shown me but to the fact that so much will depend on the President during the next critical years. My previous term as President was during a similar period when the Club was completely reorganised and changed from a minute Club to one of the largest and so I know that the task is one that I really have not sufficient time for, bearing in mind the amount of my leisure that is absorbed in editing this "Do yon reckon he got vertigo ?"' journal. A further point is that I now live in the wilds "About another six-hundred feet." of Shropshire, which itself is sufficient to disqualify me, Pan Ten w IN ' 10J- 2 2J By S. P. B. Mais " The grass is always gteener on the other side of the Evelyn Waugh, who were only uneasy in the presence fence", quoted Arnold Lunn gleefully every day as he of Commoners. led me nearer to the edge of that appalling gulf that I often wonder what would have happened if some separates Murren from Wengen. He said it so often lone skier had lost his way coming over the High Alps, that in the end he made himself (but not me) believe and in seeking sanctuary in Murren had confessed that that it was his own invention. he was at school at Giggleswick or Bromsgrove. He As a convert to Catholicism he could not of course would I think have been propelled, swiftly to the help constantly quoting from the latter-day Saint funicular that leads to Wengen. Arnold wouldn't Gilbert of Bcaconsfield, but 1 should have preserved my bother about the funicular. He would pitchfork him admiration for him longer had he not encouraged us over the edge after the manner of the mediaeval Devils. to believe that his witticisms were his own. Am 1 right in believing that only members of the I am not however setting out to describe the many Blood Royal were allowed to remain in Murren if they shortcomings of Arnold Lunn, fascinating though the hadn't passed their third class test in thirty-six hours ? subject is. There is so much about those lovely, lovely days that In a short article I have only space to tell you. why I I can't quite remember. ever elected to stay in Wengen at all. I only remember, and please believe this, that Murren Murren was my Swiss home. It was there that I was is the only public institution that I ever left of my own taught by the brutal Lunns and Machiavellian d'Egville free will. Yes, yes, I was sacked from Sherborne, to ski on snow that was less than a centimetre in depth. sacked from Tonbridge, sacked from the R.A.F., sacked from the Daily Telegraph, sacked from the " There's even less in Wengen" said Arnold "the B.B.C., sacked by my wife and children—why hide grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". what everybody knows—but let Arnold say what he And he was right. will (his memory is worse than mine) I was never The sun shone and the foehn fell on a Wengen that sacked from Murren. was as green as your lawn on May Day. I went to Wengen solely because I was tired of living Thar was of course only to be expected. Arnold so near God and among the Archangels. I kept on never failed to remind all visitors to his Alpine Palace forgetting to twang my harp in praise of Arnold. as he led them to (he edge of the yawning abyss that 1 am not suggesting that Wengen is just another there could scarcely be a hell more nethermost than Murren. It isn't. I'm not suggesting that Wengen is Wengcn. Wengen was as low as the Deity would allow as good as Murren. It depends upon what you want. his fallen creature man, to fall. The fact that I found more ladies to love in Wengen We in Heaven were moved to scorn, sometimes even may have been an accident, or that the ladies of Wengen (o pity as we watched (through glasses) the struggles of were more my sort of lady. those who through their own misdeeds or short­ Where Wengen undoubtedly scored, and you can't sightedness (negligences and ignorances) had con­ get away from this one, Arnold, is that Wengen is on demned themselves to the Hades that was Wengen, to the way to somewhere and Murren isn't, and if you find employment for their wasted days. retort that Murren is so good that you don't want to go anywhere from it, why was the train to the Scheidegg Oddly enough 1 moved uneasily in Heaven. I found always so packed out with visitors from Murren that it difficult, while concentrating on my "christics" (if we Wengenitcs were invariably compelled to walk ? that is what they arc called) to remember whether my fallen companions should be addressed as " Your I speak of course of the days of the stage-coach, Grace" or whether 1 too might say just "jasper" or There were no gyro-copters to the summit of the "Gerald" after the familiar way of the Lunns and Mannlichen in 1923, Twenty-five years ago. How Page lileven WENGEN, \92Z—continued (K) Yes, yes, I know. Don't get impatient. You know- as well as I do that I'm racking my brains much pleasanter, how much madder we all were then. to remember specifically why it is that I cannot Even if I dared to go back to Wcngcn I should not say "Wcngcn 1923" without tears welling in my now dare to behave as I behaved in 1923. eyes. It was such fun. Bacon said that there was no purer pleasure in life than gardening. I don't But this is not the place in which 1 can, with decency, like gardening. I don't think I like my pleasures go into questions of behaviour. What I want to know pure. In those days,—it was the year that Arthur and Harold Gilligan were born, 1923— (A) Are there as many trees as there used to be to I 'm sure that's right—in those days pleasure was break the journey between the Mannlichen and perfect. We weren't (at Wengen) much con­ Grindelwald ? cerned with purity. We left that to the Lunns (B) Is there cherry jam still for tea in Grindelwald ? who had the word emblazoned on their so attractive banner. (Q Do avalanches fall on you every time you leave Eton on the heights could do no wrong. We of the beaten track ? And, my God, was that track Giggicswick, Bromsgrove and even, dare I whisper it, beaten ? sprung from seminaries not even included in the Public (D) Is it possible within ten miles of Wcngen to be Schools' Year Book, were more earthy, on a lower plane alone with God and his Eternal Heights ? aesthetically, intellectually, physically and morally, and, (E) Aire you allowed to raise your voice in the bar believe it or not, we gloried in it. and look your fellow-men in the face if you " Dirty lot of tikes", I can hear the echoes ringing haven't earned your gold medal ? ' down to Lauterbruncn even now. " Wengen ? I (F) Do any visitors ski for fun or is everybody in shouldn't confess to having been to Wengen if I were severe training for something ? Not always -you, old boy. Oicks ! That's what they are. A lot of ski-ing. • oicks". That's what they used to say at Vincent's on my (G) Do they admit foreigners ? And by foreigners return. I mean Swiss, French, Dutch, Norwegians and I seem always to have worn the mark of the beast. other despicable people who can't even speak the My question is simple. English of Stratford-atte-Bowe ? Does Wengen remain after twenty-five years quite (H) Do you get any time-off ? Any half-days ? In all so beastly ? those years I wasn't given the chance even to see How I hope it does. the JVlonch, the Eiger or the jungfrau. 1 am If it's been cleaned up I'm not coming back. I want to sure that there are three peaks,—I've seen preserve my memories of it, sullied. photographs of them—but I've never been Life has never been so sweet since. I have never been allowed to tell them apart. That's why I go to quite so nearly captain of my soul or master of my fate. Villars. There's only one Dent du Midi. You My head and limbs were frequently bloody (I do hope can't mistake.it. It's like the Matterhorn. There's they have cut down some of those trees), but I never had only one of it. I find that very comforting. I do like to know where I am. to bow before Maharajahs, Hollywood film-stars or the Headmaster of E>on. (I) Are there fewer or more shops than there used to We didn't have to pose before Press Photographers be ? As I have a wife and two daughters to every time we sat outside the hotel waxing our skis. maintain and am no longer being paid by Lord I don't suppose you even know what that ritual entails. Beaverbrook, or put up free by Arnold, but Is there any room on the nursery slopes for anybody have, as a commoner, to pay my own way, this to do anything except shout "Achtung" between 5 a.m. is a point of some importance. and 5 p.m. ? By the Grace of God I live under a Government Does the sun set earlier to help our would-be drinkers, that studies my interests as closely as if it really dancers and philanderers ? were in foco parentis and won't allow me or my Have the Swiss introduced Double Winter Time ? family to go completely hay-wire, but in those You've realised by now haven't you, that I've never far off days we just couldn't resist even been to Wengen. I'm merely recalling those dinky, twinky, tinky Brum- a dream. This article is my wish-fulfilment. migem ware "Swiss" toys, could But in my dreams Wengen is so rich and we darling jasmine, or was your rare a place that I'm saving up to have my name Rosemary ? How desperat 1\ body taken out there and cremated in full i loved you under those skies and sight of the Lunns who will stare haughtily in that intoxicating air. What i through their glasses and say : " There's simpering bitch you were when T another poor soul (they won't say 'soul') met you next, as arranged, at the in the Eternal bonfire". "House" Comment. Bali. Well—I shall have taken the primrose (J) Is Wcngcn still as inflating as (X path. ford is deflating ? I could do v, ith Are you listening Primrose ? Darling ? a bit of that sort of inflation. Don't blush. S.O.S. to Old Marlburians Mr. Douglas Richards of 223, Marylcbone Road, N.W.I, writes that he has become Hon. Secretary of the Old Marlburian Ski-ing Society and is in distress because his predecessor lost all the records and then fled the country. Our first reaction to this letter was to impound Roger Dixon's passport and our second is to publish this appeal for all members to make their number known to Mr. Richards, so that he can build up the records again, Presumably he would be just as glad to hear {torn prospective members, although he does not say so, Page T>re/i>e the End lipr.'nnh My wife, Irene Steiget and I, together with Otto von Allmen planned a two day trip. The original idea was to go to Eismeer, ski down the glacier and then go up to Grindelwald, spend the night with friends and go up the First Bahn with them, the following morning and climb the Faulhorn. On the way up in the train to Eismeer some mischievous spirit entered my wife's soul and she suggested that, as we had plenty of time, we should go up to the Jungfraujoch, climb to the Obermonchjoch, and then ski down to the Eismeer Glacier from there. She asked me what I thought of the idea and I said " I thought that it was wonderful, if it wasn't too much for her and Irene " ! ! Having arrived at the jungfraujoch we put on our skins and started to climb. It was a brilliant day with a hot sun. After climbing for nearly an hour I arrived at the top panting and sweating,some considerable time after the others. We then had lunch with the majestic peaks of the Oberland around us, the Ewigschneefeld on one side and the Eismeer Glacier, some two thousand odd feet below us on the other. Having finished our lunch the fatal hour for the descent amidst the crevasses to the glacier below, had arrived ! I looked down, felt rather sick, said a little prayer, and then quietly singing to myself " For those in peril on the ski," followed Otto and the others down. I have never known more difficult snow, alternating between windslab, ice, breakable crust, and very soft patches of powder. Kick turning, falling, cursing and blaspheming I at last arrived on the glacier to join the others, who were apparently as fresh as daisies. After a welcome nip of cognac we started down the glacier in long fast schusses, the cold air in one's face acting like a tonic. All went well to within about a thousand feet of the end of the glacier where we ran into the shadow and the rest of the run was on narrow strips of sheet ice between the rocks of the moraine. Trembling and exhausted I arrived to have my skis removed by Otto. Never was I more delighted to part with them—and part with them I did, as Otto insisted on carrying them down the moraine and through the very steep wood to the valley below. A sorry sight indeed, trailing and stumbling in the rear behind my wife, Irene, and Otto. At last I staggered into the Buffet at Grundt, and into the arms of Frau Bleuer. We just had time to charge our batteries up a bit before the train left for Grindelwald. In the train we met our friends, who we were going to stay the night with. Their first remark was " I suppose you have had a wonderful run ? " I think I was rude to them ! However, after a rather lengthy session in the Bahnhof Hotel Buffet, we made our way to where we were to stay the night. Having had a lovely hot bath, an aperitif or two, a very good dinner, and a considerable amount of vino, I gradually returned to normal though desperately tired. Before going to bed I decided not to come under the starter's orders for the Faulhorn trip in the morning—Irene scratched as well. My wife kept the family flag flying, getting up at 6.30 a.m. and having a wonderful day. On waking my first thoughts were that I had been tortured by the Gestapo, every joint and muscle ached—and as I lay there dozing it came into my mind : You are sixty-three You silly old B You've had it ! Page Thirteen X*rc- >m«,

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Follow-up from 1938 lished". What could he have meant ? A tribute to my modesty ? I hope so. My next letter is from an Air. I^unn's contribution to our 1938 issue ended with the American girl who tells me that she is doing a thesis on words "to be continued." We reminded him of this after my books for a Ph.D. degree and will 1 answer the a lapse of ten years and he has replied as under. enclosed questions. If I did what she wanted I'd be My dear Ken, writing her thesis for her, as there are no less than What an original chap you are ! Fancy asking me for twenty-five questions. But I don't see how a chap who a contribution to a ski-ing journal. Only three people was too stupid to get a B.A. degree could help anyone have had the same idea in the last three weeks (Swiss, get a Ph.D. degree. Did I ever tell you the story of my American and Austrian). Shortage of ski-ing activities Viva Voce at Oxford ? A grim Don with bushy eye­ last winter is no real excuse, for what a chance, it gives brows asked me one question. " Is Queen Anne dead ?" you to write about something really interesting Well I knew the answer to that one. " Yes," I said. P***shke's love life or the effect of rationing on "Are you sure ?" asked the Don. "Quite. Why do you C*dr*c's ski suitings. " The Year Book", said Amstutz ask ?" " Oh, I only wondered whether you knew". to me, "got more and more intt resting as the war went Rude brute, but perhaps the fact that I am still an on." " Yes," I replied, "that's because it had less and undergraduate is partly due to a misplaced sense of less in it about the dreary subject of ski-ing ! " humour. Take warning, for your sense of humour is frequently misplaced (see your description of me at the Have a heart, my dear Ken. Do you realise that for Championship in the current Year Book). One of the most of the year I live in exile in starving Switzerland, written questions was " Describe the character of where I am underfed and overworked (for I have no James I." Well he wasn't very nice, as you know. secretary) ? I wish you could see my daily post. Here Trevelyn describes the steps he took to improve the is a sample day—the day you brightened by your complexions of his little friends. So this was my answer request for a contribution : Three letters from the sort to that question : of people who think I've nothing to do but write letters explaining where they can find 'a really cheap Pension' ; J. stands for James, who sank from bad to worse. 'a girl's school really cheap' ; 'A. Swiss nurse' or 'A His life was squalid and his joys perverse ; Swiss who'll swop accommodation with them .in His baser favourites, it seems absurd, Were daily trashed with milk and posset curd. England. (Are there such Swiss ? The daughter of T the last Swiss President told, me of the few words she I\ o really chaste Tixaminer would dream exchanged with our gracious Queen at a Garden Party To set a question on this sordid theme. " The Queen she say to me, 'Why for you come to Among my other letters on D..H.O. day, when your England ? ' ". Why for, indeed !) letter arrived, was a request from somebody who is translating a book of mine into one of the Indian Then there was a letter from an American who is languages and wrho wanted, a special message for making a collection of manuscripts and photographs of Christians in his part of the world. Here is my message, authors. I've sent him a specimen of my speed-writing.* " In this lovely Alpine valley there arc two ski-ing 'Talking of photographs, I once edited a volume of centres, Murren and Wengen. Murren is a place of Georgian stories which was published in America. The pilgrimage for earnest souls who point their skis down­ publisher wrote and asked me for my photograph as hill and their eyes to heaven, and who go to bed (their Editor. 1 demurred. He wrote again. " 1 can well- own beds) every night at 10 p.m. and who are in tune understand your reluctance to have your photo pub- with the beauty of the mountains. Wengen, on the other * Speed-writing is an invention Mr. l.jmn is proud of. 'The hand, is a haunt of vice. As thi habitues of Wengen way in which it works out in practice was well demon­ emerge from the train they unstitch from their coats strated in a postcard received from him recently. In it he Treasury notes destined for the black market in francs. sored typing two letters by abbreviating "you" to "u" but These abandoned Satanists have even founded a Club rather offset the saving by having to add in brackets with the blasphemous name of 'Downhill Only', and "Speed-writing, not Harrow education". every Sunday they celebrate the Black Market Mass." Page Vottrteen So, my dear Ken, you must realise that with all these The Hon. Secretary on facing demands on my time it is quite impossible for me to Dear Ken, write anything on ski-ing for the Satanist's journal. The 1946-47 season at Wengcn was conspicuous for Yours ever, the lack of entries in the minor races organized by the Arnold. Club. This is quite understandable and I believe the Follow-up from 1947 reasons to be (a) lack of fitness due to an absence from Dear Sir, the sport for some seven years ; (b) the fact that the I have just read, I may say with some amusement, the majority of members could only spend about two accounts of four highly organised and apparently well- weeks in Wengen owing to restricted currency and subsidised journeys by car to Wen gen. May I therefore (c) that many of them did not want to "cut into" even add a short note of a journey undertaken by car with one afternoon's run in order to exhaust themselves the object of reaching Switzerland on the minimum down a comparatively long course. £ s. d. ? Not being in a position to buy a car for the " Comparatively" is the operative word because journey we had to use the best available, a 1937 Morris 1 write this for members of very little or no racing Ten, originally owned by a commercial traveller and experience and for those who perhaps do not realize probably shelved for many good reasons. 1 must also what fun an unimportant and friendly Club race can be. explain that "we" consist of my wife, my brother-in-law The Wengen Standard Course is absurdly short for a of approximately 14 stone and about six foot one, and modern race of any importance, but to us ordinary his wife. We took all our luggage and skis on the roof, mortals, untrained and unfit it can be punishingly long also an astonishing amount of sticky buns, bread and on the wind and muscles. Early in 1947 I was shang­ other items to enable us to cross France without paying haied into a race on this course. Going flat out down five-hundred francs each per meal. We also wanted to the Bumps was right up mv street while it lasted. When avoid paying French prices for petrol so two fei n cms T had hauled mjself out of a deep depression (not were strung across the _ .. — __ marked on the map prior front bumpers ( You have __ - - - - - to 1947) at InnerWengen a better Petroleum Officer « Gap, 1 was breathless, than we have.—Ed). Such paralyzed and did not niceties as wondering seem to possess legs any what the tyres might do more. It is obvious that on pave never occurred under such conditions I to us 1 In any case we could no longer do were now so well loaded justice to my ski-ing down that we reckoned abilities whatever they that if anything 'went' may have been at the the whole cat would f „"* start. Nevertheless it subside in a tired heap. _ Ji ~ was all most enjoyable. However, except for If, however, there could the main bearings be a Club race of about knocking very slightly one-third this distance, before wc set off (I had And arc all yo"r >/>onita:;n National/'red ? many members could heard it about fourteen hold the course at their days before D Day but couldn't do anything about it maximum speed plus the odd bit, knowing that one then), we had an uneventful journey. fall would not exhaust them on such a course. To advertise such a very short race would do the Club We crossed Dovcr-Ostend because it was the cheapest and the English in general no good at all. (four plus cat was about £28 return, including charges such as G.B. Plate and various A.A. charges). Wc The sol ution then is a relay race consisting of teams landed after dark in a fog and drove round all the docks of three. Each member of the team would race over a and along various railway lines before we found the short course where he or she could let fly. Timekeeping found the road to Brussels. I might say that we had is in no way more complicated because the timekeeper made no plans to be anywhere at any time nor had we at the finish is only concerned with No. 3 of each team asked anyone about hotels. We reckoned there would be as he arrives. The two change-over points can be plenty of comfortable places to stay whenever we felt arranged where the speed is low or if necessary a control the urge to sleep. The first night, we were tired of fog can be placed to ensure this. by the time we got to Bruges at about midnight. We if relay races are organized on Wednesday afternoons stayed there and had two large warm double rooms at prior to the weekly Dutch Party I can foresee not a few some hotel recommended by the first likely-looking challenges thrown out and the same teams competing local we saw. The next night wc spent in a large hotel the following week with every intention of improving in Nancy and the following night at our Swiss hotel. the team's time and incidentally knocking the stuffing We saved about £12 between the four of us as out of any other team. compared with the Second Class fare and, as one of The Club can provide everything but the entrants. your correspondents said, we started our holiday at our Wc should think it over and give it a trial. front door in England. "Yours, R. M. DIXON. The car made the return journey and got to Wolver­ hampton before we did anything about the bearing Footnote which, for some unaccountable reason, got very little In addition to the above letters to the Editor the worse. I may say we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves all Club has received a letter from the S.C.G.B. expressing the way and for the sake of one extra day's journey each the thanks of the Council for our donation of £20 to way I reckon that the fun is well worth it i the British Ski Teams' Fund and one from Herr Frei, Yours faithfully, Director of the W.A.B., thanking the Committee for P. L. WADDELL. having elected him an Honorary Member of the D.H.O. Page Fifteen EISMEEH EPISODE By T. C. S. Morrison-Scott

"I demens et saevas curre per Alpes"— tunnel on to the glacier and, having received the usual (Juvenal, Satires X, 166.) caution from Willy to follow exactly in his tracks, we set off: Macva, who had generously invited us to go I know I am being unorthodox ; all articles on ski-ing for the run, Wanda, Patsy and myself, in that order. should begin with a slice of Greek. Hobart Place has taught us this. But I excuse myself on the grounds, We had done a right-hand traverse, then a left, and firstly, that Latin seems to come more readily to the were on the third leg. The snow was perfectly smooth lips of skiers* and, secondly, that Juvenal's warning of and there was no sign of a crevasse when all of a sudden two thousand years ago to the effect that only a madman Maeva disappeared through the snow as though a trap­ treats the glaciers as an ordinary run,needs republishing door had been opened. Wanda, following behind, was to-day. able to stop in time and could just see the soles of April 2nd, 1948, was a fine sunny day and Stcuri Maeva's ski, evidently caught across the mouth of the Willy, leaning on the balcony outside Konzett's shop crevasse. There she hung upside down for a few was waiting for us. The train standing in Scheidegg seconds, but before anyone could do anything about it station was crowded with sightseers going up to the her ski had slipped and she went clattering down with Joch and we found seats with difficulty. Some people nothing but a small hole in the snow where she had seem to enjoy the journey but I grudge the time wasted been. Three people had been over the spot that from the sun and air, and particularly the time wasted morning, Hans Lauener and his girl and Willy, and by that stop at Eigerwand,though each time I look out Maeva is no heavyweight. of its window I am envious of Hans Schlunegger's lion She seemed to be miles down and in the blue dimness heart which took him and his companions on that little could be made out, the right way up, with the middies walk of theirs. of her ski resting on a lump of snow which had come down with her and had wedged in a place where the There was one other party doing the Eismeer, Hans crevasse walls narrowed suddenly, and the tips and Lauener with a Swiss girl. They had started and were heels of her ski hanging over space, from which out of sight by the time we emerged from the snow pinnacles of ice jutted up waiting for her frail snow- bridge to collapse. Nobody seems to know how deep these crevasses are: 'Bodenlos' it seemed for all practical -As witness the expression carsitarsP which is obviously purposes. The situation was not too good but at all a low Latin form of ars tarsi—'«« accomplishment of the events a faint voice from the depths informed us that no heeP—indicating a particular kind of fall. limbs appeared to be broken and she was wedging herself across the narrow bit of the crevasse with, her shoulders and ellows to take the weight off her ski a bit. We had only one rope—Willy's. Hans Lauener had one of course, but he was on ahead. Willy's choice could not have been enviable. Should he see if h is own rope would reach her ? If it would not then the time he had spent discovering this would have lessened his chances of getting Hans back. But every minute that went by involved the risk that Maeva might fall further, perhaps beyond the reach of even two ropes. He could have sent Wanda or Patsy on to recall Hans while I lowered him on his own rope, but that involved the risk of another of his flock disappearing into a hole. And would I, plus one girl form a strong enough team for hauling up again ? And if the one rope was not long enough and the second not forthcoming it would have been a herculean task to cut steps down to her and carry her up again to where the rope reached. It would also have been a lengthy job and time can be precious. They say that two hours in that intense cold can be too long. The second rope was obviously the wisest choice. Willy dropped his rucksack and shoved off down as though he were starting in a race—which indeed he was —and when he got to the top of the steep piece he gave tongui. Most Swiss guides have that unhurried, melodious voice which is so pleasing to English ears but they can also make themselves heard in the moun­ tains if necessary. Willy's "Hans ! Hans ! Zu Hilfe" echoed down the glacier and brought a small ice-fall down over on the left. Luck was in. Hans was out of sight below and had not yet started on the gentle schuss across the open snowfield. He acknowledged the call and, parking his Swiss girl in a safe place, climbed back up the steep bit. Page Sixteen Photo : Baumann While waiting for Hans the ground was cleared away at the crevasse. It takes quite a time to get things ready. The snow has to be cleared away to the edges so that you can see exactly where you are and you have to try to avoid sending a minor avalance down on to the person below. In order to prevent the rope from cutting into the snow and ice two or three skis are anchored down with ski sticks and other skis so as to form a firm wooden lip to the crevasse and all gear has to be secured with cord to guard against its going down the hole. Finally the haulers have to be sure that their foot­ hold, a few yards back from the crevasse, is really well bedded down and secure.

By the time all this was done Hans appeared and his rope was bent on to Willy's. The latter, with his ice-axe tucked into his belt swung himself over the crevasse and was lowered away, Hans nearest the edge so that he could hear Willy's instructions and myself as anchorman a few yards back. Willy's rope was thirty metres and when we had paid out all but a few feet he was level with Maeva. The fact that one rope just reached made things simpler and, incidentally, safer. There was now no need to unhitch Willy. While he was being held the second rope was lowered. It must have been no mean task for Willy to take off her ski without losing them and secure the rope round her in that narrow space and I believe he had to cut himself steps to work from. But after some time Maeva was ready to be hauled up. The most difficult part is the last few feet. In spite of the skis fixed along the crevasse lip the rope tends to pull not Photo : Haumann only upwards but also in towards the wall, and as the body gets nearer you have to heave very hard to get any by her ordeal. She said she had complete confidence result. Each heave results, too, in a painful grunt as the that Willy would get her out somehow—though it was air is expelled from the victim's chest by the pressure a bit chilly waiting for him. I have since heard that she of the rope on the back of the ribs. developed a severe pneumonia. Anyway, we got her out and if you don't know her The Eismeer is so easily accessible that it has come already you will appreciate that she is a woman of spirit to be regarded as an ordinary run which is done each when I tell you that the first thing she did when the year by hundreds of people without guides and without girls had got her circulation going again was to reach even the proper equipment. But though it is easy to for her powder and lipstick. Her morale was superb ! get at it is still a glacier and needs treating with respect. Accidents can occur, as the above incident shows, even Meanwhile the rope which had hauled her up was with the best professional assistance, and anyone who lowered again to Willy who sent her skis up ; she will does without this in order to save a few francs is have to wait quite a bit for her sticks to come out at certainly asking for trouble sooner or later. I go further Grindelwald and I opine that they will look curiously and say that no party should consist of less than four old-fashioned when they do appear. including a guide and that at least one of the amateurs should be a man, and should bring an additional rope Finally we hauled Willy up and the two golf balls of and ice-axe. If you are uninjured you can cut yourself hoar frost which almost blocked his nostrils testified out of a crevasse which is not too wide at the rate of both to his exertions and to the intense cold ninety about fifty feet an hour, or if you are lodged you can at feet down. least cut yourself a foothold to guard against falling further down. If you have the right gear with you you Maeva had twisted a knee and sprained an ankle may even be able to save somebody else's life. But you rather badly and could hardly walk without support, let can't do much with your bare hands. And may I suggest alone ski. The professionals were at one in deciding that you harden your heart against being jeered at for that although we were only a few hundred feet below roping down awkward bits. There is a place low down the tunnel leading to Eismeer station it would take on the Eismeer run, after you have taken off your ski, longer to get her back than to get her down. So she was where you have to cross some steeply sloping ice to put on ski and with Willy running alongside they went reach a ladder which was there last spring. A lost foot­ off arm in arm., Willy lifting her bodily round at the hold at this point could easily precipitate you down a turns. I don't quite know how we should have dealt most unpleasant looking cavernous gorge with ice with the situation if we had been on our own. As it was walls. we got down pretty late but Hans had gone on ahead in time to have a car sent to meet us at the bottom and I should like now to pay my tribute to Willy. Many to assure Scheidegg of our safety. of us know him as a graceful skier with an imperturbable good nature as a teacher, but some of us know him, too, The rum grogs at the "Spotted Cat" in Grindelwald as a courageous, efficient and cheerful companion where were just the business—for Wanda, Patsy and me at all these qualities are most needed. I look forward to the events—though Maeva didn't seem in the least shaken pleasure of ski-ing with him again, Page Seventeen *ti u tj Hans Schlunegger n th 2i^ i se Bergfuhrer mid Skikhrerkommlssion, in It will be a sorrow to every Wengen visitor to hear which his word carried great weight. that Hans Schluneggcr was killed on the Grosshorn Above all he was interested in the mountains. In the this summer. He was a good friend to the English in company of his father he gained steady experience and general and to the D.H.O. in particular. Only just covered all the main routes of the Bernese Obcrland before his death he was, in his capacity as President of and in 1.934 he became a fully fledged Mountain Guide. the Ski Teachers' Association in Wengen, pleading the He soon acquired a large and appreciative clientele and cause of increased assistance to the D.H.O. We shall his guide book covered a unique selection of tours. all of us miss his ever cheerful smile and his vigorous such as one in July, 1925 when, accompanied by Adolf personality, and the sympathy of Rubi, he crossed from the Mittelegihut everyone will go out to the wife, over the Eiger,Monch and jungfrauand mother and three children he leaves down theRottal by the very difficult cast behind him. We arc privileged to ridge, arriving at Stechclberg at six in print below a summary of Christian the evening. In September, 1941, he Rubi's obituary notice which appeared made the first ascent of the formidable in the Swiss paper Sport: west wall of the Gross-Schreckhorn in " Hans Schluneggcr was born in fifteen hours. Only last year he conquer­ Wengen, the son of a mountain ed the north wall of the Eiger in two farmer, and grew up with five sisters days ; the only two parties to make this and one brother. He made up his mind ascent before him took 3 and 4 days. at an early age that he wanted, to be a On 28th July he set out with Dr. Guide, and after finishing his school­ Hepf of Berne and Dr. von Sury of ing in Wengen. he set himself to learn. Solothum to climb the Grosshorn. French and English. He soon made Owing to bad weather conditions on a name for himself in facing ; in 1936 the night of July 29th, they made a he was the Swiss Straight Racing Hans Schlunegget late start in soft new snow and it would Champion and in 1938 he was second Photo Kallmann seem that they were caught by an in the Combined. At the age of twenty avalanche in the steep couloir from he qualified as a Ski Instructor and in 1933 he was the Schmadrijoch down to the Schmadrihut, their selected to go on the first course for School Leaders. bodies being found two days later. By a sad coincidence He was a man of wide interests, deeply interested in their fatal journey started exactly nine years after the everything around him, and was a prominent member date on which his father was killed on the Lobhorner."

Since our last issue was published we have learnt with' regret of the death of the following Members C V . D&IZ8V, Clare Baker will be remembered Wing Cmdr. J. F. Fraser, D.F.C. joined with affection, particularly by the many dozens of skiers the Club the season before the outbreak of war and died who were helped through, their S.C.G.B. Q3 Test by the in 1946 before he could get out to Switzerland again. unfailing sympathy and encouragement he showed as a Judge. 1 Te died after a long illness and the Club has lost W. E. Gee a personality and a sound supporter. started ski-ing in 1935 and joined the Club in 1938. He was a "Silver" and he died this year. Dr. Violet Kendall became a Member in 1929 M. Crawjurd, wno j0jncd the Club in 1936 and and was elected a "Silver" in 1937. She was a Second- died during the war, in 1942. Class judge and a graceful skier. She died this year.

-/i. IV. .ti.0USe, onc of our Patrons, died in 1939. He was one of the many members of the Wengen Curling Club who give the D.H.O. their support. J. 1\ . C W CltSOn became a member of the S.C.G.B. in 1931 and joined the D.H.O. in 1937. He was killed in the first year of the war. Klara Sorter. Members who have stayed at the Palace Hotel will be sorry to hear that Mr. Bortcr's sister, Klara Borter, died in August. She was an invalid all her life but—as so often happens—Nature compensated her with the gift of special talents. She was an artist of great ability and j .' ' ', *' many striking watercolours by her hang on • '* -,, the walls of the Palace. Our own favourite V is the group of peasant women that hangs over the fireplace, Page Hitjjteev REPORT ON THE BRITISH SKI CHAMPIONSHIP At Wengeti, January 6th and 7th, 1948 1 accepted Mr. Lunn's instructions to write up the Championship for the S.C.G.B. Year Rook without stopping to consider the impossibility of doing accounts for two publications without repeating myself. Thus readers who have already waded through my account in the Y.B. may as well stop at this point, although those with more staying power will find one or two fresh items that were not released for the wider public of the Y.B. The D.H.O. was nominally responsible for organising the Championship, but I fear that no bouquets will be coming our way in consequence. However it should be remembered that the responsibility was accepted on the assumption that wc should have at least as many officials as in 1947 together with amenities such as a Secretary and an office. These hopes were baffled bv the currency ban, and, up to the middle of December, it looked as though there would not be any D.H.O. members in Wengen. That was the time for us to tell, the S.C.G.B. that we should not be able to play, and our failure to do so was probably our main fault. Shortly before Christmas the Kurvercin came to our aid as usual and offered accommodation for three officials. "Working at such short notice gave the Hon. Secretary quite a job, but he eventually rounded up Cedric Odling and Arthur and Penny Gilligan, although he only delivered the last two in Wengen the day before the start of the Championship. Even under the best conditions organising a Championship is a large order for a team of three ; as it was the job was altogether unenviable. The only way of getting Flagkeepcrs and. other helpers was to put a Press Gang on the village street, and the material netted was of assorted nationalities and extremely variable as to reliability. The absence of office accommodation meant that race results had to be worked out in the corner of the Eiger Bar (just like in the twenties) and the final, touch, was that the foul weather conditions made it impossible to use the electrically-timed courses, which not only added to the headaches of the timekeepers (Penny and Arthur) but introduced a further complication since Cedric's war injury tied him to the railway and he could not reach the remote Alpine corners in which the events had to be run. The GiUigans worked their stop-watches with unfailing efficiency under the most appalling conditions and the timing was quite as accurate as it would have been if done electrically, but it was inevitable that there should be a delay in getting out the results as well, as some defects in the general organisation. Perhaps this is the point at which to pay tribute to the cheerful and unfailing assistance received from Miss Dorccn Elliott and also from a non-member who was in Wengen for his health, and whose name I never managed to get. Turning now to the Championship itself. The opening gambit was the Group Draw and as the Press were not admitted to this I can onlv speak from hearsay, but I understand that it was conducted on a new system advocated by Mr. Lunn as being highly mathematical and which only took twice as long as the old-fashioned idea of drawing numbers our of a hat. I was also told that Ernst Gertsch sat at the back with his usual saturnine expression and kept on saying "Mr. Luun will of course have to catch the early train?" This preoccupation with Arnold's itinerary puzzled everyone at the time, but it seems that once, back in the dim past, Arnold made Ernst catch the first train to set a slalom but when Ernst did so he found he had an hour to wait before there was enough light to put out the flags. Ever since then he has followed Arnold from race to race throughout the length and breadth of Europe trying to manoeuvre him into a similar situation. The A..N.O. family were as usual well represented in the draw and there was also a Miss de Meenah. Being of an evangelical turn of mind 1 followed her fortunes closely but she never appeared past the finishing posts in the Straight Race and so one presumes that Nemesis overtook her on the slops of the Laubcrhorn. Her actual fate remains a matter for speculation. On the morning of the Slalom (January 6th) we rose to find that the whole district was a sheet of pure blue ice, which put Ernst Gertsch, who was setting the course, right out at the end of the branch. After a long search he found about half-ati-inch of powder on top of the ice down the gulley that runs alongside the Lauberhorn ski Lift and he made the best possible job of setting the course, bearing in mind that anything like a fast christi would inevitably result in the skier continuing sideways until he hit Scheidegg station. As it was these peculiar conditions produced all sorts of bizarre effects, one of them being that anything dropped from, the frozen fingers of spectators or competitors carried straight on down the icy slopes, so that competitors had not only to thread their way through Ernst's flags but also through a stream of cameras, ski sticks, pack, lunches and whatnot. just before the start a particularly biting wind got up, just to add a finishing touch. The starting flag was airborne in the first few minutes, nearly taking the starter (.Doreen Elliott) with it. Arnold JLunn, rendered a shade tetchy by the icy wind and the imperfections in organisation, made two notable contributions to the proceedings. The first was when a poor unsuspecting Frenchman made derisive comments on British ski-ing. This of course was just the sort of chance Arnold had been waiting for and, giving himself a good buzz-up on the starter, he turned a bi-lingual broadside on to the poor fellow. The neighbouring flagkecpers reverently removed the remains and stamped down, the snow again. His second contribution was far more spectacular. It had been agreed that any male post-entry should be started before the women, but nobody thought to tell Arnold about this, with the result that when No. 47 appeared on the course just as we were all expecting No. 20 he turned a deep purple and sprang up the hill exclaiming " Who is this man ? Stop him at once ; Turn him back.; Discrualify him! " As Ernst had had to compress the course into such a short vertical descent Arnold was able to scramble up and intercept the offender at the third pair of flags, demanding testily what the hell he thought he was doing. No. 47, retaining bis presence of mind and balance under the most unexpected difficulties, replied apprehensively that he was racing and then left the Stem Glade in a south-easterly direction. Arnold then sidestepped crossly down to the next-but-onc pair of flags and resumed the inquisition by demanding why be had. started out of order. No. 47, doing a neat christi between the flags, replied that the starter had started him, upon, which Arnold, after a short pause for reflection, joined him at the next pair of flags and said quite affably " Well, you seem to be doing quite well. Good luck ! " Page Nineteen BRITISH SKI CHAMPIONSHIP—*>»tf»»^ Fortunately the Gilligans, being good D.H.O. members, ignored the original instructions and kept their stop­ watches going, which was just as well since No. 47 (Garrow) was first in the combined result. One feature of the slalom course was that the final pair of flags were nearly level with the Finish and this, to my mind, was a defect because anyone who did a genuine fast turn was almost certain to run out below the finishing flags and to have to climb back, thus losing time to those who pecked on their turn. Rain started that night and was still falling when the day of the Straight Race dawned. Having been told to combine my Press duties with acting as a control on the Bumps I prudently borrowed an umbrella from the concierge, and although the rain changed to wet snow it proved a godsend during the long wait alongside the piste across the Bumps, even if it made one or two competitors jibe. Reference to the new snow brings up the second grievous mistake made by the D.H.O., which was that no Vor- laufers were laid on for the Straight Race. This was a quite unexplainable error and in view of the fresh snow it might easily have made all the difference to the chances of the first two starters although, as things worked out, I think that it did not in fact have any ill effects. I had a long and tiresome wait under my umbrella. The normal routine of shouting at intervals " Keep off the course, blast you" was useless in view of the fact that there were not more than about a dozen British visitors and so I had to try and put it in French, Spanish and Dutch ; never with very much success. The greatest strain resulted from an odd decision on the part of the American Olympic trainees to try the course while the race was in progress. Although this did not produce any linguistical difficulties it did impose strain on my tact, particularly when one of them stopped by me and said that he did not see how the hell our people raced without having a clear course. He then disappeared cheerfully down the piste followed by one of the competitors, Miss Ryder, who I notice very unwisely races with her tongue out. The Championship entry was of course drawn from the Olympic trainees, male and female, and I thought that the girls put up a particularly plucky performance. Perhaps even too plucky since they had to hand some valuable material over to the Clinic. The Racing and Non-racing Captains were, respectively, Miss Rowe and Miss Dorccn Elliott and it would have been impossible to find a more efficient couple. I thought that the men might have been in better training.—For example, they had an unfortunate habit of taking things easily over the straight bits of a Slalom where the foreign competitors punted themselves blue in the face. In one particular race this cost them an average of nearly two seconds according to my stop-watch. Also they did not practise the same austerity in training as the Americans. However it was of course easier for the latter since they were not returning to Stafford Cripps's cane. Having said some hard words about the Treasury in our earlier pages it is only fair to add that, as far as I could discover, there was nothing whatever in all that rannygazoo in the Press about the trainees having to carry their own luggage and. share one bottle of beer between ten. I understand that the Treasury granted all the currency they were asked for, the demand being naturally kept to the minimum by the Council, and I do not believe that these silly rumours originated with the trainees. K. D. F. BRITISH SKI CHAMPIONSHIP, 1948-COMBINED RESULTS LADIES Straight Slalom To Straight Slalom Total 1 Miss I. Rowe .... 0.00 0.00 0. 00 9 J. Broadman 10.97 27.14 38.11 2 Mrs. Duke-Wolley 0.60 15.64 16. 24 10 j. Rampton 17.34 21.76 10 3 Mrs. B. Greenland . 15.33 21.69 37. 02 11 J. Curie .... 18.18 22.02 20 4 Miss B. Duthie .... . 16.84 20.34 37. 18 12 G. Sparrow 18.84 21.89 73 5 Miss V. Mackintosh 9.16 30.14 39. 30 13 W. Harding 28.40 14.98 38 MEN 14 J. Ibberson 7.59 36.61 20 1 D. H. Garrow 3.94 1.98 5. 92 15 A. Dobson 25.04 21.50 54 2 S. Parkinson . 11.25 4.48 15. 73 16 M. Day .... 21.18 26.30 .48 3 P. Waddell . 15.94 0.00 15. 94 17 P. Kirwan-Taylor 24.57 27.90 47 4 H. Taylor 7.22 10.82 18. 04 18 R. Horner .... 25.78 30.98 76 5 J. Boyagis . 21.46 6.46 27. 92 19 j. Whiteley 36.37 28.93 30 6 I. Appleyard . 18.09 9.92 28. 01 20 G. Scott-Brown 37.87 43.07 94 7 P. Boumphrey 3.18 27.65 30. 83 21 J. Fox 32.53 54.85 38 8 P. Manners-Wood 5.06 27.52 32. 58 22 B. Stewart 28.21 61.18 39

THE WENGEN SKI SCHOOL Two points which the Committee have had under consideration during the summer are, firstly, the possibility of getting help from the Ski School in training young skiers who wish to concentrate on racing or high-speed ski-ing and, secondly, the fact that the Ski School charges are a heavy drain on our rationed francs, particularly in the case of members who take a family out with them. It was decided to approach the Ski School on both these matters and our representations were as usual—received most sympathetically. The help asked for in special training was promised at once but the other matter is rather more complicated. In the past the Kurverein have always been most generous in recognising the Club's voluntary efforts to promote ski-ing in Wengen by granting practically every concession we have asked for but such concessions have almost invariably been for the benefit of all Wengen. skiers, whether or not they are members of the D.H.O. The concession asked from the Ski School does not of course come under this heading and the Ski School is bound to bear in mind that D.H.O. members are now in the minority among Wengen skiers. However the matter is still under discussion and something may be arranged later. Page Twenty • MORE ABCUT THE TWENTIES yis Air. S\ P. B. Mais sent us such an enterta/tung article on this subject we asmed two or three members to supply their own recollections of these early days, but only two responded to our appeal. It will be noted that they both end on a stark-financial note. Recollections by G. T. Morton Your letter asking for my early Wengen memories had the appearance of being produced on one of those duplicating machines ; the kind that give charity appeals such a bogus personal touch (but you should have a coronet on the envelope). I am responding reluctantly to your request although it means sitting up all night because I am getting set to go off to Australasia in a fortnight. Here goes. I first went to Wengen with the Cambridge University Ski Club in 1924 and we stayed at the Soldenella (a dependency of the Falfcen). My total expenditure from Victoria Station and back, including fares, hire of skis, skates, boots and DRINK was just under £30 for 20 days in Wengen. I remember the Soldenella for several things : 1. The excellence of the food. 2. The appalling stench of the waitress who served it. 3. The trouble we had with that 'eiderdown' affair. 4. The Bath. This last deserves further mention. The hot water was produced in a wood-fired geyser placed at the back of the bath. That is to say, if you were conventional and insisted on sitting at the right end of the bath you got your back singed by the red-hot geyser and an occasional drop of boiling water down the back of your neck. What upset the modest members of the party, however, was that the door had to be left open and at regular intervals a chambermaid came in to make up the fire. It was always the same chambermaid, a plump and cheerful wench who made no effort to conceal her leisurely and complete inspection of the members of the Club. I am afraid that I can remember little of the other members of the team except that they were, of course,charming people. Their ski-ing ability can be surmised from the inclusion in the team of a friend of mine who had just passed his Third Class and by the fact that I believe I was Spare Man. The worst of the Oxford team was a very good Second Class runner and other members were Chris. Mackintosh, Tony Knebworth, Pitman and a charming fellow called Carlton who described himself as the Champion jumper of the U.S.A. and whose picture doing a jump turn on Plum Pudding was used by Fox's Puttees for an advertisement for many years. This seemed to me particularly amusing as Carlton invariably wore blue ski trousers. These were distinctly rare as the ordinary plebs wore riding breeches and puttees On the upper half some experts wore leather jackets but ordinary folk wore woolly sweaters and scarves, and although the Balaclava helmet did not persist so long in Wengen as it did in Grindelwald it was still C[uite de rigueur, (In fact I think you wore one, my dear Ken.) The woollies were of course designed to collect the maximum amount of snow and one therefore carried a spare in one's rucksack and at the end of the "run" (which of course was the end of the day) took off this sort of armour of ice and hung it on the radiator of some hospitable Swiss to dry out. As we arrived at the beginning of December the W.A.B. was not running and after about three days on a gentle slope somewhere beyond the Regina (because the Nursery Slopes were considered too steep and dangerous) I was persuaded that I was fully proficient to do the Bumps. So up to the Water Station I walked, carrying my skis, and over the Bumps I essayed. I think I got about half-way to the Chalet in two hours, when to my intense- relief my companions told me to take off my skis and to walk back to the Water Station. Later on, when the Railway was running, I was completely successful. I caught the nine o'clock train and, having lunch on the way, did the Bumps, Wood Path and Wengen in time for tea. Then, such is the energy of youth, we played ice hockey or luged until after dark. Dinner and a tour of the big hotels, and bed about one o'clock. As we got more proficient (?) we undertook the tremendous expedition down the Tschuggen Glade. Lunch at the fence and then that frightful path out into the comparative security of the Glade. I don't remember Grund Station. I suppose it was there, but we walked to Frau Wolter's for a terrific tea and then round by Zweilut- s chinen (Cherry Brandy), Lauterbrunnen, and the return of the heroes to Wengen. What a day ! And you, my dear Ken, I did not know, though of course I knew Miss Foster's Hut. Of the D.H.O. I had never heard and of the S.C.G.B. I knew nothing. Vivian Caulfield was teaching ski-ing but we heeded him not and that is the great tragedy. We enjoyed ourselves but we never learned to ski. After 1924 I went every year except two until 1938-9—always Wengen or Scheidegg, but it was too late to learn and now I have not had skis on for ten years for I left the 5th Scots (too old and unfit) before their trip to Chamonix. The heart specialist says 1 can't ski. anyhow, but he's wrong and I'll prove it. But not on £35. Recollections by Sir Douglas MacNair It was Archie Cusse who came to me in 1921 and suggested that we should try a holiday in Switzerland. We knew nothing of winter sports but such ignorance was not uncommon in those days. The idea of covering any distance, or moving at any speed, on a couple of planks never entered our heads. We knew something about tobogganing—mostly on tin trays—and something about skating—mostly on roller skates—but after studying the Public Schools' Alpine Sports Club's Year Book we began to realise the existence of other forms of winter sport. We could only go to Switzerland during the Christmas holidays ; so we were compelled to try and find some resort where snow was likely in December and where a mountain railway was available to help in the search for snow and to encourage downhill running. We spent many delightful evenings with the Year Book and finally decided on Wengen and went to the Regina. The Palace was then one of the Public Schools' Alpine Sports Club hotels and we had a vague idea that it would be unsuitable. The Palace, the Regina and the Park were as far as I remember, the only large hotels that were open. They were barely half-full, and at the Regina we danced in one half of the lounge mainly to the tune of "Standchen" Page Twenty-one MORE ABOUT THE TWENTIES continued played dreamily by an orchestra consisting of father and his five sons. Inside there was plenty of room to dance, good food and drink, and outside plenty of soft snow. This I think constitutes the outstanding difference between the Wengen of the early'twenties and the Wcngen of the late'thirties. We learned all our ski-in g in soft, and generally untracked, snow. The telemark and stem turns were essentia.!, and the Christiania a refinement which was looked on as the mark of a very advanced skier. The first night after our arrival it snowed continuously and the next day we took the train to Scheidegg to have a look at the country. The sun. was shining when wc got there. The Scheidegg hotels were not open, there were very few people to be seen, and only one ski track noticeable on the unspoilt surface of the snow. Someone had come down from the Lauberhorn Shoulder in a delightful series of linked telemarks and his tracks gleamed in the sunshine. As wc looked in wonder at the exquisite symmetry of the turns a voice beside us said " I did that " ; and so was formed a friendship with Graf Fritz which has grown with the years and embraces many interests other than ski-ing. Fritz's original optimism of turning me into a first-class skier must have been damped as he realised my limitations. He asked me one day how old I was and when I told him he replied sadly, "Ah yes—I gave up ski-ing when I reached your age—" ! However he did turn me into an adequate tourer and on one memorable occasion we went up to the jungfrau- joch and came home via the Lotschenlucke and Goppenstcin. The conditions were as near perfect as one could hope for. The only casualty occurred when I fell in deep snow and punctured myself with one of my ski sticks— a foolish form of exuberance which, alas, I have since repeated. Fritz administered first aid and told me not to worry and that he would go ahead to Blatten and " Catche 'em a mole". I was not quite clear how this would help, until we got to the path where 1 found that he had arranged to hire a mule to pull me along if I could retain my scat in a wooden sugar box -I did, but only in short bursts—and that too only because I had once been in charge of a mule corps and knew that mules have an uncontrolled and wholly misguided sense of humour. During my second season. I tried to race—yes ! the standard was low enough for that,—but I gave it up when I broke my leg. That was an amazing day. It was a year of tremendous snow falls—it snowed continuously for three days and three nights. Avalanches came roaring down the Wengen slopes from the Mannlichen. We wondered if the Park Hotel would be swept away. The .railways could not even come up as far as Wengen Station. At last it stopped snowing and the sun came out and three hardy spirits made up their minds to climb over the avalanche debris, reach the Scheidegg and then come down to Grindclwald. It was a perfect day, though a long one. The snow was very heavy and extricating oneself after a fall was tiring. In the last field above the Grindelwald path I tried to telcmark but fell heavily and soon realised from the pricking sensation that a bone was broken. The temperature was minus 30°C. and my friends tried to keep me warm while they found a wood luge. On this I was dragged to the Bear Hotel and plied with large doses of brandy —this was not wholly unpleasant. The worst part was going back to Wcngen by train sitting freezing on a sleigh in an unwatmed luggage van. The warming effect of the brandy had long since worn, off and the break was painful. The results however were not serious. That seems to have been the last year of heavy snow at Christmas, and it was only a year or two later that Dr. Oetikcr greeted me at the station, and wc lamented the lack of snow and the untrained horde which had stamped down the few flakes which had fallen. " Many fibulas ? " I asked. " No", said he, "but some lovely bruises". The changed conditions had arrived—now the novice during Christmas and the New Year found hard beaten snow, an icy track, and a crowded Wood Path. The telcmark fell into disuse and the christiania came into its own- Incidentally the Wood Path in those days was a real terror to the novice. It was very narrow and the bends were more like curl papers than hairpins. The bend which Cusse named " Slip Cartilage Corner" was perhaps the worst. Cusse was responsible for many of the names which became universally known in Wengen, and which were later gathered together in the D.H.O. Ski Map. He was a great character whose eccentricities were the delight of visitors and residents alike. Percy Bates once described him as having the "nicest looking ugly face" he had ever seen, and he was so cheerful at all times that few people knew- of the illness which gradually transformed his features and eventually robbed him of his life. From 1921 onwards I went yearly to Wengen until 1935 when my thoughts turned to the Engadine. Fritz Graf also wanted to see once more the part of the country where he had done his military training and together we went to Davos. There we did al! the regular tours and decided that the Parsenn as we found it was certainly no better than, the Mannlichen as I had known it. More than ten years were to pass before I saw Wengen again, but there was the same cheerful welcome and I felt as I had so often felt before that Wengen had stamped itself on my heart as surely as Calais was stamped on the heart of Bloody Mary. It's too late now to go anywhere else -But 1 do wish we had more currency.

FIXTURE LIST-SEASON 1948-1949 Wc give below the dates fixed for the principal races (weather permitting) and reference should be made to the notes on page 14 of our 1946 issue (No. 4) as to the qualifications for the various events as we have no space to reprint them this year. The usual D.H.O. No-fall Races, Handicaps, etc., will of course be held as weli, and there will be Races suitable for all grades of skiers. January 1 New Year Slalom. January 13 Heinz Cup. „ 3 Baidland Cup. Polytechnic Cup. „ 31 Wengen Golden. Ski. „ 4 B.O.B. Railway Cup. February 4 Scalded Kittens Cup. „ 5 Wengen Junior Championship. „ 6 Wengen No-Fall Championship (.Sunday ,, 7 Roberts of Kandahar Challenge Cup. Times Cup). „ 10 McMillan Cup. ' „ 19 D.H.O. v. S.C. Wengen "Roped Race. „ 11 Hewitt Cup. Craft Cup. „ 23 Scheidegg Derby Scaled Handicap. Finnigan Cup. „ 27 Byron Trophy. 'Page Twenty-two REVIEWS "I RETURN TO SWITZERLAND ", by S. P. B. Mais. (Christopher Johnson Publishers Ltd. 12s. 6d.) We do not recommend any Member to read this book. That: is unless he or she has some Swiss francs. It would be a maddening book for anyone with no prospect of getting out to Switzerland because Mr. Mais manages to isolate and distil the very essence of that delectable country. We all carry in. our subconscious mind some special memory of Switzerland. It may be the feel of a hot but friendly sun, the smell of clean, polished wood, the crunch of snow underfoot in the evening, the astonishing neatness of everything Swiss or the friendliness of the Swiss themselves. Whatever the special recollection may be it will be found in this book. The opening chapter deals with Mr. Mais's visits to Murren and Wengen in 1922-4 (visits that are the subject of his entertaining article in this issue), after which he gives a detailed account of a trip made in the Spring of 1947 when he based himself in Montreux and devoted his energy, of which he has a frightening amount, to covering as much of Switzerland as he could in some three weeks. His journeys included a trip to Gstaad for the last of the Spring ski-ing. Mr. Mais pauses at intervals to give the cost of a meal or drink but our guess is that he did it to please his publishers, who say on the jacket that he " tells us what a family party of four could do on the allotted tourists' allowance". As a guide to enjoying the beauties of Switzerland he is fine, but as a financial, expert he is less reliable. It is true that he triumphantly recrossed the frontier with a single franc in his pocket, but this was only due to the fact that his elder daughter sternly repressed his wilder extravagances and also (we suspect) to having, through his charm of manner, obtained far more currency from the Swiss Banks than he was entitled to. The book has forty-eight pages of photographs take by the author, which are excellent, and maps on the end papers which are not so good. " I Return to Switzerland " will appeal to those interested in English prose as much as to those interested in Switzerland because Mr. Mais has a style that is all his own. His short incisive sentences and rapid paragraphing are so much more effective than, the turgid subordinate clauses festooned with commas to which most writers, ourselves included, arc addicted. We enjoyed the book so much that we will, forgive Mr. Mais his equivocal and ungeographical reference to us in his first chapter. ". . . . Jim Pitman, Chris Mackintosh, Ken Foster", he says, " a whole crowd who may have been just pleasant and ordinary at home, but were to me ail electrically exciting and lovable at Murren". Yes, Murren. just like that ! " SKI-ING", by Alan d'Egville [Win. Heinemann Ltd., 5s. Od.) "A SKI-ING PRIMER", by Peter Ltinn (Met/men & Co., Ltd., 7s. 6d.). Both books are written by masters of their art and deal with ah initio ski-ing, starting with the Kick Turn and working up to the elementary turns. Mr. d'Egville believes that the beginner, to enjoy his first season in the Alps, need never get beyond the Stem Turn whereas Mr. Lunn feels that he should also be acquainted with the Christiania and the jump Turn. Of the two we should be inclined to recommend Mr. d'Egville's book to the absolute novice, but this is only because we are great believers in simplification. On the other hand those who do not buy Mr. Lunn's book miss some most interesting chapters on the history of ski-ing, the background of racing and on the subject of equipment. Perhaps the best recommendation, on the whole, would be for the beginner to buy both books. The other difference between the two books lies in the illustrations. Mr. Lunn contents himself with a few photographs which are purely factual whereas Mr. d'Egville, being almost better known as an artist than as an author, illustrates each stage of every turn with a scries of diagrams. The only complaint we have against the diagrams is that the skier starts at the bottom of the page and. docs his downhill turns uphill; otherwise we con­ sider them entirely admirable. We have, in our time, studied many different methods of illustrating ski-ing turns. Mr. Caulfield started in 1922 with diagrams that shewed the skis only, the weighted ski being blacked in. This was an admirable idea in theory but in practice it proved terribly dull, and we always found it difficult to picture ourselves as actually standing on the skis. After that we had diagrams of skiers both clothed and unclothed (the latter, to our mind, having a peculiarly lewd appearance) and also one book illustrated by sections of cine-film, which were most unsuccessful. .Mr. d'Egville's sketches seem to us to be the best thing we have seen yet as his skiers, although decently clad in the plus-plus fours he affects himself, do contrive to show what their limbs arc doing and how the weight is placed. In case this review seems to show an undue preference for Mr. d'Egvillc's book we would repeat that Mr. Lunn's "Ski-lug Primer" does cover twice as much ground as does Mr. d'Egvillc—which makes it a bargain at only fifty per cent, higher cost. 7'HIi K.4NDA1-1AK RLAUEW,- October, 1947. We are always a Utile puzzled by the Kandahar Review because Miss Dorcen Elliott is said to be the Hon. Editor but there are frequent signs of Mr. Arnold Lunn having butted masterfully into the section headed "Review of the \ ear —by the Heliior''. Whichever one of them actually docs the work the results are good and there is a stunning photograph of Arnold and Peter Lunn standing in Murren High Street in 1916 with " Watch Birdie " expressions. An Alsatian dog has got itself into the group but is not explained. THE SCOTTISH SKI CLl'B JOURNAL The Editor, in his kindly review of our last issue, reveals the fact that he spotted the photograph of our Lagonda on the top of Plum Pudding as being a "composite photograph". We can assure him that many were deceived and that a well-known Swiss shopkeeper in Wengen made enquiries as to how the hell the car got up there. Mr. Borter replied that it had been a terrible job. In view of this perspicacity we will forgive him his reference to "degenerating into Downhill Only's". Although the Editor will never believe it, we agree entirely with the views expressed by his correspondent "j.C.F." and we would beg him to read the note published on page 16 of our last issue over the initials " K.D.F." SKI NOTES ylND QUERIES- January and .April, 1948. The January issue contains a really amusing article in which Adrian Allison gives us a peep behind the scenes in Page Twenty-three REVIEWS—continued the first Scraamanga Cup (readers should compare this with Gossage's article on the roped race against the S.C.W. published in our issue of October, 1938). The April issue purports to explain the deplorable starfish thing used as a badge by the S.C.G.B. All we can tell our readers is that it has something to do with Runes to Skathi and with an invocation reading "Kath thu mer Skathi", if that helps any. AMERICAN SKI ANNUAL, 1948. The Editors of this highly factual publication stick pretty closely to their business of telling who is ski-ing in America, and where and how throughout its 336 pages. The result is no doubt highly valuable to the American skier but for the outsider it tends to be dull. It is pleasant to note that the Swiss team, including Karl Molitor and Rosemarie Bleuer (Grindclwald), were given such a hearty welcome in the States. LADIES' SKI CLUB BULLETIN—Octoba, 1947. The Hon. Editor starts by appealing to members to notify her when they have babies.—Thank God, that's one thing we don't have to worry about ! We were pleased to see that this issue contained an all too brief article (by D.H.O. member Rosamond Hepworth) on the S.D.S., because the Schweizerischer Damen is an organisation for which we have the highest admiration. Never have we seen anyone wearing the S.D.S. badge depart from the highest standard of courtesy in the Alps and we have witnessed many instances where they have given prompt and reliable First Aid in cases of accident. S.C.G.B. YEAR BOOK, 1947 Elsewhere in this issue the Editor, Mr. Arnold Lunn, suggests that the interest of the Year Book, is in inverse proportion to the extent to which it deals with ski-ing. Without going all the way with him over this we do see what he means. These fascinating digressions by means of which he filled up space during the war years do leave a gap even if many of them (as we remarked at the Kandahar Dinner) did suggest the mythical bird that invariably flew backwards because it found the retrospect of what had gone by so far more pleasing than the prospect of what was to come. We welcomed the article whitewashing the Telemark, since that is the only turn we ever learned.

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By permission, copyright, The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. THE SUGAR BOWL CLUB Older members will remember John Wiley, an American who joined the D.H.O. in 1937 and who, after passing Q.l. in two seasons, returned to California where he became associated with the Sugar Bowl Club. In 1940 he arranged, entirely on his own initiative, for a D.H.O. Trophy which is one of the annual events of the S.B.C. It was raced for this year on April 3rd, and the D.H.O. cabled its good wishes. Unfortunately these are all that we can offer until the currency restrictions are relaxed. We hoped that an account of the race would reach us before we closed for press, but perhaps we shall be able to tell you about it in our next issue.

WENGEN EPITAPHS John Cobb, who lies beneath this stone Here lies the body of Nicholas Grogge Always preferred to ski alone. Who met his unfortunate end in a fog. Alas ! one day by great bad luck While travelling fast he encountered a tree He did a kick turn and got stuck. Which altered his shape to such a degree They found him in the early dawn That his coffin when finished was nine feet by three. Frozen to the Lauberhorn, A. J. F. Page Twenty-four Rules of the ^ Dcirr-friA Only Club55

1. The name of the Club shall be " The Downhill Only Club." 0. Ordinary Members who have attained (or are equal to) 2. The objects of the Club are the encouragement of ski-running; full S.C.O.B. Second Class standard may be awarded and good fellowship among ski-runners at Wengen. the the Club "Silver" Badge provided that they are proposed promotion of good ski-running among members and of by a Member of the Club who is already a holder of the racing. "Silver" Badge. After proposal the "Silver" Badge will be awarded by the unanimous vote of a Committee consisting 3. The Club shall consist of: (a) Ordinary Members; (b) of not less than THREE holders of the "Silver" Badge. Foreign Members; (c) "Honorary Members. Any ("ommittee sitting for the purpose shall elect a Chairman The Officers of the Club shall be the President, Vice- who is responsible for notifying the Hon. Secretary at President, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer. once of any decision to award the "Silver" Badge to any The offices of Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer Member. may be held by the same person. The affairs and. property of the Club shad, be managed by a 10. The, Committee have power, by an unanimous vote of Committee consisting of: those present and voting, to Invite eminent ski-runners (a) The Officers specified in this rule. and those whose services arc of great value to the Club (b) Not more than five Elective Members as provided bv to become Honorary Members of the Club. Such Members Pule 4. shall be exempt from the payment of any subscriptions. (r) Not more than two Members of the Wenaen k'urveiein 11. Foreign Members may only be elected by an unanimous or Resident Swiss in vyengen, being Honorary Mi mbers vote taken at a full Committee Meeting of the Club. of the Club. Foreign Members may enjoy all the privileges of the Club, {'7) Not more than four co-opted Members appointed as but may not hold office except as provided under .Rule 3, provided by "Rule (5. para., (c). The number of Foreign Members shall not 4. (tf) The Officers and Elective Members of fin- Committee exceed ten per centum of the total membership of the shall be elected yearly at the Annual General Meeting. Club. (M The Committee shall propose candidates ai the Annual 12. Every Member, except as provided in Rule 10, shall pay General Meeting to till the offices of President, VJ, ,>_ an annual subscription of ten francs, or 10/0, due and payable President, Honorary herretary find ITonojaiy Treasurer on election, and on every succeeding 1st November. Such and Electhe Members of the Committee and' due nnlire payment is to be made by a banker's order except under of the names of any candidates so proposed shall be special circumstances as may be decided by the Honorary posted to each member of the Club at least three werks Treasurer. before the date of the Meeting. The President shall hold office for one xear and shall be Any Member whose subscription is twelve months in eligible for re-election. arrear shall cease to be a Member, but the Committee (r) In addition to the proposals by the Committee, any two shall have power, at their discretion, to re-instate such members of the Club may propose a Candidate for any a M.ember. of the posts mentioned above, by giving notice to the 13. A. Member may be expelled from the Club at a special Honorary Secretary at least fourteen days before the Oeneral Meeting called for the purpose. Due notice of date of the \nnual Oeneral Meeting, accompanied by this motion shall be posted to every Member of the Club the consent in writing of the Candidate so proposed. at least 1.4 days before the Meeting and also to the Member (<1) If at the Meeting the number of candidates duly pro­ concerned, who shall be given an opportunity of appearing posed does not exceed the number of \acaneies, (he before the Meeting to state his case. No Member shall be Chairman shall declare the candidate s elected, othej wise expelled unless at lea.st two-thirds of those present and the election shall be by ballot. voting, vote in favour of the motion of expulsion, and 5. The Committee have power to appoint such Sub-Committee unless at least ten votes are passed in favour of the motion. as the Committee may consider neressarv. 14. The Annual Oeneral Meeting shall be held during the The Committer shall rui\e povm, by unanimous yoie of month of November. A duly audited Statement of Accounts those present and voting, to co-opt as an extra member shall be laid, before the Meeting by the Honorary Treasurer. of the Committer any Member of the Club, provided that the extra Membeis do not at any time exceed the number 15. At least three weeks' notice shall be given in writing for of elected Members present. Such e\tra Members shall 1 the Annual General Meeting, and at least fourteen days hold office onl\ for tin Committee Meeting for which they for an Extraordinary General Meeting. are co-opted. 16. The Chair, whether at Oeneral Meetings or Committee Four member shall fojm a quorum of the ( ommittee. Meetings, shall be taken by the President, or in his absence The qualiiieaiions and procedure for the elc-tion of Ordinary by the Vice-President, or in their absence by the Senior Members shall be as follows ; MVmber of the Committee. The Chairman shall have (a) The Candidate must be of British nationality. a deliberative vote, and in the case of an equality of votes, (J>) He must be proposed and seconded by Members of a casting vote also. the Club who are holdejs of the Club "Silver" Bad/). the Club seldom have runners selected for this event the (>/) No candidate may be elected to the Club until he has standard may be slightly lowered and an award made for signed a Banker's Order as provided in Rule 12, unless continual good performance in really important events. the Hon. Sec. at his entire discretion, decided that there are special circumstances that entitle him to waive this 21. The awards for the RACING PIN shall only be made requirement. at the close of each season, by an unanimous Committee {}/) The Committee shall ha\e power, by unanimous vote, of the Club. Such award to be made to promising racers to waive the Test Hun required for Membership as who have shown continual good performance throughout described in Rule h (c). in the case of a Candidate whose the season. Only one Pin can be awarded to any one ski~ing ability is without question above the required. Member, as it is to be considered a stepping stone to the standard. Gold Badge. Page Twenty-five Officers and Committee, Season 1947-48 President : Lt. Col. C. J. ODL1NG, T.D., R.A.

Hon. Secretary : R. M. DIXON, Crecy, Redbourn, Herts.

Hon. Treasurer : P. HEPWORTH, 49, Caversham Street, Chelsea, S.W.3

Committee : Col. W. STURMY CAVE, D.S.O., T.D. Lt. Cdr. R. E. GARDNER W. D. KESSLER T. R. FOX A. H. H. GILLIGAN G. N. PAXTON Capt. R. A. D. FULLERTON Major H. W. HALL, M.C. W. T. PERSHKE Winter Programme Sub-Committee (co-opted on Committee) Mrs. W. FORSTER MICHAEL HEALD R. I. O. TETLEY Mrs. A. E. R. GILLIGAN R. HOARE Miss P. TOPHAM H. M. B. HANKEY A. A. JARVIS J. WILSON Mrs. P. M. HEPWORTH

Hon. Editor : KENNETH D. FOSTER, M.B.E., Lea Brook Works, Wednesbury

Gold Badge Committee and Duke of Kent Race Cup Committee : To be appointed.

Past Presidents and Vice-Presidents : Presidents : Vice-Presidents : 1924-25 Major C. J. White, M.C. K. D. Foster 1925-26 Major S. F. Fisken, M.C. — 1926-27 Major C. J. White, M.C. — 1927-28 Major C. J. White, M.C. — 1928-29 Major C. J. White, M.C. Flt.-Lt. H. R. D. Waghorn Capt. J. C. Davis 1929-30 Flt.-Lt. H. R. D. Waghorn Capt. J. C. Davis T. R. Fox 1930-31 Flt.-Lt. H. R. D. Waghorn Capt. J. C. Davis T. R. Fox 1931-32 T. R. Fox Major C. j. White, M.C. C. F. S. Taylor 1932-33 Major C. J. White, M.C. T. R. Fox C. F. S. Taylor 1933-34 Lt-Cdr. R. B. Gossage, R.N. C. E. Gardner Capt. R. A. D. Fuilerton 1934-35 K. D. Foster Major C.J. White, M.C. Capt. R. A. D. Fullerton 1935-36 Capt. R. A. D. Fuilerton K. D. Foster T. R. Fox 1936-37 Capt. R. A. D. Fuilerton Major H. W. Hall, M.C. 1937-38 Major H. W. Hall, M.C. j. W. Richardson 1938-45 Wartime Trustees : Capt. R. A. D. Fuilerton, P. M. Hepworth and G Paxton 1946-47 Col. C. j. ODLING, T.D.

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The information given under the heading "S.C.G.B." has been taken from the 1946/7 issue of the "Members Handbook" and the abbreviations used after the column giving the date of election are: P PAST PRESIDENT FH FOUNDER MEMBER G D.H.O. GOLD BADGE HM HONORARY MEMBER S D.H.O. SILVER BADGE S.U.G.B. ADAMS, Lt. Col. B. N. '36 3 0 AITON, W/Cdr. J. M. . '36 S ADAMS, Mrs. B. '47 10 ALLEN, Mrs. E. L. ... . '26 2A ADAMS, JOHN '47 II ALLFREY, A. . '47 ADAMS, T. A. '47 12 AMBLER, Mrs. V. . '37 ADAMSON, Miss H. M. IS '37 13 ANDERSON, F. I. . '37 ADAMSON, R. McK. ... '37 2A(a) 14 ANGAS, M. F. W. . '36 AITCHISON, I. G. '32 lA(a) 15 ANNING, Mrs. M. . '36 AITKEN, The Hon. Max, '35 16 ARCHER, A. G. . '30 S 2A Page Twenty-seven MEMBERS' LIST—continued 8.O.H.B. 17 AECULUS, T. G. ... '37 104 DORAS-WEBB, S/Ldr., 3. E. ... '36 18 ATKINS, D. E. ... '47 105 DOUGLAS, Dr. C. A., M.TX, D.P.H. '36 2A(a) 19 AYLMER, S. D. ... '36 106 BOWLING, P. B...... '39 107 DU BOULAY, Mrs. F. H. ... '37 20 BAILEY, C. P., F.T.C...... '47 21 BAKER, A...... '36 2\ 108 EARLE, W. H '36 S 1 22 BAKBE, E. T. ... '38 R 2 A 109 EDMONDS, B. E. '37 2.4 23 BANKS, E. H. ... '38 110 EDMUHDS, D. H. 0. ... '37 24 BARLOW, C. S. ... '38 111 ELIOT, Major M. G. ... '37 s 2 A 25 BARNETT, H. P. ... '36 112 ELLIOT, E. L. '31 R 2A 26 BATEMAN, J. W. ... '37 113 ELLIOTT, F. G. '36 27 BAUMANN, K. ... '36 R 114 ELLIS, Capt. G. R. ... '39 28 BEETON, C. ... '47 115 EWBANK, M. H. '47 29 BELLERBY, G. ... '38 30 BENNETT, H. S. ... '37 116 FAIRBARN, James ... '38 31 BINNEY, Lady Evelyn ... '39 117 FANE, J. H. M. '38 32 BLAKLAND, (Mr. E. G. ... '39 118 FANGHANEL, P. F. W. '47 S 33 BLAYNEY, Mrs. D. P. ... '47 119 FELTHAM, W. H. ... '35 2A(a) 34 BOSTOCK, Major H. S, M.e. ... '34 2,1 120 FEEGUSSON, A. J. F. '36 3 35 BQUGHION-LEIGH, Capt. E. ... '88 R 1 121 FEEGUSSON, CM. ... '36 S 3 3B BOULTON, C. F. N...... '36 S 2.4 122 FERGUSSON, J. E. ... '36 3 37 BOURNE, Gen. Sir Alan, K.O.B., 123 FINNIGAN, B. W. '29 124 FIETH, Major 0. J. ... D.S.O...... '37 125 '37 ... '25 I'M S FISH, D. 38 BOYD, Mrs. H. J. 126 FISH, Mrs. D. '37 2 A (a) 30 BRACKEN, W. R...... '47 127 FISHER, Sir John '37 3 40 BRADLEY, Hiss C...... '47 128 '36 FISKEN, Major S. F., M.C. '25 FM 41 BRAKSPEAR, A. W. .. • ... '29 129 FORSTEE, Mrs W. ... P 42 BRICE, S. J. ... '33 S 130 FOSTER, Miss A. J. '31 8 1 43 BRIDGE, Rear-Adm. A. E. M., 131. FOSTER, D. K. D. ... '47 3 O.B.K., R.N. ... '37 132 FOSTER, H. C. le Neve '47 44 BROCKBANK, J. G. ... '28 S 133 FOSTER, J. P. '39 45 BROWN, C. E. ... '36 134 FOSTER, K. D., H.B.E. '39 46 BUCKINGHAM, Miss P. ... '39 135 FOSTER, Mrs. K. D. '25 FM P S 1A 47 BURN, 0. H...... '29 136 FOSTER, Miss M. L. ... '36 2A(a) 48 BURROUGHS, J. ... '37 137 FOX, J. W. R. '47 49 BUETON, Sir Geoffrey ... '38 138 FOX, T. E. ... '38 R 3 50 BUXTON, A. G. ... '47 139 FOX, Mrs. T. E. '26 p a 3 51 BUXTON, M. A. ... '36 S 140 FOX, M. J. Dunors ... '31 3 52 BUXTON, P. J. ... '36 141 FRENCH, Lt Cdr. R. D., R.N. '47 53 BYAffl-GEOUNDS, Col. N. B. C. '25 EM 2 A 142 FRIEND, D. P. '39 54 BYNG, L. ... '37 3 143 FRISBY, Mrs. A. '39 55 BYRON-MOORE, D. 0. ... '36 144 FRYER, Brig. W. G., O.B.H. '36 145 FULLERTON, Major R. A. D. '28 R 1A 56 CAEROL, Miss B. E. M. ... '36 146 FURNIVAL, Miss J. '28 P 8 57 CASTER, Mrs. C. 3...... '36 '47 58 CASTER, E. G. ... '37 50 CARTER, Major R. B. ... '37 147 GALE, B. N. T. '37 60 CAETHEW-YOURSTON, Brig M. 148 GALSWORTHY, Miss D. '38 A...... '37 149 GARDINER, N. W. ... '28 2A 61 CARTHEW-YOURSTQN, Mrs. M. '37 150 GARDNER, C. E. '30 R 62 CAULFIELD, Barry ...... '25 FMHM S 151 GARDNER, H. P. '36 2 A 63 CAULPIELD, Vivian ...... '25 FMHM. R 152 GARDNER, R. E., D.s.o. '33 G 1 64 CAULFIELD, Mrs. V...... '25 FM R 153 GARNHAM, F. '38 154 GARTHWAITE, W. F. C. 65 CHAPMAN, Mrs. G...... '39 155 '47 66 CHARLTON, Miss E. ... '47 GARVIE, Miss G. H. '36 3 156 GASKELL, Mrs. C. G. 67 CHRISTIAN, Mrs. P...... '39 S 157 '36 68 CLEAVEE, Mrs. ... '39 158 GASKELL, S. '36 69 CLAYTON, John ... '47 150 GAZE, H. A. '39 70 CLAYTON, Mrs. D. A. ... '47 160 GIBBONS, P. E. '47 71 CLIFF, S. B-, E.N. ... '29 S 161 GIBBONS, Miss P. F. ... '47 72 COCHRANE, Lt.-Col. J. D. ... '47 GIBBS, A.V/Marshal G. E., o.i 73 COCHRANE, Mrs. D. M. ... '47 M.C. '37 74 COGHLAN, H. St. John ... '39 3 162 GILL, M. 0. ... '36 75 COGHLAN, Mrs. M. L. ... '47 3 163 GILLAED, V. '36 76 COLLINS, Sir Godfrey ... '47 3 164 GILLIGAN, A. E. R. ... '29 S 2 A 77 COLMAN, K. R. ... '47 165 GILLIGAN, Mrs. A. E. R. '28 S 1A 73 COLVILLE, H. ... '36 3 166 GILLIGAN, A. H. H. ... '27 s 2 A 79 CONYERS, J. H. ... '39 2A 167 GILLIGAN, Mrs. A. H. H. '36 2.4(a) 80 COOKE, Mrs. R. ... '36 168 GILLSON, Mrs. P. '47 169 GIVEN, Mrs. G. H. ... 81 COOPER, Capt. P. ... '47 170 '38 82 CORNELIUS, R. S...... '36 GLENNIE, Brig. L. E. A., D.8. '39 3 171 GLOVER, H. N. 83 COWAH, P. B. ... '87 172 '38 ... '39 GODFREY, R. H. 84 COX, 11. P. ... 173 GOLDSMITH, E. J. K. '38 s 2A 85 CRADDOCK, Col. R. W. ... '38 174 GOODYEAR, Mrs. D. ... '39 3 86 CRAFT, H. B. ... '47 175 GOSSAGE, Mrs. F. A.... '28 2A 87 CRISP, Mrs. D. ... '31 176 GEANT, C. A. '37 88 CUTCLIFFE, Mrs. Margot ... '48 177 GEAY, C. G. '37 89 CUTLACK, Miss E...... '47 178 '38 179 GEEENLAND, Mrs. M. M. '39 s 1A(1>) 90 DALEYMPLE, Donald (clep'rt ... '25 I'M 180 GREENWOOD, Miss C. '39 3 91 DALY, D. L. ... '36 3 181 GREENWOOD, Miss E. '39 3 92 DALY, Mrs. D. M...... '36 3 182 GREGSON, Mrs. Joan '47 93 DANE, P. P. R. ... '37 183 GEEGSON, Lt.-Col. M. I. '47 94 D'AECY, It-Gen. J. C, C.B.F,., ir.c. '33 S 2A 184 GROTIAN, Col. E. S., M.C. '37 95 DARRAH, Mrs. H. J. ... '38 2A(a) GUY, T. P. ... '38 96 DEANE, Cdr. R. H., R.N. ... '34 3 97 DEANE, R. M. H...... '36 185 HADOW, Major H. B. '36 98 DELAP, M. ... '47 186 HAINES, Mrs. J. R. S. '30 s 1A(1>) 99 DIXON, E. M. ... '37 S 2A(a 187 HALL, A. A. '36 100 DIXON, Mrs. M. I...... '37 3 188 HALL, Major H. W., M.c. '34 P S 2A 101 DOBELL, R. J. ... '37 189 HALL-HALL, 0. B. ... '36 s 102 DOBSON, Miss E. M, ...... '38 S 1A 190 HAMILTON-SMITH, N. L. '33 2A 103 DOGGART, N. A. ... '36 191 HAMILTON-SMITH, P. L. '30 s lA(b) Page Twenty-eight MEMBERS' LIST—continued

192 HANKEY, H. M. Bart ard ... '36 S 280 MACINTOSH, Douglas... . '47 193 HANKEY, Michael B. ... '47 281 MACLEAN, Cdr. H. C. . '38 194 HANKEY, Mrs. S. ... '36 282 MAHER, G. V. . '47 195 HANKEY, Major T. S. d'Arcy ... '29 s 2(Aa) 283 MAHER, Mrs. G. V. ... . '47 2A(a) 196 HANKEY, Mrs. T. S. d'Arcy ... '36 2A 284 MANN, Miss D. M. ... . '38 197 HARRISON, E. J. ... '37 3 285 MARSH, Major H. E. W. . '39 2A(a) 198 HARRISON, Air V/Ma eshal E-, •286 MAESH, P. J. P. W. ... . '39 C.B., C.B.E. ... '37 287 MAESH, E. M. W. ... . '39 199 HARRIS, B. S. ... '36 s 288 MAETINEAU, M '36 200 HART, A. S. C. ... '37 289 MARTYR, A. B. . '47 201 HARTE, L. P. ... '38 s 290 MASON, Miss P. M. ... . '37 202 HAWKER, Miss C. S. ... '36 2A(a) 29] McCALL, E. G. P. . '37 203 HEALD, Miss B. ... '39 292 MCCARTHY, H. G. ... , '38 204 HEALD, M. W. B. ... '39 s 293 McCORMACK, R. P. ... . '47 205 HEALD, S. A., O.B.E. ... '39 3 294 MeCUICHEON, J. R. . '47 206 HEATH, B. ... '37 295 McfflULLAN, F. A. ... '39 207 HENDERSON-HAMIL1 W, J. C. '36 296 208 McNAIR, Sir Donglas, M.B.E. , . '36 3 209 HENDERSON, Miss E E. ... '38 297 McNAIE, G. P. G. ... . '47 210 HENDERSON, J. '38 3 298 MILLIGAB, Lt. Col. J. L. '36 2A 211 HEPWORTH, P. M. '28 s lA(al)) 299 MILLS, C. B. '37 212 HEPWORTH, Mrs. P. M. ... '31 s lA(ab) 300 MILLS, Major R. G. F. '38 213 HEWITT, Halted W. ... '36 HM s 301 MITCHELL, Col. Sir H., Bart. . . '31 1 214 HIGGINBOTHAM, W. R. ... '47 3 302 MOLE, S. P. '38 2A 215 HILL, A. W...... '37 303 MOORE, Capt. D. G. ... '39 216 HILL, Miss D. J. ... '47 304 MOOEES, J. ... '39 217 HILTON-GREEN, G. ... '36 305 MORRIS, C. ... '36 218 HOAEE, R...... '36 8 3 306 MORRISON-BELL, Sir C. '47 219 HOLDERNESS, J. W. B. ... '47 307 MOEEISON-SCOTT, T. C. S. .. '34 220 HOLT, Lennox ... '47 308 MOETON. G. T. '33 221 HOPKINS, J. W. ... '37 309 MOYERS, T. P. '47 222 HOUSTON, Miss S. ... '39 310 MURDOCH, A. W. ... '47 223 HUDSON, 'Lt.-Col. C. J.5, D.s.o. '34 G 311 MURPHY, Mrs. J. '39 224 HUGGINS, P. S. ... '47 312 MURRAY. A. G. '37 225 HUNT, Mrs. F. A. Clair e ... '39 313 MUSKER, J. H. L. ... '38 HUNT-TAYLOR, R. C G. ... '89 314 NAYLOE-LEYLAND, V. E. '47 227 ILLINGWORTH, M. B ... '47 ' 315 BEALE, R. K. '38 228 IRWIN, Miss G. '39 316 NEEDHAM, CM '30 3 317 NEEDHAM, J. G. '30 2A(a) 229 JARVIS, Lt.-Col. A. A .:. '34 S 1A(1>) 318 NESBITT, Miss J. '39 230 JARVIS, Mrs. A. A. ... '47 319 NESBITT, M. '36 231 JARVIS, Mrs. J. M. ... '38 3 320 NEVILLE, C. '47 232 JELKS, F. A. '38 321 233 JOANNIDES, J. A. '47 X 322 NEWMAN-SANDERS, Mrs. A. 1. '39 234 JOEL, L. G. ... '39 323 NEWMAN-SANDEES, C. W. .. '39 235 JOHNSTONE, A. ... '47 324 NICHOLAS, J. W. '47 236 JONES, E. J. M. ... '38 325 NICHOLSON, — '47 237 JONES, 1...... '38 326 NORMAN, L't.Col. J. A., D.S.O. '30 238 JONES, Mrs. G. ... '36 327 NOETHROP, R. '36 239 JONES, Miss P. M. ... '47 328 ODLING, Lt.-Col. C. J., T.v. .. '25 240 KESSLEE, W. D. H. ... '38 S 1 329 ODDIE, Mrs. J. '39 241 KILLWICK, Major G. F ... '36 330 OGLE, D. S. ... '39 242 KILLWICK, Miss G. ... '47 331 OLIVER, P. D. '38 243 KILLWICK, Mrs. V. II . ... '36 332 OED, Mrs. E. M. B. ... '39 244 KING, Mrs. P. B. ... '39 333 OEE, E. G. ... '33 245 KIRBY, Mrs. M. ... '39 334 OKTWEILEE, Major E. P. '36 246 KIRKPATEICK, Miss E. ... '33 S 1A 335 ORTWEILER, Miss W., B.E.M... '38 247 KIRKPATEICK, Y. J. ... '33 S 1A 248 KIEWAN-TAYLOR, P E. ... '47 3 336 249 PALMES, Capt. G. B., D.s.o., K.K '36 1A(1>) 250 KNOWLES, Miss G. N ... '37 3 337 PANTER, Air V/Marshal, A. E.. KONIG, George ... '47 S C.B. ... '37 3 338 PANTEE, D. E. '47 251 LANG. Miss D. '39 339 PARK, Mrs. A. Brock '36 252 LANG, G/Capt.. T. F. IT., A.I'.o. '38 s 2A 340 PARKER, Capt. T. ... '47 253 LEESE, Miss H. ... '39 341 PAEEINGTON, Miss H. N. K. '37 244 LEIGH, B. A. ... '39 342 PAEEINGTON, R. F. C. '37 255 LEITH, W. B. G., K.K ... '47 343 PATERSQN, J. G. '38 256 LEONARD, J. T. ... '39 3 344 PAUL, P. K. '36 257 LEWIN, Miss J. ... '47 345 PAXTON, G. N. '33 s 2A 258 LEWIN, Capt. R. O. ... '47 346 PAXTON, Mrs. G. N. 259 '29 s LEWIS, Brig. C. B. . ... '26 s 1A 347 PEACOCK, D. I. '29 1A 260 LEWNS, E. P. ... '30 * 1 348 PEATFIELD, G. E. C. '38 s 3 261 LIDDELL, P. D. 0. '39 G 349 262 PEECH, A. J. '29 s 1A 263 LIMBERT, Mrs. D. K, ... '37 350 PELLEEEAU, Major P. J. M. .. '47 264 LIMBEET, I. R. ... '29 s 1A 351 PENNEFATHER, G. E. M. '33 s 2A(a) 265 LIMBERT, N. A. ... '29 s 1A 352 PENNEFATHER, J. K. K. '33 s H 266 LIMBEET, N. J. E. ... '38 s 2A 353 PERKIN, R. D. '47 267 LINDLEY, A. D. ... '39 354 PERSHKE, W. T. '30 268 LLOYD, Mrs. Enid ... '47 355 PHELPS, H. V. '38 269 LUNN, Arnold ... '31 HM s 356 PINCKNEY, Dr. C. P. '47 270 LUNN, Major P. ... '30 HM G 1 357 PINCKNEY, G. M. '47 LYLE, Dr. Keith T. ... '47 358 PINNOCK, D. D., F.K.O.S. '30 2A 359 PITEL, A. P. '36 2A 271 MABLEY, Mrs. B. G. ... '47 360 PITT, P. C. '36 272 MacANDElW, Lt.-Col. J. 0. ... '36 s lA(ab) 361 PITTAR, Mrs. K. S. ... '37 273 MACAULAY, Miss A. ... '39 362 POLLOCK, G. F. '47 274 MacCALLUM, Miss G. S. ... '39 363 POOLE, B. A. '36 4(a) 275 MACDOUGALL, C. L. ... '47 364 POTTS, H. G. '36 276 MACDOUGALL, Mrs. ] . V. ... '37 365 POWEE, G. B., CLE., M.C. '37 277 MACK, Miss J. '38 366 POWNALL, Mrs. G. H. '39 278 MACK, M. '38 367 PROPHIT, Cdr. W. J. G„ R.N... '37 279 MACINTOSH. CtaistopIle r ... '47 s 1 368 PUMPHREY, 0. I. '37 Page Twenty-nine MEMBERS' LIST—continued S.C.O.R. S.O.O.B. 369 PUXLEY, H. W. L. ... '37 S 1 424 STURMEY-CAVE, Col. W„ i> 8.0. '29 K 3 370 PYMAN, M. F. '39 3 425 SUDLEY, Lady ... '47 426 SUMMERS, Mrs. S...... '37 371. RANKIN, M. D. '47 2A 427 SUMMERS, J. V. P...... '37 2A(a) 372 RAVENSCROFT, G. ... '30 8 428 SYKES, Miss E. N...... '38 373 BEAD, Miss E. Dick ... '47 374 BEYNALL, Mrs. F. M. '39 429 TANSER, Miss N. ... '38 375 BIOHAKDS, Mrs. B. '47 430 TAYLOR, C, M.l>. ... '39 8 376 RICHARDSON, E. W. A. '38 8 1 431 TAYLOR. C. F. S. ... '28 8 1 377 432 TAYLOR, J. E. J. ... '34 S 2 A 378 RICHARDSON, Mrs. I. W. '27 8 1A 433 TAYLOR, Mrs. J. E. J. ... '34 8 2 A 379 RINGROSE, Mrs. B. J. '39 2A 434 TAYLOR, W. R. ... '36 380 ROBERTSON, Mrs. C. A. A. .. '27 435 TETLEY, R. I. 0. ... '36 381 ROBINSON, Miss E. R. '38 436 THOMAS, G. A. ... '47 382 ROEDLER, Mrs. P. ... '39 437 THOMPSON, E. W...... '38 3 383 SOGERS, M. S. '47 438 THOMPSON-GLOVER, P. ... '38 3 384 ROGERS, R. S. '38 8 2 A 439 THORPE, Mrs. R. ... '39 385 ROGERS, Mrs. R. S. ... '36 8 2A(a) 440 THWAITES, Mrs. E. M. ... '47 386 ROGERS, S. S. '37 441 TILBY, J. C. G. ... '47 387 BOWELL, H. M. '38 442 TOPHAM, A. M. R...... '34 8 2 A 388 BOWELL, W. A. '36 8 3 443 TOPHAM, Miss P. ... '34 S 2A 389 ROWLAND, D. P. '47 444 XREDENNICK, N. W...... '36 ZA 390 RUDYARD-HELPMAN, Miss N. '37 8 391 BYDER, Major A. F. E. Dudley, 445 WADDELL, Major P. L. ... '38 S 1 M.a '31 8 LA 446 WADHAM, Capt. E...... '38 3 447 WALLROCK, J. ... '39 892 SALOMON, J. '37 448 WALDUOK, H. N...... '29 8 393 SANDAY, P. D. '48 449 WALKER, J. A. 0...... '37 8 394 SANDAY, Mrs. A. I. '48 450 WARD, Lt.-Col. R. E. H. ... '37 395 SCOTT-NOBLE, Lt.-Col, J. '39 8 451 WARDROP-MOORE, J. ... '36 8 2A 396 SCRIBBANS, D. H. ... '39 8 lA(b) 452 WARRENDER, H...... '47 397 SELBY, Mrs. E. M. ... '36 453 WATERWORTH, G. E. ... '36 8 1A 398 SELBY, P. M. '47 454 WATTS, Miss F. J. F. ... '47 399 SEVERNE, Oapi. M. M. W. '37 3 455 WATTS, H. G. ... '47 3 400 SHELDON, J. R. G. ... '39 456 WEST, J. S...... '36 401 SHELTON, R. H. '37 457 WESTBY, E. A. C...... '47 2 A 402 SHERER, Miss M. C. ... '30 8 1A 458 WHALLEY, D. F. ... '37 403 SHERIDAN, Mrs. S. ... '36 8 459 WHEELER, J. P. ... '47 404 SHIRLEY, Cdr. J. W., H.N. '34 8 1A 460 WHITE, Brig. C. J., .M.C. ... '25 I'M 8 1 405 SIMMONS, Miss G. A. '37 4 61. WHITELEY, W. I...... '47 8 40fi SKIPWITH, Mrs. L. ... '36 462 WHITELEY, Mrs. B. ... '47 407 SMITH, B. C. '26 2 A 463 WHITELEY, R. F...... '47 408 SMITH, Mrs. K. C. ... '37 2 A 464 WHITING, 0. K. ... '38 409 SODQN, G/Capt. P. 0. '28 465 WILKIN, Miss W. E. ... '36 3 410 SOUTH, F. G. '38 466 WILKINS, Mrs. G. K. ... '37 411 SPENCE, H. B. '30 8 1 467 WILLES, D. W. ... '47 412 STAFFORD, H. J. '33 468 WILLIAMSON, R. B., M.B.E. ... '47 413 STANDRING, P. A. T. '29 8 2 A 469 WILSON, A. T. ... '30 2 A 414 STEDHAM, D. D. '36 470 WILSON, Lt.-Cdr. J. M. A. ... '38 3 415 STEDHAM, I. E. C. ... '36 471 WILSON, K. P. L...... '36 4.16 STENHOUSE, Surg. Ltd. Cdr. R.A., 472 WILSON, 0. F. ... '48 2A R.N. '47 3 473 WILSON-FOX, G. H. ... '31 2.4(a) 417 STOKER, K. '26 S 1A 474 WITHY, Miss D. S...... '38 418 STOREY, Mrs. E. '38 475 WITHY. H. F. ... '36 8 419 STOREY, S. ... '38 476 WOLFSOH, V. H. ... '38 420 STOREY, W. E., M.B.E. '37 421 STRATHCARROH, Lady D. '3 o 8 477 YOUHGHITSBAND, Mrs. J. M, '47 422 STRIOKLASD, Mrs. G. '39 423 STROUD, Mrs. F. L. ... '28 8 1 478 ZWANEHBERG, H. VAN ... '38

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479 SORTER, F. '25 FM HM 8 504 OETIKER, Mme. Z. ... '39 480 BORTER, F. Jrag '47 8 505 SEINERT, J. '48 HM $ 481 BORTER, Mme. E. ... '39 8 506 REINERT, Mile. M. ... '48 HM S 482 BORTER, Mile. M. L.,.. '47 8 507 RUBI, Adolf... '37 HM s 483 BAITMANM, A. '47 508 RXIBI, Mme. A. '37 8 484 BLICOTAY, H. de R. de '37 509 RUBI. Christian '30 HM 8 485 COUTURIER, M. A. ... '36 510 SCHNEIDER, Hannes ... '29 HM 8 486 ORAWNEZ, Baron R. de '38 511 SCHMID-GUDAC, Mme. N. '47 487 BITJSCAN, D. '36 8 512 SCHEME, F. ... '39 488 EDWARDS, A. R. '37 8 513 STOFER, H. '38 HM K 489 ENGLER-BJORBSTAB, Mme. E. '39 8 514 STRATEM-WAILLET, Mme. van 490 FREI, Herr Dr. G '48 HM 8 der '36 491 FUCHS, Karl '47 8 515 STRATEN-WAILLET, T. van der '36 492 GERTSCH, E, '30 1IM 8 516 WEID, B. van der '38 493 GILBERT, Miss H. ... '37 517 VOGUE, Comte G. de '33 8 494 HALLOY, A. de '37 518 VOGUE, Comtesse G. de '33 8 495 JEANNERAT, Mme '47 519 VON ALMEN, F. '29 HM S 490 KOHZETT, Beni '48 HM 8 520 VON ALMEN, Mme. F. '36 467 KREMER, G. de '36 8 521 VON ALMEN, Kaspar '48 HM S 498 LEHMANN. P. '47 8 522 VON VIVIS, Mile. V. '47 499 LIMUR, C. C. de '36 523 WILEY, J. ... '37 S 500 MOLITOS, Karl '47 8 524 WILEY, Miss P. '37 s 501 MUSSAT, H. '36 JIM 8 525 WORDEN, J. A. "3Q 502 OETIKER, Dr, E '36 526 ZAHND, Dr. C. '32 HM s 503 OETIKER, Fran Br, '36 HM S Page Thirty ' "^''ELL-KNOWN

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The addresses below are numbered to correspond with the numbered list of Members in this issue of the D.H.O. Journal. Present conditions make complete accuracy impossible, and members are asked to notify all corrections to the Hon. Secretary, it will be seen that addresses are wanted for the undermentioned, and if any Member can help with these we shall be grateful.

No So. 47 C. H. BURN 408 B. C. SMITH 48 J. BURROUGHS 438 Mrs. S. THORPE F. G. ELLIOTT 444 P. THOMPSON-GLOVER 12us0 A. J. F. FERGUSSON 458 D. F. WHALLEY 121 C. m. FERGUSSON 4i> P. BEAUCHAMP 128 Major S. F. HISKEN SOP 0. CHRISTEN 1!)7 E. J. HARRISON 11.P LIONEL COHEN, K.C. 199 B. S. HARRIS 16 P A. DEVON 208 Miss B. HEALD 17P C. BILKE 214 A. W. HILL 21P Col. E. T. FARMER 249 Miss G. N. KNOWLES 22 e J. FERGUSSON 322 Mrs. A. L. NEWMAN-SANDERS 39P M. d'ARCY KAY 323 C. W. NEWMAN-SANDERS 571> W. K. ROBERTSON 378 Mrs. J. W. RICHARDSOH

1—4, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4 60-61 H.Q., Black Watch Regt.. Perth, Scotland 2 WeVesthiii l -House . —Worolesdo • - n —Hill . Woking 62-63-64 Les Choseaux, Sevrier. Haute Savoie. France 3-4—Westhill House, Worplesdon Hill, Woking 65 Middle Road, Hayelock North, New Zealand 5-0—C/o B.O.G. Ltd., Rangoon, Burma 66 Pieddens, Hillhead, Fareham, Hants. 7—60, Circus Road, N.W.8 67 c/o British Consul. Santos, Brazil 8—121, Fleet Street, E.C.4 68-49, Caversham Street, Chelsea. S.W.3 !)—Eaton House, Duffield, Derbyshire 69-70 Moorfield, Egton, Yorks. 10—The Little House, Stone Street, near Sevenoaks 7.1 27, Park Crescent, W.l. 11 - Hopgarden, Eton College, Windsor 72-73 peaton House, Cove, Dumbartonshire 12 — -Branton Court, Farnham, Knaresborough. Yorks. 71-75 19, ~Kent Road, Harrogate 13 F4, Schoorgesicht, Kenilworth, Cape, South Africa 76- c/o Grindlay, & Co., 54, Parliament Street, S.W.I 14—1, The Gateways, S.W.3 77 —Tihaxted, Devonshire Avenue, Sutton, Surrey 15—9, Park Street, Ripon, Yorks. 78—81, Highpoint, Highgate, N.6 16—Stowe School, Buckingham 79 - St. Thomas's Hospital, S.E.I 17- 74, Kineton Green Road, Olton, B'ham 27 80 Leafield, Oxon. 18 -Teela, Bayham Road, Tunbridge Wells 81-1. Glenwood Road. Marsh Lane. Mill Hill, N.W.7 1 <)— Gordon Highlanders, Edinburgh 82 - -Eothley, Hoylake, Cheshire 20—6, Astell House, Astell Street, S.W.3 83 c/o Lansdowne Club, Berkeley Square, W.l -23 -22—Yews, New Barn, Lingf ield, Kent. 84-48, Fairaeres, Roehampton, W S.15 23 Andmore, Neston, Cheshire 85 Amberley Court, Stroud, Glos. 24—Wynford Eagle, Park Town, Johannesburg, South Africa 86 -Malvern House Hotel, 29, Holland Park Avenue, W.ll 25—Ocean Springs, Mississippi, U.S.A. 87 Moram House, Old Windsor, Berks. 2fi -168, Tusle Hill, S.W.2 88 Little Orchard, Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey 27—Lacey Oaks. Styal Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire 89 -The Manor, Barton Minims, Suffolk 28—Hammonds, Checkenden, Reading 91-92 Academy Street, Cork, Eire 20 Little Deepdene, Dorking. Surrey 93 Beggars Roost, Dittisbam, Dorset 30- Co Mrs. Pittar, Barclays Bank, 451, Oxford Street, W.l 94 c/o Lloyds Bank, 6, Pall Mall, S.W.I 31—17, Porchester Terrace, W.2 95 -Coupals, Haverhill, Suffolk 32—H.M.S. Rodney, Rosyth, Scotland 96 9, Bath Hill Court, Bournemouth 33—Rutland House, Rutland Road, Harrogate 97- -Flat 3. 17, Ennismore Gardens, S.W.7 34—Greenham Court, Newbury, Berks. 98 Stoneacre, Otham, Maidstone, Kent. 35—Guards Club, 16, Charles Street, Berkeley Square, W.l H9-1()0--Crecy Flat 1, Redbourn, Herts. Sfi—The Furlongs, Belbroughton, Stourbridge, Worcs. .101 The Corner Cottage, Beaconsfield 37- -Deeping Park, Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey 102 --Nashend Cottage, Bisley, Glos. 38—The Firs, Penkridge, Staffs. 103 Red House, Darlington. Co. Durham 39—John's Cottage, Winkfield. near Windsor 104 Wilts School of Flying, Ltd. High Post Aerodrome, Salisbury 40 71, Campden Street, W.8 .105 Dept. of Health for Scotland, St. Andrew's House, Edinburgh 41—High Leas, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. 106 Ampleforth College, York. 42—2, Minor Canons Row, Rochester 107 Tickner's Heath Farm, Alford, Cranleigh, Surrey 43—C/o Lloyd's Bank (C. & C. Branch), Weymouth, Dorset 108 -Westfield, Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester 44 -Merton Venn, Kingswood, Surrey 109 Manor House, Fairford, Glos. 45—Bonghton, Delta Road, Worcester Park, Surrey 110 -180, Cranmer Court, Sloane Avenue, S.W.3 40—15, Hands Place, S.W.I. .111 H.Q., 8th Infantry Brigade, M.E.L.F. 47- A ddress wanted 312 — Restingseat House, Booking, Braintree, Essex 48—-Address wanted .113 -Address wanted 4.9 -Wasperton House, Warwick 1.14—Ty Mawr, Denbigh, North Wales 50—Danehurst, Egham Hill, Surrey 115—96, Bryanston Court, George Street, W.l. 51—Mardocks Hill, Ware. Herts. 116 10, Old Scraare, Lincolns Inn, W.C.2 52—166, Payilion Road. S.W.I 117—30, Shepherds Market, W.l. 53—The Lodge, Sherington, Newport Pagnell. Backs. 1.18 Wbitegates, Gresham, Norwich, Norfolk 54 9, Brompton Square, S.W.3 1.19 31, The Ridgway, Sutton, Surrey 55—22b, Roland Gardens, S.W.7 120 —Address wanted 56—Wellesley House, Broadstairs, Kent 121—Address wanted 57—Walnut Cottage, Cholerton, Wilts. 122—C/o Stock Exchange, Johannesburg, South Africa 58—Rupert Lodge, Ilkley. Yorks. 123—111, Sloane Street, S.W.I 59—The Cottage, Greatham, Co. Durham 124 -Whinfield. Headingley. Leeds D.H.O. MEMBERS' ADDRESSES—continued 125-6—Dursley, The Ridgeway, Woking, Surrey 10 Highbury Road, Wimbledon, S.W.19 127- Blakeholm Wray, Newby Bridge, North Lanes, 4 .nolly House, Bakewell, Derbyshire 128—Address wanted ?" Melbury Court, Kensington, W.8 129—3/15, De Vere Gardens, W.8 The Homestead, Selsey, Sussex 130-1—The Lodge, Claverley, Salop, By Wolverhampton C anney, Penn, Berks. 132—Elmhurst, St. Catherine's Road, Broxbourne, Herts* j^irge Acres, Seisey, Sussex 133—44, Melbury Court, W.8 1C Queens Gate, S.W.7 134-5—The Lodge, Claverley, Salop, By Wolverhampton I—Haiton Lodge, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex 136—Chesnuts, Eaton-on-Tern, Market Drayton. Salop J IFest Beyne, Uppingham, Rutland 137—la, Longbridge Eoad, Earls Court, S.W.I 1 5B Kings Court North, Chelsea, S.W.3 138—Semer Wood, near Ipswich " R A.F., High Wycombe, Bucks. 139—la, Longbridge Eoad, Earls Court, S.W.I 4 mThe Ulster Club, Belfast 140—Shripney, Bognor Regis, Sussex ~ s ne Grove House, Alveston, Bristol 141—Woodside, Great Corby, Carlisle „,J — * Idress wanted 142—14, Princes Court, Brompton Road, W.2 2:>o—50, Perrywen Eoad, S.W.5 143—Farleigh Valoynes, Basingstoke, Hants. 251—Oakhurst, Northgate, Norihwood, Middlesex 144—10, Sloane Terrace Mansions, Sloane Street, S.W.i 252- C/o Midland Bank, Gloucester Road, S.W.7 145—Hambleden Place, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. 253—52, Gordon Place, S.W.8 146—329, Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, S.W.3 254 -Everdene, Mascot Wood Road, Watford, Herts. 147—27, Bird-in-Hand Lane, Bromley, Kent 255 7, Harford Street, W.l 148—Aldeburgh, Sussex 256 Oxhey Cottage, Horthwood, Middlesex 149—Great Anclum, Burgfield Common, Berks. 257-8—Winson House, Cirencester, Glos. J 50—Cirrus, Ridley Road, Warlingham, Surrey 259—Pinegates, Leopold Avenue, Farnborough, Hants. 15)—Fosseway, Tudor Hill, Sutton Coldfield 260—2, Rutland Court, Rutland Gate, S.W.I 152 Timbers, Rookery Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex 261—C/o Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., 142, Robinson Ed., Singapore 153- Benington Croft, near Stevenage, Herts. 262-3-4-5—21, Palmeira Avenue, Hove, Sussex 154—Broad Street House, Old Broad Street, E.C.2 266—1010, Security Bldg., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. 155—Instow, Horth Devon 267—Flat 178, 55, Park Lane, W.l 3 56-7--Bechton Hall, Sandbach, Cheshire 268- C/o S.C.G.B., 3, Hobart Place, S.W.I 158—3, Pelikan Strasse, Lucerne, Switzerland 269—Rose Cottage, Eversley Centre, Hants. 159-160—Brook House, Claverley, Salop, By Wolverhampton 270—42, Charles Street, Berkeley Square, W.l 161—9, St. Romans, Putney Heath Lane, S.W.16 271 -Hermitage, Tonbridge, Kent 162—Wyebank Shorne, near Gravesend, Kent 272 303, South Park, Ayr, Scotland 163—Oakhill, Enton Green, Godalming 273 —fflontpeilier House, Cheltenham, Glos. 164-5—Fir Tops, Grove Lane, Roundabouts, Pulborough, Sussex 274 -C/o Medical Dept., Kisumu, East Africa 166-7—Hollaway Veer, Puttenham, Surrey 275 — West Lodge. Hampstead, Road, Watford 3 68— Hermongers, Rudgewiek, Sussex 276 -West Lodge, Russels, near Watford 169—16, Polworth Eoad, Streatham, S.W.16 2" 8 The Lodge, Willingdon. Sussex 170—Steepways, 99a, Cross Oak Road, Berkhampstead 2" » 2s0 -29, Half Moon Street, S.W.I 171—51, King's Avenue, Bromley, Kent 281 Army & Navy Club, Pall Mall, S.W.I 172—The Ridge, Frodsham, Cheshire -82 Ballinkeele, Enniscorthey, Co. Wexford, Eire 173—Cottage-on-the-Hill, Farningham, Kent 2s4 Cmdrach, Portree, Isle of Skye 174—Wessex Lodge, Woodstock, Oxon. 28 f -—The Windmill, Arkley, Herts. 175—Wessex Lodge, Woodstock, Oxon. 28s Lessworth, Esher, Surrey 176—14, Alexander Place, S.W.7 28 ) Co Midland Bank, 186, Baker Street, N.W.I 177- Boston House, Brown Road, Chandlers Ford, Hants. 2 > 1 —25, Drayton Court, Drayton Gardens. S.W.12 178—The George, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight -. si Kmdacre, Deiney, Ross-shire 179-180—77, Home Park Road, Wimbledon Park, S.W.19 2 >2 149, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3 3 81 9, Buckingham Palace Mansions, S.W.3 2 i 7e Oxford & Cambridge Mansions, Marylebone Ed., S.W.I 182 White Lackington, Ilminster, Somerset 2 !4 17, Menimore Road, Liverpool, 18 183—Old Rectory House, Frimley, Aldershot 2 s Colli Mara, Cuitra, Co. Down, Ireland 184—C/o Lloyds Bank, 6, Pall Mall, S.W.I 2 s " Brightwell, Beaconsfield, Bucks. 185—47, Grosvenor Square, W.l 2 )8 Leaeroft, Noctorum, Birkenhead 186—C/o Lloyds Bank Ltd., High Street, Portsmouth - ) i 1 Dorset Square, N.W.I 187—Westport Lodge, Crichet St. Thomas, Chard, Somerse oo The Cobblers Cottage, Ideford, near Newton Abbot, South 188 — Downton Fields, Hordle, Lymington, Hants. Devon 189—Guards Club, Charles Street, W.l o 12, Catherine Place, S.W.I 190—Lindley, Pembroke Road, Woking, Surrey ()- Church Farm Cottage, Harpenden, Herts. 191—Cheniston, Sunningdale, Berks. o Co Bank of Ireland, Royal Avenue, Belfast 192-3- Plush, Dorset 04 Fairways, Shirebarn Road, Freshfield, Liverpool 194—Greengates, York Road, Camberley, Surrey 0 Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, S.W.I 195-6—67, Pall Mall, S.W.I 10* Highgreen Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland 197-—Address wanted 0"—Huge Farm, Bellingdon, Chesham, Bucks. 198—Raincliff Manor, Throxenby, Yorks. 308—Fritweli Manor, near Bicester 199—Address wanted 309 Fieldhead, Neston, Cheshire 200 —Furzeleigh, Axminster, Devon. 310—High Lawns, Holmbure St. Mary, Dorking 201—15, Stratford Place, S.W.I 311 Highlands, Grateley, near Andover, Hants. 202—Walihayes, Nettlecombe, near Bridport, Dorset 312—256, West Greorge Street, Glasgow 203—Address wanted 313- Monks Hall, Glemsford, Norfolk 204-5—Coltmans, Waltham St. Lawrence, near Reading 314 —Nantelwyd Hall, Ruthin, North Wales 206—The Grange, Guys Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa 315 -Fontley, Weston, Hitchin, Herts. 207—C/o Lloyds Bank, 6, Pall Mall, S.W.I 316—Pennsylvania, Fallibroome, Prestbury, near Macclesfield 208-9—Cochno, Duntocher, Glasgow 317—The Brackens, Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey 210-11—49, Caversham Street, Chelsea, S.W.3 318—135, Marsham Court, Marsham Street, S.W.I 212—Hardwick Manor, Bury St. Edmunds 319 11, Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, W.C.I 213—94, Hope Street, Glasgow, C.2 320 436, Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, S.W.3 214 -Address wanted 321—Panfield Hall, Braintree, Essex 215—Harptree Court, East Harptree, Bristol 322-3—-Address wajited 216—Wincheap House, Canterbury, Kent 324—2, Rock Terrace, Tenby, South Wales 217—49, Chelsea Square, S.W.3 325--C/o Barclays Bank Ltd., Sunderland 218—Spring Cottage, Ewell, Surrey 326 Army & Navy Club, Pall Mall, S.W.I 219—18, Halliwell Street, Chorley, Lanes. 327 St. Bedes, Ilkley, Yorks. 220—Hew Place, Lingfield, Surrey 328 132, New North Road, N.l 221—Lisheen, Hayling Island, Hants. 329- 58, Jubilee Place, S.W.3 222—C/o Consul, Sa Lutry, Switzerland 330- -Brownes Lodge, Reigate, Surrey 223—Basildon, Knoll Road, Bexiey, Kent 331 — Middledown, Stoke Fleming, Dartmouth, Devon 224—C/o Barclays Bank, Baker Street, W.l 332—Donhead, Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey 225—54, Queens Gate Terrace, S.W.7 333—Kyeamba, 11, Marble Grove, Tograk, Melbourne, Australia 226— 334—28, Addisland Court, Addison Road, W.14 227—60, Ebury Mews, London 335—11, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.8 228—Flat 14, 50, Sloane Street, S.W.I 336—Naburn Hall, York 229-230—Admirals Walk, Pirbright, Surrey 337-8-—Ashe Park, Basingstoke, Hants. 231—502, Beatts House, Dolphin Square, S.W.I 339—1120, Fifth Avenue, New York City 21, U.S.A. 232—Lower Farm, Cotterod, near isuntingford, Herts. 340—20, Sussex Place. Regents Park, N.W.I D.H.O. MEMBERS' ADDRESSES—continued 341-2—Baekwood Hall, Weston, Cheshire 430—51, Cadogan Square, S.W.I 343—Hayhill House. Thornton Hall, Glasgow 431 —29, Chelsea Square, S.W.3 344— White Horse Hotel, Exford, Minehead, Somerset 432-3—21, Rue de la Bien Faisance.Paris 345—195, Great Portland Street, W.l 434—11, Chelsea Embankment, S.W.3 346—Tile House, Nightengales Lane, Chaliont St. Giles 435—Queen Anne Mansions, St. James's Park, S.W.I 347—C/o G. E. Peacock, Esq., 88, Brook Street, W.l 436—3, Arkwright Road, Hampstead, N.W.3 348 The London Hospital, E.l 437—Gatacre Park, near Bridgnorth, Salop 349—The Gate House, Worplesdon Hill, near Woking 438 -Address wanted 350—Tebbs Comer, Ightham, Kent 439 Address wanted 351—Woodhurst, Northgate, Northwood, Middlesex 440—Rydal Preparatory School, Conway, North Wales 352—21, Hanover House, Regents Park, W.l 441—Combe Cottage, Ness, Wirral, Cheshire 353- -Manor Place, Wanborough, near Guildford 442-3 166, Pavilion Road, S.W.I 354—Danesacre, Sidlesham, Susses 444 —Warren Lodge, Newbury, Berks. 355—Markham House, Badmington, Glos. 445 —Upper Jordan, Worplesdon, Surrey 356—41, Hamilton Terrace, N.W.8 446—Address wanted 357-—Wards Hill, Bagshot, Surrey 447 --25, Portman Square, W.l 358—43, Shrewsbury House, Cheyne Walk, S.W.3 448—Frith Knoll, Allum Lane, Elstree, Herts. 859 -The Beeches, Olavering Walk, Cooden Beach, Sussex 449—c/o Lloyds Bank Ltd., 6, Pall Mall, S.W.I 360—Mount Hall, Berrenden, Kent 450—Coveraek, South Meads Road, Leicester 361 —C/o Barclays Bank, 451, Oxford Street, W.l 451—Junior Carlton Club, S.W.I 362—26, Cranmer Court, Chelsea, S.W.3 452—30, Argyll Mansions, S.W.3 363—Chorley Cottage, Darlington, Co. Durham 453—1, Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, Kent 364—42, Charterhouse Chambers, Charterhouse Square, S.C.I 454-5 Quarry Bank House, Styal, Wilmslow 365—110, Cbatsworth Court, Pembroke Road, W.8 456 -85, Greenfield Avenue, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey 366—Fingal House, Mayfield, Sussex 457 -Trehedyr, Peterson-super-Ely, Glamorgan 367—R.N. Air Station, Doniteistle, Dunfermline, Fife 4.58 Address wanted 368—7, Lindisfarne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne 459—Bockinford Manor, Harden, Kent 369—Langley End, near Hitehin, Herts. 460— Hannaford, Landley, Barnstaple, Devon 370—Oval Grange, West Hartlepool, 461-2-3—6, Kingsgate, Red Lion Square, Holborn, W.C.I 371—Broomhili, Roehford, Esses 464—Grove Hall Court, St. Johns Wood, N.W.8 372 —Lodgelands, Baleombe, Sussex 465—Stordie House, Oaklands Park, Surrey 373—Ottesmead, Qttershaw, Chertsey, Surrey 466—Kewstone, Goidstone Crescent, Hove, Sussex 374- Old Forge, West Chobham, Surrey 467--Uplands, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks 375—St. Joseph's, Herongate, Essex 468- -115, King Street, Maidenhead, Berks. 376—Johns Cottage, Winkfield, Windsor, Berks. 469—Rutnon, Woodlands Road, Sevenoaks, Kent 877— 470- Debden Manor, Saffron Walden, Essex 378 -Address wanted 471 C/o Westminster Bank Ltd., 214, High Holborn, w.CJ. 379—8, Swan Court, Chelsea, S.W.3 472—27, Davies Street, Berkeley Square, W.l. 380—Powmill Farnel, By Brechin, Angus 473—Dens Wood, Robertsbridge, Sussex 381—Dene House, Binley, near Andover, Hants. 474—-Great Halfpenny, Chilworth, Surrey 382—Bajesy-Zzilinsky-Ut 40, Budapest, Hungary 475 -Miswells, Turners Green, Sussex 383-4-5-fi -Pembroke Lodge, 15, View Road, Highgate, 11.6 476 -Yew Tree Hall, Colemans Hatch, Sussex 387-8—Knottlield, Douglas, Isle of Man 477—13, South Parade, Southsea, Hants 389—Cairo, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 478—The Arches, Wargrave-on-Thames, Berks. 390—Brokenbrow, Kings Road, Fleet, Hants. 479-480-1-2—Palace Hotel & National. Wengen, Switzerland 391—House oi Lords, Westminster, S.W.I 483—photo-Baumann, Wengen, Switzerland 392—P.O. Box 2174, Cape Town, South Africa 484—116, Avenue Louise, Brussels 393-4 -Wealdstone, Bidborough, Kent 485 1, Claire Vue, Petit Lancy, Geneva 395 Wood Norton, Hawick, Roxburghshire 486—Chateau de Fran Deux, Mont Gauthier, Belgium 396 —Carmenna, Walsall Road, Little Aston, Staffs. 487 241, West Street, Hew York, U.S.A. 397-8 Haswell Grange, Buckland, Betchworth, Surrey 488 -3, Hamilton Place, Park Lane, W.l 399 6, Eaton Terrace, S.W.I 489—Dal Maziran 10, Bern, Switzerland 400—Lygon, Twelve Acres, Aylesford, Kent 490 —Wengernalp Bahn Bureau, Interlaken, Switzerland 401—Stock Exchange, E.C.2 491—Hotel Eiger, Wengen, Switzerland 402—Dundaff Muir, Camberley, Surrey 492—Central Sports Shop, Wengen, Switzerland 403—5/104, Eaton Place, S.W.I 493—512, South Hobart Block, Los Angeles, California 404—Silver End, Oxshott, Surrey 494—Chateau de Walsurt, Walsurt, Belgium 405—25, Chester Terrace, S.W.I 495—35, Milner Street, S.W.3 406—Springfield, Bideford, North Devon 496—Hotel Jungfrau, Wengernalp, Wengen, Switzerland 407—Address wanted 497—1, Rue Mirbeau, Paris, 16e 408—22, Coltesmore Gardens, S.W.7 498—Hotel Metropole, Wengen, Switzerland 409—R.A.F. Club, 128, Piccadilly, W.l 499—17, Rue Berton, Paris 16e 410 —C/o Westminster Bank Ltd., Cobham, Surrey 500 —Wengen, Switzerland 411—Craighead House, Aberdeen 501 -Ski Club de Paris, 127, Avenue Champs Elysees, Paris 412—2, Ladbrook Terrace, W.ll 502-3-4 —481, Amherst Street, Palo Alto, California 413—Flat 59, Princes Hotel, Folkestone, Kent 505-6-7—Hotel Regina, Wengen, Switzerland 414—Cliff House, Livermead, Torquay 508-9 —Wengen, Switzerland 415—The Red House, Doundrery, Torpoint, Cornwall 510—Nort h Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.A. 416—St. Just, Meads Road, Seaford, Sussex 513—Burgernzielweg 8, Bern, Switzerland 417—Normans Hall, Prestbury, Cheshire 512—Hotel Belvedere, Wengen, Switzerland 418-9—Hetton House, Chatton, Northumberland 513—Regina Hotel, Wengen, Switzerland 420—Mersey Vale, Hartford, Cheshire 514-15—23, Rue Ducale, Brussels 421—C/o High Commissioner for U.K., Eaveselif f e, Ottowa, Canada 516—Boulevard de Perolles, Fribourg, Switzerland 422—Steep Park, Crowborough, Sussex 517-18—Hotel de Vogue, Dijon, Cote d'Or, France 423—Woodside House, Woodside Hill, Chalfont St. Peters, Bucks. 519-520-1—Seheidegg Hotels, Kl. Seheidegg Switzerland 424—16, Basil Mansions, Basil Street, S.W.3 522—44, Dreilinden, Lucerne, Switzerland 425—52, Lyall Mews, S.W.I 523-524 -Belvedere, Marin County, California, U.S.A. 426—Thenford House, Banbury, Oxon. 525—Princeton, New Jersey, IF.S.A. 427—37, Rutland Gate, S.W.7 526—Kurverein Office, Wengen, Switzerland. 428—Savile Close. Halifax, Yorks 429—50, Redeliffe, Richmond Road, S.W.5 Addresses of Patrons IP—Fulmer House, Fulmer, Berks. 10P—Address wanted 2P—Monks Wood, Usk, Mon. IIP Address wanted 3P -Box Lane Cottage, Boxmoor, Herts. 12P — Broome Park, Betchworth, Surrey 4P—Address wanted 13P-—Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds 5P—116, Avenue Louise, Brussels 14P—The Mount, Gowerton, Swansea 6P—15, Catherine Place, S.W.I 15P—9, Bath Hill Court, Bournemouth 7P-—Farnham Lodge, Frognal Lane, N.W.3 16 P- -Address wanted 8P—Mertoit Vean, Kingswood, Surrey 17P—Address wanted 9P—Valley End Cottage, Chobham, Surrey 18 P—12, St. Andrews Mansions, Dorset Street, W.l D.H.O. PATRONS' ADDRESSES—continued MP—The Twelfth House, Stanmore, Middlesex 44F Brightweil. BeaconsSield, Berks. 20P—Monks Barn, Cressingham Eoad, Reading 45P—Oadgwith, Caterham, Surrey 21P—Address wanted 46.P—Cadgwith, Caterham, Surrey 22P-—Address wanted 47P—The Brackens, Windlesham, Surrey 23P Hotel Beau Rivage, Montreux, Switzerland 48P—11, Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, W.C.S 24 P Overhill, Warlingham, Surrey 49P— 3, Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, W.C.2 25P—Sports Club, St. James's Square, S.W.I 50P- -Steep Park, Crowborough, Sussex 26P—Bath Club, W.l 5.1 P Baekwood Hall, Neston, Wirral, Cheshire 27P—Tunstall Manor, West Hartlepool 52P-—Baekwood Hall, Heston, Wirral, Cheshire 28P—Grosvenor House, Park Lane, W.l 53 P—195, Great Portland Street. W.l 29P -C/o J. R. Hale-Monro. 32, Cheyne Eow, S.W.3 54P—Borfolk House, Horfolk Street, Strand, W.C.2 SOP—Downton Fields, Hordle, Lyminton, Hants. 55P Rodsborough Crest, near Stroud, Glos. 31P—Leith House, 47, Gresham Street, E.C.2 56P-—Penbury House, Penn, Bucks. 32P—Eotherwick House, near Basingstoke, Hants 57P -Address wanted S3P—Crewe House, Alveston, Glos. 58P—31, Sefton Street, Liverpool 34P—5, Copthall Court, E.C.2 59P—White Walls, .Hove Park Way, Hove, Sussex 35P—Rockery House, Grange-over-Sands, Lanes. OOP—32, Sehiterliweg, Berne, Switzerland 3 6 P—Rockery House, Grange-over-Sands, Lanes. 61P—Old Acres, Ashtead, Surrey 37P Thurlaston, near Rugby 62P—Leyboume, Old Eoar Road, Silverhill Park, St. Leonards- 38P-—Hascombe Court, Godalming, Surrey on-Sea 39P—Address wanted 63V—Leybourne, Old Roar Road. Silverhill Park, St. Leonards- 40P—Killegar, Killeshandra, Co. Down on-Sea 41P Clova Lumsden, Aberdeenshire 64P—Moorside, Broadstone, Dorset 42P—Clova Lumsden, Aberdeenshire 65P—Uplands, OhaKoat St. Giles, Bucks. 43P—Dane View, Danbury, Chelmsford Printed by JOSEPH WONES LTD WEST BROMWICH