Date: 12th October 1960 Venue: The Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Prof. A.C. Frazer Minutes of A Swedish Crayfish Party The first dinner of the Club after it had been duly inaugurated was the Swedish Dinner in 1952, sponsored with scrupulous attention to details by Professor A.C. Frazer. The minutes of that evening conclude: ‘By universal consent this Swedish…
Date: 24th February 1960 Venue: The Midland Hotel Sponsor: Mons. Victor Lanson Minutes of A Champagne Dinner On February 24th, 1960, a Champagne Dinner was held at the Midand Hotel, Birmingham. This was one of the Club’s greatest occasions. It was subsequently accorded favourable notice in “Harper’s Wine & Spirit Gazette”. Members showed their hopes by attending…
Date: 14th October 1959 Venue: Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Professor A. B. MacGregor Minutes of the Australian Dinner Having drunk the wines of South Africa at the Frank Buckland Memorial Dinner, the Club thought it would be a good idea to hold an Australian Dinner. A hint of this thought was allowed to reach His Excellency the High Commissioner‘s Office. The…
Date: 4th February 1959 Venue: Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Sir Solly Zuckerman Minutes of the Frank Buckland Memorial Dinner
Date: 8th October 1958 Venue: Midland Hotel Sponsor: Prof. R.E. Peierls Minutes of the Russian Dinner A Russian dinner was held at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham, on the 8th October, 1958, generously sponsored by Professor R.E. Peierls, Professor of Mathematical Physics in the University of Birmingham who was the Club’s only guest on this occasion.…
Date; 12th February 1958 Venue; The Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Hamilton Ellis Minutes of a Railway Dinner For its Spring dinner of 1958 the Club reproduced so far as possible the first meal served on an English railway journey: not the ordinary meal, however, provided for the public, but the directors’ feast of six courses inaugurating the service of…
Date: 9th October 1957 Venue: The Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Walter W. Hoffman Minutes of an American Thanksgiving Dinner An “American Thanksgiving Dinner” was held at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham on October 9th, 1957. The rules of the Club prevented its being held on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th. The sponsor was Mr. Walter W. Hoffman, American Consul…
Date: 27th February 1957 Venue: The Midland Hotel Sponsor: Dr. F.G. Healey A Charentais dinner was held at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham, on 27th February, 1957, sponsored by Dr. F.G. Healey of the Department of French, Birmingham University. The Chairman, Professor A.P. Thomson, presided. An apology was received from Monsieur G. de Coulhac, Consul for France, who had been…
Date: 10th October 1956 Venue: The Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsors: H.W. Hughes & John Higgs Minutes of the “Harvest Home Supper” Dinner A Harvest Home Supper, reminiscent of, if not actually reproducing, features of that vanishing rural festival, was held at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham, on October 10th, 1956. The Chairman, Professor A..P. Thomson, presided, and the commentary…
Date: 8th February 1956 Venue: The Midland Hotel, Birmingham Sponsor: Professor J. Manson Minutes of the Cervantes Diner A Cervantes Dinner was held at the Midland Hotel, Birmingham on February 8th, 1956, sponsored by Professor J. Manson, Head of the Spanish Department, University of Birmingham, and a member of the Club.The Chairman, Professor A.P. Thomson, presided.…