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Our Christmas meeting was originally scheduled for
the Springvale Social Club but they managed to make a double
booking. So we moved to the Holy Trinity Social Club,
where we have often been before. Upon reflection everyone
considered that this was a much better option anyway. Our
publicity machine went into action with Jim and Gerald getting
us media publicity and Reg getting all sorts of publicity
material produced.
The upshot was a very successful and very well attended
function. |
| The move in venue did mean that we had to do our
own catering but Kath Keily, Alma Darby, Sylvia Horton, Megan
Fitzgerald Plummer and John Elwall were more than equal to the
task and vast amounts of food appeared. Here is just some
of it - and our Vice President discovering that the bar was
open. |
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We were very pleased to see David
Fitzgerald-Plummer. He has to keep away from large crowds
but came in before and after everyone else to help set out the
room and clear up afterwards.
By our noon opening time Bill Pope was in his accustomed place,
signing in members and visitors and collecting donations; and
our Secretary, Alma Darby, was busy selling raffle tickets. |
| And a particularly fine lot of raffle prizes we had
too. Notable were the bear and baby soft toy, given by Jim
and Rose Speakman, and the large baskets of fruit and veg given by
John Elwall. And we are grateful to all the other members
who gave generous prizes. |
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Henry Metzger, our expert videographer, trips the
light fantastic while setting up his equipment.
The stage and the rest of the room were very nicely decorated
for Christmas in a blue and white theme. |
| Members soon started rolling in - well, not
literally of course, we are very respectable people - but the room
was soon full. The ladies with their backs to us here are
sisters, Sheila Skitt and Mary King. |
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Amongst those taking up position were some old
stalwarts. George Philpot (centre) as smart and spry as
ever; and Reg Aston (left) who, not having one of his displays to
look after, was able to take it a bit easier that usual. On
the right is Mr. Skitt. |
| And still they come. That's another stalwart,
Margaret Bowdler, on the right; and, second right is Alan Hadley.
(Your reporter apologises for not getting all the names of
everyone in the photos. If any one can put names to faces,
please let us know and we will add them).
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