2009-2010 - Hornbill School Website
2009-2010 - Hornbill School Website
2009-2010 - Hornbill School Website
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
41<br />
• Any guest you bring to the Mess should be introduced to the Commanding Officer<br />
if present.<br />
• Times and etiquette for a function are usually given out a week prior to the event<br />
for an informal function and a couple of weeks prior to the event for a formal<br />
function.<br />
• The invitation of guests other than your spouse, to a formal function, must be<br />
approved by the Mess President (PMC).<br />
Formal Dinner Nights<br />
• Dinner guests should be introduced the Mess President.<br />
• There is no smoking at dinner until the port and/or coffee has been passed<br />
round and the President or senior officer has lighted up.<br />
• Silver displayed on the table should not normally be handled.<br />
• You don’t start eating unless the Commanding Officer has started.<br />
• You should not leave the Mess until the Commanding Officer has left.<br />
• There is no use of the Mess ablutions during the playing of the pipes and<br />
drums and the giving of any toasts or speeches.<br />
• Use of the Mess ablutions during a formal Mess function can vary and is<br />
usually announced either prior to the function or at the beginning.<br />
Pipes and Drums<br />
At any function, when the pipes and drums are playing, you are expected to remain<br />
silent out of respect.<br />
Mess meetings<br />
These usually happen quarterly and as a Mess member you have a responsibility to<br />
attend. If you can not attend then it is your responsibility to ensure that your<br />
apologies are given to the Mess Secretary before the Mess meeting.<br />
Mess Bills<br />
Mess bills are issued at the beginning of each month and are currently delivered to<br />
school*. Mess bills are paid at the Officers’ Mess or Treasurer . They must be paid by<br />
the 14 th of every month.<br />
All Mess functions you attend, any food or drink you purchase at the Mess and your<br />
Panaga bill are accounted for on your Mess bill.<br />
It is your responsibility to ensure that your Mess bill is paid promptly and to ensure<br />
that you have made provision for it to be paid while you are away, eg in the summer<br />
holiday.<br />
Mess bills must be paid in Brunei Dollars<br />
Public Rooms<br />
These are the Bar, the Dining Room, the Ante Room and the toilets. All other rooms<br />
are private and should be treated as such.