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219THE LONDON SECTIONWe are presenting the doings of the London Section in anew form this year, promoting them, in fact, to full size type !—but at the same time omitting the detailed list of walks which wehave published in previous years. These meticulous domesticdetails cannot be of interest to outside members and are, therefore,better left out. On the other hand the London Section isnow such a large—it has eighty-seven members—importantand very ah've part of the Club that we feel its general activitiesare probably of more interest to members from all parts of diecountry than the small type in which they have hitherto beendescribed would suggest.There is nothing Cinderella-like about the London Section—as evidenced by the splendid attendance of non-London andparticularly of North Country members at our annual dinnerfunctions. The Northern contingents bring a good atmosphereof home and heartiness—particularly to those who like the writerlike to nourish their Northern patriotism after a good many years'residence in the South ! Long may the Northerners continueto come, and in increasing numbers.Neither have we who live in London any desire to make aclique out of the London Section—a Club within a Club ; andhere, again, I think the support of the non-Londoners at ourfunctions is very sound proof of this.One word more. Members coming to London ought tocommunicate with G. R. Speaker, the Section's Secretary. Forthe modest sum of half-a-crown, which the Secretary frequentlyforgets to collect, they can join the section and get the benefitsof its lectures and arranged walks, etc.And a postscript—please note that the kernel of a communicationis proverbially always to be found in its postscript. It is, ofcourse, the leadership and untiring work of Speaker that havemade the London Section and its Dinners the success they havebeen. He has put all the vigour and generosity of his personalityinto this job and he deserves not only our gratitude—which wehope he realises that he truly gets—but the thanks of the Clubgenerally.—ED.
220 THE FELL AND ROCK CLIMBING CLUB JOURNALDuring 1932, members have shown a keener desire than everbefore to meet together, and there has been an unfailing supplyof volunteers to arrange and lead walks and so forth. The averageattendance at the fifteen walks held during 1932 was sixteen—a more or less ideal number to most of us. But at that mostpopular of all walks, the Dinner walk, which always ends up witha splendid Lake District tea at C. F. Holland's school in Reigate,there was an attendance of over fifty. It is perhaps fortunate thatwe only invade the countryside en masse like this once a year—and no doubt the hospitality at Holland's is largely responsible.Rum butter, scones and tea, which Mrs. Holland somehowcontrives to brew like the suave, soft-watered Lakeland tea, thoughher water actually must come from a chalk catchment!Next to the Dinner walk, in point of popularity and numbers,was an autumn one led by Mrs. Garrod through the Harpendencountry and winding up at her house with another admirable tea.Similar pleasant finishes were provided for two more walks,one after a sweltering July day by Dr. and Mrs. Hadfield atDunmow, and the other, later in the year, by Mr. and Mrs. A.Anderson at Runfold. Another pleasant memory of last year'swalks was the supper-time entertainment given by the Chorleysat Stanmore after a ramble over the surrounding country in thefading evening light. And certainly not least among the year'sfixtures was the midnight walk organised by that redoubtablepartnership, Nancy Irons and Joyce Chapman, starting at Didcotand finishing at Goring-on-Thames with a much appreciatedbathe, mid-day.An excellent addition to the activities of the Section was thestarting last year of evening gatherings during the winter. InJanuary 1932, George Anderson generously provided a hall andrefreshments and Haskett-Smith gave us, what mountaineeringaudiences appreciate so much, a number of climbing reminiscences.No one can excel Haskett on this line, either in his matter or hismanner.Later, in February, George Anderson again stepped forwardwith the hospitality of a room and cakes and coffee, and so wewere enabled to listen in comfort to a fascinating lecture byDorothy Pilley on her experiences in China ; unfortunately theClub's projecting lantern proved recalcitrant and refused to dojustice to the many interesting slides which she had to show.
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142TWO NEW CLIMBSBY A. T. HARGREAVE
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144THE DIAMOND MOUNTAINSBY DOROTHY
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