Annual Dinner 2001

The Dinner 2001 Back The Annual Dinner, held on the evening of Friday 9 November 2001 at the Pedmore House, Pedmore, Stourbridge, followed the same menu and programme as has become traditional over the past three or four decades.  The principal toast was proposed by Margaret, Countess of Mar, a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and holder of the oldest peerage in Scotland.  We believe she was the first female to propose the toast since the Society was founded nearly 300 years ago. Lady Margaret Bill of Fare Sole Bonne Femme * Roast Sirloin of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and a selection of Seasonal Vegetables * Apple Pie with Cream or Fresh Fruit Salad with Cream * Cheese Board * Coffee and Mints Programme "THE QUEEN" proposed by The President, Mr David Thompson * "CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ALL THE WORLD OVER" proposed by Lady Margaret, Countess of Mar response by Mr Sandy Ellis (Midland District of Unitarian Churches) * "OUR GUESTS" proposed by Mr David Morgan-Jones response by Mr John Inglis * "OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR SECRETARY" proposed by Mr Eric Johnson This year's selection of books that were auctioned at the Dinner: Going to the Wars - Max Hastings A vanished World - Wilfred Thesiger Diaries: Into Politics - Alan Clark Writing Home - Alan Bennett Death in Holyorders - P D James The British Wars 1603-1776 - Simon Sharma London - Peter Ackroyd The Marlboroughs - Christopher Hibbert What the Victorians taught us - Adam Hart Davies The laying on of Hands - Alan Bennett Nigella Bites - Nigella Lawson Secret Knowledge - David Hockney Fury - Salman Rushdie According to Queenie - Beryl Bainbridge Atonement - Ian McEwan War Diaries 1939-1945 - Lord Alanbrooke Hitler: Nemesis - Ian Kershaw Churchill - Roy Jenkins The Constant Gardens - John Le Carré The History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey Back    Home

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