Saturday, March 28th, 1896. 



-^The Farmers' Dinner.-^- 



At 5.15 p.m. to the minute the two brakes and a dogcart were 

 filled, the roll was called, the twenty-four volunteers for the 

 Farmers' Dinner were reported present, the word w r as given and off 

 we started for Wokingham. We could not fail to be struck by 

 the retiring nature and the extraordinary good manners of the 

 Senior Division, no doubt the result of sixteen months at the S.C. 

 Were they the men to take advantage of their superior age, 

 learning and respectability to push themselves forward, to refuse to 

 be left at home and perhaps to disappoint some of their younger 

 brethren who were looking forward to an evening of intense enjoy- 

 ment ? Quite the contrary ! With the exception of the Hunt 

 Officials, who could hardly be expected to stand aside, only one 

 Senior so far forgot himself as to insist upon his right to be present 

 at the jovial gathering. 



The conduct of these Voluntary Cinderellas is all the more 

 praiseworthy when we remember that a notice to the effect that 

 there would be no dinner that night at the Staff College had been 

 for some days on the notice board. We imagine, however, that 

 emergency rations were called upon, as they did not appear 

 particularly hungry next day. We noticed, with great pleasure, the 

 presence of Captain D. Henderson, A. and S. Highlanders, who had 

 consented to take the part of pianist for the evening. He did his 

 work, as always, admirably, and we can confidently recommend him 

 to anyone intending to give a Children's Dance or a Punch and 

 Judy Show as a sober, untiring and most obliging performer. 

 Terms, moderate. 



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