opposite the seats allotted to .them, and in preparing two 
copies of the plan so completed, one for the dining-room 
and one for the ante-room, to be placed in the Whitehall 
Rooms by 2 p.m. on the day of the dinner. 
( f) Officers are particularly requested not to change their seats, 
after the official cards have been put in the allotted places 
at the table, without communicating personally with the 
lion, secretary or his clerk. Much difficulty has been 
caused by officers leaving the official cards in the allotted 
places and, at the same time putting their own visiting 
cards in other places; the result being that it has appeared 
as if an insufficient number of seats were provided. 
(g) Officers who have not previously arranged with the lion, 
secretary for seats, can secure any vacant seats by placing 
their visiting cards in the required places on the table after 
3 p.m.; but it is essential that no cards be put upon the 
table, unless the officers whose names are on the cards, are 
certain to occupy the seats, otherwise the same difficulty will 
be experienced as in (/) above. 
(6.) No dinner tickets are required, but it is particularly requested that 
every officer will give his visiting card to the clerk at the entrance 
to the Whitehall Rooms, in order that a correct tally of the officers 
who dine may be kept. The omission to comply with this formality 
leads to a discrepancy between the numbers as counted at dinner 
by the hotel officials, and the numbers furnished by the lion, 
secretary to the management. Officers who enter from the hotel 
entrance in Northumberland Avenue, instead of by the Whitehall 
rooms, entrance in Whitehall place are most liable to omit giving 
their cards or names at the door. 
(7.) The band will not play during dinner, but will withdraw after playing 
“ The Eoast Beef of Old England,” and come in again in time to 
play “ God Save the Queen ” after the first toast; selections will 
subsequently be performed between the toasts and speeches. 
(8.) The accounts can be inspected at the War Office by any officer of the 
Kegiment, and any suggestion which may be received in connection 
with the general management of the dinner and the dinner funds, 
will be brought forward by the lion, secretary for discussion at the 
annual meeting which is held at the Royal United Service Institu¬ 
tion, at 3 p.m. on the day of the dinner. 
E. G. Store, Major, R.A. 
Hon. Secretary R.A. Dinner Club. 
