| Date | 24 February 1933 |
|---|---|
| Source | Windsor, Slough & Eton Express |
| Reference | EE01-0112 |
| Volume | Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, Volume 1 |
| Collection | Eton Excelsior |
Transcript
ETON EXCELSIOR ROWING CLUB SUPPER
Should the Name of the Club be Changed?
The Mayor of Windsor and other speakers at the annual supper of the Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, held at Layton’s Restaurant, on Monday evening, recommended that the name of the Club should be changed to incorporate the name Windsor. Many of the members appeared to think the suggestion a sound one, and the matter will occupy the attention of the committee in the near future. The gathering was a very happy one, presided over by Alderman G. Mitchell, the Club’s popular president. There were also present the Mayor of Windsor (Alderman R. G. Rawkins), Mr. E. C. Durant, Mr. C. D. Dyson (Captain of the Club), Mr. A. H. Dyson, Mr. W. Dodds, Mr. J. G. Toll, Mr. O. Rowland, Mr. R. G. Radnor, Mr. V. H. Hobbs (vice-captain), Mr. E. C. Hetherington, Mr. C. A. Ellery, Mr. A. Bellringer, Mr. A. J. Gait (Staines R.C.), Mr. S. A. Quartermain (Maidenhead R.C.) and a representative gathering of members.
“The King”
An excellent repast was served by the management of the Restaurant, and was followed by a short toast list. The toast of “The King” was proposed by the CHAIRMAN and was accompanied by the singing of the National Anthem.
“The President and Vice-presidents.”
Mr. A. H. DYSON, in proposing the health of the President, and Vice-Presidents of the Club, said unfortunately during the past year they had lost a valued vice-president in Sir William Carter, while that morning Mr. Tommy Luff, another of the Club’s vice-presidents, had passed away. Both these gentlemen took a great interest in the Club, and he asked them to give their thoughts to the departed for a moment or two.
[The company then stood in silence for a minute].
Resuming, Mr. Dyson said he had known their President for fifty years, and had always found him a first-rate sportsman (hear, hear). In the early days he (the speaker) was in the opposite camp to Alderman Mitchell, but later they both became associated with the Excelsior Rowing Club. Since he had become President of the Club, Alderman Mitchell had helped them in many ways. He could not do too much for the Club, and on behalf of the Club he wished to thank him very much indeed (applause). He congratulated him on looking so well, and hoped he would be their President for many years to come. They had got an excellent list of vice-presidents, and it gave him great pleasure to propose the health of the President and the Vice-presidents.
After the toast had been accorded musical honours, Alderman MITCHELL responded. He thanked Mr. Dyson for the kind way in which he had proposed the toast, and the company for the warm manner in which they honoured it. He greatly enjoyed his rowing days. He noticed an article in the Times the other day on rowing which somewhat upset his ideas and theories. He congratulated the members on the many successes they gained up and down the river last season, and hoped they would be even more successful during the coming summer. Regarding his association with the Club, he felt it a great honour to be elected to the office of president in succession to the late Sir George Henry Peters. He promised them that if he was any use to them they would find him a faithful servant of the Club (applause).
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