NOD-Members can obtain this publication from the Secretary. post free 2/- per annum.

DECEMBER, 1934.

The Monthly Record of

South Place Ethical Society, CONWAY HALL, RED LION SQUARE, W.C.I.

Telephone: CHANCERY 8032.

OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY. ~ The Objects of the Society are the study and dissemination 01 ethical principles and the cultivation of a rational religious sentiment."

SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES. The following DISCOURSES will be delivered, the Services beginning at

ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

November 25-HENRY W. NEVINSON-The Holy Spirit Pianoforte Solo--Impromptu in B flat, Op. 142, No. 3 (Theme

and Variations)

Hyuma

MR.' WILLIAM BUSCH.

{No. 59. In silence mighty things are wrought. No. 112. There is in every human heart.

December 2-GERAlD HEARD-The Three Psychologies Bass Sol~Whither ...

MR. G. C. DOWMAN. Soprano Solo-Stones, like Jewels Shining ...

Hymns

MIss HEBE SIMPSON.

{No. 5. Britain's first poet, famous old Chaucer. No. 45. All are architects of fate.

December 9 - PROF. J. C. FlUGEl-Hedonism Reconsidered Pianoforte Sol~Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2- First Two

;\{ovements I. Largo-Allegro. n. Adagio.

MR. WILLIAM BUSCH. By j No. 133. Lie open soul, around thee press.

mna 1 No. 65. Born in each heart is impulse strong.

December 16-S. K. RATClIFFE-ls Freedom Possible? Bass SoI~The Song of the Volga Boatmen ...

MR. G. C. DOWMAN. Soprano Solo-The Faery Song ...

MIss HEBE SIMPSON. J No. 92. 0, beautiful my country.

Hymns 1 No. 11. An offering to the shrine of power.

December 23-NO SERVICE

December 3D-OLAF STAPLEDON-Humanism and Superhumanism

Schubert

Schubert

Beethoven

Traditional

Boughton

Sonata for Pial~oforte and Violoncello Samma7'tini 1. Allegro non troppo. n. Grave con espressione. In. Vivace.

MR. WILLIAM BUSCH and MR. WALTER NUNN.

{No. 25. 0 brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother! No. 32. I heard the bells on Christmas Day.

The Committee request the audience to re/rain Irom applause. Pianist: MR. WILLIAM BUSCH.

A Hymn Practice, to which all persons desirous oj improving the hymn ~ngin" are invtted, is held at the close 0/ each Service.

A Collection is made at each Service, to enable those present to contribute to tha expenses DJ the Society.

VISITORS WELCOME. OFFICIAL CAR PARK-Opposite Ma.1n Entrance.

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MEMBERSHIP Any person in sympathy with the Objects of the Society is cordially invited to

become a MEMBER. The minimum annual subscription is 10s., but it is hoped that Members will subscribe as generously as possible. Any person may join as an Associate, but will not be eligible to vote or hold office. Full-time students at Univer­sities and Secondary Schools are also eligible to become Associates. Further par­ticulars may be obtained before and after the Services, or on application to the Hon. Registrar, Miss R. HALLS, Con way Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.I.

An urgent appeal is made to Members and friends of the Society to increase their subscriptions or to give donations to assist the Society to meet its heavy annual expenditure. The work of the Registrar would be considerably lightened if Members would pay their subscriptions annually.

Secretary: S. G. GREEN, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.I.

HONORARY OFFICERS Treasurer ... C. E. LISTER, Con way Hall, W.C.I. Sunday Lecture Secretary S. G. GREEN, Con way Hall, W.C.I. Minutes Secretary ... Miss E. SMITH, 13, Regent Square, W.C.I. Registrar oj Members and r Miss R. HALLS, 121, Studdridge Street, Parsons Green,

Associates ' " .'. 1 S.W.B. Editor oj MONTHLY RECORD E. P. HART, 18, St. Albans Road, N.W.5. Librarians .. . I Mrs. T. LINDSAY, 33, Dawlish Avenue, Greenford.

. .. 1 F. STUTTIG, "Enmore," 12, Durand G ns, Stockwell, S.W.9

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE will meet on Wednesday, December 5, at 6.30 p.m., at Conway Hall. Correspondence dealing with matters for consideration should be forwarded to the Secretary, S. G. GREEN, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, ·W.C.I, at the earliest possible moment. All matters relating to finance should be addressed to the Treasurer.

Secretaries of Sub-Committees are requested to note that any matter which they wish to insert in the MONTHLY RECORD should be m the hands of the Editor .as early in the month as pOSSible, and in any case not later than Saturaay, December 15.

FUNERAL SERVICES can be arranged by the Society. Applicatiops, .Mould be made to the Secretary, S. G. GREEN, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.I. (Telephone. Chancery 8032.)

MEMBERS INCAPACITATED.-Will any reader who hears of a member of the SOCiety incapacitated through Sickness kindly inform the Secretary, Conway Hall, or eommunicate with any other officer of the Society.

The SOCiety does not hold itselj responsible jor views expressed or reported in the "RECORD."

PROF. F. AVELlNG ON "THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE"

Dr. Aveling said that the foundation stone of his whole address was" experi­ence "; to add the word religious was only to qualify it as experience of a particular kind. Experience means anything through which we live; it does not merely imply conscious awareness of colours and sounds, of feelings and emotions, strivings and desires. Much of what we experience is absorbed into the unconscious. This uncon­scious is the matrix out of which conscious life differentiates and grows. The Gestalt school of psychologists has particularly stressed the fact that our knowledge develops from a vague and primitive state of feeling .

Religious experience may start in sensory perceptions; but it is not perceptive: it may arise on the occasion of hearing a beautiful melody; it may grow out of the contemplation of a great work of pictorial art, or architectural impreSSiveness. We read ourselves and our emotions mto music and pictures, into great mother Nature herself. All this moves wholly on the plane of feeling.

It has been suggested that just as objects of the external world play upon us, so Divine nature acts upon our souls and engenders these experiences, which can be derived from no other source. This would be too facile an answer to our difficulties. It would be wrong to accept such metaphysical presuppositions when a psychological explanation may be possible.

Now we have certain biological needs which must be satisfied. Hung,er, fear. sex, belong to these instinctive dispOSitions. Is there a fundamental religious need of this

nature? There is no evidence of this, although religious feeling is intimately con­nect.ed with these primitive energies. Just as many of our energies are drained away from their primitive channels to serve our highest ideals. so we can learn to experi­ence a religious attitude towards these ideals. In the last analysis this can be reduced to resthetic or ethical experience. Is there something more than thls in religious fe€ling? Yes, there remains the sense of sin and the conviction of forgiveness-not sin merely in the sense of consciousness of moral wrong-doing, but in the sense of personal insufficiency, of essential dependency on something other than ourselves; and for forgiveness we can read a feeling of support, completion and strengthening.

From the biological point of view, we are born in this world insufficient, incom­ple:.e. dependent. In a very real sense we remain always children: we have a vague and undefined craving for solidarity with the strong, and should this craving be rat.ionalised we desire union with God, the supremely strong, or with the infinite Oneness or the Eternal. The theological word" atonement" means to be at one with tha t which mak.1s our in~ufficiency sufficient, and our incompleteness complete. The attitude of a man to an anthropomorphic man-God is rather like the attitude of an infant towards its parents. The sense of inferiority and "sin" is primitive and non­rational. It is doubtful whether this can be classed as religious experience. True rellgjous ecstasy is rather the cllnging of the unknown soul to the unknown God; the release of its pent-up emotions, and finally the experience of peace and rest. It can be paralleled by the words of St. Augustine: "Thou hast made us for Thyself, 0 God, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee."

J. L. G.

MR. RATCLlFFE IN SCANDINAVIA Giving, on October 28, some impressions of a short tour in three Scandinavian

countries. Mr. RatclifIe said that hiS opportunity came through an invitation from the Anglo-Norse Society of Oslo, to which were added requests from corresponding societies in Denmark and Sweden. He addressed audiences in eight cities, including the three capitals-in every way a delightful experience.

The journey from Aalborg in the north of Jutland to Copenhagen gives the tra\'eller an impression of the rural order of Denmark. This remarkable example of scientific farming was organised upon the basis of trade with England, now seriously reduced by reason of the Ottawa agreements and the new agricultural policy of Britain. The Danes, naturally, are concerned about it; but they are adjusting them­selves to the altered conditions, and their friendly feelings towards England do not appear to be impaired. The white farm buildings, making in their nearness to each other and their modern setting so striking a contrast to the English or the German countryside, are an appropriate background for the educational system and the co­operative marketing of which the Danes are proud. In Copenhagen the schemes of municipal and co-operative housing are all the more interesting because of England's present activity in slum clearance and rehousing.

The dominant impression made by Denmark and its two greater neighbours is, in each country. of a truly democratic community, with a refreshing degree of social equality. Curious, and for the Briton somewhat troubling, is that Norway with less than three million people, and Denmark with a population no larger than that of the Irish Free State (the latter wholly without mineral wealth), should be able to achieve a relatively high average of well-being, while we with 45 millions of wealth-producing human beings should carry the burden of mass destitution. Why should that be? In our system still the tradition of caste. the fact of inequality, inhered. In Scan­dinavia the social principle of democracy had been accepted. The practical principle appeared to be that the best attainable institutions and services should be for the whole people. These northern peoples were much nearer to ourselves than any other Continental folk can be, and there can be no question about their \vish for the fullest friendship and exchange with Britain. That our Government and people should respond goes without saying; nor can it be denied that there is mutual advantage in drawing more closely together. There. in the Scandinavian countries, is the large European region that remains faithful to the institutions of democratic freedom.

MR. GERALD HEARD ON "AGNOSTICISM, NOW" Two modern philosophers, who are deeply concerned with the fate of Western

civilisation, take different attitudes. Mr. H. G. Wells thinks that what the Universe does is of no consequence to man, whose task is to construct a world order in which his "alues and ideals shall find expression. To this end he must disregard all that his present limited apparatus of knowledge does not enable him to comprehend. Dr. Whitehead's attitude is subtler. He argues that fine action is in the nature of things.

The question of sanctions becomes more difficult as civilisation increases in size, power and complexity. Every civilisation has had its own reason for right conduct;

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that of our own is rooted in Newton's concept of a machine, behind which stood its minder. This led to Natural Theology and the doctrine of an automatic Universe. Darwin was the first to show that there was no valid distinction between the Universe and what it has produced- life, man and consciousness. The doctrine of evolution seemed to show that man was here by greed and craft and not by the exercise of heroic virtues. All that the Progressive could do was to increase the standard of life and pleasure for all: good conduct was a means of gaining those ends. But such an attitude has a short range; it is incapable of troubling about the future or of plan­ning a world state. Only heroic action can do that.

The 19th century was dominated by the idea of the struggle for survival, because it suited Western civilisation with its big business and laissez jaiTe. It was Darwin's influence which caused the German doctrine of blood and iron in 1914. The world was built on cunning and force. Ideals and pity were un biological luxuries, to be enjoyed only after the previous generation had been ruthless. But the doctrine of natural selection is hopelessly anthropomorphic. There is a prinCiple of co~peration in nature, larger than the doctrine of evolution admits. The main element in nature is not preying and violence, but indifference. Even when animals are in competition there is nothing like modern warfare. Offence and defence are incidental, and life has always advanced by creatures which had the capacity to suffer and feel. All the apelike types of man are extinct and the thread of evolution goes back a million years to a type at least as delicate as ourselves.

In the future there must be a double development. Inner knowledge of ourselves must be complemented by increased knowledge of the outer world. These are inter­related and can never be kept apart. In the exercise of this two-fold knowledge we shall become aware that many of our "values" are positive and objective facts. We must apply all our effort and devotion to increase this knowledge, which wil1 enable us to secure the future of civilisation.

E. W.

MR. JOSEPH McCABE ON "THIS TIDE IN MAN'S AFFAIRS" During the 19th century we made more progress than any civilised race during

any 1,000 years of its history. At the commencement of the 20th century it was expected that this progress would continue; but are we satisfied that it has done so? During the past 20 years a vast amount of wealth has been wasted by war and through the suspension of industrial processes; but to-day, thanks to the application of science to industry, more commodities can be produced with less labour (,han ever before. Our problem is, how to distribute the wealth which we produce so easily. We need a concentration of trained intellects upon this problem, with a view to discovering how we may use the mighty power which science has put into our hands.

Man himself is now known to be more hopeful material for the moulder and the teacher than he was formerly thought to be. This discovery promises almost as much as the application of science to production. People say" you cannot change human nature," but the Behaviourist Psychology teaches that there is no human nature. Man is a social product. From his earliest years he is moulded by his environment. This process can be controlled if we will work on the lines of a sound Social Psychology.

F.W.

MEMBERS' PARTY The Annual Members' Party will be held on Monday, December 10, from 7.30 to

11 p.m. The programme will include the following items: "Send her Victorious," a comedy by Philip Johnson, acted by members of the Play-reading Circle, curtain 7.45 sharp; songs by the Choral Group; and solo dances by Joan Lawson. A light supper will be provided, followed by dancing and games. The Social Committee wishes all members to feel assured that they will be very cordially welcomed at this party, which is a reunion of old and new members and of all the different groups and activities of the Society. Tickets, Is. 6d. each, may be obtained from the Social Secretary, from Miss Halls on Sunday mornings, or from the Secretaries of Sub-Committees.

CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor oj THE MONTHLY RECORD.

25, Woodside Road, Woodford Wells, November 10, 1934.

DEAR SIR,-AS a member who for many years had the privilege of sitting on the same committees as Mr. Nichola:; Lidstone, I cannot let the sad event of his death pass without expressing in the pages of our MONTHLY RECORD the very high respect I

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have always felt for him and my sincerest sympathy with the members of his family in the great loss they have sustained.

Writing as an old member of our Society, I am sure that everybody who has been acquainted with his work for us must have been impressed by his sound judgment, his steadiness of purpose, his willing service and his un tiring industry. The zeal and the business experience with which he served the Society were of the greatest help, and the members, both old and new, owe him a great debt of gratitude for the very valuable assistance he gave the Society during his very long membership.

Yours truly, C. J. POLLARD . • * • * •

To the Editor of THE MONTHLY RECORD. DEAR SIR,-As a member of the General Committee wriLing unofficially. I have

come to the conclusion that occasionally there are subjects of general interest to the Society that could be usefully discussed in your pages. But I am also of the opinion that while you are under the limitation of eight pages you are unable to give space for the inclusion of such contributions. I am penning this letter with the object of discovering whether there is any general desire on the part of members that our MONTHLY RECORD should be enlarged, now and again, for the purpose I have indicated. and to raise the question as to whether the additional expense involved would be justified. Personally, I am disposed to think that in the long run it would prove justifiable, both from the pOint of view of finance and from that of the welfare of the SOCiety.

Yours truly, C. J. POLLARD.

* * To the Ediiol' oj THE MONTHJ.Y RECORD.

58, Priory Road, N.W.6. DEAR SIR,-Will any members interested please save rubbish such as picture post­

cards, Christmas cards. empty matChboxes, old cotton reels, pieces of rag-in fact, any old rubbish-to send to Fern Street Settlement? The cards, etc., are made into little bundles and sold to the children for ~d. Every Saturday morning there is a long queue of eager kiddies. The proceeds, as much as £500 a year, are used to relieve distress in the district. Please either send direct to Miss C. E. Grant, Fern Street Settlement, Devons Road, Bromley-by-Bow, or to me.

Yours faithfully, M. S. PYKE (Miss) .

* • * • • To the Editor of THE MONTHLY RECORD.

SIR,-In his discourse on Sunday, September 9, Dr. Delisle Burns rightly referred to the advantages to civilisation accruing through an extension of internationalism, suggesting that the various subjects of education should be taught historically. His example that arithmetic, probably the most important of all subjects, was neither British nor even Aryan in its origin or important development was very good.

A further apt illustration came to my notice yesterday when reading an American magazine. It demonstrates not only the advantages of international co-operation, but also the folly of national segregation.

At the Henry Ford Hospital at Detroit in 1924 a young doctor named Davidson was much agitated by the fact that of the many cases of burning brought for atGen­tion so many proved fatal. Prompted by the report of some experiments conducted by a German, Hermann Pfeiifer, he started experimenting with the assistance of a chemist. The result altered the death-rate from six in ten to one in ten cases. The method used in place of the established practice was to apply dry sterilised com­presses, over which a cold solution of tannin acid is poured. Even a cold solution of stewed tea is sufficient.

This doctor was lauded as a pioneer, and he really was one. The interesting part, however. is that the praise of this pioneer has led to the discovery that the Chinese have been using this method of curing bUrns for thousands of years.

Yours faithfully, GERALD BUNN.

'" * To the Editor of THE MONTHLY RECORD.

168, High Street. W.ll. DEAR SIR,-Referring to the case of the unemployed artisan quoted in your

September number, what a cynical comment on our Government's attitude towards Disarmament that a man should be obliged to make arms designed to destroy his

fellows, or, as an alternative, starve! This case cannot be an isolated one, and a definition of our Government's policy on this vital issue would surely seem to be called for.

Are the extreme measures applied to the C.O.'s during the late war to be applied to our citizens in time of peace?

Further, is not the acceptance of this view by those professing Ethical principles somewhat to be deplored?

R. C. LrSTER.

NOTES We are asked on behalf of the Committee of the Children's Circle gratefully to

acknowledge the receipt of donations from Mr. Errington, Mrs. E. J. Fairhall, Mr. Hart. Miss Hudson, Mr. Herbert Mansford, Mr. Wallis Mansford, Mr. C. J. Pollard, Miss E . Smith, Mrs. Stuttig, Miss Watkins and Miss Wootton . The sum received is not yet sufficient to cover the expenses of the Circle, and the Conunittee ther efore ask for further support from the Society. Donations should be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. P . M. Hawkins, :n, The Ridgeway, N.14. Visitors to the Circle will be warmly welcomed at the Peel Institute, 59, st. John Street, E.C. (near St. John's Gate), on Tuesday evenings from 5.45 to 7.30.

There was an excellent response to the appeal in our last number for clothing for the Cecil Houses (Women's Public Lodging Houses) . Mrs. Cecil Chesterton has written to Mrs. Hawkins: .. Will you please convey to the members of the South Place Ethical Society my very real thanks for the splendid collection of clothing which they have made for our women."

The Young People's Party will be held on January 7, 1935.

ANNOUNCE MENTS .. AT HOME."-The next .. At Home" will be held in the Library on Sunday.

December 16. from 4 to 6 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gilmour will be the guests of the afternoon. New members will find in the "At Homes" an opportunity of meeting the officers and other members of the Society. A charge of 6d. is made for tea. The Clubroom is always available on Sunday for those who wish to bring their lllnch.

CHORAL GROUP.-This Group meets on Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m. Those wishing to join should write to the Hon. Secretary, Miss A. A. GOULD, Woodrising, Trapps Hill, Loughton, Essex.

COX WAY DISCUSSION CIRCLE.-Meetings on Tuesdays, at 7 p .. m.: December 4.-S. K. Ratcliffe on "Which Road for England?" December ll.-Debate: "That Christianity did not promote Civilisation."

A.ffinnative: Joseph McCabe. Negative: Dr. A. W. Harrison, D.D. CA charge of Is. will be made for admission to the debate.)

December 18.-William Kent, Lantern Lecture on " Religious Life in Medireval London."

CONWAY FORUM.-Meetings held on the first and third Fridays at 7.30 p .m. Df>cember 7.-Symposium on "The True Purpose of the Ethical Movement."­

J. B. Coates and J. Murphy. December 21.-J. E. White on "The PaSSing of G. B. S."

COUNTRY DANCE GROUP.-Classes are held in the Library on Mondays at 7 p .m. Special notice is taken of beginners at 7 P.lTI. and of the more advanced at 7.30. At 8 p.m. there is general danCing, followed by a practice at 8.30 p.m. The fees are 10s. down, or 2s. 6d . deposit and Is. each lesson attended, payable to Mrs. Lindsay. The n ext party will be a special Carnival Dance on Wednesday, January 16. 1935, at 7 p.m. Fancy dress optional. Tickets 2s. 6d ., including supper. Hon. Secretary: Miss P. M. OVERY, 70, Lewisham Park, S.E.13.

DANCE.-The llfxt Dance will be held on December 1. Tickets, including refresh­ments. 3s. Hon. Secretary: NOEL F. RUSSELL. 6, Queen's Road, Loughton.

LITERARY CIRCLE.-On Thursday. December 6. at 7 p.m., Mr. W. E. Wright will read a paper on Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus." Those coming to tea at 6 p.m. are asked to notify the Hon. Secretary, Miss F. WILKINS, 15, Knatchbull Road, S.E.5.

PLAY-READING CIRCLE.-The Circle meets on the second and fourth Thursdays at 6.45 p.m. Season October-April: Subscription for half-season, January-Apr il, Is. At the request of several members it has been arranged to have tea and biscuits at 6 p.111. till 6.45 p.m. This Will give members the opportunity for social inter-

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course. On December 13, at 6.45 p.m., an impromptu evening will be h eld. A set of one-act plays will be available for members' use. There will be no meeting on December 27. Those wishing to join should write to Mrs. HINCHLIFF, 23, RusseU Gardens, N.W.11.

POETRY CIRCLE.-The Circle m eets in the Library at 7.30 p.m. on t he third and fifth Thursdays. On December 20 Mr. E. Snelling will give a papPI' on" Christmas Poetry." All members and friends are cordially invited. Hon Secretary: Mrs. MARIANNE IDJENS, 85. Windsor Road, E.7.

RAMBLES.-Sunday, December 2.-Some Famous Characters in the National Portrait Gallery. Lunch in club-room. Meet near entrance facing Nurse Cavell Monu­ment. Trafalgar Square, 2 p.m. Leader, Mr. W. Fish.

Saturday, December 8.-A visit to "Th e Children's House," Bow, E.3, to see a "Nursery School" at work. Meet at Monument Station (District Railway) at 2 p.m. Leader, M;rs. Warwick.

Sunday, December 9.-Wimbledon Common to Richmond. Lunch at Con way Hall and leave at 1.15 p.m. for V/aterloo train to Wimbledon. Leave Wimbleqon at 2 p.m. After tea ramble along towpath to Kew (optional). Leader, Mr. C. S. Newsom.

Saturday. December 15.- A visit Lo Old Battersea House (architect. Sir Christopher Wren) and the De Morgan Collection, Vicarage Road, S.w.n. con­ducted by Mrs. J ames. Meet outside. 2.25 p.m. Entrance Is. Buses 19. 39 and -19 go over Battersea Bridge to Church Road, which is close Lo Vicarage Road.

Sunday, December 23.-All Day Ramble. "Afield in unknown Essex." around Margaretting and Ingatestone. Train Liverpool Street 10.47 to Ingatestone. Day return 3s. Id. Bring lunch. Leader , Mr. J ack Green.

SOUTH PLACE STRING OltCHF--5TRA~-Conductor, H . Walthew. Weekly practices are held on Friday evenings, from 7 to 9. String players interested are invited to communicate with the Hon. Secretary, E. J. FAIRHALL, 18, Golden Manor, W.7. On December 14 the Orchestra will give its annual" Open Evening," when friends are cordially invited to attend. Music of a light variety will be performed by the Orchestra, and instrumental and vocal solos by members and friends. Light refreshments will be served.

SOUTH PLACE SUNDAY CONCERT SOCIETY Sunday Concerts of Chamber Music

The FORTY-NINTH SEASON will be continued every SUNDAY EVENIN G (except December 23 and 30).

November 25.-The Nancy Phillips St ring Quartet: Nancy Phillips, J ean Le Fevre, Winifred Stiles, Lilly Phillips. Solo Piano: Ania Polakoff. Vocalist: Laurence Holmes. At th e Piano: Reginald Goodall. Schumann's String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1; Glazounov's Novelletten, Op. 15, for String Quartet; Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24, for Piano.

December 2.- Piano Quartet: Ethel Hobday, Jessie Grimson, Isidore Schwiller, Robert Grimson. Vocalist: Gilbert Bailey. At the Piano: Maude Dixon Beetho­ven's Quartet in E flat; Dvorak's Romantische Stiicke, Op. 75, for Violin and Piano; Schumann's Piano Quartet: SomerveU's Song Cycle" Maud."

December 9.-The New English Trio: Renee Sweetland, Gwynneth Trotter , James Whitehead. Vocalist: Bertram Ayrton. At the Piano: Gertrude Seymour. Dvorak's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26; Hurlstone's Trio in G.

December 16.-The GliUer String Quartet : Sidney Griller, Jack O'Brien , Phillp Burton, Colin Hampton. Solo Piano: Edna !les. Vocalist: Joyce Newton. At the Piano: Jenny Hyman. Schumann's String Quartet in A major. Op. 41. No. 3; Spohr's Quartet in C, Op. 29, No. 2; Medtner 's Sonata-Ballada, Op. 27, for Piano.

Doors open 6.10. Concerts begin 6.30. Admission Free. Silver CoUection. Members Tickets, 35. each, admitting to Reserved Seats for First Half-Season to

December 16, and 35 . . each for Second Half-Season from January 6 to May 5 (except Easter Sunday, April 21) may be had from the Hon. Treasurer of the Concerts. AN DREW E. WATSON, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.1, by sending remittances and stamped addressed envelope .

.. THE STORY OF A THOUSAND CONCERTS," by W. S. Meadmore, illustrated with portraits of the Artists and two DraWings, together with a List of Works, Number of Performances, Names of Artists, etc. Sixpence net. Post free 8d. from the Hon. Treasurer.

Hon. Treasurer: ANDREW E. WATSON, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.e.l. Hon. Secretary: ALFRED J . CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, N.3. Hon. Assistant Secretaries : f Mrs. D. M. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, N.3.

I GEORGE HUTCHINSON, 2, Canonbury Place, N.l.

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SECRETARIES OF SUB-COMMITTEES Bookstall Choral Group Concert Conway Forum Country Dances Dances

E. SNELLING, 8, Amberley Road, E.I0. MISS A. A. GOULD, Woodrising, Trapps Hill, Loughton. ALFRED J. CLEMENTS, 8, Finchley Way, Finchley, N.3. MISS E. GUNDERSON, 44, Burlington Ave. , Kew Gardens, Surrey. MISS P. M. OVERY, 70, Lewisham Park, S.E.13. NOEL F. RussELL, 6, Queen's Road, Loughton, Essex. MISS F. WILKINS. 15, Knatchbull Road, S .E.5. Literary Circle

Members Orchestra .. Play Reading )'oetry Circle U.ambles

Mrs. E. WASHBROOK, 57, Myddelton Square, E.C.I. E . J. FAIRHALL, 18, Golden Manor, Hanwell, W.7. MRS. J. R. HINCHLIFF, 23, Russell Gardens, Golders Green. MRS. MARIANNE IDIENS, 85, Windsor Road, E .7. CHARLES S. NEWSOM, 9, Homefield Rise, Orpington.

Soda I MRS. H. CATHERALL, 49, Cecile Park, N.8. Study Circle W. E. WRIGHT, 29, Heath Hurst Road, N.W.3.

Mrs. H. CATHERALL. Mrs. D . M. CLEMENTS. E. J. FAIRHALL. F. G. GOULD. J. A. GRAHAM. Mrs. J. R. HINCHLIFP". G. HUTCHINSON.

COMMITTEE Mrs. G. JAMES. F. JAMES. H. LrnsToNE. Mrs. L. LINDSAY. Mrs. A. LISTER. C. J. POLLARD.

J. RONEY. F. STUTTIG. E. SNELLING. A. E. WATSON. Mrs. A. WATSON. Mrs. I. WOOD. W. E. WRIGHT.

New Members: Miss M . E. ELLIS, 35, Summerhill Road, Dartford, Kent. Miss M. ENGLISH, 66, Jeffreys Road, Clapham, S.W.4. !\1:r. S. J. GREEN, 78, UnderhilI Road, S.E.22. Mr. G . H. MOTTURE, 58, Farrant Street, Queen's Park, W.I0. ::\1:iss E. E. PIKE, 39, Cawley Road, South Hackney, E.9.

New Associate: Mr. W. T . SELF, 6, Wharncliffe Gardens, South Norwood Hill, S.E.28.

Changes of Address : Miss A. J. WATTS, 84, Bh'khall Road, Catford. Mr. W. T. RESTALL, 1, St. Catherine's Gardens, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 12. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. HUTCHEON, 11, Mayfield Road, N.B. Mr. D. FRENCHMAN, 6, Mecklenburgh Street, W.C.I. Miss O. BEATSON, 1, Clarence Court, Clarence Road, N.22.

Marriage: Miss A. FULFORD to Mr. J . A. HUTCHEON, October 20, 1934.

DIARY FOR DECEMBER 1 Dance 7.30p.m. 10 Members' Party ... 7.30p.m. 2 Service 11a.m. 12 Choral Group ... 7.30p.m. 2 Ramble (see page 7) 13 Play-Reading ... 6.45 p.m. 2 Concert 6.30 p.m. 14 OrchesLra Open Evening 3 Country Dances 7p.m. 14 Con way Forum 7.30p.m. ...

15 Ramble (see page 7) 4 D iscussion ... 7 p .m. 16 S ervice 11 a.m . 5 General Committee 6.30p.m. 16 "At Home" 4p.m. 5 Choral Group 7.30p.m. 16 Concert 6.30p.m. 6 Literary Circle 7p.m. 17 Country Dances 7p.m. 7 Con\\,ay Forum 7.30 p.m. 18 Discussion 7p.m. 8 Ramble (see page 7) 19 Choral Group 7.30 p.m. 9 Service 11 a.m. 20 Poetry Circle 7.30 p.m. 9 Ramble (see page 7) 21 COl1way Forum 7.30 p .m . 9 Concert 6.30 p.m. 23 Ramble (see page 7) 10 CounLry Dances ... 7p.m. 30 Service ... 11 a.m. 11 Discussion 7p.m. 31 Country Dances 7p.m.

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