Our Guests Include:

A. O. LEWISBath, Terr. Army, Wells, Barbarians, Somerset, England

LEN HAYWARDPresident Redditch Cricket Hockey and Rugby Club

R. K. THOMASChairman, Redditch Cricket, Hockey and Rugby Club

W. W. ALDERMANSecretary, Redditch Cricket Hockey and Rugby Club

R. J. GARRATTPresident, North Midlands Footba II Union

G. F. SCUTTChairman, North Mid. Society of Rugby Football Referees

FRANK CARDYPresident, Redditch Rugby Club

S. V. HILLChairman, Redditch Rugby Club

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HEDDITCH RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

(A Section of the Redditch Cricket, Hockey and Rugby Club)

rrlinlhf/.nnual Q)inne,.

at the

CLUBHOUSE, BROMSGROVE ROAD,

REDDITCH,

on

WEDNESDAY, 25th FEBRUARY, 1976

MENU II

Cream of Vegetable Soup

-0- IIRoast Topside of Beef

Yorkshire Pudding and Horseradish SauceRoast and Creamed Potatoes

Brussels Sprouts

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Apple Pie and Cream

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Cheese and Biscuits 11\

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Coffee

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THE QUEEN

Proposed by

TOASTS

President. Redditch Cricket. Hockey & Rugby Club

Len Hayward

THE CLUB

Proposed by

Chairman. Redditch Cricket. Hockey & Rugby Club

R. K. Thomas

Response by

OUR VISITORS

Proposed by

Response by

Noel Pritchard

Captain of the Rugby Club

Frank CardyPresident. Redditch Rugby Club

A. O. Lewis

v. \X'ales 1891 (3 caps). v. Ireland 1895 Three-quarter~ifrpl.l CoHS:&f: Dulwich (caet;)i.,. v._Wales 1895 (2 caps).::..e!wyntOli'ege, Cambndge Omver- ~ereford Cathedral Choir School'siry (18~5-86-87); Old Alleynians; Bromsgrove School; Lincoln Col~Harlequins ; Barbarians (original lege; Oxford University (189......95-meI?ber); Surrey. 96 (cape»; Blackhearh ; Richmond;Assistant school master, Dulwich Barbarians.Colle~e, 1889-1909. Headmaster, Assistant master, .Marlborough Col-Dulwich Colleg.e Preparatory School, lege, 1897-190·1. Principal of Aitchi-1909-~3. Ordal?cd, 1909; assistant son College, Lahore, 1904-17.chaplain, Dulwich College. Served \\'orld War I with India

Defence Force, 1914-19, Lt. Col.1st Punjab Rifles; awarded 'C.B.E.(military). Principal, Mayo College,Airncr, India, 1917-28. Assistantmaster, Malvern, 1928-31. PublishedA oieu: 0/ English History.

Leather, George, nicknamed"Jumbo"Born: 22 Feb., 1881. Died: 2 jan.,1957.v. Ireland 1907 Forward (1 cap).Liverpool College; Liverpool (1898-1909, capt., 1906-07, President,1925-28, Hon, Treasurer, 1904-49(45 years); Lancashire.A chartered accountant.His two sons W.H. and W.J. bothwon Cambridge University rugbyBlues, appearing six times againstOxford.

Lee, Frederic HugbBorn: 14 Sept., 1855. Died: 6 Feb.,1924.v. Scotland 1876 Forwardv. Ireland 1877 (2 caps).Marlborough College; Trinity Col-lege, Oxford University (1874-75-76 (cape)-77); Marlborough No-mads.Cricket: played for the Gentlemenof Worcester and for Suffolk.Admitted solicitor, 1882; with LeeBolton and Lee. Registrar of theCourt of Arches, 1899. Registrar ofthe Diocese of London, 1913. Princi-pal Registrar of the Province ofCanterbury.

Lee, Dr. HarryBorn: 8 Dec., 1882. Died: Jan.1933.v. France 1907 Full back (1 cap).Tertenhall College; St. John's Col-lege, Cambridge University (not aBlue); Guy's Hospital; Blackheath;Barbarians; Kent.Ophthalmic Assistant, Guy's Hospi-tal; Senior Ophthalmic Surgeon,Leeds Infirmary. B.A., M.B., B.C.(1910), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Lon-don, 1909), F.R.C.S. (1911). ServedWorld War I as Captain R.A.M.C.(T.F.). Found dead in his car after apresumed seizure.

Le Fleming, JohnBorn: 23 Oct., 1865. Died: 9 Oct.,1942.v. Wales 1887 Three-quarter (1 cap). -Tonbridge School; Clare College,Cambridge University (1884-85-86); Blackheath; Barbarians; Kent.Athletics: A.A.A. 120 yards hurdleschampion, 1887; Cambridge Vni-versity Blue (1886-87-88 (hurdles)and 1887 (hammer) ).Cricket: played for Kent, 1890-99.Ice Skating: Won the Davos Chal-lenge Bowl, 1893.School master (Army tutor) at Ton-bridge. Served \X'orld War I, Kent,Cyclist Batt., Lt. Col.; Queen'sOwn (Royal West Kent) Regt.(T.F.), Major.

Leslie-Jones, Rev. FrederickArchibald, C.B.E.Born: 9 July, 1874. Died: 24 Jan.1946. '

•Represented the Army on the R. F. U.comruittec from 1964.School master, Lichfield KingEdward VI School, 1934. Commis-sioned Army Educational Corps,1935. Instructor. at Sandhurst, 1936-1939. Served \,'orld \X'ar II, BritishExpeditionary Force, Dunkirk,1940; transferred to East SurreyRegiment, 1942; North \,\'e~t EuropeCampaign, 1944-45. Second in com-mand 13 Parachute Battn., 1945-46.Comrn::mding officer 13 ParachuteBattn. South East Asia Command(Indonesia and Malaya), 1945-46.G.S.O. 1, Iraq, 1952-54. Comman-dant A.A.T.D.C., Old Sarum, 1955-1959. Awarded O.B.E., 1957. SeniorInstructor, R.M.A. Sandhurst (civi-lian), 1958.

Livesay, Brig.-Gen. RobertO'Hara, C.M.G., O.S.O.Born: 27 June, 1876. Died: 23 Mar.,1946.u.W~es 1898-99 Half-back (2 caps).Wel1mgton College; Roval MilitarvCollege, Sandhursr ; Blackhearh , theArmy; Barbarians; Kent.Cricket: played for Kent.Joined Royal West Surrey Regt.,1896. Served South African War,1899-1902, Queen's Medal (5clasps), King's Medal (2 clasps),Lieutenant, mentioned in Despat-ches, 1902, gazetted D.S.O., 26 June,1902. Promoted Captain, 1903.R.M.A. Staff, 1904-08. Recalled forWorld War I and served in France191.6-18; mentioned in Despatches6 trrnes ; commanded 24th InfantryBrigade, 1918; awarded C.M.G.,1919 and Legion d'Honneur, 5thclass, and the American D.S.M.

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A. O. Lewis, who owing to 11 ,car woundrouid only piay Soccer until he li'as 28but was capped by England when aged 3J.

Lewis, Alec OrmondeBorn: 20 Aug., 1920.v. Scotland 1952-53 Blind side wingforwardv. Ireland 1952-53v. Wales 1952-53v. France 1952-53-54v. South Africa 1952 (10 caps).Royal Masonic School; Old Masoni-ansi Bath; Territorial Army; Wells'Barbarians; Somerset (capt., 1950-:1952).England selector from 1970.Joined Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd., 1937.Served World War IIwith LondonRifle Brigade, with 8th Army inNo~th Africa and Italy; wounded byanti-personnel mine. Owing towoun~s was unable to play Rugbyfor a Hme so played Association foot-ball with Swindon Town, Was ableto resume Rugby in 1948 when heplayed for Bath and was first cappedby England at the age of 3J. Cur-rently with Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.h.il\'ing completed 33 years' serviceand is a regional sales manager.

Leyland, Lt. Col. Roy, O.B.E.,nicknamed "Bus".Born: 6 .Mar., 1912.v. Scotland 1935 Three-quartertl. Ireland 1935~I. Wales 1935 (3 caps).Wigan G.S.; Wigan Old Boys;Liverpool University; \,\'aterloo'Leicester; Richmond; Aldersho~Services; the Army (selector andHon. Treasurer); Camhi ned Ser-vices (~elcctor and Hon. Treasurer);Barbanans; Lancaslure; Hampshire.Toured South Africa with the BritishLions, 1938.

Lloyd, Robert HoskinsBorn::3 Mar., 1943.v. Scotland 1968 Three-quarterv. Ireland 1968'1.1. Wales 1968v. France 1968u. New Zealand 1967 (5 caps).Cheltenham College; Clifton' Har-lequins; Barbarians; Surrey. 'Selected for British Lions Tour ofSouth Africa, 1968 but had to with-draw. for reason of professionalexammauon,With public health engineeringdepartment of the Greater LondonCouncil. B.Sc. (Civil Engineering).

Locke, H. M.Born: 1898. Died: 1960.v. Scotland 1923-24-25-27 Three-quarterv. Ireland 1925-27v. Waies 1924-25-27v. France 1923-24-25 (12 caps).Birkenhead; Birkenhead Park; Che-shire.

Lockwood, Richard Evisonv. Scotland 1887-91-92 \X'ing three-quarterv. Ireland 1887-91-92-93-94'O'. Wales 1887-91-92-93--94v. Maoris 1889 (14 caps).Dewsbury; Heckmondwike; York-shire.He is described by Afarshall as"unquestionably the finest all-roundwing three-quarter of the presentday (i.e. 1892) ... has called forththe eulogillms and encomiums ofcritical obsen·ers ... by commonconsent he is regarded as the playerof his time."

21, Falcon Court,Southfield Road,

Westbury-On-Trym,BRISTOL. BS9 3BQ.

15th January, 1976 ••

Dear Roger,

Whilst clearly remembering my agreement to speak at your ClubDinner on Wednesday 25th February 1976 providing I was free, I regretthat I have not received any letter from you dated the 2nd of Decemberto the best of DIyknowledge.

However, I hasten to add that I am still free to attend and Iwill be only too pleased to speak - preferably either proposing orresponding to a general toast SUch as Rugby Football or the Guests.I would prefer not to propose a toast to the Club purely because I feelthat is best done by someone who really knows quite a bit about the Club.

Could you please let me have further details re venue etc. as soonas possible as I would wish to book in for the night somewhere.

Thank you for your congratulations on the win over the Aussies andyour good wishes for the big one on Saturday.

sincerely,

A.O. LEWIS.

R.I. We stwoo d , Esq.,Redditch Rugby Football Club,10, l-larlpoolDrive,REDDITCH,Worcs.

49, Salford Close,Woodrow South,

Redditeh,Wore's. B98 7UL

A. o. Lewis Esq.,21, Falcon Court,Southfield Road,westbury-On-Trym,

~ Bristol B59 3B~

Dear I1r. i.ewi ,

'r .tch BYC 9th Annual Dinner

Your letter of 15tn ",anual'Y1976 has just been passed to me by ourtreasurer, Roger ~Jestwood and I run deslighted to learn that you will beable to attend the Clubs 9th Annual Dinner as our guest.

I enclose a complimentary ticket and town map with the clubs premisesindicated and will forward a'menu to you as soon as they are printed.

I note your comments re the toasts and would be pleased if you wouldagree to respond on behakf of the guests to the toast to "QUi'(VI..,I~'ORS".

If yeu have any problema re accommodation etc. please do not hesitateto contact me at one of the numbers listed below.

Yours sincerely,

JOHN::;TOTTRedditch RFC bOCial Committee

Tel: Office 64200Home 68017

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49, Salford Close,lJoodrow Couth,

Rl:J)D1TCB. t\1'orc's.

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Dear AJ~~,

tee ~ l.c-- ---.~I am :':1':ting crra ...~a.LLy t'J convc:y the tnanks of the Gener-al,

Committ~e of the u by ection for yotu' kind attelda~ce at our9th nnual Linner at the vlubhou 0 on 25th ebru_r:.

cnce a ain the €venin ... \.. e rent success end your owncontribution tv this w&.sout ct and.ing ~""'d .rticul,"rly yourvlillinv"!l1..6S to discus::; ae Lect i.on ~licy . It errber-s afterwards.

I \lould like -tuerefore t t ue this 01rortunity :0

convey the best wishes of tne Lub < ~ c' c 1 of ouz- bue -ts :"iJr thefutur~ snd to wish you ind 0 c '.U' t n ::"~.r.a~Guae ev rysuccess.

Y ure sincere: ~

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49, Salford Close,Woodrow South,

HEDDITCH,Wore's.

5.2.76

Deansway Catering Co.Ltd.,'-........The Hopmarket,

The Foregate,Worcester.

Dear Sirs,Hedditoh HFC Annual Dinner

Further to Mr. Stott's telephone conversation with l~r.Blackmantoday, I wish to confirm the following telephone booking for cateringat the Clubs 9th Annual Dinner, to be held at the Clubhouse, BroMsgroveHoad, Redditch on Wednesday 25th February 1976.

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Cream of Vegetable SoupRoast beef - Yorkshire Puddingplus vegetables •Apple Pie and Fresh CreamCheese & BiscuitsCoftee.

COST-NUMBERS

£2.10 per head inclusive of VAT.Between 90 and 100 persons (tinal nos to be confirmed ~

before the event).Meal to be served at 8.15 p.m.

• I will advise you of the vegetables required on receipt of yoursample menu.

Yours faithfully,

J. L. STOTTRedditch RFC Social Committee

Tel: 64ax>68017

EXt. 212 OfficeHome

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9th ANNUAL DINNER25th February 1976

WINE LIST

Yugoslav RieslingNiersteiner Gutes DomtalPiesporter MichelsbergBlue Nunn (Liebfraurailch)Moselle (1974)Macon-Villnges Blanc

1-301-701-702-201-401-65

Cotes du Rhone 1-45Mouton Cadet (1972) 1-80Beaujolais 1-40Beaune 1-70Gevrey Chambertin (1971) 2-00Bordeaux (Chateau de Pringney) 1-40Rose de France 1-40St. Therese MEOOC 1-70

Wines are to be ordered and paid for in advance. Orders to:-John btott (Redditch 68017)49, Salford Close,\1oodrow South,REDDITCH,\rJorc's.

48 High Street, Honeybourne, Worcestershire.Telephone: Evesham 830848

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Mr•.J.L.stott,49, Salford Close,Woodrow South,

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4th. February, 1976Dear Mr. stott,

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Just a line to thank you most sincerely fora very enjoyable Dinner last night and I shall be gratefulif you will convey to your President and other Officersof your Club my thanks for an excellent evening's enjoyment.

With very best wishes to the Club and yourself.

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