Year of publication 1960 - Fell and Rock Climbing Club

IN MEMORIAMHENRY BRAITHWAITE, 1906-1960Henry Braithwaite, the oldest surviving original member ofour Club, and one of the first three life members, died on27th January, 1960, at the age of 91 years. He had done quitea lot of climbing and fell walking during the years before theClub was formed in 1906, and he was all his life keenly interestedin mountains. Unfortunately for his activities on thefells, he was the proprietor for all the most active part of hislife of Kendal's most popular cafe, which meant that he wasalways busiest at those seasons and on those days when mostpeople can get away to climb; and on Sundays his keenpersonal religion brought him and his family regularly tochurch rather than on to the fells. Hence he was not oftenseen walking or climbing by other members of our Club.His son Gilbert would so far have inherited his father's skill(and that of his uncle, Darwin Leighton) as to have been afine rock climber if he had not had a severe wound in thehip during the First World War which caused his early death.Harry Braithwaite was for 32 years a Town Councillor ofKendal, for 30 years on the local Education Committee andfor 50 years a Freemason. He took an active interest in allLake District affairs, and also in sport, being a keen supporterof the Kendal Rugby football club. Though latterly ingradually failing health he was present at our Jubilee Dinnerin 1956. He was made an honorary Freeman of Kendal in1945. If it had not been for his business ties he would doubtlesshave been one of our best-known members, and his mindwas often exercised, even when his body was incapable ofdoing long walks or climbs, by constant reading of mountainbooks. He retained his fine and sterling character and theclearness of his thinking as well as his enjoyment of mountains(though latterly only in books) to the end.T. HOWARD SOMERVELL.GRAHAM SUTTON, 1940-1959Our distinguished and well-loved member Graham Sutton,a true son of Cumberland, passed to his long rest in CarlisleInfirmary in November after a lengthy illness. We had notexpected so robust a man to go so soon. He was only 67.Graham had the great gifts of genuine friendship for hisfellow men whoever they happened to be, a warm sense of