JANUARY 1955 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER AND FESTIVAL ...

-6-pared the photo-montage that illustrates the jacket. The author is Executive Directorfor the Netherlands of the International Monetary Fund.On the library table are to be found the Festival of Britain issue ofPunch and the Fond Memories number of Stage; both these were given by Jim Wardropper.The latter magazine not only drips with nostalgia for the theatre-lover of fiftyyears ago, but also shows an interesting comparison of advertisements prepared for1937 with those prepared for 50 or 40 years earlier.A book titled The Thames About 1750 has been donated to the library byHarry Tedman. Termed "an important contribution to the social history and topographyof London", this book will eventually find its way to the "Architecture" shelf, forthe numerous illustrations include many drawings and plans of areas and buildingsalong the Thames.CLUB EXHIBITIONThe exhibition of drawings at present on the walls of the Great Hall willserve to remind us that the Artist can and does, at times, put aside exalted theoriesof Art, and humbly face up to his subject matter. Although good drawings are oftenthe result of only a few moments of concentration, no other art form reveils quiteso clearly, the personality of the artist. It is perhaps to this quality of informalrevelation that drawing have owed, throughout the centuries, their power to charm andintrigue the discerning collector.^Artists whose names we noted on the drawings were: Coucill, Comfort,Fleetwood-Morrow, Pepper, Haines, Hubbard, York Wilson and Home.OBITUARYGEORGE THCMAS PEPALLThe Club lost a valued member by the death of George Pepall at his homeon January 4th last after having suffered from ill health for a number of years. Ahost of friends, both from the Club and other circles, paid their last respects atthe funeral service held at Grace Church-on-the-Hill.George Pepall had been a member of the Arts and Letters Club since 1911,was Treasurer for several years in the trying thirties and in the forties was Presidentfor three years. He was the first non-professional member to attain the officeand probably the only one to serve in it for that length of time. The welfare ofthe Club was always close to his heart and some of the customs which have become apart of Club life originated with him.In business George Pepall was Vice-President of Samuel Son & Co., and hadbeen with the firm since 1892. He was connected with other business organizations,was a member of a number of other clubs, and a member of the congregation of GraceChurch-on-the-Hill.GEORGE PE PALL(A tribute by President Cleeve Home)It is surely true of all Clubs where men gather together in the spirit of