The OH Dinner

The Old Hodgsonites Association has been lucky enough to hold a dinner every year since 1962. And yet, the OHA is apparently not the oldest House Association - this allegedly is Gownboys.

Over the years the Dinner has been held in and around Clubland in London, the last few at The National Liberal Club at 1 Whitehall Place and this year (in the interest of balance) we will be at The Carlton Club.

Our dinners are a truly Hodgsonites affair encompassing present monitors of the House, musicians, House tutors and the Housemaster as well as any member of the OHA.

The Dinner is preceded by our AGM at which we remember OHs who have died during the previous year and the finances of the Association are presented. Elections of officers are made, the date and location of the next dinner is fixed and any other business of common interest to the Association is presented.

Over the last few years our after-dinner speaker has spoken on a topic related to a Carthusian theme. This has included talks about 'Charterhouse Museum', 'Robert Graves', 'Thomas Sutton and the founding statutes of Charterhouse', 'Music and Charterhouse' and in the coming year we shall hear from Peter Nathan ('49) on the subject of the great cricketer: 'Peter May, Sportsman and Friend'.

I would encourage anyone who has not seen contemporaries for a while to consider coming along or getting a group together and join us on the next occasion.