Around the Club 27-11-12

Who was playing golf in the rain?

Most of us knew that Tuesday morning was going to be full of rain, thunder and lightning.  However, The Shadow understands that one member went to play golf.  And got wet – no surprise there.  And stopped playing after nine holes – no stupidity there.  The name?  The Shadow, being a bleeding heart, is remaining quiet on this occasion.

 Make-up meeting at Cabrini?

We learned that two of our favourite sons – Jack Ings and Joe Devereux – were both in Cabrini hospital at the same time.  As one wag said “Perhaps we’ll take over a ward and then we could all do a make-up at Cabrini!”  (Gladly, The Shadow understands that Joe is now out of hospital.  Our thoughts are, of course, still with you, Jack – we look forward to you returning to Rotary before too long.)

 ‘Warm and abiding friendship’

The Shadow, soft hearted as ever, was entranced at the concept of two boys meeting in a class room at school, and remaining friends for all the rest of their lives - only for the same thing to happen to their sons a generation later.  Yes, this was the story of the friendship between Gerald Swinnerton and Pip Smibert as Pip told us about The Member Behind The Badge.  He described it as a ‘warm and abiding friendship’, which The Shadow considers to be a delightfully evocative turn of phrase.

The Shadow