Our Christmas Dinner - The Shadow Reports
Singing Carols
This Bulletin cannot present singing – only words (and a few pictures). The Shadow thought that some of our singing at our Christmas dinner was pretty good – even when the only people allowed to sing was Presidents past and .
Silly Paper Hats – Vice or Virtue?
We all had fun pulling apart our Christmas Bon-Bons, 50% of us made them go bang, 75% of us received a 
pathetic tiny plastic doo-dah, and 100% of us found the obligatory paper hat. By the end of the evening, only a few of the Hawthorn contingent were still wearing their hats, including Simon O’Donoghue, John Carre-Riddell, and Gerald Swinnerton. The Shadow asks 3 questions: Question 1: Had they forgotten they were wearing them, or did they see this as some sort of obligation? Question 2: Why were none of the Glenferrie contingent still wearing their hats at the end? Question 3: Who cares?
Reddaways Wearing Red
Over the years, Lawrence Reddaway has occasionally worn his bright red, Vietnamese, raw silk jacket, despite a few comments like “are you the circus ringmaster, then?” Now, his wife Ginia has acquired a red 
jacket, even more lustrous than
Thanks to Norman Gale of the Salvos
It’s a brave person who takes on the task of being the MC for an evening like that. “Too many carols” “Not enough diversity” "Not enough time to eat our main course” etc, etc. So, many thanks to Norman Gale of the Salvation Army for taking on the task, and making a really good fist of it.
Thanks to the Salvos Band
And, of course, thanks to the Salvos Band who performed well for us almost all the evening.
The Shadow