WEDNESDAY CLUB: Members saw with considerable pleasure the figure of ex-school master Mr Nicholas Clarke, sorting out his gear on the afternoon of November 28 in King George's Hall. As it turned out, Mr Clarke's visit coincided with the failure of his projector during his pre-show, test run which in away was a bit of luck as it allowed him time to transfer his slide carriers over to his stand-by machine, in readiness for the start of the proceedings and show. Consequently the audience of around 50 members were able to sit back easily in the knowledge that it was a) going to hear every clearly spoken word b) not going to be bored. How very true. The talk was entitled Spring in Texas, but one has to say that Spring it might have been, but Texas still looked a very dusty brown expanse and not much greenery around! Never the less there were plenty of interesting things about like long-horned cattle, typically garbed cowhands, landscapes fit for filming wild west stories, wooden sidewalks and wide, wide main streets. We even saw a few flowers and a bird called Road-Runner. It was all very different from England - especially in the Spring. Besides the slides, Mr Clarke had brought with him some albums, containing a wide selection of photographs, taken by Mrs Clarke on this particular trip. The afternoon was brought to its conclusion by our own Neville Date, who provided just the right touch in giving his vote of thanks which echoed members feeling very accurately.
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