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(Continued from page 3).
of a club in the locality, as well as the title of the club, originated. Ohara prosent included:-
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soldiers and sailora by willing contribution according to their means.
I could not have inaugurated this institution lo-day it it wore still hampered with dabt, sud I am particularly pleased that, owing to the special efforts which have bann made, and in largs ensure to the genscosity of two individuals, the remaining liability of £16,000 has boon met within the last two or three weeks.
The catre is a good one, and it has tonchal many hearts. This club is established as an appreciation of the splendid services of my Navy and Army in the South African and Chiuose wars, and as a national memorial to those who lost their lives in (hoss campaigns. The fooling of appreciation and gratitude is aniversal throughout my dominions- und alss! there are many who, in contributing to a natial memorial to the dead, have bad a poscal loss to commemorate, a private sorrow to suage.
am most gratified to learn that you have every reason to anticipats that the Union Jack Club will be financially self-supporting. Having regard to the doop and widepel sympathy which your scheme has olisited, I feel aserral that the neury funds for the contemplatal extension and completion of the instituuon will be speedily forthcoming,
The Duke of Argyll, the Duchess of Somer. aet. Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the Sir Nerills Admi Ity, General the Hon. Lyttelton, and Lady Fitzwilliam, Sir F. Traves, Lady Pollock, Admiral the Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle and Lady Fremantle, Lady Caroline Gordon Lannor, Lily Dalrymple White, Sir Alfred Kangh, Rear-Aliniral Sir Perey Scott, Sir William Bisutt, Sir G. Hayter Chubb, Sir Waltor Vaughan Morgan Sir Marcus Samuel, Sir Isidors Spielmann, Sir Douglas Straight, Hir Cuthbert Quilter, Sir H. Seymour King, M.P. Major-Geral Oron Joups. General Sir T. Kelly Konas, Bir George Arthur, Bishop Tayler Smith, Sir J. Whit takar Eltis and the Rev. W. T. Saward.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are patron and patroness of the club. and his Royal High- consented to ask the King to dec'sre the bailing open. The Prince, who wore an Admiral's uniform, arrived with the Prinsess before their Maj sties. Her Royal Highness I feel confident that, alike in the selection of a site, in the asture of the sccommodation which gown of white silk with a whity shiffon bos, and a white toque trimmed with lace and you have provided, and in the generous supply The of means for recreation and amusement, you fight blue ostrich father. with a Prince and Princess of Wales were received have adoptat the cons simulated to curry out by the anuncil, and awaited the King and most effectually the wishes of your subscribers
for the bansfit of my Navy and Army, Queen at the entrance to the building.
I earnestly hope that the offerts which gan Their Majestien drove from Buckingham Palace in na open carriage by way of the have made and your aspirations for the future Mall. Fall-mall, Trafalgar square, Danesunon. will have the happiest fruition, and that the street, the Strand, Waterloo-place, Waterloo.clat wick is opened fo-day will for many years bridge, and Waterloo-rond, and were most to come prove a beneft, a comfort, and a mass warmly greeted by their loyal subjects. At the of improvement for those for whom it is intended. Ronth end of Waterloo bridge an addross was pr san
santid to their Majesties by the Mayor of Lambel, Alderman F. Atkinson Pewell, and bouquet was presented to the Queer.
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After the King and Queen had been recaized at the club by the Prioce and Princes of Wales a proc'ssion was formed and advazed to the lounge-la. It included the King and Queen, Princess Victoria the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Louisa, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Prince Alerandor of, Took and Prince Francis of Teck, the Maharajs of Alver, and the Maharaja of Dikanir. His Majiy wore the uodcess uniform of a Fis'd-marshal. The Queen wore a gown of purple velvet embroidered with flowers, a boa of vory pale heliotrop colmar, and a toque of a darker shade of the same oulour In the Quee's toque was a litt'e Union Jack, The Queou and the Princess of Wales were each presented with a bougnet, two little boys from the Duke of York's School suil the Royal Naval Hospital School, Greenwich, baving been deputed to perform this boasurable service.
On reaching the lounge-hall, the King and Queen and other illustrious personages took up their positions on the dai, and the Prince of Wales then read the i›llowing address:-,
May it please your Majesty,
To me, ne,patron of the Union Fick Cub, has fallen the honour of receiving your Majesties here to-day
Frofoundly sensible of the interest always ovinesd by your Majesty in all that concerns the welfare of the naval nod military forces of the Crown, and encouraged by your Majesty's generous patronage, the council f the Union Jack Club have, from the inception of this under taking, vantured to entertain the hops that the formal presentation of the club to the m n of the Navy and Army might be honoured by the presence of your Majesty and the Queen.
That your Majesties have consented to fulfil our nepiratio a has been the source of much loyal gratification to the coun 4, and cannot but deepen these sentiments of gratitude and devotion which all who bars the honour to serve the King on sou or land entertain towards your Majesty's Throus and person.
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S: Edward Ward pressated to the King, on behalf of the council, a record of the subscrip tions which his Majesty' was graciously pleased to accept, and
The King theu anid:-"I dolare this Union Jack Club now open," so auuouncement whish was 'ceived with loud cheers.
The members of the council, the architect, Mr. Harry B. Measure, and a number of other gartlemen who have been connected with the work, were the presented. The foll wing form the council:-
Mr. F. C. Wallis (vice-prosidaut), Captain W., V. Auson, KN, Mr. Rowland Bailos, Mias Violet Brooke Hast, Major Nost Armar Lowry- Cory, D.S.O, Captain P. A. CHrs, Mr. John Coles, Captain Hagh Evan Thomas, B.N., Lord Fitzwilliam, D.3.0, M., F. Ratherford Warris, M.P., Brigadier-Geral C. E. Heath, Sir II. Say nour King, M.P., Sir Walter Lawrence, Mas Ethel McCaul, R.R. the Hou Sr Schomberg K, McDonnell, Mr. G. J. Marjori waaks Captain M. H. Milnor, D.S., Lienteg ant Colonel L. Noble, Colonel G. T. Ouglow, M. H. Ramsay, Colonel the Hon. J. I. 8t Aubyn, Mra. Scenlos of Thornhill, aol Sir Samuel Scott, M.P.. with Major Artlar Haggard (secretary), -
The King and Que, agroup inied by the Pripes and Princess of Wdes and the other members of the Royal Family, une passed down the middle of the hall to the spot where the meruorial tablot awaited his Majesty's unveiling, The tablet bears the inscription:
Tis Majesty King Edward VII, accom panied by her Majesty Q1991 Alexandrs, opened this alab on July 1, 1917 as a national memorial of the asilors, solfiers and marine who fought and diod in the service of their country."
Tae King and Que next made a tour of inspection of the building, visiting the dining- rams, the bed-rooms, reading rooms, library, and kitokane The King bins if we the donor of a bed-room, and this room was visited by his Majesty. The 200 guests sent b ships and regimenta ware draw up and were also inspected by the King, after which his Majesty and the Queen took their departure amid load chers from the large crowds of spectators asambled in the vicinity of the building.
In the eve ing there was a reception at the
It is now rather more than four years are that the project of founding, as a national memorial to the men of both services who had lost their lives in recant campaign an istituclub, which was very largely attended, and in tion in the nature of a club for the use of the
the course of which & siler bowl was pressofed many thousands of sailora, soldiers, and marines to Sir Edward Ward by the cinneil in who yearly use through London, first took concrete ship, when the then Lord Mayor presided over an influential woelig at the Mansion-house.
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Unionist members of Parliament are doing meeting place, where food and a commodation very good service to their country in ques corld ba obtained at prices within the means of tioning the Governments to the security the men, and would prove a polent factor for that this cation is to rac-ive for the guaran- good in keeping them from the many wmpted loan of £5,000,000 to the Transvaal, tions which beset sulgraand soldiers in uniform ar financial relations with that colony bare, on arrival in the metropolis.
Contributing as it would both to the moral and material welfare of the sailor and soldier, so good an object could not fail to enlist the generosity and support of all who desired to mrk their sppreciation of the gallantry and self-sacrifics of the defenders of their country. cil hare the After four years of work the cou honour to day, on behalf of the general body of subscribers, to offe to your Majsaty, as bead of the Nary sad Army, and for their this club, built in a position exceptionally favourable for its purpoen, opposite the great termine through which nearly 200,000 men pass aunnally, containing over 200 bad rooms (mostly dedicated to ships or regiments or as memorials to fallen comrades), with all the pablic rooms and accessories of an ordinary club house
buse, and fully equipped for. immediate oce spation.
The completion of the scheme has involved a capital outly of some £31,00) the whole of which amount the council are glad to say, has now been raised, and there is every reason to believe that the club, when openéil, will be financially self-supporting,
Ila inauguration under the happy auzicas your Majesties prasence is a good omen for its future success, to ensure which no effort will be spared by those who are associated with the conduct of its affairs.
Sigued on behalf of the council of the Union
Jok Club
George P, Patron.
E. W. D. Ward, Chairman of the Council.
I red. C. Wallis, Vice-Chairman of the
Council.
July 1, 1907.
The King, in reply said:--
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It is a very great pleasure to me that I am able, with the Queen, to be here to-day at the inauguration of the Calou Jack Club. congratulate yen on the entire success of thy easta of your Royal Highness and all those associated with you in the founding of this great national memoria!, and in the name of the Navy and Army I scept from you, for the use and benefit of the men of my Schling services, the spacious and well equipped club house which you have provided for their comfort and convenienon.
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not hitherto been so satisfactory that we can stord to regard with pleasure the prospect of ad anding auther fire millions. It will- be remembered that only a few years ago we irauteed a loan of £5,000,00 on the ex- prass condition that the Transvaal would upon £30,000,000 its own security raise a toa as a contribution to the expenses of the war. That conditi u has never been fulfilled, but
is still an anal fat least £35),(10,000 by virtue of the Imperial gaveonzee. If with this advantage, and with The further advantage that the army of ecoups- tion is maintained entirely at the expense of the Vaited Kingdom, the Traueras! Government cannot pay its way without fresh borrowing there must be something very serions in the usucial condition of the colony. The facts, whatever they are, should be publicly known. Wa be spent abortus sams apen South Afric from which we era obtaining absolutely no return, except a loss of national credit. Before asking the country to fing good money after bad the Government ought to state clearly what the present position of the colony is, and what obama we shall hue of getting our money back --D is Graphic.
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