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St.Andrew's Dinner Dance.  30th November 2007 .  

The Society celebrated St.Andrew's Day with a traditional Dinner Dance held at The Great Hall, Dover Town Hall, on Friday 30th November 2007.
 
About 85 members and guests enjoyed an evening of fine Scottish hospitality - fayre, speeches and dancing in this 120th Anniversary Year.
 
Hosted by our excellent president, Mr Neil Farquhar, who announced a "first" in the Society's history when a father and son both made toasts
on the same programme - Society stalwart, Harry Hutchison was the main speaker with the toast to Caledonia and St Andrew and son Graham
was making the toast to our guests.
 
 
            Toast List
 
The Queen                          President Mr.Neil Farquhar
 
To our Guests                     Mr.Graham Hutchison
 
Reply on behalf of              Mrs. Diane Smallwood (Deputy Mayor of Dover) 
Guests
 
Speaker                               Mr Harry Hutchison
 
(Toast to Caledonia and St.Andrew)
 
Toastmaster                       Mr Joe Johnston (Vice President)
 
Piper                                    Margaret
 
Music                                    Frank Wharton Duo
   
 
  Iain Fearweather and Irene Mantle with Margaret         Clapping the arrival of the "Great               Our own Pipe Major
  Piping in the Haggis                                               Chieftan of the puddin race"                        Margaret
 
                           
 
  Harry Hutchison MC and Frank              A table of ee's (entertainers)  Jacq-ee, Gar-ee           Our President surrounded by lassies
 Wharton Duo                                     Ron-ee and Terr-ee  - gave me great support            Neil Farquhar with his lassies - it's a tough job !!
                                                         on making my maiden speech.
                                                

History Makers - father & son on speech duty !                    Mrs Diane Smallwood (Deputy Mayor) and friend Mrs Jean Farrell
Whilst Harry is a regular orator at these events and             in the main hall. - at the President's Table.
especially Burns nIght, this was Graham's maiden
speech.
 
It appeared that everyone had a great night - a good vindication was the numbers of people still dancing at mid-night
and the number who sang a rousing Auld Lang Syne and Flower of Scotland at the end. It was commented that whilst
the dancing perhaps lacked the expertise and finesse of previous occasions there was a great effort by those less familiar
with the routines, those with two left feet and those goldfish like me - attention span of some 5 seconds if fortunate.
 
 
 
 
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