Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

JUBILEE DINNER SIR MONTAGUE SHEARMAN'S GIFT TOWARDS A NATIONAL GROUND MESSAGES FROM MANY CouNTRIE3 THE Jubilee Dinner of the Amateur Athletic Association was held at the Park Lane Hotel on Th.ursday, April 24th, 1930. The President of the Association, Lord Desborough, K.G., G.C.V.O., received the guests and presided at the Dinner. The Vice-Chairs were taken by the following Life Vice-Presidents: W. M. Barnard (Hon. Treasurer A.A.A.), H. A. Butler, A. Fattorini, P. L. Fisher, W. Mabbett, H. Newbould, and G. V. A. Schofield, The following were invited to be present as guests of the Association : Sir Charles Carrick Allom, Mr. W. Baker, M. L. de Bardossy (Counsellor of Royal Hungarian Legation), Mr. N. Curtis Bennett, C.V.O., Mr. J. Blair (N.C.U.), Sir G. McLaren Brown, K.B.E., Mr. H.J. Buckland, Lord Burghley, Mr. H. Capper (President A.S.A.), Eng.-Com. S. F. Cooper, R.N. (Secretary Rugby Football Union), Lord Decies, D.S.O., Mr. J. E. Fowler-Dixon, Viscount Doneraile (President N.S.A.), the Rev. H. Dunnico, M.P. (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons), Mr. A. B. George, Mr. W. G. George, Sir Park Goff, Mr. H. D. G. Leveson Gower (M.C.C.), Mr. J. Tindell Green, His Honour Judge Charles Gurdon (Chairman A.R.A.), Mr. F. Howard, Mr. G. Hume (Hon. Secretary Scottish A.A.A.), Mr. W. R. Kershaw, Mr. Claude Kirby, Lieut.-Col. P. R. Laurie, C.B.E., D.S.O., Mr. C. L. Lockton, Mr. P. Longhurst (Hon. Secretary N.A.W.A.), Mr. A. G. Mears (Chairman A.G.A.), M. P. Mericamp (Secretary Federation Frani;aise d'Athletisme), the Hon. T. Moles, M.P. (N. Ireland A.A.C. and C.C.A.), Mr. H. Neill (Chairman N. Ireland A.A.C. and C.C.A.), Mr. Hughes Onslow (President A.F.A.), Mr. E. H. Felling, Mr. J. H. A. Reay, Dr. G. Riebow (Deutsche Sportbehorde fur Leichtathletik), Mr. H.J. Rothery, Mr. E.G. Sahlin (Swedish Consulate-General), Mr. John Shearman, Sir Kynaston Studd, Bart., Signor R. Terzolo (Federazione Italiana), Mr. A. Trafford, Dr. E. B. Turner, Dr. J. A. Voelcker, C.I.E., Mr. J. Wardlaw (President Scottish A.A.A.), Mr. T. E. Wells, and Mr. C. G. Wood. There was also a representative attendance of members of affiliated Clubs and supporters of the Association, as follows:- Table A.-Sir Harry Barclay, Messrs. A. McNeish, J. Weir. 126