OCTOBER 1980 newsletter - Cape Town - South African Military History Society

South African Military History
Society

CAPE TOWN BRANCH

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of the Cape Town Branch will be held at 8.15 p.m. on Thursday 9th October,1980, in the A.K. Du Toit Room of the Athenaeum, 154 Campground Road, Newlands, to consider the business set forth in the subjoined Agenda.

AGENDA

1. Apologies.

2. MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting held on 11th October, 1979.

3. Chairman's Report.

4. Treasurer's Report.

5. Adoption of Branch Constitution.

6. Election of Office Bearers: Of the outgoing Committee only Dr. Ken Gunn (Chairman) and Mr. Paul Lange (Vice-Chairman) are available for re-election and there are thus 3 vacancies to be filled.

7. Notices of Motion.

8. General.

9. Interval (During which refreshments will be served)

10. In response to members' requests, MAJOR ANTHONY GORDON, Guest Speaker at the August meeting, will talk further on his experiences in ADEN with the 1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers between 1962 to 1964 and his later experiences when he returned aboard the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Eagle to cover the British withdrawal in November/December 1967, which he was not able to deal with fully in August. His talk will be illustrated with slides.

NOTE: NOMINATIONS AND NOTICES OF MOTION MAY BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING BUT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE VICE-CHAIRMAN.

PAUL LANGE, CAeSSA
VICE-CHAIRMAN
For Hon. Secretary 28th September, 1980.
9 Southdown Court
1st Avenue
KENILWORTH 7700

Tel. 61-7441 after hours
If no reply ring Dr. Gunn (Chairman)
Tel. 66-4914

CAPE TOWN BRANCH

The final meeting of the year takes place at 8.15 p.m. on THURSDAY, 13th NOVEMBER, 1980 in the A.K. Du Toit Room of THE ATHENAEUM, 154 CAMPGROUND ROAD, NEWLANDS.

SPEAKER: Professor J.C. De Villiers, M.D., F.R.C.S., Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, U.C.T.

TOPIC: "MEDICAL SERVICES DURING THE ANGLO-BOER WAR: 1899 TO 1902", dealing with the aspect of the medical organisation on both the British and Boer sides and the practical problems to be overcome.

Professor De Villiers will illustrate his talk with slides.

NOTE: PLEASE RETAIN THIS BULLETIN AS A REMINDER FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING AS THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL JANUARY, 1981.

FUTURE PROGRAMMES:

THURSDAY, 11TH DECEMBER, 1980 No meetings. Branch in recess.
THURSDAY, 8TH JANUARY, 1981 No meetings. Branch in recess.

THURSDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1981: Opening meeting for 1981.
Topic to be announced later.

Meetings are held monthly at 8.15 p.m. on the second Thursday at the Athenaeum, a vintage converted dwelling next to Newlands railway station, below the line, at the foot of the bridge.
VISITORS ARE WELCOME.

PAUL LANGE, CAeSSA
VICE-CHAIRMAN (In charge of public relations and publicity)
9 Southdown Court
1st Avenue
7700 KENILWORTH
Tel. : 61-7441 after hours
Alternatively, ring Mr Garschagen,
Hon. Secretary, at 72-6854

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