On Thursday, October 23rd, the Second Annual Meeting of the
Life Members of the Spectator was held at the Hotel Cecil. Lord Dawson of Penn, who presided, made a most interesting speech. Later Mr. Strachey invited the Life Members to give their opinions and criticisms of the paper. In response, various Members spoke, but the views they expressed took the form of suggestions for extending the scope of the paper rather than of criticism of its present policy and contents. One Member, for instance, asked that space should be devoted regularly to science, new discoveries, astronomy and physics. Another Member made a plea for the Territorial Army to receive notice and support from time to time, while another, who commended the Editor warmly for the inclusion of " The Other Side " in the paper, asked that this feature might be extended, as he felt that considerable good is effected by it " in counteracting the wild tendencies of the present day," especially in the ease of people who only read the paper in public libraries. A point of criticism was raised when a Member, who had spent some years in Russia, protested against the recognition of the Soviet Government, which, he maintained, in no way represented the Russian people. The meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to Lord Dawson, whose speech had been received with strong marks of sympathy and approval.
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