No.127
OW Cornflowers. Richard Martin (Coll,
95-00) reports: On 6 th March, around
20 Cornflowers - members of the OW
LGBT community - gathered in an
oak-panelled room in south London
for their second annual dinner.
Although still relatively new, the
Cornflowers Society is vibrant: events
since its foundation a couple of years
ago have included drinks parties, a
private film screening and a gallery
visit, as well as the annual dinner.
Our next event will be on Thursday
6 th June in central London: our
summer drinks party with our sibling
LGBT societies, the Eton Dragonflies,
The Trusty Servant
the Harrow Byronics, and the Radley
Wildebloods. In the spirit of friendly
rivalry, we hope the Cornflowers
contingent will be numerous! In
order to sign up for the society and to
receive further details of the summer
drinks, please visit our website at
www.owcornflowers.com/register/.
The photograph shows last year’s
gathering.
Phil’s 150 th Celebration, Tuesday 19 th
March 2019: 230 Philites, a record so
far for this series of 150 th celebrations,
gathered at Merchant Taylors’ Hall
on Tuesday 19 th March 2019. They
were addressed by the housemaster
David Yeomans, to much applause
from the younger element present.
Harvey White (49-54), who had
organised the Centenary Dinner
in 1969 also at Merchant Taylors’,
replied on behalf of the guests in a
heartfelt manner. An epic evening.
One happy Philite family L-R: Pete Macdonald, Jamie Roe, Andrew Roe,
Sam Macdonald, James Macdonald, the Director
Giles Dove, Mary Williams
Charlie Erwin, David Yeomans
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Harvey White and Sunny
William Rasmussen, Charlotte Yeomans