The Immortal Dinner of 1872

Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.

From the Archive

Joseph Hodges Choate

Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1899 to 1905.

Choate spoke twice at the Whitefriars Club: on 3rd November 1899 (‘Hands across the Sea’) and on 1st May 1903.