The Inaugural Dinner
Inaugural Dinner, 21st February 1868 at Anderton’s Hotel
In 1897, the twenty-five-year American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar travelled to England for a literary tour. He recited his works on the London circuit – and, what was not known before, visited the Whitefriars Club.
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Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
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