History Corner
The Immortal Dinner of 1872Only four years after its foundation, on 6th September 1872, the Whitefriars Club held one of its most memorable and eventful dinners.
Read moreOnly 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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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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Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871–1934), was a British soldier and Conservative politician.
He spoke at the Whitefriars Club on 27th November 1903 on the subject of ‘A Citizen’s Duty to the Empire’. Prior of the Day, on that occasion, was his cousin and close friend, Friar Winston Churchill.
