| Abstract | Dumas, Chadwick, Hollick, Scringer, Grimwood
Debating meetings at the Victory Hall consisted of gaiety and wholesome nonsense mixed with sound common sense, attended by
a mass of interested people, especially when the speaker was a well known personality. Most nights after dinner - a private one
in the small room - no question of for or against, just a free for all. There was A. Dumas, owner of sloop STORMCOCK. He was
rather stuffy, pompous and certainly very early Victorian and determined to settle all world problems in his own way.
Mr Chadwick, owner of ?, would put a stop to all that with a cutting reply as sharp as the juice of a lemon, while Mr Hollick with
not quite so serious an outlook would just say I don't think so, but nothing on earth would make him say why he didn't think so.
At a later date they were joined by a Mr Scringer who had bout ? and had extensive alterations which gave the Admiral a lot of
work. His friend and adviser Vol. Grimwood came to stay most weekends so we had an addition to the private debating society.
Mr Scringer depended on verbal ability, not always experienced knowledge of the subject being discussed. Mr Grimwood kept to
facts laid down, level discussion by brilliant conversationalists to be greatly enjoyed. Remember - no diversions like wireless or
television in those early days of the twenties.
Notes
STORMCOCK ex REMEMBRANCE built E.L. Woods Cantley, 1924. Owned A. Dumas of 10 Gray's Inn Place, London WC1. [ Lloyds Register of Yachts 1935 ]
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