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thumbnailThe 1961 BSI Dinner

Seventy one Irregulars celebrated Sherlock Holmes’ 107th Birthday, under the oversight of Rex Stout. The first two toasts were offered to women—Julian Wolff toasted “A Certain Gracious Lady,” Mrs. Edgar.W. Smith, and Carl Anderson toasted Mrs. James Montgomery, “The Woman.” After the traditional re…

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30 Jul 2015

thumbnailThe 1960 BSI Dinner

Under the oversight of Rex Stout, who served as Gasogene-cum-Tantalus pro tempore, the 106th anniversary of the Master’s birthday was acknowledged with 69 Irregulars in attendance. The festivities opened with the public reading of the Society’s “Constitution and Buy-laws,” as per tradition, assorte…

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20 Jul 2015

thumbnailThe 1959 BSI Dinner

Sixty eight Irregulars and guests gathered to commemorate the Master’s 105th birthday. John MacVane, a leading radio correspondent for more than three decades, stood in for an ill Rex Stout and reported on the profound influence exercised by Mycroft over the United Nations through his intermediary,…

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07 Jul 2015
 


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