Officers: A. Newton, President; Captain D.C. Thomas, Past President; K.A. Downs, F.H. Grewe, Philip Harrison, E.D. Scull, Vice-Presidents; G.F. Drewery, Secretary; R.W. Smalley, Treasurer; F.G. Patten, Editor of 'Humberside'; P.W. Hick, Master of Revels. Council: A.G. Bell; F.R. Clifton; E.R. Hodge; Douglas Lansley; A.J. Penny; F.S. Sanderson; W. Foot Walker; B. Ward.

Syllabus:

'Hardy's Tess - The Subversion of the Plain Sense' by A. Newton, 6 Oct 1986; 'Ovid' by D.N. Gale, 13 Oct 1986; 'Aspects of Hull 1923 - As Revealed by Maurice Philip in his Rhymes of Hull Streets (An Illustrated Account) by A.G. Bell, 20 Oct 1986; 'Izaak Walton and Some Contemporaries' by C.M. Strachan, 27 Oct 1986; 'Barzun's 1859 - Darwin, Marx and Wagner' by A.J. Penny, 3 Nov 1986; Short Papers and Book Reviews, 10 Nov 1986; The Novel as Social History' by F.R. Clifton, 17 Nov 1986; 'Short Stories' by M.S. Sanders, 24 Nov 1986; 'Shelley - A Man of Fiery Aspirations and Great Poetry' by F.H. Grewe, 1 Dec 1986; 'Henry Williamson' by F.S. Sanderson, 8 Dec 1986; Yuletide Revels, 15 Dec 1986; Ladies Evening 'Which Fairway Beckons, Miss Drabble' by Capt. D.C. Thomas, 12 Jan 1987; 'Manes Verulamiani' by F.L. Ledgard, 19 Jan 1987; 'Some Poems of Philip Larkin' by Noel John, 26 Jan 1987; 'The Meaux Abbey Chronicle' by W. Foot Walker, 2 Feb 1987; 'Vicarious Excursions - A Ramble amongst Travel Writers' by P.W. Rathbone, 9 Feb 1987; 'J.B. Priestley - Dramatist by P.W. Hick, 16 Feb 1986; Short Papers and Book Reviews, 23 Feb 1986; 'T.S. Eliot - Life and Poetry' by Rev D. Lansley, 2 Mar 1986; 'Vera Brittain - Ambition and Attainment' by Philip Brooke, 9 Mar 1986; Annual General Meeting and Review of the Session, 16 Mar 1987.

Meetings held 7.30pm at Guildhall.