Dinner a Success

Last night at The Elk's Club we had A Feildian Dinner. We hope that it will be a yearly event around this time of the year. There were about 40 people present. Among them was the oldest living Feildian, Dr. Nigel Rusted. He spoke during The Beaumont Hamel presentation and told us about several of his friends who had joined up and went over to France to fight. He has such a prodigious and sharp memory.

Bill Neal was present along with his son George. Bill's brother, Ford, and his wife Kathleen came in from Corner Brook and their son Chris, came too. We wanted to recognize these elder Feildians for the contribution they made to the college. All three, although up in years are still vibrant and eloquent. It was a great joy to have them with us.

Bill Rompkey and Art May gave an overview with slides of The Beaumont Hamel trip this past spring. They talked about how emotional it was when they visited Beaumont Hamel and installed our commemorative plaque in the museum there. Jim Edgar found his uncle's grave after a long search and some nifty driving by the bus operator.

Charlie Riddle and Gordon Breen were present as well as Tols Chapman who is hale and hearty, thank God, after his bout with cancer. Chris Facey was the Master of Ceremonies and he did a great job tying the whole thing together. It was a fine evening and we will start planning the next one to be bigger and better. Many of you were busy with business or out of town. With more notice I feel sure we can hit the 100 mark next year. Watch the website, blog and e-mails after Christmas for more information. Below are a few pictures from the dinner.

Left picture shows Ford and Kathleen Neal. Middle picture shows Dr. Rusted. George Neal, Gordon Breen and Dr. Art May are next. Bottom photo shows Bill Neal, Dr. Rusted and Jim Edgar.










Master of Ceremonies Chris Facey chatting to dinner guests.