Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 180
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dining room.
Nothing remains of the pre-war furnishings but a few of the chairs & gorgeous electroliers of hammered brass.
A bar, presided over by a blazer-clad Russki, (and well equipped) runs across one end of the verandah.
A short speech was made after the lunch; the most noteworthy phrase in the same being "dinner at seven, gents!". Dinner! In Germany! And the dinner was really good, although everything served did come out of tins.
A "Welcome-In" performance was given began about 8. A great show – revue – and as hot as mustard. The Nurse's Ditty (G. Ryder) was quite purple, something on the lines of a genuine sea chanty. And "the Man who broke the bank" was dragged from it's grave by a tooth-brush mustached person in white serge and a panama amid wild cheers.