In her Ladyships absence, may I welcome you all to the club. Tailcocks and nibbles are on the hall buffet table, help yourselves. I may have to leave you occasionally as am babysitting two elderly maiden aunts.
There will be a talk later in the upper lower galleried ballroom on the topic of "Thermal Corsetry" very apt in these chilly days.
If enough people arrive we may have a raffle, will check lost prop for suitable prizes.( I have found a book of raffle tickets and they are all number blue) colours to be drawn later.