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President

Fran Weekley

619-262-5512

fweekle@cox.net

Vice-President

Rachel Adams

858-354-1871 Rachel@racheljulie.com

2nd Vice-President

Jean Strain

619-857-6820

Secretary

Craig Tolson

510-253-8619 craig_tolson@hotmail.com

Treasurer

Melvin Weekley

619-262-5512

619-851-5514 cell mlweekle@cox.net

Trustees

Steve Gonzales

619-571-0943

Dave Tooley

858-610-2817

djsj21643@aol.com

HPR Delegates

Fran Weekley

Mel Weekley

HPR Alt. delegates

Rachel Adams

Alex Yeaman

Sandra Yeaman

Webmaster

Melvin Weekley

619-262-5512

619-851-5514 cell

mlweekle@cox.net

Newsletter Editors

Frances Weekley

Melvin Weekley

HOUSE OF ENGLAND www.houseofengland.org

House of Pacific Relations- Intl Cottages 2294 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, 92101

Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

NEWSLETTER- DECEMBER 2017

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday December 12, CHRISTMAS PARTY! (No meeting

December 5th) at the Hall of Nations. See page 3 for details. Call Fran if you have not

reserved tickets- We MUST have your reservation by December 1st.

NEXT HPR MEETING: Sunday December 3, noon, at Hall of Nations.

NEXT LADIES AUXILIARY LUNCHEON: Wednesday December 13, 2017, noon, at

Tequila Factory Restaurant, Taylor Street, Old Town. Brigitte says guests get $10 towards

their luncheon cost. Buffet is $11.99. Call or email Brigitte Gilmore for any further details.

858-487-8403. brigittebobgilmore@yahoo.com.

HPR QUEENS UPDATE: Coronation dinner/ dance was spectacular. Our Queen and

Princess were introduced. Bags for homeless being put together in December.

Birthdays in December: Elaine, Robert, Hannu, Kayleigh, Sonia (72), Colleen, Ed.

Anniversaries in December: Ken/Heather, Ed/Colleen

Member news: Robert able to walk now and returning to work but still has a lot of

recovery time needed. John, Alex, Sandra and Chris T soldiering on despite joint pains.

Membership renewal time: Annual renewal is now $15. Please pay Mel at the party or

mail a check to him (Address on page 2)

New member: Amy Parker joined- WELCOME AMY.

Poppies at the cottage: We sent almost $70 to the Royal British Legion this year.

Cottage Committee: Cottage decorated for Christmas and the mannequin is now in a

British Guard uniform! Plans for painting in January. Victoria exhibit in January returning

to coincide with Season 2 of ‘Victoria” coming to KPBS!

December Nights/International Christmas Festival: Dec 1 and 2- PLEASE plan on

making goodies for the cottage sales and/or come to help if you possibly can. Fran will be at

the cottage on Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 for goodies drop off!

January Meeting: White Elephant Auction on January 9th, 2018. (Note this is not

the first Tuesday of the month).

BEST WISHES FOR A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS,

MAY FATHER CHRISTMAS BRING YOU WHAT YOU WANT!

AND MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD

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HOSTING AND HOSTESSING AT THE COTTAGE Thank you to our volunteers.

Call Fran to volunteer for future dates. 619-262-5512

Commitment is from 12 noon to 5PM, providing light refreshments and milk (teabags, sugar and paper products are provided) and chatting with the visitors. Donations are accepted for upkeep of the cottage. Nov 4 Jean with Peter/ Linda Nov 5 Rachel, Craig, Fran Nov 11 Rachel and Emma Nov 12 Margaret, Peter/ Fran Nov 18 Terry C and Jean Nov 19 Fran and Peter/Mark Nov 25 Fran, Chris and Paul Nov 26 Dottie and Jean Nov 28 Charlotte/ Chris/ Paul Dec 1 and 2 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL- all hands on deck! Dec 3 cottage closed Dec 9 OPEN Dec 10 Fran and…….open Dec 16 Rachel and Emma Dec 17 Fran and……open Dec 23 Sarah/Sophie/Harry/Kiki Dec 24 cottage closed Dec 30 OPEN Dec 31 cottage closed Please let Fran know if you notice any supplies need to be replenished. Dennis is our cottage GREETER and a great addition every hosting day. Reminders: It is acceptable to take $10 per host from the donations towards cost of milk and food- just let the Treasurer know for accounting purposes. House of England Lapel Pins: These are on display at the cottage. If a visitor donates to obtain one, please let Mel know when turning in the donations money. (Pins are $4 each).

Interested in joining House of England? Print a membership application from the website (www.houseofengland.org/member) or get one at the cottage on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and mail, with check for $15 made out to the House of England, to: House of England, c/o Mel Weekley, 1951 47th St #61, San Diego, CA 92102

House of England officers for 2018: President: Fran Weekley

Vice-Pres. Rachel Adams

2nd Vice-Pres Jocelyn Manson

Secretary Craig Tolson

Treasurer Mel Weekley

Trustees Steve Gonzales, Dave Tooley

Elected Delegate Mel Weekley

Appointed Del Alex Yeaman

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House of England Christmas Dinner Party

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

6:00 pm Eat at 6:30 pm

Hall of Nations

Balboa Park Catered by Shakespeare’s Corner Shoppe

$20 per person Menu

English Christmas Dinner With dessert

A Christmas Cracker for everyone Gift Game

Bring a wrapped gift valued at $10 to $15 -- fun; gag, British, unusual, anything!

How game is played – Everyone draws a number. #1 chooses a gift and opens it. #2 chooses a gift OR steals

#1’s gift. And so on! A gift can only be stolen 3 times and then it is “Safe”.

Slide show; Sing-a-Long

Entertainment; Installation of Officers

Call Fran if you would like to share a song, story, joke

(keep it clean, please!) during the evening

Call Fran at 619-262-5512 to get your tickets

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No easy task changing clothes on the mannequin! Or putting up paper chains in the cottage!

BUT LOADS OF FUN! (Dennis found boots for the mannequin!)

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House of England Queen Kiki and Princess Gabby at the Queens’ Coronation dinner/dance

House of England sponsored the Peace Corp day Our lovely Rachel represented House of England at a

reception by the UK Government Office in San Diego and The Maritime Alliance

What a fun trio of hosts at the cottage!

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Greatest 50 British inventions: Radio Times 08 Jan 2013

Reflecting telescope: Isaac Newton, 1668

Seed drill: Jethro Tull, 1701

Marine chronometer: John Harrison, 1761

Spinning frame: Richard Arkwright, 1768

Toothbrush: William Addis, c. 1770

Soda water: Joseph Priestley, 1772

Hydraulic press: Joseph Bramah, 1795

Steam engine: Richard Trevithick, 1801

Glider: George Cayley, 1804

Tension-spoked wheel: George Cayley, 1808

Tin can: Peter Durand, 1810

Modern fire extinguisher: George William Manby, 1818

Electric motor: Michael Faraday, 1821

Waterproof material: Charles Macintosh, 1823

Cement: Joseph Aspdin, 1824

Passenger railway: George Stephenson, 1825

Lawnmower: Edwin Beard Budding, 1827

Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot, 1835

Electric telegraph: Charles Wheatstone & William Cooke, 1837

Chocolate bar: JS Fry & Sons, 1847

Hypodermic syringe: Alexander Wood, 1853

Synthetic dye: William Perkin, 1856

Bessemer process: Henry Bessemer, 1856

Linoleum: Frederick Walton, 1860

Sewage system: Joseph Bazalgette, 1865

Modern Torpedo: Robert Whitehead, 1866

Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell, 1876

Light Bulb: Joseph Swan, 1880

Steam turbine: Charles Parsons, 1884

Safety bicycle: John Kemp Stanley, 1885

Pneumatic tyre: John Boyd Dunlop, 1887

Thermos flask: Sir James Dewar, 1892

Electric vacuum cleaner: Hubert Cecil Booth, 1901

Disc Brakes: Frederick William Lanchester, 1902

Stainless Steel: Harry Brearley, 1913

Military tank: Ernest Swinton, 1914

Television: John Logie Baird, 1925

Catseye: Percy Shaw, 1933

Jet Engine: Frank Whittle, 1937

Electronic programmable computer: Tommy Flowers, 1943

Hovercraft: Christopher Cockerell, 1953

Automatic kettle: Peter Hobbs, 1955

Float Glass: Alastair Pilkington, 1959

Hip Replacement: John Charnley, 1962

Carbon fibre: Royal Aircraft Establishment engineers, 1963

Collapsible baby buggy: Owen Maclaren, 1965

ATM: John Shepherd-Barron, 1967

World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee, 1989

Wind-up radio: Trevor Baylis, 1991

Steri-spray: Ian Helmore, c. 2008

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Sad farewell to Jean Harrison: Jean was part of the House of England since the 1950s. She is remembered most for her elegance and grooming- always looked like she had just stepped out of a band box! She was a very active member of the House of England for many years and always supportive. Her bread

pudding was outstanding! She was such a fun “Vanna” at the annual White elephant auctions.

She served HOE:

1962 Vice president

1964 President

1965-66 HPR delegate

1968 Vice President

1974-77 HPR delegate

1986 President

1988 secretary

1993-1994 secretary

2007-2008 secretary

She was also HPR secretary from 1964 through 1967, Pageant chairperson and coordinator for HPR Flights to

Europe back in the 1960s-70s, HPR woman of the year in 1965.

When Queen Elizabeth II visited San Diego in 1983, Jean was on the reception line outside the Museum of Art

in Balboa Park representing House of England and shook the Queen’s hand.

Jean in the middle, enjoying a singalong with her House of England friends.

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HARRY TO WED!

Harry designed the engagement ring!

The center stone is a diamond from

Botswana, a country that Prince Harry has

visited numerous times since he was a child

and which holds “special significance” for the

royal. “It is also a place the couple has spent time together over the last year and a half,” the palace said in a

statement. The ring also features two outside diamonds from the personal collection of the Harry’s mother, the

late Princess Diana.

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Doctor Who: Get your first look at Jodie Whittaker's Time Lord

(Entertainment Weekly)

The BBC has given us our first proper look at the sartorial style Jodie Whittaker will

be sporting as the titular Time Lord in the corporation’s long-running time travel

show Doctor Who. Early Thursday, the official Doctor Who Twitter account posted

an image of Whittaker dressed in pants, suspenders, long coat, and striped shirt,

standing in front of her character’s time-and-spaceship, the TARDIS.

It was announced in July that the Broadchurch star had been cast as the Doctor by

new showrunner Chris Chibnall. Whittaker is the first woman to play the part.

“I’m beyond excited to begin this epic journey — with Chris and with every Whovian on this planet. It’s more

than an honor to play the Doctor,” Whittaker said in a statement at the time. “It means remembering everyone I

used to be while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.”

Whittaker will make her first appearance as the Doctor on this year’s special Christmas episode of the science

fiction show, which will be broadcast by BBC America.

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Winter is coming to Yorkshire:

The Doncaster Council in South Yorkshire asked the public to name its new gritter lorry. Names suggested by the public included Brad Grit, Gritney Spears, Grit Van Dyke, True Grit, Rule Grittania, Grit Balls of Fire, Gritter Garbo, Grit Eklund,and The Grit Gatsby! The winning name for the new lorry:

Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney!!!! Submitted by Dennis!

Imagine yourself in England for Christmas!