No doubt, some of the first group are reading this in advance of an upcoming dinner and will now RSVP soon if they haven't already done so. COMMEMORATING NELSON'S FAMOUS VICTORY - A NAVAL TRADITION . The loyal toast shall be – "[Ladies and] Gentlemen, The Queen of Canada". On Friday 15th November myself and two of my colleagues Richard Tarrtersall and Jonny Smith were honoured to be invited to Daedalus Officers’ Mess at RAF College Cranwell to attend the annual Taranto Dining In Night. Nor is the consumption of each course a race. If you have any questions, no matter how big or small, please get in touch.The Dinner was attended by members of all three Services as well as those of us from industry. The evening will also include a live auction including a range of once-in-a-lifetime experiences including a Sea Fury experience, a VIP day at sea in a Royal Navy Frigate and a day with the Lynx Wildcat Helicopter Force along with a silent auction of other lots including as some fabulous aviation memorabilia. Package sponsorship of this event will have inclusion in all event publicity and attendance material, including the event booklet that all attendees, including High Net Worth individuals will receive, plus ten places at the event.Event sponsorship will make this become "The [Sponsor] Taranto Night Ambassadors' Dinner". a. If no one is seated at the end of the table, the stewards move the decanters across it. They reminded us of the young aviators we all once were and it was heartening to see the spirit living on. Often, a senior member of the Regiment is requested to make this toast, and has the freedom to deliver it as he (or she) sees fit, marking the connection between the Regiment of the current day with its past.e. The expression 1900 hrs for 1930 hrs is not designed to give you flexibility. Other interested parties also hold Trafalgar Night dinners in commemoration of the battle and Lord Nelson. Other items may be placed on the mess table in recognition of the Regiment's history; the Princess Louise Fusiliers in Halifax always place a Vickers machine gun at the centre of the head table, commemorating the Regiment's role in the Second World War. The national anthems of all the countries in the collective toast would not be played in this case.On entering the dining room, the President goes to his/her place and sits down immediately. The others then take their seats as they arrive at their places.When the soup course is served, the soup should be taken from the side of the spoon. It is disrespectful, rude, unprofessional, and the height of ignorance.f. Some of the current trainee pilots regaled the words of those on the raid from their post raid, eye witness accounts. While there doesn't seem to be a definitive explanation for this, the one most offered that makes some degree of sense is that it offered the subalterns an opportunity to imbibe the remaining port at the shared expense of the entire mess, giving some relief to their own pockets to the enjoyment of the evening. Having collected drinks donated from all over the camp, everyone was able to enjoy a ‘near beer’ during dinner, a further (perhaps wishful) attempt adding to the mess dinner atmosphere.
The knives to the right of the plate, the forks to the left with the dessert utensils and sometimes the soup spoon placed at the top. At a “Dining In,” where the officers and their ladies are present, each officer should escort the lady to his right to her chair and assist her in taking her seat. The following provides a guide to the general procedures for mess dinners. If there is a chaplain present, he/she will say "Grace". If Port glasses are part of the original table setting, the port glasses should remain on the table.Each steward carries not more than two plates at a time. Other members having had decanters placed in front of them, will also fill their glasses and pass the decanters to their left. A well-bred guest never asks for anything that is not offered, such as butter, vinegar, catsup, as this is a reflection on the dinner. Within Reserve units, it is improper for an NCO to be permitted to “sign in” and accept DND wages for this task, as it is considered offsetting the costs of a non-public event with public money.40.