Lovely weather favoured the laying of the foundation stone of the now Bo house by Mr. E. C. Pearce on Saturday. A large number of rowing men turned up to witness the ceremony, and Saturday being Mr. Pearce's birthday, the day was a particularly auspicious one.
Before laying the stone the popular Captain of the Club said Ladies and Gentlemen.
On behalf of the Rowing Club, it is my pleasing duty to bid you all welcome and to ask you to join me in celebrating this long-looked-for event, the laying of the foundation stone of the new Boathouse,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.