The Chatham Dining Club is a general interest
Dining club
A dining club (UK) or eating club (US) is a Social club, social group, usually requiring membership (which may, or may not be available only to certain people), which meets for dinners and discussion on a regular basis. They may also often have g ...
based in
London
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, England.
The club was founded in 1910 by Captain Rupert Ommanney and Captain
Guy Dawnay whilst they were students at the
British Army Staff College
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army). It had its origins in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, founded in 1799, which ...
in Camberley.
The Club rapidly grew and was run for many years by the founder members including
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
As a ...
,
Robert Brand, 1st Baron Brand and
Sir Cuthbert Headlam, 1st Baronet. A collection of papers ''The Records of the Chatham Dining Club'' were published in 1915.
The Club continues to host dinners in London to hear well known speakers on a wide variety of topics; which include politics, the arts, international relations, education, military affairs, business, trade unionism and leisure pursuits.
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Dining clubs