SHADOW OF DEATH
DEFIANCE OF FEAR.
Club Men Dine In Gruesome
Surroundings.
SUPERSTITION DISREGARDED
(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.)
(Received 10.30 a.m.l
LONDON, February 3
For the purpose of defying superstition members- of the Seize Club dined at Dunkirk in circumstances which were as astonishing as any in the agelong history of hospitality.
The head of the table was overshadowed by an authentic guillotine with a triangular blade stained with blood. The executioner Was impersonated by a wild creature carry in a a formidable knife, and he was accompanied by a victim stripped for the execution. A basket was ready to reccive the head.
The diners were seated at tables covered with white shrouds and lighted by ghostly flickering candles. The walls were draped in black.
The members of the Seize Club pride themselves on their courage in disregarding superstitions. They say that the gathering throughout was of the gayest, despite the gruesome surroundings.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 29, 4 February 1928, Page 9
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