THE SECOND CONVENTION (1938)

The Second Convention (it was never referred to at the time by any other name) was held in the Ancient Order of Druid's Memorial Hall on London's Lamb's Conduit Street, on April 10th, 1938. This was about 150 yards from 88 Gray's Inn Road aka 'The Flat', later to be the celebrated abode of Arthur C.Clarke and Bill Temple - who would move in in June - and Maurice K.Hanson. The 1939 convention would also be held at AOD Memorial Hall. It would be destroyed in a German bombing raid on 10th May 1941.

The Programme Booklet or, to give it its actual title 'The Science Fiction Association Second Annual General Meeting & Convention Official Programme & Agenda', is a four-page booklet that does what it says in that overlong name. The report is a booklet giving an account of what actually happened there.

Known attendees:
Ted Carnell
Ken G. Chapman
Arthur C.Clarke
Frank Dobby
I.O.Evans
John Russell Fearn (GoH)
Vic Gillard
Walter Gillings
 Albert Griffiths
Maurice K. Hanson
John Beynon Harris
Benson Herbert
Arthur Janser
Les Johnson
E.G.Lane
Professor A.M.Low 		Doug Mayer
Leslie Smith
Bill Temple
Tozer
Harry Turner
Bert Warnes
Eric Williams
There were 43 people present, but these are the only names we can be sure of.
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