Headmistress Mrs Surber chats to Old Girls Jane Griffiths and Jill Evans.

Twenty-nine guests attended this year’s London Alumnae Reunion which was held at the University Women’s Club in Mayfair. Our Headmistress Mrs. Elizabeth Surber was in attendance, as were Ron Gellért-Binnie and Alison Lima from the Alumnae Relations Office.

 

Sarah Allen, Emma Woods, Amelia Dowler and Joanna Kyffin catch up on old times.

Included among the assembled company was our guest of honour, Mrs. Joyce Kuhns (née Jennings) now a sprightly 98 year old. Mrs. Kuhns, who attended KHS from 1923 - 1933 gave a hugely entertaining talk on life as a boarder in the 1920s and 30s. Introducing Mrs. Kuhns, Ron Gellért-Binnie pointed out that not only had she been a member of both the science club and debating committees, a member of the school council and a very useful right back in the school hockey team. Among her other sporting achievements were a first in the egg and spoon race on school sports day on June 12^th 1930, a title she retained in 1931!

Guest speaker Joyce Kuhns cuts the birthday cake.

As the event coincided precisely with the school’s 131^st birthday, a suitably decorated birthday cake was supplied, which was cut with due ceremony by Mrs. Kuhns.

OGA Secretary Polly Beidas gave a vote of thanks to Mrs. Kuhns.

There was much reminiscing and merriment as the evening progressed, and all agreed the reunion had been a huge success.