SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION.
(LONDON BRANCH).
LAMB'S CONDUIT STREET
LONDON, W.C.1

Friends,

Having been honoured with the venue of the 1938 Convention of the Science Fiction Association, the London Branch Officials and Members, wish to signally express their sincerest hopes that every one of our visitors will spend a thoroughly enjoyable Convention Day in this city.

We trust that we shall have the opportunity of extending to everyone of you, our sincere hospitality and also that you will all be sufficiently well pleased with our efforts, to come again to some later event when the occasion should arise.

We wish to set down our heartiest greetings to everyone, be you visitors, friends or members - authors, enthusiasts or merely casual readers of science fiction, and we ask you to remember that it is our most earnest wish that you shall enjoy an entirely happy and entertaining time here today.

"The publishers of THRILLING WONDER STORIES, the editorial staff, and myself, join in extending our best wishes for the success of your forthcoming Second Convention."
- Leo Margulies, Managing Editor of T.W.S.

"I send my congratulations." - John D. Clark, Ph.D.
"I wish you every bit of success." - Oliver Saari.
"I wish you would deliver my message to the forthcoming assembly." - John Victor Peterson.

Afternoon Session - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

1. OPENING ADDRESS. Delivered by the Chairman.

2. THE REPORTS.
   1. The Executive Committee's Report.
      Presented by the Executive Secretary.
   2. The Financial Report.
      Presented by the Honorary Treasurer.
   3. The Report on "Novae Terrae".
      Presented by the Editor.
   4. The Library Report.
      Presented by the Librarian.
   5. The Leeds Branch Report.
      Presented by the Leeds Branch Chairman.
   6. The London Branch Report.
      Presented by the London Branch Chairman.

3. THE CONSTITUTION. Proposed and explained, on the Council's behalf, by the Council Chairman.

4. THE BALLOT FOR THE PRESIDENT.
   The Nominations dealt with by the Executive Secretary.

5. THE ASSOCIATION EMBLEM. The various proposals, submitted for your selection by the Executive Sec'y.

6. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONCLUDED.

Evening Session. THE CONVENTION.

7. OPENING ADDRESS. Delivered by the Chairman.

8. THE EVENING'S SPEAKERS.
   1. Mr. LESLIE J. JOHNSON. "Search For Tomorrow".
   2. Mr. BENSON HERBERT.
   3. Mr. JOHN RUSSELL FEARN.
   4. Mr. I.O. EVANS. "Science Fiction and Science Progress".
   5. Professor A.M. LOW.
   6. Mr WALTER H. GILLINGS.

9. THE EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS ALTERATION.
   Explained by the Executive Secretary.

10. THE CONVENTION CONCLUDED.

Please note that the evening's speakers may not speak in the above order.

"I sincerely trust that the Convention will be a big success."
- Mr. Maurice G. Hugi.

"Best Wishes to the continued success of the Science Fiction Association."
- Mr K. J. Thorn,
Atlas Publishing & Distr.Co. Ltd.

"I am greatly looking forward to the occasion."
- Mr. I. O. Evans.

"I shall be most pleased to attend this gathering ----"
- Mr. George A. Final.

"Will you be good enough to convey to those present, my kindest regards,
and my hope that their meeting will be in every way successful?"
- Mr. Eric Frank Russell.

"I am very disappointed I can't be there ----"
- Mr. Charles F. Hall.

"I am looking forward eagerly to the Convention!"
- Leslie J. Johnson.

"All my good wishes come to you ----"
- Mr W.P. Cockcroft.

"I shall be with you in spirit if not, unfortunately, in the flesh."
- Mr. Sam Youd.

"An historical day in the annals of the S.F.A."
- Mr. Eric C. Williams.

"I wish you every success ----"
- Mr. E. G. Lane.

"Here's my best wishes for the meeting, and I sincerely hope that it goes over 'big'."
- Mr. J.I. Stephenson.

"My best wishes for the future of the S.F.A. are sent to all."
- Mr Norman T. Barrett.

etc., etc., etc.