THE GREEK INTERPRETERS

On Wednesday, February 22nd, twenty four members of the Greek interpreters met at Hershey's Steak and Seafood restaurant in East Lansing for our Winter meeting. The story selected for the evening discussion was "The Five Orange Pips". The meeting opened with the customary Canonical Toasts to Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft Holmes, the Second Mrs. Watson and The Woman. Message Boy followed with his traditional toast to Conan Doyle. A quiz concerning events in this story tested the members' recall of details. This quiz and many earlier quizzes may be viewed here.

The discussion that followed focussed on two issues. The first was the perceived decline in the quality of the writing, from the anticipation created by the appearance of a desperate client in the Baker Street appartment on a stormy night, to the hasty and rather unsatisfying conclusion. Several members also pointed to Doyle's superficial treatment of American affairs involving the K.K.K. The second discussion topic concerned Holmes' response to John Openshaw's predicament. Some members considered it callous and inadequate, considering the evidence of a persistent danger hounding the Openshaw family. Although Openshaw was killed in London, he might very well have met his demise on returning to Horsham.

Openshaw Arrives		The Orange Pips	Shocking News

Following the quiz, the meeting concluded, as usual, by reading Vincent Starrett's "221B" poem, and the singing of The Anthem.