Other publications besides those mentioned in a previous chapter
frequently emanate from the Stock Exchange, but these are not, as a
rule, of an official character, nor even of a business character. The
members at times lay down their dealing books and pencils to turn to
literature of a more generally popular order. They have produced many a
book, mainly in the cause of charity. Such, for instance, is "The House
Annual," recently inaugurated. This is a sumptuously produced volume of
light stories, sketches, and articles, handsomely illustrated. It is
edited by a member of the Stock Exchange, and many of the contributions
are made by members, although its tasteful pages are not closed against
the work of eminent writers and artists outside the House. It is sold in
the Stock Exchange at Christmas time to provide poor children with
dinners. A most remarkable volume, or rather, couple of volumes,
produced entirely by members of the Stock Exchange unassisted, issued
for the same branch of charity, were entitled "The House on Sport." The
first contained articles on home sports, all written by members of the
Stock Exchange, and yet all written by authorities who would be
acknowledged as such throughout the world. Cricket by Mr. Gregor
MacGregor, boxing by Mr. B. J. Angle, golf by Mr. Mure Fergusson,
cycling by Mr. George Lacy Hillier, rowing by Mr. F. I. Pitman and Mr.
S. D. Muttlebury, sculling by Mr. Guy Nickalls, and so on with no fewer
than forty branches of sport. Such a volume might have been considered
sufficient to indicate the sporting proclivities of the Stock Exchange,
but it was followed a year afterwards by another compiled in the same
way with the same objects, containing articles on sport abroad--lion,
elephant, and rhinoceros shooting, big horn hunting in the Canadian
Rockies, wild sheep hunting on the borders of the Sahara--all the
articles contributed from personal experience by members of the Stock
Exchange.
The institution undoubtedly possesses the distinction of being the most
athletic body of business men in the whole world--when it walks it sets
the world a-walking. It holds its own small race meeting every year,
furnishes county cricket captains, international football players, and
so on.
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