Magazine-Sep/Oct 2019

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MEMBER FEATURE

Last year we celebrated our platinum jubilee with a host of events and surprises throughout the year. This year, the festivities continue with our 71st birthday celebration. As we look back on how things have changed in seven decades, take a virtual walk down memory lane with snippets from some of our most ardent supporters.

ALOYSIUS & ADRIENNE WU Members since 1971

KHOO LOO SIM Member since 1978

GN LUCK WHYE Member since 1970

“I first joined as a Junior Member. My father gifted me my Club member- ship as my 21st birthday present. I had my 21st birthday party here, in the Manhattan room. Years later, my son held his 21st at The 2 nd Floor. Three generations of us grew up here.”

“What attracted me to The American Club was that it was the first Club, the first place in Singapore, to have nine or ten pin bowling. Nowhere else in Singapore had any bowling alley. There were about four lanes and it was totally manual.”

“First and foremost, The American Club is a family club. We like that you can make use of a lot of amenities here, and you never need to rush yourself, you have plenty of time here because The Club is open for long hours. We loved the old Manhattan Room and Eagle’s Nest.”

JAMES SEE THOE Member since 1972

P H MAHTANI Member since 1962

ROBERT CRAIU Member since 1976

“One of my favorite memories is from when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. That was around 1959, or 1960. The Club would show family movies on a screen on Sunday nights. I remember watching Western movies, you know, like John Wayne, with a glass of Coca- Cola and popcorn.”

“My favorite memory was when I invited my wife to The Club in 1963. I wanted to impress her. I had a sports car, an NGA, one of those very old sports car. We had drinks at the entrance. The entrance was very striking then – very open, very wide. She was duly impressed.”

“In the beginning it was almost like a second home to me. We were here almost every other day, bowling or playing tennis. It's a good place to come to. I should say it's one of the nicest Clubs I’ve been to.”

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