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Charles Davidson, Grand Master 1942-1943

Šƒ”Ž‡• ƒ˜‹†•‘ǡ ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ Š‹• •‡”˜‹ ‡• ™‡”‡ ƒŽ™ƒ›• ‹ †‡ƒ†
‘–ƒƒ ͙͚͜͡Ǧ͙͛͜͡ǡ ™ƒ• „‘” ‹ ƒ† — Š ƒ’’”‡ ‹ƒ–‡†Ǥ • ”ƒ†
—†‡‡ǡ ‘–Žƒ†ǡ ‘ ’”‹Ž ͙͚ǡ ͙͚͠͡Ǥ ƒ•–‡”ǡ Š‡ ‰ƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ™‘” —Ž‹‹–‡†
‡ ƒ‡ –‘ ‡”‹ ƒ ƒ† †‹”‡ –Ž› –‘ –‹‡ ƒ† ‘–‹—‡† Š‹• ‘—”–‡•›ǡ
”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ•ǡ ‘–ƒƒǡ ™‹–Š Š‹• ’ƒ”‡–• ™‹ŽŽ‹‰‡••ǡ ƒ† ‡ƥ ‹‡ › ‹ Š‹• †—–‹‡•
™Š‡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ‡‹‰Š– ›‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ ƒ‰‡Ǥ ƒ• ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡”Ǥ ‡ •‡”˜‡† ‘ –Š‡
‡ ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡† ˆ”‘ ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ• ‹‰Š —”‹•’”—†‡ ‡ ‘‹––‡‡ ˆ”‘ ͙͛͜͡
Š‘‘Ž ƒ† –Š‡ ˆ”‘ ƒ™ Š‘‘Ž –‘ ͙͡͞͡Ǥ
‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹˜‡”•‹–› ‘ˆ ‹ Š‹‰ƒ ƒ– 
”„‘” ƒ† •–ƒ”–‡† Žƒ™ ’”ƒ –‹ ‡ ‹ ‹• ‡‡”‰‹‡• ™‡”‡ ƒŽ•‘ •’‡– ‹
”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ•Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‹‡ †‡˜‘–‡† –‘ Š‹• ‘—‹–› ƒ†
‘‰”‡‰ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Š—” Šǡ •‡”˜‹‰ ƒ› ƒ•‘”›Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ• ‹–›
›‡ƒ”• ƒ• ƒ ”—•–‡‡Ǥ ––‘”‡› ‹ ͙͚͙͡Ǧ͙͚͛͡ǡ ͙͛͛͡Ǧ͙͛͡͝ǡ ƒ†
‡’—–› ‘—–› ––‘”‡› ͙͚͡͡Ǧ͙͛͛͡ ‘ˆ
 Š‹• ”‡–—” –‘ ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ• ˆ”‘ ƒ• ƒ†‡ ‘—–›Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ
ƒ™ Š‘‘Žǡ Š‡ „‡ ƒ‡ ‹–‡•‡Ž› Š‡ ‡–‡”ƒ• ‡Žˆƒ”‡ ‘‹••‹‘ ‘ˆ
‹–‡”‡•–‡† ‹ ƒ••‹•–‹‰ ™‹–Š ‹–‹œ‡•Š‹’ ‘–ƒƒ •–ƒ”–‹‰ ‹ ͙͚͙͡ ƒ† •‡”˜‡†
–‘ –Š‘•‡ ‹‹‰”ƒ–• ™Š‘ ˆ‡Ž– „ƒ ™ƒ”† ‹ •–—†›‹‰ ƒ• Šƒ‹”ƒ ‘ˆ –Šƒ– ‘‹••‹‘ ‹ ͙͚͜͡Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ•
ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡šƒ‹ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” ‹–‹œ‡•Š‹’Ǥ ‡ ‘†— –‡† —’‡”˜‹•‘” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ‡•—• ‹ ͙͛͘͡ ‹
Žƒ••‡• –‡ƒ Š‹‰ –Š‡ ‘•–‹–—–‹‘ ƒ† –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ƒ• ƒ†‡ ‘—–›Ǥ  –Š‡ ‹”•– ‘”Ž† ƒ”ǡ Š‡ •‡”˜‡†
‘ˆ ‡”‹ ƒ ‹–‹œ‡•Š‹’ ™‹–Š‘—– Šƒ”‰‡ –‘ ƒ› ‘ˆ ‹ –Š‡ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ”› ƒ• ‡‰‹‡–ƒŽ ‡”‰‡ƒ–
–Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ †‡•‹”‡† –‘ ƒ––‡†Ǥ Š‹• ™‘” ‘˜‡”‡† ƒŒ‘” ‹ –Š‡ ͛͡–Š ‹‡Ž† ”–‹ŽŽ‡”› ‡‰‹‡–ǡ ͙•–
–™‡–›ǦƤ ˜‡ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ †—”‹‰ ™Š‹ Š –‹‡ Š‡ ƒ••‹•–‡† ƒ––ƒŽ‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͙͛–Š ‹˜‹•‹‘ǡ ͙͙͟͡Ǧ͙͙͡͡Ǥ
‘˜‡” –Š”‡‡ –Š‘—•ƒ† ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‹ ’”‘ —”‹‰ ‹–‹œ‡•Š‹’
’ƒ’‡”•Ǥ  ͙͜͡͞ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ’’‘‹–‡† –‘ –Š‡ ‘™–‘™ ƒ•– ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” Šƒ”Ž‡• ƒ˜‹†•‘ †‹‡†
‹–‹œ‡• ‘— ‹Ž –‘ •–—†› –Š‡ ’Žƒ‡† ”‡‡™ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ ’”‹Ž ͛͘ǡ ͙͘͟͡ǡ ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ ͟͟ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ ‹ ”‡ƒ–
†‘™–‘™ ƒ”‡ƒǤ ƒŽŽ•ǡ ‘–ƒƒǤ —‡”ƒŽ •‡”˜‹ ‡• ™‡”‡ Š‡Ž† ƒ– –Š‡
‘‰”‡‰ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Š—” Š ‘ ‘†ƒ›ǡ ƒ› ͜ǡ ƒ†
‡ ™ƒ• ƒ†‡ ƒ ƒ•–‡” ƒ•‘ ‹ — Ž‹† ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‘†‰‡ Ƭ ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒ ‘†— –‡†
͝͠ ƒ– ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ• ‘ ƒ› ͙ǡ ͙͙͟͡ǡ ƒ –‡† ƒ• ‡ ”‡–ƒ”›ǡ ”ƒ˜‡•‹†‡ ‘‹––ƒŽ •‡”˜‹ ‡•Ǥ Š‡ ‘”–ƒŽ ”‡ƒ‹•
ƒ† ™ƒ• ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‹‡ ‘˜‡”• ƒ‘‰ ˜‡–‡”ƒ• ‹ ‘ˆ ‘—” ƒ•– ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ™‡”‡ „‘”‡ –‘ –Š‡ ‹‰ŠŽƒ†
–Š‡ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‡Ž–ƒ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙͚͠ ‘ˆ ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ•ǡ ‡‡–‡”›ǡ ”‡ƒ– ƒŽŽ•ǡ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡› ™‡”‡ †‡’‘•‹–‡†
‘ˆ ™Š‹ Š Š‡ •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡” ‹ ͙͚͙͡Ǥ ‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ –Š‡ —•ƒ‰‡• ƒ† —•–‘• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”ƒˆ–Ǥ
™ƒ• ƒ ’ƒ•– ”‡•‹†‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡ ”‡–ƒ”‹‡• ••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘Ǥ
‡ ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† Š‹• ͘͝Ǧ›‡ƒ” ‡„‡”•Š‹’ ƒ™ƒ”† ‘ ƒ›
͙ǡ ͙͟͡͞Ǥ

—”‹‰ –Š‡ ͙͛͜͡ ƒ•‘‹ ›‡ƒ”ǡ –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‡– ‰ƒ‹
‘ˆ ͚͙͝ ‡„‡”•Ǥ Š‡ —”‹•†‹ –‹‘ Šƒ† ͙͛͝ Šƒ”–‡”‡†
‘†‰‡• ™‹–Š ͙͠ǡ͘͜͝ ‡„‡”•Ǥ Ž•‘ ‹ ͙͛͜͡ǡ ‘–ƒƒ
‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͚ ‘•‘Ž‹†ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š ƒ†‹•‘ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ
͟͠ ƒ• ‘–ƒƒ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͚Ǥ  ͚͚͛͘ǡ –Š‡ —”‹•†‹ –‹‘
Šƒ• ͟͟ ‘†‰‡• ™‹–Š ͛ǡ͚͚͟ ‡„‡”•Ǥ

‡ ™ƒ• Š‹‰ŠŽ› ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹ Ž—‡ ‘†‰‡ ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• ƒ† ™ƒ•
‘•– Š‡Ž’ˆ—Ž ‹ ƒŽŽ ‘ˆ ‹–• „‡––‡” —†‡”–ƒ‹‰•Ǥ ‹‡
ƒŽŽ „—•› ‡ǡ Š‡ ˆ‘—† –‹‡ –‘ „‡ ‘ˆ ƒ› ƒ•‘‹
ƒ••‹•–ƒ ‡Ǥ Ž™ƒ›• ‘—”–‡‘—•ǡ ™‹ŽŽ‹‰ǡ ƒ† ‡ƥ ‹‡–ǡ

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