Llanishen Methodist Church						Melbourne Road, Llanishen,
						Cardiff CF14 5NH
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space100100 years old today! January 24th 1908-2008
Jennifer, Barbara and  Vera admire David's Centenary Cake before the dinner-party commenced	David, assisted by son Max, cuts the Centenary Cake
David with his family, Cindy, Alex, Max and Rachael	David congratulated by Sonia and Fred
	space A suprise dinner-party was arranged by the church at the New House Country Hotel to help celebrate the 100th Bithday of David Jones, a regular member of our Sunday morning congregation. Fifty three members and friends were there to complete a day which had included a message from the Queen and a visit from the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. A message of congratulations also from the Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Hain, sent in the final hours before his resignation from the Cabinet. David is a native of Rhuabon near Wrexham, who started work at 14 for local industralist Henry Dyke Davies in his brick-works office. In his younger days he enjoyed football and was offered a trial by Oswestry FC. He spent the war years as Secretary of the East Denbighshire Home Guard and came to Cardiff to be Secretary of the Wales Gas Consultative Council. He, and his late wife Mair, became church members at Llanishen in 1958.
Lesley and David share a 100 year old joke
In 1917, King George V sent out seven 100th birthday messages to men and 17 to women. In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II sent out 200; and last year there were  4623 messages. [Office of National Statistics - Paul Demery]