Election
To encourage interesting members the Savile has always had a policy of keeping costs and subscriptions low, so as not to exclude potential good members of more modest means, who might find the high cost of the grander London clubs too daunting. Unlike most other gentlemen's clubs, the Savile Club also has no black ball system: candidates simply require the unanimous support of the membership committee. If they fail at the first meeting they are deferred to the next meeting; if they suffer three deferrals their application is dropped.
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