Aviation history is made. The aircraft was a Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2E biplane, flown by Major Allister Mackintosh Miller, an early South African aviation pioneer and Royal Flying Corps pilot. Miller flew from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown on 21 November 1917, carrying what was described as the first aerial mail between the two cities.
The Wesleyan Commemoration Chapel was inaugurated in Grahamstown. It had been conceived as a memorial to the 25th anniversary of the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers.
The foundation stone of St Andrew's Church was laid in Grahamstown.
On St Andrew's Day, John Armstrong was consecrated as the first Bishop of Grahamstown. He subsequently became associated with the establishment of St Andrew's College.
