Members

Membership in the Afghanistan Perceivers is open to all persons with a interest in Sherlock Holmes. The cost is $15.00 per year and all members receive a copy of our newsletter, The Dispatch and a Canonical name of a character from the stories. A list of our current membership is below. For more information or to join the Afghanistan Perceivers please email Vic Lahti: viclahti@aol.com.
Current Membership
Illustration	Perceiver/Canonical Name	Character Biography
	Bob Bandelier Sir Hugo Baskerville [Dead on the Ground] The Hound of the Baskervilles	Sir Hugo Baskerville— A Devonshire Lord who lived at the time of the Great Rebellion (1647), and who cursed the Baskerville Family with his lecherous behavior. He kidnapped a local maid for his amusement and pursued her across the Grimpen Mire with hounds when she escaped. According to the Baskerville legend, he was killed by an enormous hell hound.
	Dean Clark Dr. Leslie Armstrong [Seated] "The Missing Three-Quarter"	Dr. Leslie Armstrong--The physician friend of Godfrey Staunton in "The Missing Three Quarter." He was described as a man of deep character and a man with alert mind, grim, ascetic, self-contained and formidable. Dr. Armstrong impressed Holmes with his brilliant battle of wits leading Holmes to compare his intelligence with that of Professor Moriarty. Armstrong was one of the heads of the medical school at Cambridge and a thinker of European reputation.
	Evelyn Clement Violet Westbury "The Bruce-Partington Plans"	Violet Westbury—The loyal fiancée of the murdered Arthur Cadogan West in "The Bruce-Partington Plans." She was the last person to see West alive and reported that she and West were walking to the theatre when her fiancée dashed off into the fog after passing the Woolwich Arsenal. She never doubted the innocence and patriotism of West.
	Stephanie Colburn Hattie Doran "The Noble Bachelor"	Hatty Doran—The only daughter of a wealthy American who was married to Lord St. Simon in the “Noble Bachelor.” She disappeared after their wedding breakfast, much to the surprise of her husband, who hired Holmes to track her down. Miss Doran was described as impetuous, volcanic, fearless, wild and free, and somewhat of a Tomboy. Not surprisingly, she dumped the stuffy English Lord for an American miner.
	Sylvie Dale Grace Dunbar "Problem at Thor Bridge"	Grace Dunbar—The governess to the children of J. Neil Gibson in "The Problem at Thor Bridge." She was arrested for the murder of Gibson's wife, Maria and Holmes was hired to clear her. Miss Dunbar was described as a brunette, tall, with a noble figure, a commanding presence, and appealing dark eyes. She used her influence over Gibson to guide in using his great wealth for good. Holmes described her as a remarkable woman.
	Sara Dexter Isadora Klein "The Three Gables"	Isadora Klein—She was the wealthy and beautiful widow who took Douglas Maberley as a lover in the "Three Gables." She became concerned upon learning the Maberley had written a thinly disguised novel about their affair that threatened her marriage to the Duke of Lomand.

	Margaret Easton Hilda Adair "The Empty House"	Hilda Adair—Daughter of the Earl of Maynooth and Lady Maynooth, and sister of Ronald Adair. With her mother she discovered Ronald Adair’s body in the “Empty House.”
	Lenora Garner Lady Frances Carfax [Facing] "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax"	Lady Frances Carfax—The sole survivor of the late Earl of Rufton who became the object of a frantic search by Holmes and Watson through Switzerland and England. Lady Carfax had come to great danger at the hands of a supposed missionary, Dr. Shlessinger.
	Bill Gent Lord Trelawney Hope [Left in Picture] "The Second Stain"	Lord Trelawney Hope—The Right Honorable Trelawney Hope was the secretary of European affairs who had a potentially dangerous letter stolen from his dispatch box in the" Second Stain." He was described as a dark, clear-cut, and elegant man, endowed with every beauty of mind and body.
	Marsue Gent Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope "The Second Stain"	Lady Trelawney Hope—She was the wife of the Secretary for European Affairs who pressed Holmes for details of her husband's case and left abruptly when Holmes refused. She was described by Watson as a beautiful woman of delicate charm.
	Sara Goswick Violet Smith "The Solitary Cyclist"	Violet Smith—She was the daughter of James Smith, a conductor at the Imperial Theater, who became a music teacher. After the death of her uncle, Ralph Smith, she became the object of a plot to marry her for her uncle's inheritance. Watson described her as a young, beautiful woman, tall, graceful, and queenly. Holmes noticed her spatulate fingers from which he deduced her occupation.
	Bill Janssens Francis Hay Moulton [Seated] "The Noble Bachelog"	Francis Hay Moulton—An American gold prospector who secretly married Hatty Doran and then went off to make his fortune. He was reported to have been killed in an Indian attack, but showed up at the last minute to reclaim his wife before she married the very stuffy, Lord St. Simon.
	Richard Kearns Duke of Balmoral "The Noble Bachelor"	Duke of Balmoral—A nobleman of the St. Simon family and onetime secretary for foreign affairs. He was father of Lord Robert St. Simon of the “Noble Bachelor” and it was rumored that he had been forced to sell some of his artworks. He was a noted horseman, and horse breeder running Isis in the “Silver Blaze.” He was also a gambler, losing 420 pounds in one night to Col. Sebastian Moran.
	Joe Kestner Inspector Alec MacDonald [On the Right] "The Valley of Fear"	Alec MacDonald—A Scotland Yard Inspector who appeared with Holmes in The Valley of Fear. He was described as a tall, bony figure with bushy eyebrows, exceptional strength, and keen intelligence. He was a silent, precise man of a dour nature and had a hard Aberdonian accent.
	Vic Lahti Trevor "Jack" Bennett [Standing] "The Creeping Man"	Trevor (“Jack”) Bennett—The professional assistant to Professor Presburry and fiancé of the professor’s daughter, Edith, in the “Creeping Man.” He was described as tall, handsome, well dressed, and elegant. He hired Holmes to determine the reason for the Professor’s strange behavior. Edith called him “Jack” for some inexplicable reason.
	Jane Langston Lady Mary Brackenstall "The Abbey Grange"	Mary, Lady Brackenstall—The young, beautiful, and long suffering wife of Sir Eustace Brackenstall in the "Abbey Grange." She was originally from Australia and fell in love with Jack Croker, a first officer on the ship to England. She married, however, Sir Eustace, a drunkard who beat her and set fire to her dog. She shielded the murderer of her husband from the police. Holmes refrained from exposing her out of a sense of justice.
	Jim McUsic Henry Baker [On the Right] "The Blue Carbuncle"	Henry Baker—A member of the goose club at the Alpha Inn in “The Blue Carbuncle,” he lost both his hat and his goose in an attack by ruffians. Holmes deduces from the hat that Baker was a sedentary man, middle aged, and had grizzled hair. Baker was a man of learning and letters who spent his daytime hours in the museum.
	Marian McUsic A Certain Gracious Lady "The Bruce-Partington Plans"	Queen Victoria—For his services to the crown in the "Bruce-Partington Plans," Holmes spent the day at Windsor and returned with a fine emerald pin. When Watson asked if he had bought it, Holmes answered that it was a present from a certain gracious lady in whose interests he had once been fortunate enough to carry out a small commission.
	Lyn Morgan Julia Stoner "The Speckled Band"	Julia Stoner--Was the stepdaughter of Dr. Grimesby Roylott and the twin sister of Helen Stoner. She became engaged to be married and was murdered by Dr. Roylott in order to keep control of her inheritance. After having been bitten by Roylott's snake, she cried, "It was the band! The speckled band!"
	Richard Morgan Dr. James Mortimer The Hound of the Baskervilles	Dr. Mortimer--A country physician from Dartmoor who first called upon Holmes for advice in the matter of the Hound of the Baskervilles. He was described as a tall, thin man with a long nose, and gray eyes behind a pair of gold rimmed glasses. As a dabbler in the science of phrenology he coveted Holmes' skull. He proved to be a great friend of Sir Henry Baskerville and a help to Holmes, but tended to believe in the legend of the Hound and the supernatural.
	James Perry Billy the Page Boy [Center] "The Mazarin Stone"	Billy—A youth named Billy served as a page at Baker Street in several stories. In "The Mazarin Stone" he is described as a wise and tactful page who helped Holmes in his loneliness and isolation.
	Marty Sauer Lucy Ferrier A Study in Scarlet	Lucy Ferrier—Known as the Flower of Utah, she was the adopted daughter of John Ferrier in A Study in Scarlet. She fell in love with Jefferson Hope, but was forced to marry Enoch Drebber, becoming his eighth wife. She died within a month of her marriage and became the cause for vengeance.
	Ann Shelby The Dark Lady "Charles Augustus Milverton"	The Dark Lady —The wife of a nobleman and statesman who was blackmailed by Charles Augustus Milverton and whose husband died of a broken heart upon receiving the indiscreet letters. She was described as having a dark, handsome, clear-cut face, glittering eyes, and a straight, thin-lipped mouth set in a dangerous smile. Her name is never mentioned, but she was a noble celebrity with a time honored title. Holmes and Watson observed her shoot Milverton repeatedly with a revolver, but she was allowed to escape out of sense of justice.
	John Watson Dr. John H. Watson [Seated] A Study in Scarlet	Dr. John H. Watson—Longtime associate, friend, and chronicler of Sherlock Holmes. He is known for his loyalty, honor, and lack of deductive skills. He was an army surgeon in Afghanistan where he was wounded. His first meeting with Sherlock Holmes is the source of this society's name: "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive." Watson is often described as sturdy, well built, attractive to the ladies, and a conservative dresser.


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