'The people, hosts and guests together, who to the number of between 300 and 400 wended their way on Tuestay night to the Masonic Hall, to enjoy the annual ball iven by the Shanghai Marine Engineers'
tute, spent when they got there a very delightful time. It is true that the programme presented to them on arrival displayed a Cinderella's slipper, from which they might fear that they were expected to Jeave at midnight, but this turned out to he a false alarm. The Hall itself had undergone a transformation under the deft hands of the Committee, Messrs. W. H. Campbell, President and Master of the Ceremonies, W. Gordon, Treasurer, R. Agnew, R. W. Astill, W.-B. Buyers, R.
Edwards, A. Malcolm, W. Bell, H. Good, W. Reeves, and A. Shearer. Prominent in front of the organ was the totem of the Institute, the four-bladed screw propeller, with its altruistic motto Non sibi sed omnibus"; it was flanked by two The walls were decorated with oil paintings dealing with marine subjects, house-flags, anchors, and propellers; while the electric lights' were softened by pink shades and two gas chandeliers were left alight over the dais. The floor was not as fast" as at the Masonic Ball, a pinafore having been stretched over the boards, but the music was faster, Commander Vols, with his excellent' band, going at "full speed ahead" all the tim:
Under the guidance of the Steward: 'Messrs. P. V. Grant, J. Prentice, J. R. 'Twentyman, J. Johnston, John Ford, J. Leonard, J. H. Smith, R. Craig,' C. Buchanan, James Ferrier, James Shearer, 'A. Miller, G. Brown, H.'D, Barr, W. Deas, and RK. Mauchan, whose attention the comfort of their guests was inexhausti-Die, the dancing, the pleasant business of the meeting, went on with great vivacity, the following being the programme 1, Waltz Ange d'Amour"
2 Quadville. "Pantomime"
3. Waltz..." El Dorado"
4. Lancers...'* Dorothy Schottische..."* Fair Maid of Perth".... Prithling. G. Waltz. La Toscana Bucalossi. arranged by of. Vela. 8. Waltz..." Dans tes Yeux"... Waldtenfil. 9. Waltz...**Ever and ever mine Coote 10. Quadrille...** The Edinburgh" arranged by M. Vela.
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