Committee.—R. W. Bro. L. Moore, Prosident; W. Bro. A. W. Danforth, Vice-President; W. Bro. J. H. Osborne, Hon. Treasurer; W. Bro. R. S. Ivy, Hon. Secretary; W. Bro. W. H. Anderson, Bro, H. Brodersen, Bro. E. H. Casey," W. Bro. A. M. A. Evans, Bro. J. Goodnow, Bro. J. Gould, W. Bro. J. 0. Hanson, Bro. W. F. Harris, W. Bro. Drummond Hay, W. Bro. T. W. Kingsmill, W. Bro. C. Laleaca, Bro. 8. A. Levy, Bro. G. E. Marshall, W. Bro. J. W. Mielenhausen, Bro. G. Oberg, W. Bro. A. T. Ommendsen, W. Bro.
A. W. Ottomeier, Bro. E. Sheilim, Bro. M. A. Sopher, and W. Bro. Geo. Taylor.
stewards.—Bro. W. Carlson, W. Bro. H. W. Cave, Bro. L. Kennard Davis, Bro. John Ford, W. Bro. J. W. Gande, Bro. J. Gow, Bro. J. T. Hamilton, W. Bro. B. P. Lnleaca, Bro. D. BIN. Moses, W. Bro. S. Moutrie, Bro. W. C. Murray, W. Bro. John Northey, Bro. H. R. Parkes, W. Bro. E. 0. Pearce, W. Bro. J. B. Roach, Bro. F. A. Robinson, and W. Bro. S. H. Shorrock. is fit that we should begin our account of the most beautiful Ball ever given in Shanghai by handing down to posterity the names of the committee and stewards but it is a curious thing that the name of the worshipful brother who was the real creator of the beauty of the ball does not appear on either of the above lists. This was Captain N.°P. Andersen, the evergreen commander of the R. C. Pingching, who devotes days and nights of labour and unlimited energy and taste, not without the assistance of an able staff, to the production of the magnificent effects which enchanted every visitor to the Masonic Hall on Tuesday night. It was dificult to remember, except when one passed under a triumphal arch of apparently solid stone, that one was being entertained by Masons ivseemed that one was brought into a region sacred to Druids or Foresters. The open-timbered roof lent itself to the transformation that had been so deftly effected by Captain Andersen, and one was ushered into a forest glade with tall tree trunks on each side, the boughs interlaced above into a mass of pendent greenery. Flags, shields, and Masonic banners and mottoes covered the walls, the staircases, and subsidiary entertaining rooms, while Commander Vela directed from the east gallery the floods of music to which the happy dancers trod their measures, the recess at the western end of the Hall being converted into a drawing-room, and the north verandah into a place of temporary rest for the weary. In the banqueting-hall on the Bund front there was a constant supply of lighter refreshments, the lower hall being the supper room. The new floor was perfect to dance on, there was a most comfortable smoking and card room, there were fantastically angelic little pages to hand the programmes, and altogether the Ball was, as we have said already, a triumphant success. Although over seven hundred invitations were accepted the Hall was never really over-crowded, and the brilliancy of the scene was enhanced by the splendour of the decorations worn by the fraternity, and the scarlet jackets of the Volunteers. Curiously enough, there were no British naval officers present. The Indies must have heard what a glorious scene was prepared for them, and must have determined not.to be outdone by anything the more ignoble sex could achieve, and they came, and were seen, and conquered. In their annual Balls each of our local organisations tries to surpass what its predecesser has done; but it will be hard work even for the Mihholoongs to do better than the Masons did on Tuesday.
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