The American Consular Association @ Shanghai gave a farewell dinner on Saturday at the Shanghai Club to Mr, Allen G.
hr, U.S. Vice Consul, who is retiring from the service. The function was also a welcome to Mr. Mahlon F. Perkins, who has returned from Changsha to officiate as Executive Consul in Shanghai Mr. Perkins is well known to Shanghai residents, having served in American Consular service in Shanghai previous to his going to Changsha, where he was Consul-in-Charge. During Mr. Sammons' administration, Mr. Perkins was for some time Consul-in-Charge of the Shanghai Consulate-General. He was better known, however, as Senfior American Mixed Court Assesser. It was Mr. Perkins to have any boys who were to be brought before him taken into his office in the Mixed Court and there he would inquire into all circumstances of the casa as well as the history of the life of the boys in question.
On June 1, Mr. Loehr. who was born in China and lis a grandson of the late Dr. J- Young Allen, one of the pioneer missionaries in China. joins the firm of Fowler, Body, Leighton, & Dubois. Inc., New York. an import and export firm with offices at No. 14 Kiukiang Road. In His new position. Mr. Lochr will be engaged in making special trade investigations in China. Mr. Loehr joined the U. 8. Government service in 1915 as assistant to Mr. Julean Arnold. the U. S. Commercial Attache, and in 1916 he was temporarily attach. ed to the Shanghai Consulate. He resigned in October. the same year, to accept a position as manager to the firm of Knapp & Baxter, Inc N.Y. In 1918, he resigned this position for the purpose of offeiting his services to the U. S. Government but was appointed to Shanghai as Wice-Consul. In this capaity he handled all matters pertaining to enemy trade for the Consulate. and until his geling home on leave in December last. Mr. Loehr was in charge of the Shipping Office. Since his return he has been in the Passport Office.
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