very enjoyable' tiffir'dance was given on Saturday at noon in the Majestic Hotel by. the Hongkong Shanghai Hotels, Ld., in'compliment to the members of the Shanghai Rotary Club and their Indy friends, Over 100 guests, were present to, enjoy, the generous hospitality of the hotel: company.
the: absence from Shanghai of Mr. J. H. Taggart, manager of the corporation, Mrs. Taggart acted as. hostess and gave a hearty personal [welcome to the very large number of guests, 'The party was held in the large, lovely dining-room of the hotel. Mr, Coney Holgate, acted as, chairman, and expressed' the appreciation of the club for the generous hospitality, shown, and called upon Mrs, Tag-gort to speak.
Mrs, Taggart expressed her pleasure in welcoming the guests. behalf of the Hongkong & Shanghai Hotee, and alluded to the vary Rotary Club. 'a splendid thing To have over. here -in this country where all of them were s0, {far from home Mr, AW R. Hager, one of th directors of the club, read a tel Jgram from Mr, Taggart greatly regretting his inability to bespresent, chairman then. proposed a toast to Mr. and Mrs. Taggart which was responded to by the guests, During the afternoon Mr. George Fitch directed the singing of several lively club songs. Most of the time, however, was devoted to the dining fand dancing. "A small amount. of business was transacted and there way very Tittle to interfere with the social programme, An interesting feature of the tiffin was the introduction of. the Women guests by the Rotarian [The chairman asked that the brid be presented first, whereupon Messrs. George Pitch,' Scott, Souter and Bertie Heyes presented. their wives, Incidental to this ceremony, the chairman called attention to th success of the Rotarians. in' th matrimonial field, The club members and their guests signed. we. immense menu jexrds, one copy to be kept by the hotel' company" and one" by" Rotary Club. 'The youngest lady Present. proposed the' toast. to_ th musicians, this belvig do Doreen Holgate, daughter A short but impressive ceremony way held at thd War Memorial on Sunday (St. Andrew's Da:
'a.m. when members of the St. Andrew's Society assembled to lay 8 wreath in memory of the fallen. 'A number of the Shanghai Scottish marched to: the memorial headed by two pipers and three drummers and formed up on three sides of a square in front of the memorial. A guard jof six sentries with arms reversed was posted round the foot of the cenotaph. Other beautiful wreaths were deposited on behalf of the Officers and Non-commissioned. officers of the, Shanghai Scottish as well as one on behalf, lof the Clan Gordon in Shanghai.
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