In the Masonic Hall on Thursday a very large number of Shanghai residents assembled in aid of the Famine Funds for starving Chinese, the occasion being a dance given under the auspices of the Women's Famine Relief Society.
The hall and the entrances thereto were very prettily decorated, the staircase from the Bund being bordered with flowering plants and arches of bamboo, while the hall itself looked extremely pretty with decorations which consisted of flags of all nations participating in the work of famine relief, and banked with pot plants, while the platform at the west end of the hall was also prettily banked, and well supplied with comfortable chairs.
The hall was kindly lent for the occasion, and decorations and refreshments, to a great extent, were also given free of charge while the amateur orchestra" of the Customs Club, led by Mr. D'Arcy Heron, kindly furnished an excellent. programme of dance music.
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