Celebration Dinner in S.V.C. Club: History of Unit Reviewed: How It Began and Grew More than one hundred members, former members and friends of the American Company, S.V.C. attended dinner on the ceeasion of the Com= bhang's thirtieth anniversary on Sout hight at the S.V.C, Club Capt, C. 'Doughty. the officer In command, presided' and the guests Included Snake C. Franklin, Major Wiliam Suner, Major G.'M. Neal, Copt G.E, Monson, USMC, Major formed, and brignded with, the Cus. toms Company for the defence of Yangkingpang Creek, - which now! flows under Avenue Edward VIL, The American captain Is alleged to have commented. bitterly that his forces were composed of missionaries and beachcombers. This captain, were he commanding to-da it find. the present company more {o his liking.
It now contains, at lest, very (ow Farnham, W. Awad, W. M, Portrude, Capt, Evangelista, 2nd' Lieut. EBM Hayes, Messrs, A, MeDermid, 7 Hepkl, N. A, Viloudaki, and the Rev. EM. Myers, An elaborate programme of enters tainment was presented by Fred Peares, who acted og master of ceremonies, AL Ray and Danny, "Whitey" 'Smith and Miss Sophie Crawshaw. while the band of the Fourth United States Mavines played. throughout the evening. 'The' room was decorated with flags of the American States, the Volunteer lat land. the emblems of the American Company.
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