The police found it dimeult to hold back the outside onlookers and the newsreel cameramen and pho! graphers found it difficult to gat lectures of the party. Perhaps the best vantage point was found by the popular Liang sisters, screen stars and cabaret queens, who were perched on the ladders outside with the small army of newsreel men.
Many of the quests went on immediately to Mr. Penn's suite at the Far Eastern Hotel where the bridegroom held a tifin reception and was "at home" with his bride to receive con~ dinner was held. that night inthe Far Eastern Hotel where all partition of the dining rooms were removed take oom for the huge hordes. of ests, The walls of the main dining hat were. hung. with hundreds of large and red satin banners, with gold happiness" and "good. Wick" chars acters inscribed.
This estimated that more than 2,000 quests were. present. og 1,000 invita-{ions were sent out and according to Chinese custom one invitation includes the ether members of the household, The invitations, designed. by a local Chinese artist were. decorated with Dutterfies and the Chinese charader for happiness.
At the dinner the bride wore a beautifully embroidered red skirt and black coat in old Cantonese style, the design being centred around buiter= fies. "Later, she changed into a going away dress'of red velvet. This wes Tong modern gown with simple Trimmings of satin During the dinner Miss Lo Siu-tik entertained with Chinese operatic Selections in the approved stage net and litre Mise Vu Yun-yun apeared in a dance, In accordance with Chinese custom, the bride and bride groom vised the {ables separately to. receive congra: {ulations and drink'a cup of wine with their friends. This, by the wa no light task and the dinner continued
and Ins. Penn. expect to spend early this mening their honeymoon in South China,
wa - there id. ceremonial dinner wore "among invitations to the wedding tive Yuan, General Wu e-chen, Seagor Dr. Sun Fo; President of
Of Greater Shanghais Atinistry'of Industry, Mr. Chen Chan ming, Vice Minister" of Raliwayo, Chen Linfu, of the Central Executive Gounetl," tr. Cha Education "Bureau, Mr, 'Stu hiel*nee "Secretary "of the' Shan
suet sctetary gt who Executive Yann, Count and "Countess Francois "Cour.
and hire, V. Ko Wellington "Koo,
felles Me, and Bre. Chester Frits Mr, Gnd Mes. R. E- Glleiand. Me. and' Mrs Ying: View Minister of Foreign Affairs Rk" OrBolger, Sir and rs. Tong
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