Mrs. Milton J. Helmick who entertained 'a number of guests to dinner on Thursday night and gave a ladies tina on Wednesday, many of the farewell dinners for the Eutricks took place without the honour. guests. " Because of an indisposition Mr. Butrick was compelled to cancel all evening social engagements several days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Butrick who were to have given a farewell cocktail party this evening have postponed it indefinitely, Mr. Butrick having to undergo an operation this morning. Their sailing date also has been changed until after Mr, Butriek's recovery, Mr. "George Atcheson, jur.. the! second secretary of. the American Embassy in Nanking, and Mrs. Atcheson who are going on leave, accom~ panied by their son, Mr." George Ateheson IT will "sail on Tuesday the President Polk. They arrived in Shanghai a few days ago and have been busy visiting friends ever since, It seems that all Shanghai is leaving. "Mr.. T. Bitting of the National City Bank goes to-day. He is bound {or Tientsin where he will be in charge of the branch there until the return of Mr, LB. Mullery." Tientsin is not new to Mr. Bitting, however, as he has lived there in' the past.
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