Tea Reception Held at Club's Headquarters 'The new season' activities for the American Women's Club began on October @ with the annual Feception and get-together tea which officially opened the autumn and winter programme, For this event, attended by several hundred club members, the _elub rooms at 877 Bubbling Well Road, were decorated with flowers and blossoms also banked the stage, occupied by a portion of the U.S, Fourth Marines Band which played during the tea hours through the courtesy of Col, C, F. B, Price, Mrs. A. C, Cornish, the president of the club, headed the receiving Hine, She wore a smart costume of Diack Jace tunic over @ black satin skirt, Her hat was black satin with white feather trimming. Reeeiving, with her were " number of women prominent in the American com: munity;—Mrs, C, B, Gauss, the wife of the American' Consul-General; Mrs. C, F. B, Price, the wife of the commanding officer of the Fourth Marines; Mrs, C, L, Boynton, former president of the: A.W. and Mrs, R.A. Huestis, the club's vice president, Members of the social committee, headed by Mrs, Harrison King, acted os hostesses and saw to it that members met one another, In this group were Mrs, Cecil Sellers, Mrs Rf. Bryan, jur, Mrs. G.W. Schultz, Mrs, i, H, Lavers and Mrs, T, Nash, Mrs. Dana Nance, who was president of the club last year; "Mrs, James Macbeth and Mes, W, H, Lunt resided over the tea tables. Ten arrangements were in the hands of Mrs. Carroll Lunt and Mrs, 'T, Huang.
During the afternoon announcements were made of some of the more spectacular coming club events, Foremost is the fashion show which will be held on October 13,
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