Mr. and Mrs. Willys R. Peck left last Tuesday night and expect to be Kono for two weeks. They are accompanying their daughter, Mrs, L. C. Gommy) Reynolds as far as Japan and expect to visit Tokyo and Nikko, Mrs. Reynolds visited her parents for several days in the capital and was saying good-bye to her old home town, as she is practically a resident of Nanking, having been born and raised here. Mr. and Mrs, Reynolds only recently left Tienisin where they have been stationed for the past two years. Mr. Reynolds resigned from the American Consular Service a few weeks ago and is now cor neeted with the Pan American Airways. They are now heading. for South America, Mrs. Clayson 'W. Aldridge left last Fridsy on a visit to Peiping. She expects to be away for about ten days, and while there she will be a guest at the American Embassy, lors in Capital is Viginia Clive, niece of the British "Ambassador to Tokyo is a guest of the Knaichbull-Hugessens in Nanking. She expects to spend several weeks in China and is planning to visit Peiping, before returning' to Japan, Cocktail and Dinner Parties Me. M, G. P. Young had a. small Broup of friends in for cocktails the other evening. "Among those present were: the Misses Knatchbull-Hug sen, Mr. and Mrs, d'Arey Baker-Carr, Dr. E, G. Mohr, Me. W. G. C, Graham, Me, and Mrs. 'Hendrile Bos, Mrs. Leslie and Miss Pat Leslie, It, Comds, FS. Walford It. Comdr. E. UL. Nightingale, Mr. and Mrs, J, Alma, Capiain TR. G. Duke' of' the IMS. "Adventure, Mr, and Mrs. A. D. Blackburn, Lieut. Coma. F. $. Walford entertained to dinner last Friday on board H. M.S, Adventure, Tis quests Included' Mr. and Mrs, d'Arey Baker-Carr, Mr. and Mrs, Hendrik Bos, Mr.
ud Mrs. J. M. F. Alma, After' di er Lieut, Comdr. Walford took his gues\s tothe International Club to nce. "This was in the nature of a farewell party as H. M.S. Adventure, left for Shanghai the day following, Commodore 1. A. V. Morse gave a dinner party the same night, his guest of honour being Captain R. G. Duke of H, AL. S, Adventure. tis quests Included " Mrs. R. Leslie and Mis Pat Leslie, 'The party was seen at the International Club later, Also seen at the Club that night were:—Madame Gilbert, Count G. Clauzel of the French' Embassy, Miss Elisabeth and Miss Alathea—Knatchbull-Hugesse Mr. Iver Mackay, Mr. ING.
Young, Mr. W.°G. C, Grafiam and many others, Mr. and Mrs, W. H, Baxter entertained a large number of friends, for cocktails and dinner last Saturday hight. 'The party turned out (0. be tone of the most delightful informal parties Nanking has seen in a long] Hime. 'The guests gathered at 820 for cocktail and cold Russian Hors WOerres. "Moving pictures were taken during cocktail' and. dinner~ time and dinner was served at fables at ten o'clock. About mic the party proceeded to the International Club arriving there just in.
ime to sce the last two models of a dress-show arranged by Mme, Emma. being no less than three large ones, Hosts "were Count and Countess Brockenhaus-Sehack. Mr. Lex Hutchison and Captain and Mrs. Francis, Fenton, Major MB. Curtis and Lieut." Nixon Ballard. Last" night Mr. and Mrs. Charies "Thompson were "At Home" at cocktail time.
Mrs. Roy Allman was hostess to a number of ladies at tea time yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs, Carleton Lacy are holding an their residence, honour of Ars. Wilbur E. Hammaker.
Parties of coming interest include the dinner which Dr. and Mme. U. Y¥. Yen will give on Monday night, a tifin on Tuesday over which Mrs. Charles S. Vaughan will preside, the PG. Cal dinner on Friday December 10 and the cocktail reception of Dr. and Mrs. Essen M, Gale fon that same evening. Mrs. James Madison Doyle is making arrangements for a tea very soon and Mrs, John Haynes and her sister, Miss Katherine Collins, will give a tea o Other Events M. Naggiar was the host at a dinner last night in honour General' Chang Chun, Foreign ler, and Messrs, Hsu Mo and Chen Chieh, Political and Admi strative Vice-Ministers of the Foreign About forty members attended a fet-supper and bridge tournament the Bungalow Club last Monday hight. The ladies prize was won by Mrs. J. W. Parson while the lucky winner of the men's prize was Mr. J._V. Pickering The German Ambassador and Mrs. Trautman entertained to dinner last night Invitations have been issued by Dr. E.G, Mohr, secretary of the German Embsssy, for dinner on Saturday, December 12 to honour Mr. Franz von Papen who is leaving Nanking December 15.
Mrs. L. Sterz is entertaining for! cocktails the same night, A number of invitations have been' sent out, Commodore 1. A. V. Morse has issued invitations for cocktails on, December 14.
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