Last Friday's Novel Function at the Majestic Hotel An unusual entertainment, ate tended by more than 100 guests, took place at the Majestic Hotel last Friday, beginning at 8 o'clock, when the American Association of University Women entertained with, fother-and-Daughter" banquet. The Imperial dining room of the hotel was used for the function, and a large table shaped like a horseshoe, accommodated the Beside each guests place was a charming favour and menu card carried out in an original design.
At the beginning of the banquet,..C- B, Bation, one of the oldest organi of the Scholarship Com an appropriate sentiment in keeping.
the occasion was read eulogiz~ ing "mothers" by a group of girls in attendance, following which a spray of flowers was pinned on each of the older women by the girls who were "daughters" for the evening, Toasts were given "To Our Mothers" by Miss Dorothy Wong and Miss Elizabeth Manzuct, and "To Our Daughters" by Mrs. D. We Lyon and Mrs, Chur. The musical comprised a solo, Mother O'Mine," sung by Helen Gunn, a senior in the American School, and a piano solo by Mise Gertrude Chur, In giving this kind of entertain ment, the A.A.U.W. emulated the Rotary Club' and the Community, Church which have had "Father-and-Son" banquets in the past. As it is the aim of the Association to keep in touch with American girls approaching graduation from the local American School in order that their thoughts may be turned to-wands college, the banquet was also a step in that direction.
'The following committee was responsible for a pleasing function; Mrs. G. A. Fitch, who as chairman also introduced the speakers and Presided Inst night, Mrs. E.G, Whittaker, monu and dinners' Mrs, P. H. Dunbar, favours; Mrs, E, J. Anderson, programmes; Mrs, Lunkley, tickets; Dr. Ailie Gale and Miss Jesse Bloodworth, the latter two having in charge the attondance of American and Chinese girls at the banquet, Ir is learned that a number of leading Chinese merchanta have made & suggestion that the Municipal Council should arm responsible Chinese in the larger shops, especially those near, the borders of the Settlement, Reports from Canton are to the effect that the government executed 11 Communists there last Friday, and, in the course of a raid on the Glats-Blowers Union, arrested 114 persons and seized 'a number: of. Filles and some ammunition, 1
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