The Archive · 1938

First Official Appearance

Life History of Patron Saint

'MPAKING his first official appearance since his arrival in Shanghai last week, Sir Archibal id Clark Kerr, H. M. Ambassador to China, headed the official quests at the St. David's Day Dance held out the evening of March 1 at the French Club, being accompanied by Lady Kerr. The ball room of the French Club was decorated with streamers of green and red, and the atmosphere of galely began before dinner, being considerably enlivened by the speeches which followed, and climaxed by dancing until the small hours, special passes having been issued by guests at that night's function.

Besides the Ambassador and Lady Kerr, the official guests included his own, and taking six disciples with Judge Sir Allan Mossop and Lady hing founded St, David's.

Mossop, Mr. Herbert Phillips HM, His first church was on St, David's Consul-General in Shanghai, Major-head overlooking Whitesand Bay, but General A. PD, Telfer-Smollett, was 100 consplclous, and as a result commanding the British troops, was sacked by the Danes, lis next Shanghai area, Mrs, Telfer-Smollett, jchureh was back from the Head, in fa little hollow known as the Vale of Caplain J, G, &, Dundas, senior naval loticer, Mz, T. G, Drakeford, president Roses where it was hidden from the fof the St, George's Society, Mr. W. sea, Mr, Rees described St, David Middleton, president of the jas a Christian warrior, an earlier St, Andrew's Society, and Mrs, Mid-Father Jacquinot who Girst gave Jdleton, Tieutenant-Commander P. C. shelter, "then food and afterwards Glimote, president of the St, Patrick's God. St, David's second chapel was Jor the site where the Cathedral now Soclely, and Mrs, Gilmore, fands, the oldest Cathedral in the First to rise to his fect after dinner [British Isles, and the third oldest in was Mr, 'T, S, Powell, vice-president Europe, There is was possible to Of the St, David's Society, who pro-cee the rst stones of the first chapel posed "The King." Following the Joulle 70 years before Augustine came Srinking of the loyal toast, Mr. J. R.

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