Mr. Ranald McDonald's Billiant Garden Party for Shanghai Scottish:
Medals for Veterans Mr, Ranald McDonald, the retiring President of St. Andrew's Society, was favoured on Sunday with glorious Jweather for the concluding function a brilliant and most happy year in ofcethe garden party given by Mrs, MeDonald and himself to the Shanghai Scottish, S.V.C., in continu tion of custom established several years ago and carried on by successive Presidents. "He was fortunate, too, in having Mr. B.D. F. Beith, the taipan Jot the "Muckle Hoose." a3 his Vice President and friend, for, though Mr.
Jmembers of his household MeDonald, falco in the possession of a spacious land pretty" "lovesome spot," its sereage would have been entirely sum cient to accommodate, the vast of guests who that day went to pay their adiewe to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald in their official capacity. Mr. Beith enmae to the rescue with the loan of the extensive grounds of Ewo Lodge, which with their handsome maples and a myriad other shrubs, and "fower-beds, made a beautiful background for 'a gay and suimated scene.
'The Shangral Scottish, who had been in camp at the Rifle Range dur~ Ing the week-end, made a brave show Jas' they marched' in under Capt. T.
R. Wilson, 80 per cent. of their full strength, and led by their pipe band Jand the drums of the 2nd Worcester jakive Regt. Their new white belts Jand spats made a great difference in their" appearance, providing an Jefective relief to the drab khaki Jwhich is the utility uniform of the
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