One of the outstanding events Shanghai's social season took pi last night, when, for the Ors" and last time this year, wives and femin= me friends of members of the Amer= ican Club were allowed to cross the sacred threshold of the impressive building on Foochow Road, been a greater success. Between 400 and 450 guests gathered at the gally decorated bar and drouk cocktails in a delightful atmosphere of informality, while Fidlon's orchestra provided gay music and Cowan and Bailey of the Paramount ballroom played—their troubadours and sang songs appro-nate to the occasion, until 9.30...
Dinner was served in the main assembly room on the fifth floor, Bamboos, spring plants and the fags of the United States Navy transformed this from a rather austere, masculine dining hall into a most attractive ballroom with tablets arranged night club fashion around the dancing, space in the centre, Mr. Percy S. Gilman is President of the club and his' table comprised Mrs. Gilman, the Vice-president, J. Breen and Mrs. Breen, Captain and" Mrs. Orel" Sellers and. Mr.
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