A pillar-box red floor, black var ished doors and furniture, and white decorated. with intriguing stone rub-bingy. that "almost formed a frieze around the" room, combine. to give ihe International "Arte Theatre Group's new club quarters at 80 Nan-icing Road a delightfully original atmosphere. 'The scene on Thursday afternoon, the occasion of the opening of the club-room, suggested—a lithe' piece of Chelsea, transplanted to the middle of Shanghai. Between '30 and 60 members, friends, and supporters of the Group strolled around, drinking Chinese tea, admiring. and appraising the committee's efforts at decoration, and discussing' the future prospects of the group, Guests were Fecelved by Mrs. Chester Fritz, who has worked extremely hard over the reorganization of the Group, assisted by an informal committee comprising Mrs. John Potter, Mrs. L. R. Dooley, Mrs. A. Sholes, Mrs. J. Wadsworth, Mrs. W. Ro Johnson, Me. Yiu Ming.
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