Christmas is only a matter of days away and already an atmosphere of holiday festivity. is apparent in Shanghai social gatherings.
The farewell parties—two or three 'a day—in honour of Mr, Edwin S. Cunningham, beloved American Consul-General who is retiring after 19 years of continuous service in Shany hal and 38 years in the consular service of his country, continue 10 hold the centre of attention.
Mr, Cunningham has hundreds of friends here not only among his own countrymen but among the Chinese, members of the Consular Body and other nationality groups. He is being feted from early morning until late night and he seems to be bearing up bravely under the strain of so much entertainment and the" sadness of departure, A Buffet Dinner And still another farewell—Me. A.
White has asked a number of ends to come and have matutinal cocktails. with-him. to-morrow and say good-bye to Mr. K. C. Chung. Mr, White's delightful country nome at 404 Macleod Road, between Rubicon and Hungizo Roads, is the place and I am. is the time, The Inevitable Cocktails Despite all the _leave-takings Shanghai is not being evacuated to any devasting extent, This was proved on Wednesday evening when Some three hundred. friends of Mr.
Allman attended his cocktail party. Large as his Amherst Avenue residence is the wally seemed virtually to bulge with scores of people inside, who however, seemed to be having a merry time.
Another one of the many cocktail parties on this week's calendar was Last night Dr, and Mrs. Rector Smith were hosts at a buffet dinner for Mr. Cunningham in their Colum-la Circle home. Their guests In-eluded In addition to Mr. Cunning. ham, Mrs. T, C. Britton, Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Steen, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carney, Leonard Everett, Mr.
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