'American' Consul-General here who has been transferred to. Singapore, and Mrs. Davis, have every minute taken up to the time they sail the s, President Coolidge early on Tuesday morning for Hongkong and Manila en route to their new post. Mz. and Mrs. Davis and their son, "Tom." arrived Thursday morning from a°trip to Peiping and up. the Yangtze Gorges. Until their departure they are staying with Judge and Mrs. Milton J. Helmick, Mr. C. E. Gauss, the American Consul General, and Mrs. Gauss are entertaining at' cocktails for them to-morrow night. Mr. and Mrs. A-
Sir John and Lady Brenan, Sir Frederick and Lady Maze, Baron and Baroness von Ungern-Sternber Dr, Stming Sze and Mme, U. ¥. Ye were among the first nighters. Mrs, 'Simmin Barton" vas there to' watch her husband in 1. very good work "Henry V" and one of the Gravecigers in the scene from Hamlet. Mr. and Mrs, Bric Nyholm were also' there and later with their guests went on to ths Cathay Tow At The Wower In fact that Tower was an extrem moly popular glace atter the show for bott the octo. and their audience. Miss Joyce Middivton, vho in two seenes, cut Chatley, who in ade tion to designing and making all the costumes, played small part, were there with Dr. "jimmie" Riddell and Mr. Scott Marsh, At another table were its. E. B. MeBain and Mrs, Robin Gordon, who earlier in the evening. had "been Shakespearean actress; Mr." McBain and Mr, Gordon, Mr. and Mrs, Loos Williams and Mr. and Mes. "Tony"
Ricketts, Miss Ethelwynne Spence who was busy before and during the Performance, directing the group of young women who served as usher iso was among the after-perform= lance visitors to the Tower.
Mrs, M. C. Reld and Mra. 5, M. Speers, of University Women, were caught Shakespeare was every bit popular on the following night Sir Frederick and Lady Leith-Ross wer noticed In the audience and among those who, had parties were Mr. Ake Hartman, Mr, Dick Price and his. sister, Miss V, Price, Mrs. Cockburn," Marquis Cittadini Cesi, Mrs, Edward Ezra, Mme. U. ¥. Yen and'Mr. A. H, George.
The first night audience at the ADE, show was indeed Cosmopolltan for one hing, there was loud Taughter at the French jokes proving that It was not al-British audience. There was a good reason for this as there was one Russian. one French and. three British actresses and three British actors in tht cast.
Bland Calder are giving a smalt-dinner for them before they board the ship fon Monday night and 1 night they} Were Honour guests dinner Riven by Judge and Mrs, 'Milton J. Helmick. Judge Helmick returned home from Tientsin yesterday morning. In between times hey are saying good-bye to friends at other affairs. To-night they will be at Dr. Anne Walter' Fearn's "dinner. On Monday they will attend the cocktail party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. /R. P. Butrick and to-morrow afternoon they will be among the guests at Dr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Young's farewell tea.
Next Thursday's Engagements More Departures 'Thursday, June 4, promises to be tone of the busiest days of the week. if not the entire month. To date there are' no. less than six parties. Usted In engagement books for this popular time, Mr. and Mrs. George 'A. Flich who are leaving in July for Tsingtao where, so rumour has it, they-are to make their future home, will be "At Home" from 5 to 7 pam.
the garden of their Hunglao Road: residence, Mrs. E. 0. Houser will bbe hostess at a tifin party at the Columbia' Country Cub and Mrs. William, Collins is giving @ tea that same afternoon in her. new Grosvenor House apertment. Mr. and Mrs, O. L. Dawson have Issued invitations for a farewell "At Home" for Mr. and Mrs, FI. Rossiter who Yeave on next Friday for Japan and America, Their party will take Place from 630 to'8 pin. Another] cocktail party will be given by Mr. and Mrs, R. Courthlal.
'And then the sixth and probably the largest affair of the day' will be the reception at the City Government Hall which Mayor and Mme, Wu Te-chen Will hold from 8 to 7 de lock In There seems to be an unlimited amount of changes in the consular service as far as Americans in China fare concerned. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Spiker, now stationed in Canton, are Teaving at the end of the summer for Switzerland. Mrs. Spiker visited Shanghai friends for a few days earlier in the week before going on to Peiping and Peltatho for the warm weather. She will join Mr. Spiker in Shanghai in August and after only a very short stay here they will continue on to Burope.
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