On Friday night Me. and Mrs, C. W. Aldridge gave a farewell dinner for Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Jenkins Jur, their party included the American Ambassador and Mes, Johnson, Mrs. Willys R, Peck. Mr, Peck could not tend the party as-he hay been ill for a few days. Another party that night was the one given by Mr, and Mrs, Ro Ferrajolo. of the Tallan Embassy, their party including members of the diplomatic corps," Bridge was played after: dinner.
On Saturday night Mr, and Mrs Jenkins were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paxton and the following day they were seen off by a number of friends, leaving on the afternoon train for Shanghai en route to the United States, The same afternoon there was 9 cocktail-parly" hold" in H, M.S. Folkestone, attended by quite " larg: number of guests and Inter the same evening Mr. and Mrs, Hendrik Bos entertained "for Count G, Clauzol, secretary of the French Embassy who eft the following day for Shanghai en route to Ball, Java and France.
There were many other parties in the Club that night and amonyt those entertaining were:—Mr, Tebong Lo, Vice-President of the "Treaty Com: mission of the Foreign OMce, Mr. Ray Chang, secretary of the Executive 'Yuan, Mr. Chen 'Chieh, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. and Mrs, L. J. Mead, Mr, Jabin Hsu, Secretary General of the Ministry' of Finance.
The Misses Knatehbull-Huyessen were seen at the Club that night companied by Mr, G. P. Young and Mr. C.-K. Elton. They had a weekend visitor from Shanghai, Miss Molly Sackville-West, who spent three days in the capital, "She. is visiting the Far East for the frst time, staying in Shanghai with her brother whos with Jardine, Matheson & Company. She intends'visiting Peiping in the spring before. returning to England.
"Another week-end visitor was Lieutenant Commander John Waldegrave of HIM. Gnat, who was the nest of Mr. and Mrs, Hendrik Bos, He arrived by train from Wuhu on Friday night and returned on Sunday afternoon,
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