Boron and Baroness Johan Bes Mr. W, J. Hawkings, Mr. and Mrs," H. De Vault, Me.
Mrs. R. A. Boker. Mr. S. Blom, MIN and Mrs. Pat Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Marsh, Mr. and Mrs, Ernst Schuster, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Wong, Mr, and Mrs, Jack Woo. Mr, Bill Sung, Mr, and Mrs. Jim Perkins. Mrs. C, Morrison, atr. Bert Holland, Mr. T. K. Ho, Mr. LIF. Kay, Mr.' and Mrs. Robert Morley, Mr. and Mrs. Arnoldov. Dr. Gastin Earle. and many others.
Switzerland Celebrates Though August in Shanghai must seem a far cry from August in the Alps, the Swiss community is celebrating a national holiday to-day With the usual enthusiasm." The Swiss Club in Lucerne Road will be the scene of the social end of these cele-rations, beginning with a cocktail at 7.30 and continuing through dinner at 830 and daneing on into the night.
Swiss marksmen, true to the 'William Tell tra jon brought slightly. up-to-date, held a shooting fest. at Kiangwan' last Sunday morning. Afterward, there was a_ reception under a big marquee, with M. Jean Piffaretti of the Consulate-General being congratulated on having won top honours.
Prizes are being distributed to all the winners at dinner to-night, at which M. Etienne Lardy, the Swiss Charge d'Affaires, will. preside and make the only speech of the occasion. About 160 are expected.
Far From Home there have been other parties in the week just past. they have been Informal ones. "Sweet Home" seems. far from popular from the hostess point of view, which means all sorts of casual entertaining at the nighs Christenings were the incentives fo two cocktail gatherings early in the week, chez Mr, and Mrs, John Huxley. and chez Mr. and Mrs, RD. K. Silby. 'The former have a son, John, ant the latter a daughter, Joanna, and to both homes large crowds of friends came to admire and' fo congratulate.
Mr, and Mrs. A. de Sacraments Montelro entertained at the French Club another evening, with Mr. Van den Bosch, Mr. and Mrs, E. Vega, Mr. fond Mrs, James B, Pilcher, Mr. and
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