Tomorrow a week, under the patronage of M. Henri Cosme, French Ambassador to China, and several military organizations, an evening end entitled' "The French Provinces," will be held in the French Club. The funds from this ball will be donated to the charities of the Les Gusules Cassées, Les Gazés, Les Médailles olds Militaires and Les Aveugles (wounded soldiers of the war).
The committee of honour consists doe of Admiral Lo Bigot, M. Knobel, M. M.
Baudez and Lieut.-Col. Grenier, whi'e the -organizing committee comprises Mmes Knobel (president), Barraud, Brediam, Des Courtils, Egal, Fabre, Jaspar, Jobez, Jourdan, Moresthe, Philippe and Sadoc. The fun fi and tavern is being organized and decorated by M. M. Mayol, Monneraud, Monnot, Lerat and Kluge.
The first organized item on the programme will be a comical inter-Jude -at 1030 p.m, tobe followed from time to time with the big parade Of the Provinces (80 characters in-costume taking part), French dance:
Brittainy, "Farandcle Arlési election of Madelon and the drawing of the big lottery.
There will be several shooting galleries, cocoanut shies, quoits, fish-[ling for the rabbit, roulette and contests of skill. An interesting item will be "Surprise Tag." Each geatle-
must find the lady with the same will be given a number and he numbe* and invite her for at least one dance.
Supper wi l be served after midnight.
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