The Twelfth International Dinner for business and professional girls of Shanghai, was held yesterday evening under the auspices of the Shanghai Y.W.C.A, and Inlernational Branch, at the Navy Y.M.C.A. After a get together' half hour, the girls were welcomed and there' was community singing before dinner was served, Greetings were read from countries all over the world, where similar international evenings were being held. Shanghai girls already had sent greetings to the United States, Canada, Manila, Honolulu, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Indi There was an address by Mrs, Mason Loh of the National Committee of the Y.W.C.A. of China, Mrs, Mason Loh said she was greatly honoured to be called upon to give the address then went on to say that friendship was the most beautiful thing in one's life and how international friendship was of an even higher ideal and took a greater effort but brought a greater reward, She stressed the importance of having international friends, There was a distribution of prizes for lucky ticket numbers and then a series of national dances of various countries were presented, followed by a pageant of "Women famous in History and Song", from See Sze and Lady Precious Stream down to Florence Nightingale. Mrs, van Hengel also spoke a few words and introduced Miss Hinder, who was one of those members present at the first international dinner in Shanghai, which was given twelve years ago. 'The committee on arrangements were members from the Keys Club, the Chinese Business Girls' Club and the Live Y'ers Club.
There were well over 200 girls present, representing twenty different nations,
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