Dinner Dance May 16, 'Members of the American Univer. sity Club and their friends honoured Dr. and Mrs, Hawks Pott and Mr. A. Bassett last' night in the American Club with a dinner dance. Owing to the limited accommodation, many applicants could not attend the func. Honma' tribute to the veteran past officers of the University Club. The fair was informal inasmuch as the guests of honour, who are leaving for the United Staes soon, expressed wishes. to that effect."
Dr. Yen Te-chin, president of the organization, was in the—chair supported by oleers and official guests who Included Dr, and. Mrs. Lockhart, Dr. Alfred Sze, Dr, J. C. Ferguson, Col. 8, L, Howard (oe. isaac.) and Admiral Glasstord:
Because of the informality of the function, addresses were done away wilh. excepting the welcoming speech by Dr, Yen, who during the course of the dinner "handed mementoes appreciation to the departing guests, To Messrs, Hawks Pott and. Ba were given painted Chinese scrolls, while Mrs. Hawks Pott received a Beautiful Chinese fan. The recipients replied briefly.
After dinner, dancing was the order and during intervals, Miss Mary Shen Fendered piano solos and several students from St John's University gave a comic sketch, Mr. Bassett has been associated with the BAT. for several decades subsequent io his term in office as United States District Attorney. Dr. Pott was president of St. John's Univer-"irom Ye88 until his recent resignation, Commercial Houses Register May 17.
More than 100 commercial houses in both foreign areas in Shanghai have registered with the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce Readjustment Committee, a new regime's organiza tion, according to the "Central China Daily News." It is stated that soon the committee will close the regist tion, "The committee has been helping (Chinese shops and firms here in trot porting their goods to outports mostly along the Yangtze River and the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghal-Hangchow Railways, it is said.
Tt will be recalled that the pro. Chungking Chinese Chamber of Com: merce in Shanghai was "token over by the Committee several months ago. The old chamber registered and cer-tiled Shanghai-manufactured goods destined for the Chungking-controlled Interior. Tt has been moved to Hong. kong and it is dificult to ascertain now whether or not some. of its agents are still working in Shanghai.
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