president of the society, gave a kind speech in which she welcomed those present and touched on the founding of the Girl's Awakening Society, its projects, and its part in the field of social service. Then the party began, and the dancers, men and women, turned to the strains of the rumba, the waltz, the swing, and the tango, interspersed with folk singing from the songstress Kahraman. Meanwhile contests were held in the various kinds of dancing, and the following were the winners:

Miss Hakimian with Mr. Zulfo — in the rumba. Miss Kseir with Mr. Kseir — in the waltz. Miss Nassar and Mr. George Rabiz — in the swing. Miss Kseir and Mr. Mallouk — in the tango.

The party had reached its height with the election of "Miss Beirut"; Miss Aida Nassar won, and His Excellency Minister al-Aboud crowned her amid a storm of applause.

Before ending our description of this splendid party we cannot but, first, take note of the wit of Mr. Kanaan al-Khatib, who announced the results of the contests; and second, offer a word of appreciation and praise to the president of the society and its gracious members for their laudable endeavors in the service of this country.

The prizes were distributed to the winners, women and men. Among them were two one-year subscriptions to The Woman's Voice magazine. The magazine asks those who won this prize to send us their names and addresses, so that we may send them the magazine.

• The following word has reached us from our correspondent in Tripoli.

In keeping with the plan the Women's Charitable Society has followed since its founding, it held a grand party on the twenty-fifth of January 1948 at the Emir Cinema, the proceeds of which go to meet the heavy expenses required by the Orphan Girls' Home. The party was opened by the president of the society, Mrs. Iqbal Izz al-Din Zok, with a speech in which she set forth the aims of the society and its purpose in holding this party. Then Miss Ibtihaj Kaddoura, president of the Lebanese Women's Union, spoke, and excelled utterly in setting out the role woman plays in the various fields, which aroused the admiration of those present with the maturity of her thought and the sweetness of her speech.

She was followed by the great orator Dr. Raif Abi al-Lama', deputy for Beirut, who spoke of the orphan, of society's duties toward him, and of the great losses that result from

neglecting the orphan's education. It was a stirring speech that kindled every kind of humane feeling in men's souls and burst open the springs of mercy and charity in their hearts. Then Miss Zakiyya Hamdan delighted the audience with stirring anthems and lofty pieces of verse, most of which the audience called for again — above all the anthem of Palestine by the poet Elias Zakhariya. Shortly before the party's end the deputy for the North, Mr. Michel Mufarrij, arrived and announced that he was donating a thousand Lebanese lira to the Orphan Girls' Home; and the charitable lady, the wife of Abdullah Ghandour, seconded him with five hundred lira, and Miss Ibtihaj Kaddoura with fifty; and Mr. Nasri Nahhas donated a hundred and fifty lira a year for ten years. The party ended after its mistress of ceremonies, Mrs. Nazik Adib, thanked the people of Tripoli for backing the society in its works, mentioning in particular the donors, and Mr. Khair al-Din Awad, who provided the Emir hall without charge; and those present departed, thanking the society for its happy choice of speakers and for the refined level of the celebration.

• Last month the honorable emigrant Mr. Georges Maalouf left Lebanon for São Paulo, Brazil, with his family, after spending a period of time in the Lebanese hills, during which he was the object of the warm welcome of the national circles, popular and governmental alike. And Lebanon is ever proud of these honorable faces that carry it, in their long expatriation, goodness and blessing and good fortune.

And Lebanon, which yesterday bade farewell to this honorable emigrant, hopes that this expatriation will not be long, and that its sons, scattered to the east of the earth and its west, will return to the homeland.

• There has come from Acre to Lebanon the notable Mr. Elias Tubi, with his wife the great Palestinian woman of letters Mrs. Asma Tubi. They have chosen the tranquil town of Aley as their place of residence. Lebanon bids them the fairest of welcomes...

• The brilliant woman of letters Miss Falak Tarazi has returned from France, after spending a stretch of time in which she enjoyed the comfortable Parisian atmosphere. Miss Tarazi was kind enough to visit "The Woman's Voice" and speak to its family of the impressions that what she saw in Paris left upon her; and she promised to continue her series of articles in this magazine on this delightful subject.

• Through an oversight, the name of the accomplished Miss Loris Hallas was dropped from the last issue of "The Woman's Voice," in the article "From a Palestinian Girl to an American Girl" — a letter Miss Hallas had sent to her friends in America. We apologize to the accomplished young writer for this oversight.

• The party held by the "Orphan Committee" attached to the National Recovery Project at the American University was among the refined parties; the speakers were Messrs.: Dr. Constantine Zurayk, vice-president of the University; Father Antoine Kortbawi; the woman of letters Miss Rose Ghorayeb; Mr. Abdullah al-Alayli; and the poet Elias Khalil Zakhariya.

The party was interspersed with songs presented by the "Druze Orphanage" and the Islamic Orphanage.

The Orphan Committee had also held a poetry competition on the subject of "The Orphan." The jury, made up of Miss Salma Sayegh Hamwi, the poet Elias Zakhariya, and the poet Fouad Suleiman, met and examined the poems submitted; and the committee decided to divide the value of the prize, amounting to 150 Lebanese lira, among the following poets: Ali Ahmad Said, Nassim Nasr, and Georges Ghorayeb.

• The Syrian-Lebanese newspaper published in "Buenos Aires" has brought out a special issue of 84 pages, on the occasion of its entering its twentieth year.