Empire Day event hosted by Herbert Macaulay C. E. of Kirsten Hall at the Glover Memorial Hall, Customs Street.He invited a total of 150 guests and 140 were present at the hall decorated by Mrs. J. A. Otonba Payne under the supervision of Herbert Macaulay while the hostess was Mrs. P. M. de Sant Anna, niece of Herbert Macaulay.The Police Band was in attendance and rendered Dance Music and gave lively selections. Noteworthy is that there was a list of twenty dances which included one Gallop, a Cake Walk, five Waltzes, a Brazilian Quadrille etc. Mr. J. Henry Stanley Robbin, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court acted as the Master of Ceremonies.Some of the guests present were: Joshua Bagan Benjamin, Rowland Benjamin, Prince Ademola (later Alake of Ake, Abeokuta), Dr. Obasa, W. T. G. Lawson, Mrs. Jane Wright, Mrs. Stella Coker, Miss Benjamin, Miss Nancy Johnson, Mr. Eric O. Moore, Kitoye Ajasa, N. W. Holm, Mesdames Z. A. Williams, Sophia Sago, Elizabeth Efunlayo, Seraphina Campos, Comfort Garber, C. Bright Davies, E. S. Willoughby amongst others.
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