The best place to promote friendly understanding is the athletic field. If International Confer ences could only convene for Olympic Games, to play together, instead of against one another what genuine friendships might sult. Can't you imagine what. enthusiastic crys would rise: "Well played, "Clemenceau!" or "Atta-Boy, Lloyd George The Anglo-American Business Girls' Athletic Club of Shanghai has discovered the truth of this axiom and has been putting it into practice since 1919, when, at the instigation of Miss Edith Pearson, an energetic young Can: dian girl, this club was organized. The object of this organization is first to bring business women, British and American, together and stoond, to encourage healthful) exer among business women.
Starting with about 12 members the club met at first in the gymnasium of the local Young Women's Christian Association at 11 Quinsan Road. Its main activity was basket ball and for the first two seasons Miss Alice Linie (now Mrs. James Yen) a member of the staff of the Normal School of Physical Education of the Y.W.C.A. acted as coach.
For the past two seasons the organization has rented a room in the Rowing Club one evening a week and their coaches for the different seasons have been Messrs. Jackson and Earle. During the past. season meetings have been held Tuesday evening from 9 to 11, but have now been discontinued for the summer owing to the approach of hot weather and to the fact that the Rowing Club needed all its available room for its spring programme. Plans are under way for series of tks and_ picnics around the vicinity of Shanghai, exploring places like Quinsan and other nearby spots. The.club may also go in for tennis this summer butt arrangements have not beea definitely concluded. It is heped that in time the club will be able to have a headquarters of its own and it looks forward to extending its membership at the beginning of its new season. At present the number of members is 21.
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