Successful "Get-together"
Luncheon Party: Purposes of New Organization One of the most successful gatherings of its kind was given to its members and their families at th residence of Mr. M. A. Rosari Treasurer, 18 Range Road, last Sunday by the Filipino Circle, a Society newly organized by the Filipino community in'Shanghai, in the form of a "get-together" luncheon followed by speeches and musical programme.
Dir. J. G. Torrado, President of the Circle, said, in part:—this' metropolis there is an existing need for a social and economic representation of the Filipino people. Whether our number residing here at present is small or large does not alter the immediate fact that the Filipinos must be represented in the same way and to the same extent as those of the other nations, if we expect to be among the family of nations som There is not single progressive nation in this International port that is not represented in' some way—either commercially, socially or politically. Can you name to me a community here that is so backward as ours in these respects?
In response to this existing need the Filipino Circle was duly or: ganized a couple of months ago by e found out that the associations, (Pilipino) that, have preceded the Filipino Circle been more or less regarded personal affairs rather than public enterprises. The men who had the greater number of "compares" and brothers-in-law in town were usually elected to offices, regardless of whether they were competent or not. The result is that the asso-dations that had these men to mies, did not have support of the community. The support of the "compares" who elected the men to office was apparently insufficient, so they had no recourse but to close down. The few who joined these organizations and found that the time and money.which they have invested were not at all well spent are, of course, a little pessimistic now. This is naturally to be expected under the circumstances, but we should not overlook the fact that conditions as they are found to-day are entirely different Ci from those of the past.
Behind the Filipino Circle are men and women of experience and irreproachable character. You will find them men and women who will not only make the interests of the community paramount, but serve the Society with unswerving fidelity; who will give their whole-souled effort and ce-operation to the development of the community' interests; and in whom you can place unbounded confidence.
Dr. G. Kelambakal, local - phy-simian, also, spoke "briefly - (in Tagalog) on the importance of such
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