A New Association Formed At a special meeting of Catholics held in the Kalee Hotel on Thurs. day, it was resolved to form an organization to be named St. Joseph's Catholic Association. Its object will be to spread and maintain the Catholic faith in Shanghai. A Committee will be appoint: ed to draw up a form of constitution and by-laws to be submitted for the approval of the charter members at a meeting to be convened at a later date. A resolution to this effect was proposed by the Rev. Fr. Croke and seconded by Mr. J. Feeley.
Further resolutions were passed to the effect that all present and future Catholics resident in Shanghai shall be eligible for membership, subject to the conditions of the constitution and, by-laws, and that continued membership should be conditional upon active participation in the work of the associa tion and that failure to comply with this requirement except through force majeure should cause an automatic termination of membership.
A Committee of ways and means, composed of six charter members, with the Chairman of the meeting as chairman, was appointed. The next meeting of charter members will be held on or before January
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